Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-09-01
CHEBOYGAN MATTER .

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TRIBUNE job Office.
The masons are at work on the second
story of the Backus block.
Rev. Williams, of Detroit, Will occupy
the pulpit at St James church tO-mOr-
row.
We hear of one man who is perfectly
satisfied with his sewer assessment-he
has sold the lot.
The,TRIBUNE Acknowledges the favor of
numerous calls from the editorial
visitors while in Cheboygan.
Mrs. Garner addressed large audience
at the Town Hall last Sunday evening in
the interests of the w. G. 7. Union. ~
Robinson & Thompson have showed
the bell and hose tower along consider
ably towards completion this week.
Don't forget that school opens again
next Monday. Let the children all be
in attendance the first day, to give the
term fair start-off.
A boy about Is years Of age can secure
a good situation with an excellent OPP
portnnity of learning the printing bus
mess by applying at this Office.
Capt. Bundy, with his gospel ship,
"Glad Tidings," took his departure the
first of the week for Georgian Bay, to do
missionary work in the Queens domip-
ions.
John w. McGinn is giving the new
bank building personal supervision, and
no pains or expense is spared to make it
one of the most substantial structures
in Cheboygan.
Fax Brothers have rented the new
store room of James +. MolOney north of
Wheeler's grocery, andwill move their
merchant tailoring establishment as
soon as the room is completed.
The TOwnsends did not receive the
patronage here that they merited. Their
entertainments were excellent, Mr..
and Mrs. Townsend showing that they
were artists of considerable ability.
We are in receipt of the Sixth Annual
Book of the Michigan Sportsmen's Asso-
citation, giving the proceedings Of the
annual meeting held in Detroit last
January. and the full text of the game
laws of Michigan.
Thursday night some one turned the
water on through the hose in use by the
masons putting in the foundation for
the bank building and it run all night
flooding the excavation to considerable
extent.
Capt. Marshall, of the schooner Grant
ham, says his prolonged stay here, wait
ing for his load Of timber, enabled him
to make quite an extensive acquaintance
and he hated to tear himself away from
his friends. He sailed Thursday.
Royal Taylor, of Allis, Pressure Isle
County, puts in claim for the champion
oats of Northern Michigan, claiming
that he measured several heads which
run from 20 to 204 inches In length
one of which, by actual count, had 145
fully developed kernels on it.
The State papers are all compliment
ing the Cheboygan business men over
the organization of an Improvement AS
ISOLATION. Gentlemen, how do yon feel
over the compliment? Don't all blush
at once, the neighboring towns might
think there was fire in our village. :
We understand the repairing of the
town line bridge that gave way last
week, will have to be submitted to
vote of the people, as the cost for repair
ing 1t will exceed the amount allowed
to be used by the Highway Commission
ers Of the Towns without submitting it
to vote.
Thursday afternoon young man who
formerly worked for Quay & Son in their
mill borrowed their boat and was rowing
on the river. Some boys, out of pure
cussedness, commenced throwing stones,
sticks, &C., at him.. Lafayette Quay went
to the door of the mill and requested the
boys to stop. Those on the west side of
the river did but a couple on the east
side kept on and one Of them threw
stone which struck the young man in
on the back of the head cutting
quite deep deep cash, two inches
long and knocking him down
in the boat. If he had fallen sideways he
would in all probability gone out of the