Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-10-21
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 81. 1882.

Crump, left in our sanctum by G. P.
Langdon, show that corn can be raised
in this county. No better specimens of
corn can be found anywhere.
The dredge commenced work in front
of Baker & SOnss dock Thursday after
noon, and found it hard digging, the
bottom being hard pan, about as hard to
dig as rock.
We would advise some of the creditors
of our contemporary to call quick. He
advertises that he has $50 he wants to
throw away, and we are decidedly of the
opinion he had better put it where it will
do him some good.
The mandamus to the Board of Super
visors made some of the members sick.
They felt so bad that they were not able
to attend Wednesday afternoon and some
of them had not fully recovered their
equilibrium Thursday morning,
Among the names we have heard men
toned for candidate for sheriff on the
Democratic ticket, in place of John Nc
Intosh, declined, are Thomas Bentley
and George Paquette. William Herring
ton, the Republican candidate, will be
the next Sheriff all the same.
Last week our cotemporary was very
indignant because reports were in cir
culation claiming that Mr.. Mcintosh,
Democratic candidate for Sheriff, was
not citizen. This week it humbly con-
fesses the reports were true, and that this
fact led Mr.. Mcintosh to decline the
nomination.
Senator COnger will address our citi-
zens upon the political issues at the
, town hall, Thursday evening, November
End. A good audience should greet the
Senator. He has long been one of Mich
igan's ablest representatives at Wash
ington; serving several terms in the
House and now as Senator.
Who is ex-Judge James Brown, of
Cheboygan? The Detroit Evening News
says he occupied the bench with Judge
Chapman, Wednesday, in the Superior
Court at Detroit. 1t must be the man
who decided that the Board of Super
visors had as good right to decide
who was entitled to seat in that body,
as the Congress of the United States
had to decide who was entitled to seat
in Congress.
Supervisor Robinson is talking OF
building saw mill at LeveningtOn, a
station on the Mackinaw division of the
G. r. Il l. railroad, where it crosses the
Cheboygan and Cross Village state road
The railroad company has plated vii
aage at that point, and Mr.. Robinson
owns quite tract of land at the same
point, and is thinking of having a part
of it plated. The st ,tion is in the midst
of fine farming country, and there is
no reason why Levenington should not
become an important station.
There was a little jamboree on the
schooner Fleetwing, Wednesday, between
the captain end one of the crew in which
the captain was attacked by the sailor
with case knife, and promptly res
pOnded by knocking the sailor down
with mallat. A warrant was sworn
out against the captain, and he was
brought before Justice Taylor, plead
guilty, and fined 81 and costs. After the
captain paid the fine the sailor wanted
to know of the justice where his money,
for wages, was coming from, and was
somewhat disappointed when he found
out that the question of wages was not 8
part of the suit.
Charles r. Kniffin, a we'll known citi
zen of our county, and the first post
master at Freedom, committed suicide
by shooting himself through the hea(
with a revolver last Monday forenoon
He had been complaining for some tim,
of suffering from disease of the kidney
and had been very respondent at times
but no person anticipated that he woult
take his own life. That morning h,
sent fish boat down with several pack
ages of fish for A. p. Newton, and TIN
men say when they left he appeared a
cheerful as usual and were shocked t
hear that he had killed himself. IL
leaves wife and four children to mourn
the sad event.
For some time past there has been con
siderable talk between the Clifford Bros
owners of the tug c. M. Clifford and Capt
Swartz of the tug Cygnet, as to whicl