Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-09-10
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 10. 1881.

An interesting letter from W. W.
Strohn can be found on the inside of
this issue.
The Detroit Evening News says, Mack
inaw hackmen wear diamonds in the
summer, and in the winter travel abroad
as princes in disguise.
Capt. r. II. Mosier, has a suntlOwer
stalk growing upon his place that has
1926 sunflOwers on it. That is what you
might call a "great big sunflower.
Carleton Brothers have leased the lot
north of the Grand Central hotel, re-
Gently purchased by DR.. Bowes, and are
going to put up neat building this fall.
We are indebted to f. o. Rose for a
copy of his address on Country Jour-
nalism" delivered at the recent meeting
of the Northwestern Michigan Press AS
ISOLATION at Cadillac. 1t is full of good
advice which if followed and strictly adj
hered to by country papers would be
greatly to their benefit.
Captain Cameron, of the propeller
Northern Queen, reports that in the
Georgian bay region of Canada they
have had no rain and forest fires are do
ing an immense amount of damage. At
COllingwOOd it was so dark last Monday,
on account of the smoke, that lights had
to be kept burning all day IN order to do
business.
School opened last Monday with good
attendance in all the departments.
Thirty four pupils were present in the
senior room, thirty-eight in the inter
mediate and the primary rooms were
well filed. The greater part of the week
has been devoted to examinations and
grading the pupils. Everything starts
off favorably and we predict a very sue
cessful session.
The Michigan Conference of the M. f..
church closed its session at Jackson this
week. In the list Of appointments for
the ensuing conference year we find the
following disposition made of pastors
who have had charge of the M. +. church
of this village in former years. A. P.
Morrison, Hillsdale; A. j. Wheeler, Caz-
nOvia; W. H. Ware, Carson City; j. w. H..
Carlisle, Traverse City.
Last Monday Governor Jerome issued
a proclamation requesting the good
people of Michigan to assemble at their
respective places of worship last Thurs
day between the hours of 10 A. M. and
noon for the purpose of public prayer to
God for the recovery of President Gar
field. knowledge of the issuing of the
proclamation did not reach Cheboygan in
time for the churches here to make ar
rangements for tie observance of the
request.
The steamer had some difficulty in
getting into the lock and the Detroit
Post and Tribune says she will not at
tempt the passage through the lock again
unless something is wrong with the old
ones. The gates of the new lock are
built much narrower than those in the
old canal so as to withstand the pressure
of the immense body of water in the lock.
The tenders of the City of Cleveland had
to be raised and the full power of the
engine was required to bring her past
the gates.
The officials of the township of Allis,
Pressure Isle county, applied to j. B,
Haviland, state swamp land commits
siOner, for swamp land to assist in build
ing road in their town. Mr.. Haviland
visited the town and Investigated the
necessities and advantages of the road
and recommended to the board of con-
troll that assistance be granted. Last
week at the meeting of the board a grant
of half a section to the mile was made
The road is to start from the head of
Black lake. following around the shore
of the lake short distance than down
through towns 35, and "a, 2 east to the
south east corner of 81, distance of
about II miles. The road is much need
ed and will assist materially in develop
ing that section.
With to-morrow's services Rev. Mr..
Campbell closes his conference year as
pastor of the M. E. church of this village.
We think there can be no question that
Rev. Mr.. Campbell has proved the most
successful pastor the church has yet had.
This is evinced by the marked improve