Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-05-07

The firswardeAs have some in teresting
experiences while out making official
visits to different premises in the vii
lags. p
Messrs Murray Il Rich shipped quite
lot Of machinery on the Messenger Sat-
nrday morning to the Gardner Spry
Lumber Company, Sailors Encampment.
E.A. Farrell has charge of Mcdonald
Brothers tin shop. Edison is too we'll
known in Cheboygan to need any recon-
mendation, his work speaks for itself.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Patterson enter
tained a number of friends last evening
very pleasantly at their home on Water
street, progressive whist being feature
OF the evening.
Chsboygan is day ahead of Traverse
City in the arrival Of the first boat. The
first boat at the latter place arrived Sat-
urday while the City of Alpena arrived
here early Friday morning.
II is claimed that Thompson Smiths
Sons got out some of the inest logs the
past winter OH Rainy river ever cut in
this section. They have stick of tim
ber that is SO feet long and 33 inches
square.
Representative Hampton was In De-
troit Monday, and according to the Free
Press he thinks the session of the Lpgis-
lature will last until the FIRST Of June,
The most formidable thing that the
body has yet to encounter is the appOr-
tionment of the State.
W. & A. Macarthur intended raising
their ware house and dock about eigk-
teen inches higher this spring.. and had
the plank hauled for replanking the
dock, but found they would not have
time to complete it in time for boats
and so postponed the work until next
winter.
A letter has been received at Ann Ar
Dor from Mrs. Randolph Rogers in which
she states that her husband has COM
menced packing his entire collection Of
statuary, for the purpose of shipping
them to Ann ArbOr as a donation to the
michigan University. The collection
comprises all the works produced by our
Michigan sculptor during his loag and
active life devoted to art, and is a mu-
nificent gift to our leading institNtioB,
learning, and benefaction that occurs
but seldom in any country.
Messrs Fax and Lent have in psepara-
tioa programme for concert to be
given at the Opera House Friday evening
Of next week, May 18th. They have Sc
cured the services of the leading local
talent to assist them. Both these gem
tlsmen are favorites with the music
loving people of our village, aud have al
ways cheerfully responded to any call
upon them for assistance at any Of our
local entertainments. and we have no
doubt our citizens will manifest their
appreciation of their services by giving
them rousing reception next Friday
evening. 1t is needless to say thai the
programme will be an excellent one. and
very enjoyable evening may be antici-
pated.
The Menomine and Saut Ste. Marie
railway company (nO business office in
Michigan given) fled articles of ineor
poration with the Secretary of State last
J week. Capital stock $2000000. John S.
Pillsbury, John Martin, George A. Camp,
j. X. Sidle, William Fl. Eustis and ID. w.
, Washburn, all of Minneapolis, Mimi, di-
ON the boundary line between Wisconsin
and Michigan between the mouth Of
; Pine river and the mouth of Pike river
in Menominee county. thence in an east
erly direction through the counties of
, Menominee, Marquette, Delta, School
, craft Mackinac and Chippewa to Sault
Ste. Marie village and river. The length
Of the road is about 20U miles, to be con
structed of "T' rails and of a gauge ex-
{ ceeding 81 feet. y
: The Detroit and Cleveland Steam Nav.
t igation Company has issued an illustra-
ted pamphlet setting forth the advanta'
: ges of their line and describ ing the prin
. ciple points of .interestalong their cute
, Alpena and Cheboygan rather catch a
scoring on account of logs 0bstructins
} the harbors. OF Cheboygan, in referring
to trouble occasiensd by logs it says
, "Here is an instance where it wouls
seem that might makes right the pleas
= ure of the lumber kings being morspotent
: than the local government, which they