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

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Only one mail this week from st.
Ignace.
The harbor range lights were lighted
last night for the first time this season.
The wind yesterday came down from
the ice bergs of the north making it un
pleasantly cool.
A large swapping turtle. caught short
distance down the shore, has been at
tracing considerable attention at the
Cafe this week.
Thursday was ArbOr day, but our citi-
zens must have forgotten that such was
the case, at least there was no tree plant
ing INDUCED in.
Painters report a scarcity of oil, ter
pentine and other material needed in
their line and have hard work to get
enough to keep their business moving.
The steamers Fremont and Hurd,
which wintered at Sault Ste. Marie are
to load lumber for Chicago, one taking
cargo from this port and the other from
st .Ignace, so says the Chippewa County
News.
They have located the site for the salt
we'll on the Cheboygan Lumber Co.'s
premises and will commence driving
spiles for the foundation of the drill
house the first of next week. The tim
Der is framed and ready to put up Eas
ha dofi sO 6u
The Chippewa County News says work
on the steamer Ste. Marie is progressing
favorably. The state rooms In number.
have been divided from the main cabin
which is left about 45 feet in length.
All the work is being done in the most
wOrkmanlike manner, AMI is a credit to
Sault mechanics.
F. M. Sammons speaks very highly of
the aid rendered him, last week. by Geo.
w. Simpson and sons in rescuing his
horses from their peril0uS position when
trying to cross the straits and is very
doubtful whether without their services
he would have been able to have saved
his team or not. 1t was perilOus trip
and a very narrow escape and Mr.. Sam
mons has no desire for any more such
adventures.
The Ann Arbor correspondent Of the
Detroit Free Press says R. E Frazer, the
red ribbon orator, delivered his farewell
address before the Reform Club at Ann
ArbOr on Sunday afternoon, before
large audience, many being present from
various parts of the county. MIR. Frazer
will leave next week for his new home
in ChebOygan, where he will engage in
the practice of law. His family will re-
main at Ann Arbor for present.
Orlando Lee and Miss Gertrude Sam
mons, both of this village, were married
at the residence of the brides father.
Justice SammOns, last Wednesday even
ing i'm the presence of few of the i'm
mediate friends of the interested parties.
The TRIBUNE acknowledges the cOmpll-
ment of being remembered with some
of the wedding cake and all hands join
i'm the wish that the newly welded pair
may enjoy life filled with sunshine.
A grand council of Greenbackers of
the state is announced, commencing
June 2Sth at the fair grounds in Lam
sing and lasting week. The Lansing
Republican says Weaver, Chase, West, of
Mississippi: Jones, of Texas; Plaisted, of
Maine; Harper, of Illinois; De Lamatyr,
of Indiana; Beecher, of New York; Stubbs
and Gillette, of Iowa; Norton and Street
er, are announced as the committee of
wet nurses, with cOck-eyed Ben, of Mas
sachusetts as medical adviser. They
propose to find out what ails that rag
young 'un if it takes week.
Up to the first of this week but little
progress had been made in grading the
railroad at this end, only small force
being engaged, but now that there is a
prospect that winter is over a larger
force has been set at work and we under
stand the work will be pushed vigorous
ly forward. The embankment they are
building will about destroy the road that
intersects the road running east and
west at that point and will require
quite a fill on the latter road from the
hill west to the line of the railroad and
east of the road to get down from the
grade of the track.
We are in receipt of a copy OF
Northern Michigan Lakes and Sum-
mer Resorts" issued by the passenger
department of the Grand Rapids & In
diana railroad, with the compliments of
A. B. Leet, general passenger agent. 1t
is neat work, exceeding anything in
this line before issued by the company.
containing handsome illustrations OF
various points of interest to tourists in
this section that is fast becoming noted
as the summer resort of the country.
ChebOygan and the lakes and rivers of
the inland route and the excellent hotels
of this section coming in for their due
share of praise.
The board of health are determined
that the village shall be thoroughly
cleansed and next week will commence
a systematic examination of all premises
with view of having everything remOv-
ed that would have deleteriOus effort
upon the sanitary condition of our town.
This is something that every citizen is
interested i'm and the healthOfficers should
have the hearty cooperation Ofall in their
efforts to improve the condition of the
village. Privies will receive their espec-
ial attention and they have made ar
rangements with parties for removing
night soil for all who may be required
by the board to have such work done.
Unclaimed Letter List. Il
The following is a list OF letters re-
mai1ing i'm the rhehOvgan pOstOtfice. .un
called for April 80. Persons calling for
rhes, letters will please say tuat they are
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