Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-04-30
TOWN TALK.

Don't fail to notice S. LIE Gault & Sons
new advertisement.
After to-day it will be in order to catch
brook trout if You can.
Smith Brothers saw mill started up
last Monday morning for the season.
Joseph Spooner brought in 20 head Of
cattle Sunday, driving them through
from Petoskey.
April showers have been few and far
between but we do not apprehend any
scarcity of May flowers in consequence.
Macarthur, Smith & Co. have had a
force of men employed, this week, boat
ing down gravel and filling in around
the lock and dam.
Josh Billings says that any man who
can swap horses and catch fish and not
lie about it is just about as piOus as men
ever get to be in this world.
The Cheboygan Lumber company is.
building quite extensive breakwater
to protect their booming ground. 1t is
being constructed of slabs and edgings
filled in between spiles.
We are glad to see the council agitat-
ing the new side walk question. The
walks on Main street need attention in
manv places and now is the time to have
the eight feet walks put down.
Macarthur, Smith & Co.'s saw mill will
not start up until about June LIST. They
are making extensive improvements and
which cannot be got in until navigation
opens.
Last Sunday six,year-old daughter Of
Peter MeCann, of Duncan City, fell off OF
a fence, breaking her arm. DR.. Perrin
was called and set the broken limb and
the child is doing as we'll as could be ex-
peeted.
1t is reported that the lower end of
lake Michigan is full of ice and that
from Waugoshance light no open water
can be seen to the westward. This does
not look very favorable for navigation
from lake Michigan into the straits.
Last Monday two men crossed on the
ice from st. Ignace to Cross village.
They were badly frightened before they
got through with their trip and wished
many time they had not undertaken it
and was glad when their peril was oyer.
The Pulpit and Pew, Peoria, ILL.,, says
that after May LIST Rev. j. Homer Parker
and family will be found at their new
residence, in that city, on Bluff street,
and also that young COngregatiOnalist
has made its appearance in their family.
Their many warm friends in ChebOygan
will join the TRIBUNE in extending con
CALCULATIONS.
The dredge was lowed down to the
end of the ChebOygan Lumber company's
pier Thursday morning. and commenced
work dredging cut from the channel
to the slip between their docks, to enable
vessels to be taken into the slip to load
lumber. After this cut is completed the
dredge will put in several days charging
the booming ground back of the mill.
A Sunday school has recently been
organized in the Freedom postofice
neighbOrhOOd with VIM. Peaks as super
intendent. The school is sadly in need
of Sunday school books, and Sunday
schools having books that have been
read and re-read until they are no longer
in service could not put them to better
use than donating them to this ne W
school.
A short time since Temple lodge /. o.
o. F. sent to the Grand Secreatry for
some funeral Odes. They were duly re-
eeived, but when opened they were found
to be printed in German. The members
were undecided, for a time, whether to
employ teacher of German and learn
the language so as to be able to use them
or not, but at last decided to return
them and request some forwarded print
ed in the United States language. The
latter have been received accompanied
by letter from the Grand Secretary
acknowledging that he lode the lodge
one."
The school board of district No.
Township of Benton held meeting last
Monday evening at the Office of Director
Perrin and accepted the resignation OF
b. j. Vanderbilt as teacher of the inter.
mediate department and voted to accept
the proposition of Washington L. Barr to
teach the remainder of the present term
at the same salary paid Mr.. Vanderbilt,
$40 per month. The board also author
lied DIR. A. M. GerOw, Moderator, to adj
vertise in the Detroit Evening News
for applications. with references, for the
position Of principal of the school. ALI
to be made prior to June lst.