Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-08-12
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. AUGU It ~, 1882.

WHISKY DIS as Tue editor or our con-
temporary.
Cheboygan brick are getting up quite
a reputation, and foreign demand is rap
idly increasing. They are shipped both
10y rail and by boat.
Under the present law, Overseers of
highways who fail to destroy Canada
thistles growing in their respective dis
tricts are liable to fine of $25.
The Toledo, Monday, had on fifteen
more horses for the American Lumber
Company, at Marquette. Theyi were en-
tered and duties paid at this port.
Our lumbermen are beginning to
make calculations for their logging OPP
erations, and some have already COM
menced preparations for fan active cam
paign.
The hotels have been doing lively
business this week. being compelled to
put up cots to accommodate guests, but
everybody was made comfortable and
happy.
A portion of the cargo loaded on the
Golden Harvest, this week, consists of
hard maple lumber from the Burt lake
mill, and is the first shipment made by
water of that kind of lumber from this
vicinity.
The weather for the past few days
causes many tourists to regret they did
not bring their snow-shoes along; not
that they have had need of them as yet,
but they do not know how soon they
may have use for them.
Twenty members of the Pittsburg
Tourists club passed up, on the way to
Mackinac. Wednesday morning on the
City of Cleveland. About sixty more of
the same club are expected up on the
same steamer this afternoon.
A telegram was received at Duncan
City, few days since, announce ng the
death of Mr.. John Wharf. 1t will be re-
membered that Mr.. Wharf had charge of
building the large mill at Duncan, and
only left there last June. He had many
friends in this vicinity who will regret
to learn of his death.
The annual meeting of the North
western Press association will be held
at Sweets hotel, Grand Rapids, Wednes-
day and Thursday of next week. This is
off ha nj al az 10
organizations in the state. It's former
meetings have been largely attended,
and always with both pleasure and
profit.
The editor of our contemporary has
turned prophet and predicts that the Re.
publicans will not dare nominate sim
gle candidate elected two years ago.
1t will be remembered at that time he
assumed to be prophet, and predicted
that the Republican ticket had not
ghost of show. How near he came to
the truth is we'll known.
Anew postOffice, called Trowbridge,
Henry H. TrOwbridge, postmaster, has
been established in this county. 1t is
located at Trowbridge's siding, between
Wolverine and Vanderbilt. on the j., L.
& S. railroad. Mr.. Trowbridge is erect
ing a mill at that point and expects to
have station established there, and we
would not be surprised to see thriving
village grow up in the near future.
A certain musical committee, not a
thousand miles from ChebOygan, not
long since was making selections from
a catalogue for the use of the church
choir. Among the pieces ordered was
one entitled, "When we wear the Golden
Crown" In due time the music was re-
ceived, and the above named piece prov
ed to be first class minstrel piece,
much to the surprise of the committee.
Mr.. Gallagher, of the Board of Water
Commissioners, informs us that $4,000
has been voted for sinking an artesian
well to supply the water works we'll.
1t is hoped that the same source of water
can be struck as was found at the test
we'll on the east side. This would secure
an abundant supply Of the purest water.
We understand they are only waiting to
see il the same source will be struck in
the new test we'll, and II it is, the work
of sinking the we'll will be commenced
at once.
Our farmers should not forget the fact
that the agricultural society decided to
make display of the products Of our
county at the State Fair this fall, and
that the success of the exhibit largely