Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-01-15
TOWN TALK.

TOWN TALK.
Post & VanArsdale filled quite large
order for iron from Sault Ste. Marie last
Monday morning.
There is rumOr that there is to be
new paper started at st. Ignace, to be of
the Democratic persuasion.
During 1880 Smith Brothers manufac-
tured 100000 shingles all of which
were disposed of in this immediate vicin-
ity.
We are indebted to Hon. Henry W.
Seymour, Representative from the Che
bOygan district, for the Legislative Jour-
nal.
Mgernon E. White, representing the
wholesale grocery house of Cody, Olney
& Co., of Grand Rapids, was in the viii
lage this week soliciting orders.
The ice crop is being harvested and
such crop, no end to the quantity and
as to quality could not be better, eighteen
inches thick solid blue ice. clear as crys-
tai.
Robert Coner returned home Sunday
evening from an extended visit outside.
He visited Chicago while out and dispos-
ed of the large shipment of picture back
ing made just at the close of naviga-
ton.
This is the ninth week of constant
sleighing this winter. 1t was eight
weeks last Tuesday since the mail came
in on runners for the first time this sea-
son and sleighs have been used ever
since.
1t is reported that VennOr, the Cana
dian weather prophet, has been offered a
position in the weather bureau at Wash
ingtOn. We hope not, General Hazen is
furnishing us all the weather we care
for at present.
LII. Higgins, the new proprietor of
the Mackinac Sentinel was in the village
Tuesday night and left Wednesday for
Petoskey on his way to Au Sable. He
informed us that the Sentinel hereafter
would be Republican paper of the stall
wart sort.
The Mackinac Sentinel is in love with
our cotemporary over that "Leagued
with the Devil" article, that appeared a
week or so since in its columns, and
calls it all manner of pet names, such as
glib Sheet" mud singer" filth deal
er," dirty columns" "dastardly Sheet
and other endearing terms. 1t evidently
does not think very highly of the way
the editor takes to advance the interests
of this section.
We are in receipt of the report of the
Board of Trustees of the Eastern Mich.
gan Asylum for the insane, located al
Pontiac, for the biennial period ending
Sept. 30th, 1880. The number of patients
under treatment during that period was
500 of which number 458 were males
and 81 females. Among the inmates
are two from this county. The receipt:
for the year were sufficient to pay al
expenses and the fiscial year closes with.
out any deficiency or debt.
Ever since we have been receiving tn,
Manistique Pioneer we have looked up
on it as one of the best and brightest O
our exchanges and have desired a BETTE
acquaintance with Major Clarke VIII,
yields the editorial pen, but just as i
was announced that the Van Raalte wa
going to run between this place an,
Manistique, thus affOrding us an oppor
tunity to be neighborly, the Major come
out with an article advocating withdraw
ing from Michigan and the setting up of
separate state government for the uppe
peninsula and says he believes the tim
is not far distant when it will be done
What for you do that, Major?
Last Wednesday afternoon Nina Hum
phrey, little daughter of W. s. Hum
phrey, met with quite painful acci
dent. Sheiundertook to geton a passin
sleigh, and fell and was:dragged quite
distance, inficting painful bruises o
her legs. Robert Robinson took her i
his sleigh and drove to her home wit
her, calling for DR.. Perrin on the wa,
who attended her injuries, and, althoug
badly bruised, she is recovering rapid
and soon will be around all right. Thi
should be warning to children. The
are constantly jumping upon sleigh
while in motion, and it is singular ths
more such accidents do not occur.