Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-09-15
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER Is. 1883.
CHEBOYGAN MATTERS.

az tic lhiDONE Jul lOOihos
w. & A. Macarthur have had new signs
painted on their warehouse.
We hear of but little damage being
done in this section by the frOsts of the
first of the week.
Lumbermen should leave their orders
for camp order book and for all printing
at the TRIBUNE job Office.
Under the session laws of 1883 the
county treasurer Is made made a member
of the board of Jail examiners i'm place of
the circuit judge.
Mr.. Melville is falling some of putting
up three story hote on his property, on
the river, near the third street bridge.
ChebOygan needs M re hotel accOmmO-
dations, and that location is good one
for the purpose.
We could fill the columns of the
TRIBUNE with complimentary notices
of Cbeboygan and her people, but the
extracts given elsewhere are a fair
sample of all, and show the favorable
impression made upon I'VE editors" dur
ing their brief visit to our town.
G. ID. Farmer sends us word that the
Mullet Lake House would be closed for
the season Yesterday. Cons idering the
unfavOrable character of the season,
there being but little of what might be
called summer weather, the season has
been very successful One for this pOpu-
lar resort.
The new compulsory education law
went into effect on the eth inst. Children
beween the ages Of and IA years must
be sent to school at least four month of
each year, commencing on the first Mon
day in September. unless excused by the
school board, owing to mental or physical
disability.
The State Fair opens at Detroit Mon
day Of next week and continues five
days. The Michigan Central will take
you down and back at one fare for the
round trip. Great preparations have
been made and the indications are this
will be the most successful fair ever
held in the State.
1t is rather an interesting sight to
stand on the platform at the shoot in
the dam, abOye the watermill, when logs
are running, and witness them pass
over the dam. Some of them dive down
under the water, and re-appear several
feet below, others striking an end on the
bottom, are turned over and over by the
swift current.
W. q A. Macarthur have the bents in
position for the approaches to their new
bridge across the river, above their mill,
and the jOists and planking are being
put on. The main span will be built on
lighter, and then foated and placed
in position. We understand that al
though built by this enterprising firm
at their own expense, the bridge will be
thrown open to the public, and will
prove a great convenience.
lighter belong to W. S. Smith, loaded
at his mill with lumber, got too much
water in it during Wednesday night
and partially capsized, dumping the
lumber into the river. Fortunately
there was jam of logs at the dam,
which prevented the lumber going over
and floating down the river. The lum-
Der was all secured, so that Mr.. Smiths
actual loss was only the time lost and
expense of picking up and re-loading
the lumber.
We acknowledge the receipt from C. S.
Hampton of his obituary of the Daily
Resorter. We regret that the venture
was not pecuniary success. Mr.. Hamp-
ton is entitled TO great credit for pro-
ducing such wide awake, interesting
and newsy little sheet, and for keeping
it alive for the allotted term of eight
weeks, at loss to himself. While he
lost money by the venture, he gained
largely in experience, and next season
we trust tt see the Resorter revive under
more favorable circumstances.
Parties have been corresponding with
Charles r. Smith, with view of char
tering the steam yacht Mary, to run on
Saginaw Bay. The first proposition was
that she was to run on the route between
Bay City and Caseville, and make one
round trip per day. Mr.. Smith had
given his terms, and they had been sub
stantially accepted, although no con-
tract had been drawn, and Mr.. Smith