Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-04

on the road next week as agent for q
Cadillac firm.
The funeral of Charles Hart took place
to-day under the auspices of the knights
OF Labor, Of which the deceased was q
member.
The township treasurers are ready to
receive taxes. The treasurers of Benton
and Beaugrand townships have notices
in this issue, read them.
Robert Coner returned home Tuesday
evening. He left Mrs. CoAer visiting
friends in Saginaw, and his niece. Maud
Tolfres, is visiting In Rochester, New
York.
Captain Mosier took advantage of the
nice weather the first of the week to
bring down the river several lighters of
stone. with the tug Cuylsr, for filing in
cribs to strengthen the dam.
If you are not now subscriber to the
NORTHERN TRIBUNE you should begin
the new year by having your name put
on the list Ten pages every week, cut
and pasted and only $1.50 per year.
The crew of the wrecked schooner
Chandler j. Wells complain that the cap
tain of the schooner refuses to pay their
fare to their respective homes. They
claim that it is customary to do so. The
captain paid them what was due them.
Remember the last presentation of
that fine and thrilling allegorical repre-
sentation, "The Spy of Shiloh" will be
given at the Opera House Saturday even.
ing. 1t is worthy the patronage of all
in itself, to say nothing about the laud-
able object.
Henry W. Seymour, in lengthy arti-
Gle in the 500 News, suggests a cOnven-
tion of residents of the upper peninsula
and Marquette next June to consult and
take some action in favor of the great
mining and industrial interests of that
portion Of the state, and devise ways and
means Of securing from Congress lsgis-
lation to promote the interests of that
section. The suggestion is good one.
Before buying your Christmas presents
consult the advertising columns of the
TRIBUNE. These hard times but few
have the wherewith to invest in wholly
ornamental articles, but in the adver-
tissment Of Cheboygan merchants IN the
TRIBUNE columns will be found many
articles that are among the necessaries
in every family. and wisdom would sug-
gest that when you are buying a present
purchase something that will be Of SER
vice.
R. L. Polk & Co., proprietors of the
Michigan State Gazetteer and Directory,
have written to John F. Mcdonald for
corrections for their new directory for
the "tewn Of Mullet Lake." The diree-
tory of 1883 makes it quite an extensive
village and numerous bus'7, terests.
To do this they take in ab " ,se
town of Inverness, comins -. .uss :Ae
corporation line Of Cheboygan. In the
list, as published Al their last directory,
is "John F. Mcdonald, general store,"
and also includes shosmaksrs, 5 car
peaters. 2 wagon makers and Justices
Of the peace.
We regret to learn of the death of the
infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. James LY-
nam formerly Of Cheboygan, now Of San
Pedro, Spanish Honduras. The child
was born in Cheboygan, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lyman have many friends here
who will be sad when they hear Of the
babes death. The Bay City Tribune pub
lished very affecting letter from res
idsnt of Honduras describing the funer-
al and the sadness of all over the death.
It was the first to be buried In the new
cemetery and member of the mining
camp read the beautiful burial service
of the Episcopal church. Mr.. Lyman
was long one of our efficient night
watchmen.
The Ste. Marie, on her last trip to
Grand Marais, run on newly formed
bar in the channel, and was stuck four
teen hours before she was released. 1t
was rumored that she had gone to pieces,
but Steward VIM. Smith arrived down
this morRing from the $780," coming
overland, and he reports her all right, In
winter quarters at Sault Ste. Marie. He
says the propeller Morley was on rocks
about 200 yards from where the Ste
Marie struck, and had not gone to pieces
when the Ste. Marie left. The tug Moore
had been up and looked her over, but had