Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-25
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
Entered at the Postofice at Cheboygan
Mich. ass econd Glass Matter.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1884.
THE CITY.
Merry Christmas.


One week more and tlmid bachelors
will breathe easy again.
EVERYBODY should 60 to the masquerade
at the rink, New Years Eye.
Thomas J. Crumlsy went to Alpena
last week by way of Rogers City.
Ephraim Nelson is now president of
the Chsboygan Lumber company.
The indications are that there will be
no shortage of the ice crop in this Sec
tiOn this season.
All the trains these days are so cover
ed with snow that they look like they
had just arrived from the polar regions.
Capt. S. F. Harrington returned from
Bay City Friday evening. He run his
beat until December first, and then laid
her up.
From the Bay City Tribune we learn
that VIM. Spencer remained in that city
until Saturday night when he left for
Detroit.
MolOn0v Brothers haye four feet thick
of ice left in their large Ice house of last
winters harvest. 1t is as solid as when
first put up.
o. s. Hsyden, of Indian River, spent
Monday night in Cheboygan. He talks
some of coming to Chebeygan to live in
the near future.
The Cheboygan Lumber company are
numbering on the Ocqusoc river from A.
C. Thompson's old camps, in section 16,
town "a north, range east.
Frank ]. Todd expects to start next
Monday for New Orleans. where he in
tends spending several months, and may
possibly locate there permanently.
Rev. A. w. Westgate said in his sermon
Sunday morning that less than ons-tsnth
of the protestants of Chebsygan were
stated attendants of the churches.
We are glad to see such general eff
fort among property owners on Main
street to comply with the ordinance to
keep the sidewalks cleared from snow.
The question of "what shall we do
with our girls?" does not bother Will
Ross, for it is boy-born Monday night.
1t is needless to say that Will is happy.
Messrs Dorman and Taggart have
formed copartnership and tomorrow,
Friday. will consolidate the Peerless and
City bakeries at the stand Of the latter.
Harry Saunders is reported as holding
forth in Detroit. 1t is said that hearing
Sheriff Harrington was in that city Har
ry kept dark for several days, fearing the
Sheriff was after him.
The ministers will hold their next
Monday morning meeting with Rev FL.
9. Northrup. Rev. Mr.. Westgate will
open the discussion. Topic, "Bost means
for promoting revival"
The TRIBUNE wishes all its readers a
merry Christmas and trusts they are all
bountifully supplied with the many
good things that are popularity supposed
to circulate at this season.
Correspondents and advertisers will
please bear In mind that the TRIBUNE
will again be printed on Wednesday
next week, and send in their favors as
early in the week as possible.
According to the almanac winter be-
gan last Sunday, 1t was anticipated by
few days in this latitude, but by Mon
day morning no one doubted that it had
arrived and that it had coma to stay for
the season.
Prof. WymaR, of Detroit, spent Sunday
in Chsboygan with DR.. d. W. Bsrdan. of
the Sanitarium, and they, assisted by
DR.. T. A. Perrin, performed very diff
cult surgical operation on daughter OF
VIM. Gainor for removing large tumor
from the neck. Prof. Wyman left for
home on the train Monday morning.
A settler from the Black lake section
last Friday brought to Cheboygan forty
bushels of beans that he raised on his
farm the past season. Judges pronounce
them equal to any beans ever sold in this
section. His family hand-picked them
and he says they were very free from de-
fective beans-less than q half bushel Of
pickings being obtained from the forty
bushels. The beans raised in this coun-
ty are reported as all being Of superior
quality.