Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-01-22

lay evening.
According to the new census there are
1921 more males than females in Michi-
gan. ggsTr ror ~ ~e,s~s
The ice in the skating rink is in ex-
cellent condition, and those who attend
are having fine sport.
W. Chandler arrived on the stage Sun
day evening and left Tuesday morning
on his way to Lansing.
Horses for the lumber woods in this
section appear to be somewhat scarce.
A. P. McKinnOn elsewhere advertises for
ten teams.
The stages on the Petoskey route are
doing lively business, carrying about
all the passengers they can comfortably
every day.
Representative Seymour from this
district is chairman of the committee on
Federal Relations and a member of the
on the University.
P. W. HOmbach, postmaster at St.
Ignace. paid the TRIBUNE call Wednes-
day. We understand Mr.. Hombach has
been re-appOinted postmaster.
DR.. W. W. BOwes, arrived home Thurs
day evening. He left his father alive
but does not think he will ever recover
as his age is against him, being about
eighty years old.
Our cOtemporary is determined to make
out that Cheboygan is the worst town in
the state and that life is not safe within
its borders. 1t is singular that no one
else is so badly scared.
w. S. Humphrey and Mr.. Phelps, en-
gineer of the Jackson, Lansing & Sagi-
nav railroad, started this morning on a
trip through the woods, bound to Gay
lord on railroad business.
Parties having no fear of the law have
been breaking into the Douglass House,
which is not occupied at present. What
their object could be, lis hard to tell as
there is nothing in the building that
they could steal very conveniently.
A man named Oliver Philips, from
New York state, is stopping with Ira
Munro, in Munro township, and is desir-
Gus of ascertaining the whereabouts of
his brother Barney Philips who removed
to this county during last summer.
We hear that the MethOdists are going
to give their church thorough overhaul
ing and make such improvements as will
add very much to its appearance and
comfort as house of worship. We are
glad to note this evidence of life and
prosperity in this the oldest protestant
church in our village.
The recent appointment of David Nc
Laughlin as collector of the port of
Grand Haven is commended by the Demo-
cratic News and Reporter of Muskegon,
which pronOunces him a thoroughly
honest, faithful and energetic man, who
has made one of the best officials that
county has ever had.
DR.. James B. Patterson, of Rogers City
arrived in the village early yesterday
morning. There was party of Of four
in the sleigh. They left Rogers about 2
o'clock Thursday afternoon and arrived
here about 2 o'clock Friday morning
They enjoyed an upset on the trip. the
whole party being dumped into the
snow.
According to the Mackinac Sentinel
st. Ignace gwill be we'll supplied with
planning mills as soon as navigation
opens. 1t has information that j. R.
Stools, of East Tawas, will move his large
planning mill and sash aid blind factory
to that place, and also that the Mackinaw
Lumber company will locate a planning
mill at that point early in the spring.
Last week Fred Ferguson, en-
ployed in Luke Ruddock's camp on Black
River, cut his left knee with an ak, sew
ering an artery. The flow of blood was
stopped by compression above the
wound, and he was brought down to
town when DR.. Perrin attended him, TAX
ing up and stitching the artery, dressed
the wound, and the man is doing as we'll
as could be expected under the clrcum-
stances.
The Bay City Tribune says, j. A. Wild
ner, of that city, has returned from Che
bOygan and other points on the shore,
where he has been letting contracts for
the getting out of telegraph poles and
railroad ties. He has already secured
5000 of the latter which will be ship
ped to Chicago by water during the COM
ing summer. Mr.. Widner reports that a
big business is being done in cedar in
all the shore counties.
Somebody has been soaring the editor
of the Democrat again and he really
seems to think his life is in danger. We
think he is needlessly alarmed, for we
do not believe any person has any seri-
Gus designs upon him, but we feel sorry
for him and would suggest that, unless
a stop is put to these foolish pranks
played upon him, somebody be ar
rested for cruelty to animals, that 6
quietus may be put to his continual
braying. 1t disturbs his neighbOrs.
William Hess, the boiler maker, has {
large amount of work on hand at hi
shop. He is rebuilding the tug Hayden
boiler, for Carkin, Stickney & Cram; il