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The lOlT TlIB TEES TP IN VOL. 9. OHEBOYG-AJN, MIOH. THURSDAY, MAY 29, l84. NO. 48. ') i 7 5 ' PACT ABOUT WATCHES. We Do Not have to speak ia third per son, when advertising and puffing our selves and the goods we handle. We do business on facts with reliable good 3 on business principles. ire Do Not pretend to earry the largest stock of foods in our line in the euntry. We Do carry a line of watch move ments of approved makes, second to none in Northern Michigan. We Do carrry an assortment of gold, Filled, Silver, aud Nickel openface and hunting cases, not surpassed in this sec tion. We have advantages that enable us to give our patrons special inducements. We Are the only firm in Cheboygan buying its Rockford Watches direct from the factory. IKe Are the Only firm In Cheboygan having the legitimate and exclusive right of sale of the Rockford Watch from the company. We Are tk9 only firm in Cheboygan that can prove its right of sale for the Rockford Watch by certificate from the company. We are the only firm in Cheboygan recognized by the Rockford Watch Co. as entitled to handle its good. We are the only Arm in Cheboygan that can consistently give the liberal guarantee ire do en the Rockford wateh. lKe.4rethe only firm in Oheboygan whose warranty of the Rockford watch Is sustained by the manufacturer. We Do Not keep the Rockford watch to puff or damage the reputation of ether makers' goods. IKe Do Not keep the Roekford watch alone, we also have the well-known goods of the Waltham, Elgin, Springfield, Hampden, and Lancaster waten com panies. ire do sell the "Rockford" as our leading watch, on Us superior merits on ly. We Will sell yo any make of watch ?on may have a preference for, for what t Is and at a fair price. We Atfc you to call on us when in want of anything it our line and com pare our goods aid prices. ire Konw that you will find it to your Interest to favor us with your trade if quality and prito of goods is an object to you. Respectfully Yours, A. L. Fexer, Jeweler. Brick Block, Opposite Post Office. L.T.Limpert, Watchmaker! AND JEWELER. Headquarters for Diamonds! Hampden, Elgin, Wnltham, Il linois, Rock lord and Fine Swiss Watches, in Gold and Sil ?er Cases. A Fim StocK of Jiinijs, Jewelry, Clocks, Silverware, Specs, dc. Repairing neatly and promptly done. Watches Demagnetized. Second Door South of Postojfice, CHEBOYGAN, - MICH, VITALIZED AIR. TEETH EX TU ACTED without Tain. At Dr. lUU's XT' .' ' KH I J Dental 1-; 'firm A ffl ;o:; :i Rqocts, op?o:tt Tremont Houso. Having scoured the exclusive rltrht for Cho boysran county, for Kurd's Patent Hystem for . administering Vitalized Air, for tho I'alnlons Extraction of To-th i)r. Hill In now pre pared to di all kinds of dental work In the most thorough manner. Vitalized air Is per foctly harmless, mid agrees with all constitu tions, loctf . To fh People O ZET, Mackinac Island, St. Ignace, Mackinaw City, Mullet Lake, Topinabee, Indian River, Wolverine, Vanderbilt, Gaylord, AND THE VISIS THE FoB YOUR SUMMER DRESS GOODS SHEETINGS, SHIRTINGS, c SHAWLS, &C. CARPETS ! Aro a Specialty at tho Mam moth Store. is the the Time to Buy. I WILL SELL AND At Trices that cannot bo dupli cated by any Houso in Chcboysan. nVhcn in Cheboygan please Call and Examine my Goods and be convinced that jmy motto is "Live and Lot Live." Yours Rcspocf iully, H. CHAMBERS, MAMMOTH STORE, BENNETT I1L0UK, . CHEHOIGAN, . MICH wry, Boots shoes Northern Tribune. Hatrd Mt th PostofSo at Cheboygai Mlch.,sSeconct Cl.Matter. THURSDAY, MAY 29. 1884 TH El CITY. Lumber for sale by J. E. Nichols. The school children aro all dreading that examination. Ceiling, Biding and flooring for sale by J. E .Nlohols. The warm showers, make the grass fairly jump in growth. Good work and one price to all, at the Tribune steam job oClce, Everybody goes to Niclnls lumber yard for lumber of all kinds. Joseph Allair shot and killed a large mynx last Sunday, near Cheboygan, Mrs, Fred E. Rich left last night for East Saginaw to attend the funeral of her brother. F. C. McDonald Is getting the mater ial on the ground, for am addition to the rear of his grocery. All the eaw mills are now in operation, but that of W. & A McArthur, which will start before many days. Neatness, cheapness and promptness, are three Items that are closely ebserv ed at the Tribune steam jeb print. The immense amonnt of printing be ing done at the Tribune job office testi fies to the satisfaction we always en deavor to give. Judge Frank Emeriek, of Alpena passed throngh Cheboygan Monday on his way to Gaylord to hold a term ef the Ostogo County Circuit Court. The propeller Messenger commencing next Monday will extend her route to Chisago, making only one trip per week, taking la the west shore of lake Mich igan. ' The Bay City Tribune says lumber shipment from that port Is very slow, and that the tally boys in order to kill time, are haviag their photographs taken ia groups. The Detroit Evening Journal Is