Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-12-16


ordinance talked of in council early in
the season. M
Tax-paying time having arrived, tax
payers are looking around for the where
with to pay. ~ I
The gentle zephyrs have been waited
from frigid quarters this week. blowing
a gale the most of the time.
The "wee"t ones of the households are
anxiously awaiting Santa Claus arrival
with their Christmas presents.
We hear of several parties expected
here soon, to purchase lands in this
vicinity for farms, intending to move
upon them in the spring.
One of leading lumber manufacturers
predicts that there will be more lumber
shipped from ChebOygan next season
than ever before in one season. .
CA. Gallagher has his skating park
enclosed, waiting rooms up, and is only
waiting for suitable weather for flooding
the park. when the sport will begin.
Lumbermen in this region cannot
complain of lack Of snow for their
operations, The trouble is their Is most
too much of the beautiful to suit them.
The Clifford Brothers are going quite
extensively into getting out single
bolts this winter and intend having them
manufactured into shingles neyt sea-
son. ,E Ls
A full supply of blank tax receipts of
the most approved form for sale at the
TRIBUNE office. Just what the town
ship treasurers want and they should
call and see them.
Persons who have visited different
portions of our country recently, say
that it is surprising to see the amount
of land that has been chopped and logged
within the past year.
The total receipts for tolls on the New
York canals for the season of 1882 up to
Dec. were $3.50, 1875; for the season of
1881, $63l,62l. Last year there were 2ll
days of navigation, this year 24l.
The Van Raalte made sixty-nine trips
this year and if it had not been for the
runs she made to Escanaba dur
ing the season, Capt. Bonchard says she
would have made seventy-five trips, easy
enough.
There are fears that the ice OH the bay
will cut off the supply of water at the
water works. Thursday, measurement
showed that there was Only
about eight inches of water under
the ice, and it continues to freeze.
1t is stated that Democratic member
Of congress elected at the recent election
in Wisconsin put in his appearance at
Washington the first Monday in this
month, supposing that he was going to
take part in the present session, and was
greatly disappointed when he found out
his mistake. An intelligent represen-
tative, he will make. }
The most of our citizens still try to
navigate the sidewalks ard make believe
hey live in community where side
walks are patronized. but it will not be
long before they will have to take the
middle of the street, as Of yOre at this
season of the year. Some portions of the
even on Main street, are drift
ID iull of snow three feet deep.
They have not yet got to work on the
new hole for the water works we'll. Last
week they ordered steel from Detroit for
, new shoe. the old shoe being on the
bottom of the tubing left in the bottom
If the former hole, but up to last night
The steel had not arriued. They have
,he tubing at the machine shop and are
having new threads cut on it. 1t is
hoped that they will be able to COM
hence drilling again next week.
A pOstOffice is to be established at the
Black Lake settlement, in the township
II Allis, Presque Isle county. 1t is to be
jailed Shaw, and ThOs. K. Shaw has been
appointed postmaster. 1t will probably
20 into operation Jan. LIST by which time
t is thought arrangements will be made
'or carrying the mail to and from that
point. There is getting to be quite a
settlement in that section. and hereto
'ore the most Of their mail has been ad-
dressed to ChebOygan.
Many Of the Democratic papers are
the statement that the Aud
tor General stated before election that
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