Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-08-12

A gentleman was in town last week,
looking3 around with view of opening
an exclusive boot and shoe store in our
village.
Gen. Byron nj. CutcheOn was nominal
ed for Congress by the Republicans of
the Ninth Michigan district, Thursday,
at Ret City.
We see it announced that the Fort
Mackinac military band will give an
excursion from Mackinac to this place
tomorrow on the Algomah.
The st. Ignace Spy speaks of the
''prosy dull and sleepy NORTHERN TRI-
BUNE." Well. we never aspired to be a
newspaper clown, that is our cOtem-
porary's forte.
Sheriff Mute returned from IOnia,
Thursday, where he took one Mike Sher-
idan who gets six months at the House
of Correction for stealing money from
Joseph Layene.
Geo. Douglass has purchased a team
and is having a new platform wagon
built and is going to trucking on his
own hook. At present he is using a
common wagon.
The Rev. James H. Magoffiin will hold
services at st. James Episcopal church
on Sunday, August Goth, and on Friday
evening. August 25th, the Bishop of the
diocese will Officiate.
The iron columns in Post g. Van Ars-
dale's building are nearly all in position,
the most of the joists for the second
floor on, and the brick walls Of the sec
ond story are being laid up.
ChebOygan's pressing need just now
is more, comfortable, tenement houses.
There is great demand for neat and
comfortable houses and such would
bring in good returns on the invest
ment.
Robert COner started up his picture
back mandatory again Thursday, and
is turning out backing at a lively rate.
He had not been manufacturing any for
some time, as, Macarthur, Smith 81 Co.
were saving logs for other parties, and
could not furnish him with cants.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Mcclure have the
sympathy Of our citizens in the sad loss
they incurred this week by the death
of two children, a girl and boy, aged Z
and 2 years, both dying Wednesday night
both dying of consumption. They were
buried the following day, and the funer-
al services will be held in the Baptist
church tomorrow at 7:30P.M.
Hon. RObt. Schilling, of Milwaukee,
addressed our citizens at the Town Hall,
Monday evening, on the greenback and
labor question. The subject does not
seem to be very attractive, as only a
moderate sized audience was present
Mr.. Schilling told his story about as well
as it could be told, but we have not heard
of anyone being converted.
Our farmers are beginning to bring in
their contributions for our county's
exhibit at the State fair. Mr. Francis
Stead this morning brought in a mag
nificent specimen of wheat in the straw,
just as it was cut with the cradle, which
measures feet 2 inches clear Of the
head. Mr.. Stead says by selecting he
could have got larger heads and longer
straw, but this was fair average. The
heads are we'll filled.
Work on the salt we'll has been pro-
crossing very satisfactorily this week.
Yesterday noon they were down
$50 feet, the last 80 feet being In the
rock. So far the rock seems to be differ
ent from that encountered in the other
effort at the same depth. Then the
trouble commenced before they had got
so far down. The present rock seems to
stand up much better and it Is to be
hoped that the favorable indications
may continue, il it does it will not be
long before the important question as to
striking salt will be settled. They are
drilling IL to IA feet, on an average, every
"a hours. From noon Thursday until
noon yesterday they drilled down nearly
20 feet. In this rock they have
struck some very hard streaks, which