Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-03-19

Inc TWO new TOWNSHIPS, AiIlS Ill
Pressure Isle county and Ellis in this
join each other.
This has been another busy week fol
the stages and large quantity of freight
has been brought through from PetOskey
Little Traverse will here after be known
as HarbOr Springs. The bill incorporat
ing it under that name was approved by
Governor Jerome last week.
Read Nelson & Bullen'snew advertise
ment. They have just received large
stock of the latest styles of clothing
which they are Offering at low prices.
Observation-Disclosures Mnasard -rOOl
brains says that Car Alexander was
killed by "bcom." We were not aware
that "booms.. were of so deadly o nature
H. Miner has his new store room
neatly painted and everything looks as
clean and neat as can be. He is daily ex.
pecting the arrival of large stock OF
furnishing goods sc.
The village council held a meeting
Thursday night and canvassed the result
of the vote at the charter election last
Monday. They found that the entire
Democratic ticket was elected.
Last Tuesday afternoon a lady calling
at the Grand Central hotel left book
entitled Darrell Gap. or Whether it
Paid" on the stairway and when she
started to leave, it was missing. The
person finding it would confer favor
by leaving the book at the TRIBUNE Of
flee.
An outside exchange says kerosene oil,
as the days grow longer, is declining in
price. A change of five and a half cents
in legal test and six and half cents in
water white has taken place within the
past two weeks. Probably when navi-
CATION opens ChebOygan may have the
benefit of the reduction.
There has been rumOr around town
that there was danger of the dam giving
away, causing some apprehension of
danger. We have been assured that
there is not a particle of danger. A
thorough examination has been made
and there is not sign of any weakning
of the dam at any place.
There will be social at the residence
of Rev. W. nj. Campbell, on Wednesday
evening next, to aid in an effort to raise
funds to furnish the Methodist church
in ChebOygan when repaired as con-
templated. All who desire to help a
worthy cause and enjoy pleasant social
time are cordially invited to attend.
Last week we were compelled to mail
half shebts to the most of our exchanges,
owing to large number of subscrip-
lions received after the inside had been
printed and an unusual demand for ex-
ira copies. We are not in the habit as
they all know, of sending half sheets or
spoiled sheets to the papers on our eA.
change list.
S. LIE Gault & Son. are going to make
important improvements in their store.
The grocery room is to be extended back
the same depth as the dry goods room
and handsome office fitted up between
the two rooms, in the rear part, and when
completed they will have one of the
handsomest as we'll as one of the most
convenient places of business in the vii
lage.
Friday of last week a Denver and south
Park train from Leadville jumped the
track near ThompsOns. The sleeper
turned complete sOmersault and land
ed in the Platte river, down 25 foot
embankment. All the passengers were
badly shaken up. Only two, L. j. Smith
of Leadville and H. j. Stennard, Pull
man conductor, were seriously hurt. W.
w. Strohn was one of the passengers
but telegram from him states he escap-
ed without injury.
The weather we have been enjoying
for the past two weeks would indicate
that the backbone" of winter had caved.
The snow is fast settling and those who
have been watching it, state that it has
settled about twenty inches i'm the past
two weeks. At this rate it will not be
many days before we shall again see
mother earth. However, Vennor predicts
the heaviest snow storm of the season
tomorrow or Monday. If it should come
as predicted it would delay matters.
Macarthur, Smith & Co., the first of the
week, commenced constructing fish lad
der in the dam. In accordance with
their well known reputation of doing
well whatever they undertake, they are
making a complete job of this. They
sent to the State Fish Commissioner and
had him furnish plans and specifications
for the ladder and the work is being
done accOding to his plans. When COM
pleted it will cost in the neighbOOd of
$500. There will be depth of from 16
inches to 20 inches of water to enable
the fish to climb the incline readily.
Our cOtempOrary never loses an OPP
pOrtunity to abuse Representative Sey-
mOur, of this district, and in so doing is
not particular about confirming itself to
facts. But this is characteristic of the
the paper, and here where it is SD well
known it matters but little what it may
say, but elsewhere it might lead some to
think it had grounds for its abuse. For