Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-06-18
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
THURSDAY. JUNE 1S, 1885.
THE CITY.

Charles Kinney starts tomorrow to
seek his fortune in the far west.
Clifford Brothers want to sell aheut
$4,000 of swamp land script. See ad.
There will be special meeting of the
village council next Tuesday evening.
Swsds employed at Duncan City fell
off OF a lumber pile Tuesday and injured
one Of his knees.
Mrs. George G. Wharton and Mrs. Min
ME Whiting took passage on the City of
Alpsaa yesterday for Detroit.
Charles. ii. Mute says he heard from
W. w. Strohn while in the Spanish river
section but did not meet him.
The storm signal raised is an almost
daily occurrence, but Notwithstanding
this entire section is suffering for rain,
The photographers have declered war
and prices for pictures are way down.
Now is the time to have your photo
taken.
MIR. Willard Wixon and daughter, of
Lexington. Mich. are in ChebOygan
visiting his brother, G. S. Wixon, the
photographer.
President Frost called Councilman
Wharton to the chair Tuesday night and
made an eloquent address on the SUBJ
ject of sidewalks.
Z. F. Newell, at McArthur's dock, was
appointed harbOr master by the council
Tuesday night at salary Of $25 per
year. A good selection.
Considerable wind was spent at the
regular meeting OF council Tuesday
night and quite an amount Of business
transacted; the two prolonged the meet
Ing so that it was midnight before they
adjourned.
A man who camc down Friday from
the Maple River drive after getting his
pay indulgsd in too much exhileration
and the consequence was he fell and
broke his shoulder. DR.. r. A. Perrin re-
duced the fracture,
The farmers complain of want Of
rain and say they never saw meadows
so badly parched at this time of the
year as at present. They say unless we
get good soaking rain soon in this Sec
tion cattle will suffer for lack Of pastur-
age.
The council Tuesday night passed a
resolution to advertise for bids for the
extension of the water works mains,
proposals to be received for the pipe. and
for digging and laying the same. separ-
ately. This is to give our own citizens
a chance to put in bid for digging.
Last Thursday evening tho Congrega
tional church voted to extend call to
Rey. W. S. Bugbee TO become pastor of
the church. 1t will be remembered that
Mr.. Bugbes spent two Sabbaths in Che
boygan. some weeks since and created a
very favorable impression, both as pas
tor and socially.
The TRIBUNE Office has always taken
pride in doing work we'll and promptly
on time. OF late the Office has been
so rushed with work that it has been
difficult to get it out as promptly as de-
sired. This week we have secured the
services of B. II. Smyth and hereafter we
hope to be able to keep up with the work.
The nomination of General Foraker
by the Republicans of Ohio as their can
didate for Governor does not seem to
suit the average Democrat throughout
the country, However we do not sup
pose it makes any difference to the Re-
publicans of that state as their object
was to suit their own party and not the
Democracy.
A tramp made call on Mrs. Nelson
Burdo, on the east side Saturday after
n0oa and when she refused to comply
with his requests, struck her In tho face,
knocking her down. lie was arrested
by the police, and examination set for
Monday. Mrs. Burdo failed to appear
against him and be was only given ten
days In Jail.
The subscribers to the 4th of July
fund will confer favor upon the COM
mittes by having the amount Of their
subscriptions ready when called upon.
This work all'falls upon few and sub
scribsrs should not require them to
make more than one call, Please bear
this in mind and govern yourselves
aceo rdiRgly.