Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-02-19

NJ. W. Horne is talking of building
new residence on his old homestead lot
the coming summer.
1t is stated that there is prospect for
two more brickyards in this vicinity, to
be started this summer.
Next Tuesday being WashingtOn's
birthday, Rev. c. A. Marsh, pastor of the
Congregational church proposes preach
| ing sermon tomorrow evening apprO-
pirate to that day.
Charles SOutham has been busy this
week numbering the new pOstOffice box
es. The numbers are put on in gilt
with black oval for back ground and
are very handsome.
| StrOhn & Kitchen have purchased the
tug Chas. Z. Pendell from Jared Ding
man, of Mackinac and will use her for a
harbor tug at this port and for towing
on the inland lakes.
Little Anna Paquette, Dumping as
she is Familiarity called, celebrated her
birthday Thursday by giving party to
number of her little friends. The oc-
casion proved a housefull of happiness.
The village council met last Tuesday
evening but adjourned over one week to
give the committee on water works time
to complete their plans and estimates
and get their report in shape to be pre-
sented.
E. A. Dodge is talking of laying off his
farm, on Mullet lake, in small tracts
and selling it off. As is well known Mr..
Dodge has one of the most delightful
locations upon the shores of our beauti-
| full inland lakes.
1t is getting to be question of some
Importance as to what is to be done with
all the ice that has been and is being
put up this winter. Day after day teams
have been steadily engaged in drawing
ice and still it is being gathered.
According to reports the guests of the
hotels at Rogers City have way pecu-
liarly their own for observing the sab
b tn. They play cards during the day,
casino in the forenoon, poker in the
afternoon, and wind up with dance in
the evening.
A young man came down from one of
the lumber camps Thursday and that
evening picked up an acquaintance
named Miller. es;erday morning he
was after warrant to have the latter
arrested, claiming that during the night
he had robbed him of $l7. Miller was
arrested yesterday and has his exam
ination to-day.
The Democrat with this weeks issue
closed its first volume. The editor in
noticing the fact ceases to claim it as
the only newspaper, but express deter
mination to aim to make it the best
paper in northern Michigan. In this eff
fort he has our best wishes for his sue
cess.
Capt. Robert Pollock, formerly master
of the schooner Duncan City, met with a
severe accident, at Duncan Thursday. A
stick of timber fell striking him upon
his leg, knocking him from ladder and
then falling upon his foot, bruising him
so badly that it will lay him up for sew
eral days.
There came near being fire at the
Spencer House Wednesday. Smoke was
discovered coming from room occupied
by one of the regular boarders, who was
absent. An investigation showed the
clothing in wardrobe in the room on
fire, and it was put out before much
damage was done. How it caught was
mystery.
Bring out your candidates, the time
for the village election is drawing nigh.
Three cOuncilmen are to be elected in
place of the following members whose
terms expire, VIM. Macarthur, C. A. Gal
lagher and H. ]. Miner. There is to be
elected also village President, Clerk,
Treasurer, Assessor, Street Commission
er and Constable.
The Detroit News says "frOm all over
the northern part of the state comes
tales of waste and destruction caused by
freshets." Not much Mr.. News. In this
section of northern Michigan we are
never troubled with freshets, our num-
erOus inland lakes and our close prOx-
unity to grand Lake Huron gives the
water chance to spread itself and
averts all danger from floods.
Tuesday night some person or persons
made raid on the hen house of John
Barnish and captured six hens and a
rooster. Mr.. Barnish thinks they were
we'll posted on fowls as they selected the
very choicest of the lot He tracked
them some distance in the snow but
eventually lost the trail. The raid was
made early in the evening as the loss
was discovered by Mr.. Barnish between
eight and nine o'clock.
The House committee on Commerce
reported favOrably the bill introduced on
January 81 by Representative Newberry,
authorizing and directing the Secretary
of the Treasury to establish and main
tain bell buoy on Graham shoals, i'm
the straits of Mackinaw, and appropriate
ing $1,000 for this purpose. The COM.
mittee bases its action upon the informa-
ton and recommendation received from
the Secretary of the Treasury. This
would be quite an advantage to the navi-
cation of the straits5 and we hope the
bill will be promptly passed.
| Married.