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


Services at all the churches tomorrow
at the usual hours.
The breed that PERKINS, dog belongs to
has been decided; he's racer"
H. A. Blake is full of business at his
foundry and machine shop, running
night and day.
The carpets for the new Masonic Hall
have been received. They are very
handsome Brussels.
We should not be at all surprised if
there would be snow enough yet in this
section for good sleighing.
The railroad company have force of
men and gravel train at work cOmplet-
ing the ballasting of the road.
Logs have been banked at lively rate
this week, the weather being exceeding
ly favorable for that business.
Those drawing room cars seem to fill
the bill on the Mackinac division and
are being literally patronized.
The Saginaw Herald presented all its
subscribers with an illustrated annual
at the commencement of the new year.
From the Petosksy Record we learn
j. H. Conrad, formerly of our village, is
now manager and editor of the Boyne
City Standard.
Francis.Stead was awarded the special
premium offered by our cotemporary for
the best general display of farm produce
at the county fair last fall.
Henry Amiot is loading the boiler and
engine for the d. M. & M. pile driver on
the cars to day for shipment to Macki-
nav City on its way to st. Ignace.
The indications now are that our brick
makers will have all they can do to
manufacture brick enough to supply the
home demand the coming season.
The single mills are getting in a
supply Of logs for next seasons opera
lions and the indications are there will
be home demand for about all they
can manufacture.
If we let st. Ignace bummers come
and go without criticising their nOtori-
Ously bad conduct while here, we should
think they ought to let our book agents
alone when visiting there.
We would call attention to the extract,
published on sixth page of this issue,
taken from the pamphlet published by
Commissioner Morley setting forth the
advantages Of Michigan as a farming
state.
A gentleman connected with the rail-
road informs us that the prospects are
that the mail will come and go by rail
ere many days and thinks that the matter
will be arranged so as to commence some
time next week. We hope this may be
the case.
Trouble still continues at the salt
well. Yesterday they pulled the lower
tubing out for the purpose of trimming
the hole and the rock caved in badly.
They are putting the tubing back to-day
and hope to be able to get the caved rock
drilled out again.
There was considerably freight yester.
day in the warehouse for st. Ignace
parties. Horatio Grain having large
consignment of ancient looking boxes
supposed to contain books. They were
originally shipped from Mobile Ala, tc
Detroit and them forwarded from
there.
We understand Capt. j. r. Jones will
again sail the Keweenaw the coming
season. The Captain has proved a popu
lar and efficient officer and has nnmer
Gus friends all along the shore who viii
be glad to welcome him and the Kewee
nav upon the opening of navigation.
The Adrain correspondent of the De
trOit Post and Tribune states that Rev
A. H. LOwrie would leave Adrain yester
day for Cheboygan. Mr.. Lowrie ma,
therefore be expected to arrive by raj
this evening and will, without mucl
doubt preach at the. Congregations
church tomorrow morning and even
ing.
The verdict in the Peoples libel cas-
against the Detroit Evening News give
general satisfaction in ChebOygan a
well as in all other places in the state
The News has been overwhelmed wit
congratulations from all quarters. Pee
pies, the complainant in the libel suit