Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-04-02
III your name Is not on the township
register you cannst vote Monday.

IeSlster you cann0t vote MOnaay.
II you expect to vote be sure that your
name is on the township registration
list.
We understand the Oddfallows will
institute an encampmst in Cheboygan
in the near future.
At the meeting of the board of County
examiners last week twenty three ap.
plieants for teachers certificates were
examined. .
Rev. A. W. Westgate next Sunday
morning 1t the Congregational church
will preach sermon appropriate to the
day, Easter Sunday.
The NJ. E. Sunday school will givs an
Easter Concert next Sunday night to
raise money for new library, Collsc-
tiOn will be taken at the door by two
young ladies. la behalf of the school
we bespeak a large attendance and lib
eral contributions at the door.
Farmers are making preparations to
harvest their sugar crop. Should the
spring prove favorable one, the indi-
cations are vast amount of sweetness
will be extracted from the maple forests
Of this section and boiled down to &C
cOmmedate those having sweet tooth
ia their mouth.
We are in receipt of the first number
Of vanity Fair" published at Kalama-
zoo, a weekly journal of society, art. lit
eraturs, music and art. Ward McLain
is editor and proprietor. This number
is a very readable one. and full of pith
and point. You can get it on trial for
three months for 25 cents.
President Cleveland, Icing a stranger
in Washington. is using commendable
enterprise in striving to become ae-
quainted with the city and surroundings.
A telegram to the daily press says that
every evening, about five O'clock, he calls
the Office coupe and accompanied by Col.
Lamont visits some unfamiliar point.
W. hear lots of rumors as to candi-
dates for the various township offices,
but nothing definite can be known until
after the caucuses are held. All we can
say is look over the tickets in the field
and then vote for the candidate you
think will best serve the interests of the
township.
Many will remember Wallace B. Mil
ler's handsome Newfoundland dog
"Scott." When Mr.. Miller moved back
east of course Scott was taken. Not 60
ing to house keeping the dog was given
to friend to take care Of. G. 2. Lang
don received a paper the other day in
which it was announced that Scott
had taken the first prize at dog show.
La the Maschka bastardy case prefer
red against John McCarraR of Saginaw
City, a hearing was had before Justice
Sutton on tho Goth ult., Prosecuting At
torney Frost appearing on the part of
the prosecution, Humphrey & Perkins
for defence. The examination revealed
a distressing case 50 far as related to
the complaining witness. The accused
was clearly exonerated and discharged
bv the Justice from farther proceedings.
A citizen of this county the other day
was at the court house and getting
thirsty looked around for water to drink
Discovering the kerosene can he mistOok
it for water tank and picking up a
tumbler went to the can and filed II
about two-thirds full and took a couple
of good swallows before he discovered
his mistake. There was some lively
splitting and sputtsring around there
for few minutes to say no thing of the
wry faces.
The children of the Duncan City I'm
ion Sunday school were treated TO q
slsighride Friday afternoon. -Four team.
were well loaded and when passing
through Main street all seemed to bt
enjoying the fun. Some hoodlums, and
some we are sorry to say who shoulc
have had more respect for themselves
snOwballed those in the sleighs while
passing through town and some of the
children were suffsrerers.
Captain James Sharp committed sui
eide Tuesday of last week, at Fort To-
. ten, Dakota, where he was stationed
The deceased was formerly stationed a
Fort Mackinac and was well known ant
exceedingly popular In this section. 1
was only recently that he was promoted
to q eaptaincy. His wife who was