Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-01-07
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Another family made happy Or
landO Pitcher bOy-Thursday.
Deputy Sheriff Kintz started Thursday
morning for IOnia with William VIM,
who was sentenced to that institution
for 80 days for larceny.
Z. A. Dodge, postmaster at Mullet
Lake. has deputized Joseph Rife to act
as such, and the office, we understand
has been removed to the latter's
resi6 ence.
Arecent ruling of the pOstOffice de-
partment at Washington makes useless
all stamps which have their corner torn
off. Just how much Of corner the
ruling does not say.
The new tubing and tools for the salt
well arrived Wednesday evening. Work
has been again commenced and they
keep picking away trying to get that
hole down to salt. They are bound to
find it, if it is there.
John Mason, the salt well contractor,
buried little son last week. The child
took sick after Mr.. Mason arrived home,
and only lived few days thereafter. Mr..
Mason has the sympathy of his many
friends in our village.
Some of our lumbermen fearing
scarcity of snow have been making ice
roads for drawing logs. Macarthur
Smith & Co., we understand, have one
in good condition and working success
fully, and that Nelson & Bullen are
freezing road and that others will do
likewise should there not soon be fall
of snow.
Hugh Hagan had an examination be-
fore Justice SammOns, Tuesday on
charge Of vagrancy. He was convicted
and sentenced to furnish bonds for good
behavior for one year in the sum of 800
or in default, six months in IOnia. He
was given two days to find bail, and he
took occasion to leave town during the
time, which saved the town considerable
expense.
We are glad to announce that Geo. +.
Frost clerk of the Congregational church
received letter from Rev. A. H. LOwrie
last Saturday evening" accepting the
call to become pastor Of that church.
Mr.. LOwrie writes that he is coming with
theintentiOn of fully identifying himself
with the future prosperity of Cheboygan.
The acceptance of the call is very graft
flying to all who made the acquaintance
of Mr.. LOwrie, or heard him preach, dur
ing his recent visit to our village.
A number of our builders complain
very much about the manner the plans
and specifications for the addition to
the Town Hall were drawn up. They
say it was impossible for any one to put
in a bid Understandings as the specifi-
cations gave but few dimensions of the
timber and material to be used in the
construction. In consequence of this,
it is claimed, only two bids for the work
were presented. The contract was
awarded by council to Alex. Mcdonald.
We notice several newspapers in the
northern part of the state are opening
out their batteries upon Indian Agent
Lee, with reference to his conduct in re-
gard to the small pOx among the In
dians in that section of the state. The
CharlevOix Sentinel even goes 80 far as
to intimate that the interests of the III
dians would not suffer If the Indian agen-
cy, of which Mr.. Lee is the head, was
abolished. We would suggest milder
measures in the way of change in
agents first. If that did not improve mat
tiers then the heroic system might be re-
sorted to.
Hon. Andrew Jackson, who was ap-
pointed assistant superintendent of the
Sault canal when it passed under gov
eminent control, has just received Office
of his promotion to the clerkship at a
salary of $1,sOO.per year. The appoint
ment took effect January LIST. George
Reynolds Of the Sault twas appointed to
tho vacancy caused by Mr.. JacksOn's pro-
motion. This was Mr.. Jackson's "New
Years gift" and we congratulate him
upon his good fortune. He assumes the
duties of the position at once, in the U.
S. engineers office, in Detroit, where he
will remain until the opening of navi-
CATION when, of course, he will go to the
Sault.
We learn from Col. Thompson, Gener-
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