Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-05-14
THE CITY.
Several white frosts this week.

Several white fr0sts Inls week.
The Arcade saloon formerly run by
Duggan & Workman Is now being
operated under license taken out by
Fred Shaw.
Theo. York and W. H. DAILY went fish,
ing out on the pier yesterday afternoon
and had lots of fishing but nary bite.
The perch were not as rayenous as US
ual.
hurry & Mcleod, hotel keepers at
Detour. have dissolved partnership; Mr..
Mcleod retaining the prsseat business
while Mr.. hurry will start an opposition
ranch.
Miss Mary Newton arrived home from
Manistique, where she had been visiting
her sister. Mrs. 0. B. Weed, last Tuesday
night, coming over ON the Atlantic from
st. Ignace.
Ed. Hall, the gentlsmanly and accom-
MOdating clerk of the Champlain. was
warmly welcomed by numerous friends
upon the arrival of that steamer last
Monday evening.
The Chippewa County News issued an
extra edition last Monday giving the full
particulars of the search for and finding
of Mr.. w. G. given who got lost in the
woods while out with hunting party.
The Lawrence, Of the Northern Mishi-
gan line, is again commanded by Capt.
George Thorpe, with S. s. Burke, one eff
the owners, as chief engineer. Capt.
Thorpe is one of the favOrites Of Che
bOygan people.
TT. Crumley, proprietor of the Mich
lgan Exchange has purchased one Of G.
A. SmOlks buses and commencing to-
day will run free bus from all trains
and boats for the accommodation Of the
patrons Of his hotel.
Captain Ed. Casey, man universally
popular with the travelling public, is at
his old post as master of the Champlain.
of the Northern Michigan line. Ed. is
one of the most popular captai ms on the
lakes and has lots of warm friends in
Cheboygan.
THE pole which has stood at the corner
of Third and Water streets. near the
Benton House, since the Presidential
campaign of 1872, was taken down yes
terday. 1t was raised by the Republi-
cans in that campaign and has weather.
ed many storm.
j. G.. Spiller offers new variety of pO-
tatOes for sale for seed. They are the
early sunrise, large, smooth, fine flavor
and very prolific and mature two weeks
earlier than the early rose. Last season
they produced for him at the rate of 600
bushels to the acre. See his advertise
msnt.
Prof. Eugene Lyons came over from
st. Ignacs Sunday on the tug Pendell,
expecting to return on the City OF Mack
mac Monday morning, but as the latter
did not call in going up he was cOmpsll-
ed to remain in Cheboygan all day Mon
day thus giving him an opportunity to
get around among the most of his
friends.
Owners of small fishing boats had
their crafts towed outthrough the block
ade yesterday morning. They report
that there was ice all over the lake
quarter of an inch thick andIthey had to
wait until the sun tina we'd it before they
could sail. Some of them say they had
no breeze to come back with after lift
ing their nets and had to wiold the
white ash to get in and did not arrive
until near midnight.
The complimentary benefit to Messrs
Fax and Lent tomorrow evening at the
Opera House promises to be very success
full. The leading local talent have vol
unteered to assist and most excellent
programme has been prepared. Both
the bsne6ciaries have time and time
again rendered valuable services ut 10
cal entertainments and our citizens
should showt heir appreciation of their
kindness by giving them a substantial
benefit tomorrow evening.
The Lansing correspondent Of the De-
troit Evening News says the joint COM
mittes in now tax law will adopt sub
stantially the law of 1869, in which the
auditor general directed the sale and
the county treasurer sold the delinquent
tax lands, but no absolute conveyance Of
such lands was given, as by the law Of
1885. Several provisions of the latter
law will, however, be inserted. with sew