Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-04-22
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. APRIL %, 1882.
Quite a few ducks are to be found
along the shore of the lake now.

along the Sn0r0 or the lake now.
The Firemen are to have their room
reprinted and new curtains put up to
the windows.
A number of trains of iron ore cars
for the d. M. & M. r. r. passed through
here this week.
The street commissioner is doing a
good job in opening up some of the few
sewers in town.
The name of the Spencer house has
been changed. 1t is now called the
Metropolitan Hotel.
Robert Coner has commenced manu-
featuring backing again. He expects to
turn out quite lot this season.
The storm was so severe Thursday
morning that the ChebOygan Lumber
company's mill had to shut down.
1t is quite probable that nearly double
the number of Canadian immigrants
will arrive here this season than did last.
The Atlantic brought up and landed
here Wednesday evening, the chairs for
the additional seating of the town hall.
The ID. M. & M. railroad now have a
seOw with track on it so that cars can
be transferred between Mackinaw City
st. Ignace.
Macarthur, Smith & Co have opened a
large stock of goods as can be seen by
their advertisement. They sell them as
cheap as the cheapest.
Pm. LathrOp runs his elevator for
loading cedar this season with horses,
and says it is cheaper than steam power,
all things considered.
Our business men reported business as
being very good the fore part Of the
week, but on account of the bad weather
very dull the latter part.
The lumber showers demand forty cents
per hour for their labor, which captains
say is higher than they have to pay at
any of the lake Michigan ports.
Prof. Sweets next social hop comes off
next Thursday evening. The bad
weather last Wednesday evening prevent
ed as large an attendance as usual.
Some of our hunters were led to believe
there were pigeons in plenty few miles
frOmtOwn and were induced to start after
them this week, but it was only cruel
hoax.
The storms of Wednesday and Thurs
day put Main street in fearful condition
again. Sewers put in and that street
paved are needed badly for both comfort
and convenience.
Will Van Valkenburg now has his fish
and ice market open for business. He
has made arrangements for receiving
fresh fish daily. His market is just below
the Star Clothing House.
The water mill commenced operation
for the season Tuesday. An edger for the
mill was received on the Champlain but
part of the attachments did not come so
it can not be put in until they arrive.
Sam Girard, the contractor and builder
has his hands full nowadays, being at
work on four different buildings, one for
Geo. G. Wharton, Alex. Girard, Bonnie
Zero and the new addition to the Ben
nett block.
There is talk of two base ball clubs
being organized here this season. "The
more the merrier" Mackinac has one and
so has st. Ignace. 1t would be kind of
nice to have score of games between
those clubs before the summer Is over.
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday were
lovely spring days but Wednesday with
its rain and easterly wind was very
disagreeable day and Thursday, with a
terrible northwest snow storm, could |
not have been a more unpleasant day.
Last Saturday Mr.. Mills consumated
bargain with Mr.. j. M. French, Of De-
troit, by which he gives all right to the
Grand Central Hotel, all household
articles, in fact everything connected
with it except the piano and horse and
buggy for the consideration of $1,000.
Mr.. French is an experinced hotel man,
having kept the Club House in Detroit
for number of years, and is also we'll
known as the proprietor of French's
Circus and imenagerie, which was on
the road few years ago. He will take
possession about June LIST,
Last week Sheriff Mute received tele-
gram from the sheriff of Alpena that
man nv tho name of Henry Tafont who