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

No green Christmas this year in this
section.
The postoffice will open to-day until
IL a. m.
Go and dance the "eld year out and the
new year in" at the roller rink.
DR.. Berdan says that Miss Gainor is
doing nicely, and that the tumor will be
out to-day-Christmas.
The severe snow storm sadly interfered
with the young folks skating rink on
ice inside the breakwater.
The steamer Furne ssia, from Glasgow
for New York, has 1000 Lock Leven trout
Ova to be Matched in Michigan.
Uncle William Bartholomew says he
is reforming. He is able to 60 down
town NOW without taking his mp" at
home,
Rogers City people, now that naviga-
ton is closed, are amusing themselves
by building railroad to their town-On
paper.
The average BOY enjoyed the immense
snow drifts Monday morning as only a
boy can, The deeper the drift the more
fun for the boy.
The Big Rapids Rapids Pioneer warns
tho Press of the state against the "GeOr-
gia Wonder" as 'it" has way of skip
ping without paving the printer.
The up train was only an hour and
half late Monday night. Considering
the heavy fall of snow, and how it drift
ed, this was doing remarkably well.
The New Orleans exposition fever is
on the increase in ChobOygan. We have
heard of a large number who are talking
of visiting sometime during the winter.
The market this week has been well
supplied with poultry, and those who
possessed enough wealth could easily
procure the turkey for their Christmas
dinner.
Dry maple wood. eighteen inches in
length, is offered freely these days for
$1,25 per cord. Some are of the opinion
that in short time it can be bought for
less figure.
Ifsyou wish to make an acceptable
present to an absent friend, send them
the TRIBUNE for year, it will only cost
you $l.50 and will be weekly reminder
of your friendship.
rural poet named Reynolds, is going
to start new paper at Grand Rapids to
be called the Wolverine Cyclone. Before
90 days he will think cyclone has
struck his pocket book.
If you have net made some heart glad
on this Christmas day remember you
can take advantage of New Years and
satisfy yourself that 'it is more blessed
to give than to receive"
The streets have pressnte ed lively APP
pearance this week, the farmers imprOv-
ing the sleighing to bring in wood and
produce. 1t looks like some business
was being done whether there is or Lot.
We acknowledge the receipt of copy
Of the western Farmers Almanac" for
1885. 1t contains much valuable infor-
nation for everybody, and especially for
farmers. John P. Morton e. Co., Louis
vile, KY, are the publishers, and the
price is only ten cents.
Moloney Brothers expect to commence
filling their ice houses at their brewery
soon. Last winter they began cutting
lee when it was seven inches thick and
were less than three weeks cutting and
storing 1000 cords and yet when they
got through the ice was 80 inches thick.
We would call attention to the pros
pectus of the Detroit Free Press publish
ed elsewhere. The Free Press has rep.
utation as newspaper that any paper
would have reason to bo proud Of. In or
der to increase the circulation of their
weekly they offer special inducements
to subscribers.
HOughtou pun III /" Boou ey"eohi VI
water works under the impression that
insurance rates would drop, but they
didn't. Cheboygan, Traverse City. Petos-
key, and dozens of other places in the
state labored under the same delusion'
They know better now. The reverse was
the experience in ChebOygan, IL any
thing.
An eycha on tells the story of how