Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-04-09

The Sault Ste. Marie Democrat says
the fine court house at that place gives
indication of collapse: 1t cost $4,000,
and should have been a substantial
building.
The Cheboygan ministers will hold
their next Monday morning meeting at
Rev. A. W. Westgates, Discussion open
ed by Rev. Willis G. Clark. Topic, "Ths
Ideal Sermon"
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ii. Waterman retarned
home Tuesday evening, and we are glad
to say both are in excellent health, Mrs.
Waterman having entirely recovered
from the rheumatism.
Mrs. W. E. Manltby died Wednesday
of last week after lingering illness,
and was buried Friday afternoon, the
funeral being largely atte nded by
friends of the deceased.
e. f. Newell came In Tuesday from
thirteen weeks sOjourn in the lumber
woods scaling for w. s. A. Macarthur.
He looked like yeritable granger be-
fore he paid the barber visit.
Louis Parcelle has quito a curiosity
in the Window of his drug store. He
ca lis it LEAD tree" Itis i'm jar and
is produced by chemical action and its
growth is quite psrceptibls each day.
A gentleman from Mentor informs us
that the new county scheme was made a
prominent issue at the election in that
township Monday and the opponents of
the new county were victorious.
We understand a~couple of petitions
were circulated in the village getting
isgners in favor of parties for Collector of
Customs for the district of Michigan. to
succeed Collector Mclaughlin, at Grand
Haven.
The ball given by the base ball club
last evening was not financial success
for some reason or other, and we under
stand broke up shortly after midnight
The boys mace little over their ex-
penses.
Messrs Quay & Son started up their
shingle mill last week and are turning
out some of the very best of shingles.
They have quite large stock of logs
and bolts IN their yard to turn into
shingles.
The lumber camps are fast breaking
up. W. A. Macarthur had one camp
come down Tuesday. Six teams came
down with two sleighs, three teams On
a sleigh, and had hard time getting
down at that.
We are in receipt Of copy of the Sec
Ond annual report Of the Bureau OF La
Dor and Industrial Statistics of the state
of Michigan. compiled by j. W. MeGrath,
Commissioner of Labor. 1t contains lots
of figures bearing upon various ques-
tiOns connected with the labor interests.
The sacred concert Sunday evening at
the M. E. church was great success,
and an audience filling the house listen
ed to it, and all were well pleased. The
contributions at the door amounted ia
near $18, and kind friend donated S.
toward increasing the fund. We are
glad of it, and wish it might have been
much more.
A valuable horse owned by Thomas
Richardson was seriously injured Tues
day morning by slipping and falling
The team had taken load of hay tC
Bakers dock and the horse slipped and
fell and almost stripped the skin from
one of his fore legs from the knee down
The tsndons were laid bare. DR.. Rexfort
replaced the skin, stitched and bandaget
it and has great hopes Of bringing th'
animal out all right.
The members Of the board of registra-
tion last Saturday requested one Of GU
citizens to request Frank Osier, Of tn
Benton House, to send over their dinner
Ys citizen promised to do so, but tn
: hour being early he thought there wa
plenty Of time, and dropped in home t.
: take nap, mapped too long, dinner fail
cd to appear, board got awful hungry
and a little mad-and sent second mes
senger, which had the desired result
! bringing over enc of Franks best, eyel
IL It did arrive little late.