Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-09-08

warehouse reprinted
All work satisfactorily and promptly
executed at the TRIBUNEJob Office.
O. M. Clement expects to occupy his
new store room, in the GerOw block, the
first of October.
Nights are cool, but the days are de-
lightful. A change came over the spirit
OF our dreams yesterday.
w. & A. Macarthur are having the
timbers framed for the bridge across the
river near the grisit mill.
John DOdd, the diver, was engaged
Thursday in fixing the stern bearings
of the propeller Mes enger.
They got the was,o out at the water
mill repaired, and he locks open for
business, about o'clock last Saturday.
Yesterday mOrninG opened up with a
terrible nOrth-easter prevailing. making
it decidedly unpleasant on land and
water.
W. III. Summer & Co. have leased the
Fexer room, recently refitted in the
frame building, and will soon open a
fine stock of fancy goods.
When in want of printing of any kind,
bear in mind that the TRIBUNE enjoys
facilities in machinery possessed by no
other Office north of Bay City.
Mcdonald & Cueny have their sewer
pipe on the GROUND, and were ready to
commence digging the trenches yester-
day morning, only for the rain
The editorial fraternity all speak in
glowing terms OF the good treatment
received and pleasure enjoyed during
the recent press meeting and excursion.
L, NJ, Mcclure has charge of the
carpenter work on the Backus block.
Work on the building has been progress
ing finely this week. The walls are
about up.
The Charleyoix Sentinel last week.
under the new firm, blossoned out
seyen-column quarto, with new head.
and otherwise improved in makeup and
appearance.
Errat & Spiller are running their
we'll drill, sinking wells for private
parties, and are making a success of it.
getting successful flowing wells through
the hardest kind of hard pan.
The saw dust pile on the east bank
of the river caught fire Thursday after
noon, and furnished active amusement
for number of men III the use of pals
and water, trying to put it out.
Mcdonald & Cueny were the lowest
bidders for Pine and Elm street sewers
and were awarded the contract Their
bids were but little over so per cent of
the only other bid for the work.
Several citizens of Mackinaw CITY
came down on the train Wednesday
forenoon to take in the races, but upon
their arrival felt themselves badly taken
in when they found the races were off.
Capt. Matheson, of the fishing tug
Messenger, reports the worst storm of
the season at Cockburn Island last Tues
day. The waves threatened to carry
away Mr.. TOlsmas dock, fishhouse and
tugs.
j. N. Perry has had notice served on
President Frost of a suit in the circuit
court against the village to recover
salary as member of the board of water
commissioners. He wanted 500 and
the council only allowed him $50.
TIC storm yesterday prevented the
meeting of the board of directors of the
Agricultural Society, and it was post
poned until Friday afternoon of next
week, when it is desired that every men,
Der should be present at the Town Hall.
The new Detroit evening paper. the
detroit Evening Journal was issued
last Saturday for the first time. and
presented neat and tasty appearance,
and is improving with every issue. The
managers claim an average daily cir
culation of about 10000, and every paper
sold. They propose giving all the news.
without INDUCING in malice or bitter
ness towards any one. In other words.
always provide for its readers a clean.
readable sheet. We wish them success.
Another dry dock project is in embryo.
but we have been so badly disappointed
heretofore, In movements in this direc-
tiOn that we thought promised snccess