Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-06-10
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. JUNE 10, 1882.

S-5"HiHON eo-hiSuts
WOrkmen have about finished the ex-
cavation.for the cellar for Post e. Van
Arsdale's new brick block.
Trolling for bass and pike in the river
is now in order. Some pretty good
strings have been caught lately.
H. Hale Cobb has rented his laundry
to his brother-in-law, s. G. Nickerson,
who has managed it for some time.
When will the cross walks be raised
on Main street, is what number of our
citizens would like to know now.
Our present Fire Company are surpris-
ing the citizens by the prompt manner
in which they turn out at the alarm of
fire.
The roads are again in good condition
for driving and our liverymen look as
happy as girl Of sixteen with her first
lover.
The field that Mr.. Smith has cleared
up between here and Duncan City i'm
proves the looks down that way very
much.
H. Chambers has been receiving a good
many new goods this week, and next
week will tell all about it in a new ad-
vertisement.
Crisp, the sign artist. has proved him
self master of his business. The
handsome signs on the show windows of
DR.. Gsrow's drug store are specimens of
his skill.
One of the horns in the band has got
out of order and not being able to get
new one here in time they concluded to
postpone their excursion until a week
from tomorrow.
President Mcdonald received a tele-,
gram this week asking for the Town
Hall for the 18th, when the Powers Com
bination will present the play of the
Galley Slave.
Geo. Paquette has had the store occu-
pied by Sam Rosenthal moved over
against the one occupied by ii. L. Green
the new block he is to build.
We have received:a copy of the Utica
Sentinel, containing quite'a biographi-
cal sketch Of George Wentworth who
died here last week, and would publish
it were il not for the crowded condition
of our columns.
Capt. Conner of the Fora, has left with
s. Baker & Son, for sale. some photo
graphs of that steamer taken while she
was fast in the ice off this harbOr on her
first trip this season. They can be seen
at their dock office.
Four coaches were attached to the
down train Wednesday night filled with
with about 300 discharged:navies. They
were two factions, composed of Swedes
and Irish, aboard and as they stopped
here were havinga big quarrel.
A false alarm of fire was given yester
day which turned out our fire depart
ment and citizens in hurry. The
cause was found to be that car used to
draw edgings on at the j. d. Smith mill
had fallen off the elevated track to the
ground and the mill whistle was blown
to collect crowd big enough to lift it
back on.
Mr.. Fitzmaurice during the past week
has been very successful in his temper
ance work here, and about 100 have
signed the total abstinence pledge. He
is an interesting speaker, and his argu-
ments, interspersed with apt anecdotes
and allegOries, fall with convincing force
on his hearers.
Captains of vessels think it is pretty
rough to have to pay 40 cents per hour
for lumber showers, when they are car
rying lumber from this port and Dun
can City to Tonawanda, N. Y. for $3.50
per thousand. They can't see where the
money Is to be made. We would sug-
pest that they get some Democratic fig
urer on election majorities to solve the
problem.
During the Army of the Potomac re-
union at Detroit next week, the Michi-
gan Central railroad company will sell
tickets for the round trip, at the price Of
the usual fare one way; commencing
with the down train tomorrow night.
ricketts, good to return till FRIDAY, 10th.
This is is good opportunity to attend
the reunion cheaply, and with comfort
and dispatch.