Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-05-27
Our Reporter on the Alert.

breakers, and our city father
should not sit OH the railing of thu
bridge unless they expect Others
will follow the example.
Shade trees are being set out on
the public school grounds.
Cooke e. Co., of Bay City, who
deal extensively in ribbons, have
an advertisement in another col
umn. Readit.
Farms are fast being cleared
along the road from this city to
Long Lake.
Jas. M. Johnson is erecting q
building opposite the Congrega-
tional Church, which is to be occu-
pied by Johnston e. Stocking with
their marble works.
About two weeks since the pco-
pie were praying for rain, but now
they want less rain and more logs.
May Both is decoration day, but
We don't anticipate many decora-
tions in Alpena.
Wheat in this county is reported
as looking very fine.
The Saginaw Enterprise office Is
closed, the paper having suspended
publication. Liabilities S21, 900.
When eggs walk off at the rate
of a dozen per day, without leave,
it is time that hen house doors
should be locked.
The L,mJeyman's Gdzette, which
has heretofore been published
monthly now comes to us weekly,
having been changed to quarto
form. 1t is neatly printed and well
filed with interesting and import
ant information for lumbermen.
Price SO per year.
A few new sidewalks are making
their appearance i'll town.
The man who recently sent
job of printing below and paid s17
for the same, when he could have
had the work done at home
for SD, has no sympathy from us.
Served him right.
This week the steamer Dunlap is
attempting to make the round trip
from Bay City to this place in one
day, but the probabilities are that
the Sherman will have to put in
trip or two during the week to
make things meet properly.
Logs were brought down the
river again on Monday. Mills are
again starting up.
Reports from all parts of the
State now are that the entire log
crop will come down all right.
Money wanted at this office from
everybody indebted to us. Walk
up and settle
Fred. S. Goodrich has made q
improvement in the APP
pearancc of his front windows by
handsome show cases.
The wind on Monday demolished
the bill board on Second street.
Ed. r. Haines, who had his foot
badly smashed two weeks ago,
while on the drive, had that men,
Der amputated just above the ankle
last Sunday. The operations was
performed by Drs. Wilkinson, Nc
Sween and Seaman.
A new barber chair has just been
received at the barber shop on
Dock street.
J. Monaghan has made arrange
nents whereby he now receives
'resh vegetables by every boat
rom Bay City.
The Methodist social, which was
% take place this evening, has been
postponed until "Wednesday even
ng of next week, and it will take
place in the Court Room.
We wonder when the bills pre-
iented to the Council two months
lgo are to be acted upon! When
PARTIES prefolm labor for the city
hey would be pleased to receive
heir pay during the course of their
natural lifetime.
Still we are in want of good
yirl to do homework.
q. F. Lewis, OF the Sogind,cidn,
S spending a few days in this city.
Jas Cavanagh, formerly sheriff
If this county, is in this city look
ing after some matters in which he
is interested.
The Common Council have pass
ID n resolution, asking for sealed
to be received by the
Comptroller, for the opening OF
Mill, and Trowbridge
,trcets. Wonder il the first pro-