Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-09-11

In the M +. church next Sunday eve
ming.
Watts 8. Humphrey is in Chicago TAX
ing in the Illinois State fair and races.
His interest, however,, csnters in the
races, his horses being entered and hs
hopes to see them win.
Charles L. Frost. brother of George
and Fred arrived in Cheboygan last
Saturday and remained until Tuesday
evening when he and his wife left for
their home in Grand Rapids.
Last week locomotive was dispatch
ed from Mackinaw City after DR.. T. A.
Perrin to attend man named Buckby,
nightwatchman at the M. G. round
house at Mackinaw City, who was suf-
fsring from severe attack of cholera
morbus. The DR.. saps they made good
time and he succeeded In relieving the
man.
Mr.. Kilbourn, the man, who purchas-
ed the O'Bear shingle mill at Wolverine
removed 1t to Petoskey. Mr. Haven the
Bay City man who tried to remove it on
Sunday, a couple of weeks since, sent up
officers to PetOskey to replevin the ma.
chinery. They captured it but could
not get bonds and therefore had to let
1t go again.
If Albert Pack will submit his case
against G. F. Gibson to Judge limerick,
of the Alpena circuit court (and he may
employ the imaginative Maxwell to pre-
pare it), and have it argued by Robert j.
Kelley, if Mr. Pack will go on the stand
the Tribune will pay the costs if the
judge does not laugh him out of court
and enter "n0 cause of action" in the
docket.-Bay City Tribune.
Msssrs Gero & Smythe proprietors of
the skating rink have made arrange
ments with Clarence H. Smith, champion
bicycllst Of the northwest, and Mile
Minnie Roschelle. champion lady rider,
to give two exhibitions of their single
and double fancy bicycle riding at the
skating rink, Monday and Tuesday even
ings of next week. Their testimonials
from the press are very flattering.
Tomorrow evening the Cheboygan
brass band will give a moonlight sxcur-
sion on the steamer Flora to Spectacle
Reef light and return. The boat will
leave her dock at 8 p. m. sharp, calling
at Duncan City and will return at 1890.
There will be dancing without extra
charge. Tickets-gents, 75 cents, ladies
80 cents. 1t will undoubtedly be the
pleasantest excursion Of the season and
the boys should reseive good benefit.
Msssrs. Kitchen, Snow and Dodd have
failed to recover the boiler of the pro.
pellsr Canisteo by the pumping process
They returned Monday night to make
different arrangements to get 1t up.
They say they could pump the water
down 101S feet in short time, but be
yond that they could not reduce the
water. They now propose raising 1t
with two lighters, with timbers across
them. using chains and screws, raising
it until they can work it into shallow
water, when they are satisfied they can
pump it out without difficulty. ~ ti
John j. Bagley, Ex-Governor Of Michi.
gan previous to his death, requested that
his monument should be OF Michigan
stone. Last week the tug Oswego and
barge Vampire, of Grummond's line,
came up to the Schneaux after large
boulder Of granite, to be used for the
purpose, and was in this port with it.
Friday, bound down to Detroit. The
stone was estimated to weigh from 1S to
20 tons. 1t was taken from its position
and loaded ON the barge in less than "a
hours. The tug and barge left for De-
troit Friday afternoon.
Lightning gave the Spencer House q
call last night doing considerable dam
age. 1t struck the flag staff on the Gu
pola, followed it down breaking nearly
every light of glass in the observatory.
then took the tin valley on the south
west junction of the two buildings,
down the corner tearing off the siding
and breaking more or less glass out Of
nearly every window in the south side
of the building, tearing off plastsring
in a number of the bed rooms, playing
havoc in the wash room and scattering
things around generally. 1t is wonder
some Of the inmates were not injured.
The splinters Of the flag staff and cupola
were scattered over the street and in the
yards for oyer 100 feet around the build