Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-01-24
TOWN TALK.

TOWN TALK.
The recent snow has busted" the
corner in the dry wood market.
1t seems to be difficult for some of our
correspondents to remember this is
IS
H. w. Seymour, of Sault Ste. Marie
was in the village Sunday, on his way to
PetOskey to take the train south.
w. Chandler, collector of the Sault Ste
Marie canal started Sunday morning for
the Sault. He crossed the straits that
day on the tug Minter.
Watts s. Humphrey expects to start
for Lansing tomorrow morning to at
tend to some cases i'm the Supreme
Court in which he is interested as at
torney.
Geo. w. Bell starts tomorrow morning
to attend the annual communication of
the Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted
MasOns of Michigan, at Detroit next
Tuesday.
The Amateur Dramatic Club are re-
hearsing a new play, and we presume
will, at some future time, favor our citi-
zens with another of their enjoyable en-
tertainments.
The fire company was out Wednesday
for practice, and made the occasion use
full in two ways. The members got their
practice and at the same time favored
the band boys by flooding their skating
rink.
The Detroit Free Press says the new
steamer City of Cleveland is ready for
machinery, which will be put in soon,
and there seems to be no reason to doubt
that she will run to Mackinaw the COM
ing season.
A gentleman desiring to sell house
and lot in certain locality gave as one
recommendation that at a particular
place near where the property was located
good supply fdry wood could always
be found already cut.
Posters are out announcing another
masquerade ball, to be given at
the Town Hall, Monday evening, Feb
ruary 9Th, under the auspices of the
Eureka Base Ball club and the Cheboy-
gan Cornet Band. Timely notice is thus
given that all who desire to attend may
have time to prepare their costumes.
The well known Cushman House at
Petoskey is to be enlarged. An addition
24x5O feet, three stories high is to be
built on the front of the present build
ing. The dining room is to be lengthen-
cd 20 feet, which will afford accommo-
datiOn for 15O guests at one sitting. The
Office will be on the first floor of the new
addition.
During the first of the week, men kept
coming from the different camps on ac-
count of lack of work for want of snow,
and it was rumored that some of the
camps were about breaking up. The re-
cent snow, however. will doubtless liven
matters up, and while it lasts the best
use will be made of it for fear of an
other thaw.
The "shoe pac" social at the Douglass
House last Tuesday evening attracted
large attendance. The leading chiefs
were on hand with their fair partners
and took part, and general good time
was enjoyed. Over one hundred were in
attendance, and the result, financially,
must have been highly satisfactory to
the ladies having it in charge.
WIS. Humphrey and Charles Kitchin
did some good rifle shooting Wednesday
afternoon on the Huron street range at
400 yards, off-hand. Mr.. Humphrey made
"a out of possible IS and in one string
of shots made % out of a possible 25.
Considering the fact that there was
more or less snow falling during the
shooting we think the score made would
be hard to beat.
1t is to be hoped that all who are in
terested in the success of the county agri-
cultural society, will make every effort to
circulate as widely as possible notice of
the meeting for the election of officers to
be held at the Court House, Saturday after
noon, February 81, 1880. Farmers who
take the TRIBUNE should notify their
neighbOrs who do not, or, better still, in
duce them to take the TRIBUNE.
The Washington correspondent of the
Detroit Free Press says that Represen-
tative Horr's plea in behalf of the Com
mittee on Manufactures was one of the
most successful comic speeches heard in
Congress for years. He stood in the
area Immediately in front of the speak
ers desk. His Falstaffian made up and
good nature and genuine wit and fun
were irresistible. He captured the
House completely.
E. Nelson arrived home Sunday from
his trip to the far West. He expresses
very poor opinion of Colorado as farm
ing country. Inregard to the mining re-
gions he reports it very lively, but
mans chance for accommodating wealth
he thinks would be about equal to his
being struck by tightening. He spent
some time with Geo. B. McAuley, former
ly of this place, and was Just day too
late at I,aadyillo tn see Anwall I.aEaye