Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-01-20
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State Items.

MONDAY, by majority OF elgnt,
!, adopt the city charter under tn
:, !, terms of the general law adopted @
the last session of the Legislature
Geo. It. Turrell fatted an
brought to market at Lapeer fiv
hogs weighing respectively SOC
, $50, 500, 542 and 547, making al
, aggregate of 2,6l9 pounds.
Smallpox has made its appear
|, ance at Escanaba, so it is said b,
parties from there, and is gradual,
working north. We are, however
well prepared here, having an ex-
cellent pest house with all "moderr
Improvements" The health of the
community is excellent, and pecun-
larry matters are looking a little
better.-Houghton Gazette.
A large number of settlers in the
Grand Traverse region are engaged
in getting out square timber on a
contract with canadian parties,
who ship it to Europe for ship
building. 45r ..,,.-.. -sr
Mrs, st. John, of Jonesville,
wife of Miles st. John. was strick-
en- with apoplexy while attending
the funeral services of Gen. Baxter,
causing her death the same even
ing. 'a
The woman Mary Chase, impli-
Gated in the charge of attempting
to poison her husband, was up be-
fore Justice Clark, of Saginaw City
Saturday week and admitted to
bail in the sum of one thousand
dollars. eI.. nTg rrrUeD
The examination of H. p. Else
more, charged with completely in
the State Land Office frauds under
the administration of Commission
nr Edmonds, was concluded before
Justice Miller, of East Saginaw,
on Saturday week and resulted in
his being bound over for trial in
sum Of one thousand dollars.
The Saginaw Courier says
From a conversation with an of
Iicer of the Flint e. Pere Marquette
Railway Company we learn that
the grading, bridges, ties, ETC., of
he western division through to
Ludington are completed and
ready for the rails, except one half
nile in the village OF city of Lud-
ngton. 1t is the intention of the
company to iron the road early
next spring.
The Bay City Chronicle learns
that James O'Neil, the man who
was charged with setting fire to the
stage barn at Sebewaing last sum-
mer, has pleaded guilty and impli-
Gated Ryan, the proprietor of the
line, and Fowls, one his
drivers. O'Neil was sentenced to
five years in the State Prison, and
the cases of Ryan and Fowls con-
tinued to the next term of court.
The saw mill of c. f. Reynolds,
at Millington, was wholly destroy
ed by fire Saturday week. The
total loss is $4,000 with no insur-
ance. 1t is supposed to be the
work OF an incendiary. ..
The city of Grand Rapids is
having some difficulty in negotia-
ting its water bonds for the alleged
reason that the 100000 railroad
bonds voted in aid of the Grand
Rapids q Indiana Railroad, and
purchased by Eastern capitalists,
have been dishonored since the
decision of the Supreme Court on
the railroad aid law. .-i"--ia
A Hollander, William Van Dom |
melin, married, having wife and |
seven children, while engaged in
cbopping Tuesday, at Plainfleld |
Kent county, was killed by a fall
ling tree.
A wild hog, weighing almost coo
pounds, was recently shot by
teamster near Muskegon.
A Chicago lawyer was hired by
Van Buren, county to prosecute
the Mattinson-Morris forgery case
at an expense of 500 a day. He
served eighteen days.
Henry Taylor, aged seventeen.
residing in Owosso, was accident,
ally shot while on a cunning ex-
petition by companion named
Lapierre. Although some forty
shot entered his thigh he will re-
cover. .'''7fi07h
A meeting of the Oakland coun-
ty Pioneers is called at Pontiac for
Jan. II, to organize a permanent
association. In ".90lif W.
A fire in Vermontville, Monday !
night, destroyed the saw-mill of
Martin and Bodine. Loss, So, 200;
no insurance. hiA hA ih -'i'.'i'
A barn and contents, situated
two miles east of Napoleon, be-
longing to Daniel Coykendell, was
burned last Thursday week.