Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-07-03
Hang ost your flags tomorrow.

Hang ost your flags tomorrow.
Main street has ON gay array of
evergrsens.
Blaine and Logan steamers are in
fashion in Cheboygan.
Over Nelson g. Bnllen's sters floats the
handsomsst Blaine and Logan stroamer
in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Farr returned home
the first Of the week from their brief
trip down the lakes.
Mrs Summers and Samuel Boots form
matrimonial partnership this evening.
they have our best wishes.
The Uncle Tom Cabin company not
being able to make connections by boat
will not appear this evening.
The many friends of Mrs. A. j. Rogers
are glad to WELDON her taeI to Che
bOygan. She arrived last Saturday.
Those beautiful lace shoulder capss,
at Mrs. M. B. Champions for misses' and
children are just the thing for this sea-
son Of the year.
Both hose companies have been prae-
ticing for the contest tomorrow for that
silver trumpet, and we should Judge it
will be close race between them. W
The trumpet to be given as prize to
the successful hose company In the con-
test tomorrow was received Saturday
evening and has been on exhibition this
week in A. l.. Fexer's window and has
attracted considerable attention.
A. L. Fexer manufactured the badge
to be awarded as first prize for the sin.
gle scull race and it has been on ex-
hibition in the window of his jewelry
store. 1t is fne piece of work and
highly creditable to MIR. Fexer's artistic
skill.
The Irish World, of New York, the
leading. Irish-American paper of the
country. heretofore staunch advocate
of Democracy, in leading editorial has
given notice to the Democrats that
unless Butler is nominated at the
Democratic Convention next woek, that
paper will support Blaine and Logan.
John Becker last Saturday afternoon
raised one of the handsomost Blaine and
Logan poles in the state, In front of his
place of business. 1t went up with a
rush, in good shape and soon had the
stars and stripes and Blaine and Logan
streamer flying from the top. II is near
100 feet high above ground.
According to the United States census
of 1880 the population of Benton was
2,79c, showing an increase of 1888, in
four years. This increase may be said
to be mainly the increase of the popula-
tion of the village in that time.
IL Traverse City desires to set up
claim to being the "big village" of the
state she must show up population
OF over 4,C30. Show up the figures or
take back seat.
Some person or persons seems to have
spite against Mr., Samuel Shocks.
residing at PatersOnville. Absat Ave
weeks ago five gashes were cut in the
flank Of his horse which was in .
paa.ure he rented from Robert Patter-
son. Tuesday night horse blister was
applied to the tits Of a valuable cow hs
owns, and the result was they were
terribly blistsred. Mr.. Snooks says hs
will pay reward Of $25 for evidence to
convict the inhumaR depred atOrs. They
Ought to be punished.
A serious break occurred in the canal
love the locks last Friday, necsssita-
ting the putting In Of dam at the en-
trance to the canal to shut off the water
The saw mill was shut down and all the
hands turned out and went to work to
remedy the break, fifty or sixty men
were at it until Tuesday mOrning be-
fore they were able to let water int the
canal and open the locks. Tuesday af-
tsrnoon new difficulty was found nm
der the fums conveying water to the
wheels Of the mill, but it was overcome
without closing the locks
We are informed that the celebrated
Indian chief Little Giant" will accom-
pany the Calithumpians in to-morrow's
procession. This celebrated chief claims
the beautiful Isle Of Mackinaw as his
birth place and has An experience Of 45
years among the leading tribes Of the
Northwest and l. familiar with their
war dances. etc. He also claims to hays
been one Of Sitting Bulls band at the