Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-05-20
Our Reporter on the Alert.

o"AN"H poiSOh"SSJ COiuci LITE
: and Hitchcock streets, is up.
The steamer ru LAP has bee
taken off the Alpena and Sagina,
line for the present, and the Shel
man will now make the round tri
from Alpcna to Bay City and re
turn in twenty-four hours, thu
; furnishing us with a daily boat a
heretofore.
+ Notwithstanding the scarcity o
money, about two thousand people
: attended the circus Saturday night
People will go to shows if they &c
without bread and butter.
The single mill of Bewick, Com.
stock d Co. commenced running
operations last week.
The tubing is now being put
down to convey the water from the
mineral well to the bath house.
"Money to loan," is now display
ed on the window of one of the
stores in Myers block, where a
pawn brokers office has been cs-
tablished.
The attendance at the two circus
es last week was very large, and
the entertainments proved to be
two grand sells. The exhibitions
of the scholars of our public schools
have been far superior, and given
better satisfaction.
Mrs. McSorley, mother of John
McSorley and Mrs. J. w. Marshall,
died at the residence of the latter
on Friday last. The deceased was
eighty-six years of age.
ID. Rodman has returned from
the east, bringing a large stock of
goods.
The rain last week caused the
streams to raise to such an extent
that there will be little or no diff
Guilty in getting the logs down now.
The drive is reported in good con-
dition.
The steam barge Alpcna arrived
here on Saturday, having five bar
ges in tow, three Of which she left
at this place, and then she proceed
ed with the others to Marquette,
where she will run the balance of
this season, having been engaged
to carry iron ore to mills below.
Garden blowing is in order. Fur
bush is doing considerable in that
line of business.
Notwithstanding the ordinance
regarding the running at large Of
horses, numbers Of those animals
are occasionally seen wandering
about town.
On the front of Boslcy's new
building on Dock street, appears
the sign, "Boslcy & Rioux, Grocer
les and Provisions"
The Fletcher House is pretty
well filed with boarders and guests.
Colby viii commence selling
clothing at auction this evening.
The Sherman made her first trip
from this place to Bay City and re-
turn in twenty-four hours and for
ty-fve minutes.
w. f. Savage e. Bro. have estab-
lisbed q newspaper advertising
agency in Detroit, for the purpose
of obtaining small advertisements
to he inserted in the various papers
in this State, with which they de-
sire TO contract. This is a step
that will no doubt prove successful,
and is business that the want Of
has long been felt by the men
who do advertising throughout
Michigan.
Two or three good girls, who
wish steady employment, will do
well to call at the ARGUS Office.
A white frost for the last three
mornings. Take in your tomato
plants.
Lots of men about the streets,
out of employment.
Circuit Court will commence on
the Goth, next Tuesday.
Why don't you shut up your
horses, and not allow them to tram
pie OH the impounding ordinance
The Public Library will be open
on Wednesday evenings hereafter,
from s to 0 o'clock, in order to ac-
commodate those who cannot como
in the day time. 1t will not be
open Wednesday afternoons, but
will be open on Saturdays from 3
to 6 p. NJ, as heretofore.
Some of the mills have shut down
for want of logs, the water being
too high to raft successfully.