Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-03-17
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
g'SATURDAY. MARCH II. 1883.

The trains have made very fair time
this week.
Governor Bsgole has approved the bill
making st. Ignace a city.
The almanac makers figure that
spring begins next Tuesday.
Forty-one more Republican ballots
cast Monday than Democratic.
Open water in the lake could be
plainly seen Wednesday, off this port.
Tuesday and Wednesday were quite
springlike and the snow melted rapidly.
The result of the village election last
Monday seems to give general satisfac-
ton.
Robinson & Thompson expect to start
up their planning mill, for the season, in
about ten days.
The alterations in the steamer City of
ChebOygan, to fit her for the Black lake
trade, are nearly completed.
The few warm days of this week were
conducive to a hope that navigation
might be open by the fourth of July.
Those crows that were cawing around
Wednesday must have felt the need of
arctic OvershOes Thursday morning.
The Chsboygan Lumber Company ex-
pect to commence building the bridge
over their slip, east of the mill, next
week.
Geo. +. Frost has the honor of being
the first Republican President of the
village, elected OH straight Republican
ticket.
Hodge and Harrington have COM
menced planking c. r. Smiths new
steam yacht. They have her deck tim
bers ready.
The citizens great privilege of scratch
ing was INDUCED in to a great extent
last Monday. Out of 423 ballots cast.
225 were slipped more or less.
The day for Virgins greatest storm
on earth has passed, and yet all survive,
though some of the defeated candidates
think they were struck by it last Mon
day.
Crows are reported as having put in
an appearance in these parts Wednes-
day morning. Their caws, it is said, is
cause to think Spring is in the near by
and-by.
Last year at this time the various
steam crafts owned here were being fit
ted out ready for usiness. This season
there has been no move made yet towards
fitting out any of them.
The daily stage between st. Ignace
and the Sault has been suspended, there
not being enough business to pay. They
take two days to trip now, and make
three trips each way per week.
The $4,000 land-lOcked salmon spawn
left with VIM. Elliott to be Matched at
his hatchery, are now lively fry and do
ing well. We trust some of our inland
lakes may receive share of them.
One solitary Greenbacker developed at
Mondays elections. That party having
no ticket in the field, for fear it might
be suspected they had all died he voted
a Weaver badge folded inside of his re-
gular ballot.
A letter was received at the pOstOfflce
the other day directed to Patneyberry,
Sheboygan Co., Mich. TOpinabee was
the pOstoffice intended. Mr.. Humphrey
knowing the party addressed received
mail there, forwarded the letter to that
office.
One man was 80 anxious that his ia
yorite candidates should be elected last
Monday that he concluded to give them
a boost by casting two ballots, which he
did, folding the two together. 1t is need
less to say he missed his mark as both
were thrown out.
The candidates for village marshal
are said to be numerous. The change
in the administration of village affairs,
make them hopeful that lightning may
strike them. Some one will get 1t, but
who. is the important question, especial
ly with the candidates.
Messrs. Ransier & Richie have leased
that portion of the AmiOt ship yard
owned by A. P. Newton, and propose do
ing regular ship yard business. They
have already several jobs contracted for,
among them two lighters, full size of
lock, for j. B. Macarthur.