Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-02-05
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF CHEBOYGAl
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 5. 1885.
THE CITY.

Monday morning.
Paper party and ball at the rink next
Thursday evening.
Will Rindskoff and L. T. Limpsrt loft
New Orleans for home yesterday morn
ing.
The Negligss Club had a very pleasant
dancing party at their hall Monday
night.
w. E. Ross and Charles Rapin are ex-
psetsd home from the Montreal carnival
tonight.
The Ladies' Aid Society distributed
one hundred ninereen pieces Of clothing
at their meeting on Monday last.
E.O. Penney returned homo Saturday
night from Dstroit, where he had been
attending the Masonic Grand Lodge.
J. Don Snowdsa left Saturday night
for Grand Haven, in response to tele-
gram stating that niece was very sick
at that place.
Col Davis, il the health of Mrs. Davis
will permit, will leave again for the
south in few days to spend the balance
of the winter.
Penney & Frost announce their second
grand special sale to commence on Sat-
urday next at 8 o'clock a. m. Read their
announcement.
The wiAd of Saturday night drfted the
light snow badly. The road to Duncan
City ia some places was filled level with
the tops Of the fences.
Trayeliag men report prospects for
spring as improving Thiags certainly
look more promising in this region than
they did thirty days ago.
Our readers will please bear in mind
the musical" to be given at the resi-
dsnes of Mrs. Role tomorrow evening,
under the auspices of the ladies of the
Congregational church.
The back bone of winter is as stiff as
ever in ChebOygan. The thermometer
registered 22o below zero at sunrise
this mOrning, and at noon was still
dangling at 100 below,
Alex. McRae, in our last issue, an
nOunced that he was willing to bet that
it would rain before Tuesday. Alsck was
correct, as Mr.. Walton Informs uI it
rained slightly Tuesday night.
The Bohemian oats swindl0 is being
ventilated thoroughly in the southern
part Of the state. Farmers in this sec
tioh shOuld' keep an eye open as the
racket will probably be tried on them.
Hon. VIM. Macarthur has been serious
ly i'll during the past week. Medical aid
was summoned from Grand Rapids and
we are now pleased to bs able to note
that he is rapidly improving and able tc
be around.
is. Cooper and I've Littlefield stsrted
out for q hunt Friday morning. Ike
said they were going out after another
wolf item for cur cotemporary. They
must have expected big item for they
took double team along to bring it in
The recent settler can tell pretty good
wolf stories, but when you want . real
soul-harrcwing, hair-lifting one. you
want to start a pisnesr on one that hap
psnsd twenty years ago. It 10 then tn,
new citizen hides his head In shame and
humiliation.
A man nsmed augustus Gardner
working in one Of the lumber camps
was severely hurt last Thursday by q
falling limb. His head was badly cut
and bone In enc of his arms broken
He was brought to town, and DR.. D. w
Bsrdan, Of the Sanitarium, attended hin,
and he is doing well, although he can b,
classed among the "sors heads" for some
time TO come.
Chsboygan, and we say 1t with regret
has about as tough lot Of young boy,
as any town In the state can show nd
When two or more get together thsy
swear worse than the "army did in Elan
dsrs." and use billingsgats that wouli
shame the worst sot. A person canAo
pass along the street in the svsninI
without noticing boys from eight to nf.
teen years Of age with pipe or cigar O
doubtful quality between their teeth
Boys may be no worse now "than whsr
We were boys" but we have our doubt
about II.