Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-06-02
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. JUNE 2. 1888.


bear near JaeksON's camp. on Mullet
lake, last week. He says it was the
largest one he ever saw.
A team belonging to L. j. Crumley ran
away Monday forenoon down Water
street. They scattered the wagon along
the road and made good time to the ba I'D,
on the east side of the river.
Rust & Co. have made sale of lur nber,
of stock manufactured in ChebOyg an, to
Albany parties at 50, $1S and $'SS per
thousand, which is claimed to be the best
price ever obtained at this point.
Last week DR.. Gerow had the rear por-
ton of the old Backus homo ,stead re-
moved, and this week the mail / building
is on rollers and travelling to, the rear,
to make room for that brick business
block.
The Singer Sewing Mach inc company
are going to establish d istrict agency
in Cheboygan and send AN experienced
man to take charge of it, making this
the distributing point for this section of
the state.
The mill of the ChebOygan Lumber
Company since it got warmed up is do
ing excellent work. That big engine,
put in last winter, makes everything
hum and has no trNuble in driving the
machinery.
The Ionia County Courier, published
by ID. c. Ashmun, is recent venture up
on the sea of journalism. 1t gives evil
dencs Of enterprise in the way of local
news, and evidently live newspaper
man is at the helm.
Commencing with Sunday, June 10th,
all trains on the Michigan Central will
be run according to Detroit time, and
not by Chicago time, as heretofore. This
will be about twenty minutes faster
than the time formerly observed.
VIM. F. Mcdonald claims to have, on
his farm on Black river, the finest ten
acres of winter wheat in Cheboygan
county. Last Sunday it was up six
inches and growing luxur ntly. He also
has put in ten acres of spring wheat.
The fast train announced i'm the TRI-
BUNE of March 18th, as to be put on the
Michigan Central, greatly reducing the
time between Chsboygan and Detroit,
will soon be put on. The schedule time
between the straits and Bay City will be
seven and half hours, instead of nine
as at present.
Cheboygan has been favored with
much fner weather than the southern
part OF the state. Last Sunday after
noon Detroit was visited by severe hail
storm, and last week they had very I'M
pleasant weather, Monday sleeting and
Tuesday severe snow storm. Both DAYS
here in Cheboygan were clear and pie, s.
ant.
Charles and Dennis Hurd. form, srly
residents OF Cheboygan, engaged in l um-
bering, but now of Buffalo, are int rest
cd in the large steam saw mill being built
at DetOur by Moiles Brothers Of Sag NAV
The latter own large amount 81. pine
in that neighborhood, and the mill is
being built to manufacture and. the firm
with which the Hurd Brothers are con-
nected. in Buffalo, will handle. the pro-
duct of the mill.
Capt. MathersOn, of the 5s hing tug
informs us that Ca pt. Mosier
has in 100 feet of dock for Mr.. Tolsma. at
Hammond's Bay, all in IA feet of water.
The cribs are made strong and solid,
filled with stone, and ce.lculat ed to with
stand both sea and ice. Rough weather
has retarded the WORK, but they have
taken advantage of every day when the
water was any ways calm, and a few
weeks more will see the end. When
Mr.. To lsma will have har-
Dor whore he can land his tug in any
He expects to make that quite
D point for harding fish.
On Wednesday we enjoyed the luxury
Df cOnyersing for few moments with
the editorial fraternity Of st. Ignace,
composed of the digniHed, efficient and
2. d. Bissell, Of the Repnbli-
can. the frank, good hearted and manly
]. Wesley Griffith, of the Free Press, and
the enterprising, believing and ambi-
tious Cavanaugh and McGarvie, Of the
forthcoming "St. Ignace News" We are
free to confess that since we were priv
LEGGED to look in upon this constellation
of editorial excellence. that the sun has