Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-06-23
A Boston joke,-Shut up or 60 down.


ed at the Spencer House last Monday.
Mollie Harris and VIM. T., w. S.
Humphreys horses, are entered for the
Kalamazoo races, which begin July 10.
The members of the Cheboygan Band
are making preparations to celebrate
the Fourth of July by giving grand
dance at the Opera House on the eve
ming of that day.
W. s. Smith is getting out material
for new tug. We understand he has
purchased the boiler and engine that
was in the Uncle Sam, the tug that was
wrecked by the ice year ago last
spring.
Remember that Owen Fawcett. the
celebrated comedian, supported by first
class comedy company, will be "DOdg-
ing" at the Opera House tonight. If
you wish to enjoy an evening of genuine
amusement don't fail to attend.
We would be gratified if Governor Be-
COLE would honor US with his presence
at any time. He need not fear to come
and bring all his neices with him. Che
bOygan is absolutely safe now for all
honorable and innocent persons.
W. s. Humphreys horses are entered
at the Detroit races, commencing next
Tuesday. MOllie Harris is i'm the 2:34
race, for which there are Is entries.
VIM. T. is in the three minute race, for
which there are ten horses entered.
The managers of the ChebOygan Driv-
ing Park, to add to the attractions of
their summer meeting,.July 4 & 5 have
arranged for special purse for PAGERS,
and have the assurance of four fast pa
cling nags being present. This, in ad-
dition to the regular races, should draw
large attendance.
The schools of No. 3 fractional Inver-
ness and Benton closed yesterday after
noon with appropriate exercises of mu-
sic, recitations and dialogues, winding
up with jolly picnic, overlooking with
gladness and joy. The school, taught by
B. j. Vanderbilt and Minnie A. Egger-
man, has had successful term.
In the region of the Spencer House on
Thursday morning there happened quite
an episode for Cheboygan. A certain
drummer vigorously denounced the men
who hung Warner as foul murderers
He was demonstrated with, but persisted
until man violently threw a lot of
muscular Christianity in his face. The
man punished was from New York. the
man who jObbed the job was from Bos-
ton. These New York and Boston men
will have their innocent amusements.
even when in the model town of ChebOy-
gan, that has to endure what it cannot
cure.
The TRIBUNE desires to express sincere
thanks for the warm, generous words Of
approval and commentator bestowed
upon it recently by hundreds of our best
men and women, including all kinds of
religion, politics and business of Che
bOygan; also for the increase of sub
scriptions, and the purchasing of thous-
ands Of extra copies of last weeks issue.
We are not sorry. For the kind treat
ment given the paper by the press we are
more than grateful. Thanks to our adj
vertisers who permitted us to leave out
their advertisements last week to give us
more room.
The work of digging the trenches for
the foundation of DR.. A. M. GerOw's new
brick business block was begun Thurs
day afternoon. The building is to have
a frontage on Main street of 4S feet, will
be 70 feet deep and two stories in height.
The first floor will comprise two store
rooms, eash 20 feet wide, with a hall and
stairway 6 feet wide between them. The
lower story will be IA feet in the clear,
upper story II feet. The second floor
will be divided into six rooms. all large,
for Office purposes. The building will
be plain but substantial. Alexander
Mcdonald has the contract for the car
penter and joiner work and will super
intend the entire structure, which is a
sufficient guarantee that it will be well
done.
The first of the week the Board of Wa
ter Commissioners, being satisfied that
sufficient flow of water had been Sc
cured to meet the demands, stopped the
work of drilling at the artesian we'll,
it having reached depth of about 80
feet. The flow is magnificent and the
water is of the purest; soft, free of any