Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-01-15
Wood choppers are cutting stove wood

Woou choppers are cuItlhg stove WOOd
for 40 cents per cord.
Clement is selling boots and shoes one
quarter off for 60 days.
The jury for the January term of the
circuit court was drawn this forenoon.
1t Is getting about time to begin talk
ing up candidates for the village cleo
tiOn.
G. d. V. ROllO expects to start next
Monday for southern Nebraska to spend
the remainder of the winter.
Miss Bertha Bunker succeeds john
Van Arsdale as teacher Of the school in
district No. 5, township Of Grant.
P. b. Braezel has a snow plOw for
cleaning sidewalks which hs intends
putting on the market next season. 1t
works on the same principle as his pat
ent road maker, which has proven a COM
plete success wherever used.
Capt "Tod" Boynten was in Chsboygan
yesterday. He expected the new coup
ling, to take tho place of the one broken
on the AlgOmah, to arrive on the up
train last night, and says that as soon
as it was in he was going to try the ice
again with the steamer.
Harry Baker, Ed Thurber and Bert
Ramsay spent part of two days this
week flooding the floor OF Smith 81 Ba-
kers warehouse and succeeded in secur-
ing good surface of smooth Ice, and
now have a skating rink for their Own
accommodation and also for such of
thoir friends as they invite to partici-
pate in the sport from time to time.
Mr., and Mrs. j. C. Wooster entertain
tanned number of their friends at their
home last evening in a very enjoyable
manner. This is trait for which they
are noted, and on this occasion they full
ly sustained their reputation. They have
the happy faculty Of making everybody
feel at home, and when that homo is
such a pleasant one as that of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wooster all are bound to be happy,
and they certainly were last evening.
Excellent refreshments were bountiful-
ly served.
River and han Dor improv ements at
MackiRac, Pine river, Petoskey and
Cross Village are EOt favored by engin-
eer ofiieers who had charge of the pre-
liminary surveys. They say it would cost
81 100000 to make harbor at Mackinae
and that the importance Of the harbor,
would not Justify that expenditure. In
regard to Petoskey they say the locality
will not justify the construction OF the
harbor, and at Cross Village the cost
would bo much greater than the impOr-
tanee of the work.
The Lake Underwriters association
held their annual nesting at Buffalo last
Monday, elected officers for the ensuing |
year, and appointed inspectors for the
several districts. For district No. 5,
when runS from Michigan City up the
east shore Of Lake Michigan and around
to Cheboygan, Peter j. Kenney, master
Of the propeller Colorado, was appointed.
The inspectors are to start out at once
and inspect all crafts at the different
ports in their districts, so that the board
may complete their classifcati0as as
early as possible.
dancing club was organized last
Friday evening composed of number
Of the leading citizens of .Cheboygan.
Harry W. Macarthur was chosen secreta-
ry and Charles h. Smith Treasurer. The
rear room in the second story of the
bank building has been secured for hold
ing the dancss, which in connection
with II. w. MeArthur's law office, which
he kindly allows the use Of, makes nice
suite of room for social purposes. The
naming of the club was left to the ladies
who are expected to report name at
tho next meeting. very pleasant time
was enjoyed last Friday evening and
we have no doubt future meetings will
prove equally enjoyable.
Last Friday A. p. Newton received a
telegram that his brother Wilson, better
known as Curl, was lying very low at
ais home on st Helena. Saturday he
received second telegram stating that
his brother was failing fast and was
anxious to see him. He and Mrs. New
,on took the freight Saturday afternoon
IN their way to the bedside Of their
brother. Mr.. Newton spent couple Of
weeks in ChebOygan short time since.
Ind continued to improve in health
while here and got so much better that
10 insisted on returning homo and went