Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-09-24
Our Reporter on ias A,cr,.

Our Reporter On issG A,cr,.
Extra copies of the ARGUS can be
had at the news depot, and at the
Office of publication.
Rev. w. w. Rafter returned last
Friday morning, after an absence
of several weeks, and services will be
again resumed by him in the Epis-
copal Church on Sunday.
The misunderstanding and health.
obtaining season in Alpena, is about
at q close for this year, and the
Fletcher House, which has so well
entertained the guests of tho sum-
mer, has now but few who are here
on account of their health. But we
understand the end Of the pleasure
season is not to be the end of the
successful season of the House, as
appearances show that the business
will be good for the coming win
ter, and for next summer. Large
parties from different portions of
the country have made arrange
ments for their entertainment here.
Suppose the editor of the Pioneer
obtains the service of some 'calf"
to "run" that paper for a few
weeks. We can guarantee that I'M
. der such management, it would be
far superior to anything heretofore
issued from that Office.
Mayor Pack has put down new
sidewalk in front of the lot where
stood his late residence, for the
convenience of pedestrians.
e. ]. West, of the firm Of Batty
& West, painters, has sold his in
terest in the business to III. III.
Rude, and the firm is now Batty &
Rude.
David Thompson is erecting a
large dwelling house in the Fetch
er addition.
ID. G. Aber, agent for the Weed
Sewing Machine, has an advertise
. ment in another column. Read it.
Hon. G. w. Wisner, the Demo-
cratic nominee for Congress in this
district, is now very i'll, and, there
fore, it is quite likely that he will
not be able to canvass the district
ais thoroughly as he had intend.
d. F. Luce is clearing away the
remains of his late residence.
w. S. Boon, of the Fletcher
House, and wife arrived in town
last week, and Mr.. B. has resumed
his duties at the Hotel.
The weak-kneed editor of the
Pioneer, in speaking of the Greeley
Club meeting last week, said that
"about fifty persons collected" and
'about half the persons present
signed the Old White Hat Club"
Over sixty names were signed to
the roll. Take sixty from fifty and
how many remains. School
"marm" answer that.
We learn that some Of the sghol-
ars at the school, last week, set fire
to some out buildings of the school,
hoping to burn the school house
down, because they were angry
with their teacher. Such bows
should be taken care of, or they
may be brought to q sudden halt.
Frosty mornings and cold wealth
er is slowly but surely approaching.
Last Tuesday Henry Johnson,
an employee at Harrington's mill,
while working at the edger, met
with an accident whereby he was
obliged to have the two fore fingers
Oh the r1gnt hand amputatLd, which
was successfully done by DR..
Maiden.
We learn that a short time since
far%s store, at Au Sauble, was
burglarized to the amount of $500
IN goods. One Nick Clark was
arrested, and a part of the goods
found in his possession.
There came very near being
another fire in this city last Satur-
day, occasioned by some one drop
ping a lighted cigar stab or empty
Ing the contents Of a pipe on the !