Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-03-17
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. MARCH II, 1888.
The young ladies Of the Aftermath
society are talking of giving broom

society," are lhlkluB VI giving oioohi
drill some time in the near future.
WA. jackson, general manager of
the telephone construction company
writes G. w. Farr that he will send a
force of men here next month to put up
the telephone line, and that no time will
be lost in getting the exchange in opera
tiOn.
G. w. Farr is painting for himself a
very artistic sign on canvas, as general
steamboat agent. The main sign is
finely executed painting of the steamer
Pearl, below this will be streamer con-
tanning the names Of the principal
points to which tickets will be sold.
All lovers of good music should attend
the praise meeting at the COngrega-
tional church tomorrow evening. Not
only will DR.. Hartley's address on music
be of interest, but we opine that his de-
scription of men of the major and minor
KEY will illustrate some interesting
phases of humanity.
The choir of the Congregational
church will not only render sOme.chOice
selections at the praise meeting tO-mOr-
row evening. but many of the good old
tunes of "Auld Lang Syne" will be sung,
in whitehall will be invited to take part.
These praise meetings are becoming
very popular in many Of our churches.
Turn out and help swell the melody of
the good old tunes.
Last week our cOtempOrary made
great blow about Mayor Thompson, of
Detroit, telegraphing coincidence and
offers of pecuniary assistance to Jere
Dunn, the assassin of Elliot, a prize
fighter, both being notorious characters.
The Free Press published an emphatic
denial from Mayor Thompson, but our
contemporary failed to see it, and do JUS
tice to Mr.. Thompson by publishing his
denial.
Superintendent McCool, of the d. M. q
NJ. railroad, passed down on the train
last night bound for Detroit after new
iron plates and bolts to repair damages
to the Algomah. He reports several
plates tore off, and hole worn nearly
through her planking. by the ice. He
expected to have the plates at st. Ignace
tomorrow morning, and have them put
on tomorrow and start her for Cheboy-
gan Monday morning.
The last of the series of entertain
ments under the auspices of the Odd.
fellows of this village will take place
Monday and Tuesday, March 26 and q
two evening lectures and matinee, by
Tank Kee, on China and the Chinese.
The press of the state are very flattering
in their notices of these lectures, and,
we should Judge, our citizens will find
them highly interesting. The citizens
are under obligations to the Oddfellows
for this course of entertainments. Sc
cured by them at considerable risk,
pecuniarily, and should patrOnize these,
the closing entertainments, literally.
J.B. Macarthur has been making some
important Improvements in the j. ID.
Smith MILL remOdeling it throughout,
occupying the most of the winter in the
work. He has added over 100 rods more
of piling ground, drying piles from the
mill down to Peter McDOnald's line,
and on both sides of the bayou near
Mr.. McDOnald's farm, also bridging the
bayou. Heretofore the mill has lacked
sufficient dock for piling lumber as
manufactured but when the additional
dock is completed. will have an abun-
dance of room with tracks and turn
tables arranged to make it very convent
ent.
The Portable Electric Light Co.," of
Boston, is sending out circulars adver-
Using an electric lighter, and we pre-
sumo it is just what they claim it to be,
and nothing more. The circular makes
no claims to it being an electric light.
An exchange says, the apparatus is not
an electric light at all, it is an electric
lighter. BY pressing on button an
electric current is generated, which
heats small spiral of platinum to in
candescence, anil from that cigar, or a |
lamp, or gas may be lighted by the use
of the lighter. The public mind has
reached such point over the pOssibili-
ties of electricity that it is ready to ac-
cept almost any conclusion, and by a |
hasty reading of the circular issued, at |
once jumped at the conclusion that this |
was a portable electric light.
Superintendent McCool, of the D., M.
& Nj. railroad, came down Wednesday to
Investigate the condition of the ice off |
this harbOr, with view of having the
Algomah run to this port. He was pilot
al o. hx,