Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-02-07

VIM. Werthsimer, of Detroit, spent
Sunday in Cheboygan.
The large chandelier in the Odd Eel
lows hall is beauty, the handsomest in
town.
Henry Rindskoff, of the Star Clothing
House, returned home Friday from a
combined business and pleasure trip.
Merritt Chandler left Oh Monday, for
business trip to Chicago via Detroit and
Adrian, to be absent until Saturday.
Ivory Littleheld is having serious i'll
ness, but we are glad to say that yes
terday his condition was thought to be
on the improve.
Twenty miles an hour. will bs the
speed of the proposed Excursion boat
which will be built for the Detroit and
Port Huron route.
James f. MOloney spent most of last
week visiting Sault Ste. Marie, Mackin-
aw Island and st. Ignace, in the inter-
est of his Brewing establishment.
Fl. j. Miner went to Detroit on Monday.
to attend the session Of the Grand Lodge
of A. o. U. W. as representative of Ben
ton Lodge. lie returns to day.
You can now ring up l. s. COOper's
drug store, in which is the American
Express Co.'s Office. 1t was connected
with the telephone exchange yesterday.
Erratt & Spiller. have their new en-
gine in running order. 1t is very neat
does good work, and reflects credit on
the builder, H. W. Roberts, of Duncan
City.
Charles r. Smith has leased from
Sanford Baker, one half interest in the
central dock for the season of 1884, and
the business for the coming season will
be conducted by himself and Harry
Baker.
Thomas Butler of st. Ignace, who was
arrested last week for rape, was
hOnorably discharged. There were
about 3c0 persons present at the trial,
and the decision seemed to give univsr-
sal satisfaction.
Hugh McGovern, foreman in one of W.
& A.McArthur's camps near Vanderbilt,
broke his log last week, a log rolling on
him, breaking both bones below the knee.
He is doing as we'll as can be expected.
DR.. Perrin set the fracture.
The editor has been sick for two weeks
last Sunday evening thinking he was
able, he ventured out to serve the In
dependent church, but the act recalled
neuralgia, the trouble from which he
suffers. He is better now and hopes to
be out in few days.
One of our old pioneers came near get
ting poisoned last Sunday, caused by
some rat poison getting mixed with the
mustard. He discovered the mustard
tasting bitter, and took the hint imme-
diately as to what was up, and swallowed
about pint Of that good old remedy,
Old Rye, which brought him out all
right.
Great effort is being made to get the
prop. Algomah to st. Ignace, or some
where near the shore. where they Intend
building coffer-dam arouDdIher stern,
pumping 1t out with steam pump. and
putting on new wheel. This will be
very expensive work, but will cost but
very little more than waiting until
spring, towing her to Detroit and put
ting her in dry dock there.
G. E. Meach, representing r. L, Polk
s. Co., directory publishers, Detroit. was
in the village last week delivering copies
Of their latest production, which is a
book containing complete alphabetical
list of business firms and private citi-
zens, village officers, churches and pub
lie schools, secret and benevolent soeie-
ties in Cheboygan and neighboriDg
places. The book is well gotten up. Mr..
Meach will be here on the opening Of
navigation for the purpOse of getting up
a marine directory of the great lakes.
Mr.. Meach made many friends during
his brief stay with us.
H. A. Blake spent several days last
week at Cross Village, experimenting
repairs on the saw mill at that place.
While there he purchased pony for his
son Willie, the pony weighs jusr ive
hundred pounds. When he got him
home he told Willie that there was a
horse blanket out in the barn that he
might cut down to make blanket for