Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-02-24

Three hundred feet of six inch tubing
for the water works we'll was received
Monday. ~
Sheriff Harrington complains of being
lonely at the county boarding house,
being without boarders.
The thaw and rain of last week i'm
proved the condition of affairs in the
woods considerably to the advantage Of
lumbermen.
A telegram from Chas. E. Curtis to
Frank RollO sent to-day, announces the
death of his father. DR.. A. L. Curtis. Of
congestion Of the brain.
The snow plows of the Michigan Cen
trail are kept in readiness for work at a
moments notice. The company is de-
termined to keep travel uninterrupted
If possible.
There has been considerable breeze
blowing this week, drifting the snow
more or less, but the trains have been
running very regularly considering the
circumstances.
A young lad named Duffany was bad
ly bitten in the face last Monday by
dog belonging to his uncle. DR.. c. A
Perrin attended him and repaired DANA
ges as best he could. There was one
quite deep cash torn in his cheek.
The Northwestern Lumberman says:
The demand for hemlock lath is increas-
ing, particularly in the eastern markets
tributary to the hemlOck supply. They
can be furnished at least % cents per
thousand less than pine and are con-
sidered by many as good.
s. Baker & Sons new dock is ready
for the planking. The work has been
done in good and substantial manner
and the new addition, when completed,
will make marked improvement in the
property, adding much to its cOnven-
fence for doing business.
Senator Pennington, of the 18th dis
trict has introduced bill legalizing
verdicts of less than twelve jurors in
civil cases in courts of record and less
than six in Justices courts. 1t will
make an agreement of 10 out of the 12,
or 5 out of the 6, a legal verdict.
The Detroit Post and Tribune of We'd
nesday says: Edwin Hadley, of st. Ignace
attorney for the d. NJ. & M. road wrote
from the Sherman house, at Chicago,
January 81, that he should return in
few days. Since then nothing has been
heard from or of him, and his friends
are becoming very anxious.
Mr.. COryell succeeded in recovering
twelve of his poles from the salt we'll,
leaving five or six with the drill and
sinker at the bottom of the well. He
left last Saturday for his home. Nothing
definite has been done to continue the
work, but Robert Coner is ready to re-
ceive correspondence from any person
or firm desiring to continue the work,
and will be glad to give them full par
ticulars of the situation. We are con-
fident the work will be resumed before
many days.
The lecture by Gen. Luther Stephen
son, jr., at the opera house last Monday
evening, on the battle Of Gettysburg,
was fine effort, and it is to be regretted
that so few were present to enjoy it. The
pla boz
the lecture was full of graphic and
thrilling descriptions of that memOra-
BILE battle, the whole illustrated by mag
nificient views. Those who Tailed to at
tend missed one of the most interesting
and instructive entertainments of the
series. Tank Kee comes next in the
series. March 26th and 9th, with his
lecture on China and the Chinese.
The general opinion it that the back
bone of winter is broken, and that we
have had our coolest weather. The ex-
perience Of the three previous winters
would indicate that such was the case.
as reference to the files of the TRIBUNE
shows there was but little zero weather
after this date in either of the years.
In 1882 March % the thermometer reg
istered g. below zero which was the
coolest day that winter after this date.
In 1881 Feb. 25th it was Sc below, the
coolest day that year after this date.
In 1880. March 18th 1t got as low as 100
below zero, but the general range for
the three years was from zoe to 800
above, in the morning, running higher
during the day.