Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-06-11

The Cheb0ygan Lumber Company
Tuesday started crew Of men down to
the Oequeoc river to start numbering
camp. They have about two months
job in that locality.
There will be an excursion next Mon
day to st. Ignaee. The Messenger leav-
Tag at o'clock q. m. sharp and the Min
ME NJ bringing the sxcursionists back,
leaving st. Ignacs after the close OF the
circus.
George Bunker expests to leave next
Monday for Detroit, to buy full stock
of crockery. He intends purchasing q
complete stock of choice goods and will
open up an exclusive crockery store in
Cheboygan.
Ice cream is now for sale on both sides
OF Main street 90 that young man
whom prOmeuading with his best girl of
an evening cannot choose the "othsr
side" Of the street but has to face the
music. or choose back street for their
walk.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ. Lathrop have re-
turned to Michigan and have located
near Grand Rapids. We regret to learn
that Mrs. LathrOp has been seriously ill.
Her sister Mrs George Paqustts expects
to leave sometime next week to pay
them visit.
Complaint has been made to Marshal
Bentley about fast drying on the street.
He says unless some who indulge in tha
sport mend their ways he will have 10
msks a frightful example of one or more
of them. A word to the wise should be
sufficient.
Spencer Hill is doing lively business
running his sail boat as ferry between
Cheboygan and Bois Blanc island. Tues
day he made two round trips, carrying
twsnty-three passengers. One trip he
landed on the north side Of the island
at MIR. Vesburgs place.
The HON mestsaders on Bois Blanc Is
land are trying to get u postoffics sstab-
lished en- the Island. There are now
some thirty or forty families residing
there and an Office would be great con-
venience 10 them. They now have their
mail addressed to Cheboygan.
II. A. Wetnore opened his bank for
business last Monday. For the accomo-
dation of the working men the savings
department will be open Saturday even
ing from to 8 o'clock. Father DsSmidt
of St. Mary's church was the first aspos-
itor ia the sayings department.
During Boss Diekinson's absence from
Washington, Michigan men do not seem
to fare very we'll in picking official
plums. They are waiting impatiently
for his return. Nothing of Importance
has dropped toward Michigan since Don
took his departure from Washington.
Children's day will be observed at the
Congregational church next Sunday
evening by appropriate exercises by the
children Of the school. A very interest
ing programme has been prepared and
the occasion we have no doubt will
prove Of interest to both old and young.
general invitation ia extended to all
to attend.
IL was thirty years ago last Thursday
since our we'll known fellow townsman
VIM. Bartholomew first landed at Che
boygan. Thirty years have wrought
a wonderful change in the place but Mr..
Bartholomew had faith in the future Of
our town and stuck his stakes and con-
clud9d to abide by the future of the
town and the result has proven that he
did not overestimats the prospects.
Another appointment at Washington
has been made az sop" to the Mug
wumps" as recognition Of valuable
services in the defeat Of James G. Blaine,
and the election Of Cleveland to the
presidency. This time lightning struck
Capt. II. f. Bescher. a son Of Rev. Henry
Ward, and the plum is the collsctorship
Of Puget Sound district. The untsrrified
are not at all happy oyer the selection
and do considerable growing, hut then
the mugwump element had to have some
consideration for the valuable services
rendered in the last campaign.
At the meeting last Thursday evening
at the council room to consider the quss-
tion Of q celebration of the coming
Fourth Of July, a committee was ap-
pointed with power to appoint sub-com-
mittess to make arrangements. can
vass 10 being made for subscriptions and