Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-04-07
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY, APRIL Z, 1888.

The planking of G r. Smiths new
steam yacht is about completed.
VIM. Hess is putting some repairs on
the boiler of the tug W. S. Carkin.
That discouraged june bug" electric
illumination has not yet taken place.
Seventy-six names were added on the
register in this township last Satur-
day.
Fishing for perch is the sport of the
day, and some beauties are being
caught.
The vote in Benton township last Mon
day fell short of the number pOlled a
year ago.
Sidewalks are coming into fashion
pedestrians.
Work ut the ship yard of Rancier &
Richie is lively, they are full OF bust
II ess just now.
As the beautiful disappears from the
streets it reveals some unsightly piles
here and there.
The AlgOmah is making her trips be-
tween st. Ignace and this port without
the slightest difficulty.
Post & Van Arsdale are having neat
iron railing put up in front of the win
dows in the basement of their hardware
store.
The first wheeled vehicle for the sea-
son appeared on the street Friday of last
week, since then they have become quite
numerous.
!. Geo. G. Wharton was excused from
serving on the jury in the y. S. Court at
Detroit. and hence did not have to take
his trip to that city.
Capt. George Kitchen will sail the ting
Eva English the coming season. She
has been rebuilt and will come out this
spring abeut as good as new.
DR.. A. Perrin says the walking on
the railroad track between ChebOygan
and Mullst lake Is first-rate. He knows
for he tried it Thursday morning.
Services at the Congregational church
tomorrow morning aud evening Subject
for morning, Jacobs Dream" In the
evening, an address to the young people;
theme, "The Souls Best Portion"
o. M. Clement has his show window
arranged in very handsome style and
IL is attracting considerable attention.
He gives one of those handsome pockets
TO every lady purchasing pair of shoes.
Capt. Bonchard writes to Messrs.
Smith & Adams that the indications
were he would not be able to get the
Messenger ont of Benton HarbOr before
sometime next week, on account of the
ice
Street Commissioner Devine appeared
before the council last Tuesday evening
and put in an application to have his
salary elevated to the extent of fifty
cents per day, which would make it
$500.
Tire village council is considering the
subject of buying fire proof safe. Some
thing of the kind is needed as there is now
no protection to prevent the several
bonds and other valuable papers on file
from being destroyed by fiie shOuld the
town hall burn.
Rev. W. G. Clark occupied the pulpit
0f the Baptist church last Sabbath, morn
Ing and evening. preaching two very ac-
ceptable dlscOurses. He breaches again
tomorrow. morning and evening at the
usual hours, and cordial invitation is
extended to all to attend.
The BOlger bill prohibiting the con-
finement of prisoners, other than those
sentenced from Michigan, in the Detroit
ho11se of correction, passed the House
Thursday by vote of 81 to s. Represeh-
tative BOlger has strong hopes of getting
the bill through the Senate.
The Chicago Herald last Sunday says:
.Mr. r. W. Lyman jr.. has just returned
from dear hunt IN Michigan" 1t was
probably hunt for dears it meant, as
deer hunting is out Of season. Lyman
is usually connected with such dear
hunts after the game has been secured.
There is q rumOr that the Grand
Rapids & Indiana railroad company will
soon extend their road to ChebOygan,
branching off at Douglass lake. 1t has
been demonstrated that to secure sue
cessful connection across the straits in
winter. boats will have to run from this
port.
The German Lutheran's have secured
lot west Of the railroad depot and will
proceed at once to build church. Rev.
Charles Otto is the pastor, and has been
holding services every two weeks during
the winter. They expect to have the
church up and enclosed so as to hold
services by the middle of May.
Thirteen applicants for teachers GER
tificates were examined by the board of
examiners last Saturday. Two passed
the first grade, three in the second grade,
five in the third grade, and three failed
tOpass. Three of those passing for second
grade can only have third grade certif-
Gates owing to the fact that they had
not taught school for elk months, as re-
quired by the school law, before they
sould receive second grade certificates.
We are in receipt of letter from P. ].
Klein, of Milwaukee, one OF the owners
of the Champlain. stating that they