Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-03-06
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
THURSDAY. MARCH 9, 1884

say to you.
Westgate & sons, are on their metal
read what they say.
w. ii. Daily has retained from his
trip and means business.
The burial of an outcast female in a
field is a sad ringing down of life's cur
tain.
Our merchants are trying to fix plan
to get ahead of those who are too sharp
for them.
Shepherd and Fifes carpet is laid in
waves and looks as if it had been banged
by sheriff.
jim. Upham glories in being a father.
1t came Tuesday morning, and kicks the
beam at 81 lbs.
You might as well come down when
you 90 into lawyers Office, even the
ceiling of Humphrey & Perkins has al
ready tumbled.
Some men from the woods complain at
being forced to take due bill payable
May 1st for their winters works, one man
Offering discount of ten dollars for
seventy dollar due bill.
Don M'Cloud was on the sidewalk
Monday, before his business, bare headed,
in his shirt sleeves, singing over an early
spring and and leap year proposal.
The mercury was about 20 degrees below
zero and it is Lent
RindskOff Bros, run the Star Clothing
House on business principles Their
success shows this, and they say the reas-
on they sell more than any other firm in
the business is because they sell better
goods for less money. See what they
talk about.
A boy asked his father for quarter
for some stated purpose the other day
and met with refusal. supplemented
with the information that he never got
any money from his father for any such
nonsense. Tho lad, probably speaking
from recollection Of his grandfathers
picturs. uncOnsciousiy hit the nail on
the head, when he replied, "But you
amt like your father, PAP" He got the
quarter.
The Toledo. o., Commercial Telegram
of last Monday, gives an account of an
unfortunate young girl, who the day
previous gave birth to Child in a
drug store Of that city, where shs was
carried from the street. She gave her
name as Della BraltOn, ami claimed to
hail from Cheboygan. She refused to
give the name of the author Of her ruin
saying, "she was willing to take all the
blame" She had been employed in the
house of minister Of that city since
last tall.
Joseph Enos claims he was dubbed, put
in the cooler, one bitter cold night last
month, and left with the transom lights
broken, no fire, exposed to snow and
cold that beat in his damp cell until ten
o'clock next day when he got the janitor
to open the door and he rushed out and
gave himself up to the officer. Justice
Fife fined him IS and costs. He walked
all night to keep from perishing, his
shoes froze to his feet and he has been
greatly injured. He sues the city for
5000 damages.
The Northwestern trotting circuit
Terre Haute, Ind, May Goth to
Both; Chicago, ILL.,, June to q; Kalama-
zoo, Michigan, June 10 to 13; East Sagi-
nav, Mich, June II to 20; Detroit, Mich,
June "a to 26; Toledo, Ohio, July to 4.
Each society to arrange their purses
with reference to the following classes:
Trotting, ESQ. 2:40, 2:34, 2:3O, 2:26, 1923;
2:19; free for all, barring Maud s. and
Jay-Eye-Sse; 3year old class for Toledo
and minute class for Terre Haute.
Pacing 2:25 and 2:35. Entries close as
follows: Terre Haute, May 3; Kalamazoo,
May %; East Saginaw, Detroit and To
ledO June 8.
Sometime since, the hackmen who do
duty on Mackinaw street in the night
time were startled by the sight of tall,
white figure, which made its appearance
in most unexpected places. The hack
men would be driving quietly along,
when frem some corner of the fence the
"gho u would rush out making fright
full noises, when the horses would i'm.
mediately begin to make splendid time.
Pursuit of the ghost was unavaiiing.
The hackmen tried throwing stones at
the object but never hit the mark. The
horses became so nervous that it was
with the utmost difficulty that they
cOuld be driven mast tho "phoef's" Ioca-