Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-07-22
Our Reporter on the Alert.

va buSihOoo al " iNN NoySt W. hOPO
that parties indebted to- us will call
and settle this week. Don't forget
us. We need the money noa0, not
next summer.
Jos. Byron has sold his interest
in the boot and shoe establishment
of NJ. O'Brien d Co., to Edward
Byron, and the firm name continues
as heretofore.
Last Friday afternoon the D. g.
j. c. r. depot, at Bay City, was
entirely consumed 10y fire. Every
thing in the building, except the
money drawer, was burned, and
the ticket agent and baggage mas
ter barely escaped with their lives.
The loss is estimated at about S.
600, with little or no insurance.
Talk Of grandeur! Did you see
the western horizon at sunset, on
Sunday evening!
Huckleberries are beginning to
come into market, and are selling
at ten cents per quart.
Washington avenue is being saw
busted.
More patients arc arriving for
treatment at the Mineral Spring.
Potato bugs must give mp the
ghost. A small insect is making
great havoc among these potato de-
stroyers in some parts of the State.
There is but little doubt now
that the matter of a railroad from
Grand Rapids to Alpena has virtu-
ally "fell through"
$4,000 worth Of lumber was
creamated at a big blaze in Wcnona
last Wednesday.
Last week at East Saginaw
Goldsmith Maid trotted q mile il
PIG, the fastest trotting on record
]. ID. Holmes has removed his of
fee to the Mcdonald block, Secon'
street.
The Council have not yet mad
provision for paying r. Raybur
for cleaning streets, and that ger
tleman, getting tired of the Coui
ellis nonsense, has sued the city fC
the amount unpaid. Another Law
suit in which the city deserves
be defeated.
Last Sunday a little boy abo,
four years old, the child of job
Greenman, who lives on Trowbrids
street, fell into a barrel of watt
and was drowned before being di
covered.
Between Campbellville and Dew
Lake there rae several signs naile
to trees, which read, GAIL. person
hoo. is. found. traspesing. on. thi
land. shall. be. prasecutedd. akorC
ing. to. lawr."
There is to be dance at GAY
:, gan's hotel on Thursday oVenin
!; Bill 81.
The vessels in port during tn
. last few days, loading with lumb'
e are a source of relief to some Of OF
u lumbermen.
&c Edward Mcdonald, aged ~,
resident Of this city, was complet
~ paralysed on the right side
: his body ON the I'd inst. On Mo
day last he commenced bathing
the Mineral Spring. and even
), this early day, he is rapidly II
! proving, under the powerful effec
of the healing.water.
The weather continues dry al
warm, and it is feared that the p
1 tato crop will suffer unless we ha
rain soon.
On Monday evening Paulet
q Cicero and Pete Davis had ''ja'
beree," when Davis came out sc
ond best. Later in the event
q Cicero was set upon by some
Davis friends, and handled pref
ii, severely. He had to be convey
to his residence by the Marsh
S, Whisky did it.
sc Mr.. Pack has removed nuisar
at the corner of Second aud Oh
,Tg holm streets, Ivy raising his SIT
re- walk to level with the crosswa
!. We hope that others will follow
:. example.
{! Although there is considera
5 I complaining about the scarcity
ny money, the boats appear to be
4 ing good business in the pass
ger line.
,ter I.R. Williams, formerly of
= city, is now in the livery BUSH
at Mackinaw.
G. That three hundred dollar &c
nhnnt the school house GROUND