Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-05-19
CHEBOYGAN MATTERS.

The brick walls Of Joseph SpOoner's
building are growing rapidly.
A glorious shower last night and this
morning the grass is springiug up, as If
by magic.
Cheboygan is going to have new
meat shop. 1t will be located on Black
River avenue.
The leak IN the water main, at the
lower end of Main street, has been re-
paired. A defective joint was the cause.
A basket social will be held at the
residence of Joseph Rife, Mullet Lake,
Friday evening of next week, for the
benefit of Rev. West, of Indian River.
Engineer Adams and his assistant,
Mincier, have reprinted the waterwOrks
pumps, and shown their .esthetic taste,
adjoining the top of each with vase
containing handsome boquet.
The Michigan Central railroad has
given notice to all its agents that cars
will be transferred at the straits without
delay, and will go through to upper
peninsula points without breaking bulk
Fred Lent has joined the band again,
and brand new tuba arrived Wednes-
day morning for him to manipulate. The
band is making cOmmendable progress
in the excellence of their playing, and is
= credit to Cheboygan.
W. & A. Macarthur are inaugurating a
measure that ChebOygan has long need
cd. the establishment of regular retail
lumber yard. They propose keeping
well assorted stock on hand at all times,
70 that they can fill any demand on
short notice. BOD
CA. Gallagher intends having his new
store, north of the Grand Central, light
cd with gas, and has received a machine
for its manufacture from the Combina-
ton Gas Machine company, of Detroit.
He Is having the room re-plastered, thor
eughly repaired and reprinted, and will
have neat place.
The fourth annual session of the inter
denominational ministerial association |
Of Northern Michigan will meet at Cad
lilac on the 25th and continue the two |
following days. DR.. Hartley, pastor of |
the Congregational Church of this |
village, is on the programme for prom |
inent part.
Notice is given elsewhere OF the disso-
luton OF the merchant tailoring firm of |
III. j. Miner & Co., Mr.. Miner having pur-
chased the interest Of George Fax. He
has engaged the services of an expe-
rienced cutter from Detroit, and will
continue the business in connection
with that Of general clOthier.
There are couple of BOYS around
town trying to get themselves into
trouble. Last week they were discover
ed endeavoring to set fire to a pile of
hop poles near the water works house.
and Sunday they set on fire pile of bark
and rubbish, at the lower end of Main
street, endangering the dock property of
N.& H.. Macarthur.
Work at the waterworks well has been
progressing sat .sfaetorily this week.
They are down about seventy feet below ,
the tubing, and the rock shows no signs ;
OF caving. magnificent stream of
water flows, coming up through the ~
inch tubing above the floor of the drill
house, and is constantly increasing in
volume as the hole deepens.
Egbert A, Smith, son of Thompson ,
Smith. and family, are removing from :
Toronto to Duncan City. He is going to {
build an elegant residence during the {
summer, the plans of which are made, {
and thq grounds laid out. Their house |
fold goods arrived on the propeller
Canada Yesterday, and Mr.. Smith and ,
family are expected sometime before the
close of the month. {
We are glad to state that there will be Y
a line of boats on the inland route this I
season. The steamers Northern Belle
and either the Mary or the new boat be-
ing built by Chas. r. Smith, will COM
pose the line. The Belle making daily
trips from the head Of Crooked lake to
the Mullet Lake House and return, and
the other steamer making the trip on
this end of the route. They will COM
mence running about the middle of
June.
All will be glad to learn that the fine
summer resort hotel, the Mullet Lake