Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-11-12
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER l2, 1881.


One week from next Thursday good
many turkeys will stop gobbling.
The Shakespeare club will meet with
Mrs. A. j. Paddock next Monday eve
ming.
The vicinity of the railroad depoti is
about as lively place as one can find
anywhere.
Governor Jerome has issued procla-
nation appointing Thursday, Gath inst,
as day of thanksgiving. a'.
1t is refreshing to see how happy
Democratic editors are over Col. John
Atkinson leaving their party.
Charlie Mute is getting along finely
with his lumber camps and expects to
do quite business this winter.
Geo. z. Frost has been making quite
an addition to his law library and now
has one of the best in this part of the
county.
The Pendell brought down a lighter
load Of hay yesterday, to Macarthur,
Smith & Co.'s warehouse, from Peter
Spooner's farm.
The schooner Lookout, with Nelson
& Bullen's supplies. left Chicago Mon
day afternoon and Tuesday night at 10
o'clock was at anchor off this harbor.
A newspaper man says: Trying to do
business without advertising is like
winking at a girl in the dark. You may
know what you are doing but no body
else does"
Next Monday will be the day set by
the st. Ignace Republican for uniting
the rails on the D., M. & M. railroad, but
the indications are that that paper will
be left several days on its guess.
A transit of Mercury over the suns
disc occurred last Monday evening, and
it would have been visible here only fol-
the fact they neglected to raise the cur.
tain-the clouds preventing the show
being seen.
The owners of the Benton mine, New
Mexico, all of whom reside in our will ige
are about taking active steps to develop
the mine and ascertain whether or. MOI
they have struck bonanza. Here il
hoping they may strike it rich.
That rumor about prominent either
leaving for parts unknown with funds
entrusted to his keeping must have orig
mated in that two-story-additiOn ant
mansard roof brain box only such rattl
trap as that would have c0ncOcted sucl
story and 1t is only in keeping witt
tho evident desire of our cotemporary t
injure somebody's reputation withou
any regard to facts.
We do not think it necessary to bl0N
about the quality of job work turned on
at this office but are willing to let tn
work speak for itself. We would sus
gest for the consideration of our coten
porary that the man who plays the has
drum in band makes more noise tina
any other member but he does not lea
the band. all the same.
We have never had our job w0I
thrown back on our hands as unfit to
used, through errors or poor workman
shin. Our orders for stock of any XIII
are always promptly filled either in Oh
cago, Detroit or Cleveland, without an
one going security for payment. v
never have bills against us sent
LAWYERS for collection. We do good w0
as low as any legitimate establishme
can.
The contract for the work and mat
rial necessary for the repairing OF t
bridge across the river az John F. M
Donalds was yesterday awarded by t
highway commissioners of the thr
township interested to John McGurn, !
bid being 81 1895. and in the specific
lions it was specified the work was
be finished with the exception of pail
ing by the goth of next January. The
were three other bidders but his "
considerably the lowest of any Offer'
tt must afford great satisfaction
those interested in using the bridge
know that it can be used so soon.
While the Van Raalte was stOppi
on her way down last Wednesday at
Helena, Capt. Bouchard went into
Newton's store and while there v
taken very ill with something of the
ture of a paralytic stroke. The b.