Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-05-22
Crumley's hotel is up ready for top

now with Duggan % Workman.
The gale of last Thursday was a
hustler and lashed the straits into a
regular white foam.
j. C. Wooster left on the Saginaw
Valley Friday for visit of couple Of
weeks with friends in Illinois.
Captains reported large number Of
logs drifting around the lake off this
harbOr last Saturday morning.
Owen Comerford returned on the City
Of Cleveland yesterday morning. and re-
ports having had pleasant visit.
A newsy letter from our Indian River
correspondent, received too late for last
week, will be found on the inside.
James O'Connor returned from his
long exile at Sault Ste. Marie, Saturday,
OIL the Van Raalte, and can be found at
his old place Of business.
Roys j. Cram spent Monday In the
village on his way to st. Mary's river to
look after dredging matters for the arm
Of Carkin, Sticknsy & Cram.
VIM Gainor says the Pigeon river
drive Will be down to the lake inside Of
two weeks. The flooding only affords
about two hours run at time.
Owen Murphy, the efficient night
watchman, resigned his position last
week and has accepted situation with
Dan. Carmody as bartender.
W. H. Bunker is kept busy at his ship
yard. He had the tugs Eva English and
DeCeuHinek and lighter out es the
ways at the same time last Friday.
Capt. Brown Is working up a good
trade for the Van Raalte on the $500"
route. One trip last week he was obliged
to leave some freight for want Of
room.
Parties living along the shore west Of
this port are reported as having picked
up last week, several thousand feet of
lumber, which they found floating
around in the straits.
The blow of Thursday played hayoo
with boom Of logs the tug Reed brought
over from st. Ignace. They were all
washed out of the boom and drifted down
into the lower end of Duncan Bay.
Dan Carmody has purchased John
MeQuaig's building on Third street and
opened up saloon last week. His
brother Mike and Owen Murphy will
help manipulate the exhilarations.
G. P. Langdon recently sent some nice
fresh fish to his friends Messrs Bsebs,
Park and Durkey, at Columbus, Ohio,
and in response received a poetical effu-
sive from the gentlemen expressing
their appreciation Of the gift and re-
ferring to incidents happening on one Of
their fishiag excursions to Black lake,
when accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Langdon.
W. & A. Macarthur shipped per prop
Saginaw Valley last Friday six teams,
six teamsters and three wagons, bound
for st. Paul to engage on the public
work they have under contract. They
intend running double crew and work
ing their steam excavatOr night and
day. Mr.. VIM. Macarthur says they will
have to excavate an average of over a
cubic yard per minute, night and day, /,
from now till fall, in order to complete
their contract within the time specified.
The Michigan Central railroad offer
very favorable terms to those who desire
to attend the national conventions at
Chicago. Excursion tickets for the
round trip, good for ten days, will be
sold from May goth TO Juno 3rd for the
National Republican convention at one
fair 1880, and aiao on May Goth, 9th,
and 2Sth the same reduction in rates
will made to points whcre connection
can be made for the national Greenback
convention at Indianapolis, through
coaches as well as well sleeping car will
run through from Bay City to Chicago.
Miss Amy Hendryx, for nearly ten
years faithful and sklllful employe In
the proof room Of the state printing
office, aud more recently a clerk in the
Office Of the auditor general, will depart
for Cheboygan this week for the purpose
of making that city her future home
She has rented store and will open s
bazaar within the next few weeks. Sh'
is honest, Industrious. and corteous, and
will no doubt reap success in her new
field of labor. She has the good wishe