Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-03-12
chss. r. Smith left Monday m.rning

Regular meeting or Benton Lodge A.
0. U. W. next Monday evening.
Charles Van Arsdale started for st.
lgnace on last evenings train.
William Sullivan has been elected
President of the Village of Maekinae.
The editor, Mr.. Ramsay, and wife are
expected home from their Ohio visit to-
night.
Protect your eyes by wearing colered
glasses. You can get the kiHd you need
ut Fexer's
The regular meeting of the g. A. r.
postponed from last Thursday evening.
will take place tonight. 4 full attend
ance is desired.
1t is safe to say that less money was
spent on Mondays election by the can
dldates than at any election in Chsbsy-
san for some years.
The Allegan Journal and Tribune
entered npon its thirtisth volume last
week. Ii is as bright and frisky as a
two year old in clover patch.
The Mackinas Island correspondent of
the st. Ignacs Republican, compliments
Prof. Eugene Lyons highly on his sue
cess as teacher of the Island csrnet band.
If there is any music in them Gene will
draw it out.
The "Dogtowners" were up in force
Monday night to help paint the town a
bright crimson, but the "os, be joyful"
didn't flow free enough to snIhuss them
to any extent.
At the Republican caucus Thursday
evening j. B. Macarthur. Henry Erratt,
and Frank SheI herd were appointed as
tina Republican village committee for
the ensuing year.
Robert Robinson returned from New
York state Saturday evening. He re-
ports the lumber market in the East as
very quiet. about the only demand being
for hardwood lumber.
William T. Vanderbilt received a let
ter from his brother B. J. Vanderbilt,
who has been living at Mt. Morris, N. Y.
since leaving ChsboygaA, stating that
he was about starting for Dakota.
The strong wind last Monday made
the tall smoke stack on Smith s. Adams
dry kiln shake and crack, they were
quite alarmed fearing it would fall
every minute, bat it stood the gale.
We learn the projectors of electric
light in Cheboygan are meeting with
every encouragement that could be ex-
peetsd. The time is near at hand when
we shall be brought out Of darkness.
Mr.. Chas. s. Ramsay. a Springfield boy
before the war, now a substantial bust
ness man of ChebOygan, Mich, is here
spending a few days among relatives and
frisnds.-Sprinafeld Globe Republican.
At Tom Burrsll's camp one day last
week 103 logs were hauled in two loads.
The logs would scale about Ains to the
1000. The haul was three miles and
the boys think it has not been scooped
this winter.
Jim Myers, of Monroe township, was
down Tuesday and SAYS the reads were
the worst of the winter, and that il say
irg a good deal. Seine drifts would hold
horse up, ard 1t was almost impossible
to break road.
Mondays storm bloskaded the rail
read to such an extent that the up train
on that day was abandoned at Otsego
Lake. The snow plow went down with
four engines and Tuesdays trains came
through on time.
John R. Clark, the noted temperance
lecturer, whom we spoke of two weeks
ago, writes that he will be IN Chsbeygan
the forspart Of April in the cause of tenn
psrancs. Among others he will rive his
popular lecture. which the public speak
80 highly Of.
Mr.. j. W. BrittOn, of Beis Blanc island,
came over to tewn on Tuesday morning.
He reports that about eighty dwellings
have been built to the present time on
the Island, but only few families re-
mained there during the winter. He
says he has seen only two women since
last November until he came over to our
city.
man,,whom we will call Smith, be-
cause that 10 not his name, presented q
petition to prominent young business
for his signature. The applicant was 9
stranger to him, and he snquirsd wht
hs was. Smith replied: Perhaps yov
don't know me, but yea know my wife