Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-12-10
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1881.

Ills puIpit Io-HoIIOW'
We have a full line of blank tax re-
ceipts for sale at our Office.
The need Of street lamps il comment
ed on by all strangers visiting our town.
Take time and read the new advertise
ment of John Becker which appears to-
day.
The service of praise at the M. E.
church last Sunday evening was well
attended.
Considerable wood has been brought
to town during the week, but the de-
mand is still active.
Mrs. Samuel Trip, of Burt township,
died Tuesday evening. She had suffered
from illness all summer. She leaves
four children.
The country school districts keep Com
missioner Shepherd pretty busy nova
days trying to supply them with cOmpe-
tent teachers.
Arrangements have been made by the
members of the Baptist Sabbath school
for having Christmas tree at the church
Christmas eve.
Jas. Hutchinson, formerly in the en-
plOy of Nelson & Bullen, died at their
boarding house Wednesday Of typhoid
fever. He had been ill several weeks.
III. Tuttle repaired chair for Mrs.
w. ii. Brown that is somewhat old. 1t
was made in England during the reign
of Queen Elizabeth, about 1900, and is
consequently over $50 years old.
The gifted young man who scribbles
nonsense for the ChebOygan Democrat
should lose no time in taking a heroic
dose of vermifuge, He exhibits violent
symptoms of entOzoa-Bay City Tribune.
Messrs Blake & Clark are making
preparations for manufacturing wagons,
buggies and sleighs on an extensive
scale, and will fit up their shop with the
best machinery for the purpose. They
already have orders for several cutters.
By reference to cur advertising col
umns it will be seen that applications
will be presented to the board of super
visors, at the January meeting, for the
organization of two new townships out
of the territory now embraced in Tus-
carOra. They are to be named Nunda
and Mentor.
One of the men employed by ThOmp-
son Smith i'm the woods was hit OH the
back of his hand, with the head of an
axe by companion, accidently. infict-
ing very severe injury, last Monday.
DR.. Bowes dressed the bruise and set the
broken bones and the mans hand is rap
idly healing up.
Louis jolly, of Old Mackinac, sent us
down this week life preserver from
the steamer Lake Erie, which had drift
ed ashore near the old fort at that place.
1t was tied all ready for use and the i'm
preston prevailed there that 1t had been
tied on some person. who had drowned,
but as no one was drowned off the Erie
it could not have been SO.
Rev. j. L. Male, formerly pastor of the
Congregational church Of this village,
but more recently Of the church at Port
land, has accepted call for one year at
Gaylord. With the regular running of
trains ON the railroad he will become a
near neighbOr to his old charge and his
many warm friends in our village may
hope to see more of him and his estima-
BILE wife than they have since their re
moval from ChebOygan.
The state law requires all owners or
keepers Of hotels more than two stories
high, to furnish them with fire extin-
guishers and fire alarm that can be
heard in all parts of the house. They
are also required to keep the corridors
and stairways well lighted at night, and
to place a red light at the head of each
stairs. Neglect to comply with this law
makes such owner or keeper liable to
fine Of not less than $25 and not more
than 800 for each month that he fails
to comply with this act.
The gun club masquerade Wednesday
evening was grand failure so
far as masquerading was concerned.
AT the time of commencing the dance
only three gentlemen maskers being
present, it was soon turned into a social
ball which seemed to be enjoyed by all
who came as spectators, but consider