Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-05-14
There was a brilliant auroral display

Monday night.
We do not hear Of as many brool
trout sports on deck this spring az usu
al.
W. w. Davidson, the photographer ar
rived on the Champlain Monday even
ing.
Quay & Son shipped 100000 shingle.
on the propeller Lawrence last Satur-
day.
James Mcclure has accepted positlsr
with Moiles Bros, at Detour and leave,
next week to enter upon his duties.
See W. & A. McArthur's new ad in this
issue. In large assortment, choice goods
and reasonable prices they keep to The
front.
ROys j. Cram spent Sunday in Che
bOygan on his way to Saalt Ste. Marie.
He took passage on the Messenger Mon
day morning.
The timothy and clover meadows, and
fall wheat never looked 80 fne in five
years as they now do In Riggsville, and
the indications are for fine fruit crop
Dan Banaatyne, brother of Robert
has accepted position with Jas. f
MOlOney q Bro. Dan Is an old resident
of Chsboygan and we are glad to see
him back.
Grand Vice Commander George w
Linn, of Chicago, Instituted superior
Legion, No 4, of Select Knights. at Ish-
peming, Mich, Wednesday evening, May
6, with a list of twenty five charter
members.
Hon. Vim. Macarthur started TO Chica
go last Friday moraing. He intended
reaching Lansing Tuesday to join with
Messrs Humphrey and Bell in opposing
the organization of the proposed county
of Sumner.
Ira Owen owner of the propeller Min.
ME NJ. arrived from Chicago last Friday
He accompanied the propeller Oh her
frst trip to Sault Ste. Marie, and return
ed on her Monday afternoon, leaving
for home Tuesday.
George W. Bell aud Watts S. Humph
rsy started Monday morning for Ian.
sing to use their infuents in opposition
to the division of Cheboygan county and
the organization of the new county OF
sumner. The bill was to come up in
the Senate yesterday.
The first run of logs for the Duncan
City mills were run. over the dam and
down the river Saturday and Sunday
Monday morning the ice had piled in
the river so, that the Duncan City could
net get out with her tow. Duncan Bay
was filed in solid with ice.
Charles r. Smith has sold his tug
Time to gentleman named Hall. She
is being transformed into a passenger
yacht and IL to be taken to Elk Rapids
and plnced on the chain of inland lakes
She is being decked over from bow &c
stern and amidships will have an en-.
closed cabin.
A. w. Marks of the state fish hatchery
arrived by the Michigan Central last
Thursday night and Friday morning Sc
cured the services of S. f. Tolsma's fish
tug Mary A Day and planted 3,5CO,00O
young white fish in the straits Of Mack.
mac off this port. Mr., Marks paid the
TRIBUNE a very pleasant call.
According to Washington telegram
to the Detroit Post, A. P. Swineford says
shat there is no doubt that all the feder
al officials in Michigan-at least those
who are filling the important Offices
are to bs removed at an early day. The
Internal revenue collector at Grand
Rapids and the customs collectors in
Grand Haven and Marquette are among
those booked for removal.
Messrs Dodge and Cowan, local in
speetors of hulls and boilers for this
district arrived Friday morning to in
spsct the several craft at this port the
inspection Of which had expired. They
spent Friday. in Chebeygan. Saturday
went TO Maskinac to inspect the tug
West aud returned the first of the week
and inspected the propeller Messenger
and tug Messenger, beth craft passing
in good shape.
Last Thursday b. @. McDonald's horse
started from McArthur's dock for race
up Main street with his delivery wagon
All went we'll until collision with
another wagon when the delivery upset
into the ditch spilling some window
glass, breaking one Of the shafts. Th'
horse broke loose frem the demoraliZet