boom ing. Last Saturday they printed 41,800 copies. They have got iato their new office provided with the latest presses' and are bouad to deserve and win suc cess. Duggan & Workmaa, have had an arched way put ia connecting their billiard hall with the north room in their building, which they have had neatly painted and propose using for a reading room. George Mosher formerly editor ef the Petoskey Reeord, it is reported nrill start a paper at Mackinac City the first of next month, to be called The Straits Journal. Mr Mosher is a newspaper man experience, and will got out a live paper. S. H. Taylor, has placed 125,000 in surance on the mill of the Cheboygan Lumber Company, in the different com panies of his agency. He was obliged to draft eleven eeperate diagrams, one for each company taking a risk, and did it in good style. The ladies of the Baptist society will give a Longfellow entertainment at the parlors of Mr. and Mrs, Frank Packard, on Tuesday evening, June 3rd at eight o'clock. Refreshments will be served. A cordial invitation la extended te all. Admission 25 cents. The more a person reads the papers in regard to the chances of the leading candidates to come before the Republi can Convention next week, the less they find cut. The advocates for the differ ent candidates all claim that their man is the coming man. It is hard to toll where the lightning will strike, but next week will settle the' question as to who is to bo the next President. The Petoskey papers announcement Geo. Mosher, at one time editor of the Record will start a paper called the Straits Journal at Mackinaw City early in june. A tramp printer, who passed through Cheboygan before breakfast one day last week, remarked that it would be terrible thin picking for a newspaper at that place unless the half breeds and bull-frogs subscribed liberal ly. Seriously speaking, though, we thiak Mackinaw City eould get along vory nicoly for some time without a newspaper. The place is all right, what business men it has are energetic and straight forward, and its future is promising, but tho field is not ready yet to give a newspaper that support which would make the venture a success, II, J. Miner is In Chicago on business. Pat. McCaUjfrom St. Ignace was in town Monday. . ' ; The Metropolitan Billard Hall sports a new awning. Ben Batler faile 1 to capture the nom ination by the Greenbaekers. The Fountain Souse is added to the list of Telephone subscribers. Roys J. Cram, arrived from the Sault Saturday night, and took the night train for Bay City. A 99 eenf store will be opened soon in the Farrell block formerly occupied by W. Erratt&Co. " Moloney Bros, proprietors of Northern Brewing Company, will eommeare delivering Bock beer Saturday. Daring the summer months the Atlantic will extend her trip to Harbor Springs, Petoskey and Charlevoix. J. B. McArthur started up his saw mill last Monday. The mill was never in better condition to do good work. Mr. Hitchcock, of the firm of Hitch cock & Foster, Chicago, large dealers ia cedar, was in Cheboygan Tuesday and Wednesday. Chris Osier was appointed night watcn, Thursday night by council, to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Owen Mnrphy. A. P. Newton took the City of Cleve land Saturday night for Port Hnroa to bid en tho tog Bonnet to be sold Monday by tho U. S. Marshal. James Molony of St. Ignace, is well know In Cheboygan as Slippery Jim, is at tho point of death, his friends hayo given up all hopes of his recovery. A. W.Kirtland, brother of Oapt. Chas. E. Kin land, arrived in Cheboygan Frl day, and is looking over tho farming lands in this county with a view of settling hero. The Michigan Central will sell tick ets to East Saginaw and return, Jnno 2nd, 3rd, 4th, good to return not later than June 5th, for one faro for tho round trip, on account of the Michigan state band tournament. The Cheboygan base ball club aro anxious to meet some base ball club, from some of our neighboring towns, on tho greea and test their skill. Here is a chance for tho St. Ignace club to win glory if they ean. The rush at Miss neadryx & Co's five and ten cent bazaar has been so great that they have almost had a clearing oat sale. But they have ordered a large invoice of new goods which will be opea to the inspection of their customers in a few days. We would eall attention to the card of the Klrtland sisters, who offer their service to oar citizens as teachers of piano, organ, vocal culture, and dancing. These ladies are too well known to Che boygan people to need any commenda tion from us. Geo. W. Bell, has been ia attendance at every meeting of the village council since he was appointed Village Attorney, and C. J. Hunt, Village Clerk, has only missed one meeting, and that wss a special meeting called during his ab sence from the village. Capt. Chas. E. Klrtland is in reeeipt of a letter from Capt. Spencer, of the steamship Massachusetts, highly en dorsing the former's instrument for testing the marine compass. Capt. Spencer