Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-01-08

M. J. Kesseler left last Thursday for
ST. Clair to visit his folks.
The Detroit Post issued rather
unique New Years address.
A new postOfics has been established
in Prssque Isle county. called Allis. II
is in the Black lake section.
Messrs. Gero & Smyth on the first page
announce the dates tho roller rink will
be open during this month. Note the
dates.
A young man entered the Sanitarium
this week suffering from pneumonia.
He had perchased ticket only few
days before bsing taken sick.
The ice bridge across the straits was
opened to the public this week and pas
sengsrs are now being transferred in
slsighs, the first trip being made yestsr-
day.
The crossing the straits on tae ice is
rather precarious business. Yesterday
some OF the teams broke in while srss-
sing.
The dance Monday night for the bens-
fit of the Ladies Relief Society was we'll
attended aid a handsome sum realized
to aid them'in their work of relieving
the poor.
Wick Wedge. nlghtwatchman, has re-
covered from the effects Of his sprained
ankle so that he gets around more COM
fortably, but has to have the aid Of
crutches yet.
1t is reported that several Of the Che
bOygan saloon keepers will not renew
their Licenses May 1st and are preparin &
to go out Of the business. They can
easily be spared.
The text which the paster Of the Meth
Odist Episcopal church will speak from
next Sabbath morning Is End Cor. 6, II
and 18, "Csme out from among them and
be ye separate, saith the Lord"
We omitted last week to notice the
fact that G. H. SmYth & Co., are going
out Of the furniture business. and are
sacrificing the stock on hand. See their
advertisement in another column.
Last Monday at Alex. S. McDonald's
camp on Black River Young man nam
ed Charles Mcdonald got seriously hurt
by the careless throwing of an axe by an
other young man. The bit of the axe
entered his back cutting fearful cash
The executors of the will of the latt
Gov. Bagley ask permission of the Pro
bate Court of Wayne county to pay $1,-
00819 transportation on the granite
boulder taken down last summer from
the Schneaux to mark the grave of tht
deceased.
The Washington correspondent OF
the Detroit Post in referring to
the bill to consolidate the Gus
toms districts thinks there will b'
no change in the districts in Michigan
as the receipts in all are greatly in sx-
cess of the disbursements.
Geo. C. Ketchum, editor Of the Mack
inae column of the st. Ignace Republi
can, says the first man to come to th'
Island on foot this winter arrived from
Bois Blanc, New Years day. While Their
the AIgomah came along and cat off hi
retreat, leaving him an unwilling cap
tive.
This il the week Of prayer and uniol
services are being held by the Congrega
tional, Methodist and Baptist churches
Tuesday evening they were held in tf
Baptist church, last evening and thi
evening in the Methodist church and to
morrow evening in the Congregations
church,
We are in receipt of the third numbs
of "The Beacon" a religious paper pub
, lishsd in Detroit in the interests of tn
CongregatlOnalists Of Michigan. Rev
John P. Sandsrson is the editor. 1t is
neat, four-pags paper, and would be
valuable acquisition In any family
: Thomas Sutton has been appointed agsn
and will solicit subscriptions in thi
county. The price is very reasonable.
, M. Chandler finished thrashing hi
|, oats, raised on his Black lake farm, an
! the result is another convincing evidenc
, of the productiveness of Northsr
o Michigan. He had twenty-eight acre
1 sown, being the FIRST crop planted afts
: clearing the land and the crop thrashe
9 out an average Of oyer 60 bushels to IL
: acre. An experienced farmer from tt
r southern part of the state visited II