Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-01-13

captured Dy an Alpena belle, and a we'd
; ding in the near future is to.be the result.
We see it stated that the Michigan
Central is going to put on six logging
trains on the Mackinaw division to car
ry logs to the mills in the Saginaw Val
ley,
The tug Eva English is being thorough.
ly Overhauled by Peter Commiere, at the
AmiOt Shipyard and when he gets
through with her repairs she will be as
good as new.
Our citizens may look forward for
something very fine and enjoyable when
the Arabella Root concert company ap-
pears in the series of entertainments
being given under the auspices of the
OddfellOws.
Our fellow townsman, w. H. Bunker,
who has charge of putting in the cribs
for the new dock of the Michigan Cen
trail railroad at Detroit, has about 1870
men employed under him and is pushing
the work energetically.
splendid lot of ice is being harvest
ed this week, large number of teams
and a large force of men being engaged
in cutting, hauling and storing it. The
ice is cut from the bay, is fourteen
inches thick and of excellent quality.
The schooner Fleet Wing with hay
from Charlevoix and in tow of the tug
NJ W. Wright, reached Mackinac City
Saturday afternoon, and Sunday after
noon both tried to reach this port to lay
up, but could not get in, for the ice, and
were obliged to return to Mackinac City.
We are informed that Mr.. JayL. John
son, who has had charge of Macarthur
Smith & Co.'s dock business for num-
Der of years, is not going to return, at |
present, to Cheboygan, the settlement of |
the estate of Mrs. Johnson's father, re-
Gently deceased, requiring his attention.
The Cross Village correspondent of
the HarbOr Springs Independent says
the state road between there and Che
bOygan is in splendid shape for travel
now. j. A. HOugh drove through from
Cheboygan few days ago in AZ hours
not stopping to feed his horse on the
way.
One of our leading dealers in cedar
recently made visit to Chicago to
sound the cedar market. He reports the
outlook not very encouraging, and says
he could not get an offer from any of the
dealers in that city. Under the circum-
stances he concluded not to 60 into the
cedar trade this winter.
The receipts at the Custom House at
this port for the year 1882 amounted to
$6,O21.91 of which amount 1898 was
for duties upon importations
arriving via the CollingwOod line of
steamers, the remainder coming from
tonnage tax, hospital dues, entrance and
clearance fees, inspection of steamboats,
ETC., etc.
The subscribers to the fund for pur-
chasing uniforms for the cOrnet band
are paying up promptly. The full
amount needed for the purchase has
been subscribed. Advices from the manu-
lecturers state that the uniforms would
be forwarded on the 18th, yesterday. If
shipped as stated, they should arrive in
line to give the boys an opportunity to
show off their gay attire next week.
From the list of the committees of the
senate and House we learn that +. O.
1ullifer, Senator from this district is
Chairman Of the Committee on State
member of the committees on Institu-
ions for the Deaf and Dumb, and Saline
interests. In the House Committees !
srael Candy, Representative from this
district is Chairman of the Committee
N Fisheries and member of the Com
nittees on Drainage. :
The work of sinking the artesian well
t the water works has been progress
ng very satisfactorily this week. They
My work day tours and these
hort days have been averag-
ng eight feet per day, and are down
bout eighty feet with the iron casing
unk seventy-iive feet. For several days
hey were drilling through the hardest
ind of hard pan, but yesterday they
truck strata Of sand and gravel, and
bought they would now be able to make
etter progress.
The salt well is down to a depth of :