has given It a thorough test and says it is all that could be wished for. The Packard McGinn logs were turned over by Deputy U. S. Marshall Nuite to Mr. Mc.linri this week, and were replevied by .Shrill Harrington Packards Tuesday ovsuiiic and Wednes day were being manufactured into lumber as fast as the capaeity of the mill would allow. A petition to the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress is being circulated in oar village, and being signed by most of the business men remonstrating against tho enactment of any measure relating to tho telegraph which shall increase the nuiubor of public officials or establish a govermon tal monopoly of the telegraph business. Monday a young lad Merritt White, seven or eight years of age, accidentally shot himself while handling a revolver. It was another case of "didnt know it was loaded" and resulted In a very narrow escape for the boy. The ball, a 22 caliber, passed through one hand,, struck him ia the left breast and pas sed up under the skin several Inches, toward the shoulder, E. Nelson left last Thursday night, by rail for Chicago. The steamers on the inland route- will commence running in about two weeks. G. P. Langdon left for Detroit last night on a business trip. Mrs. Freeman, of Buffalo, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Water man. She arrived Monday evening. Joseph Weiss formerly prosecuting attorney for Chippewa eouaty, is plteher for the Cass base ball club, of Detroit, and is a good one. J. C. Taggart has rented Paquett's building, opposite Rapp & Lapros and will remove his bakery there as soon an tho room is fitted up. F. M. Hubbard resigns his position as clerk of the Cbamplaln, and will bo succeeded by E. A. Hall, last season's popular clerk of the propeller Messenger. II. M. Ogden arrived Wednesday of last week to look after the shipping of some lumber, and to olose up the busi ness of the firm of Mattoon. Ogden & Co. Carleton Brothers have nearly 100,000 brick ready to burn, and are moulding from 10,000 to 13,000 daily. They expect to commence firing a kila in a week or ten days. The peddler is here. Look oat for him, and save your rags, copper, old rubber &e. and when he calls on you ho will take them off your hands and giro you ia exchange tinware, glassware, notions, &e. The ladies of the M. E. church Aid Society elected the following officers yesterday: President Mrs'.II . P. Farm er. Vice-President Mrs. E. W. Wig gins. Secretary Mrs. E. T. Thompson. Treasurer Mrs. II. Lynn. Frawley& Brown reeeivod the first strawberries of the season Wednesday morning. They remembered the printers and for once we eould afford to eat some of tho first of the season. They also had new potatoes. W; W. Strohn, having failed to qnalify as mayor of Oeonomowoc, Wif. a special election was held to eleet a new mayor and tho result was a Republican was elected. This shows that Captain Strohn's popularity won sueeess for the Democracy at tho regular election. Our citizens should all try and make the observance of Memorial day a grand success. This is the first observance of tho day in Cheboygan, and as many as possible should take part ia paying tribute to the memory of those who served their country In its hour of danger. W. S. Humphrey's trotting nags Mollle Harris and Wm.T left Sunday night in a speeial ear for Lansing, where they will enter in the races at that city commencing next Tuesday. The week following they aro down for tho races, at Kalamazoo. Under. tho skillful handling of Wm. Sullivan, a good report may be expected from both horses. Frank Graham, foreman at the saw mill at Gilchrist, last Sunday accompa nied by his young son went out hunting killed a bear and was bringing it homo on a stone boat; stopping to lunch, ho laid his rifle on the carcass and when ready to start again took hold of the muzzle to pick It up and ia drawing it to him tho hammer caught and dis charged the gun, the ball striking him in the side of the head makiag a hole deep enough to lay ones hand in. Tho boy iu response to a motion by his fath er went for help, but the man died a few minutes after his wife and assistance arrived. He was buried Tuesday, the Messenger stopping at Gilchrist with colors at half mast during bnrial, the Captain crew and passengers attending The deceased left a wife and three chil dren two boys and a girl. He had just moved his family up from St. Ignace about a week previous. The employee in the mill raised a purse of $150, andf presented Mrs Graham. CouUn't Jakelllm Ono of our French citizens has recent ly embarked in the grocery business on tho oast side, and is not very well up in some of tho finer srades of goods. One day this week tho mother of a prominent grocer sent a young girl to the store of the French groeer tor a can of French mustara. The Frenchman got up on his dignity at once at tho Idea of them trying to play such a joke on him, and sent back word that she could go to her son's store and get a caa of Irish mustard.