Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-02-12
Dance at tho rink tonight.

DlsSseu are Iney VINO nave plenty or
coal or wood this weather.
Owing to the badly drifted roads bat
little wood was brought into town Tues
day.
A. R. Thaysr, president of the Novelty
Wood Works, arrived home Friday eva-
ming.
Saturday Is Saint Valentines day, and
dealers are displaying the usual variety
Of missives.
Will Rindskeff telegraphed his broth
or Harry, from Detroit last. evening, that
there were no trains out Of that city
bound north. er
The Grand Rapids and Indiana rail.
road Jared worse by tho snow blockade
OF this week than did the Michigan Cen
tral, no train having reached Mackinaw
City Wednesday morning when the down
train left. ~
County Clerk Hunt 10 authority for the
statement that he dumped DR.. 7. A. Per-
rim in snow bank four miles from town
yesterday, and all that could bs seen Of
the doctor when he drove away was his
heels sticking out of the snow.
Notwithstanding the thermometer
registered $50 to 400 below zero last
Friday morning, the city charter is still
on top and is being endorsed by large
majority Of the leading business men
and tax payers Of Cheboygan.
We weuld call attention to a recent
net of the Legislature which took effect
on the 10th inst, in regard to sentencing
prisoners to the state house Of correction
Ienia. We give the act in full elsewhere.
1t is Of especial interest to justices of
the peace.
The opponents of the city charter gen.
orally wind up their arguments by cit
ing st. Ignace as total wreck on ac--
count Of becoming an Incorporated city.
The Republican Of that city remarks:
"As for our city charter. the longer we
have it the better we like it,"
Tho steamer Oneida which took the
place Of the wrecked steamer f. & P. NJ.
No. 1. on the route from Milwaukee to
Laddlngton, was still drifting around
lake Michigan last Friday. Capt. John
Duddles0n, Of steamer No. 2 teOk a look
for her on her trip over Friday, but fail
cd TO discover her.
The Ladies Relief Society acknowledge
the following donations last Monday.
One dozen pairs hose from Thompson
Smiths sons, Duncan city. Eight caps
for boys, 33 pairs of socks and pairs of
mittsns from Rapp & Laprss. Two
cords of wood from Charles Mute. Arti-
eles of clothing from Mrs. /. s. Cooper,
Mrs. T. A. Perrin, and Mrs. G. V. d.
ROllo.
Representative Hampton has iatro-
dused bill in the House the object of
which is to prevent tho combination of
insurance companies to secure sXOrbi-
tant rates. There is no question that in
surancs rates are 200 high, and the rap
i'd accumulation Of large surplus by
each Of the leading insurance companies
show that their charges are above what
is required to secure them fair profit.
If Mr.. Hampton's bill can rectify the
grievance we should like to see it be-
esmo a law.
The Detroit Evening News says Sig
nal Officer Congsr of Detroit, is sontin.
ually receiving inquiries asking what is
comprised in the slower lake region" of
the weather bulletins. The officers re-
marks will afford satisfaction to many
people here. He says the lower lake re-
gion is defined by line starting at the
head of the st. Clair river. and running
to the junction of the Ohio, Michigan
and Indiana state lines, thence directly
south along the Indiana state line to
the 10th parallel Of latitude, thence
northeastsrly to the southern end. Of
Lake Champlain and along the lake to
the Canadian border.
Capt. Chas e. Kirkland arrived homo
from Ludington Saturday night after
successfully raising and taking into the
harbor at that place the wrecked steam
or f. & P. M. Ne. 1. He reports the hull
but little damaged, the upper works
about all gone. He thinks the loss on
the cargo will not exceed ten per cent.
it being composed principally Of pork
and -four. John Dodd did the diving and
Captain Kirkland speaks In the highest
praise of his work. As soon az the
weather modsrates the wrecked steamer
is to be taken to Milwaukee to be repair