Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-09-24
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER "a. 1881.

son spent last night In our harD0r.
c.. L. Smyth & Co. invites you
through their advertisement to call and
examine their large stock of furniture.
The Cheboygan Lumber company has
received new set of head blocks for
their mill, from the Stearns' Manufac-
turing company, of Erie. Pa.
Capt. Kirkland received a telegram
from Milwaukee stating that another
steam pump to be used on the Jessie
Linn left thatscit this morning on the
Champaign.
Smith & Adams have the new post
office for ST. lgnace, about ready for the
painters. 1t is much after the style of
the Cheboygan office. but has been inn
proved in some respects.
The Mullet Lake House seems to be
the fayorite rendezvous for duck hunt
ers at present. L. S. Russell, the accom-
modating clerk, can be depended on to
make it pleasant and enjoyable for ALL
Messrs. Quasi & Schley who recently
purchased the Cheboygan Brewery, have
been making important improvements.
They are wide-awake gentlemen and we
predict that they will meet with good
success.
Thursday morning j. w. McGinn conf
menced placing the remainder Of the
timber on the pier at the entrance to
the harbor. The timber was all framed,
ready to be placed in in .position, before
it was taken out.
We understand Macarthur, Smith & Co.
propose next season erecting large
grist mill at cost of $4,000. The rap
id development of our county, as farm
ing region, demands increased capacity
for grinding the grain raised.
1t has been decided to use water power
to furnish the power for the water works
and Messrs Macarthur Smith & Co are
going to commence at once to construct
new race from which the water to
furnish the power willsbe derived.
Capt. Keeny is well qualified for the
position he holds as captain on the
Northern Belle, but sometimes it must
try him to tell stories big enough to
match those told by some of his passen-
gers, still it takes good one to get
away with him.
Workmen are engaged Gaping the
spiles of the railroad dock, and doing 1t
in substantial manner. Three thick
nesses of timber being used, all thor
Oughly drift bolted. The dredge is at
work dredging in the rear of the dock
and throwing the dirt over, filling in the
wharf.
MIR. o. Nj. Clement, the gentleman
from Colon, mentioned last week as hav-
ing leased the Williams building, has
arrived with the Largest ami most COM
plete stock of boots and shoes ever put
on this market, and expects to get open
next week. He has had great deal Of
experience i'm this line of business and
we predict that he will never regret his
business venture here. Mr.. w. ii. Clark
who also understands this business
thoroughly, is with him.
Fishermen report very successful
catches recently. Last Sunday morn
ing Charles Corlette reports getting fifty
packages of whitefish at one lift with
one net. Mr.. Ross McCarty reports that
in one net last Monday they secured four
ton of whitefsh. The catch has been
so great withsall the fishermen that the
supply Of half barrels Is inadequate to
meet the demand, and they are using
old pork barrels and other temporary ex
pedients for packing their fish until half
barrels can be obtained.
All those interested in forming an as
ISOLATION to procure series Of lectures
this winter are requested to meet at the
Office of Frazer & Brown this evening at
half past 7 o'clock. The object of this
meeting is to discuss a plan for prOcur-
ing course of lectures from prominent
men throughout the country, the expen-
ses to be betrayed by the admission price.
Now that we shall have railroad COM
municatiOn to Cheboygan there will be
no difficulty in obtaining flrst-class lee
lures at reasonable prices.
Governor Jerome has issued a procla-
nation requesting general suspension
of business, and for the people to convene
at the several houses of worship and
hold appropriate services on next Mon
day, the day that the lamented Garfield