Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-03-26
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
,rFIouAL PAPER OF CnEBOYGAN.
THURSDAY. MARCH 26. 1885.
THE CITY.


at the TRIBUNE effiee.
Bert Conrad takes position in l. E,
DeGowin's grocery next week.
]. Il. Kintz leaves o-mOrrow ON a
short visit to his family at Clyde, Ohio.
Earthen milk pans for sale cheap at
Bakers dock. Just the thing for gath.
erIHg sap.
The badly driftsd road caused the
Michigan Central to leave off the parlor
car Tuesday.
Parties were ever from st. Ignaee yes
tsrday irving to purchase hav, but found
the stock short here.
Harry Baker left Monday morning for
southern Georgia to pay visit to his
parents and sister, Lille.
Tuesday morning a locomotive kept
up quite footing" for sometime, lead
ing.many to think it was sounding an
alarm of ere.
The passenger train due Tuesday eve
mig did not arrive until between five
and six o'clock Wednesday morning. Too
heavy snow drifts.
j, III. Andrews, of tho Palace Hotel,
Mackinaw City, is rHnning a covered
and cushioned bus, heated by stove,
between MackInaw City and st. Ignace.
No definite action has been taken by
either house on the city charter bill az
yet. Mr.. Humphrey. attorney for the
opponents, thinks the bill will not pass,
the friends are nevertheless hopsful.
Fred Hamel has received sfficial notice
from Washington to resume the display
of caationary signals at this port on the
10Th of April. This would indicate that
at Washington they had some exPecta-
tioR of navigation opening sOmstims in
the future.
UD to yesterday morning there had
bssn ffty-fOur MORNINGS this year that
the Thermometer indicated zero or below
There were four mornings in December
when zero or below was reached, making
fifty-sight mornings during the winter
that it has been somewhat chilly.
Charles R. Smith went to Harbor
Springs Monday to )mplets the sale Of
the Van Raalte to Mr. Caskey. The lat
ter came over last Thursday and looked
the b. at over and came to the conclu-
sion she was just the boat needed for
the route they proposed running her on.
Do the citizens Of Chsboygan endorse
our contemporary statemsmsnt that
such men as Hon. VIM. Macarthur, Hon.
Oscar Adams, Hon. Geo. W. Bell, Charles
r. Smith, George E. Frost, James +. Mo-
loney and other prominent citizens, who
favor the city charter, are sehemsrs and
swindlers?
The ladies of the relief society are
still engaged in their good work. Their
meetings are we'll attended, and they
have no trouble in finding places for all
contributions. At their Monday meet
ing they were Indebted to Mrs. II. Cham
bers for a roll of woolsn dress goods and
to Mrs. E. o. Penney for a generous pack.
ago of clothing.
Bert Conrad, who has for some time
been studying with view to entering
the ministry. preached very acceptable
sermon at the Baptist church last Sun
day evening. He IL young man oi
considerable promise, and his many
friends in Cheboygan wish him tht
greatest success in his chosen profss-
sion.
Represen tativs Hampton, Tuesday o.
last week, presented rsmOnstrances from
67 citizens Of Beaugrand, 72 from Burt
and also from citizens of Uheboygan an,
Duncan City and Of Inverness, Nund'
and Mentor townships, protesting
against the organization of the count,
of Sumner. The same day he presente,
a petition from 65 citizens Of Cheboygal
and Preeque Isle counties in favor.
Capt. f. A. Bouchard claims that tn
winter of 1S7475 was colder than thi
winter has been, that the thermomete
indicated zero more mornings, an,
would like to have the records at Fol
Aaekinac consulted to soc whether 0
not he is correct. Respectfully rsferre
, to Editor Ketchum, of tho Mackinas dc
partmeAt Of the st. Ignaes Republica
to look the matter up and report rssul
in his department.