Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-06-17
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was one hundred words, he chare
ed the county for proceedings
Jan. -, last, twenty-five folio
when he published bat fifteen, an
for the proceedings of March 81
he charges twelve folios and pull
lished bot eight. This bill wa
sworn TO by the editor of thst IA
per, TO be correct. When mar
swears to what he knows to bC
false, is it not purgery 1t is {
matter that should he looked after
by tie Board of Supervisors. II
the style in which the Pioneer mar
is trying to do the printing sin 8
proper manner"
We are to have d light house al
the mouth of Thunder Bay river
the appropriation being $4,000.
A new institution in town is that
of E. j. Harding, who has opened
a shop at the corner of Chisholm
and First streets, where he is pre-
pared to do all kinds of upholster-
ing, repairing furniture, make car
pets, etc. Mr.. Harding we'll un-
deifstahds his business, and can, we
believe, give entire satisfaction.
1t looks as if employment OF
some kind was sadly needed when
a squad of men will indulge in the
practice of setting little boys to
fighting. 1t looks bad, to say the
least.
A big days work was done at the
shin lie mill of Gillett, Eales g. CO.,
last Friday. The cut was one hun.
dred and eight thousand, forty-ono
thousand of which were packed 10y
James Goodwin. This mill run,
but eleven hours per day. We nc
tice that this firm have raised the
broom. Let's hear from some one
else.
Mr.. j. n. Tiff, of New York, is
in town. His general health is un-
usually good, and he always bears
a smiling countenance. He does
not feel the least annoyed by hard
times.
Many of the streets throughout
the city are sadly in need of saw.
dust.
Bears are reported very plenty
in the woods hereabouts this sea-
son, and quite number have beer
killed.
The cute little potato bus
has made his appearance. w,
don't court his friendship.
The chances for q railroad to Al
prna this season, are Of a rathe
gloomy character. A railroad W,
want, and ought to have, but it nov
seems that we must wait, and prob
ably wait good while.
Baths were taken at the new
bath house last Sunday.
The rooms In the second story O
the Mcdonald block, on Second
street, are now ready for occupacy
A gentleman named ID. III. Rusl
has just opened watch repairing
shop in the room with j. w. Eze
keil, on Water street.
On Thursday last, while VIM
Miller was pouring melted babbi
metal into n box at the mill o
Prentice, Beekman q Co., the meta
suddenly flew into his face, caused
it is thought by the box being wet
and the result was serious. The
sight of one eye is thought to b'
entirely destroyed, while the Other
eye is also injured. DR.. Maiden is
doing all possible for the relief o
the sufferer. Yesterday the doc
tor informed us that he had ever,
reason to believe that he would
save the sight of both eyes.
The fsyn of Galbraith Il Smith
proprietors of the foundry anc
machine shop on River street. ha:
failed, aud their was lively time
on Monday, serving attachments.
The steamer Dunlap is to give
an excursion FROM Bay City Friday
evening.
Heavy rain on Monday doing
considerable good to gardens, etc.
but of little or no benefit to farm
crops.
The latest manner Of making
dried apple pies, which was tried
by q lady in this city recently, is
to put the apples into the pie with
out stewing. 1t makes q healthy
looking dish, and is no doubt
excellent.
The man who attempted to make
& spread eagle In the street, in
front of Fields drug store, yester'
day morning, is getting better.
New apples, have made their
appearance in Detroit, at two dol
lars and ten cents each. Two dol
lars for the doctor and ten cents
for the apple.
The bath house will be in readi-
ness for business this week, pro.
viding everything works smoothly
The new tubing at the well was be-
ing put down yesterday.
James Cavanagh was to start foi
Buffalo this morning. He has
come to the conclusion that there
is no place like Alpena, after all
and he may possible return her,
to stay.
The ladies of the M. T.. Church
will give a neck-tic and apron SO
cial, at the residence of H.. j. Ea
ton, next Monday evening.