Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-05-21
TOWN TALK.

Fl. C. Smith, of Petoskey, has contrac
ed to carry the mail between ChebOyga
and PetOskey.
The mas0ns are at work tearing dow
and rebuilding the foundation fC
Kesseler's new block.
VillagesClerk Lyons rejOices over tn
the advent of a new daughter who pu
In an appearance last Tuesday.
Henry Amiott is rebuilding two light
ers for Macarthur, Smith & Co., and i
building new one for his own use.
Quay's single mill started up las
week and is working successfully, cut
ting out from 5000 to 10000 shingle
each day.
Last Monday Charles Hart picked up
large anchor off Bots Blance island.
was in only about six feet of water
There was no chain attached.
VIM. Hess is overhauling the old boiler
from the tug Eva English and putin,
it in condition to be used for furnishing
steam for sinking the test salt well.
Carkin, Stickney & Grams dredge com
menced digging in front of Macarthur
Smith & Co.'S lumber dock Tuesday
afternoon and is dredging to depth Of
Is feet.
where can find house to rent?" is 8
leading question in our village at pres.
emit. New houses are constantly gOinp
up, but still the demand seems as great
as ever.
A child of A. Martin. residing at Black
river, North Shore, was drowned last
Sunday. Capt. Bouchard brought the
remains to st. Ignace on the Van Raalte
last Monday.
Robert C0nsr received advice that the
drilling machinery for the test salt we'll
would be shipped yesterday. 1t will
probably be up tomorrow on the Kewee-
nav or on the Saginaw Tuesday.
The painters are putting the finishing
tOuchs on Sanford Bakers new resi-
dence, on the east side. Mr.. Baker is i'm
proving the grounds and when completed
will have one of the handsOmest places
in the village.
Messrs: Macarthur, Smith s. Co. come
out with new sad this week which is
highly interesting. This firm keeps one
OF the largest and best selected stocks
In town and do business in live way.
Call and see them. ss1
Macarthur, Smith s. Co. commenced
driving piles the first of the week for 500
or 600 feet more pier, which will extend
1t out into ten or eleven feet of water
and go far towards making this one of
the best harbOrs on the lakes.
Friday of last week the residence of
Mrs. Thomas Jarmy, on Pigeon river,
was burned, together with all her furni-
ture. The building was a comfortable
log house and its loss, with the furniture.
falls heavily upon Mrs. Jarmy, who is a
widow.
Last Monday man engaged i'm pick
up ties. with small lighter, took an in
voluntary bath. He went to step from
the lighter into small boat when the |
latter slid out from under him and over |
he went. Parties in the boat gathered |
him in.
Messrs. O. S. Clark and H. A. Blake
this week welded six inch shaft for |
the Mackinac lumber cOmpany's mill. |
This is quite an undertaking and it is |
not many places of the size of Cheboy-
gan where such heavy forging can be
done.
Judge Brown of the United States Dis
trict Court at Detroit rendered a decis-
lon last Monday in which lumbermen
are interested. 1t is to the effect that
when lumberman sells tobacco to his
employees at cost price he must take out
! special license.
Tuesday a man employed on the grad
ng OF the j., l.. & s. railroad had ft.
20 which he is subject, and fell on a hot
't0ye Burning one of his hands very bad
y. He was brought down to DR.. Perrin
VINO dressed the hand and did what he
'ould to relieve the mans suffering.
There is no truth in the statement of
ur cotempOrary that the TRIBUNE said
he keweenaw was likely to withdraw
rom the shore hne," for the TRIBUNE
lever said anything of the kind. but IL
true, as we stated last week. that
Irand Haven parties were trying to in
uce the Keweenaw to take a place on
ne Grand Haven and Chicago route. II
Last Wednesday man named Mellon.
10, employed hewing timber for bridges
the D., L.. q ;. railroad received bad
Ut In one OF his legs from an ak in the
anus OF another man, the ak struck a
not and glanced off striking Mr.. Nc
'onald, cutting quite a cash and sever
~ an artery. LII. Perrin attended the
rounded man, rendering the necessary
Qrgical aid.
The locomotive on the Bay View &
rocked Lake railroad met with an ac-
ldent this week and had to be taken
Grand Rapids for repairs. 1t is ex-
ected that 1t will be on duty again next
londay, In the meantime passengers are
eng transferred by means of row boats
etween Crooked lake and the head of
0und lake and by teams from there
} Petoskey.
Messrs Rapp & Lapres have their fine
0ck OF clothing, hats and caps, furnish
lg goods &C., nicely arranged i'm their {.
ew store and have one of the hand
'mest places of business i'm town.
heSe gentlemen have come to stay and
ave 1--we business qualities and, we have
doubt. will succeed in building ND
rye trade. Look out for their new "ad"
the TRIBUNE next week.
The work of papering the Congrega
)nal church will be commenced NEXT!
sek. The ladies having the matter In
arge, In behalf of the Ladies' working
s0clatlOn OF the church, submitted the
sign to the trustees of the church last
leSday afternoon and the board apprOy-
them and instructed the ladies to 90
with the work. Those who have seen
g design say that it is very handsome
d the paper to be used, is very elegant
d OF the best quality. The painting
the church, inside, is to be finished
q when the work is all completed it
Ii De as neat a church as could be
shed for.
The necessity of booming company
the systematic handling of logs il
lily demonstrated this spring on Black
er. That river is completely blocked
tn logs and parties having wood or
8 banked on that sfraam ora onffor;ncl