Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-01-15

Rev. A, w. Westgate breaches for ths
Congregationalists in Gaylord next Sun
day.
The southerly wind Saturday and Sun.
day moved quite large body of ice out
into Lake Huron.
Calico party at the skating rink next
Monday evening. A good time antiei.
pated. See advertisement
Regular meeting of Benton Lodge No.
108, A. O. u. w., next Monday evening.
The members are wanted promptly on
time.
Watts S. Humphreys two bay trotters,
Stranger and VIM 7. make dandy team
together.
Speaker Clark has announced the
committees of the House. Representa-
tive Hampton. of this district is on the
committees on printing, and towas and
counties.
The newly elected officers of Ruddock
Post G, A. r. were to have been installed
last Saturday evening, but some of them
failed to put in an appearance, so that
the ceremony had to be postpoaed until
the next meeting of the post.
A Nsgaunee man thinks he has solved
the problem of how to cross the straits
with the ears in tho winter. His idea
Is to Load the cars Oh huge sleighs and
draw them over the straits on the ice by
means of cables rnu by steam power.
John III. Waterman is numbering on
the Sturgeon River and reports getting
out some very 6ne logs. Last week he
cut one tree, the frSs three logs of which
he says are as fine logs as he ever saw,
and the three measured over $500 feet.
0ul citizens would thank +. M. Sam
mons and other former citizens of Che
bOygan, who left this cline for Dakota,
if hereafter they would keep their bIiz-
yards at home. They may be all right
in Dakota, but here they are decidedly
unpleasant.
Thomas Sutton is capvassing Cheboy-
gan cOunty for the Treasures of Song"
a musical work published by Hubbard
Brothers, Chicago, containing 800 pieces
of choice music by noted composers. The
work is handsomely bound, and, in addi-
tion to the music, contains biographical
sketches of Kellogg, Patti and other mu-
steal celebrities.
Last Saturday night while G. II. Geyer
was returning home from a meeting of
Ruddock Post, G.. A. r. he lost his record
book Of lod ye proceedings, and number
of papers. They were wrapped up in
The finder will confer ia
vor upon the post as we'll as to Mr.. Gsy-
er by leaving the same at the postoffice
or at the TRIBUNE office.
The Michigan fish commissioners are
urging upon representatives in Congress
from this state the Importance Of seeur-
Ing liberal appropriation from Con-
gress to encourage fish culture. They
request an additional supply of German
carp and also salmon. Michigan, they
say is more interested than any other
state in maintaining fish commission.
In the trial of Dan HolcOmb, at jack
son, for the murder Of Jacob Crouch, the
Jury last Saturday evening brought in
verdict Of not guilty. Robert E. Frazer,
of Cheboygan, was one of the
attorneys for the defense. Ex-Governor
Blair assisted in the prosecution. The
Jury says Holcomb was not guilty, but
there are many people in Michigan who
will not agree in their verdict.
Wertheimer Brothers are going to Os-
,upy the room formerly occupied by |
Rindskoff Brothers, and will open soon
with a stock of clothing. The gen.
lemen are brothers of Morris Wsrthei-
ner, one of the pioneer merchants Of
and well known to all our
,lder citizens. They are refitting the
tore in good shape, andpropose opening
With full stock at prices that will as
onish all.
Elsewhere we give Governor Alger's
inaugural message in full. 1t is sound,
PRACTICAL document, containing many
rood suggestions, and shows that our
lew governor is cOnversant with the
reeds of tho state. His suggestion as to
making taxes payable semi-annually
md for providing a board of pardons
hows that he is willing to profit by the
experience of other states. The semi
4nnual payment Of taxes has been IN
in Ohio for years and gives