Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-11-06

HOW tuOS6 ldWyelo vi eho nvP"oAAo'A
ticket did run.
Now that election is over some atten-
ton can be paid to business.
The small lads are happy for the OPP
portunity to make use of their hand
sleds.
Venisen In this market Is at dis
count, and many carcasses are being
shipped outside.
The TRIBUNE steam printing office has
unexcelled facilities for rapid and salts
factory execution of all kinds of job
printing.
Yesterday morning was streng re-
minder of the near approach of winter,
and suggested the necessity of banking
houses and getting ready to 60 into win
ter quarters.
John Dodd the diver was telegraphed
to Monday by the Superintendent of
Sand Beach harbor to come down at
once with his dying rig. He left on the
City of Mackinac that day.
In compliance with the Canadian FISH,
ing laws, Captain TOlsma has suspended
operations at his COckburn Island fish
cry for ten days, but is buying fresh fish
caught in American waters.
The Manistique News has gone up the
spout. 1t was started to antagonize Ma
TO- CIo ry,o booo,oa IF HE oman opd faor
less fight in favor of law and order. The
editor of the News, before giving up the
ship, came out squarely and endorsed
the Majors position, only he tout Herod-
ed Herod" by saying that the Pioneer
had not gone far enough.
There were many ups and downs in
the enthusiasm of Republicans and Dem
ocIats who were waiting to hear the re-
turns from election Tuesday night.
First the adherents of one party would
cheer and then the other, just as the re-
turns were favorable to either party.
The Greenbacksrs were disconsolate.
they realized they had nothing to cheer
for as their candidate, old Ben, had no
show.
Last Friday night was Hallow cen.
and the boys were up to all sorts Of mis-
chief. the same as boys have always been
on such occasions. Gates were rem owed,
and nearly every crOsswalk in the center
of the town was blockaaed with wagons
drawn across them. or with empty bar
rels and boxes for pedestrians to stumble
over. 1t was fun for the boys bat de-
cidsdly unpleasant fer ladies who had to
plod through the mud to get around the
distractions.
Out groupings of genuine coal have
been found In the Pigeon river section
of Cheboygan county. For years there
have been rumOrs Of coal underlying
portions Of this county, but we believe
this is the first instance where any def
mite discoveries have been made. We
understand arrangements are being
made to investigate the find and see just
what can be developed. Should favora.
BILE prospects be the result, a company
will be undoubtedly organized to open
up mine.
L. A. Barker, better known among the
fraternity as "Ren Barker" has vastly
improved the Reed City Clarion since he
purchased it. He has recently put in a
Cottrell power press and enlarged the
paper to nine column folio. Rem al
ways did get out good paper, even
when working under great difficulties,
as was the case on the Lake City Journ.
al. The Clarion affords him better op-
portunity to show what is in him, ard
he is taking advantage of it and giving
the people of Reed City and Osceola coun-
ty a good paper.
The new light on the pier at the en-
trance of the harbor was lighted last
Saturday night for the first time. The
same evening the range lights put forth
their light red. Mariners are gratiied
at the change in the ranges. The pier
light shows up distinctly, and can be
seen from the deck of a vessel several
miles off, and when they reach it they
have no trouble in picking up the range
of the channel now that the lights are
red, enabling them to be distinguished
from the other lights of the village. The
new light and the change in the range
lights will be of immense value to navi.
gators.