Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-07-22
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. JULY %, 1882.

ed out from our yards this season pro-
nOunce them first class.
The klkberry crop is reported as
promising large harvest, and 10" is
anticipating many shekels.
The docks at Mackinac are undergoing
repairs for the first time in the memory
of the oldest inhabitants.
tits surprising to see the number of
strangers on ouIstreets, and one stops to
wOnder7wher they all come from.
Bears in this vicinity are very numer-
Gus this season, and our sportsmen are
anticipating rare sport bve-and-bye.
Farmers are in the midst Of their hay
ing, the weather is favorable and the crop
promises to be excellent and abundant.
A subscription paper is being circulat-
ed among our citizens to raise funds to
all in establishing Lutheran church
in our village.
Mr., Thos' Crumley's term of Office as
one of the Water Works Commissioners
having expired, Mr.. j. N. Perry was
elected in his stead.
About % or 30 of the excursion ists
got left at Mackinac last Sunday. Next
time those attractions out in the woods
won't be apt to keep them.
Some time ago Norman Lyons sent
his resignation as village clerk to the
council, and last week they accepted it
and appointed Jas. j. Brown.
Freedom has a postofflce once more,
Mr.. Kniffen having again accepted the
position of postmaster. 1t is great
convenience to that neighborhood.
H. A. Blake's foundery is kept pretty
busy nowadays, as he has about nine
tons of iron pillars to turn out for Post
81 ValArsdale's new block. Two of the
pillars will each weigh over ton.
F. j. Todd, Of Peerless Restaurant fame
has our thanks for the finest watermelon
of the season. 1t was a good one. The
only bad effects being that our devil
complained this morning of an awful
back-ache in front.
ScOw competition at Mackinac is pref
ty brisk. A good deal of talk has been
INDUCED in, bUO Oor.. 1885, f., "a one
Evergreen, offers to put up SIC } .hst his
scow can ontrun and is, in everv sea-
worthy sense, the best craft.
Since the commencement of volume
eight the TrIaUNE has received npmer.
Gus complimentary notices from the
press, all Of which is highly appreciated
by the publishers, but having more inn
portant local matter to Gil our space
with, we refrain from publishing them.
Norman Lyons is having some trouble
with his scOw. Some time ago he order
cd the men who had been sailing it 10
Joy it up, but they did not obey, out tC ok
it off and commenced sailing it on their
owl hook. he went down to Rogers
City to try and get possession, but Thurs
dav she came into port, and just as che
was leaving the harbor Deputy Sheriff
Smith gave chase with the Pendell and
captured her and brought her back.
The races last week demonstrated that
the Cheboygan Diving Park has not
only one of the best, but also one of the
fastest, if not the fastest, half-mile track
in the United States. The time made by
some Of the horses surprised their owners
and they claimed the track must be short
and were not satisfied until they had re-
measured it. The result was, instead OF
being short, the measurement made it
fOrty-foJr and half feet over the bal
mile.
DR.. -- is the victim Of another
hoax. Near the road as they 90 to hunt
bear past Duncan, there is stuUup
which bears striking resemblance to q
black bear. This week, the Doctor with
party were riding by, when one ex
claimed, Theresa besrp doc" tuyp-
ed pale, but remembering that bic ~
nessee reputation was at stake iampa,,
out and fired. The rest Of the cvvd
roared, he etuJ ned to tho wagon all
promised all sorts Of GOO things i9ueil
wouldn't give 1t away, BAT it was al
good to keep and they "blowed" Hall
says he thought it didnt have as bal
ears as the one he once ran from down |
in P osey county,
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