Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-02-25
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 25, 1882.

SATURDAY. FEBRUARY %, 1882.
Large quantities of freight arrive
daily by rail.
Reserved seats for Bankers Daughter
at the Central drug store.
1t commenced snowing.this forenoon,
with indications of good fall.
II. A. Blake has the cylinder of the
tug Cygnet at his shop boring it out.
He is also to make new piston for her.
All reports from Indian River are to
the effect that business is unusually
good this winter and the business men
are all doing we'll.
large amount of ice is now being
gathered for next summers use. 1t is cut
on the east side of the Cheboygan Lum-
Der Company's mill.
An oyster eating tournament took
place at one of the restaurants last night.
The winner got away with four cans in
30 minutes and is alive yet.
Arrangements have been made to en-
large the Indian River hotel. Smith
B0ckes is to remain in possession and
manage it the coming season.
Judge Carter was down from Indian
River this week and informed us that he
has disposed of his business and land
there to gentleman from Lansing.
M. w. Horne was awarded the contract
for carrying the mail between the rail-
road station and p0stoffice. The c0mpen-
sation is $245 per year. Cheap enough.
Arrangements are now being made to
try and get up big race to be partici-
pated in by all our own trotters and all
the foreign ones that can DO induced to
enter.
A Polander working for John Laskey
at Geyerville was struck by falling
tree yesterday afternoon breaking his
leg just below the knee. DR.. Perrin set
the broken limb.
The tug j. w. Bennett will be station
ed here the coming season as a wreck
ing tug. Capt. Snow will sail her and
she Will be provided with steam pumps,
hawsers, diver, &c.
The st. Ignace Republican of last
Saturday arrived here Thursday morn
ing. The Chippewa County News has
not yet arrived. Will the postmasters
en- route please rise and explain.
The Cheboygan Lumber Co., has COM
menced putting its saw mill in repair
for the coming seasons business. H. A.
Blake is oyerhauling the engines and
seeing that they are in first class con-
dition for good work.
Sanford Baker has the timbers for that
portion of his dock to be occupied by his
new ware house about all in. The work
has been done under the immediate
supervision of Mr.. Baker and has every
appearance of being as substantial as
could be made.
The new engine for the steamer Mary
has been received. 1t is from the works
of Sutton Bros, Buffalo and is IA inch
bore, with IL inch stroke. 1t is calcu-
lated that with this increase of power
she will be about as "sOOn" as any craft
that plies these waters.
If the saw logs, telegraph poles, cedar
ties and posts piled along the road is
any indication, the nav extension of the
Mackinaw division of the NJ. C. railroad
is going to have plenty of business, i'm
mense quantities are being landed at
different points along the road.
The men at the camp of j. II. Water
man, near Wolverine, have seen pam
Their number of times in the vicinity
of the camp, the last appearance being
yesterday forenoon. 1t is said to be
about nine feet in length and jumps all
of ten PAGES at a leap. They are making
preparations to trap it.
The fancy dress social, given by the
ladies of the Episcopal congregation, at
the residence of Vim. Macarthur last
Monday evening, was well attended and
was much enjoyed. About thirty were
present in costume, some being very
elegant. Tha. it was success is shown
by the net receipts which amounted to
$40.
W. K. COwing the newly arrived clerk
OF the ferry Algomah is making many
friends in his new position. He is no