Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-11-20
TOWN TALK.

TOWN TALk.
The mail came in on runners Tuesday
evening for the first time this season.
= Last Wednesday over forty persons
took dinner at the Brutus House, Maple
River.
Last Sunday large flock of wild geese
passed over the village, flying quite low,
bound southwark.
I'D. Smiths saw mill closed last We'd
nesday after successful seasons saw
ing, having manufactured, during the
season, about 100000 feet of lumber.
Watts S. Humphrey started out last
Saturday morning to hunt deer, and be-
fore noon succeeded in killing three.
The writer is under obligations for
couple of nice messes.
The mail did not arrive Wednesday
night until after eleven o'clock. The
heavy snow was the cause of the delay.
Over two feet in depth being reported, on
the level, at Maple River.
The severe snow storms prevailing this
entire week came so unexpected as to
find almost everybody unprepared for it,
very few of our citizens having their
houses banked or storm projections up.
Hon. r.. G. Horr received a plurality in
every, county in this district but two,
Gladwin and Saginaw. In ROscOmmOn
county, which gave Hancock plurality
of 26l and Holloway 22l, Horr's plurality
was 125. q
g Go and see the new goods at Anspach
& Co. and learn their new prices. 1t
surprises everybody how cheap they sell
their dress goods, fiannels, waterprOOfs,
ready made clothing or gents furnish
ing goods.
Last Tuesday night man who had
been indulging in 'tangle leg" until he
could scarcely navigate, dropped off Nc
Arthur, Smith & Co.'s dock into the
river. He was fished out i'm greatly
7sObered condition.
q Littlefeld's stage line between ChebOy-
gan and Petoskey commenced running
on the route last Tuesday, when "Ive''
started for PetOskey with quite load of
passengers. Wednesday he had ten pas
sengers from PetOskey.
y Prof. Vernon, the Canadian weather
prognosticator predicts hard winter
with liz feet of snow by December 22d.
If it keeps showing as it has this week.
the prospects are that in this section his
predictions wilfprove Ger true.
Ambrose Gagnon, the man who was SC
seriously injured by falling from the
mast of the schooner Oliver Mowatt. was
put upon the Champlain, Tuesday morn.
ing, and sent to Chicago where he would
go into hospital. DIR. Gerow says he
was getting along nicely, aud thought
he would stand the trip all right.
Charles COrlett was unable to secure
well at the skating rink. He made
several attempts at boring. and goi
down once to the depth of eighteen feet
but each time struck rocks which pre-.
vented him getting deep enough tt
secure water and he had to give it uI
and depend upon pumping water from
the river to flood the rink.
The Lansing Republican is of the
opinion that somebody is going to bt
disappointed. Already there are about
1000 aspirants for the few appointive
offices at the disposal of the new legisla
-ture. and the number is daily increasing
The mails are burdened with letters II
the various members, setting forth tn,
peculiar fitness for each position, from
the q. S. Senatorship down to messenge
boy,
Monday was busy day at the docks
During Saturday night, Sunday AM
Monday morning five steamers had dis
charged large quantities of freight
which was being hauled away. At Nc
Arthur, Smith & Co.'S dock the schOone
John Miner was discharging cargo o
grain, and at Donnelly's dock the schoon
ers S. Anderson and Lookout were un
loading. There was continual stream
of teams each way from both docks.
W. Shepherd, employed in one o
Thompson Smiths lumber camps, Thurs
day of last week, cut one of his hand
nearly off with an axe, seyering tw
arteries and came near bleeding to dealt
and would have, probably, only for tn
thoughtfuIness and prompt action Q
another employee in camp, who tied
handkerchief above the elbow an
twisted it so as to stop the flow G
blood. DIR. Perrin was called and sewe
up the severed arteries and dressed tn
wound and the man is doing well.