Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-03-27

III uAoROcCu VI a onlQll nOuoC III Duh-
can City last Saturday.
Attention Is called to the of money
to Loan" in another column.
1t is now announced that the Erie
canal will be opened for business April
18th.
We are indebted to Albert Kitchin, of
San Francisco, CAL, for late California
papers.
The stage came in yesterday on wheels
from the woods. Mr.. Littlefield reports
the snow going lively in the woods.
Thompson Smith has lost several of his
horses during the past few days by
disease somewhat new here, the hOOf
rot.
The mail carrier from Mackinaw re-
ports the ice in the north channel all
broken up and thinks west wind would
clear it out.
Very persistent jingling of the tri-
angle failed to secure anywhere near
full attendance of fire company meet
ing last night.
The dredge dropped down the river
this forenoon to the Cheboygan Lumber
Co.'S mill to commence dredging around
their lumber docks.
The Saginaw Herald has a terrible
wrestle nearly every week with the
name of this paper. Their last attempt
made it the western" Tribune.
The population of Duncan City is in
creasing. A recent arrival is fine boy
in the family of Capt. R. H. Mosier, of
which arrival the Captain is quite proud.
The ladies of the Episcopal church are
going to decorate the hall for the Easter
services tomorrow. From knowledge
of the ladies who have charge of the
matter, we are sure it will be we'll and
appropriately done.
Nelson & Bullen are busy taking stock.
The inventory will be completed the first
of next week and then they propose to
open their new goods, and promise their
customers one of the finest displays of
goods ever brought to ChebOygan.
Bro. Steere, of the Chippewa News, has
been confined to the house some time
this winter with divers aches and pains.
He has our sincere sympathy and wishes
for speedy recovery. Is the trouble
caused by his taking too much or too
little of DR.. Meyers celebrated remedy.
Mr.. Paul Fasset has been appointed
keeper of the ChebOygan light house, in
place of Mrs. Jane Barr, who some time
since rendered her resignation, to take
effect the last Of this month. Mr.. Fas-
set received his commission last evening,
and will assume the duties the first of
April.
Wild pigeons put in their first appear
ance, in this section, this season last
Tuesday. 1t is expected they will soon
be coming in large numbers, as the crop
of beech nuts in this section is said to
be an extraordinary large one. Some of
our home trappers are already looking
up their trapping grounds and trying to
effect leases of the locations,
The Detroit Post and Tribune copies
an item from PetOskey paper in such a
way that the general reader would infer
that the NORTHERN TRIBUNE's statistics
of this seasons log crop for the ChebOy-
gan region showed only 100000 feet,
and that the product of Emmett county.
1t might be we'll for the Post and Tribune
to take their news from headquarters.
Detroit is somewhat alarmed by the
rumOr that the new steamer which was
to runsbetween Detroit and
Lake Superior will be run in connection
with the Lake Superior Transit company,
by Buffalo parties. We fear
that Detroit will secure an Independent
line of steamers about the time she does
the Butler railrOad-when that city de-
VelOps little more public spirit.
Last Monday morning W. S. Humphrey
went into his mothers room to regulate
the fire and found her sleeping heavily
and was not able to arouse her. DIR. &C.
row was sent for, but for long time it
seemed doubtful if she would ever arouse
from her lethargic condition, but after
persistent effort for about twenty hours,
'he reused up some and has been con-
'tantly improving since.
Capt. E. A. Bouchard has exhausted
his tin mine, on the north side of Bots
Blanc island, not, however, until he had
recovered about all that was thrown
,ver from the Badger State. This week
he recovered 81 boxes and pigs, that re-
in the lake is tin plate, the
boxes being broken up and the tin scat
'ered so as render it impossible to recOv-
II it. The tin recovered is all on the
lock at Mackinaw ready for shipment.
During the week j. F. Molony, c.
Gallagher and VIM. Mulvaugh have de-
voted portion of their time to collecting
aid for the Irish, relief fund and have
net with very good success. They hope
before they close their work in this di-
rection to secure at least $3.50. The
cause is one that appeals to the hearts
If all liberal minded persons and we
would hp Glad To annonnca that tho en- m