Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-03-27
Jerry Hopper here on Tuesday.

Il. nj. Hamilton or Port Huron, Sum
dayed at Spencer house.
l. E. DeGowin intends to move to his
new store some time in June.
New bulwarks is being put around the
stern OF the prop. Van Raalte.
c. A. SmOlk was quite sick few days
last week. Pleurisy in the side.
Christ Taunt cut his toe off with an
iron bar while digging last Thursday.
Duncan mills cannot be started until
stock is brought down from the inland
lakes and rivers.
The telephone wires were run last
week to f. G. McDOnald's and Melville
Bros grocery stores.
The large iron bridge on Third street
was swung for the first time this spring
last Saturday to let the tug Messenger
pass down.
Louis Pareele's coon is undergoing
thorough overhauling by Elijah Edwards
CtaxidermisD who in ends putting him
on exhibition sOOn.
Mrs. Belle Watson Bigelow, star elO-
cutiOnist and fine impersOnatOr, will fa-
vOr our city with ore of her enjoyable
entertainments about the middle of next
month. Look out.
The pioneer steamboat clerk John
POrteOuS will fill that position this sea-
son on the steamer Flora. His many
friends in Cheboygan will b0 glad to see
him at his post again.
man went hand over hand by a small
line to the top of ChebOygan Lumber
Co.'S smoke stack one day last week and
took down the spark screen. The stack
is 80 feet high. This is a remarkable
feat
Chsboygan Fire Co. No. will hold its
regular monthly meeting at their hall
Thursday evening. A full attendance is
desired, as the matter of arranging for
a dance Immediately after Lent will be
disposed of.
Hon. w. M. C0lwell, representing Del
ia district In the legislature, on last
Thursday, sold out and suddenly left
Manistique He was manager of the
Chicago numbering Co., and was highly
esteemed by all.
Some Cheboygan sports of the Pitts
have on order from an Ohio dealer In
imported game, chicks and eggs. Some
dead game. Irish Slasher, Spanish Hen.
neys. &C.. ranging in prices from 10 to
40 dollars pair.
Henry ]. Miner has something new to
tell all his friends. Go and sec him and
see what it Is. We went to find out but
the store was so full we couldn't catch
on to him. One thing we know, he's
giving tremendous bargains in clothing.
Behave yourself or you'll get knocked
cold as wedge, for Welcome Agustns
Wedge is night watchman. He took his
beat last Saturday night for dead beats
and all that comes. Well bet on Wyck.
ChebOygan has the best officers in the
state.
Mr.. w. W. Davidson, the popular photo
grapher, who has been here every sum-
mer for the past five years or more, will
return again in short time, and refit
his gallery, when he will introduce the
new styles in photographs, finished in
the most artistic manner.
Two boys from the woods named Lacey
and Morgan, took room together last
Saturday night at the Fountain House.
Some time during the night Morgan got
up, took Lacey's pocket book containing
500, and a suit of clothes, and locking
his partner in left for parts unknown.
challenge of horse power was tested
on the site of the Crumley Hotel between
Andrew Whites Rio Grande and Austin
Jacobs Stars and Stripes. A crowd of
500 spectators witnessed the contest
which was decided in favor of Rio Grande.
Andrew was $500 richer. The crowd
celebrated the event with pull from a.
Before Justice Frost for drunk and
disOTderly. Maxim BOrdo and John
Rivers. Discharged on payment Of costs.
Levi Henny, 81 fine and costs. Paid.
Patrick NOmlle, S. fine and costs or IL
days in Jail. Committed. Peter Lulzy,
SO fine and costs or 10 days in Jail. Com
mitted. Hugh Mclaughlin, $40 6ne and
costs.
tony business man Of our city help.
ed his wife change the bed tOthsr end
too. That evening his wife spent the
evening away, he retired first, wrong
end to his head at the foot. He sleeps
with his mouth open, and when his wife
retired she got in bed correctly, but was
terribly alarmed at having her feet swal-
lowed. He don't want it mentioned.
An old sinner thought he'd 90 to the
Methodist baptizing last Sunday even
ing, and being full of fiat bottle inspira-
tiOn, he weHt the back street and struck
loose lake of water which took him
three feet from his heel, he fOundered
like bulls tail in fly time, got out alive
and spent the night cussing churches
for tempting him into washing his feet.
A large eagle was captured one day
last week by James Mcguire, close by
Oliver Murtaugh's camp. As he ap-
preached the carcass of deer (supposed
to be killed by wolves,) there were three
large eagles fcasting, one OF which made
fierce attack on James from which he
beat hasty retreat. Rallying again.
armed with cant-hook he succeeded in