Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-05-13


before much damage was done.
A. Anspach, the enterprisine
business man " no was twice burned
out in this city, has again estab
lished himself in the brick store
opposite Potter Bros hardware
store. He arrived in town Monday
The Common Council are consid.
ering the matter of burning mill
refuse within the city. We hope
that whatever they do in that di-
rection, they will serve all alike,
and not allow one to burn in close
proximity to dwellings, while
another is compelled to draw off
to long distance.
II would not be a bad thing if
the Council would put "muzzle"
on some or all the mill whistles.
We cannot see the necessity of
blowing those screaching whistles
every few hours in the day to the
annoyance of all who live within
half a mile of mill.
We are having some success in
receiving subscriptions in advance,
each subscriber receiving the
ARGUS and the Scrap Book for
81. per year.
The Luna5erman's Gazette is to
he published weekly after the 18th
of this month.
Mr.. Lockwood informs us that
the prospects are growing more
fiattering every day for the COM
mencement of operations at this
end of the proposed railroad. Let
the good work proceed rapidly.
Great fires were reported in the
woods along the shore Saturday
and Sunday.
A boy named German had the
ends of his fingers on his left hand
cut off while playing in Gillett,
Eales & Co.'S mill Monday.
Rev. A. b. Allen and bride ar
rived home yesterday morning.
Saturday night the schooner Col
lingwood, laden with oats, bound for
Cleveland, grounded at Nine Mile
Point, and the schooner Home and
tug Scott went from this port to
her relief. The vessel is leaking.
The tug has returned.
]. f. Loomis, the new proprietor
Of the Fletcher House, has arrived
in town.
81. III. Fletcher & Coils anothe,
new sign, in front of the hardware
store on Dock street.
Last Saturday morning while the
tug w. Scott was towing The
schooner Dacotah, the strong vino
drove the vessel against two fish
boats, damaging them to the amount
of about $40.
The big boot has been elevated
in front of M. O'Brien & Co.'S shoe
shop, Beebe's block.
j. L. Smith has q lot of fruit
trees for sale, at the residence of Z.
c. Barlow, on Hitchcock street.
Capt. Ripley now holds himself
in readiness to convey passengers
and baggage to and from the boats,
or to any part of the city. His
omnibus is neatly and conveniently
made. Orders left at the news de-
pot, Fields drug store, Bolton x
McRae's, or the Thunder Bay
House, will receive prompt atten-
ton. See card elsewhere.
During the fire in the woods last
a portion of the fence
around the Catholic cemetery was
burned.
Beekman, Prentice & Co. are
erecting a large planning mill on
their grounds, near the Fletcher
House, where they intend to plane
their siding and foring in the flu
ture.
The warmest day of this season
was last Saturday, the thermometer
being 81 degrees in the shade.
Get your gardens plowed. Read
the advertisement of w s. Fur
bush in another column.
The plasterers are at work in the
new bath house, which will be in
readiness for visitors in a few
weeks.
Fishermen are having excellent
luck catching suckers just below
the dam.
Bay City papers report carpen-
tering good in that locality. Why
should it not be in this city9
AS soon as the salt well is proven
to be success, of which there is
but little doubt at present, more
wells will BIO sunk without delay.
M. O'Brien & Co. have their new
shoe shop in operation.
Parties who wish to discontinue
the ARGUS, will please bear in mind
that all arrearages must be paid be-
fore the paper will be stopped.
The dull times has had at least
one good effect. A number OF
small places where liquors were
sold, have closed up business.
The new store of Bosley & RiouS
is in full blast.
The tug w. Scott, owned by Johr
Mcdonald, arrived at this
port last week. She was formerly
a little pleasure boat, on Saginaw
river, was overhauled recently
and is now doing business on til,
bay and river.
The tug Sweepstakes was at this
port Friday.