Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-03-05

HaZen, we object, two bllZZardS III one
week is little too much of good
thing.
w. C. Moore is having his business
room newly decorated with a coat Of
fresh paint.
The stage and mail due yesterday
from Petoskey, has mot yet, as we go to
press, arrived.
Some of the camps are talking of
breaking up in week or ten days, hav-
ing exhausted their supply of timber.
VIM. JenkinsOn and others of Port
Huron, have purchased the Northern
Transit barges Hale, Heating and
Church. They will be lowed the coming
season by the propeller Burlington.
You can get any Music Book or Sheet
of Music, as cheap as by sending direct
to the Publisher for it, and save time
and trouble, by leaving your Orders at
Fexer's News Depot and Book Store.
The Mackinac City mail carrier failed
to make the trip yesterday for the first
time this winter. 1t was utterly i'm
possible to get through the immense
snow drifts and he was obliged TO turn
back.
The building for Captain Riley's meat
market is up and enclosed, all but the
front. The weather this week has not
been very favorable for out door work or
the building would been nearly COM
pleted.
w. w. StrOhn was not allowed the
pleasure of witnessing the Inauguration
of President Garfield. Mrs. StrOhn re-
ceived telegram from him announcing
his departure last Monday for the wilds
of New Mexico.
CHI. Sinclair, well known in our vii
lage, and VIM. Harmon, of Chicago, have
purchased the tug j. III. Martin, of Port
Huron and will take her to Chicago, as
soon as navigation opens, to be used as
one of HarmOn's line of harbOr tugs.
The Detroit Post and Tribune says
that w. E. Warmer has purchased the
steamer Nashua, one of the best boats of
the Northern TranspOrtiOn line and will
RIM her in the freight and passenger bust
ness between Detroit, Alpena and Mack
inaw.
Macarthur, Smith & Co. are hav-
ing the machinery purchased for their
mill, by Mr.. Daley, at Bay City, brought
in by way of GAYLORD. They have a camp
within few miles of that station, and
their tote" teams will haul it from that
point.
Thursdays stage from Petoskey did
not get in until four o'clock yesterday
afternoon. 1t got as far as Riggsville
Thursday and was all day yesterday COM
ing from there. The driver employed all
the oxen in the vicinity of Riggsville to
break the road in advance of the stage
and brought one yoke all the way in.
Two more victims to the deadly tree.
Last Saturday man employed i'm Chas.
Bellants camp was brought to town SER
iOusly injured, and last Wednesday Jacob
Samson, employed in Nation, Ogden &
Co.'S camp had his left leg broken in two
places. A tree he was cutting down
sprung back when it fell catching him
with the above serious result.
The Adrian Press airs its ignorance
thusly: "They talk of boring for oil al
ChebOygan. No use, ChebOygan can
furnish nothing but saw dust and port
collector" For the benefit of the Press
we would say that ChebOygan never
thought of boring for oil, much less talk.
ed of it. but it is going to bore for salt
and get it. In regard to what it can
furnish, we would remind that paper
that in 1877 ChebOygan county produced
more wheat to an acre, among the
stump5, than did Lenawee. county and
can do it again.
We notice that the name of VIM. Van
Buren,, of Lansing, is mentioned i'm con
nectiOn with the Office of the State BOard
of Charities which has OF soon will be
come vacant by the resignation of Hon
Henry w. Lord. The position Is one Of
great Importance, as well az one requir
ing peculiar qualification to fill as i
should be filled. We believe Mr.. Val
Buren, possesses those qualifications il
an eminent degree, and should he re
celve the appointment, as we hope HI
will. the duties of the position will b,
performed to the entire satisfaction o.
the members OF the board and the PEG
pie of the state.
The POtsdam, n. Y. Courier and Free
man says Mr.. Chamberlain, president o
Northern Transit company, is reported
to have his eye ON line of FIVE large
first class prOpellers to constitute new
line from Chicago through lake Ontari
to Ogdensburg. This is what some o
the captains of the line, last fall said h
designed doing. We hope the repOr
may be true. While it would not Civ
us as many boats each way as we ha,
last season, it would afford two or thre
boats, each way, every week and run
ming through they would make nue.
better time between this port and tn
lower lake ports.