Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-05-07
NORTHERN TRIBUNE
TOWN TALK.

Have you caught any brook trout?
Nearly all the vessels wintering at this
port have departed.
Vegetables from the outside" put in
their appearance this week.
Business has been quite lively in the
harbor this week, reminding one of old
times.
The crew of the schooner C. A. King
arrived by stage from Petoskey Wednes-
day evening.
Capt. Bouchard of the Van Raalte help
ed out some of our dealers by bringing
over from Mackinac supply of flour,
butter sc.
The Legislature has organized the
Twenty-sixth judicial circuit to be COM
posed OF Alpena, Pressure Isle, MontmOr-
ency and Otsego counties.
The arrival Of the Flora relieved the
scarcity of provisions and dealers are all
happy now that they are able to supply
the demands of their customers.
Rehearsals are held every week pre-
pairing choruses for the concert to be
given at some time in the future for the
benefit of the Congregational church.
H. A. Blake repaired the piston of the
propeller Hurd which was badly bent
near the head. 1t took him the greater
part of two nights and day to get it
repaired and placed back in position.
Building matters that were at stand
for lack of nails, lime and other material,
are again active, the arrival of the Flora
Wednesday relieving the want. she
bringing a supply of what was needed.
The Ladies Working association of the
Congregational church have about COM
pleted arrangements for having the
church papered and painted. The design
for the papering is said to be very hand
some.
The Congregational Sunday school is
trying to gather in missing Sunday
school books. Quite number are still
out and persons having any in their pos
session would confer a favor on the
school by sending them in.
The board of state canyassers meet at
Lansing Wednesday next, to canvass the
vote cast at the recent election for JUS
tice of the Supreme court, Regents of the
University and judges of the twenty-five
judicial circuits of the state.
Nation, Ogden & Co.'s mill is await
ing repairs to the boilers before it can
start up. Mr.. Hess has been so pushed
with steamboat work that he has been
unable to get up there to do the work. 1t
will be some weeks before they will get
to saving.
M. S. Gagnon, formerly proprietor of
the Benton House, in this village, now
steward of the steamer Flora took adj
vantage of the steamers stop here
Wednesday to call on many of his old
friends in the village. He expressed
considerable surprise at the rapid growth
of our town.
Last Sunday the Congregationalists
voted to tender the use of their church
for one service each Sabbath to the Meth
Odists while their house of worship was
being repaired. We understand, how
ever, that the latter had made arrange
ments previously for the use of the Town
Hall for holding their services.
Several papers in speaking of the ex-
tension of the Jackson, Lansing & Sag
NAV railroad mention Indian River, F.
E. Martins village, as a growing place
and promising to become an important
point on the road, and state that it is
nineteen miles north of Gaylord. sNine-
teen miles north of Gaylord would be
several miles south of Indian River, the
location of that village being nearer
thirty miles north of the former place.
An increased force was set to work
this week grading the Jackson, Ian
sing & Saginaw railroad. Tuesday they
commenced grading the track in Near
thur, Smith & Co.'s field, in the south
part of the village, with two teams and
number of men. Wednesday four
teams were employed and the force of
men was increased. There seems to be
no lack of laborers, Tuesday there were
% or 30 men standing around where the
work was being done all seeking work.
The northerly winds prevailing all
week has kept the water SO low in lake
Huron as to prevent them floating the
pile driver into the location of the salt
well and the work of putting up the
drill house has been delayed for lack of
the piles being driven for the founda-
ton. Just as soon as the wind shifts to
the south the water will raise when the
driver can be got into position and one
days work, it is thought, will drive all
that are necessary, when the house will
be put up. The timber is already franz
ed.