Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-08-05

sherlff's residence are about completed.
After lengthy debate Thursday morn
ing, the House voted to adjourn sine die
to-day.
The wife of Capt. Alvah Dodge, for.
merly Of the VanRaalte, died Wednesday
in Detroit.
A crew of men came up on the Flora
to do do some repairing at the Spectacle
Reef light. The Mary took them over
yesterday.
Some of the base ballists went over to
Mackinac yesterday, and beat the fort
boys in seven-inning game by score
Of SO to 81.
The Keweenaw brought up a lot of oak
plank for S. f. Tolsma to be used in
planking the tug Messenger, which he is
having rebuilt.
Mason work on Post & VanArsdale's
new building has been suspended for a
few days, waiting for the iron columns
to be put in place.
Now that the season for trout fishing
is legally over, fisherman are forbidden
to fish in Duncan creek by those who
own the land bordering the stream.
There is rumOr around that Wander.
bilt has purchased the d., M. & NJ rail
road, and that it is to be run by the
Michigan Central railroad interest.
w. B. Ellis informs us that he expects
to start out with his threshing machine
week from next Monday. He says the
crops promise better than for several
seasons past.
l.. Backus is going to put a stone found
alton under his stOreroOm, at present
occupied by Post & VanArsdale. The
schooner c. Hart. brought one load of
the stone and landed it this week.
According to the Scientific American,
brilliant metoric display may be look
ed for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
nights of next week, at which time the
earth, it says, will be passing through
the August meteor zone.
We acknowledge the receipt, from
Henry Fralick, president of the State
Agricultural Society, of an invitation,
accompanied by complimentary cou-
pom tickets for the Thirty-fourth Annu-
al Fair at Jackson, Sept. 1872.
The Southern Michigan Cedar & Lum-
Der Company have their mill all enclOs-
ed, the roof on, and the machinery on
the ground ready to be put IN place. 1t
won't be long before the hum of machin-
cry will be heard in that direction.
Rev. w. G. Roberts, of Hudson, preach
ed at the Congregational church last
Sunday, morning and evening, to fair
audiences. He will occupy the same
pulpit tomorrow at the usual hours,
morning and evening.
The President vetoed the River and
HarbOr bill, but il was promptly passed
over the veto by both houses, passing the
House by a vote of 1913 to 60, and the Sem
ate by Al to IS, and it becomes law.
ChebOygan will have $4,000 expended
on its harbOr, and it is to be hoped 1t
will be used for deepening the channel.
Jerome Neisden, aged 10 years, while
at work on raft of timber near Nelson
& Bullen's old mill, Wednesday evening,
slipped off into the river. and, in doing
so, hit his neck, (which took his breath
away for moment, so that he immedi-
ately sank and did not come TO the sur
face again. His body was recovered in
short time, and was shipped to his
home at SimcOe, Ont, accompanied by
his brother.
Friday of next week an excursion to
Mackinac and st. Ignace will be given,
for the benefit of the Congregational
Sunday school, on the popular steamer
Flora. Parties can either stop at the
island and spend three or four hours, or
go to st. Ignace. This is the first call
this school has made on the public this
season, and as it is in need Of funds
it is to be hoped this excursion will be
literally patrOnized.
The managers of the D., M. & M. railroad
are talking of giving an excursion over
their road from st. Ignace to Marquette,
thence to the pictured rocks by boat.
Should the project be carried out, we I'M
derstand that the fare for the trip will
be put at a reasonable figure. The trip
would be delightful one, and would
afford an opportunity to many to see
the rand deyelOpment being made in