Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-06-25

Henry j. Miner, now located at Rol-
land, Dakota, is expected home July 1.
Rev. Ii. G. Northrop,, wife and wifss
sister arrived on the City of Alpena Sat-
urday afternoon.
Our merchants ought to decorate their
places of business for the coming
Fourth. Who will make the finest dis
play? -di
There was heavy frost in southern
Michigan last Sunday night doing con-
siderable damage to corn and othey
growing crops.
When Cheboygan undertakes anything
she usually gets thsrs In good shape and
the coming celebration Of tho Fourth Of
July will BE- no exception. 4
An Ohio farmer says that by planting
q couple of grains Of fax seed in each
hill of potatoes the festive potato bug is
prevented from getting ia its work.
Wild Strawberries are being harvested
in this section and had there been more
rain tho crop would have been simply
immense, as 1t is they are quite plenti-
! full. M
The Cheboygan Lumber company ships
their lumber about as fast as manufae-
tursd. They are turning out lumber
well manufactured and receive the top
price of the market in Chicago.
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A lighter load Of lumber while being
towed down to the schooner Maumee
Valley Tuesday eapsizsd dumping most
Of the lumber ia the river. A boom was
placed around il and secured just above
the vessel.
The piles driven by the Chsboygan
lumber company. for additional boom
ing ground is quite an improvement to
the harbor as they extend several hun
drsd feet beyond the old piers and are
being filled in with slabs and sdgings.
Mr.. McGulpin. an old gentleman liy-
ing in the suburbs was milking a cow
Tuesday evening when shs commenced
kicking and in his haste TO get away and
save what milk he had, stumbled and
fell striking on stump, fracturing two
ribs. DR.. G. A. Perrin was called and
attended him.
Sunday was not very favorable dsy
for an excursion, but notwithsta n ding
quite q number had courage to venture
out on the wild waves knowing that they
had a good staunch boat and carsfal
captain. Many that went afterwards
wished they had not. but yon cannot
find any that will own mp to being sea-
sick.
Mr.. Jos. j. Murphy has leased the well
known hotel, the Cass Rouse, and will
hereafter eonduct it. Mr. Murphy has
had several years experience in the hotel
business and no doubt but that under
his management the house will receive
lis full share Of patronage. John Muir
phy is connected with the bar and will
be found in charge Of that department.
The rates have been reduced to 81 psr
day.
We acknowledge the recsipt Of No.
OF the Grand Rapids Herald new week
ly paper, the venture. Of J. Lloyd Breeze
1t is neat, newsy and readable. just such
paper as was to have been expected
from Breeze. 1t is published every Sat
} urday to be read Sunday" and is full of
spicy local and society news. 1t strikes
! US that there should be q good Hsld fol
just such a paper In Grand Rapids, and
hope that Brezee's efforts to cultivate
3 the field may result in rich reward fol-
him.
VIM. Bartholomew was one Of lhe ex-
cursionists on the Messenger last San
day aad tried to loavs his dog behind
= but the dog was bound to 60 and did
, Mr.. Bartholomew placed him in charge
I Of the porter who locked him up in tn,
Q baggage room near the engine and thi
Q cams Hear causing trouble, as every tim
t the Captain blew the whistle to sigma
4 the engineer, the dog would how in 81
near the same key the engineer cou'c
l. not distinguish which was which. All
II consequently became confused. Tn
% canine had to be removed to tha forwar,
part Of the boat.
D. Bert Ramsay writes that last Monda
Ia man named Jim Hayes, about 50 year
of of age, in the employ of Capy. S. +. Tolls
t. ma, at BatchawaDing Bay, was quit
r seriously cut with an axe. He was hold
N ing reel while another man was driy
r in some arms with the axe, the latte