Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-04-07
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. APRIL Z, 1883.

Put away your sleighs until next No
v0mber
This fine weather has given quite a
boom to building operations.
The vote on Supervisors in Grant was
a tie between John Wiley and Jerry jar
Wis.
The unearthly screech of the tug Nat.
Stickney's whistle has been heard a
number of times this week.
There is a rumOr that E. A. Faunce is
going to contest the election of r. Ian
son. as Supervisor of TuscarOra.
Albert Todd reports that the Flora is
expected to leave Detroit one week from
next Wednesday, 18th, for Cheboygan.
The ice is fast disappearing in front
of the harbOr and considerable open
water can be seen this side of Bots Blanc
island.
The AlgOmah made three trips this
week, coming over Sunday, Wednesday
and yesterday. She carries large quan-
titles of freight each trip.
The railroad cOmpany's warehouse
on the dock has been kept pretty well
filled with freight since the AlgOmah
commenced running here.
The weather last Sunday morning was
about the greatest April fool on the peO-
pie Of the season. Just imagine six de-
grees below zero for spring morning.
A special meeting of the Board of
Supervisors has been called for April
10th, at which time the organization of
the newly elected board will be perfect
ed.
A telegram was received Wednesday
stating that the tubing for the artesian
well at the water works would be shipped
that day. When it will get here is an
other question.
WetmOre & Paddock are all torn I'D In
their store this week, giving it fresh
coat of paint, but they are full of bust
ness and next week will have everything
nicely arranged.
j. c. Bontecou, who recently purchased
the PetOsley Record, this week assumes
the editorial quill, and promises to make
improvements as fast as the business
will warrant. He starts out we'll.
Mr.. Beebe of Columbus, Ohio, who
owned the Indian River hotel, which
burned down few years since, is talk
ing of erecting fine summer residence
on the site where the hotel formerly
stood.
At the election in Beaugrand, an effort
was made by the Mackinaw City folks
to change the polling place to that vii
lage, but they were Out-vOted by the
electors residing in other portions of the
township.
A. P. McKinnOn has completed a very
successful winters operation and the re-
suit is 100,500 cubic feet square timber
and 100000 feet of logs. The timber
has been sold to Burton & Thompson. a
Canadian firm.
Mr.. Davidson, the photographer, who
has been here for several summers past
will soon return and open his gallery.
1t will be reftted with the new scenery,
ETC.. and the new styles in photographs
will be introduced.
Farmers in ChebOygan county cannot
invest dollar to better advantage
than by subscribing to the Northwest
Farmer, published by ID. G. Leach, at
Traverse City. Mich. 1t is just what
every intelligent farmer ought to have.
The union temperance meeting at the
Methodist church last Sunday evening
drew out large audience, the church
being full. DR.. Hartley delivered very
interesting address and told some plain
truths, but in manner that no person
could take the least Offense.
The President has appointed Judge
Gresham, of Indiana, Postmaster General
and he has accepted the appointment.
Judge Gresham was brilliant soldier
during the rebellion, and was appointed
to his present position of judge of the
United States district court by President
Grant.
Our cOtemporary says the meeting of
the Michigan Press association at De-
trOit last week was SHINY attended, and
as gives a reason that most of them had
all they could do to keep out of the poor
house during the past cold winter. Well
he knows how 1t is himself, and an
"hOnest confession is good for the SOUL"
The prohibitionists have the satisfac-
tiOn seeing the Democratic press claim
ing that the recent election settles the
question of the submission to the vote of
the people prohibition amendment to
the constitution. That the success of
the Union ticket meant that the people
were opposed to the submission of the
question.
Elsewhere in this issue will be found
a table giving the average temperature,
coolest day in each month, the amount
of snow fall each month, and total for
the winter, ETC., for the past five winters.
The statement was prepared for the
TRIBUNE by Hon. Jacob Walton, and will
prove valuable for reference. Cut 1t out
and preserve it. We are frequently in
receipt Of letters desiring just such in
formation, and propose printing num-
Der of slips to use IN reply to applica-
fiouo FOR Inform tiOn