Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-11-20


The weather this week created quite q
demand for fuel.
Our pleasant Indian summer weather
caught cold Sunday night.
Roys J. Cram spent Monday In Che
boygan on his way to Sault Ste. Marie.
Packard Brothers saw mill shut down
last week after very steady seasons
work.
Uncle Josiah can now apply for his
little red books" as shipper and
not as governor.
The dam above the locks is being
strengthened. New cribs have been put
in and are being filled with stone.
Packard Brothers manufactured no
shingles during the past season. The
price being 80 low as to make it no OBJ
ject to start up their mill.
G.. P, Langdon says there was enough
buckwheat, of the very best quality rails
ed in Cheboygan county the past season
to supply the home demand for buck
wheat cakes.
Wick Wedge is still suffering from
that sprained ankle, and the prospects
are it will be some time before he will
be able to resume his duties as night
watchman.
The latest figures on the state election
show that General Algcr has plurality
of nearly 400, and that of the Blaine
electors perhaps 800 less. a result the re-
verse Of what many anticipated.
The agony over who among the Demo
Gratis shall fall heir to the different gov
ernment positions in this county has al
ready commenced to agitats the minds
Of the faithful. The worry has only just
begun.
Sheriff Harrington has removed his
family out to his farm, and Sheriff-elect
Cross has taken possession of the Sher--
iff's resideRc. Both thought this better
than to walt and move in the dead of
winter.
The change of time on the railroad
gives our business men one advantage.
1t gives them plenty of time to get their
mail in the msrning and get their an
swers to important letters in the down
mail the same day.
S. F. Tolsma is about closing up his
fishing operations at Cockburn Island
Ont, for the season and is taking up his
nets for the winter. The Messenger
was over yesterday and will probably
not make more than one trip more.
Col II. G. Davis and wife have ceased
to be grangers for the season, coming in
from their farm near Riggsvile and
taking up their abode at the Farmer
House last Saturday. The Colonel ex-
poets to start for Florida in week or
ten days to spend the winter in the land
of flowers.
The second masquerade given by Gero
& Smyth at the skating rink last Thurs
day evening surpassed the first in point
of attendance and variety Of costumes.
Everybody went with the expectation Of
enjoying it and they did. Between 60
and 70 were present in costume and the
grand march was the event Of the even
ing.
Last Friday night the up train brought
up one consignment bv the American
Express company that weighed ton,
the charges amounting to $24. 1t came
from East Saginaw. and consisted of
east iron crank for Wickes gang and
box of castings for the Spanish River
Lumber company. The tug Fannie Ar
mold arrived Saturday morning to take
the articles to Spanish River, Ontario.
The Board of County Canvasssrs made
a clerical error in their returns Of the
vote for Prosecuting Attorney, Circuit
Court Commissioner, aid County Sur
veyor of just 100 votes. Mr.. Frost's ma
jority for Prosecuting Attorney should
haye been 536, Mr.. Shepherds $50, or 10
more than Clark's vote for Circuit Court
Commissioner, and w. G. ThompsOn's
majority as County Surveyor 1l9. The
error Was in the footing Of the vote by
townships.
One of our professional men Tuesday
evening remarked that he could not
spare time to attend the full presenta-
tion of the "Spy of Shiloh" but that in
order to help the G. A. R. boys Re would