Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-09-09
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1882.


DIR. T. A. Perrin has the frame of a
fine residence on Huron street. up and
enclosed.
Smith & Adams are manufacturing
elegant pew ends for the Episcopal
church at Harbor Springs.
Moloney Brothers are building an ad-
dition on the north end Of their brewery
to be used as an ice house.
CyrusRiggs has the thanks of the TRI-
BUNE force for some fine harvest apples.
The verdict was they were A /.
The water works were shut down
Thursday to put in the new connection
pipe between the main and the the air
chamber in place of the one cracked.
Macarthur, Smith & Co, are having the
timber sawed for the frame of their new
grist mill which they propose building
on Main street, on the lot north of their
store.
Edward Breitung was nominated by
reclamation by the Republican cOnven-
tiOn at st. Ignace Thursday, as candi-
date for Congress- from the Eleventh
district.
The Atlantic nearly every trip brings
up large quantity of brick from the
new brick yard at Pressure Isle, for st.
Ignace. They are nice looking brick,
and are claimed to be first-class in every
respect.
Moloney Brothers had steam up at
their new brewery Thursday morning,
trying their engine and machinery.
Everything worked satisfactory, the en-
gine turning with pressure Of only
five pounds of steam.
Mr.. Thayer is already in receipt of in
quiries in regard to excelsior, and the
prospects are he will have no trouble in
dispOsing of all he can manufacture. He
has received letters from parties as far
west as st. Paul, Minnesota.
Some person or persons cut the boom
around about sixty thousand feet of &C.
dar logs belonging to the Southern
Michigan Cedar and Lumber Co.
Wednesday night, and let them loose.
They were run down Thursday, doomed
at the mouth of the river and lowed up
to the mill.
The Michigan Cedar and Lumber Co.
expect to have their mill running in a
couple of weeks. 1t would have been in
operation by this time only for mis-
take in the size of the engine
sent them. The one received was not
of sufficient power, and it was returned
to shipper and a larger one ordered.
The editor of our cotemporary exhi-
bits extreme mOdesty in his claims at
the approaching election of Congress-
man from this district; claiming for the
Democratic candidate every county but
TuscOla. Only his extreme mOdesty
prevented him from claiming that
Nothing like whistling to keep up your
courage.
Peter COmmiere, recently of West Bay
City, formerly foreman of the Brooklyn
navy yard, called upon us and informed
us that he would take charge of the ship
yard of the late Henry Amiot. Having
long experience in ship building of
all kinds he will be prepared to do all
kinds of work promptly and in the best
manner.
The Monroe Democrat, although Op-
posed politically to our next Secretary
of state, pays him the following compli-
ment, which is full endorsement of
the wisdom of the convention in the
selection of candidate for that office:
"While we cannot support Mr.. Conant
for office, we wish to say right here, that
from an extended acquaintance with
him, we have found him gentleman
Of the first water" As clean cut as a
diamOnd-hOnest and capable; an honor
to his city and county, and an honor to
the great party that has nominated him.
A man of wealth and friend to every
person worthy of friendship, no matter
what may be his station in life."
We regret to state that owing to the
lack of interest on the part of the farm
ers of Cheboygan county in the matter,
1t is about foregone conclusion. that the
proposed exhibit Of the farm products of
our county at the state fair will not take
place. The committee appointed by the
agricultural society appealed to the