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

st. Ignace is not muddy-neither is
some other fallOw places.
Business still remains lively in Che
boygan. In fact it is always so.
How much better our mail facilities
will be as soon as trains run regularly.
John Becker has something new to
say through his advertisement this
week.
There have been an unusually large
number of strane ers in town during the
past week.
The M. E. Sabbath school now have a
printed catalogue of all the books in
their Library.
Owing to the bad conditions of the
roads the mail has been considerably de-
layed this week.
Smith & Adams planning mill is
heated by steam, thus diminishing the
danger from fire.
There is an almost unlimited demand
for teachers, both male and females, at
present in this county.
On account of the illness of the the
pastor there will be no preaching at tho
nj. E. church tomorrow.
Some lady lost pocket handkerchief
Sunday evening. 1t can be reclaimed
by calling at the TRIBUNE Office.
The favorite expression of pedestrians
when they part at the crossings nova
days is "guess I'll swim across here"
Smith and Adams have very much i'm
proved the appearance Of their planning
mill by giving it nice coat of paint.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of
this week quite gale prevailed, sadly
demoralizing the steamers as to time.
An examination of teachers will be
held at the high school building next
Saturday commencing at o'clock A. M.
sharp.
The crossings where the ditch was dug
for the water mains are very bad and it
is not an uncommon thing for teams to
get stuck or mired.
Our job office this week turned out a
lot of bound checks for the bank, that
will keep up the TRIBUNE's reputation
for fine printing and binding.
Capt. Sam DOdd returned this week
without purchasing the tug he went
down to see. The hull and boiler were
too aged and too near played out.
The hydrants for the water works
were received the first of the week and
have been distributed around at the sew
eral points they are 10 be located.
A few weeks since one of the watch
men at the Cheboygan Lumber Cos
mill caught silver eel and week or
ten days afterwards second one was
captured.
Geo. Stinson, who is going to open a
new dry goods store in one of the rooms
in the new Bennett block, received a
large consignment of goods on the Flora
last Monday.
The demand for dwelling houses here
to rent is large and it is safe to say
that If hundred houses were built here
between now and spring they would all
find occupants.
Parties from Bay City who came in
over the j. L. & s. railroad report this
end of the road as far as Indian River
in better condition than the old road
from Gaylord down.
We call attention to the dentist card
of DR.. M. B. Champion. The Doctor has
at considerable expense, recently pro.
cured all the most improved dental in.
struments and we can heartily recon-.
mend him to all wanting anything in
his line.
Parties from "outside" speak highly
of the neat and substantial buildings
erected in Cheboygan by the railroad
company, and argue from the amount
of money that is being expended by the
company i'm making Improvements in
our village that it is expected this is to
be the important point on the line fol-
business.
Owing to the withdrawal of the engine
on the Bay View & Crooked lake railroad
to be used In the construction of the
track from Bay View to Harbor Springs
the boats on the inland route have stop
ped running through. The City of Che
bOygan has been hauled out at AmiOts
ship yard where she will winter. The
Northern Belle continues. for the pres