Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-01-08


to open his dancing school. See his adj
vertisement for terms, etc.
The Detroit Evening News says there
are only some forty applicants for the
position of Railroad Commissioner.
Smyth & Co., the we'll known jewelers.
and stationers have something interest
ing this week in our advertising col
umns.
Everybody interested in the ChebOygan
County Agricultural society should at
tend the annual meeting next Monday
afternoon.
Remember the annual meeting of the
society at the Office of
& Fife next Monday afternoon
at o'clock.
C. A. Gallagher has purchased the
stock and fixture of the Metropolitan
sOlOOn, and we understand proposes
opening billiard room at that stand.
"Old Boreas7 got in his work we'll for
a couple of weeks and succeeded in pro-
viding good safe ice bridge over the
straits, and teams have been crossing to
and from Mackinac and Point st. Ignace
with perfect safety for several days.
Parties in our village are talking of
making an effort to organize building
here. The object of such an
association is to loan money to the men,
bers for the purpose of aiding them to
build homes for themselves, and in some
places are very successful.
Mrs. Robert Robinson has floral Gu
riosity that is attracting considerable
attention. 1t is double Gala lilly, on
one stem, something that is very rare
and many who take great interest in
cultivating house plants claim they
never heard of such thing before.
The Detroit Post and Tribune saws
John d. Mcdonald, contractor for the st.
Ignace division of the Detroit, Mackinac
and Marquette railroad, reports that 80
miles of the road from st. Ignace are
completed. and $50 men will be employ
ed during the winter, of which number
$50 are Sweedes, IS Russians and 80 Nor
wegians.
As fitting close to a happy New
Years day, Mrs. w. W. Strohn, assisted
by Mrs. R. Patterson, Miss Bailey, Miss
Marshall, Miss Davis and Miss Brown,
who had received with her during the
day, entertained large party of friends
Saturday evening. 1t is conceded to
have been one of the most happy occas-
ions of the season.
Last week our weather reporter forgot
that the paper was to be issued on Fri
day and did not hand in the report until
Just as we were going to press. Thurs
day morning was the coolest of the week,
the thermometer at sunrise indicating
13o below zero. 1t is claimed, however,
by some, that a little later other Their
mometers dropped to 200 below.
On the third page we give in full the
paper on Music in Worship" read by
Rev. Charles A. Marsh at the fourth an
nual meeting of the ChebOygan Con-
gregational conference. The Detroit
Post and Tribune, in its report of the
proceedings, says: mo paper during the
conference elected more discussion and
excited more interest than this"
The week of prayer has been observed
this week by both the Methodists and
COngregationalists and the meetings
have been we'll attended and considerable
interest manifested. The COngrega-
tionalists have decided to continue the
meetings during next week. The meet
ings will be held at the school house of
Miss Walton every evening except Satur-
day; commencing at seven O'clock. A
general invitation is extended to all to
attend.
Mrs. Chandler having returned, the
temperance meetings will be resumed at
the school house Tuesday afternoon i'm
mediately after school closes. No one
can question the need of earnest effort
in I this direction in our village,
and all interested in the good work
should make an effort to assist in keep
ing up these meetings. See that the
children are present and be present your
selves when ever you can. Interesting
exercises may be expected.
The Big Rapids Pioneer Magnet this
week enters upon its fifth volume of the
consolidated series, and the nineteenth
of the old series, with it comes a fac
simile of the first number of the Pioneer,
the first paper ever printed in Big Rapids
and although of ancient date is rather
interesting reading to-day, taking one,
as it does, back to war times. The Pho
neer Magnet is one of our brightest and
best exchanges and is always crisp and
newsy and an ever welcome visitor to
our sanctum.
The young man Smith, proprietor OF
the Metropolitan saloon, who left town
so uncerimOniOusly this week, was Dot
running the saloon for Smith Brothers,
but upon his own account. VS.. Smith,
of the firm of Smith Brothers, says by
strict attention to his business while in
their employ at the Mullet Lake House,
he won their confidence. and thew aided