Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1871-07-06

season. When strawberry time came
however, his children looked the fielC
over, and picked from it daily from 81
to SO worth of berries.
The people of Cincinnati who love
beer, and cannot take joke, but lii
orally construe every law or command
are alarmed lest the Mayors order t.
stop the movement of beer on wheel,
during Sundays, means to deprive then
of the privileges of the horse cars.
johnson, of Cleveland, owed Lud
wig Sl1O for groceries, and Mellen
agent, undertook to collect it. This
he did by getting into Johnson's bug
/ gy while the latter went into a saloon
to get drink, and driving the rig to
justice, where he got out an attach
ment on it. johnson paid.
Seventy-6ve years linger lightly up
the head of an anxious Bostonian, who
is seeking for young wife, upon whom
he offers to settle $4,000. lie speci-
fes that she must be native of the
town. Curiously enough he has so far
looked in vain for one thus willing to
be held by golden chain.
Two Memphis editors have been
calling each other hard names, and
now both of them have their meals
brought to them in their sanctums, for
fear that if they 90 out to lunch, they
may meet each other When they
are obliged to 90 out for drink, they
are disguised SO that no one will know
them.
The Boston News says there are
over 1000 persons and firms in
that city engaged in business as inn
holders and victuallers without license
from the city as required. All the
first class hotels are included. There
is no tax for these licenses 1.-THE object
being to obtain a record of them), but
the penalty is 500 in each case.
A grocer in Woonsocket, who keeps
store cat, found her one morning last
week, with three kittens and young
rat In a barrel, the latter apparently
two or three weeks old The kittens
were removed, but the cat remained
with the rat until they were restored
to her. and she continues to take equal
care of them. The rat has his eyes
open, and the result is watched for
with some interest
A slick mine, in Lantern Hill, Mys-
tic, Conn, has been in active operation
for nearly a year, and it is now max
ing profitable returns. The finest of
the slick brings $40 a ton. The two
mills of the company turn out an aver
age daily product Of 20 tons. Nine
heavy teams are employed in carting it
to Mystic Ridge, where three cocpers
find occupation in settiug up barrels
to transport it in. 1t is principally
sold to glass manufactures, but the
coarser grades are used for the manu-
facture of sand soaps.
The village of Greenbush, L. l., is
in trouble. The ex-clerk will not rive
up the village achivcs. The ex-trus-
tees have carted away for private use
the stone designed for new town hall.
The pound-master has plowed up the
pound lot and sowed a crop of pota.
toes. The village president is using
the steam fire engine to run a fountain
in his dooryard. The village clock
has been turned into windmill, and
the new board Of trustees, refusing to
grant licenses, have started a co.opera-
tive lager beer saloon for their own in
dividual ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
A live whale, % feet long is said
to be on exhibition in the towns along
the East Shore.
An Indian chief living near Isabella
City, was frightfully stabbed the other
day by one of his own men.
The amount of wool purchased by
one firm in Grand Rapids, this season,
will not fall short of 10000 pounds.
Mr.. w. w. Woolnough, formerly of
the Marshall Statesman, has taken
charge of the Battle Creek Tribune,
as editor.
The contract for building the new
barn at the State Agricultural College
has been awarded to Henry Mason, of
Lansing at $500.
The Lansing House Well, in Ian
sing, is down 395 feet. The last 25
feet has been through blue sandstone,
and the depth bored each day is from
four to eight feet.
The wife of Mason landlord re.
Gently separated from her husband
cause, jealousy. He saw her
off at the cars, gave her $500 and
babe her God speed.
A niece of clk's horn duo IN :, n