Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-03-19
TOWN TALK.

AriOn concert next Thursday evening
promptly at eight o'clock.
H. A. Blake has just completed two
large pulleys that he cast for Thompson
Smith. They each weigh about half q
ton and are splendid specimens of east
ing.
The Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw rail
road have made arrangements with Me-
Arthur. Smith & Co., for portion OF
their slab dock, below their coal sheds
and just south of the slip, for to unload
the iron for this end of their road upon
Governor Jerome has approved the bill
organizing the new township of Allis
in Pressure Isle county, consisting OF
towns 81 and 80. north range east, and
a certified copy of the bill has been for.
warded to the board of inspectors pro-
yided for in the bill.
Macarthur, Smith & Co. have been Civ.
ing their saw mill complete overhaul.
ing and making very important improve
ments. Considerable new machinery is
to be put in, some of which will not ar.
rive until the opening of navigation
The work is being done under the imme.
date supervision of Mr.. Daley their fore
man. The machinery he bought at Bay
City has been received.
The only thing that prevents the com
mencement of grading on this end of the
Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw railroad is
the great depth of snow. Just as soon
as the snow will permit, the grading will
be begun and be pushed with vigor. The
snow has settled considerable within the
past two weeks and should the weather
continue warm it will not be many days
before large force will be actively at
work.
The Senate committee upon apportion-
ing new representative districts has
agreed to a bill constituting the new
districts. According to this bill Cheboy-
gan, Emmett and Pressure Isle counties
constitute a district. The vote in the
three counties last fall on President was
Republican, 1864; Democratic, 1349
Greenback, 2l7; showing a Republican
majority over the Democrats of 325. and
over all of 9S.
Vennor has cancelled a part of his last
predictions, and now declares the spring
will be fairly early, hot and dry, and the
midsummer cool and wet. The autumn
promises to be open, dry and fine. There
is likely to be a great deal of sickness
during the year, but the weather except
in few isolated sections will be favor.
able to agricultural pursuits. The win.
ter of 1882 bids fair to be open and gen.
orally mild, with but few-and those
shOrt-lived- storm periods.
Friday of last week while Vim. Gainor
of Grant, was passing through the woods
ON snow shoes he struck the fresh trail
of deer and following it up he succeed
ed in capturing three. As fast as he
would get one he would tie it to a
tree in a manner that it could not hurt it
self and then chase another until he cap
tured it. He took them home and Satur
day he went out again and captured
three more, in the same manner. HI
intends keeping them until the opening
of navigation when he expects to find &
ready sale for his pets.
]. L. Johnson, manager of Macarthur
Smith & Co.'S dock, has made arrange
ments to have Spite driven on the ives
bank of the channel at the entrance tC
the harbOr, upon which to hang ligh
to aid vessels to enter the harbor at night
The Spite will be driven in fourteen fee
of water and far enough out to make i
safe for crafts coming down the strait
to steer directly for the entrance to tn
harbor as marked by this Spite. mum
Der of spiles will be driven around thi
to protect it, and they will be cut off
couple of feet above the water level an
platform built on them to make
more convenient to take care of the light
The expense, we understand, is to b
borne by the tug and steamers owned a
this port. 1t is thought that this will
obviate the necessity Of buoys, and con
sequently none will be placed in pos
ton.