Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-07-31

Edward Adams and mother left Mon
day night for Montreal. Mrs Adams is
a sister Of H. A. Blake.
d. R. Currey, of Bay City, is in town,
and proposes to insure every man. wo-
man and child. He represents the Maine
Mutual.
The TRIBUNE Office printed new list
OF telephone subscribers, alphabetically
arranged. Subscribers can secure them
by calling at the Central office.
Reserved seats for Mrs. Belle Blgslow's
entertainment Saturday evening are
now on sale at Cooper's drug store. Re-
served seats 35 cents, general admission
25 cents.
Long lake sustains its reputation for
affording fine sport for fishers. Scarcely
a day passes Sunday included, but one
or more parties visit it and return well
satisfied with the Tip and and sport.
Sunday afternoon young lad fell in.
to the river off of Smith & Bakers dock,
falling between the Van Raalte and
wharf. Alvin Herno jumped in and
held him up until others came to the
rescue and pulled the boy out.
That popular candidate for public
favor, phenOminal as to its success as
newspaper, the Detroit Evening Journal,
last week had an average circulation of
1886. For less than yearling it has
reason to be proud of its success.
W. s. Humphrey and /. S. Cooper each
selected four others of the members Of
the Gun Club participating in yester-
days contest, and are to shoot a match
tomorrow afternoon to determine who
was to blame for the defeat at Mackin-
&C.
Mrs. Magoffin and daughter Carrie,
left ON the Van Raalte. Monday morAing
on their way to Marquette. Mrs. Magof-
fin will spend sometime there. Miss
Carrie will remain with her mother
about week and then go to Elk Rapids
to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Noble.
The hose race. postponed from July
4th, for the silver trumpet purchased by
the committee, will take place Saturday
evening at 7 o'clock. The run will be
from Third to Division streets on Main.
The Board of Water Commissioners will
act as judges, and give rules to govern
the contest.
william Purcell, editor of the ROehes-
ter, N. Y. Union and Advertiser. a DEM
cratic paper, who resigned his control
of that paper rather than support Cleve-
land, when asked for reasons said: 1T
is not on either personal or political
grounds; it is because believe him to
be moral leper."
Street Commissioner Hayden has put
in a number Of badly needed crOsswalks
recently. We would suggest that the
authorities press the matter of having
property owners repair the sidewalks
adjacent to their premises. Some of
them are in dangerous condition,
and not at all creditable to our town.
The second engineer of the Cham
plain upon the arrival Of that steamer
at this port Friday afternoon, receiveda a
telegram announcing the death OF his
brother at Manistss. His place was
temporarily supplied here and he left
that evening by rail for Manistee. The
two brothers came from California some
three or four weeks siAce, and the first
intimation he had of his brothers illness
was the telegram announcing his death.
Farmers from the Mullet Lake section
claim to "take the cake" on crops In
this county this season. Grain and veg
etablss, of all kinds never promised bet
ter. One gentleman, farmer Of sxps-
risnce in Canada, says they are the best
crops he ever saw growing in Canada or
Michigan. Some of the settlers are get
ting fine farms cleared up in that por-
tion of the county and are working
with an energy that will result in soon
having as fine farms as can be found
anywhere in the state.
DR.. Berdan, formerly Of the Flint hos
pital, and DR.. Gerow, Of Cheboygan, have
purchased tho DeCeuninck residence. on
the east side, and will start hospital
on the same system that has proved 80
popular in other places. Parties can
purchase tickets for $500, which guar
antces them medical and surgical treat
ment for one year. The property pur-