Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-07-30
No person complained of Tuesday be-
ing uncomfortable warm.

No person complained of Tuesday be-
ing uncomfortably warm.
The brick used in building the engine
and boiler room for the new planning mill
were manufactured by Charles Brisel-
den.
Arrangements are being made for an
excursion for the benefit of the COngre-
gatiOnal Sunday school. 1t will prOba-
bly, take place on the Pearl week after
next.
The dirt that the dredge is digging out
of the harbOr channel is being dumped
in front of the railroad cOmpany's dock
to be thrown over by the dredge on the
dock for filling in.
The tug Eva English brought up
boom of logs from down the shore about
twelve miles below Light House point,
Thursday night and started yesterday
afternoon after another tow.
The Flora yesterday afternoon brought
some of the machinery for the new plan
ing mill, a matching machine and a
band saw. They came from Smithville,
N. j. and were only a portion of the ma
chinery expected.
Macarthur Smith & Co. have made ar
rangements with Carkin Stickney q
Cram to dredge in front of their dock
from the slip up to their warehouse dock
taking out one cut giving depth OF
fourteen or fifteen feet.
Gu. Hunt, of ChebOygan, Mich, an old
printer of Adrian, is in the city for a
few days. Mr.. Hunt has during the past
six years been the business manager Of
the ChebOygan TRIBUNE, and is one of
the competent and reliable of men, and
an enthusiast in the art personalities
ADRIAN Evening Record.
The Big Rapids Current came to us
enlarged to twice its former size. The
first page gave map of Michigan show
ing the location of MecOsta county and
the advantages Big Rapids enjoys as a
railroad center, also several illustrations
of the principal buildings with descrip-
tiOns. Mr.. Bruce gets out a good paper.
John w. McGinn is making prepara-
tons, on the east bank of the river OppO-
site DOnnelly's dock, to commence the
crib for the pier at the entrance of the
harbOr. The structure will be 40 feet by
A feet and "a feet high. The timber is
all sawed and down below the bridge.
All timber under water is to be hemlOck.
Under Sheriff Calvin left on the Ke-
weenaw Sunday for Detroit, having in
charge Golden for the House of cOrrec-
ton. The latter is the man who tried,
last week, to appropriate suit of clothes
to his own use from Rapp e Lapres'
clothing house without depOsiting the
necessary collateral. Mr.. Calvin de-
livered his prisoner safely and arrived
home Thursday evening via the Inland
route.
The Detroit Evening News says: "The
lce-breaking ferrybOat to ply between
Point st. Ignace and Marquette is near
ing completion at the Springwell dry
dock" We are inclined to think that
ice-breaking ferrybOat will have pretty
big contract if she undertakes to ply be
tween st. Ignace and Marquette and
break the ice between those points. Mr.
News did not you mean between st. Ig-
mace and Mackinac City?
The committee appointed by Hon. R,
G. Horn to examine candidates for adj
mission as cadets at West Point, from
this congressional district, met at East
Saginaw Wednesday Of last week. The
applicants were Harry Williams, of West
Bay City; Clifford C. Walton, of Bay City
Fred Sharpe and Frand Olmstead, Of Mid.
land; Henry Leroy, Melville Cunning
Daniel McTavish and Angus McEachrOn
of East Saginaw. After oral and written
examination, the committee unani
mOusly recommended Clifford G. Walton
of Bay City, as the candidate for thu
cadetship, and Melville Dunning, OF Eas
Saginaw, as alternate.