Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-08-28

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The village taxes are being paid quite
promptly, considering stringency of
money matters.
Should the Opera House not be engag.
ed for Saturday evening the skating
rink will be open both that afternoo n
and evening. "
Reception service in the M. Z. church
next Sabbath morning at II o'clock.
Platform meeting in the evening. Rev.
Mr.. Wiltsee, of Toledo, Ohio, and Rev. T.
b. Leith, the pastor, will speak. A gem
eral invitation is extended to all.
Hugh Coyle. deckhand on the pre-
peller Messenger met with serious ac-
cident at Mackinaw City Monday morn
ing. He got one of his legs cought in
line breaking it in three places. He
was taken to Mackinac and placed in
the Fort hospital.
Dame rumor has been trying hard to
kill Thompson Smith, of Duncan City,
this week, having announced his demise
two mornings, but we are gratihed TO
say that notwithstanding her efforts he
has been gradually improving and we
hope may entirely recover.
Simon Widrig has the new Town Hall
for the township of Inverness completed
and yesterday the town board met ex-
amined the work and accepted the job.
The board were we'll satisfied with the
manner the work was done and give Mr.
Widrig credit for the faithful perform
dnee Of his contract. The total cost in
GLIDING extras net covered by the con-
tract is $578.
The Pittsburg rod and gun club, which
has been camping in this northern sec
tiOn went home tanned last week, scar
red and heavily laden. There were 40
members when they started out, but some
fell by the Tayslde. The survivors Sc
cured plenty Of game and took home a
live bear and deer as the nucleus Of
the Pittsburg and Allegheny geological
and acclimatization society.
Last Friday quite a number of our
citizens witnessed a sight that would
have been an inspiration for an artist.
A heavy body of smoke was ascending
from the burning slabs at Duncan City,
rising majestically ID considerable
height, still retaining its dark hues,
when all at once the top Of the vast col
umn would burst into purest white, con-
tinually changing shape and appearing
like vast upheaval of the whitest cot
ton.
Bois Blanc island military reservation
which, under recent act Of Congress,
together with number of other militia
ry reservations, will be be placed in
market, has an area of 9,139 acres was
declared military reservation in 1927
during the administration of John
Quincy Adams. 1t embraces about half
the island. 1t has the most valuable
forest land and was originally used for
supplying the post at Nackipac with
fuel and timber.
Last Monday was the anniversary of
the birth of Mrs. j. II. Waterman. Her
children, Mrs. E. S. Freeman, Mrs. Chas.
+. StetsOn, and Warren, made it the Oc-
casion of manifesting their affection
in an agreeable surprise to their worthy
mother by presenting her with mag
nificsnt silver service, consisting of a
sugar bowl, cream pitcher and spoon
holder. The TRIBUNE extends congrat-
ulatiOns and wishes she may be spared
to witness many more anniversaries.
The freight ware house at the station
was burglarized Monday night and a
keg of wine, ten boxes Of cigars and five
sacks of -four stolen. Entrance was
gained by boring hole through the
door, with an augur, sufficiently large
to admit mans arm and ien the pin
was removed and the door raised. II
was evidently the work Of some one ac'
quainted with the exact location Of the
pin that held the door down. So far nc
clew to the dsprodators has been found
The audience that greeted the Morri-
seys Monday evening showed that they
still maintained their hold as popular
caterers to the amusement loving pub
lie of Cheboygan. Mr.. and Mrs. Morri
sey were at home with the audience ant
as entertaining as ever In their special
ties and were greeted with loud applause
Miss Percy Lorain was in excellent
voice and sang several selections in
very pleasing manner. The panoramic