Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-07-23
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. JULY 23. 1881.

lhulou0ys
H. A. Blake cast new puly for the
pile driver to take the place of the one de-
molished last Monday.
President Garfield continues to i'm
' prove and Is now considered about out
of danger.
The Cheb0ygan Lumber company's
saw mill commenced this week running
night and day.
The dredge got her new spud in yes
terday morning and commenced work on
the harbOr again.
The salt we'll at ten this forenoon was
down to depth Of 1858 feet. They struck
a assure in the rock last night and the
drill dropped ten inches at one jump.
The propeller Winnipeg was burned at
Duluth Tuesday, and four men belong
ing on the boat are supposed to have lost
their lives. The passengers all escaped,
but lost their baggage.
Rev. L. C. Rogers, rector of st. James
Episcopal chnrch. attended the annual
cOnvOcatiOn of the Episcopal church at
Alpena last week, and Wednesday even
ing delivered sermon on christian
Living and Examples
Sheriff Mute expects to move into his
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next week, and Under Sheriff Calvin will,
probably, run the county boarding house,
which Just now is doing lively bust
ness, yesterday twelve guests being
cared for. Principally drunk and dis
Orderlies.
The new depOtt@ .dings are approach
ing completion. 9th have heen sided
up outside and G led inside. The pas
senger depot has received one coat of
paint and the artists are busy adOrning
the freight house. The floors of both
have been laid and the inside work is
nearly finished.
A fire at Saginaw city last Tuesday de-
strOyed about 100000 worth of property.
A. w. Wright lost $500, Wiley Brothers
$4,000, Pearson & Son lost saw mill, salt
blocks, lumber, store, boarding houses
and dwellings valued at 100000. MOiles
Brothers and others lost lumber on docks
valued at $22,500.
We understand Smith Brothers and
Capt. Bouchard intend rebuilding the
Van Raalte the coming winter, greatly
improving her. They propose adding
thirty feet to her length and making
other improvements. She is proving
very popular on her present route and
doing good business.
Oh no, they take no quack doctors
puffs. We notice however that they did
publish the same notices several weeks !
since at about half the price the TRIBUNE
got, at least we received them at the |
time they appeared in our cOtempo-
rary's columns and would not publish it |
at the price offered, but our neighbOrs |
took it in at the offer, low as it was.
Next Wednesday and Thursday even
ings, at the Town Hall, John Thompson,
supported by company of his own selec-
ton, will appear in "Around the World"
giving him full opportunity to display |
his ability as a comedian. AS such he has |
gained very extensive reputation and |
received most flattering notices from the |
press and our citizens may confidently |
expect two evenings of genuine enjoy !
ment.
A party of Cheboygan gentleman, with
two or three from Detroit, are talking Of |
engaging the yacht Peachy, with Messrs.
Hodge and Harrington to sail it, and en-
joy weeks cruise around Georgian bay
about the first of August. We have no
doubt they would greatly enjoy 1t. The
bay is full of beautiful islands and some
most delightful scenery is found along
its shores. If they go, guns and fishing
tackle will be an important part of their
outfit.
There is only about 1900 yards of
dredging to be done to complete last
seasons contract, and it is thought that
next week will end the dredging under
the present contract. The appropriation
made by Congress last winter is to be
devoted to the construction of the pier at
the entrance Of the harbOr, for which our
fellow tOwnsman John W. McGinn has
the contract, and therefore there will be
no further dredging done until new
appropriation is made. We hope the
next appropriation made will be suffi-
GENTLY large to complete the harbOr.
The Importance of ChebOygan as bust
ness port demands that the work should
be done with as little delay as possible.
The OscOda News says the whole
and Tawas City for the construction of
the Bay City and Alpena railroad has
been pledged and notes given for the
amount, that the right Of way has been
secured nearly the whole distance from
Standish to the north line of IOsco
county, and that about the only thing
Standing in the way of the early COM
pletion of the road is the bonus to be
raised by Au Sable and OscOda, and hopes
to.be able to report in their next issue
that il has been raised. From letter
written by General Alger they learn that
grading will probably be commenced by
a large force as soon az the bonus is
raised.
Wednesday forenoon a man was seen
hiding something in an old crockery
crate, filled with straw, back Of Carleton
and Beckers grocery. After he left an