Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-09-04
Huron street Is being graded its full

Huron street Is being graded its full
length.
They haye discoyered no traces of the
depot robbers or goods.
Clerk Tremps, of the Ste. Marie, says
when they passed the Hurd yesterday
everybody seemed to be at work.
Prof. Sweet left on the City of Cleve-
land Saturday night. He failed to bid
number of his friends goodbye before
leaving.
Joseph Austrian, ono of the owners of
the propeller j. L. Hura arrived in Che
boygan this morning on his way to the
wrecked steamer.
Another picnic at Myers grove, Black
river, next Sunday. The R. G. Wilson
will leave John F. MeDonald's dock at
II a. m. and 2:30 p. m.
Cheboygan was made signal display
station August 18th, with Fred Hamsl as
display man. Weather reports are bull
lerined in front of the telegraph Office.
DR.. Rextord. the veterinary surgeon
who recently located here, is meeting
with excellent success. Tuesday he
performed difficult operation On horse
at Duncan City and the animal is now
progressing finely.
To-day is the anniversary of the birth
of Miss Jessie Blake, and in honor of the
occasion she entertains number of her
young friends at her home this evening
from five to ten o'clock. OF course all
will have good time.
James Templin, lookout on the pro-
peller Buffalo, committed suicide last
Saturday by jumping overheard while
the propeller wao passing through the
straits. He belonged to Buffalo. and to
excessive drinking is attributed his rash
act.
Henry ]. and George W. Miner reached
the bedside of their mother about noon,
Monday of last week, and tho next morn
ing she passed into that better land.
George, after the burial, went to Chicago
to join his boat, and Henry returned to
ChebOygan.
DR.. T. A. PerriA says his Office is next
to Peoples drug store, No. 108 Main
street, but that none of Tom Halls
friends has called upon him with any
money to back their opinion that
that horse can beat his mare Oleate
trotting to harness best three out of Eve.
The Detroit Evening Journal cele-
brated the close Of its first year by issu-
ing double number, eight pages, print
cd in red ink. The Journal has been a
phenomenal success from the very start,
and has steadily increased in eircula-
tion, until now its daily average ia near
$4,000 papers.
Andrew Metheany has opened full
stock Of groceries. provisions and no.
tions in the township of Waverly. at the
head of Black Lake. This will prove
quite convenience to the large settle
ment in that section, and the settlers in
ChsbOygan and Presque Isle counties
should encourage him by giving him
liberal patronage.
A telegram from Mackinaw City to the
Detroit Free Press says, that the officials
of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
had visited the Schneaux islands for the
purpose Of selecting site for sum-
mer hotel. The Schneaux have long
been popular with tourists on account
of the fine fishing, and also for the
beauty of scenery. A good hotel would
greatly increase the attractivsness of
the locality.
Thanks to the courtesy of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Patterson, a number Of their
friends had the pleasure of witnessing q
rare sight. being night-blooming csrus
in full bloom. We behave this is the
first Of the kind in Chrboygan. 1t was
not until late that the plant gave any
indication Of what was coming. so that
Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson did not have
time to notify as many of their friends
as they would liked to have witnessed
the rare sight, but they called in requi-
sition the telephone and reached a.
many as possible.
We would suggest to our cotemporary
to study statistics before making such
reckless statements, or perhaps he puts
such low estimate on the average in
telIigence of the members Of the Demo-
cratic party as to believe that they will
take for truth all he says. His state