Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-12-25
TOWN TALK.
A merry Christmas.

n mcIIy OHIIStuldS.
Go to the New Years Eve ball, and see
the old year out and the new year in.
A man employed on the Jackson, Lam
sing & Saginaw railroad extension, was
killed one day last week by the caving in
of bank of earth by which he was
buried.
The condition of Miss Flora HOrr was
deemed so critical last Monday that a
telegram was sent to her father, Hon. R.
G. Horr, requesting his immediate re-
turn home.
We understand that the ChebOygan
Lumber company have about concluded
the purchase from Strohn &Kitchen of the
tug Eva English and that Capt. Kitchen
cOntemplates accompanying Mr.. StrOhn
upon his return to the wilds of New
Mexico.
Messrs Hodge & Harrington are build
ing several new row-boats for the ac-
cOmmodation-of the guests of the Mullet
Lake House next season. As a summer
resort, Smith Brothers are determined
to make this the popular resort of north
ern Michigan. - 100
J. GerOue desires to return thanks to
the citizens for their liberality i'm res
pOnse to call for aid for Amiel SwartZ,
whose dwelling, with its entire contents,
was burned week before last. Mr.. Ger
Que received subscriptions to the amount
of $3.50, other PARTIES succeeded in rails
ing about $50 EDITION.
The comm investigating the
authorship of iOrey letter forgery has
traced the M er to leading Demo-
cratic editor in u ashingtOn, who acted as
the tool of the Democratic leaders. The
committee is reported to have positive
proof of the authorship, but deem it inn
polite at present to divulge names.
The official canvass of Tennessee adds
9,729 to Garfeld's plurality on the pOpu-
lar vote, as heretofore reported. The Of
fetal figures for the state are: Hancock,
1860; Garfield, 1O7,677; Weaver, 5,917:
Dow, 43. Previous figures were: Han
cock, 13O,331; Garfield, 9S, 76O; Weaver, s.
465. Garfeld's plurality in the country
at large will be about 1900.
The following truthful paragraph is
from the East Saginaw Herald: "The
men who advertise in their home paper
are the men who do the business of the
town, every time. You can pick up any
newspaper and in five minutes tell who
the men are that do the buying and SELL
ing, and keep alive the interests of the
town. A newspaper invariably reflects
the worth, enterprise and intelligence Of
the community in which it is published
Archibald Macarthur, of Chicago, a
member of the firm of Macarthur, Smith
& Co., of this village, has the contract
for building the Central City, Deadwood
and Eastern railroad in Dakota. The
road is under contract to be completed
by August 1, 1881. The road connects
DeadwOod, the central and head cities
with the coal fields and foot hills. Its
course is down the Whitewood cannon
with tunnel through the mountain L..
500 feet in length.
Smith Brothers are going to have 9
new boiler made for the Mary and sht
will be put in good shape for next sea
sons business on the ChebOygan, Macki
nae and Point st. Ignace route. W.
would suggest that Mackinac City be in
cluded in the route next season. Mr.
Simpson has built quite extensive
hotel for the accommodation of summer
guests and we have no doubt will enjoy
considerable patronage as the location
is a pleasant one and will prove popular
The report of j. B. Haviland, state
swamp land commissioner, for the years
1879 and 1880, has just been issued in
pamphlet from. The swamp lands of Oul
state are being rapidly closed out, ant
in view of the fact that in many Localities
even whole counties in the newer pOr
lions of the state which originally con
tanned large amounts of swamp lands
have never yet received any state aid, tn,
commissioner urges that great care b,
exercised in closing out the swamp lant
grant, in order lat justice, as far Al
possible may be one, to that class o
men who are eal3avOring to develOpe tn
newer portion Of the state. The tOta
numbers of acres of swamp land paten
ted to the state in the lowe
peninsula was 3,210,OO1 acres, and O
this, on Sept. 80, 1880, 354.353 acres
remained subject to sale.