Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-08-07

Blaine and Logan streamers are on
the increase In Chsboygan.
A newsy letter from our Indian River
correspondent was received this morn
ing too late for this issue.
w. S. Humphrey talks some of enter
ing VIM. T. and Stranger in the Sagi-
nav races, to take place August 26-29.
President Hughart, of the G. R. & L.
is spending few weeks at Naskinaw
Island, which keeps the tslegrap cable
hot.
Mrs. Charles Ststson, of Buffalo, ar
rived Monday evening for visit with
her parents, Mr., and Mrs. j. II. Water
man.
Chas. r. Smith went to Detroit on the
City Of Cleveland Saturday night, re-
turning by the same boat Wednesday
morning.
James and Frank Brogan, Thos. Buck
and Andy Broil left on the Lawrence
Monday evening for Milwaukee, where
they will take the train for the far west.
Louis P. Tremps, the popular clerk of
the steamer Ste. Marie, stopped off one
trip in order to attend the grand opening
ball at the Michigan Exchange Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. James Lyman leaves Saturday
morning for San Pedro, Honduras, Cen
tral America, to join her husband. The
best wishes of numerous friends will ac-
company her.
Last week A. p. McKinnOn purchased
100000 feet of choice white pine, 10
Gated on the north shore, from Detroit
parties. He will probably operate in
that section the coming winter.
The handsome est Blaine and Logan
streamer in this section floats to the
breeze from the top of Thompson Smiths
large mill at Duncan City. 1t Is
beauty. and can be seen from afar.
Messrs. Smith & Adams shipped the
stair rail for the new hotel at Nanistique
on the Messenger Monday morning.
Stewart Howie went on the same boat to
put it up. and we guarantee 1t will be a
good job.
A captain Of one of the regular lines
of steamers says that he has yet to see
the first Cleveland and Hendricks stream
or flying from any vessel on the lakes,
while the Blaine and Logan strsamers
are numerous.
Farmers have commenced harvesting
their wheat. If it had not been for the
coel and wet weather the first Of the
week mere of them would have been at
work. All say the standing grain meyer
was more promising.
We acknowledge the receipt Of the
premium list of the Michigan State Ag-
ricultural society for the fifteenth annu-
al fair, to be held at Kalamazoo Sept. 10
10Th, 1884. All the leading railroads
give special rates to exhibitors.
A grand union Sunday school exour.
sion tomorrow to Mackinac on the
steamer Flora. The Methodist. Baptist
and Congregational schools unite in
giving a grand picnic. Should the
weather be fair good time is insured to
all who may attend.
The crop of old hay is exhausted, and
as the crop cut this year fell short of
that of last, farmt rs will probably get a
better price. Tho prospects are, how
ever, that there will not be as much
numbering done in this section the COM
ing winter as last, SO that the demand
for hay will not be 80 great.
ChebOygan Hose Co. No. are in re-
ceipt of al invitation to attend the state
firsmen's tournament at Charlotte, Aug.
1928. The boys would like to 60, and IL
they could get little encouragement
from our citizens, financially, we have
no doubt would attend and enter the
contest in the races for hose companies.
Friday night lighter belonging to
Mattoon & Robinson, loaded with lum-
bsr, capsized, dumping the lumber.
Lighter and lumber drifted out into the
straits. The tug G. E. Pendell went out
and towed in the lighter Saturday morn
ing and afterward took boom out,
gathered up the lumber and brought it
into the harbor.
When will the Cheboygan base ball
club play our boys again and get anoth-
or lesson in the National same?-St.
Tondce Ne,us. Just as soon as they can