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


Under-Sheriff Calvin left Thursday
evening for Gaylord on official business.
Charles Van Arsdale left Friday of
last week to attend the University at
Ann ArbOr.
We are in receipt of copy of the re-
port of the Quartermaster General of
Michigan for 1880.
Sheriff Mute has taken up his resi-
dence at the Jail. He has appointed John
Calvin, Under Sheriff and William W.
Smith, deputy.
E.Z. Perkins arrived home Saturday
just in time to enjoy few New Years
calls. He reports having enjoyed his
visit to his former home very much.
The Detroit Free Press says Capt. S. B
GrummOnd has bought the steamer
Flora, and will run her next season on
the Detroit, Alpena and Mackinaw route.
DR.. W: W. Bowes left on the stage We'd
nesday morning being called to Canada
on account of the serious illness of his
father. He expects to be absent couple
of weeks.
Postmaster Ford says that as he is in
curing considerable expense in reftting
the postOffice he would be greatly oblig-
ed if all who are in arrears for box rent
would call and pay up arrearages
promptly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Patterson enter
tanned large number of invited guests
at their residence on Water street,
Wednesday evening with dread and
butter" party. They made it exceeding
ly enjoyable for all and demonstrated
that they were perfectly at home on such
an occasion.
Mr.. L. H. Higgins, of Au Sable, the
new proprietor and editor of the Macki-
nae Sentinel, and Mr.. NJ L. Marvin who
will have charge of the mechanical part
of the paper spent Thursday night in
the village on their way to Point st.
Ignace. The TRIBUNE was favored with
pleasant call.
We are indebted to j. B. Haviland,
State Swamp Land Commissioner, for a
copy of his report for 1880. From it
we learn that on Sept. 30th, 1880 there
remained of swamp land i'm Cheboygan
county subject to sale, 29377,02 acres.
In Emmett comfy. 1883 acres. In
Pressure Isle county, 69,7O5,7S
We are in receipt of the Michigan
Almanac for 1881. 1t is compiled by the
Detroit Post and Tribune company and,
if anything, is more complete than any
previously issued, containing a vast
amount of information of value to every
body. Send fifteen cents to the Detroit
News company and get copy. 1t will
be money well invested.
Smith Brothers have commenced work
on the postoffice improvements. Accord
ing to the contract the work has to be
completed by February 18th, and from the
we'll known reputation of this firm our
citizens can safely calculate on having
an Office more in keeping with the
growth of our town and the increased
business of the office, by that time at
least.
For the past three or four weeks the
demand for the TRIBUNE has been such
as to exhaust the supply each week, not
outstanding we had been printing quite
number extra each week, and have
added half quire week. The number
of new subscribers received and the
prOmptness with which old ones have
been paying is highly gratifying and
fully appreciated.
Prosecuting Attorney Shepherd made
his debut last Tuesday as prosecutor in
the case of Mcdonald, the man who
threated to shoot Nightwatchman
Paquette couple of weeks since. The
examination was held before Justice
Sutton and resulted in the prisoner be-
bound over to the Circuit Court, with
bail at $500, in default of which he was
furnished board at the county boarding
house.
The new constitution of Georgia pro-
vides that the Legislature shall meet
but once in two years and then sit but
forty days. Now, here is an example
worthy of imitation by every state in the
Union. 1t would cut off all long winded
speeches and cOnfne the members strict
ly to business, which if done. would en-
able them to accomplish as much in the
forty days as it now takes three or four
months to do and it would save millions
for the people.
The Pressure Isle Election Board, ar
rested at the instance of Democrats for
refusing to canvas the vote of POsen and
Krakow townships, in in that county,
were taken before United States Com
missioner Burnham, at Alpena, and had
their examination on Wednesday of last
week. After thorough investigation
of the whole subject they were discharg-
ed. The commissioner held that the
Congressional and Presidential elector
returns, as filed, were no returns, and
the board, in refusing to count the
same, violated no law nor neglected no
duty, hence should be discharged.
+. The fact that representatives of the
TRIBUNE could not accomplish impossi-
bilities i'm the way of making New Years