Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-07-29
Our Reporter on tho Alert.

DR.. Seaman has removed his Of
flee to rooms over Monaghan's
store.
Thos. Fluaitt has a notice in our
25 cent column, forbidding persons
picking cranberries on his premises.
We regret to learn that the
Churchill brothers have sold one
of their valuable horses, from
which they realized sOO0,SOO.OO.
Then a petition is to be present
ed to the Board of Supervisors to
reimburse our Mayor for defunct
dog. This is very good; but it
will he remembered that the Com
mon Council voted $3.50 of the peo-
pies money, and the Mayor favored
the scheme, to pay rent for the
office for the police justice. "Peo-
pie who live in glass houses" etc.
Monday, Aug. 81, is the day
the taxpayers Of this county
and city vote on the question of
raising $4,000 by tax, for the pur-
pose of constructing road to Long
Lake.
We learn that some cxcursionists
were returning from Long Lake
last week, and discovered o wild
cat perched on limb. They dis
charged their shooting-irons
several times each when they, by
some means learned that they were
the victims of a joke. Some one
had killed a red squirrel and tied
it in position for sportsmen.
We are panied to announce that
Thadeus Denton, of the firm of
II. Denton g. Co butchers, in this
city, died suddenly at his residence
in st Clair, on Tuesday night OF
last week.
The Beecher-Titon scandal,
which has been before the public
so long, is likely to come to con-
clusion within few days. The
general impression is now that
Beecher is much injured man,
and that after the investigation,
Theodore Tilton will be scorned 10y
our American people.
Those young chaps who pinned
the notice on school house door
recently, should be a little more
cautious. Such things have a bad
effect on the nervous system of
bachelors.
Sergeant F. p. Bayes, of the sig
nal office in this city, has been
transferred to New Haven, Ct, and
his place has been filed by Thos.
S. Collins, from Keol1uk, Iowa.
During Mr.. Bayes' stay in this city,
which is nearly two years, he has
been ever faithful in the discharge
of his duties, and it would be diff
Guilty to select man who could be
more attentive to the business of
that Office. He leaves O host of
friends behind who wish him every
success in his new quarters, for
which he started yesterday. Mr..
Collins arrived on Monday, and
took charge of the station here,
and from his general appearance,
we venture to say he viii give ev-
cry satisfaction.
The steamer Sherman gave an
excursion from this city to Harris
vile on Sunday, and large crowd
took advantage of fifty cent ride.
We notice that correspondent
of the Saginaw Republican says he
drank some mineral water in this
city, and then threw it up. This
is the first instance of the kind we
have ever heard of, but it is said
that to mix this mineral water with
the poor whisky they have in Sag
inaw, and it viii come up every
time.
Prof. A. Crull, of the Concordia
College, Fort Wayne, Ind, has been
spending a few days in town, visit
ing his brother-in-law, E. +. Bic
wend. He is so well pleased with
Alpena that he thinks Of investing
here in real estate, and of making
this his summer resort during va
cations.
The new brick block on dock
street is beginning to assume tho
of business.
Little Jake. the clothing king of
the Saginaw Valley, was in town
on Monday.
We learn that the School Board
have examined the fence, and are
satisfied that tho work is done
according to contract. Admitting
this to be a fact, is not saying that