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

G Arrangements are being made to or
ganize Masonic lodge at the Sault.
1.-THE furnace for heating Sanford Bak-
er's new residences, on the east side of the
river, arrived last week.
We understand that the Mackinac
Sentinel has changed owners and that
there will be new man at the helm
soon!
General Hazen showed no impartiality
in distributing this spell of: weather but
extended it all over the country, just to
show what he could do when he tried.
The Christmas concert given at the
church Sunday evening by the Congre-
gatiOnal S. school, was largely attended
and very interesting programme rend-
cred.
James S. Douglass has given up the
Douglass House and removed to Mr..
Breez's house on the east side of the
river, formerly occupied by Sanford
Baker.
The stages are doing large passen-
ger business. Thursday they brought
twelve passengers from PetOskey and
another evening, the first of the week
they landed fourteen.
The Leap Year dance at the Town Hall,
Thursday night, passed off pleasantly,
the ladies sparing no pains to make the
occasion one of pleasure for the gentle
men, and all went merrily.
The intensely cold weather had the
effect of closing the straits about as sud-
denly as they broke up. u. Crumley
crossed with his teams, Thursday and
the crossing was reported good.
The annual meeting of the fire COM
pany which was to take place tonight
friday has been postponed until next
week Thursday night, owing to the
dancing party using the fireman's room
this evening.
W. w. StrOhn and Chas. Kitchen start
ed last Monday morning for New Mexico.
Mr.. StrOhn has sold his house and lot to
W. S. Humphrey, which would indicate
an intention to leave our village for
good which we regret.
Messrs. Cole & Holt, of Bay City, pro-
prietOrs of the shore line of steamers
between that city and Alpena, have pur-
chasesed of Buffalo parties the iron
peller Arundell' which is to be run i'm
connection with their other steamers.
JnO. H. Waterman came down from
his camp this week to spend New Years
at home. He expects to get in about g.
100000 feet of logs during thel winter,
and Notwithstanding his horses all suf-
fered more or less from the epizootic, he
has already banked 1,250,OOO feet.
Yesterday the 'Cheboygan Gun club
presented M. W. Horne with large easy
chair, 'Old gentlemen's comfort" as a
token on the part of the members of
their appreciation of his kindness i'm al
lowing them the use of his field for a
range for practice. The chair was pur-
chased of C. L. Smyth & Co.
The Traverse Bay Eagle copies the
Democrats account of the attempt of
drunken man to shoot E. Paquette, night
watchman,-in closing which the Demo-
crat gave our village such an unenviable
reputation and credits it to the TRIBUNE.
We pOrtest. 1t is not only an injustice to
our village but to the TRIBUNE.
The next annual meeting of the Michi-
gan Press Association will be held in
one of the rooms of the new capital, at
Lansing, on Tuesday, January II, 1881,
at o'clock, P. NJ. The libel laws as they
now exist will be discussed, and many
other matters of interest and profit will
also be presented to the association, aud
a large attendance is hoped for.
Tuesday evening Leap Year party
consisting of two sleigh loads of ladies
with their partners paid visit to Mr..
and Mrs. P. H. Mcdonald at their resi-
dence, at SOva pOstOffice. One sleigh
load got on the wrong road and were
couple of hours late injecting there, but
a very pleasant time was enjoyed and
the party arrived home Wednesday morn
ing about seven o'clock.
The Marine City Reporter urges the
selection of Mrs. Josephine Robinson, of
that place, for postmistress at the legis-
lature. Mrs. Robinson should have a
hearing, as she is worthy and capable
and has two children dependent upon
her for support. Her husband was one
of the officers of the Inflated ssteamer
R. G. COburn, and went down at his post
of duty when that craft was lost.
Thursday afternoon Smith Brothers
dry kiln caught fire and burned down
consuming about 5000 feet of lumber
which was being dried. They had just
finished filling the kiln that forenoon
and started the fire. Fortunately the
kiln was so situated as not to endanger
the surrounding property. The loss is
several hundred dollars besides throw
ing them out of kiln at the time when
they need it badly.