Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-02-17
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY II. 1883.

Tuesday morning Israel Candy, repre.
sentative from this district, introduced
a bill to reincorpOrate the village of
Mackinaw City.
Philip A. Badour. a former Cheboygan
boy, has purchased the B0yne City Stan
dard, and is making a good, newsy paper
out of it. We wish him abundant sue
cess.
The Bay City Tribune says the new
Michigan Central iron railroad bridge,
at Bay City, Is nearly in position. 1t will
he very substantial structure when
completed.
Alexander Mackay, assistant general
freight agent Of the Michigan Central,
has resigned to accept the position of
general freight agent Of the Chicago Il
Atlantic railroad.
VIM. Hess commenced work Thursday
morning on the boiler of the prOpeIler
A. c. Van Raalte, putting in new water
bottom. When the work is completed
the boiler will he about as good as new.
The ladies of the Methodist church
and society will give their next social
entertainment at the residence of Mrs.
nj. W. Campbell, on Tuesday evening
next, Feb. goth. Everybody cordially
invited.
We see from the Detroit Evening News
that George G.. Wharton, of this village.
was drawn Tuesday as one of the Jurors
OF the United States court for the March
term. Inc jurors are to report for duty
Ma rch 9th.
The Detroit Evening News says work
on the cribs to be sunk for the new
Michigan Central wharf, at Detroit. has
Oeen suspended temporarily. On ac-
count OF the snow blockade up north no
logs can be had at present. E70
ID. F. Clifford says that the local in.
spectOrs of this district pronounces tha
Messenger, recently purchased for the
Manistique route by Smith & Adams one
OF the best boats on the lakes, everythin9
being In the best condition. -"
Captain BOuchard is in recent of LET.
ters from Manistique parties expressing
congratulations over the purchase of the |
Messenger for the Cheboygan and Man
lstlque route. From the tone of the let |
tiers we should judge they were happy
over the prospects.
The manager of the Bell telephOne
company writes G.. W. Farr that the
company will commence putting nm the
telephone lines in this village as early
as possible IN the spring, and hope to
have 1t in complete running order so orr
citizens can "hello r by the first of Nav.
One of ChebOygan's young men felt
badly disappointed because his girl. who
was dev0ut Catholic, would not attend
the Arabella Root concert last week on
account OF 1t being Lent. 1t made him
feel worse when he went to the hall
alone and found the shepherd of the fold
there In person.
1t has been suggested that the Cornat
band turn out on the 22nd, Washington's
birthday. and favor our citizens with
some music. and at the same time give
I'll an opportunity of seeing how thew
0Ok In their new uniforms. IF the dav
mould be pleasant we have.nO doubt the
Boys would be accommodating enOuph
% comply with the suggestion.
The new nickels, the coming of which
commenced the first of the month has
'Ome to grief. In size and design II was
nearly identical, and some of the ca ster n
efOrmers discovering this fact com.
nenced plating them with gold and mas
ing them off for half eagles. and hence
ne coinage was stopped, and those coin. 1
NJ, not yet in circulation, suppressed. {
The propeller A. c. Van Raalte will ,
'un tne coming season on the ChebOygan 9
In9 Sault Ste. Marie route. Messrs.. '
mllh ~ Adams have made arrange Z
1ents 10 run IN connection with the
dlchlgan central railroad. and in con- ]
mot n. | n
r any other boat on the ronte. Tho a
an Raalte will be just the boat for that
QUITE, and cannot fail to prove nonniar
nth the travelling public and the citi- d
ems along the route. The Ste. Marie =
'e understand, will run i'm connection Il
nth the Van Raalte from the Sault to p
olnts on Lake Superior. The Van a
aalte will be able to run regularly in U
II kinds of weather. "
We notice great MANY papers Of tho p
tate are publishing the list of places in =
he state, as given with the man accom. -
anying the Michigan Almanac. mr.. u
Drting to be a complete list Of ali p
!aces in Michigan having a population
LOCO or over, at the time the censns N
1880 was taken. In this list Cheboy- h
IN Is left out, notwithstanding when A
le census was taken it had 1892 in W
abltants, and that there are 66 places m
ven that had less population. If a W
erect list was given it would show I'll
1eb0ygan 10th out the 115 places hay- ca
q population of 1000 and over. Since be
10 census, the population of our village tn
Is greatly increased, and it ia estima- w
now at near 1000. ar
joseph Paquette, young man en- OF
Dyed In Bailey's camp, cut his knee vi
I'm cross-cnt saw last Tuesday, and
ri NO In mt rnooiv nroco =