Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-05-15
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
Entered at the PostoMce at Cheboyga
Mich. h..assecond Glass Matter.
THE CITY.

| NeltHeT marry OduHueIb, OT JmaL S0UU
has been heard from as yet.
Capt, Jas F. Snow is having a ysranda
built on the front of his cottage.
Several new recruits were mustered
into Ruddock Post G.. A. r. last Saturday
night.
W. s. Humphrey had quite a severe
attack of infamatOry rheumatism last
week.
There are several sidewalks ar round
town that need looking after and re-
pairing.
Quite a number of our citizens are
talking Of taking in one or the other of
the national conventions at Chicago this
summer.
Henry Watterson says "There are a lot
of ignorant idiots in the south" This
undoubtedly accounts for the fact that
the south is solidly Democratic.
We see from the st. Ignace Republi
can that DR.. Jno. R. Bailey has rented
his residence at Mackinaw Island to
Mrs. John ]. Baglsy, Of Detroit, for the
summer.
Capt. Chas. K. Kirtland's new inven-
tiOn for testing mariners compasses Is
pronounced a grand success and has
slready been placed upon number of
lake steamers.
The Petoskey Record says that little
effort on the part of the Citizens of that
place and Harbor Springs would induce
Capt. GrummOnd to extend the route of
his boats to those places.
J.F. Moloney & Brother open their
bettling works at st. Ignacs this week.
In connection with it they will keep
sample room and cigar stand. D. Len
ahan will have the management.
At the special meeting of Council Sat-
urday evening twenty three liqnor bonds
were presented, Twenty two were ap-
proved, making twenty five in all that
have been approved and two rejected.
Postmaster Humphrey has received
Official notice from the First Assistant
Postmaster General, dated 9Th inst, that
the postoffice at Freedom has been dis
continued "the office not being needed"
Frawley & Brown opened their new
grocery store last Saturday, in good
shape. Their stock is fresh, nicely ar
ranged and trade on the opening day
was up to their most sanguine expecta-
tiOns.
No abatement OF the interest in the
roller skating rink, il anything it seems
to bs increasing. Several "wee" juvin-
ais are astonishing some of the older
ones at the progress they are making in
the art.
The City Of Mackinaw was bothered
badly with logs running in the river last
Monday afternoon. The captain blew
twice for tug, but none responded and
they had to get lines out from the steam
er and warp her up to the dock.
A.P. Newton returned Monday morn
ing on the City Of Maekinaw from Port
Huron where he had been on business
connected with the ting j. W. Bennett.
The tug has been advertised for sale
under libel flsd by Mr.. Newton.
The committee on salaries reported to
Council last Saturday evening. They
recommended some changes, increasing
some and cutting down others and as
consequence there are several officials
rather on the anxious seat, waiting set
tlsment of the all-important question.
Humphrey & Perkins are nicely dom
iciled in their new quarters and
are happy to get settled down to busi
ness again. They hope the plastering
is on to stay this time. While they are
always pleased to have their clients
"come down." they have no desire to
have the ceiling do so any more.
At the meeting of Ruddock post G. A.
r. Saturday evening an invitation from
Rev. A. w. Westgate was read. inviting
the post to attend services at the Con-
gregational church one week from next
Sunday. the Sabbath preceding Decora-
tion day. The invitation was accepted
by unanimous vote and the the Post
will attend services in a bedy. Rev.
westgate will preach a sermon prepared
with special reference to Decoration day
and which cannot fail to prove highly
interesting. not only to the members Of
the q. A, K. but to our citizens generally