Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-03-25


There are few, if any, ports on the
lakes with better docks than Cheboygan
possesses.
Vim. Hess is constructing mammoth
smoke stack for Thompson Smiths Dun
can City mill.
New dwellings are springing up in
different parts Of the village with won
derlul rapidity.
The Republican caucus for the town
ship of Benton will be held at the Town
Hall next Tuesday afternoon, at O'Clock.
Let all turn out.
George G.. Wharton is getting the ma
tsrial on the ground for new residence
at the south east corner of Nelson and
Young streets and is having cellar ex-
cavated.
s. Baker & Son have their new dock
and warehouse ready for business and
the general verdict is that it is one of
the most convenient docks on the lakes
for doing business.
| E The Board of School Examiners meet
at the school building next Friday, at
GA. M, for examination of applicants
for teachers certificates. Should it be
necessary the examination will be con-
tinued the Saturday following.
Now that the village council has start
ed in on the sewer building we hope the
work will be continued until the village
is provided with adequate sewerage to
drain all parts of it. Until this is done
it is useless to talk of having good
streets.
1t is rumOred that a settler between
this place and Mackinaw City has discOv-
cred coal on his place, just how much of
vein is not stated. We understand he
brought specimen of the coal to Che
bOygan, but where he left it we have been
unable to learn.
Mrs. Mcmahon, who lived on the east
side of the river died last Sunday mora
ing at o'clock. The funeral services
were held at the Catholic church Mon
day morning and the remains were
taken to the train and started to Cayuga
county New York, her former home, for
burial.
The chrOnOmeter time lock for the
Cheboygan Banking cOmpany's safe ar
rived last week and was put on Monday.
1t is fine piece of mechanism and can
never be forced to divulge the combina-
ton. The new firm has made number
of improvements and now possesses one
of the neatest banking offices in the
state.
Frank Beebe, of Columbus, Ohio, the
owner of the recently burned hotel on
Indian River, writes to one of our lead
ing citizens that he expects to be here
about the 3rd of April to make arrange
ments for the rebuilding of the hotel at
once. We understand the new building
will be considerably larger than was the
one burned.
Friday of last week the smOkestack of
W. S. Smiths new mill was raised and
placed i'm position, under the supervis-
of Henry Amiot. The top Of the stack is
1O9 feet from the ground. The first of
the week Mr.. Smith received his betting
and large circular saw. He is sparing
no pains to provide this mill with the
latest improved machinery and when
ready to run, it will be equal to the best
of its size in the country.
During the absence of Rev. w. M.
Campbell, pastor of the M. +. Church,
that and the Congregational society will
hold union services, alternating morning
and evening between the two churches.
Next Sabbath morning services will be
held at the Congregational church and
evening services at the Methodist, and
on the Sunday following, this order Will
be reversed. Rev. A. III. LOwrie, pastor
of the Congregational cchurch, will
preach at at both churches.
w. S. Smith received by rail yesterday
the generator, lamps, &c. for six Brush
electric lamps for his saw mill. He will
put two lamps in the upper part of his
mill and one below. One lamp will be
placed on the north end of the mil !, one
on high pole in the center Of mill
yard and one will be movable so as to be
placed in different places in the outer
part of yard. He intends running his
mill night and day and already has 5000
600 feet of logs to saw 100000 of his own
and 100000 for other parties. Thurs
day of this week he started new logging
camp on the upper Black river.
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