Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-02-03
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 3. 1883.


ont very neat and tasty desk for the
Probate Judges office.
Monday morning they commenced
raising the boiler or the propeller A. c.
Van Raalte for the purpose of having
new water bottom put in.
Thursday another blizzard, straying
around loose. struck our village and made
things decidedly unpleasant for those
having business calling them out on the
street.
At the coming spring election, the
first Monday in April, Judge or the
Supreme Court to succeed Chief Justice
Graves, and Regent of the University
are to be elected. The indications are
that Chief Justice Graves will be re-
elected.
The Senate committee on pOstOffices
aud pOst-rOads made its report Friday of
Last week, of the post route bill. Among
the new routes established by the bill is
one from Indian River to Rogers City.
1t also provides for number OF addi-
tiOnal routes in Michigan.
The keeper of the boarding house, re-
ferred to in items of last week and week
previous. denies having requested the
that said vag never visited his house.
The police say the vag had visited other
houses in the village, and they were on
the lookout for him.
Last weekMcArthur, Smith & Co. re-
ceived one Of Deidrick's improved hay
presses. Monday. an agent of the man
ufacturer was in the village and set 1t,
I'D and test was made of its work,
which proved very satisfactory. BY
using this machine hay can be pressed
30 that twelve tons can be loaded into a
freight car. We understand that Arthur
and that he will do work for any of the
farmers that may desire their hay
pressed.
The Lenten services in st James
church begins on sh-Wednesday, Febru-
airy 7th, with morning services at 1O1a
A. M, and evening services at Z P. NJ.
Regular services, during the season of
Lent, every Wednesday and Friday even
ing. Now that the season of parties is
over it is fitting that those, who have,
for the past few weeks, been engaged in
what sometimes degenerates into dissi-
patton, should stop and think" whether
they would not be the better for a little
wasted in dissipatiOn-Life is too real
to be frittered away-Life is too serious
thing to be spent in trifiing and vani-
ties. Nj.
A special dispatch to the Detroit Free
Press says: "A large meeting of lum-
bermen was held at the Board of Trade,
East Saginaw, Monday afternoon, and a
committee Of twenty-five appointed to go
to Washington to bring influence to bear
against the proposition to put lumber on
the free trade list. kilograms were sent
to Chicago, Minneapolis, MuskegOn,
urging similar delegations of lumber
men to meet the Saginaw delegation in
Washington in order to effect unity of
action" A petition demonstrating
against putting lumber on the free
list has been in circu alton in our vii
lage this week, receiving a large num-
her of signatures.
The first social given by the "After-
math" society, of the Congregational
church, at the residence of H. A. Blake,
last Tuesday evening, proved grand
success. The programme, of music, rec
itatiOns and readings, arranged by the
young people for the entertainment of
-
esting feature of the evening. The re-
freshments were varied and abundant,
and all present seemed to enjoy the Occa-
sion very much. The house was we'll
adapted to the purpose, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Blake cordially aided in making the Oc-
casiOn one of pleasure. The attendance
was large. The receipts of the evening
amounted to over $14. The young peO-
pie have taken it upon themselves to
provide book racks and hymn books for
each pew in the church. and the proceeds
of these socials are to be devoted to that
purpose.
The Deputy Collector of this port re-
ceived letter from the Collector of the
district stating that unless the fine i'm
posed upon the tug G. M. Clifford for run
ming without being inspected was soon
paid, the matter would be put in the
hands of the United States District for
collection. The Clifford Brothers were
notified and d. r. Clifford has secured a
number2Of affidavits of different persons
acquainted with the circumstances, set
ting forth the fact that they did all in
their power to get the tug down for in
spectiOn, and proposes visiting the Col
lectOr next week, and try and have the
fine RENTED. They make good show
ing and 1t seems to US, under the cir
cumstances, that the enforcement of the
fine wonld be great injustice, for GER
tainly they are not to blame for not be-
ing able to accomplish impOssibilities.
The fourth entertainment in the Star
course, given by Miss Julia Lee at the
Town Hall last Monday evening, attract
ed fair sized audience, although not so
large one as she would have had had
she reached here so as to have appeared