Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-04-08
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.


appearance, whether he gets elected or
beaten.
S. Baker &c Son, commenced this week
putting in new dock in front of their
old warehouse.
II. j. Miner speaks to you by his new
ad. in to-day's paper. 1t plain enough
so that ever deaf man can read it.
Attention is called to the new adver-
tisement of Miss Emily Elliot. She will
probably return from Chicago tonight.
Two ladies were Baptized last Sunday
evening at the Baptist chapel in the
presence of very interesting congrega-
tiOn.
Mr.. ii. Ii. Packard has purchased, for
outside parties, the house and lot of Alex
Geror on Huron street, paying therefor,
$500.
Remember Prof. Sweets Easter ball
at Kesslers hall next Monday evening.
He has made all the arrangements for
grand time.
The first question strangers ask when
looking over our town is "why don't you
people keep your streets clean?" Echo
answers ''why."
There are not many townships that
can luxuriate in two supervisors at one
time, yet that is what Benton township
can boast of at the present time.
ii. Chambers feels grateful for the
liberal patronage he has secured since
coming to Cheboygan, and tells you so
through his new ad. in to-day's paper.
The street commissioner has undertake
en- big contract in trying to keep the
street crossings free from mud. To do it
successfully, would in our opinion, re-
quire man at each crossing all the
time.
The officers of the Flora were well
pleased with the manner the work of re-
pairing the steamer was done, and the
reasonableness of the charges for the
same. Henry Amiot did the wood work
and VIM. Hess the iron work. -
Henry Amiot has his patent derrick in
working order at his shipyard and can
now raise the stern of tug and put
new wheel on in a very short time. He
says he can raise weight of tons out of
the water in less than ten minutes.
AT the opening of bids by the Board of
Water Commissioners for labor and ma
terial necessary for the constructors of
the pump house Tuesday, it was found
that the lowest bid exceeded the esti-
mate by over $1,000, consequently no
contract was let
A brilliant meteor was seen by a num-
Der of our citizens Tuesday night about
nine o'clock. 1t appeared in the south
west and its flight was rapid. As it
passed through the air, detached frag-
ments burning bright for an instant
were left in its wake.
The scholars of the graded school were
given vacation yesterday. Usually
about this time of the year, they haye
had a weeks vacation but it was thought
best to give them shorter one now and
make the summer rest, during the heat
ed term, that much longer.
The tug Bradley went out Thursday
afternoon with Henry Amiot and others
on board to view the tug Uncle Sam,
which was injured by the ice and run
aground on Light House Point. She lies
on the bottom, with her cabin washed
away and only the dome of her boiler to
be seen.
The Spencer House has changed hands
and Harris & Burns are the new propri-
etors. They have already commenced
the work of refitting and renovating and
will spend several hundred dollars i'm
improvements of different kinds and
when done intend having a first-class
house in every respect and propose keep
ing it in style that will command the
patronage of the public.
John Il. French and C. A. Watson left
for Cheboygan yesterday for the steamer
Valley Queen, a steamer that John +.
French& Co., bought of Smith and Wat
son, Wednesday of this week. The Val
ley Queen will be ruAfrom here to diff
ferent points on the "six lakes" to ac-
commodate fishermen, and pleasure par
ties, with no regular trips until after
the season is over. En- Rapids Pro
gress.