Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-01-20
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
u SATURDAY, JANUARY 20. 1883.

Wednesday, and we should judge near
as much yesterday.
One of our lumbermen predicts that
logs will be shade lower next spring
than they were last spring.
We would call attention to the adver-
tisement of II. Hale Cobb, Star Laundry.
This establishment has a reputation of
doing its work in the best of style.
The Arabella Root concert company
appears in the fifth Of the series of the
Star course on the evening Of February
9th. 1t will undoubtedly be one of the
best of the series.
Unless our representative in congress
takes some special interest in the mat
ter, it is likely that the next river and
harbOr bill will contain no apprOpria-
tion for Cheboygan.
The 5OO-mile tickets formerly used on.
the Canada Southern have been abolish
ed, and hereafter Michigan Central l, 900
mile tickets will be good over this and
all other branches of the Michigan Cen
trail. These tickets will be sold at $25.
Hon. H. M. Walker, of Detroit, is the
new Commissioner of Immigration, and
will assume the duties of the Office Feb.
LIST. We would like to have him pin the
information in his hat band, that Che
boygan county possesses advantages for
immigrants excelled by no county in
the state,
Mrs. Geo. N. Case received letter
from her husband, the first of the week,
in which he stated that the engineer
corps making the preliminary survey
of route for railroad from Beaver
Lake to Alpena had reached a point
twenty-five miles from Beaver Lake and
so far had found the route quite favOra-
BILE.
The Algomah's trouble began last
Saturday, and most Of the time since
she has been fast in the ice. Passen.
gers and baggage are being transferred
by daily stage line which leaves Mack
inaw City at 7:3O a. M, and returning
leaves st. Ignace at BOP. m. A dyna'
mite corps has been organized to try
and open and keep open track for the
Algomah.
Those in charge Of the entertainment
and oyster supper announced last week
TO be given i'm the M. f. church and chape
next Tuesday evening, decided the first
of the week to change the place of hold.
inc from the church to the town hall
The object is benefit for their pastor
Rev. w. M. Campbell, and we bespeak 1
large turnout so that 1t may be sue
stantial one.
The Sunday school of the Independent
church had social at the residence o
Mr.. Walton in the south part of town OF
Monday evening. Sleighs were used t.
collect the children and take them t
their destination, where, in the Ian
guaoe of some of the children, they ha
"the best time ever was" There .wer
about fifty present, and q Jolller lot
children are seldom together.
The many friends Of Rev. II. A. Con
rad will regret to learn of his seriou
Illness Last week he left home I
preach at some Of the lumber camps
He returned Saturday, not feeling yer
well, but preached at his church, Tn
Raptist. Sunday morning but held n
service in the evening. This week nj
illness developed in severe attack
erysipelas, from which he suffers yer
mich. He is under treatment by ~
Rowes. and it is hoped he may have
speedy recovery.
Mr.. A. ]. West, whom 1t will be n
membered, was the first and failing col
tractor on the Sturgeon river "cut-off
was given 81, 500 extra compensation
the BOARD of Control at their Decemb'
meeting. Mr.. West, after doing consl'
cradle work, assigned the contract
Hon. VIM. Macarthur, of this place, WI
successfully completed the work. We
claims TO have spent $4,000 befol
quitting work, and the award made MI
was only about one-third of that. Thel
is no doubt that Mr.. West lost money,
did Mr.. Macarthur. and our opinion
that strict equity would show MIR. Nj
Arthur more deserving of extra compel
satiOn than Mr.. West, but when Mr.. MI
Arthur takes contract he completes
whether he makes or loses money, an
that is the end OF 1t.