Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-10-28
Our Reporter on the Alert.

erection of a new house in Potter's
addition.
"That little baby" is a girl, weigh
ing nine pounds, and Mr.. and Mrs
Jas. Lewis are happy.
The Churchill Brothers have i'm
ported another valuable horse from
the stock farm of their father, at
Pleasant Valley, Iowa.
Edward f. Biewend has rented
the now vacant store in Myers
block, and will shortly occupy the
same with his stock of drugs, med
icines, etc.
Moist weather on Monday, but
weather not disagreeable.
Joseph Nephew has started q
cooper shop near the Methodist
Church.
DIR. Shelton proposes to build a
residence on Washington avenue,
opposite the Episcopal Church.
b. Richards, of the hardware
firm, has sold his interest in the
business to b. r. Young, and the
latter has united himself with the
Potter Brothers, under the firm
name of Potter Bros. & Co.
Every ballot counts this fall
Sec to it that your name is regis
tered. You cannot vote next Tues.
day unless it is.
The registration notices are moro
than a week late in being publish.
ed again this year. A repetition
of a like neglect two years ago
Who is at fault this time9
A walk has been laid on Third
street, across Washington avenue.
The time for paying the city tax
has been postponed to the 10Th Of
December.
The sawdusting of Dock street
will doubtless be completed this
week.
The fire dock at the foot of alley
on the bay shore, opposite Hitch
cock street, is completed and tn,
work accepted.
The Dock and Broadwell stree
bitches have been dug and ordere,
paid for.
The Fletcher House is now clos
ed for the season, and will be re
opened in the. spring.
The propeller Brooklyn, of the
N. II. line, was blown to atoms by
a boiler explosion last Thursday
OH Detroit river. Fifteen live.
were lost, and the vessel totally de
stroyed.
The query which has agitatet
the public mind for some time as tC
the whereabouts of Tom Collins
has died away, and the question
now is, "who has got Dawes revol
yer 2"
Little knots of politicians on al
most every corner, and everybody
in the button-hole business.
Rush g. Gordon expect to remove
their billiard hall to their new quar-
ters on Water street this week.
The ARGUS will not appear mex
week until Thursday, in order tina
we may give as full election re
turns as possible.
The new store of Mr.. Benton j,
nearly completed, and will soon be-
filed with q stock of groceries ant
provisions.
j. Monaghan is out with neat
new delivery wagon.
One day last week grey eagle
measuring eight feet from tip t.
tip of the wings, was shot neal
North Point.
II. Crowley has stray COW OF
his premises.
Something more than dozer
vessels in port loading with lumber
yesterday.
Don't forget that Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday of this week arc
the days for, registering your names
before you will be entitled to vote
next Tuesday. FIRST ward, at the
store of u. M. knight; Second
ward, at the store Of ]. NJ. Blake
ley & Co.; Third ward, at the store
J. Gillett q Co.
Fair promises will not run {
printing Office many years, and un
less some of the parties who are
full of promise, and always without
money, pay up pretty soon, the!
will find their accounts in the pos
session of o lawyer for collection.
PREsENTATIoN.-Th The employee