Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-02-26
TOWN TALK.

The MethOdists are talking of build
ing chapel in the rear of their church,
for social meetings and Sabbath school
purposes. Something that every church
should have.
CharlevOix Republican county con-
vention elected delegates to the judicial
convention favorable to Hon. E. H.
Green, for circuit judge and instructed
them to stick to their man.
There is movement on foot to hold i'm
Detroit reunion of eX-sOldiers and sail
Ors, who were inmates of rebel prisons
during the rebellion, and to form per-
manent organization of local branch
of the ''union prisoners-Of-the-war assO-
citation"
Rev. R. M. Thompson, formerly pastor of
the Congregational church of this village.
has recently joined The Baptist denomin-
alton and was imm ersed by minister of
that church at jacksonville, Ohio. A
conference has been called for his or
dinatOn as Baptist minister.
Our cotemporary in noticing the re-
organization of the band stated that it
was out of debt. Such is not the case,
there being debt of s235, for which a
few of the members are personally re-
sponsibIe, and the boys thought they
would re-organize and try and raise
enough money to pay this debt.
The Suttons Bay Tribune, Democratic,
knowing there was no possibility of
electing Democratic candidate as cir
cult Judge of this circuit tries to play the
peoples game and has issued call,
upon its own responsibility, for "peO-
Piles judicial convention" to be held at
Petoskey Friday of next week.
The Grand Traverse Herald says: "Che-
bOygan has gone wild over Manistee's
salt we'll and now proposes to expert
ment beneath its own surface" "NOt
much, Thomas, the Manistee we'll had
nothing, whatever, to do with the mat
ter. The subject of test well at this
place has been under consideration for
years, but never was successfully worked
up until the present effort.
VIM. Hess boiler shop is one of the
busiest places in town. He has several
men employed and they keep the music
going from mOrnidg till night. He has
the boiler of the tug Hayden completed
and the boiler for the Mary we'll under
way. He is going to build a new dome
for the boiler of the Eva English. He
also has force of men at st. Ignace re-
building the boiler of the tug W. B. Min
ter, for the Mackinaw Lumber Co.
We are indebted to Emerson Gee, a
former citizen of Cheboygan, now Of
Colorado, for late copy of the Leadville
Democrat. Mr.. Gee is associated with
Anwell Lafave, another Cheboygan man
in exploring the mineral regions of thai
section. They We're the original discov
erers of the Holy Cross mining district
that is fast becoming famous for its rich
developments. The Democrat says the
Holy Cross has proved bonanza for the
prospectors who first got into that re-
giOn.
Messrs. Humphrey & Perkins, attor
neys for the ]. L. & S. railroad, have sue
ceeded in securing deeds for the right-o
way in this county through most of TIL
land over which the road passes, upOI
terms highly satisfactory to the company
We understand, however, that Edgar
Conkling, the owner of Mackinaw City
that magnificent city-On paper-and ;
great deal of land in that vicinity, Onl,
asks the modest sum of $4,000 for TIN
privilege of building the road through
his property.
The cedar tie trade this season prom
Uses to be the most profitable one TO
several seasons past. One of the mos
extensive dealers says he is constantl
in receipt of letters making inquiries a
to whether they can be had in this sec
tion. These inquiries come from all sec
tions of the country and show that rail
road matters are booming. Severa
hundred thousand ties are being gos on
in this vicinity and the indications ar
that sale could be had for as many more
The most of those being got out are a
ready contracted for.