Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-12-24
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER II, 1881,
Indian River correspondence.

INDIAN RIVER, Dec. 1, 1881.
TO the Editor NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
Our very busy village (sOOn to be a
city is Just now very lively preparing
for Christmas.
Our Sunday school (under the super
intendency of Mr.. Townly) is making
very elaborate preparations to receive
Santa Claus and no doubt the Christ
mas tree at our union school house next
Saturday will eclipse anything ever
seen in ChebOygan county.
We "hOpe you are enjoying the same
blessings" Wish you merry Christ
mas.
We are in transitory condition in
Legard to railroad and expect from
present indications that the Mackinaw
extension of the i'll. & s. R. r. will
drop into the hands of the Michigan
Central and then thanks to the "p0wers
that be" we will have regular commune
cation daily with the outside world.
Having been worked SO hard it has
been impossible for your correspondent
to write up any article for the TRIBUNE
the last two weeks. Hope to do better.
Our Mr.. Martin has just returned
from business trip to the metropolis
and several car loads of holiday goods
have just arrived and we think that In
dian River can boast of the largest,
best selected and we'll arranged stock Of
goods in the county il not in northern
Michigan. .,I.
neglected to mention little affair
that happened near here just before the
game law went into effect. A young
boy, son of Mr.. Matt King, succeeded in
capturing large deer In new and
novel manner. The deer having been
wounded by the lad took to the lake and
the boy taking to his boat followed him
and after giving him two shots, without
any fatal result, rowed his boat near
him and caught him by the tail, sue
ceeded in placing him in position that
the deer was drowned. We had the
pleasure of very fine steak from said
deer. Our water works are just COM
pleted, depot in working order and 100
men working on the side tracks which
will be completed soon. We had quite
an excitement to-day over the arrest of
two notorious characters and our ED"
was obliged to call for assistance of |
some of our law and order citizens. |
Result, both paid their fines and costs
and Cheboygan county saved the ex-
pense of boarding them thirty days. We |
think the judge has a level head and is |
terror to evil doors.
Our ladies generally are making ar
rangements to receive callers on the |
LIST of January and have decided unani- |
mously to discard all liquors and with |
the refreshments to give coffee. A good
scheme.
Brother Nusted of Riggsville deliver
ed first-class sermon to our benighted
people last Sunday eve. He is to visit
us regularly every Sunday.
Burt lake frozen over and good skating
the sleighing Perfectly hOrrid-plenty
of sand sc.
School commenced last week Monday
with Miss Jennie Beman for teacher.
she surely HAS SOOu ItpuIdIlOH dS
teacher and thus far has given unlimit-
ed satisfaction. About twenty scholars
are in attendance.
One thing we need to make our
church gatherings at the school house
more attractive and entertaining is an
organ to help the singing.
Allan Smith is busy numbering at
this point, having large number of
men at work and large quantity of
logs skided ready to bank as soon as suf-
fcient snow falls to enable him to do
so.
Dancing parties are all the rage at
present and many of our citizens seem
to derive much pleasure in tripping the
nimble steps. The only drawback being
the scarcity of fair maidens, which will
be remedied in time.
Cur hotels are doing a good business
still.
Very Truly.
ESCULAPIAS,