Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-12-24
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER II. 1881.
Sixteen suits were commenced before
Justice Fife last Wednesday. Business
for the lawyers.

for the lawyers.
Next week the pupils of the schools
will enjoy their usual holiday vacation
and get needed rest from study.
Some of the employees at Smith &
Adams planning mill have put up tar
get and about every day during their
incoming hour indulge in rifle shooting.
The soft weather has been favorable
for outdoor work and good use has been
made of it by many in building and
making improvements of their property.
Sanford Baker is getting some of the
timber for rebuilding his dock on the
ground and should this soft weather
continue the work will be commenced at
once.
Rev. II. p. Robinson who occupied the
pulpit of the Congregational church two
Sabbaths, a few weeks since, has accepted
a call to the church at Grand
Ledge.
The Michigan delegation in Congress
have recommended Captain W. A. Cav
EFT, formerly of Lansing, for snperin-
tendent of the Hot Springs reseveratiOn
Of Kansas.
Have you got your turkey for a Christ
mas dinner? There seems to be an
abundant supply in town, which would
indicate that the turkey crop of Michi-
0an VINO q hountifuI ona
We are in receipt of the Michigan
Almanac for 1872. 1t is, as usual. re-
plete with valuable statistics and useful
information. Send Is cents to the Detroit
News Company, Detroit, and get copy.
Complaints are made that some par
ties are making themselves a little to
fresh in removing gates in the upper
part of the town and unless they stop
their pranks they may get into trouble.
A. P. Newton had package of fish
stolen from the Baker dock Wednesday
night. Daring the day it had been set
outside of the warehouse for man
that had purchased it, but he did not
call for it and Thursday morning it was
missing.
At ROscommon, last Saturday morn
ing, Deputy Sheriff Amos Forbes was
killed by Robert E. Titus, whom he at
tempted to arrest for assaulting his wife.
A mob was unsuccessful in attempting
to take Titus from the officer who captur-
ed him.
Work on w. S. Smiths saw mill is
progressing. They are working on the
inside getting it ready for the machinery.
A portion of the roof is on and they are
awaiting for iron to finish it. Tram
ways have been built the length of the
dock ready for carting out the lumber
for piling.
The work of repairing the bridge over
the river, on the town line at Jno. F.
McDonald's is moving along. The tim
Der is about ready and preparations are
being made to remove the old bridge,
or such portions of it as are defective,
and putting in the new.
Postmaster HOmbach of st. Ignace is
making every effort to secure prompt
mail services for the citizens of that
burg. He has arranged with the ferry
AlgOmah to send it over on her. Send
ing man and paying his fare to look
after it. Wednesday he brought it over
on the Lady May himself.
The new furnace for heating the Con-
gregatiOnal church has been put i'm and
is ready for service. There are three
registers, one in each aisle of the au-
dience room and one in the vestibule. The
latter will be great convenience, en-
abling all 20 get comfortably warmed be-
fore entering to take their seats.
A large number of Christmas presents
have been received through the mails
by our citizens. Thursday night
one package for Wolverine, containing
new pennies, candy and peanuts arrived
in bad condition, the contents being
scattered over the distributing table.
They were gathered up and wrapped so
as to carry and sent forward.
A telegram from ]. j. Young, agent
for the Northern Michigan line of steam
ers at Chicago, received Thursday, states
that the Lawrence would come no fur
Their than st. Ignace this trip. This is
quite a disappointment to many of our
business men, as several tons of goods