Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-09-04

tin horn to order this week that was
Eve feet and half long.
II is reported that Democrats OF this
Congressional district are anxious TO
fuse with the Greenbackers-if Demo-
crat can be the nominee.
A horse belonging to the Cheboygan
Lumber Co., got into the mill boom
Tuesday forenoon but was hauled out
by main force before he drowned.
George e. Fax is prepared with fine
line of goods, of best quality and latest
STYLES to meet all demands for fall and
winter suits. See his advertisement In
this issue.
Henry Comstock. of st. Ignace, was ar
rested Tuesday of last week in that burg
for burglary, the property being found
in his possession. He is regular Brig
ham Young of fellow, having seven
wives, and all living. What an acquisi-
sitlon he would be for Utah.
Bears are reported quite numerous in
y,
ing to town last Thursday from his farm
near Riggsville, came across an old
bear with three cubs right in the main
road, and says others have been seen in
the roads in his section.
In tapping the water main on Huron
street Monday evening to connect the
school house, they failed to get the con-
nection made and put in wooden plug.
During the night this was forced out,
and Tuesday morning it was impossible
to get much of pressure.
We have received from James r. o.
good & Co. Boston, Mass, neat pamph-
let containing the address of Robert E.
Porter to the Arkwright club on "Pro-
lection and Free Trade To-day" Few
persons have had the training to enable
them to treat the subject in so able and
competent manner as Mr.. Porter. He
gives the facts showing how free trade
and protection works at home and
abroad, in the field and in the shop.
Send ten cents to the publishers and Sc
cure copy of this valuable little work.
The bids for doing government dredg-
ing in the Detroit River, Saginaw river
and Sand Beach were opened at Detroit
on Wednesday of last week. Carkin,
Stickney g. Cram were the lowest for the
Limekiln crossing and Saginaw river,
and secured the contract for both. There
is to be 100000 expended on the Lime
kiln crossing. The bids for the latter
was $40 for solid and 81 for loose, per
cubic yard. George Talbot. of Buffalo,
secured the contract for the work at
Sand Beach.
The Sooites are mad because of their
mail facilities being cut of. A man
from Kentucky bid in the route at fig.
ure he could not afford to carry the mail,
and consequently he has net put in an
appearance. The 500 mail had aecumu-
lated to such an extent at st. Ignace
that Postmaster HOmbach, in order to
relieve the pressure, made arrangements
with Lennon & Herold, the former con-
tractors, to take the mail through one
trip. The Kentucky mans knowledge
of the route is about equal to the man
who, some years since, wrote asking
"what kind of road there was between
Cheboygan and Mackinac Island"
Thursday party Of gentlemen from
Illinois, who had been spending several
weeks among the resorts Of Northern
Michigan lett on the city of Mackinaw
to take Lake Superior steamer at Mack
mac for home. They were loud in their
praise Of the Mullet Lake House and
mine host Choate. They had stopped at
Charlevoix, Pstoskey, and other Lake
Michigan points, but declared that Null
let Lake with its fine hotel beat them
all, and said that next season they did
not intend to fool away any time, but
were coming direct to the Mullet Lake
House and stay several weeks. They
had fine sport fishing and reported the
capture of one muscalonge weighing
23H pounds.
A Milwaukee merchant has prepared
an unique ad that is creating quite a
cOmmotion in the Democratic camp, and
the Wisconsin, a Republican paper, pro-
nounces it the best campaign document
of the season. The lad" consists of a
showing Of the prices Of cotton goods in
1860 and 1884, respectively, and proves
that better goods at lower prices are OBJ
tainable now than twenty years ago; al