Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-02-14

Some of our merchants are selling
fresh eggs at fifty cents per dozen.
s. R. Snow is making a single strap
harness for $3.50, warranted as repre-
sented.
An adjourned meeting of Cheboygan
Fire Co. No. 1, will be held at Firemen's
hall this evening.
A large party Of friends were highly
entertained at the residence of d. w.
StrOhn Monday evening.
Old prophets say the indications are
that the straits will not open before the
first of May. OF course they know.
Just give s. R. Snow call when you
want anything in the harness line, you
will fad excellent work, good stock, and
prices to suit.
CChebOygaR has a weather crank who
fOretOld the approaching storm Of Tues
day by circle around the moon and two
stars enclosed.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Gallagher have
rooms now at the Grand Central. We,
are pleased to know Mrs. Gallagher's
health is improving.
Rev. A. W. Westgate will occupy the
pulpit of the Congregations church on
Sunday next. morning and evening.
Services at usual hour.
Robert Bannatyne, beok-keeper at
Smith & Adams planning mill, left for
Detroit and st. Clair Tuesday morning,
on a we'll earned vacation.
Mrs. G. W. Farr is in receipt Of
handsome bangle bracelet from sher
friends at Jackson, as a birthday pres
snt. Each bangle bears the monogram
of the giver, elegantly engraved.
j. Dingman. of Freedom, was taken
seriously ill last Friday. Doctors at
Mackinac Island were sent for, who pre-
nounced 1t heart disease. At last ac-
counts he was in dangerous condition.
We are sorry to learn that W. R. Kea-
sey. travelling salesman for Bell. Conrad
& Co., of Chicago, is very sick at Kalkas-
ka with typhoid fever. Mr.. Keasey is
we'll known in Cleboygan among our
merchants.
A Washington dispatch says the COM
mittee on coinage, weight and measures.
has ordered favorable report to be made
to the house on the bill providing for the
exchange Of trade dollars at par after
Jan. l, 1885. The bill provides that
standard dollars shall be used in max
ing the exchange.
The TRIBUNE acknowledges the receipt
OF very handsome invitation from the
Masonic fraternity Of st. Ignace. The
party takes place on Washington's birth
day, Feb. 22d, and from the we'll known
names Of the gentlemen composing the
different committees, the affair will be
one to reflect credit on the fraternity,
and on Northern Michigan. A number
of our citizens have been favored with
invitations, and doubtless Cheboygan
will be well represented. When we first
opened the Invitation we were about to
congratulate one of the st. Ignace print
ing offices on the rapid advancement it
had made in fine printing, but the News
explains that the work was done outside,
We think, though, that in justice to the
better class Of printing. the hand paint
ing on the invitation should have been
omitted, it adds but little to the effect
after the first cursory glance.
A trip to No. II, one of the many camps
belonging to Thompson Smith is located
in Sec. 36, Town 35, West, about 2 and a
half miles west of the Cheboygan and
Black River road, and is distant from
this village twenty miles. The foreman
is Lachlan Mccullough, who is known as
one Of the best "bush men," The camps
are among the very best. The cook and
eating house is large. Ioomy. and lie hted
by several good sized windows. The
cracks are all plastered. The sleeping
camps. the stables, Office, wood and black
smith shop, are all with an eye to COM
fort. He has over fifty men, and every
thing goes along smoothly. His log road
is one Of the best ever known. He uses
the Brazel snow plow, as does all Thomp-
son Smiths camps. To explain the use
Of this plow. Last year Lachlan McCul-
Tough run FIVE teams and made four
trips, hauling 10000 It. in logs. This
year the average with FIVE teams and
four trips is 5000 feet. The teams are
in much finer plight, owing to the even