Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-02-12
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
PAPER OF CHEBOYGAN.
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 10. 1885.
THE CITY.
Lent begins next Wednesday.
Valentines-Paekard & Upham.

ValentiAes-Paekard & Upham.
This weather should make the trade in
buffalo oyercoats good.
Wsrtheimer Bros, have new ad. in
this issue.
Regular meeting Of the A. 0. U. W. at
their hall next Monday evening.
Present indications are that spring
buds are yet long way in the sweet bye
and bye.
The extreme cold weather has caused
the farmers to raise a little upon the
price Of their wood,
SehOolsraft county is troubled by the
agitation of change of the county seat
from Manistiqus to Seney.
Captain J. w. Brown has been sngag-
ed this week boring cut the cylinder Of
the propeller Messeng gers .sngins.
The valentine crop is as prslifis as
usual, the exscrabls comic ones predom-
mating Saturday will be Valentine
day.
Thompson Smiths Sons, of Duncan
City, have yet eight lumber camps In
full operation getting out logs to supply
their mills.
James Gallagher, Of the firm Of Bel
laHt & Gallagher, east side grocsrs, re-
joieeth over bouncing boy, born ysstsr-
day morning.
Fred Lent has foreswern allegiance to
her majesty, Queen Victoria, and de-
clared his intention Of becoming full
fledgsd citizen Of the US.
The Cheboygan representatives who so
far have visited New Orleans have not
been very favorably impressed with eth
or the exposition or the south.
There begins to be talk Of buildings of
various kinds being built next season in
Chsboygan, but the weather is too cold
to have the plans matsrializs as yet.
There was some growing yesterday
when the bell rHAg the alarm OF fire.
several thought Mr.. McArdsll was ring
ing the one o'clock bell fifteen miRutes
ahead Of time.
The special meetings in the Methodist
church retain their interest. Sunday
evening Rev. Northrap announced serv-
ice. for three evenings, Tuesday. Wed
nssday and this evening.
A new pOstofice called BuckhOrn has
beer established in this county. 1t is
located ON the Cheboygan and Cross Viii
lags state road, twelve miles west OF
Cheboygan and five miles east Of Lever
ing.
Elsewhere Ia this issue we publish the
full text of the decision Of the supreme
court in.ths Clifford Macarthur case, The
decision is one Of great Importance in
this section, and one in which lumber-
men are especially interested in.
From observations taken by Hon. Jacob
Walton, each day this month, morning,
noon and evening up till yesterday morn
ing, 81 observations in all, he 0figures the
mean temperature of February to that
time to be $50 below zero. How is that
for coolnessp
Linton B. Sutton has been designated
as the alternate for the West Point ca
dstship from this district. In case his
successful competitor before the exam
ining board should fail from any reason
to be accepted at West Point, Linton will
have the nsxt chance.
The next exercises of the senior do
partmsnt Of the graded school occurs on
the anniversary Of the birth Of Longfel-
low and the exercises will have special
regard to that event, Miss Zaida Adams
has been selected as editor cf"Ths Echo"
with Miss Dora Ramsay ~ her assistant.
Outside papers report the present Wig
orous weather as the "last cold snap" 1t
is to be hoped 1t il tho last, at least for
this winter, but It seems to us good
deal like the man who was being tried
the second time for being drunk and en-
tered as his defense the plea that 1t was
the same old drunk"
It isa shame the way cows are being
treated in Cheboygan. During the cold
est days and night they are turned out
in the streets to forage for themselves.
We would suggest that that the council
authorize the police to impound all COWS
found running at large on the streets
J during extreme cold weather.