Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-04-01
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. APRIL 1, 1882.
Easter Sunday a week from to-mor-

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The weather this week has mixed
enough to suit the most fastidiOus.
Don't try okick any old hats off the
sidewalk to-day; its April FOOLS day.
If you have not registered for town
ship election do so before s o'clock to-
night.
Nearly all the camps are breaking up
and most Of the men came down the
fore part of the week.
The water mill is fast being got into
order and no doubt the cut from that
mill the coming season will be large.
DIR. A. M. Gerow has been appointed
examining surgeon of the Pension de-
partment for this section. A good selec-
tiOn.
The Chicago Lumbermen's exchange
Monday advanced rates for April from
so cents to So per NJ on several grades of
lumber.
The ferry AlgOmah has had pretty
good luck in crossing this week having
made regular trips every day since last
Saturday.
A great many men coming out of the
woods leave for other parts and it now
looks as though men would be scarce
this summer.
II. A. Blake shipped five tons of bolts
and washers over to st. Ignace this
week. They are to be used on the D. M.
e M. railroad.
o. M. Clement has added fine show
case to his shoe store. He now has one
Of the finest boot and shoe stores in
Northern Michigan.
The Shakespeare Club have disbanded
for the season. This club has enabled
the members to pass a good many of the
long winter evenings very pleasantly.
Workingmen commenced plastering
Kessler's hall yesterday. 1t will be in
good shape for Sweets Easter ball, to be
given week from next Monday night.
What is the matter with the mail
crossing the straits? 1t sometimes takes
letter four days to get from st. Ignace
to Mackinaw City and often five days
here.
We understand the street commission
er will clean all the rubbish off the
streets as soon as the ground settles az
ter frost gets out. They need it bad
enough.
r. G. Nudge of Port Huron, has a
negative of the picture of the Flora
Monday as she laid in the ice and will
taken print number of them. Any one
desiring copy can secure one of him.
Bay City, Detroit, Chicago and Port
Huron drummers have been numerous
in town this week. In fact nearly all
the southern wholesale dealers are
making bid for our trade except Sag
NAV.
W. W. Davidson, of Chicago, the photo
grapher who has been, engage in bust
ness here for severafsummers past, will
return in few days and rcflt his gal
lery, when he will be ready for business
again.
An effort is being made to try and in
duce the street commissioners to raise
the cross walks on Main street, so that
pedestrians can cross without being
compelled to wade through six inches of
mud. 1t may not be quite so pleasant
to drivers of fast horses, but the majority
of our citizens want it done.
Miss. M. W. Smart is to have new
front put in her millinery store aud some
fine show windows which will greatly
improve the looks. Her grand opening
of spring millinery will take place about
the 10th Of April. Miss Mulkin, her former
trimmer, will be here before that time
and will have charge of her trimmi ng
department.
A Mr.. Sweeny who lives on the east
side of the river while at work on the
dock at Mackinaw City had the
misfortune to receive bad injury by
having large stick of timber fall
across his legs and crushing them badly
He was brought down on the freight.
train and his bruises dressed by DR..
Perrin and is now as comfortable as
could be expected.
A gentleman was in the village this
week prospecting with view to estab-
fishing sail loft and ship chandlery.