Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-03-19

Clark Macarthur arrived home from
Orchard Lake Military Academy on Sat-
urday nights train.
Supper at the Baptist church WsdRss-
day evening of next week at $3.50 and 8
o'clock, Admission 25 cents.
Frank Howard, assisted by the Han
cock Grand Army post, gave the Spy of
Shiloh" drama at Hancock, Wednesday
evening of last week to $173 house. It
was enthuslastically received.
Saturdays storm was one of the worst
OF the winter. Six or seven inches Of
snow fell, and the wind Of Saturday
night piled 1t up in huge drifts, and
seemed to pick out spots where it would
be the most inconvsnispt for pedsstri-
ans.
j. N. Upham, few days since, express
sed 28-pOund Mackinaw trout to his
brother -ip-law, county treasurer of Van
Buren county. The fish was surpriser
to the people In that section, and had to
bs put on exhibition to satisfy their Gu
riosity.
We understand that all is not lovely
between the Sault Ste. Marie Democracy.
Two organizations have been formed
with the avowsd purpose of controlling
Federal patronage at that place and the
members Of each are calling the others
pet names.
Summer tourists cannet fail to be sat-
lsfsd with the accom- mmoda datiOns for their
comfort and pleasure in the route from
Cheboygan to Sault Ste Marie thu com
ing season. The three first class boats,
the Messenger, Minnie N. and John A.
Dix will afferd ample facilities On the
route.
The entertainment Of the children of
st. Mary's school Monday afternoon
passed off very pleasantly. The exercises
were Of an interesting character, and
were highly creditable to those partici-
patiHg. The attendance of the patrons
of the school was large and everybody
was pleased.
Hen. Jacob Walton left for Lansing
Tuesday morning to oppose tho proposed
city charter and also tho organization Of
the new county from the southern por-
tion Of Cheboygan county, The commit
tee to whom tho bills were referred weuId
hear arguments ON the county question
yesterday and on the city charter matter
to-day.
1t is definitely settled that the steamer
John A. Dix will run on the Cheboygan
and Sault Ste Marie route the coming
season. Arrangements have been made
for her to run in eonnectiOH with the
Detroit and Cleveland Steam Navigation
eompany's elegant steamers City OF Al
psna and City Of Maekinac. The Dix
was formerly u. 8. Revenue cutter
and is very fast. She is fitted up els-
gantly for the passenger trade. Captain
David Cochran, q we'll known and skill
ful master will be in command.
Quite number of our citizens inclu-
? ding a sprinkling ofladiss, were present
last Saturday afternoon at Murray &
, Rieh's foundry to witness the casting of
!. the largest piece ever cast in northern
Michigan. 1t was cylinder for the en-
gine Of Gardener Spry g. Co.'S mill at
: Sailors Encampment. st. Mary's river.
The cylinder is 49, "a inches and
= weighs about 1900 pounds. The casting
= was a complete success and as nice q
a piece of work as can be turned out in
!. any shop. Tuesday they had it in the
!, lathe boring it out.
Q The warehouse at the station was
again burglarizea Tuesday night. Al.
bert Todd when he reached the ware
! house Wednesday morning discovered
g that someone had been there before him
. and had helped themselves to the larger
y portion Of barrel Of pork belonging to
!. the Cheboygan Lumber company. The
thief gained entrance in the usual maa-
ner, boring hole through one Of the
y doors, on the west side, reaching in his
= arm and unloesening the fastening. HI
. was after pork for hs turned down two
:. barrels of beef in his search for thu
. former. In opening the barrel he sawsC
off the hoops. Albert and George Pa
O. quetts tracked the thief as IA
le as G. Mills store, but as the warehous
10 had been left open and Mr.. Paqustt
O. wanted to load some teams on ear ii
20 time for the down freight they had Il
ii return to the station. The thief wor