Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-10-21


Have you seen the comet? If not get
up some clear morning between four
and five o'clock and view it.
We hear 1t rumOred that an effort Is to
be made to form stock company and
build q frst-class large hotel in our vii
lage.
William Van Valkenburg's increasing
business demands larger quarters, and
hence he is putting up building OF con-
siderable size.
The ticket officer at the railroad sta
tiOn was burglarized Saturday night,
entrance being gained by breaking a
light of glass. The venture only real
lied bout 80 cents.
In the 43 Democratic counties of Ohio
in the last 10 years, q Democratic de-
faulters cost the $7Sl,OOO, while the as
Republican COMMITTEES had but three de-
faulters, all of whom made their def
ciencies good.
From the general endorsement Israel
Candy, Republican candidate for Repre-
sentative in the Legislature, is receiv-
ing from the press of the district we
should Judge that the committee chose
wisely when they selected him.
IfC. A. Gallagher was not Supervisor
of the township of Benton, and the SUI
preme court says he was not, what right
had the Board of Supervisors to vote to
pay the bills he presented. Every DEM
ocrat on the board voted to pay Mr.. Gal
lagher's account as presented.
The Democrats are awakening to the
necessity of doing something and not
let things go by default, and have at
last announced speaker for Cheboygan,
Hon. Eugene Pringle. being billed to
speak at the Town Hall next Thursday
evening. All the talking they can do
will not save their ticket.
Rev. DR.. Hartley commenced series
of Sunday evening lectures at the Con-
gregational church last Sunday evening
and was greeted by large and atten-
tive audience, all of whom were highly
pleased with the lecture. Tomorrow
evening he will deliver the second of
the series. Subject: "Small Things"
The Atlantic took on CPS bushels of
potatoes last Wednesday for Cleveland.
They were shipped by j. C. Ref, an out
slider, who purchased them of f. f. Mar
tin, of Indian river. Mr. Ref was feel
ing pretty blue over his trade, the price
of potatoes at lower lake ports having
dropped;sinceIhe purchased, and he antici-
pated considerable loss.
Our cOtempOrary should be CONSTANT.
In one place this week it says the TRI-
BUNE revived an old process abandoned
as no good by the printers Of twenty
years ago." Elsewhere it says we tried
to infringe on j. E. Caps patent pro-
cess for printing in colors." If we re-
vived an old process abandoned twenty
years ago, we certainly did not infringe
on Caps patent.
We understand the foreman in charge
| of the work being done on the water
works pipes claims that the guage at
the water works is not correct, and that
when it showed pressure of 100 pounds
the actual pressure was greater. The
guage was tested by both guages in use
on the boilers, both of which are new,
| o.d c,,nDoen1 20 ha oorraaf ond oaanrd-
ing to each of them was shown to be cor
rect.
Our cotempOrary copies an article
from the Bay City Call which intimates
that Watts s. Humphrey declined being
a candidate for Representative from this
district on the Republican ticket because
he feared "the other fellow would be
sent to make the laws" Was the editor
of the Call as we'll posted on the political
situation as Watts s. Humphrey, he
would not display his ignorance by any
such twaddle.
What the people of Cheboygan county
would like to know is, what right had
the Board of Supervisors 20 employ at.
torneys to defend G. A. Gallagher before
the Supreme court in the Supervisor
case. Our cotemporary said some weeks
ago that Mr.. Gallagher was backed by
unlimited means, which raises the ques
ton, was it prearranged among the
Democratic members of the Board that
they should vote the means to defend
the suit, and thus entail the cost Of thu