Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-07-01
Our Reporter on the Alert.

hrst entertainment OF the kind thi
season, and we have no doubt tn
attendance will be good.
Still warmer. Last Sunday wa.
still warmer than any previous day
this season. Only 100 in the shade
and il wasn't very shady day
either.
! The neatest sign we have yet
seen in this city is the barber sign
in front of the Eagle Barber Shop
of Gear q Gansman, on Water
street The pole is surmounted by
an eagle, with its wings spread,
beautifully bronzed, which was the
work of the "Shoo Fly Barber"
A little the meanest, petty steal
ing we nave heard of lately, is the
carrying away of muck, taken to
the cemetery for the purpose of
improving the grave where rests
the remains of young Campbell,
who was found dead at Cheboygan
last winter.
The new bell for the M. Z.
Church was placed in the tower
last Saturday.
The question as to whether the
city of San Francisco ought to fur
nish its salaried officers with horses
and carriages with which to ride
around and attend to business and
for pleasure, has been settled in the
negative, after and elaborate con-
sideration of the matter. Who
knows but that tho same dodge
may be attempted in this city as
soon as some very important mat
tiers are disposed of. Give AID.
Blakeley two conveyahccs, and per-
haps he will act more promptly as
chairman Of the Committee on
Streets and Sewers.
An old bear and her cubs have
been seen several times near the
Newton school house lately. In
fact bears are reported quite plenty
throughout the county.
It is estimated that the wheat
crop in this county will amount to
about six thousand bushels this
year.
The 4th of July celebration in
this city has been postponed until
some future time, in hopes that
currency matters will thaw out q
little.
1t is thought by many that there
will be potatoes enough raised in
this county this year to supply the
demand in the fall.
r Fast and valuable horses are be-
coming more numerous in town,
and it is about time that driving
park was thought of. f. W. Gil
christ last week received an eight
thousand dollar horse, L. o. Avery
has one valued at five thousand,
and the Churchill brothers have q
stud of three horses worth some
five thousand. Who says Alpena
cannot turn out valuable stool,
Hugh Hunt received information
of five hundred dollar slump" on
Friday, and we suppose he is now
trotting the young heiress on his
knee, somewhere in Oakland coun-
ty.
Davis circus attempted to show
in this city last Wednesday, but we
presume they left more money here
than they took away.
What has become of the three hun
dred dollar fence about the school
grounds, which was to have been
completed some time sinceG
We have received the East Sag
inaw Daily Republican, the new
daily started in East Saginaw. 1t
is neatly printed and bears evil
dence of prosperity.
Don't forget the ball on the even
ing of the Sd, at Woods Hall.
There will be grand celebra-
ton at Bay City on the 4th, and
the steamer Dunlap will carry ex-
cursionists from this city to Bay
City and return at half fare.
Chas. Baier, f. BLOW and ?.
Owens are making preparations Tor
the erection of two story brick
block on Dock street, to consist of
three stores. The foundation is
now being laid.
Last Sunday an individual who
was indebted to a lady in this
city was about to leave town, when
the lady met him on the street, and
asked for her pay. He pleaded
poverty, whereupon she took pos
1919. - LIE bot IL had tho de-