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

oAIuhDAf, FEBRUARY II, 1883.
Several members of the gun club have
been INDUCING in target practice on the
range at the foot of Huron street. for
several days this week. =.
Last Monday and Tuesday were de-
lightful days, and everybody that owned
horse and cutter or could procure one
was out enjoying the fine weather.
VIM. Langmaid has moved in with A.
w. Westgate & Sons where his friends
wanting anything made in HE line can
find him ready to accommodate them.
Those entitled to premiums awarded
at the county fair last fall would do well
to read the proceedings Of the annual
meeting, given.elsewhere in this issue of
the TRIBUNE.
The book racks for the pews in the
Congregational church have been con-
tracted for. After they are paid for, the
aftermath society will give its atten-
tiOn to raising money to purchase hymn
books to supply the pews.
Last Sunday men were at work at the
ship yard in this village whip-sawing
plank to repair the damage done by the
ice to the Algomah, and by Monday eve
ming they had the repairs done. She Is
now making her trips regularity.
To the great advantage of the travelling
public the r1nning of the night train on
the Michigan Central was resumed this
week, and Notwithstanding the storm of
Wednesday night, which many thought
would block the road again, it has been
making pretty regular time.
The soft weather of Thursday and
yesterday induced many of our business
men to clear the snow from the side
walks in front Of their places of business.
1t would be we'll il all would follow
their example. The exercise would do
them good, and it would secure the
thanks of pedestrians.
G. w. Farr is in receipt of a letter
from Clerk Williams, of the ST. Paul, in
which he states she is wanted on numer-
Gus routes. From Chicago to Midland,
in Georgian bay; Chicago to Ogdensburg,
Buffalo to Duluth, and In the Buffalo
and Green Bay route. He thinks she
will 90 on some route which will take in
Cheboygan. .t
Although W. w. StrOhn and family
have removed from ChebOygan, he still
feels an attachment for our village and
associations Herewith, and cannot alto
gether give up his connection with our
town. During his recent visit he re-
purchased the half interest ia the tug
Pendell and several lighters that he had
sold to Watts s. and Geo. 2. Humphrey.
We hope his lengings for Cheboygan Will
continue to grow until he shall be In
a. r,st Il sof 70 lx nd ON a
again become citizen. 4aIr.t.
Last Saturday night William Newman
freze to death understanding home from
Millicequin, where he had been making
some purchases. He started home with
a pack on his back. Falling ito reach
home his wife became alarmed, and the
next day started to MiilicOqatn to
make inquiries. On the journey she
saw a man laying on the ice some dis
lance off, but supposed 1t was some one
fishing. When she got to Millicoquin
and found her husband had left the eve
ming before, she todd what she had seen,
and accompanied 10y others went out
and found it was her husband, frozen
dead. He was a sOR-in-law Of VIC. Hey
man, the we'll known fish dealer Of Hu-
ron, Chic. The body passed through here
Wednesday morning on its way to the
latter place for burial. .,,...t N r..
The Ohio river has been On a great
tear, rising 81 feet and completely Sub
merging the lever portions of the cities
and town located on its banks. At Gin
cinnati immense damage has been odOme
and it is estimated that 6O,O0O people
are imprisoned in their dwellings in
that city and the cities opposite i'm Ken
tueky, and much suffering has been
caused. "Wednesday, at Fern Bank, be-
low Cincinnati, a floating house was
STONED. and in one of the rooms was
found baby sleeping peacefully in its
crib. One end of the Cincinnati South
ern passenger depot was carried away
by a sewer washing out and several Lives
lost. An appeal is made to the charita-
BILE public for relief for the sufferers and
the appeal is meeting with generous re-
Spouse. The railroad trains were shut
off from their depOts in the city, and are
obliged to stop in the suburbs. F."
The Senatorial struggle in the Legis-
lature is not yet ended. and the riddle Is
vet to be solved. Yesterdays Evening
News saws that at conference of the
Ferry men his adherents were abs0ived
from caucus dictatiOn and hencefOrth
were at liberty to enter into free.fOr-i
all race, but that a number Of the SEN
ator's friends were determined to adhere
to him, and prevent the nomination OF
any other man unless ordered to do
otherwise by the Senator himself. so that
a continued dead lock was probable. Its
Lansing correspondent intimates that
Perry Hannah would have lots OF help
soon. 1t is time this fOOlishness was
ended. The people are DESTROYS that the
question should be speedily settled. IL