Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1871-08-17

since, while off Southampton. While
walking on the railing he slipped and
fell overheard, and although all efforts
at hand were made to rescue him, they
we're of no avail, and he sank in about
fifty fathoms of water.
The Mining Journal estimates the
product of the Lake Superior iron
mines for 1871 at 1,250,000 tons.
During 1870 there were 44O births
in Sanilac county, and 103 Deaths
Eve pairs of twins were born, and so
far as known, four Legitimate child
rem.
A Chesaning minister oficiated at
the funeral of lady one day, and at
the wedding of her sister ON the next,
and thinks it as lively a'town as he
knows Of.
1t is said that Miss Hattie johnson,
of Lelanaw county, who died recently
of consumption, ate nothing at all for
ffty-six consecutive days before her
death. She lived on lemonade.
Farley Stockwell was found dead
in his house in Coldwater township
Wednesday week. He lived alone
and consequently it is unknown how
long he had been dead, but it is sup
posed about twenty-four hours.
Mr.. G.. w. Reed, of Ovid, cut from
one of his apple trees branch, four
feet long, which contained 100 perfect
apples, the smallest of which is five
and half inches in diameter. They
are of the Maiden Blush variety.
George Kremer, farmer living |
about four miles from Pontiac, threshed |
eighteen acres of wheat, which yielded |
forty bushels to the acre.
The citizens of Battle Creek are
moving in conjunctiopl with those of
Ionia to build railroad between
those two points.
The fourth anniversary of the 2Sth
Regiment of Michigan Volunteers
will be held at Three Rivers, on Tues
lay, Sept. 9TH.
A new mail route has been estab-
ished from East Saginaw to Caro-.
The water of the st. Louis wells
olors crockery and glass to beauti-
I'll and permanent amber color.
The Jackson Citizen says the State
Odd Fellows Institute has been To-
ated at Lansing. The people of
lansing gave the order the Female
Jollege building, with forty-fve acres
# land, and other property valued at
100000.
In digging cellar at Muskegon,
he workmen came across seven ten
lollar gold pieces, in an old tin box.
t is supposed to have been buried
here twenty years ago, by man who
his brother in-law.
Patrick Russell, while attempting
% force an entrance into the house of
me DAILY, at Manistce, was shot by
he latter in the groin.
President j. b. Walker has tender
ID his resignation to the trustees of
Benzonia College.
Charles Barnard, of Okemos, has
been bound over to the Ingham Cir
quit Court, for the larceny of $500
rom +. Bray.
Track laying on the Detroit, Ian
sing and Lake Michigan Railroad,
westward from Greenville, is progress
ng, and the roadbed is completed to
Howard City. 1t will not be many
weeks before junction will be formed
with the Grand Rapids & Indiana
Railroad.
The Superintendent of Public In
'truction has appointed teachers in
'titute to be held in Perrysburg, near,
Monroe, October 5.
Fred Fox was accidentally shot in
the wrist by gun in the hands of
Benjamin Kronberg at Pontiac on
Tuesday week.
The Van Buren, County Fair begins !,
October Sd.
Ransom 4. Wood has sold all the |
pine, estimated at 100000 |
feet, belonging to him in Tyrone, on
Rogue River, at SO per thousand.
There is a postoffice in Oceana coun-
ty named Pa-pa-me.
Christoph Brott lost a portion of his
left hand by getting entangled in a
planning machine at Mason, ON the 9th.
John Gregory, of Masion, has in
herited fortune of $4,000 by Il Q
decease of sister.
The new iron bridge at Saranac will
cost $4,000.
Will M. Carlton is about to con-
clude arrangements for lecturing
tour through the State. M. Adele
Hazlett will soon enter the lecture