Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-09-15


and Huron.
The GerOw-Backus block, when COM
pleted, will equal in appearance any
block in Cheboygan.
Remember we do work promptly and
duplicate prices of any Legitimate con-
Germ. TRIBUNE job Office,
The little mill at Duncan City shut
down Thursday night for the season
after very successful run.
S. LeGault, Sr.'s, new residence, on
the east side, is approaching completion
and is an elegant and tasty home.
s. II. Taylor has improved the appear
ance Of his home very much by enclOs-
ing his lot with neat new fence.
We understand the dOck-wollOpers
have dropped back on their price for
handling lumber to 40 cents per hour.
W. Il. Boggs has recently put up a
neat fence around his resinence lot, and
last week put down new sidewalk on
the Huron street front.
The Few residence being built by W..
& A. Macarthur, for W. B. Miller. who
has charge of their extensive dock
business. is about completed.
Work on the Pine Street sewer is pro-
crossing finely. They had nasty job
of it putting in the end next the river,
having to work in water waist deep.
There will be no service in the Episco-
pal church tomorrow as the Rector has
been called away to bury an old friend
and parishoner at Dexter. Sunday
school at the usual hour.
Charles Bellant has the frame up for
two story building on Fifth street,
east side of river. Two store rooms on
the lower floor, and the upper floor. will
be arranged for residences.
The TRIBUNE job rooms receiyed a
consignment of business envelopes
Wednesday that are little ahead of
anything heretofore brought to town
and the prices. with neat card printed
on the corner, are way down.
Mr.. Mike Scully, the long distance Pc
destrian, begins the feat of walking
1000 half miles in LOCO consecutive half
hours at Bartlett & Turner's bowling
alley this evening, at p. m. Before be-
ginning to walk he will have large
rock, weighing about 200 lbs, laid upon
his naked breast and broken with
heavy sledge by one of the audience
The Fountain City, when going out
Thursday night, got tangled in the Che
bOygan Lumber COmpany's boom of los
and NJ. Chambers boom of telegraph
poles and broke the bOOms. Some of the
telegraph poles drifted out. The break
caused such a blockade of the harbor
that the City of Mackinac was unable to
get in Oh her down trip, and her passen-
gers and baggage from Cheboygan had
to be taken out on tug.
lnC lVNVnt SOuOOl CCuStiS ltftdltu blldl
there were go children of school age
in District No. 1, Township of Benton.
an increase of Al over the census of last
year. In fractional district No. 2, there
are 31S, making total of 997 in the
two districts wholly included in the
corporate limits Of the village. In addi-
ton to this portion of the village is
attached to the Duncan City district, and
also to District No. l of Inverness, and
from the best data we have been able
to get we are of the opinion would raise
the number of children of school age in
the village to over 1.200.
Wednesday Jos. E. Cueny, of Mcdonald
& Cueny, drove up to the TRIBUNE Office
in buggy and invited I'VE local" to ride
out to Peter McDonald's farm and see
first self-binding reaper ever sold in
Cheboygan county in operation. We ac-
copied at once and enjoyed pleasant
ride out to the farm, where we found
Mr.. Mcdonald enjoying ride around
his field driving three horses attached to
the reaper with firmly bound sheaves of
wheat dropping at regular intervals.
The machine is a Champion cord binder,
and was sold to Mr.. Mcdonald by Nc
Donald & Cueny, who are agents for this
popular machine. Mr.. Mcdonald showed
and fully explained the operation, which
marvellous as it is, is very simple and
works to perfection. Mr.. Mcdonald is
perfectly delighted with the machine.
lie has one of the best improved farms in