Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-08-27

Inc rain yesterday was uOSJ wei
come visitor, the streets had become very
dusty and shower was badly needed.
Last Saturday the Jackson Lansing &
Saginaw department sold 3,2O8 acres Of
pine land located in Ogemaw county for
$81 500 to MOsher & Fisher of West Bay
City.
A party from Cheboygan are talking
of taking a cruise on the yacht Peachie,
next week over in Georgian bay taking
guns and fishing tackle along for hunt
ing and fishing.
The Detroit and Chicago base ball
clubs played a close game in the latter
latter city last Tuesday. 1t took twelve
innings to decide the game, the Chicago
club winning by score of to 6.
Owners of domestic ANIMALS will be
interested in the fact that the new law
prohibiting horses, cattle, sheep and
hogs from running at large in the state
of Michigan will take effect Sept. 8. The
sO-called 'irOn-clad" whisky law also
takes effect in September.
Excavating for laying the mains of
the waterwOrks will be commenced next
Monday. Mr.. Hess who is to have charge
of the work, informs us that he expects
to commence at Upper Black river road
and lay them down Main street first.
Another cargo of pipe is expected next
week.
There being no train up Sunday nights
on the G.. r. q |. railroad, the mail car
rier is not compelled to wait Monday
mornings at PetOskey as late as other
days in the week, and consequently the
mail gets in much earlier every Monday
evening than during the rest of the
week.
1t was the tug Martel that rescued the
! fishing party at the SchneauX Friday OF
last week, and the tug taking that pas
sage seems to have been purely Pr0vi-
Dental, as Capt. Coates says IL was the
first time he had been through it in four
wears. and before entering, it was dis
cussed some time before they decided on
going by that way.
Mrs. Skinner who has been visiting
her parents at the Nj. f. Parsonage for
some time left for her home near Kala-
mazOO, last Tuesday morning. Her
father, Rev. w. nj. Campbell, accOmpan-
led her as far as PetOskey, he reports
the hotels at Pet0skey and Bay View
camp grounds full OF pleasure and health
seekers, and most of the cottages at the
latter place still occupied.
At the annual meeting, Wednesday, Of
last week in Grand Rapids, of the AssO-
ciated Press, plans were discussed for
further improvement of facilities for
gathering news and for its supply, both
to morning and evening papers, at earlier
hours. The following officers were elect
ed; Nj. Halstead, Cincinnati, President;
Joseph Pulitzer, st. Louis, Vice-Presi-
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William Henry Smith, Chicago, General
Agent.
The business committee of the state
agricultural society is vigorously push
ing preparations for the annual state
fair next month. We regret that the
indications are that ChebOygan county
will take no part in the exhibit. Had
the matter been worked up, there is 20
reason why our county should not have
made q creditable display in the way of
grain, and it is to be hoped that something
may yet be done to secure some specimens
from different sections of the county and
have them taken down for exhibition.
We understand that Charles Hentschell
sold his brewery last Wednesday to a
couple of gentlemen from Detroit, one
one of whom was formely foreman for
l.. Ming " 20. vi D6tTOll, one OI Tile
most extensive brewing firms of that city
The consideration received, we are in
formed. was 5000. The new firm we
understand will make important i'm
prOvements, and with the completion of
the railroads will have large territory
to work up q business in. and we see no
reason why they should not build up a
good trade.
The Chippewa County News gives an
account Of very distressing accident
that occurred short time since, being
the sad drowning of four children of
Capt. Trinchette, of the tug Antelope.
The captains family lives on the bank
of creek which empties into Hay lake,
and it appears that the other day, while
the mother and oldest son were absent
from home, the four younger children,
the oldest of whom was eleven years and
the youngest three, harnessed up dog
and hitched him to little boat in the
creek. BY some means the boat was up
set and the children drowned. The dog
made his way ashore and attracted the
attention of neighbOrs by loud bowling
but too late to resuscitate the little
victims.