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

Pet0skey has passed an ordinance tax
ing all saloons fifty dollars per annum.
The completion of the Methodist chap
Ell is delayed for want Of lime to plaster
it.
The stock of brick is already exhausted
and there is no lime for sale in the vii
lage.
Mrs. G. d. v. Rollo has one of the finest
display of house plants that we know of
in the village.
The ice is all out of Black river and a
crew is actively engaged in sorting logs
at Moore's bay.
School opened Wednesday morning
with W. L. Barr in charge of the inter
mediate department.
And now it is announced that fish con-
tanning trichina in a high state of de-
velOpment have been caught at Cincin-
natl, O.
The notice from the lOard of health to
clean up is being generally complied
with, the rake and shovel being actively
employed.
1t is not healthy to allow a kerosene
lamp to stand in a draught of air. Lack
of precautiOn in this regard has recently
led to two funerals in Canada.
David Quay is putting in the machin-
cry in his new single mill. Thursday
hnA fhn in chnf I'm. md
turning up some of the pulleys.
A telegram received from P. j. Klein,
at Milwaukee, states that boat will
leave that port next Wednesday for Che
bOygan. 1t will be the Champlain or
Lawrence.
High water is reported as doing con-
siderable damage at Alpena this week,
washing away two or three bridges'
breaking bOOms and carrying away quite
number of logs.
Simon Widrig has left at the TRIBUNE
Office crab apple that lay on the ground,
under the snow, all winter. 1t is well
preserved and as solid and fresh appear
ing as if just picked from the tree.
Capt. Mosier, of the Eva English thinks
a tug would have no trouble in getting
to the head of Mullet lake. He says that
Wednesday he could have got to the ex-
tract factory without much difficulty.
The MethOdists are going right to
work to complete the belfry of their
church. The plan is very neat and
tasty one and when carried out will add
very much to the appearance of their
church.
| j. w. McGinn has been making some
improvements in his business room, cor.
ner Third and Water streets and has
rented it to ]. F. MOloney to be occupied
by his father as grocery. A one story
addition has been built in the rear for a
store room.
SchOOlcraft county gave Joseph H
Steere its unanimous vote for Judge Of
the Eleventh judicial circuit, giving him
213 votes. This makes his majority in
Mackinac, Chippewa and SchOolcraft $50
ManitOu county will probably reduce il
to about 400.
Garden making before the snow is all
gone is something that not many sec
tiOns can boast of, yet such is the case
here in Cheboygan. Mr.. Alexander Mar.
quette informed US last Monday that he
had his garden in good condition and
nearly all planted, and at the same time
the woods were full of snow.
The shower of Thursday evening in
terfered with the Congregational social
at the residence of Mrs ROllO, and the
attendance was rather slim, but those
present enjoyed pleasant time and all
who stayed away were losers of consider.
able enjoyment, to say nothing of the
refreshments of which there was an
abundance.
The developments in the star route
scandal are of highly sensational
character. Specials from New York and
Washington contain full details of all
that is known, and give history of the
ring and sketches of its principal mem.
bers. Several prominent leaders in both
political parties seem to be mixed up in
the frauds.
See advertisement for sealed proposals
to build side walk from the town line
between Benton and Beaugrand town
ship, on the court house road, out to
Pine Hill cemetery. This is something
that has long been needed and we are
glad to learn that the work is to be done
We understand that the two towns are
to bear the expense conformity.
The Detroit Post and Tribune says
John L. Smith, of Buffalo, party to the
suit of Smith and Mckay ct al, recently
tried in the United States circuit court
was arrested at the Michigan Exchange
by United States Marshal Matthews
Thursday afternoon of last week on
the charge of having committed perjury
in that suit by 'testifying that he had q
deed of the lands in question from the
heirs of Preston Mitchell, who owned the
property, and that the deed was deposited
as collateral in Buffalo bank. The
original suit was regarding the owner.
ship of lot of cedar posts which were
cut at the Chneaux. Mr.. Smith was car
ried before Commissioner Dawson and
arranged. He pleaded not guilty.
The editor of the Democrat, imagining
the tastes Of his readers to be as pervert.
as his own, gives this week description
of low Orgie which he says took place
in house of ill-fame in or near this
village, and winds up the article by
abusing the Prosecuting Attorney fol
not closing up the house. We wonder
why he never had anything to say about
it while Democrat was prosecuting
attorney. That officer is not police
officer whose duty it is to make com.
plants for violation of the law, but il