Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-06-18

Mrs. j. ]. Post and sister, Mrs. Mills
left last week for visit at Detroit and
Cleveland.
Go to Davidson's and get dozen cabi-
nets, elegantly finished, only $500, for
a short time.
Mrs. W. Fl. Daniels. Of DesMoines, Iowa,
is in town visiting her old friends all of
whom are very glad to greet her.
Merritt Chandler went to Sault Ste.
Marie Saturday on the Minnie NJ. return
ing on the same steamer Monday.
Last Saturday we enjoyed short, but
heavy shower. doing much good but
more rain would have been acceptable.
= Farmers report grass needing rain
badly and say they never saw grass pre-
sent more parchsd appearance at this
season of the year.
The school children are congratula-
ting themselves on the fact that there
Is only one more week of school after
this until the summer vacation.
The ladies of ST. James church are
arranging for grand moonlight sXcnr-
sion on the popular propeller Minnie nj.
some evening in the near future.
July 3rd, Geo. w. Bel. administrator
of the estate Of Moses w. Horn, will
offer for sale at auction a variety Of
farming implements. See advertise
ment.
w. c. Moore has purchased the Austin
residence on Huron street, three dool 8
south of the M. E. church, and also the
lot running back through TO Sammons
street.
The Supreme Court last week reversed
the decision of the Chsboygan Circuit
Conrt in the Packard Mcdonald case
and remanaed it back for new trial in
the lower court.
Races at the East Saginaw driving
park open next Tuesday and continue
four days. Purses aggregating $7,4CJ
are offered and series OF interesting
races are expected. We acknowledge
the receipt Of complimentary ticket
for the meeting.
The ladies of the Congregational
church have become patriotic and pro.
poae assisting in the celebration OF the
coming Fourth Of July by giving an ice
cream and strawberry festival. The
place in which ii will be held will be
next week.
Children's day will be observed at the
NJ. E. Church next Sunday evening. A
fiae programme has been prepared and
the occasion will be an Interesting one.
A collection will be taken mp for the
benefit of the Sunday school library and
shonld meet with liberal contribution.
The Northwestern Hospital will be
ready to receive patients next week.
Great improvements have been made in
the property. Ia addition to the changes
made In the building, nice fence has
been put wp in front, and sewer laid
to the river, securing perfect drainage.
The improvements will be finished this
week and the first of next week the
furniture will be put In.
Fierce fires were raging In the woods
in the neighbOrhood of Thomas Richard
sons farm last Friday and it was only
by the greatest efforts thatZsome build
ings were saved, Mr.. Hurst's house and
barn caught fire number Of times and
several others Were in great danger.
One woman while her husband was off
assisting his neighbors discovered their
roof on fire and she get up on it and for
two hours battled to save her home and
succeeded.
That was a very quiet election held
last Monday when the question of ap-
$1,000 for the extension Of
the water works mains was submitted
to a vote of the people. There was only
112 votes cast,92 for and 20 against. The
singular fact Of the election is that some
Of the residents on the east side, the
portion which is to receive the greatest
benefit from the appropriation, both vot-
ed and worked against the project. But
it carried by a good majority and we are
glad Of it.
The graded school closes its year next
week. Owing to the fact that the Opera
House is engaged for the entire week.
the usual closing exercises of the school
will be deferred until Monday evening
following, when the graduating class
will read essays and an interesting pro-
gramme will be presented. Tuesday
evening following the exercises at the