Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-25


will be in order, at the Masquerade,
New Years Eve.
One OF our professional men offered to
bet with one of our lumbsrmen that We
would have eight fees of snow ON the
level this winter. The lumberman said
he would bet odds that it would be above
that figure.
The Baptist Sunday school are prepar-
ing exercises for Christmas entertain
ment to be given sometime in the early
part of next week at the chnreh. The
exact date will be announced at the ser
vices next Sunday.
Since the cold snap of last week and
the tremendous snow storm of Sunday
night those weather prophets who were
predicting an open winter have taken in
their shingle and are meditating OYER
how little they know about the weather.
Postmaster Humphrey has been au-
thorized by the postal authorities to
send mail matter oyer the G. r. & /. rail-
road. This arrangement will give US
two out going mails day instead of one
as at present and will be gain of twelve
hours.
10 hn Burnett, father of Capt. William
Burnett of the Duncan City, died sud-
denly Sunday morning, at Duncan, Of
pneumonia aged 81 years. The funeral
took place Tuesday afternoon, the servi-
css being conducted by Rev. Clark of the
Baptist Church. The attendance was
quite large.
1t is rumOrsd that since the election
of Cleveland the managers of all rail-
roads leading to Albany, N. Y, are conf
dent of being able to pay dividend for
the last quarter of the year, their eapac-
ity for carrying passengers being taxed
heavily to accommodate pilgrims to that
political Mecca.
Mrs. M. w. Horne met with serious
accident last week. She slipped upon
ice and fell, breaking her shoulder
blade and fracturing one rib. She be.
ing 80 advanced in years makes the ac-
cident more serious than it otherwise
woald be, but under the care of DR.. A.
NJ. Gerow, she is doing well.
d. d, Mcdonald some days since wrote
letter to Fred Siegel. at the Soldiers
Home, Dayton, Ohio, and few days
since the letter was returned to him with
the endorsement that Fred had died ON
the 10Th inst. This will be sad news to
many warm friends of the deceased, and
especially to his comrades of Ruddock
Post G.. A. R.
In certain family in Cheboygan the
other day they were commenting on the
great pumber of sudden deaths occur
ring all over the country, as reported in
the papers. One member remarked there
was one consolation for the bereaved
relatives, and that was those that died
had escaped the ravages Of cholera,
which is predicted for the coming sum-
mer.
At lumber camps in the Maple river
region oats are being bought, delivered
at camp for 32 cents per bushel and po-
tatoes at 1S cents. These products come
from farmers in the vicinity,
they being better satisfied with
these prices for their produce
near home, than to haul is to PetOs-
key or Cheboygan and sell at ruling
prices.
Seventy-fivs Of the subscribers to the
Coldwater telephone exchange have Pc
titioned the company to reduce the rent
al from $48 to $25 per year, and to make
the petition more binding they state un-
less it is complied with they
will at once discontinue tie
use of the instruments. The telS-
phone is a great convenience, but the
present price is outragsously high, aud
altogether out of tune with the times.
The telegraph monopoly is bad enough
but the telephone extortion is more un-
just and some action should be taken by
the public to have it reduced to rsas.
enable figure.
From an article elsewhere it will be
seen that a stock company has been
formed and officers elected to sue
ceed A. r. Thayer in the ChsboygaR
Novelty wood works. We believe it to
be good venture. The organization is
composed of some Of our leading citizens
and assures ample capital for develop
ing a large manufacturing business.
The works already have an extended