Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-11-04
Our Reporter on the Alert.

day night. He weighed eight and
quarter pounds, but he couldn't
vote, as he hadn't resided long
enough in the ward.
We learn that the Pioneer man
last weelfadisplayed his accustomed
dislike for truth in decidedly pu-
gilistic manner. OH account of some
truthful statements made by Alder
man Pack, concerning his majesty,
the editor, when the qualldriver, as
usual, came out second best. We
are willing to promise to say moth
ing about'the matter.
M. P. Godfrey and bride return
ed home last Saturday-herihg. I =
More snow last Saturday and
Sunday. Splendid weather this for
overeoatsapd cough syrup.
Monroe Klocl1 has taken possess
sion of the billiard hall building on
Dock street,, and in few days will
have first-class billiard hall and
restaurant in running operation.
Thursday, November &c, has
been appointed by the president
as the day of Thanksgiving.
Old Prob. had his flag flying last
Thursday, and the wind blew at
the rate Of about thirty miles an
hour.
1t seems that the honesty Of the
Pioneer charges for public printing
has again been questioned-this
time by one of his own party
Perhaps the city and county, after
having double paid the Pioneer for
printing three or four years more,
will have their eyes opened to his
outrageous charges, and be desir-
GUS of making little change, thus
saving the people some money. At
least the people hope so.
Mooney 81 Bickford have pur-
chased the barber shop outfit from
Sam1, Neadau, and removed the
same to their establishment in the
Blackburn building.
Frank Sprat says that Dave Kin
caid is married, but the matter
must be kept O profound secret, so
don't say a word about it.
The Zohn Bros. now occupy
the whole of the store in the
Mcdonald block, and propose to
increase their business.
The Common Council did no
business last Monday evening.
J. ID. Holmes the muchly de-
featcd candidate for Prosecuting
Attorney, took the boat for below
next morning after election.
Dock street now that the saw
busting is completed, is one of the
best thorougAfares in the city.
Men are almost daily going to
the woods, and numbering will
probably be brisk during the win
ter.
Philip O'Farrel was elected by
40 majority over'J. d. Holmes, for
Prosecuting Attorney in Pressure
Isle county. q. a. &. II
Our port has been pretty free
from vessels for the past few days.
s.. Rosenthal has a good safe for
sale.
John Heating says that at the
election in Long Rapids he never
thought word of Churchill until
three o'clock in the afternoon, but
he then succeeded in getting AZ
out of the 81 votes poled for
Churchill, and he thought if he
had had q little more time, he
might have got eight or ten more.
And John says he didn't work
hard either.
"When Greek meets Greek, then
comes the tug of war" But when
the Pioneer man had little brush
with a leading Republican the
other day, there wasn't much tug
eing done, as both seemed to think
they chad better quit" No sand
at all.
We are still having calls for
"more slips for Churchill and
Burnham,' as everybody feel as
though they wanted them. We
thought they used a few Oh Tues
day. -
Wind strong and southwest,
and storm flag up Thursday morn
ing.
The people were the most order
ly, quietly and peaceable on Tues
day of any election ever held in
this county. There was very lit
tie drinking, and few drunk.