Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-02-03

The storms of this week has inter-
ferred with the railroad trains, and the
night train was discontinued for time.
The Senate bill providing for an in
crease in the salary of circuit Judges to
$4,000, passed the House Tuesday to take
Immediate effect.
George G. Wharton. p. M. w. of Benton
lodge, will attend the meeting of the
Grand Lodge of A. o. U. w., which meets
next Wednesday at Detroit.
Mrs. and Mrs. James j. Brown enter
tanned a house full of friends at their
residence on Main street Wednesday
evening, andmade them all happy.
AS Lent approaches. there seems to be
a desire on the part of all to have as good
time previous as possible, and numer-
Gus parties is the order of the day.
Notwithstanding the severe cold
prevailing through the state, no yindic-
tive pencil singer has had the hardihOOd
to kill the fruit, except in one or two
low localities.
We see by the Detroit papers that Hon
George W. Bell, of this village, was ad-
mitted to practice in the United States
circuit court at session of the court in
that city last week.
Wednesday the wind lowered the water
in the lake so much that 1t cut off the
supply of water at the water works, and
the pumps were stopped for couple of
hours during the evening.
Thursday morning they commenced
fa ri M ~ al nf 10 y
Son preparatory to putting in the new
dock. 1t is expected the work will be
completed in four or five weeks.
1t is estimated that more ice has been
put up this winter than ever before in
one season, and certainly the quality
never was better. Ice cream and lemon
ade ought to be cheap the coming sum-
mer.
| The work at the water works we'll has
been going on satisfactorily this week.
The strata of clay still continues as hard
as ever, but the drill makes its way
through it. They are expecting to reach
rock every day.
Capt. BOuchard has shown us a photo
graph of the propeller Messenger, pur-
chased by Smith & Adams for the Che
bOygan 81 Manistique route, and judging
from the picture she will fill the bill in
every particular.
Another specimen of reform. This
time it is the Democratic State Treas
urer of Alabama, Vincent, who got away
| with between $2500OO and 100000 of
the peoples money. Speculation in cot
| ton futures was the cause.
VootorIo,, ofto.noo,1 ono,;Jo.ohlo -
tentiOn was attracted by large black
dog going up Main street at a 2:40 gait
with length of stove pipe attached to
spectators was the contrary for the poor
| canine.
Miss Lee is going to remain in our
village for couple of weeks to have her
foot receive medical treatment, having
made arrangements with Rev. w. M.
Campbell and wife for board during the
time she may remain. number of our
citizens have requested her to give an
other entertainment after her recovery,
and the probabilities are that she will
consent.
The uniforms for the band arrived by
express last Saturday evening, and the
boys will appear, all dressed up, at the
| dance at the Opera House next Monday
night. Our citizens should remember
this dance. Owing to the increase in
the number of the band, additional suits
had to be ordered, which increased the
amount considerably abOye the sum
subscribed, and this dance is given to
raise the sum lacking.
Snow slides have been playing havoc
in Colorado. A telegram to daily papers
from Denver gives an account of one
near Crested Butte, which overwhelmed
a cabin where 30 coal miners were sleep
ing. Seven dead bodies have been recOv-
cred and 18 others severity wounded,
several fatally. A locomotive was caught
near the same place aud was ditched,
with 20 feet of snow covering it.
We regret to learn of the death of Cap
tain VanAllen, the we'll known prOprie-
tor of the Island House, Mackinac. He
died January 26th aged 80 years. Thirty
or forty years ago he was master of some
of the leading steamers on the lakes and
was, in his day, one of tina best known
and popular captains sailing on the
lakes. For number of years he had
been proprietor of the Island House and
had gained wide acquaintance.
Thursday afternoon a young lad
named Derry undertook to catch on a
passing bob sleigh, on the road between
the village and Duncan, but the sleigh
caught on him; result, boy run over and
badly bruised around the hips. DIR. Per-
rim was called to attend him, but found
no bones broken. but the boy will feel
sore over the affair for some time. This
catching on sleighs when in motion is
rather dangerous, and boys should not
attempt it.