Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-07-15
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. JULY Is, 1882.


gallery moved two lot further down the
street.
III. Chambers has new advertisement
in tO-days paper. He has a good store
well stocked.
The band boys will give an excursion
tomorrow on the steamer Dove to Mack
mac and st. Ignace. Fare for the round
trip, soc.
We hear the st. Ignance B. B. c. are to
come over here and play game next
Sunday. They may be accompanied by
the Mackinaw fort band.
Arrests are quite numerous now-a-
days. Thursday couple of Duncan's
citizens had a wicked fight and were
gathered in by our police.
1t will be noticed that DR.. Bangs has
new card in another place. He is get
ting acquainted with our citizens quite
fast and making many friends.
Quite lively runaway occurred in the
road coming down the driving park last
Sunday afternoon. Louie Besitte in
attempting to stop the horse was thrown
down and quite severely injured.
Tuesday it commenced to look as if
the smoky days of winter had come
again, for the big pile of sawdusr on the
east side caught fire and commenced
burning, but some men went to work
and soon extinguished it.
Mr.. 81. w. Smith, of the Riverside
Fruit Farm. three miles from town, has
been unusually successful in raising
Strawberries this season. He has raised
some very fine ones and thinks his patch
will Yield about 30 bushels.
We received a well-written account of
the celebration at OhiOville, but it did
not get here in time for last weeks issue
and it is little too old now. They had
good time, as they always have in that
neighborhOod when they set about it.
About the first of August Mackinac ex-
poets to have great blowout. The
state troops are expected at that time.
In addition to them, it is proposed to
have a series of games, such as boat
races. foot races, shooting matches. etc.
AS the City of Cheboygan was coming
down Crooked river, Wednesday, they
found Swede on the bank in a swamp
up to his waist in water, and he mnst
have waded at least half mile to have
got there. He claimed to be looking for
pOstOfice.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Conrad have been
called upon to mourn the loss of their
only child, Archie, who died of Group,
Wednesday, aged about two years. He
was bright and intelligent little fell
low, and his death created sad vacancy
in their household.
The meeting at Elton Rapids of the
Central Michigan trOtting, pacing, and
running circuit will be held August 2. 8
A, 5, and no pains will be spared to make
it a success. Purses $3.50. Fine trot-
ting and running may be expected, if
the weather is favorable.
Robert Henderson, from Orelie, Ont,
came here about three weeks ago, and
has lost track of his son, Robert Hender-
son jr., who was in Toronto when last
heard from about six weeks ago. Any
information as to his whereabouts will
be thankfully received. Canada papers
please copy.
A hoy about IS years of age, by the
name of Nelson Florin, employed by w.
s. Smith, while handling lumber on
lighter, fell into the river Monday and
was drowned. 1t is said that four men
were on the lighter while he was strug-
Cling in the water, but none of them
had the courage to try and save him.
A man from Cincinnati by the name of
Hunt, belonging to pleasure party ell
campsd on Dodge's Point, had narrow
escape from drowning in Mullet Lake
Wednesday. He was up the lake ways,
and, finding some lumber, thought it
would be easier to make raft and float
down than to walk; but the wind caught
it and carried him out into the lake.
Just as the raft was going to pieces the
City of Cheboygan came along and pick
ed him up.
The attendance at the school meeting
last Monday was very small, and does
not speak well for the interest that
our citizens take in educational matters.
Only two citizens besides officers were
present. s. H. Embury was elected
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