Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-12-11
TOWN TALK.

TOWN TALK.
Those desiring nice holiday present
to make somebody happy should read
A. L. Fexer's advertisement.
One-third of December has gone and
that thaw that was to take the snow OIL
by the 10th, seems to be as far of as
ever.
Wetmore & Lathrop have started up a
wood saving machine that turns four
foot wood into stove lengths in short
order.
Happy is he that hath no taxes to pay.
He is not worried hunting up the money
wherewith to satisfy the demands Of the
tax gatherer.
VIM. E. Smyth, ST. returned from Chi
cago, via Petoskey, Tuesday evening
bringing with him lots of nice things
for holiday presents.
Hendrie & Mcdonald have about 200
men at work in Otsego county on the
Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw railroad
extension toward ChebOygan.
Two additional locomotives have been
purchased bsl the Detroit, Mackinac &
Marquette railroad company, to be de-
livered at Marquette in January.
The annual election of officers Of the
Masonic lodge will take place at the
regular meeting of the lodge on Wednes-
day evening next. See notice elsewhere.
When the cold spell struck this section
the Van Raalte commenced making her
trips every other day. She made her
last trip Monday and has laid up for the
winter.
VIC. Moore is in receipt of all the
latest styles of neckwear and a full line
of gents furnishing goods. Read his
new advertisement in this issue, and
profit thereby.
Sheriff-elect Mute says he intends to
preside in person over the comfy board
ing house and will move into the sheriff's
residence, at the Jail, as soon as his
term of Office commences.
Sic Gault & Co. have something to
say to husbands and wives of Cheboygan
as well as to everybody else who are in
terested in securing bargains in their
line. Read their advertisement.
The wrecking expedition fitted out at
Port Huron to go to the propeller Fetch
er, ashore on South Fox Island, has re-
turned. Too much ice in the straits,
Efforts are being made to engage the
wrecking tug Leviathan, to attempt the
release of the propeller.
The schooner s. B. PomerOy, with a
cargo of lumber from Duncan City, that
our cotemporary laid up at Little Trav.
erse, arrived safe with her cargo in Chi
cago last Tuesday, also the schooners
Granger, F. B. Gardner and ]. C. King
all with lumber from this port.
In accordance with instructions from
the POstOffice department all postmas
tiers counted the number of pieces mail
ed during the first week of this month
During that week Cheboygan sent on
2756 pieces. Postmaster Ford think
the amount mailed was below the week
ly average.
Doubtless Mr.. Aleward and those em
plOyed by him on DrummOnd's island
are under obligations to the Democra
for safely landing the Van REALITIES carg,
of supplies at Detour last Tuesday. Mr.
Aleward, who is here looking after hil
supplies thinks they are still here but o
course he must be mistaken.
Some idea of the boom in business OF
the railroads may be learned from tn
fact that the G. R. & I. Co. though it ha
had 400 new freight cars added to it
rolling stock this year, is now nearly o
quite thousand cars short of its orders
and actually is more crowded with bust
ness than ever before since it was built
This is particularly the case on the roa,
north of Grand Rapids. Northern Mich
igan is developing with wonderful rapid
ity.
We would call the attention to tn,
prospectus of the Detroit Post and Trib
une published elsewhere. 1t is the lead
ing Republican newspaper of the stat
and its service during the recent cam
paign were of inestimable value to tn
party i'm this state, AS neWspaper
keeps fully up to the times, having
most extensive corps of correspondents
thus enabling it to keep its readers full
posted upon all matters Of interest trans
piring throughout the world. After Sc
curing your home paper do not forge
the Post and Tribune, you cannot do bel
ter than to take it.
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