Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-05-21
THE CITY.

DR.. Joseph Marion has his ofiise at the
Spencer House.
The Alpena fish hatchery has turned
out rs. 100000 whits6sh this spring.
Nation & Robinson are awaiting the
arrival of the Maple river drive of logs
before starting their mill.
Jas. f. Mckay, lumber inspector Of
Bay City was in town several days at
tending to the shipment Of lumber.
Candidates for Collector Of Customs to
succeed David Mclaughlin at Grand
Haven continue to grow more numsr-
Gus,
J.C. Blanchard, of Bots Blanc Island
left yesterday morning on the train for
Ionia to bring Mrs. Blanchard back with
him.
Parties arriving up on the train Sat-
urday night report heavy fires raging in
the woods nearly all the way from Bay
City to Chsboygan.
Samuel j. Randall, ex,spsaksr of the
House Of Representatives comes out In
favor of Grover Cleveland for second
term as President.
There willsbe a.mseting of the exssu-
tive committee of the G. A. R. at Adrian,
next Monday to decide on location ofths
next annual sncampmsnt to b held on
August 1927 %.
The st. Ignacs News and Free Press
saysA. P. Swineford, the newly appoin-
ted Governor of Alaska, passed through
st. Ignace on his way to Marquette last
Tuesday morning.
Risl, the leader of the rebellion in the
northwest, has been captured and our
neighbers in Canada ale in qaandary
as to what they shall do with him, now
that they have got him.
The dead lock in the Illinois Legisla-
ture has been broken and John A. Logan
has been elected to succeed himself as
U. s. Senator, he receiving the full Re-
publican vote, 1903. Slttig voting for
him under protest.
While there is no marked improve
ment in General Grants condition no
seems to be holding his own. He has
recently been suffering from severe
cold, but while making him quite hOarss
it does not seem to have aggravated the
disease in his throat. !
w. 81 A. Macarthur have made sale
of 100000 feet Of dry white pine to
Cadillac parties and are shipping the
same by rail. Several car loads have
already gone forward. The ears are
run down to the lever end of the track
at the dock and there loaded from light
ers at the slip.
A large number OF passengers were
very much disappointed Monday after
noon at the failure of the steamer City
of Mackinac to call in when going down.
Many had purchased their tickets and
were patiently awaiting the arrival of
the boat. She came to the entrance of
the harbor, when finding boom stretch
ed across the river to catch the running
loge, she backed out and continu sd on
her passage down.
Captain Talsma's tug Messenger came
in last Saturday night with several car
loads of fresh fish to be shipped to
Detroit, expecting to get them on board
of the City of Alpena. Being Informed
that the steamer did not intend calling
when going down, Capt. Talsma went
out with the tug to try and inter
cept the boat and get the fish on board
She remained out all night but failed to
get sight of the steamer.
The St. Ignacs News and Free Press
says that laborers in that burg refused
forty cents per hour to work on the pro-
pellsr Roanoke, ashore on Graham
shoals and demanded one dollar per
hour. IL these stringent times one
would think forty cents per hour was
sufficient wages to satisfy any man.
Plenty Of men were secured at the wa
ges, SO that the strikers for higher wages
did not gain anything.
The farewell benefit concert rendered
Msssrs. Fax and Lent came Off Friday
evening at the Opera House. most
enjoyable programme was rendered to a
large and apprsciativs audience. The
benefciaries were at their best and
cheerfully responded to numerous en-
cores. All taking part did credit to
themselves and the whole entertainment
fully Sustained our home talents reputa-
ton for pleasing and successful enter
g..