Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-05-27
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. MAY27. 1882.


Cheboygan now luxuirates with having
boot blacks.
Jas. j. Brown has been away this
week, being at Detroit on business.
Perch continue to be caught in large
numbers off the docks below the ware
house.
wounded ducks always quack." That
seemed to be the matter of the Demo-
crat this week.
No, young should never throw kisses
to girl on the street. 1t isn't pretty,
and it don't give the girl satisfaction.
Some of our citizens have ordered BIZ
cycles, and no doubt large bicycle
club will be formed ere the summer
passes.
Our farmers all report that they are
getting along finely with this springs
work. A good many potatoes are being
planted.
When your friends make you visit
this summer be sure and show them the
mill at Duncan City. 1t interests every
body to look at it.
Making gardens is the favorite pas
time Of our villagers nowadays. It's
hard to find any recreation that is more
healthy or profitable.
Trade on the Inland boats is already
quite large and the prospects are I'M
usually good for big crowd of tourists
coming north this season.
The game of football is to be intro
duced among the children on their
school ground. 1t is an interesting
game, and affords plenty Of healthy eX
ercise.
We have not had a hand organ man
here yet this spring, but this week we
have been fairly deluged with strOlling
Italians, accompanied with harps and
yiOlins. We have had three.
Last week MIR. Irving, who lives just
back of the Mullet Lake House, killed
very large black bear. 1t measured six
feet and nine inches, and he got half
gallon of oil out of it.
New houses continue to loom up all
over town, but where one is built many
more are needed. Population is rapidly
increasing by immigration from Cana
da, and the southern part of the state.
We understand S. +. Tolsma is going
to remove his fishing plant to lake SUI
perior, the catch so far in this vicinity
not being very remuneratiye for him.
He tried to charter the schooner G. Hart
TO take ZIP part of the outfit.
A girl by the name of Ella Fisher was
brought down from Munroe township
this week suffering from insanity.
Probate Judge Perkins issued commit
ment papers for her at the Pontiac
asylum and she was taken there by her
father Tuesday.
The NJ. c. r. r. have on sale excursion
tickets to Jackson and return for $11.30
This will give any who wish to attend
the state band tournament, to be held
there June eth and 9Th, chance to
go cheap. They will be good to go and
return from the 9Th to the 9th.
In the state liquor report as published
by the Lansing Republican Cheboygan
county is put down IL liquor licenses and
the amount paid $3,141. Consider
ably wrong as the number of licenses
issued by the county treasurer are 26 and
the amount received for them $7,256,7O
The editor of the Democrat seems to
think there is something dishonorable
about having anything to do with the
lumber woods. We shonld think it quite
as honorable as to graduate from the
"slOp-hOles" and other haunts of vice as
some people must have, judging from the
natural bent of their mind.
1t will be remembered that about two
months ago Charles Allison returned
from the asylum at Pontiac, supposed
to be completely cured of insanity for
which he was sent there about too years
ago, but he has suffered another attack
and Thursday he was again taken to the
asylum for treatment by Under Sheriff
Cobb.
Last Tuesday Swede by the name of
Peterson who had been at work for the
railroad company at Mackinaw City got
drunk and laid down on the railroad
track short distance this side of there.
The express train coming down ran over
and cut him in two besides other ways