Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-01-21
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. JANUARY 81. 1882.

III IS reported JndL tnere IL mucl
greater quantity of snow at Gaylord
than at Cheboygan.
The mail from PetOskey came in
Thursday about half past one o'clock
That is the advantage of having goot
sleighing.
VIM. Hess Is building a steam dome
for w. s. Smiths new saw mill and will
soon commence work on the breeching
and smoke stack for the mill.
The south bridge is about completed
teams being able to pass over it Thurs
day. From appearances we should
judge Mr.. McGurn had made an excel.
lent job.
PrOf.Sweet's gentlemen's class in dane.
ing at his hall, Monday evenings, is at
tracing quite number of students. II
is good opportunity for the boys to
learn to trip the light fantastic.
HI. Miner the clothier has some of
the nObbiest fixtures in his store win
dOws for dislaying samples of his stock
that can be found. Besides being use
full they are decidedly ornamental.
The railroad is proving quite con-
venience to our lumbermen, in getting
to and from their camps, and is being
largely patrOnized by them. Kezar says
it is great deal better than footing it.
Officials from SAINT Ste. Marie pass
ed through here on the train Thursday
morning in charge of an insane man,
who they were taking to the ASYLUM at
Kalamazoo. The man was very bad and
had to be heavily ironed and then caused
them much trouble.
We have it from good authority that
there is pretty good prospect of chair
mandatory being started in ChebOygan
the coming season. We know of no
better location in the state for such an
establishment than at this point, which
affords the best of shipping facilities
with an abundance of the very best ma
terial for the business.
Thompson Smith proposes making i'm
pOrtant improvements in his small mill
at Duncan City. The first of the week
he received by rail two large boilers
which he had purchased in Saginaw.
Wednesday they were hauled down to
VIM. Hess boiler shop to be shortened,
being longer than Mr.. Smith desired.
Mr.. Hess is also to build new breeching
and smoke stack, the latter is to be 80
feet in height and five feet in diameter.
The passenger and freight depart
ments of the railroad seem to be little
mixed in regard to the name of the first
station north of Indian River. In the
latter it is known as Topinabee, while in
the passenger department, in selling
tickets, they call it Portage. The latter
is the most familiar name in this section.
as it has been known as the Portage for
many years. We understand, however,
that the name TOpinabee is likely to be
adopted by both departments.
Wednesday the Algomah failed to make
her trip across the straits. She started
from st. Ignace but could not make her
way through the slush ice, which stop
ped her feed pipe, and was obliged to
put back to the Point as the drifting ice
was carrying her out of her course and
down the straits. Thursday morning
she came over all right making good
time through solid ice twelve to fifteen
inches thick. 1t seems she would be all
right If she could keep her feed pipe
clear.
We have received circular from the
Detroit Association of Charities the
main object of which is securing situa-
tiOns for deserving people who are out
of employment. The committee is COM
posed of six of DetrOit's leading citizens.
The circular says record is kept of the
names, address, ages qualifications, and
that no name is put on record until the
association has thoroughly Investigated
the case of the applicant in every posi-
BILE way, and that all may rely that none
will be recommended who has not good
record. Any person desiring help of
any kind would do well to address j. r.
Stirling, secretary, at Detroit.
We have been informed that a short
time since gentleman visited Cheboy-
gan with view of locating wood pulp
in this vicinity. Our in
formant did not learn what conclusion
the gentleman arrived at, but we think