Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-09-15

The steam yacht Mary goes to Sagi-
nav bay, to run between Bay City and
Port Austin, the first Of next week.
The Van RaaIte commencing with
this week, only makes two trips per
week between Cheboygan and Sault Ste.
Marie.
Messrs. Pearson and Stark, Local In
spectors of Steamboats,, spent Tuesday
and Wednesday in the village, inspect
ing several of the tugs.
The Messenger will give an excursion
to Alpena next week, leaving Cheboygan
Feiday evening. A good chance to go
down and visit our neighbors.
w. S. Smith is going to call his new
tug the MAUD s." which would indi-
cate that he thinks her "goer' The
fast tugs want to look out for her.
The Detroit Evening Journal is grow
irg in favor in Cheboygan and is likely to
outstrip its competitor, the Evening
News. in circulation at this point.
W. e. Ross has placed on our table
sample bottles of Stafford's American
inks. A trial indicates they are all that
is claimed for them-the best in the
world.
Can't. Fl. F. Todd is in the Marine hos
pital at Milwaukee, suffering so badly
with infamatory rheumatism as to have
to be fed by the attendants. His son
Frank left last Sunday to bring the scOw
Minnehaha to Cheboygan.
Farmers of Cheboygan county should
remember the county fair. commencing
Wednesday, Sept. 26th, and continuing
three days. Make it a point to be there
and don't come without bringing some
product of yonr farm for exhibition.
The Board of Directors of the Agri-
cultural Society met at the Town Hall
Yesterday afternoon, and appointed
several committees and perfected
arrangements for the approaching
county fair, which takes place Wednes-
day, Thursday, and Friday of week after
next.
There is nothing like advertising in
the TRIBUNE. Last week Ed. Henshaw,
the painter, advertised a valuable cow,
that had strayed away from his premis-
es Aug. 3Oth, for which he had looked
diligently, without finding her, vet in
less than two hours after the TRIBUNE
of last week was issued he found her
within forty rods of his house.
It has been decided to rebuild the
town l:ne bridge near John f. Melon
AIDS. The contract is to be let on Fri
day of next week. The Highway Com
missioners of the three'towns interested
could not agree upon the proportion Of
cost each town should pay and have
agreed to submit the question to the
Board of Supervisors at its next meet
ing.
The storm of Friday of last week
made a clean sweep of S. +. TOlsma's
fishery at Hammonds Bay, dock and
fish house all being carried away. The
tug Mary A. Day, and number of fish
cars were washed ashore high and dry.
Mr.. Tolsma lost about so ton of coal and
two ton of fresh fish that was packed
for shipment. Capt. MOsier succeeded
in getting the tug off, and brought her
to Cheboygan where she was hauled out
and re-caulked.
r. L. Polk 81 Co., the well known and
reliable directory publishers of Grand
Rapids, will soon commence canvassing
for a complete directory of ChebOygan.
They propose making careful and
through canvass, and make the work as
perfect as possible. The directory will
be published in connection with a direc-
tory of the several towns on the Grand
Rapids & Indiana railroad, the whole
making work that will be very valu-
able. The publishers are we'll known as
reliable firm, and one that can be de-
pended upon to do just as they agree.
Thursday George Fitzpatrick had
his bartender, Walter Lyons, arrested
for purloining money from the till. The
examination was to have taken place
yesterday, but was postponed. Mr..
Lyons denies any wrong intent. He
does not deny taking the five dollars,
but claims that he had been in the
habit of taking money when he needed