Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-01-22

Charles BrannOck, ST., offers valuable
farming land for sale. See advertise
ment.
". E. Smyth, Jr., arrived home We'd
nesday evening. We are under Obliga-
tons to him for fav0rs.
There are some complaints about wells
in this village giving out. Some have
completely failed, and others are fast
drying UP.
Prof. Sweet will give grand masque-r
ade ball at the Town Hall Tuesday eve
ming, February Sth. Further particu-
lars will be given in due time.
The work of grading on the j. L. &
railroad, in this county, has been sus.
pended on account of the great depth of
snow. Work will be resumed as soon as
the snow settles sufficiently.
Attendants at st. James church will
hereafter find comfortable place for
worship. A wood stove has been put up
in place of that which burned soft coal.
and will undoubtedly prove satisfactory,
While here in this section we are on
the tenth week of continuous sleighing,
in the vicinity of Bay City and Saginaw
they are rejoicing over their first sleigh
ing for the winter, which commenced
the latter part of last week, and all are
enjoying it to the utmost.
+. Nelson has visited New York city
and had an operation performed upon
one of his feet, portion of the bone be-
ing removed. He writes that the opera
ton was successfully performed and he
is encouraged to think that he will come
out all right. We understand Mr.. Nelson
is expected home this evening.
Yesterday as the stage for PetOskey
was passing through the German settle
ment, near Riggsville, house of one of
the settlers was discovered to be on fire.
AL Littlefeld stopped the stage and, Or
ganizing fire brigade out of the passen-
gers, went to the rescue, and with few
pals of water put out the fire.
The Chippewa County News in refer
ring to the dispute between the Mack.
nae Sentinel and the Democrat in re
gard to that "Leagnpd With The Devil
article says lit seems from tho discussit
that the Democrat was slightly hasty
but still we do not know of anybody il
better position to know just who the
immediate colleagues of his satanic maj
esty are than the editor of that same
Democrat"
We learn from the Manistique Pioneer
that Thursday afternoon of last week
the Chicago LAUNDERING cOmpany's store
at that place was burned. A consider
able portion of the stock was saved by
the energetic efforts of the citizens, but
large amount was consumed. FOrtu-
nately the wind was in the right quar-
ter to save about 100000 feet of lum-
Der piled on the dock the nearest piles
being not over 200 feet from the burn
ing building.
John Cummings returned home from
the north shore, where he had been en-
plOyed with surveying party, Thursday
with one of his feet so badly frozen that
it is feared it will have to be amputated.
Friday of last week party of three broke
through the ice while crossing river
and all three of them had their feet more
or less frozen. One man of the three
went to Mackinac to have both feet am
putated and Cummings came on home to
receive attention.
The Bay City folks seem to be in earn
est about that narrow guage railroad
from that city to Alpena. They held
very enthusiastic meeting last Tuesday
night and the drift of the discussion was
decidedly in favor of the railroad. A
committee consisting of Mayor Wilkins,
ID. c. Smalley, A. Mcdonnell, James Shear
er and W. H. TOusey of that city, and S.
o. Fisher and Frank Fitzhugh of West
Bay City was appointed to solicit sub
scriptiOns to aid in the construction of
the road. Gustin, Merrill & Co. went
5000 on the project.
Prof. Tice's Almanac for 1881 is out
Besides the usual almanac matter, il
contains the forecasts of the weather;
their wonderful notifications i'm 1880
how to guard against lightning; when il
is unsafe to enter deep wells, mines &c.
how to bake and roast meat; cause OF
blight in Fruit trees, and much other
valuable matter. Altogether the pres
ent, surpasses any former issue in prac-
tical information. For sample copy and
terms to the trade, send 20 cents ia
Thompson. Tice & Livingston, publish
ers, $40 Pine street, St. Louis. Mo.
Sheriff Lessard, of Chippewa county
passed through ChebOygan the latter part
of last week with Jack Toy, prisoner
sent to the House of Correction, at Ionia
for six months for vagl fancy. 1t is stated
that the prisoner is the same man who
some years since was being tried at the
Sault upon charge ofrape. The jury be-
ing about equally divided as to his guilt
or innocence and after remaining out thu
most of one night and finding they could
not agree, one side or the other proposed
, to arrive at verdict through game o.
, ouchra This nronosition was accantat