Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-07-30
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY, JULY 80. 1881.

The brick work of Daniel Williams
building is completed.
If you want clear life-like Tin-Type
taken, 60 to Davidson's gallery.
Kintz is putting up large carriage
shed on Division street, back OF his livery
Office.
Carkin, Stickney & Cram will have
their present contract for dredging the
harbor completed to-day.
Miss McKewen wishes to inform her
pupils that she has arrived home from a
short visit with her friends up the lake.
I. Smith Dockes reports business lively
at his hotel in Indian river, full of
visitors all the time and all enjoying
themselves hugely.
Official notice has been given that the
new state reform school for girls at
Adrian will be open for the reception of
offenders after August 1.
Work on the ChebOygan Lumber COM
paly's large barn Is progressing, the
foundation is down and the stills framed
and in position and the floor joists are in.
The entrances and clearances at the
custom house for this month will exceed
those of any previous month since the
port was established, by at least fifty per
cent.
Over one hundred passengers cia the
inland route took dinner at the Mullet
Lake House yesterday. in addition to the
large number of guests stopping at the
hotel.
The steamer Saginaw on her trip up
this week had quite a number of pas
sengers from Detroit who were enjoying
the round trip on her. They appeared to
be having good time.
The flowing we'll at the mill of the
ChebOygan Lumber company has ceased
to flow again, and the one alongside of
the tramWay, south Of the mill, seems to
be failing. Sinking the salt test well is
the cause.
Cheboygan's building boom still con-
tinues, new buildings going up all the
time, and. we hear of several others pro-
iected. Store rooms seem to be in de-
mand and are are taken far In advance
of their completion.
The Mary broke the crank of her for
ward engine coming over from Macki-
nae yesterday morning and had to lay by
for repairs. She is being reprinted and
looks gay. The Flora took over the pas
sengers that came down on the Northern
Belle yesterday.
The editor of our cOtempOrary seems
to be remarkably we'll posted upon houses
of ill-fame, and the question naturally
arises: how is it he knows so much about
them, while the officers claim to have no
such extensive knowledge, and say his
statement is false.
Tuesday a sheave fell off the dredge
into the river and it required some time
to locate it, after which one of the en-
ployes dove down and brought 1T up. The
first time he went down what they sup
posed to be the sheave proved to be good
sized stone, which he brought up.
Thursday being the ninth anniversary
of the organization of the Congregational
church of this village the pastor, Rev.
Chas. A. Marsh, invited the members and
friends of the church to celebrate the
event at the parsonage. The result was
a little house we'll filled and an interest
ing social time enjoyed. Refreshments
had been provided by the ladies. Rem
iniscences connected with the history of
the church were given by some of the
early members of the organization.
About the middle of May one of our
citizens, after receiving several COM
municatiOns from them, made a ship
ment of manufactured ware to +. l.. Ger
rish & Co., 115 South Water St., Chicago,
they agreeing to pay for same in thirty
days. It seems he had confidence game
played upon him. He has never received
his pay and in answer to a letter written
to Chicago has been informed that no
such firm can be found in that city,. 1l5
South Water street being occupied by a
-, ,hA ho,.
TIPPED for three years.
The ladies of the Congregational
church announce in the advertising
columns Of this issue grand excursion
on the popular steamer Pearl to PetOs-
key, Thursday night of next week, CIV
ing all who attend an opportunity to
spend half day at the Bay View camp
grounds. The annual camp meeting
commenced this week and next week the
interest will be at his highest. The
price has been placed at the low sum of
$1.OO for the round trip. The object is a
deserving one and at the low rate given,
several hundred people ought to be
secured. Should it be clear, the night
will be bright moonlight one. The
Pearl will leave Macarthur, Smith & Co.'S.
dock at 9p. m. See advertisement for
full particulars.
Last week the employees on the rail
raid extension were paid off. Some OF
the men working on the road near Doyles
camp, on Mullet Lake, concluded they
would have bit of spree and knowing
from experience how expensive such a
luxury (p) was i'm the village they sent
down and purchased large jug full of
the "Oh-be Joyful and Saturday in
dulged in regular high old time, but
the result was rather sad ending, one
of the party, named VIM. Ross forfeiting