Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-03-04
Democratic village caucus next Fri

Read what G. p. LangdOn says about
the drop in -four.
Remember the Shakespeare lecture
at the Town Hall, OH the 18th.
The Lotus social club gives another of
their enjoyable dances at their hall next
Wednesday evening.
Roscoe COnkling has been confirmed
by the Senate as Associate Justice of the
Supreme court by vote of 80 to IL.
A little more snow, if you please, Mr..
VennOr would suit our lumbermen, the
necessary having about disappeared in
this section.
Remember the Republican village
caucus at at the Town Hall next Friday
at 10. A. NJ, for nominating candidates
for village offices.
The stockholders of the Grand Rapids
q Indiana railroad voted to guarantee
the 100000 bonds for extending the
road to Mackinaw City.
The Charlevoix Sentinel says O. b.
Weed, formerly principal of our graded
school is going to locate there, establish
a first class drug store and practice
medicine.
Some parties in town are talking of
organizing stock company to put a
line of steamers on Main street in the
village. The crOsswalks would prove no
obstacle to the enterprise.
The Shakespeare club will meet next
Monday evening at the residence of Mrs.
+. A. Vorce. 1t is especially desired that
every member should be present as
business of importance is to be transact
ed. @ E
There is to be an addition of forty feet,
one story high, built in the rear of the
Bennett block. The room occupied by
II. Chambers will be heightened that
much and II. j. Miner will use the addi-
tiOn in the rear of his place for tailor
shop.
The work of putting the addition to
the Town Hall is progressing and when
done will add largely to the capacity of
the hall and make it much more cOnven-
lent in every respect, giving more stage
room both in depth and width beside
roomy dressing rooms each side.
While II. l.. Fisher was at work on the
new dock at Mackinaw City yesterday he
suffered severe injury by being acct
IDENTIFY struck il the hip with an axe in
the hands of a fellow workman. He was
brought down and had the wound dress
ed by Perrin Bros, and now is as comfort
able as possible.
The village fathers invested in COM
plete plan for sewerage, prepared by an
experienced engineer, some time ago,
but they do not drain the village worth
a cent. Is it not about time something
was being done? The healthfulness Of
our town in the future depends largely
upon a good system of sewerage.
Main street should be paved soon or
it will not be in keeping with the fine
brick blocks to be erected the coming
season. Its present condition is dis
grace and does not speak well for our
otherwise enterprising and busy town.
Permanent sewerage should be provided
and then the street paved with as little
delay as possible.
John McCloud, and John McMullen, a
couple of fellows who have the reputa-
ton of being dead-beats, and who have
beat numerous hotels and boarding
houses here for the past year, were
arrested this week charged with attain
ing board under false pretenses. They
had hearing before Justice Fife Thurs
day but their case was adjourned until
next Monday. In the meantime they
stop at the hotel de Cobb.
Last Saturday Sheriff Aldrich Of En-
NETT county arrested Jockey McCullOch
at camp on Black river charged with
the murder of man named Miller,
some four years ago, at PetOskey. Nc
CullOch implicated Pat McCarty, Geo.
Suggit and II. w. Beecher, the latter of
Jackson, but formerly living at PetOskey.
Upon examination Pat McCarty was dis
charged, no evidence being produced to
warrant holding him for trial.
We understand that the owners of the
property known as the Howell block,
Messrs A. r.. g. w. +. Linn, have through
their agent, Mr.. Jas. Mckay Of Detroit,
effected sale of it to Isaac S. Cooper,
the druggist, at the handsome sum of
$5,OOO.OO. The property is splendidly
located, occupying one of the best sites
for huein ass In ChphOvpan and thelprice