Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-05-21
A great many strangers are in town
this week.

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this week.
Crops in this section are reported as
looking very promising.
q. W. Farr, has hung out some very
handsome signs for his steamboat
agency.
Joseph Cochran has drafted a very
neat and tasty plan for cottages for the
Hay Fever resort atTopinabee.
1t is reported that there was a shoot
ing scrape at Mother Thompson's"
boarding house(?) Monday night.
Will GerO won the prize, box of ci-
gars, at the barrel race. blindfolded. at
the skating rink last Thursday night.
Louis A. Parcele, expects to 60 to
Rogers City to start drug store. He
says he cannot secnre building until
July LIST.
Building matters hays not started up
very brisk this spring, although we
hear that there is considerable building
talked Of.
/. S. Cooper and some of his friends
from out side started cut Monday for q
bear hunt notwithstanding the day was
rather moist.
The st. Ignace News and Free Press
says ten houses and 1000 cords Of wood
were consumed by nrs at Newbsrry on
the ID. N. & M. railroad last Saturday.
Bert Ramsay left Monday evening on
the tug Messenger to speAd the summer
in Europe -forty-6vs miles above Sault
Ste Marie. in hsr Majssty's dominions.
The warm days Of last week induced
many Of our citizens to change their
heavy undsrclothing for lighter materi-
al. The chilly winds that followed
made them wish they had not. Cheboy-
gan weather is among the uncertainties
at this season Of the year.
The farmers are so busy just now that
they seldom get TO towR, and cOnse-
Quently business OF all kinds, is very
quiet, The recent rain served to in
crease the mud on the roads, which
were previously getting in condition
to be Travelled with some comfort
Raddock Post G. A. r. at it's meeting
last Thursday night voted to accept the
invitation of the Post at MackiHac Is
land to participate in the celebration Of
memorial day az the island. The Posi-
hold special meeting this evening to
complete arrangements and comrades
are urged to be present.
0.S. Heyden last week finished plat
ting about thirty acres of land at Top
inabee for the Hay Fever Association. A
strip of land between the railroad track
and lake has been reserved for parks
and a street has been laid out CEN
forming to the railroad track on
the side furtherest from the lake and
a second street farther back on rising
grOund. lie plotted ab0ut 100 lots rang
In size from rods by 6, up. Several
cottages are to be erected this season.
A barn belonging to Nicholas Carmo-
dy brother Of Dan and Michael, on his
farm about mile south of Shaw pest
Office, Black lake section, caught fire
last Saturday from sparks from the fire in
the woods and barn, with yoke Of cattle,
several bales Of hay and some feed
were burned. Mr.. Carmody had been
working the cattle and had only left
them in the barn about ten minutes be-
fore it was discovered to be on fire and
80 rapid did the flames spread that moth
ing could be saved.
Last Saturday AFTERNOON w. SS A. Me-
ArthHr's camp on Canada Creek caught
ire from the fire in the woods a nd build
ings and about $400 worth of suppliel
were burned. All that was ed out OF
the supplies was barrel of pork ant
one barrel of flour. This was not YER,
extensive supply for hungry crew O
log drivers and to make it last unit
more could be procured they reduced
their force and even then til .ir pork ant
flour, as we'll rs all they could borrow
from settlers. was consumed before SUP
plies reached them from Cheboygan.
There is no one but what realizes tn
vast Importance Of having manufactur
ing institutions in our midst and tn
great good they do community as
: whole, and there is one duty we all ow,
} to institutions locating in our town. an
[ that is to stand by them after they are es
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