Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-05-08
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
THURSDAY. MAY 8, 1884.
TEE Il CITY.

signal station Is to he established
ON Mackinac Island.
Mrs. Seymour was sent to Detroit last
week by the County.
DR.. Burnett formerly of Cheboygan
arrived in town last week.
Owen Comsrford left Saturday night.
on the Cleveland for his home in Can
ada.
Some repairs are being made on the
Lady Mays boiler. Hess Is doing the
work.
S. S. Mathews of Detroit, U. 8. Mar
shall, arrived in the village Monday night
OF business.
Curl Newton of st Helena was In the
village the latter part of last week, the
guest of his brother Arch P.
The speed ef the City Of Mackinaw
last week on her trial trip was 18 miles
In one hour and six minutes.
John w. McGinn returned from Bay
City Saturday. While there he made q
sale of $4,000 worth Of pine land.
DR.. s. A. DuPaul and wife left Friday
on the Flora, for lockwood Mich, to at
tend the funeral of Mrs DuPaurs father.
m. Sammons left for Dakota on tho
Champlain Monday. His son Ralph.
Hugh McGovern and James Maher ac-
companied him.
Edward Walker offers a reward of $50
for the recovery of the body of his broth
or James who was lost on B0is Blame
island week before last.
Frank Magoffin and wife, started
Monday on the Champlain for the South
ern California. They will locate about
sixty miles south OF Los Angeles
Edward Walker with a party from
Mackinac Island searched the north side
Of Bois Blanc Island for the lost Walker,
but was unable to get any trace of him.
The great attraction of the day is the
great Bankrupt sale of clothing at the
Farrell block. Don't fail to attend. Only
few more days to secure bargains.
Messrs Frawley & Brown have their
new grocery room fitted up in neat
and tasty style and Saturday open out
with an entire, new and fresh stock of
groceries.
Jas. +. Cable proprietor of the John
jacob Astor House, Mackinac was in the
village Friday of last week, happy oyer
the opportunity to be out Of exile, even
fer so short time.
A car load Of camp equipags and
goods belonging to party Of Gfteen
from Lansing, who intend locating on
Drummond's island, arrived by the extra
train Monday night.
Cheboygan will have first class Res
taurant. Tuttle is sparing no money or
pains to make his first class place. He
is fitting up number of rooms in the
second story in elegant style for sleeping
apartments.
MattOon & Robinson have thoroughly
overhauled their saw mill and made
many important improvements. They
had up steam yesterday and sawed few
logs to test the machinery. Next week
they will start up the mill for the sea-
| son.
There was slight disturbance be-
tween seme Of the members of the long
shoremon's union and an anti-union
man, Saturday night in which we
understand the anti-union man got the
best, resulting in some eyes put In
mourning.
Dasety Parent entrusted three hund-
red dollars to Harry Saunders last
Thursday to procure him q liquor license
Nothing has been seen since of Saunders
or the money. 1t is supposed Saunders
has gene west. 1t is known he took the
freight train to Topinabee, where he
purchased ticket for Bay City and
went down on the passenger train.
the Detroit Free Press is of the opinion
that two steamers would make a success
OF the attempt Of crossing the straits in
the winter from Mackinac City to
st, Ignacs. We think the experience Of
the Algomah ought to be sufficient &c
satisfy any one Of ths impractability Of
the route. Chsboygan TO st. Ignace is
destined to be tho winter. and don't you
forget Ii