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

The Atlantic took on 100000 lath at
Duncan City Tuesday for Ohio ports.
Edward Gallagher will soon open the
Spencer House as $1.O0 per day house.
The number of scholars in the graded
school is increasing, each room having
from 45 to 60 pupils.
w. C. Thompson goes to Maekinaw
City next Monday to take charge of the
school In that village.
John Hetherington, fell on one of the
wheels of his wagon last Saturday, frac-
turing ono of his ribs.
Stranger, Mollie Harris, and VIM. T.
are all to take part in the races at the
Illinois State fair this week.
The Republican Senatorial Convention
for this district will be held in Cheboy-
gan Wednesday of next week.
The wrecking tug Lsviathan with the
propeller j. L. Hurd in tow, arrived at
Milwaukee Monday evening. The latter
went into dry dock for repairs.
The Democracy to the number of 25
or 30 met in the council room Monday
night and took preliminary steps toward
organizing Cleveland and Hendricks
club.
P. H. Mcdonald has given up the Cass
House and moved biss stock of liquors
into the south room Of the Goulden
block. James Mcclure will be the dis
penser Of liquids.
Merritt Chandler visited his farm last
week and in among his beans he found
8 stool of barley that had grown from
one grain that contained twenty-eight
we'll developed heads.
A young lad named Lovelace, residing
in Pattersonville, while playing with
some comrades on some lumber last
Sunday fell off and disloeated an elbow.
DR.. G. A. Perrin was called and put
the limb into shape.
Rid & Co. have leased the room in
Dan McLeods building next to the post
office and are going to repaint and reft
it for their grocery store. 1t is one Of
the best locations in town. They will
move some time before Oct. 18th, at
which time their lease of their present
stand expires,
The bills Of the First National bank of
Cheboygan, arrived Monday evening,
and President NeGinn and Cashier Ray
nolds are putting in their spare mo-
ments attaching their autographs to the
same preparing to put them in circula-
tioH. They are of two denominations,
$40 and $40.
Last Saturday F. s. Abbott brought to
the TRIBUNE Office fine bunch of straw
berries being second crop on the vines
that he planted last April. The
largest one on the bunch he says
ripened and fell off before the remaining
berries got ripe, but those left were Of
good size and delicious.
VIM. GainOr Is one or the successful
farmers of Cheboygan county. He has
farm of over 200 acres in the Black
River region, large portion of which
is under cultivation. A gentleman who
was in that section this week says Mr..
Gainor has a most promising young or
chard, about 125 apple trees bearing and
loaded with fruit.
G. P, Langdon took a drive out to-
wards Riggsvills Sunday and says he is
surprised at the quantity and quality of
apples to be seen in many young
orchards he passed. The trees were SO
full that the limbs had to be propped to
keep them from breaking off. 1t is only
a few years since 1t was claimed that it
was useless to try to raise apples in this
section, but 1t has been demonstrated
that for apples, Cheboygan county Is
equal 10 the best county in the state.