Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-07-24

creased patronage.
The ladies of the Indepenpent Union
was fortunate in securing so many
stars.
A tug run into Moloncy brothers dock.
at their brewry and somewhat demor.
allied it. aaa
J.A, CrookstOn, of Grand Rapids, a
former resident Of Chsboygan was in
town last Friday.
The infant son, four months old. of
A.J. Robinson, died Friday of last week,
ana was buried Saturday.
| Several parties from Ohio arrived last
week with full outfits for enjoying a
camping season in this section.
A new sidewalk has been put down q.
both Main and Division streets adjoip-
Ing the First National bank building. 81
An owner of vessel property in the
village says he cannot see the proprietv
OF making vessels pay highway tax.
Tell your neighbors of the offer made
this week to furnish cash subscribers
bFhe TRIBUNE to January, first for fifty
cents. $500 70
since July 1st there is reduction OF
$lo ON tho fee for inspection of steam
craft and owners are correspondinglv
happy.
our citlzens are responding literally
TO The call of our Catholic friends for
aid to rebuild their school house and we
are glad of it.
The boats report passenger business
improving. A little warm weather
would bring tourists into this section in
great numbers. ~
Judging from the amount of goods
being received by both boat and rail.
business cannot be so terribly dull with
Cheboygan merchants.
Capt. Chas. K. Kirkland, who has been
absent for sometime experimenting
different jobs of wrscking with the
Leviathan. returned home Monday on
the Lawrence.
nj. A. McHenry. local commissioner.
is anxious to receive bids for the Deep
ening OF the channel OF Indian River.
from the village Of Indian River to Null
let Lake. Full paticulars can be had by
addressing him at Indian River. Bids
received until August 10Th.
The banking Office Of the first Nation
al Bank OF Cheboygan is fast approach
ing completion and is not only credit
to Cheboygan but to the gentlemen at
the head of the company. The banking
office is being finished in black walnut,
and the Directors room in oak, all of a
neat and tasty design and fully equal
in elegance to any banking office in the
state.
The skating carnival at the rink last
Thursday evening attracted a large
attendance, The Young Ladies' Band
furnished music for the occasion. But
very few of the skaters appeared in
costume but all appeared to enjoy the
sport. Messrs Gero 81 Smyth are using
their best endsavor to make the rink
attractive and interesting to their
patrons and being Cheboygan boys they
should be favored with the patronage of
those who like the sport.
jacob Miller, lineman on the tug Cyg-
net, mot with quite serious accident
about a. IN. Wednesday morning. The
tug was making a landing with a light
er in tow at Mattoon g. Robinson's saw
mill and his leg got caught in coil of
the line, crushing the bones in his leg
about e inches above the ankle, leav-
ing them prOtrude couple of inches.
1t is compound fracture. A messenger
was dispatched at once for DR.. I. A.
Perrin, routing him out of bed at 2, a. M.
He went up to the mill at once and rem
dersd the necessary surgical attention.
Alex. Mckay, engineer at the mill Of
9hebcygan Lumber Company has put
in an Ingenious device for lubricating
The cylinders Of the engine and the
steam feed. The device is the invention
Of Engineer McCaffry of the propeller
Champlain. Mr.. Mckay saw it in opera
lion on that steamer and at once ap-
Piled to Mr.. Clark foreman of the mill.
Tor permission to fit out the engines
with it. 1t has now been in successful
operation for some days and has been
ths subject of great attention from
aumber of persons who have visited the
mill to investigate it. All pronounce it
The most practical and useful device yet