Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-08-20
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1881.

Davidson takes four tin-types for 70
cents all made at one sitting.
The Bennett block is growing, the
masons being busy laying the walls.
The Rev. l.. c. Rogers having returned
from Indian River camp, there will be
services at st. James church tomorrow
at the usual hours.
Thursday forenoon twelve different
persons were fishing off the railroad dock
at the same time, nearly all Of whom
had fine strings of magnificent black
bass.
The masons are well up with the walls
of 0. B. Weeds new building. Only for
the bad weather for the past few days
they would have been nearing the COM
pletion of the walls of the second story.
The WOman's christian temperance
union, of the Ninth congressional dis
trict, will hold its fifth annual conven-
tion at Evart, commencing Friday of
next week and continuing Saturday and
Sunday.
The Spite driver has been kept busy at
work this week driving spiles for the
foundation of the railroad warehouse
that is to be erected on the dock. From
the number of spiles being driven they
evidendently intend to have a solid foun-
dation.
The Chippewa County News says: The
City of Quebec passed up on Thursday, of
last week with over four hundred pas
sengers on board, bound for the great
north west. This is but fair sample of
the tide of emigration to the land of
promise.
A card in last weeks "Chaff" an
nounces the withdrawal of ID. j. Nc
Donald from the firm of publishers, and
that Lloyd Breeze is now sole proprietor.
If we can Judge from last weeks issue,
Mr.. Breeze gives abundant evidence of
being able to Ego it alone"
From the Chippewa County News we
learn that on Tuesday night of last week,
the water was let into the new lock of
the canal and allowed to remain in all
night. In the morning the water was
drawn off in IA 3 minutes with single
valve. 1t is estimated that the lock can
be drawn off in sevea minutes.
The bridge over the river, this side of
John F. McDonald's has been condemned
as unsafe and closed to traffic. Some of
the timbers are so rotten that the braces
have sunk into them in some places four
or five inches. We presume the bridge
will be Overhauled and thoroughly re-
paired or new bridge constructed at an
early day.
Carleton Brothers have their brick
making machinery about ready for bust
ness. Only for the wet weather they
think they would have been able to have
commenced the manufacturing of brick
this week. They expect to be in full
operation next week and turn out first
class brick at lively rate and soon have
kiln ready to burn.
There is new counterfeit silver dol
lar in circulation which is pronounced
by the Sub-Treasury the best counter
felt silver coin ever seen. 1t is beauti-
fully made, and has slight appearance
of iron which is often found in the gen.
uine standard dollar. 1t is silver plated,
and acid does not effect it unless the
surface is scratched up. The weight is
the marvellous point in the deception
The counterfeit as it stands would pass
in size easily, and its weight would not
be detected OH any but fine scale. The
date upon it is 1878.
The Bay City Morning Call of Sunday
says: Trains on the j. L. & s. railroad
are expected to run through to Indian
River sometime this week. The new
road is now ten miles out of Gaylord
and is being pushed on at the rate of two
miles per day." We think the Call is a
little soon in getting the trains to In
dian River, but if the track is being laid
at the rate of two miles per day it will
not be many days before they reach that
point. At this end they are busy level.
ing up the grade, and for greater por.
tion of the distance ties are scattered
along ready to be placed in position.
Friday Of last week at Amiot's shiI
yard they were ripping up some timber
for Nation, Ogden & Co.'S. new lighter
In one piece the saw struck something
which they supposed was a hard knot