Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-01-31

SuD1ect at the congregational Cnurcn
tomorrow morning-The Tares. Even
sermon to young ladies.
The Bay City Tribune says that one of
the shore steamers forom that place is
to make trip to ChebOygan once week
during the coming season.
The reason Sunset Cox failed to reply
to the humorous remarks of the repre-
sentative from this district, was that he
was so much Mortified that he lost his
wit.
Hon. Jacob Walton and Merritt Chand-
Ter returned home on the stage last
evening. They report navigation open,
i'm the streets and roads, in the southern
part of the State.
The ladies of the Congregational
Working association, request us to say
that the supper at the Town Hall next
Thursday evening, will be served from
o'clock to 10, and they extend an invi-
tatiOn to the public to take supper with
them instead of at their respective
homes.
Petitions to Congress, numerOusly
signed by leading citizens of Detroit,
Chicago, Buffalo, Erie, Cleveland, and
other lake ports, for harbor Of refuge
and life saving station at Grand Marais,
between Whitefish Point and Grand
island, Lake Superior, have been sent to
Washington.
No mail has been received from Mack
mac since week ago last Monday, and
only one mail from here to the island in
two weeks. Postmaster Ford has nine
bags full Oh hand waiting the carriers.
As the Sault mail all passes through
this way they are as bad off as our friends
on the island.
The meeting of the State Press assO-
citation, this week, commencing Tuesday,
was grand success. Seventy members
We're In attendance. The officers elected
for the ensuing year are as follows:
President, R. A. Beals; Vice President,
Geo. f. Lewis; Secretary, E. d. Haskins;
Treasurer, NJ. d. Hamilton.
Subscriptions to the stock of the Black
River Slackwater Navigation company
come In slowly. One hundred shares
have been taken. This Is an important
project and our citizens should not allow
it to fail for lack of support. Every per-
son interested In the future Of the cOun-
ty should subscribe to the stock accord
ing to their ability.
A. ]. Martyne, elocutionist, humorist,
ventrilOquist, &C., has given two exhibit
tiOns in our village, meeting with great
favor. His limitations are among the
best we have ever heard. His character
pieces were excellent, and produced rOars
of laughter. The attendance both even
ings was large, and the entertain nent
afforded by Mr.. Martyne was greatly ap-
preciated, as was evinced by the hearty
applause he received.
We have been requested to announce
a tea meeting at the hall of Mr.. A. E.
Dodge. Mullet lake, Wednesday evening
Feb. A, for the benefit of the pastor of
the ChebOygan River Circuit. The enter
tainment of the evening will consist of
first, supper, to be served at ~ O'clOck
after which the evening will be inter-
spersed. with music and singing, recita
tiOns dialogues. speeches, etc. Tickets
of admission, 25 cents, children half
price.
State Land Commissioner Neasmith
has favored US with copy of his annual
report for the fiscal year ending Sept.
80, 1879. From it we learn that during
the year there were 4,1O2.17 acres of
swamp land sold under act III, session
laws 1889 and acts amendatOry thereto,
in ChebOygan county for the sum of S.
1884. That 4,3O2.72 acres were granted
to settlers as hOmesteads and 100 acres
patented to hOmesteaders. At the close
of the year there were 11,6S5.4O acres
standing licensed to homestead settlers
in this county.
Last Tuesday Thompson Smith re-
ceived large stationery engine for his
new mill, 1t came by way of Petoskey,
and it took team of ten horses to draw
it through from that place to Duncan.
1t required considerable engineering to
get it over, but those in charge were
equal to the occasion, although they had
many difficulties and accidents to over
come. They had one breakdown and
two or three up-sets on the road. They
left Petoskey. Friday of last week and
were until Tuesday evening getting
through with it. Coming down the hills
they used block and tackle to ease it
down.
Last evening Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Miner
right royalty entertained at their home
the members of Temple Lodge No. 331,
l. o. O. F., along with their ladies. In
spite of the stormy evening, the rooms,
not to be deserted until the "wee sma'
hours" of the morning, were we'll filled
at an early hour. Supper-substantial,
yet elegant. PrOgramme-su sufficient in
interest to keep "all hands around" in
the best of spirits until the hour of de-
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