Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-11
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
THURSDAY. DECEMBER II. 1884.
THE CITY.

Remember the hurdle race at the roll
er rink Saturday niggt,
Dan Conrad and family left Monday
morning for Chataqua, NY.
Charles R. Smith left on the train Sat-
urday morning for business trip.
George F. Reynolds arrived home Mon
day evening from his visit to Ohio.
John Goulden left on the train Tues
day morning for q business trip to Port
Huron.
Louis A. Parcelle returned last Satur-
day, and the Cheboygan drug store is
open and doing business as OF yore.
Merritt Chandler left on the train yes
tsrday morning for Detroit on business.
Expects to return Saturday evening.
Saturday Deputy Collector Ramsay
forwarded a sick sailor, off the tug
Swain, to the Marine Hospital at Detroit.
Rogers City has now its first brick
building-the City Hotel. 1t is a very
creditable building and is now open for
business.
Flags were at half mast on the large
mill and schooner Parana at Duncan
City on account Of the death of Thomp-
son Smith, Sr.
Workingmen are all wondering what
has become Of the good times predicted
in the event Of Cleveland's election to
the Presidency.
The Rogers City Advance Of Dec. 4th
says: Mr. Duncan Mckay, from Cheboy-
gan, is in town to-day Oh business with
the county clerk.
Several parties are making their ar
rangemsnts already for fishing through
the ice OH the straits, should it ever
freeze solid enough.
Messrs Erratt & Spiller have Captain
Ryerss's we'll. at st. Ignace, down over
$50 feet, aud are still pegging away in
the direction of China.
Edward st. John, who has been carry.
Ing on the painting business on Macki-
nav street, has removed his shop to C
street, on the east side Of the river.
A brakeman on the Michigan Central
railroad was run over and killed yester-
day near West Branch. The conductor
on the up freight says his head was cut
off by the cars.
John Padon, of Mackinaw City, has so
acres of land in the Minnesota gold
fields. The gold find is creating great
excitement about Duluth, and many nor
thsrn Michigan capitalists have invest
ed.
Our next issue will enable merchants
to talk about their holiday goods to the
majority Of buyers in Cheboygan county.
We will issue an extra edition and ad-
vertisers will do well to hand In their
favors early.
Nothing indicates the cleseness of the
money market better than the absence
of snide shows. A community can Gl-
most call it blessing to be hard up to
be relieved of these transformers who
are so numerous in flush times.
Democrats who made such howl be.
fore election about the enOrm Gus sur
plus in the U. 8. Treasury, now cOngrat-
ulate themselves on the fact that there
is surplus. The only thing that troub-
les them is whether they will have q
chance to pick the plums.
We are requested to state that there
will DO special meeting Of the Ladies'
Working association Of the COngrsga-
tiOnal church tomorrow (Friday) eve
ming, at the residence Of Mrs. H. Fl. Pack
ard. at o'clock. A full attendance Of
the ladies of the society Is desired.
The Washington monument was COM
plsted last Saturday afternoon by setting
in place the marble capstone and it's pyr.
amidal apex of aluminium. 1t is the
highest structure in the world, being $50
feet high. Immediately after its COM
pletion the stars and stripes were thrown
to the breeze from the top Of the flag
staff on top. 600 feet aboye ground. The
corner stone of the monument was laid
July 9TH, 1848.
The Presque Isle County Advance calls
attention to the following sad condition
Of the schools in its county. Almost ev-
Dry rural district il in the same situa-
lion, and we think il is owing to the in
adequate salaries paid. Capable teachers