Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-11-27

In order that all hands may have an
opportunity to observe Thanksgiving
day, the TRIBUNE is issued this week a
little in advance of our regular time.
Rev. j. M, Curtis, rector of St. James
Episcopal church ChebOygAn, will hold
services at Indian river tomorrow Fri
day evening, Nov 2Sth. at 6.3Op. m. stan
dard time.
DR.. George H. Harding, of Sault Ste.
Marie, the leading physician Of that
place, died Thursday Of last week leav-
ing wife and one child. He was high
lY esteemed in that community.
The Worlds Fair at New Orleans this
year commentaries the event that it is
just 100 years since the FIST cotton was
shipped from the United States to Eng
land. Eight bales were shipped from
Charleston in 1884. What history has
been written during the century.
It is simply one continual round of
pleasure for the property holders. The
village tax roll is just about closed up,
and next Monday the township treasur-
ers will be out on the war path. Funny,
amt it?
No word has been heard from the pro
peller Van Raalte since she left st. lg-
mace last week. 1t is possible that Mud
Lake may have frozen 20 she cannot get
through. There Is whole boat load OF
freight at McArthur's dock for the $780,"
and moro expected on the Champlain.
The closing presentation of the Spy of
Shiloh was given Saturday evening. The
piece was well presented, but we regret
that it was not patrOnized by cur citi-
zens as it deserved, to say nothing of the
meritOriOus object. The charity fund OF
the G. A. r. boys was not increased to
any great extent. They were deserving
of more liberal patronage.
The Greenbackers of Cheboygan coun-
ty claim that they are entitled to some
of the spoils in this county, under Cleve-
lands administration; that Fisher could
not have been elected to Congress without
their votes, and if he does not do the fair
thing by them in the allotment of offices
they will take his scalp in the sweet by
and by when he hobs up again for office
in this district. The fun has only COM
menced.
The Chippewa County Democrat of the
Goth says: Erred Lent, who is in the
employ of the Canadian contractors
building lighthouses on the Canada shore
below, was in town Monday. He lost
his pocketbook containing $50 Saturday
night while at the Canada Sault. 1t was
recovered. however, with the contents
undisturbed, by W. II. Hill. Mr.. Plum
mer's dock agent, who returned it to Mr..
Lent.
Frank Train met with q serious accl-
dent last Friday by which he lost hand.
He was employed on threshing ma
chine and went to put in some tallow to
to lubricate certain portion of the ma
chinery, when the mitten he was wear
ing caught in the gearing and his hand
was drawn in, crushing his fingers and
hand so badly that they had to be ampu-
tated, all that was left being a stub and
the thumb. DR.. Perrin performed the
operation.
We are in receipt of the first number
Of "The Beacon" new religious weekly,
published at Detroit in the interest Of
the Congregational churches Of Michi-
gan, Rev. John P. Sanderson editor. Is
is seven column folio, the type is new
and the print clear. 1t Is full Of arti-
cles of interest. not only for Congrega-
tionalists, but for all, and gives evidence
of being an excellent family paper. The
subscription price is $1.25 per year, or a
club Of ten for $1,000. The second num-
Der will be issued December 18th and af-
ter that regularly every week.
From our exchanges we gather that
the cold snap is general all over the
country. and that on the lakes vessels
are compelled to lay too wherever they
can find shelter on account of ice form
ing on them SO rapidly. Vessels were
picked up on Lake Michigan by tugs and
lowed to Chicago completely disabled by
the accumulation of ice upon them. YES
sells In Chicago that were ready to leave
have been ordered into winter quarters.
Numerous disasters are reported from
all over the lakes. Several craft are
anchored i'm the straits awaiting q LET