Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-02-12

Auvouay was au~nuVhVu'
Egbsrt A. Smith arrived home from
Toronto Tuesday evening.
Everything is quiet along the docks.
no Indication of the opening Of naviga-
ti0n.
Monday evenings train proved to be
Tuesday evenings before it reached Che
boygan.
PA Badour, former Chsboygan boy
has resigned the postmastsrship of
Boyne City.
Robert Consr arrived home Saturday
night after an absence Of some three
weeks, which time he spent in Chicago.
Detroit and Saginaw.
Charles Rapin returned On the train
Saturday night from his visit to the
Montreal ice carnival. He reports q
good time while there.
County Clerk Hunt has recently did
what he could to make some new citi-
zens Of the U. s., several having taken
out their first papers at his Office.
Aman named Pardy, who for portion
OF last season was engineer on the tug
J. W. Bennett, killed man at Port HUI
ron Saturday night because he would net
loan Pardy fifteen cents.
John VanArsdale writes from Beatrice
Neb., that his health is very much i'm
proved. His many friends will rejoice
to hear 1t and all hope that the improve
ment may be permanent.
The next regular meeting of the Min
listers Monday morning club. will bs
held with Rev. Mr.. Northrup. Topic for
discussion, "Why do convicted minds
shrink from c0nfessing Christ before
msn?"
Penney & Frost announce their rsgu-
lar special sale for Saturday next from
a. m. until 3p. m. The bargains that
have been got at these sales heretofore
will crowd tae store Of this snterprising
firm on that day.
Rev. A. W. Wsstgats was suffering
from severe cold last Shnday and con
ssqusnsiy announced at the morning
service at the Congregational church
that there would bs no evening service
at that church in the evening.
A special bill is being prepared to send
to the Legislature for passage providing
for disposition of that portion of the
township Of Benton not included in the
corporate limits as proposed for the city,
in case the city charter bill becomes
law.
1t is claimed that pine, either white
or norway will make as good charcoal
as hardwood, but will not weigh as many
pounds to the bushsl. 1t seems to US il
would pay our mill men to erect kilns
and turn their slabs and sdgings into
charcoal.
We have been shown sn exquisite PEN
Gil sketch in young lady's album, sx-
scuted by Miss Libbis Hamilton, assls-
tant in the senior department. OF our
graded school. 1t is highly creditabls
to Miss Hamilton as an artist, and great
ly priced by the possesor.
A regular Dakota blizzard struck this
section last Monday, sadly demoralizing
the trains, The down train got struck
at Grayling and the up train was snow
ell in at Bay City. The wind blew gale
all night and Tuesday morning snow
drifts were deep and numerous.
The route agents on the Michigan
Central Monday and Tuesday must have
been 80 busily engaged in shovsling
snow as not to find time to assort their
mail, as mail matter for nearly every
point along the road was dumped off for
the Chsboygan Office when the train
reached here Tuesday evening.
Warren Waterman arrived homo from
New Orleans Saturday night. He like
many others was somewhat disappoiRt-
Cd in the Exposition, it not coming up
to his expectations. He is we'll satisfied
with his trip however for now he says
he will hays no desire to visit another
worlds fair. He says the only good cof-
fee hs drank while in the city was what
he made himself.
Our extract from the Northwestern
Lumbsrman in regard to wages seems
to have exercised our cotemporary great
ly, We venture the assertion that the
ladies hays not been called upon for re-
lief for any family whore the man is
healthy, sober, and industrious. In re-
gard to the paving of help the TRIBUNE