Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-02-17


The vast quantity of snow on the
ground makes sure thing, of having
water enough the coming spring
In all the streams of this section. to in.
sure the drives all coming down.
| Messrs. Smith & Adams have made
arrangements with Capt. s. b. Grum
niond to run his boats in connection
with their steamers, the Messenger and
the A. CYAN Raalte the coming season.
Valentine Day furnished considerable
business for Postmaster Humphrey and
his assistant. Some of the senders for
got to put stamps on the envelopes, and,
OF course, they will never reach their in
tended destination.
The ice house of s. +. Tolsma was filed
this week with ice taken from the river
In front OF the dock where it is located.
Where the first OF the week the ice was
STrong enough TO hold up a horse, by
Thursday night it was gone.
Capt. j. W. Brown, master of the
steamer Mary last season, Will sail the
Van Raalte the coming season. The
captain is a skillful and accommodating
officer, and the Van Raalte will lose
none of her popularity under his man
| agement.
The Bay City Tribune says: "Another
meeting of the directors of the Saginaw
transportation company was held Tues
DAY In Saginaw City, to consider the adj
Instability OF placing the propeller Sag
inaw valley on the Chicago and Ogdens-
burg route.
A. L. Kittridge. the brakeman so badly
damned last week, is doing we'll and is
being well cared for. The railroad com.
pany pay his expenses and he gets $3.50
Der week from an insurance association
OF which he is a member. DR.. Perrin
says he will have him around all right
in short time. tETT
The probabilities are that freeze set
tlng In after the rain of yesterday morn
ing would put crust upon the snow
anu make III a very easy matter to cap
lure deer, ard some may be tempted to |
dO so, but we would warn all that the |
officials are on the watch and any vio-
lation of the law in this regard will be
promptly prosecuted.
We trust the Council will speedily
take measures to finish off the stage pOr-
lion OF the Opera House. In the cOndi-
tl0n 1t is now in it is an utter impossible
lty to warm the audience room so as to
De comfortable, and il is not pleasant TO
SIT and shiver from cold during an even
lng's entertainment. 1t makes a very
ragged edge to the enjoyment of the
most interesting programme. III
Our cote mp0rary, in referring to the
me imposed upon the Clifford brothers,
accuses Messrs. Pearson and Stark "of
being too cussed lazy to inspect the tug"
and says to make the thing even thew
ought to be fined. OF course he does not
mention their names, but as they are
The only persons having any authority
Or right to inspect steamers in this dis
trlct, everybody knows he must refer to
hem. e. ~
Recent advices from Chicago to one of
)ur prominent dealers in cedar. is TO
me effect that the large stock of ties.
'eiegraph poles. ETC., on hand at the
close OF navigation in that city, is about
exhausted, and the indications are for q
Dlg demand next season, with a much
ess quantity than usual got out this
winter. and the prospects are that those
VINO have gone into the cedar trade will
ind they have struck bonanza.
One of our lumber operators informs MS
hat wolves are becoming very numer-
MS in this part of the state. that last
week while coming from camp he saw
number crossing the road, and met
With any amount Of tracks of the ami
nails during his journey. He recon-
nends that land-lOOkers and others hav-
NC business in the woods he on their
uard 80 as not to make too intimate
n acquaintance with the brutes.
"Wednesday, Clifford Brothers paid the
ne OF $500, imposed upon them for run
ing their tug c. NJ. Clifford without be-
lg properly inspected. The money was
aid under protest. and they have made
pplicat1On to the Secretary Of the Treas.
ry to have the money refunded, fling
nth the application affidavits of several X
artes showing they did all in their
over to get their boat down i'm time to
3 Inspected. We feel confident that
nder the showing made, that the de-
artment will order the money refunded. =
A young man named Hainault, living
Black river, about month ago broke
g leg, 1t being compound fracture.
person known as the French doctor.
as called and treated the case but
ade bad affair out of it, and the
Jung mans leg Is in terrible cOndi-
IN. Dr. T. A. Perrin was recently
lied In, and he says 1t will be months
fore the leg will be well. 1t seems
@ Two cords that run down the legs to
)rk the toes. stuck out at the fracture
"a the SO called doctor cut a piece out
each ana Threw the pieces away so =
at he has no control of his foot.
The stormy evening prevented very -