Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-01-08
NORTHERN TRIBUNE
THURSDAY. JANUARY s, 1885.
THE CITY.

The Algomah is. at Mackinaw City
broke down.
The down train was some hours late
yesterday morning.
The snow pillow was out again Tuesday
and done good work.
Smith g. Adams furnished the desk for
the county clerks Office.
Quay g. Son are hauling logs to their
single mill for next seasons manHfae-
ture.
A Chicago paper defines blizzard as
"a storm with three feet Of snow, all in
the air."
H. Ii. Kezar started for the upper Pc
ninsula the FIRST of the week to scale logs
and timber.
Charles R. Smith and Captain j. W.
Brown arrived home from Detroit Thurs
day eysning.
Last Friday at st. Paul, Minnesota the
Thermometers registered from $50 to
SOC below zero.
Joseph Lalond arrived home from Ad-
ans, Mass, where he had been for some
time, New Years Eve.
Capt. N. B. Mason arrived Saturday
morning from his visit to Ohio, and re-
ports very pleasant trip and visit.
David Hudson started in crew yester-
day morning to put in a camp on Maple
river to lumber for Mattcon & Lynn.
The boiler makers of East Saginaw
struck and quit work Monday on &C.
count of an attempt to reduce their
wages.
The snow of this week spoiled the
skating on the bay. 1t was pronounced
excellent from Duncan BAY up to Pack
ards mill.
The Big Rapids Pioneer entered on its
twsnty-fourth year Jan. lst. 1t is enc of
the pioneer papers Of Northern Michigan.
1t is neat. newsy, and credit to the
publishers
John A. McCuaig rejoices in the new
year. The reason is brand new boy,
which put in an appearance Monday
morning. A sufficient reason for Johns
happiness.
The ice harvest has begun. j. M. French
is cutting and hauling ice from the bay
to his ice house at the Grand Central
hotel that is IL to Is inches thick ard
clear as crystal.
The Hon. H. O. Roses fine residence in
Petoskey was burned last Friday night
1t was one Of the handsOmest in that
noted summer retreat from the cares and
whirl Of a busy life.
One man came into our office this
week and requested that the description
of his land be taken out Of the advertis-
cd list Of delinquent taxes, claiming
that he had receipt for the taxes for
1882. We informed him that 1t would
be necessary to have his receipt presen-
ted at the next term of circuit court.
Grand Rapids had another Ice jam in
Grand river Sunday and the water rose
a. high as in 1883, cellars were flooded.
Monday morning family living on
Second street were awakened about 3
o'clock by the water trying to get into
bed with them. They attempted to
break the ice gorge with steam tugs but
it failed.
DR.. silva. Cannon. of the Flint Medical
Surgical institute and hospital has gone
where the woedbine twinsth, leaving
numerous creditors to mourn his depar-
ture. He took a late train Sunday Eight
and it is presumed is sojourning in her
Majesty's dominions across tho creek. He
left wife and three children, the oldest
boy by first wife.
Eugene Marquette of Cheboygan, was
first mate on the propeller F. & P. M. No.
wrecked while attempting to make
LuddidgtOn during heavy blow. One
firemen was scalded to death. Wolf &
Davidson Of Milwaukee have taken the
contract for raising the stsame at $4,000
If delivered at Ludington or $4,000 if
delivered at Milwaukee.
The latest frightful example Of the
eyils of the use Of liquors and tobacco
comes from Wisconsin, as the following
taken from paper in that state will
show: "Bat LaPraerie, who can daily be
seen on the streets Of Marshield, Wis,
was born in the Michigan Peninsula in
1878, his father being one of Astor's fur
traders and his mother a squaw. He
served al q scout and interpreter in the