Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-05-14

Office.
DIR. A. M. Gerow has gone outside for
few days. Will return the 1rst Of next
week.
Ed Fitzpatrick has moved his saloon
to the stand formerly occupied by d. N.
Mcleod, near the p0stofice.
The FIRST National Bank offers for sale
cheap the large safe used prior to re-
moving to their present bank building.
Ruddock Post. G. A. r. holds 4 special
meeting at their hall this evening. A
full attendanceaof the members is re-
qussted.
Miss Lucy Paquia, of st. Ignace. ar
rived on the City of Alpena yesterday
and will visit friends and relatives here
for few days.
VIM. B. Ellis arrived up from Saginaw,
where he is now located. last evening
and will spend a few days in Chsboygan
with his numerous friends.
1t is reported that one of our citizens
while visiting the New Orleans sxposi-
ton was showing his revolver on the
train. when the conductor snatched him.
turned him over to officers and he had to
pay fine of $50. Who is the man that
had so much spare cash?
The tug Mystic last Monday presumed
to have brush with the propeller Min
ME NJ. on the st. Marv's river. They
soon had the conceit taken out of them
for the propeller easily walked away
from them. 1t takes sooner boat than
the Mystic to get away with Minnie NJ.
Arthur Bush. who lives in Inverness
township, says a turtls-dovs has been
around his premises for sometime past
and can be heard every evening. 1t is
something unusual to hear of this bird
so far north. and its presence strongly
reminds the old man Of the plantation
way back in Georgia.
There was but small audience Oat to
greet the Fay Templeton Opera Com
pany Tuesday night. The announce
ment that tickets for reserved seals
would be 81, paralyzed our citizens gen
orally. that being great deal Of money
these hard times. After the arrival of
the company Friday forenoon the price
was reduced to IS cents. Saturday
evening they had better house, about
twO-thirds Of the seats being filled. The
company gave good satisfaction.
The appointment Of Michigan Demo-
cratic editor as governor of Alaska is
evidence of much forsthought on the
part Of President Cleveland. The Alaska
mosquito is said to be the giant of his
race, a creature compared with which
the New Jersey kind is harmless thing.
The Alaska mosquito has voice like a
trumpet and bill like pile-drivsr.
To such bird Of prey the average man
would fall an easy victim, but the edi-
tor who has managed to remain Demo
cratic in Michigan since the war has
skin an inch thick and tough enough to
be lmpervious to anything, even the
Alaska mosquito. All things considered
this Michigan appointment is wise
e.-Chicaqo Tribune.
Richard santimorc, of Cheboygan, and
Thomas Conley, Of st. Ignacs, employed
on A. P. McKinnOn's drive in the Melli-
cOquir river were crossing lake MellicO-
gum last Saturday in small boat heavi-
ly laden and were upset, by sudden
gust of wind. about 80 rods from shore.
They chung to the boat for abont an hour
and half, until the wind drifted them
ashore. Both were very badly chilled,
COnley so much so as to be helpless and
both so near gone they could Scarcely
speak or walk. Santimore recovered
sufficiently to be able to make camp and
notify the cook of the perilous condition
of his companion and give directions so
he could DO found. The cook, Isaac
Massey, went to Conlsy's assistance and
when he found him the latter was so
far gone he could not speak, but by en-
ergstic measures he was revived. Ii was
a close call but both have fully recover
cd and are at work again.
There seems to be nice little family
quarrel oyer the small slOop Imperial
formerly owned by the late Charles Hart.
She was sold this spring to Mrs. Ber-
mier. and in securing her new marine
papers her husband was named as mas
ter and signed the bonds. She cOasted
around few days with TheophiIus Hart
az mate, seaman and general utility
man, bat he and Captain Bermier did