Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-02-18
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1882.

vertisement.
Those of our citizens who secured their
ice previous to last Saturday are happy.
Some who did not are now wishing they
had.
ii. Hale Cobb has added some improved
machinery to his laundry which enables
him to put superior finish upon shirt
bOsOms and cuffs.
Under Sheriff Stewart of Mackinac
county passed down yesterday on the
train with a candidate from st. Ignace
for the statesboarding house at Ionia.
After suspension of business for
several days the ice mandatory start
ed up again Thursday night with every
indication of a several days successful
run.
Alpena Argus says: 1.-THE telephone
company is considering whether it will
pay to have a line running from Alpena
to Rogers City and Cheboygan next
spring" Let it run.
Last Saturday and Sunday about
cleaned the streets of the village from
snow and mud has been the order for
the week, something unusual at this sea-
son of the year in this climate.
Sanford Baker took advantage of the
beautiful weather this week to COM
mence the rebuilding of his dock and
has made considerable progress in the
work. He has several men employed
and is pushing the work vigorously.
The Mackinac County Independent is
no more, the publishers having discard
that name and flung to the breeze that
of 1.-THE Northern Spy" 1t still claims
to be independent in politics and re-
ligion. devoted to the interests of "New
Michigan" in general and st. Ignace in
particular.
There is no question that one of the
greatest needs of Cheboygan is good
sized brick hotel. We trust our "Jesse
Hoyt" or some other man or set of men
will step forward and supply the want
We believe it would te good invest
ment both for our town and the man or
men who would have it built.
The Bay City Tribune says: "TOpina-
bee, on the Mackinaw division, five
miles north of Indian river, is building
hotel which Is claimed to be the largest
and best between Bay City and Cheboy-
gan. 1t is expected that Tepinabee will
ere long be one of the most popular sum
mer resort in Northern Michigan.
Mr.. and Mrs Paul Baker have removed
from the Pioneer House to rooms over +.
c. McDonald's grocery, where Mrs. Baker
will be pleased to receive her friends.
We understand Buriss q Baker are to
dissolve partnership by March LIST and
MIR. Baker open restaurant in the new
Werthiemer building about April 1st.
One of our citizens who recently haA
an interview with. Roys ]. Cram, informs
us that the latter is now i'm Philadelphia
trying to work up company for the
purpose Of erecting blast furnace in
our village. Mr.. Cram gives it as his
opinion that Cheboygan has the best adj
'vantages for such works. of any place in
the state, all things considered.
Parties i'm the southern part of the
state have been corresponding with one
of our citizens in regard to starting
national bank here. They intimate that
they will visit Cheboygan about the last
of March to canvass the matter, and we
have no doubt that If our business men
want national bank bad enough to
give sufficient amount of encourage
ment such an institution can be secur-
ed.
young man named Miller undertook
to play sharp game at the firemsn's
dance Thursday evening. He stood out
side of the door and managed to gather
in the admission fee of $1.00 from two
different persons. The operation was
discovered upon their entering the hall {
and the young man was caught and
made to disgorge, after which VIC. |
Hayes gave him the benefit of the elevat-
ing influence of his boot in two or three {
well delivered kicks.
The County Superintendent Of the
Poor met Wednesday and opened the
proposals for boarding and taking care
of the poor. There were three bids pre-
oanted, two from the village at $4.0O per
week for each person cared for and one
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