Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-06-11

The celebrated McGibney family are
heading this way and will appear in
CheboygaR sometime next month. When
they do our citizens may expect rare
entertainment.
X. N. Conrad returned Tuesday night
from Kalamazoo, whore he had been at
tending college. His cousin Mrs. f. W.
Sleeper and two children accompanied
him and will spend the summer in
Cheboygan.
Next Sunday morning at the Baptist
church will be devoted to the observance
OF Children's Day. A very pleasing pro-
gramms has been prepared and Prof.
Moran will be present to lead the music
with his cornet. All are invited.
W. S. Humphrey went to st. Ignaee
Tuesday morning to attend the Mackin-
&C County Circuit Court He must have
rushed things, as he returned home the
same evening. He says he knocked
them out in the Grst round, the Jury not
being legal.
VIM Hess The b)iler maker, Ia doing
considerable work recently. Ho now
has the boiler from the Duncan City
machine shop In his shop putting it in
good condition, and boiler Of ore of L.
P. Trsmpe's, Sauls Ste Marie, steam
pumps. Mr.. Hess visited the $500 last
week and secured the latter.
Capt Reeder, employed as oilsr at w.
& A. McArthur's mill was engaged last
evening just before the mill shut down
oiling the machinery in the basement
Of the mill when one Of the men showed
aislab down through the floor, as Rseder
was passing and the end struck him ON
tho cheek cutting a severe cash. He
came down to DR.. Perrin'b Office and had
il dressed, but 1T will mar his beauty
for several days.
Remember next Monday there will be
a special election TO submit to a vote Of
the people the question of appropriating
$1,000 for the extension of the water
works to the east side of the river and
also extending the mains further south
on the west side. Justice to taxpayers
in those sections demands that the
mains should be extended and there
should DO a unanimous vote in favor Of
the appropriation.
A representative of the insurance COM
paDies was in town Monday to adjust
the loss on the house and furniture Of
Cyrus Riggs burned the night Of May
goth, at Riggsvills, this county. The al
justment was arrived at in manner sat
isfactory to all parties interested, Mr..
Riggs being allowed $940 on his house
and $733 on his furniture destroysd,a to-
tai Of $1,673. A. w. Westgats's agency
had placed the insurance on the dwell
ing and s. II. Tayl0r's on the furniture.
Monday morning tow Of logs, be-
longing to the Cheboygan Lumber COM
pany which was being towed up the Oc
queos river by the tugs Pendell and
Duncan City was driven ashore by the
heavy northwest gale that prevailed.
The Captains of the tags did all they
could to avert the disaster but the wind
was too much for them. The tow con-
tanned about 100000 feet Of logs. They
piled up on the beach aad none will be
lost but it will take hard work to get
them off. A force went down Tuesday
morniug to work at tkem. =,
The building to be occupied rs the
Northwestern Hospital is being over
HAULED, altered and repaired. 1t will be
arranged in regular hospital style, in
wards, and in addition will hays num-
Der of neatly furnished rooms for the
accommodation Of those who may be
sick and desire greater privacy. 1t will
also have that necessary adjunct Of all
well regulated hospitals, hot and cold
baths. The hospital is now being
painted on the outsidsland this is rapidly
Transforming 1t into handsome build
ing. We understand tickets securing
admissen and treatment are being sold
quite rapidly.
The annual meeting Of the Grand
Traverse Association of the Baptist
Church will be held with the church in
Cheboygan, beginning Tuesday Of next
week at 2:30 p. m. Sunday school sxsr-
cisss will occupy the attention that aft
srnoon and evening. Wednesday the
general business of the ASSOCIATION will
be taken up. The annual sermon will
be preached by Rev. Marsh. Rev. DIR.
Chaffee Of Saginaw City, Rev. DR.. Stimp-