Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-02-12
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY IL. 1885.
THE CITY.

Paper party at tas rink tonight.
Boys rubber boots $500 at Clements.
O.S. Hsyden, of Indian River. is in
town to-day.
The Rogers City Advance speaks Of the
arm of VIM. A. Macarthur & Son. Of Che
boygan.
Yesterday on she river road, leading
from town south, the snsw was driftsd
in many places five feet deep.
Our readers will bear in mind that the
paper party at the roller rink takes place
tonight. II premises to DO a success.
E.p. Vandswatsr seems to be enjoying
life and fourishing at Standish. He re-
ports Mrs. Vandswatsr and the baby
we'll.
The TRIBUNE never had larger cireu-
lation than 1t has at the present time.
Advertisers should note the fact and
profit by it.
Our correspondence must have run in
to STOW bank and got stuck, or else the
cold weather has frozen up the ideas of
our correspondents.
The st. lgnaee Manufacturing Com
pany, Of St. IgRace, has been incOrpo-
rated, with capital of $4,000. The
manufacture of veneering will be the
specially.
A letter was received at the Chsboyxan
post office addressed to "E. g. Bert
Smith," Postmaster Humphrey, guessed
it was intended for Egbsrt A. Smith of
Duncan City.
Any one knowing the whereabouts of
Ed. Wood who was was working at Che
boygan last spring, will confer favor
by sending his address to Enoch Wood,
Bellaire, Mich.
Sault Ste. Marie people indulge In
amateur dramatic performances this
winter to make time pass pleasantly and
according to their home papers they are
making a success of it.
1t is rumsred that one of the leading
ladies Of Chsboygan proposes giving
snowshos party in the near future. They
are quite popular In some places and af-
ford an immense amount of enjoyment.
The Lahsing correspondent of the De-
trolt Post pays our state senator the fol-
lowing compliment: "Nr. Henry is q
bright and active man, q clear and for
EAr nd har NJ
the senate.
Gerard F. Magic. Of the Claybanks, is
commencing to get oat some board tim
Der to complete the contract of d. d. Me-
Donald. of ChsbsyQan who il numbering
on the Osqueoe and whose lumber will
fall somewhat short on board pine.-.
Prssque Isle County Advance.
Considerable bad blood is being snQen.
dsrsd in the House In the discussion of
the River and Harbor appropriation bill
and 1t is doubtful whether or not it will
pass. The Democrats from the south
are determined to have the largest slice
OF the appropriation. and unless they Sc
OF the north defeat the bill.
The Bay City Tribune Of last Sunday
says: "Some fishermen who were in the
city yesterday report that during tho
past week they visited the Charity islands
and when the kespsr of the station saw
them he ran down to greet them and his
Hrot ouo of;or v.s &sUh c,s ni>ot.d Dr..;
dentp" He had had no mail or cemmu-
nication with the rest Of the werld for
three months. and yet there will bs
scramble for his position after the 4th
Of March,"
The following from an exchange, was
not intended for Chsboygan bat it fits
pretty we'll: where Is my wandering
boy tonight" and says: well, we saw
him standing in the entrance to the
post-offics, using foul mouthed language
and smoking an old cigar stub he had
picked UP. 1t was him, bat il you have
any doubt about it, just 70 down there
tonight, il it is not too cold. and you
will see for yourself"
The propeller Oneida, fast in a large
field Of floating ice was sighted Saturday
by the Flint & Psrs Marquette propeller
No. 2 in mid lake, still unable to clear
herself. The prspsllsrs could only get
within mile of each other, but the
mate of the Oneida managed to cross on
the ice to the visiting propeller. He re-
ports the Oneida nearly out Of fuel and
using bran and middliAgs from the car
go in place Of coal. A large quantity of