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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-12-27
Miscellaneous.


Some sharper advertised to fur.
nish for one dollar infalible in
structions "for securing the warm
attentions Of pretty woman
The answer to applicants was:
"Step on her train"
Why is a drunkard like a. bad
politicianY Because he is always
poking his nose into measures that
spoil the Constitution.
This is a Gaelic proverb: "If
the best mans faults were written
upon his forehead, it would make
him pull his hat over his eyes.
A child, being asked what were
the three great feasts Of the Jews,
promptly and not unnaturally re-
piled: Breakfast, dinner and
supper"
"What is the reason that your
wife and you always disagree T.
asked one Irishman Of another
Because we are both Of one mind.
She wants to be master, and so do
t.
Huxley, my boy" says the
Des Moines Qowa) Register, "you
haven't come a bit too soon, for
when we hear of a man up in Read
ing, Pa, being beaten at euchre by
a learned pig, it's about time we
ask whittier we are drifting" -
Wash Warren, Of Griffin, Ca,
is 70 years old. He has a young
third wife and q new baby girl,
whom he has named Lucinda Nam
lcy Matilda, after the three wives.
There died lately in Paris, aged
81, NJ. Joseph Julien, a clockmaker
who attracted considerable atten-
tion in 1850 by his success in guild
ing a small elongated balloon with
q screw moved Ivy spring. M.
Julien died in an insane asylum.
A maiden lady said to her little
nephew: snow, Johnny, you go to
bed early, and always do so, and
you'll be rosy checked apd hand
some when you grow up" Johnny
thought over this = few minutes,
and then observed: "Well, aunty,
you must have sat up good deal
when you were young" o7 . 81
The late Lord Dudley once, upon
a Vienna lady remarking impu-
IDENTIFY to him: "What wretched-
ly bad French you all speak in
Lsndon," answeredpromptfy, 'fts
true, madam-we have not en-
joyed the advantage of having the
French twice in our capital"
Do you know how church 'ba-
zaar worksl The principle is svery
ingenious one. Some ladies bor-
row money from their husbands,
buy materials and make up fancy
articles, which they give to the ba-.
zaar. Then they change places,
borrow more money from their
husbands, and buy the articles back
again.
Some border paper, evidently
jealous Of Little Rhody, has the
following: Winter is coming again,
and the bewildered populace of
Rhode Island will get mp early in
the morning and hastily empty
their ashes over into the adjoining
States and scuttle back into the
house before the Connecticut police
or the Massachusetts people are.
awake. War will grow ont Of THIS
thing before many years.
At q station onrthe New Haven
railroad, the the other day, q man
and woman came into the, car
Every seat had one or two occu-
pants. He put her into one seat,
which was in part occupied, and
be took another just opposite. The
person whom be sat with offered 70
,it elsewhere, so that he and the
ady might have that seat together.
oh, Il does not matter be re-
lied, 1--WE are married"
"A variety show performer adver-
,ess for . partner, and says mo
- ..o.1 ~,.fUv The phroa M |
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NOTICE OF ATTACHMENT The Circuit
~ Court for the County OF Alpona. Eliza Z.
Robinson vs.. lee r. Sauborn-ln Attachment.
Notice is hereby given, that on the lSth day Of
August, A. ID. 1870, y writ OF attachment was duly
issued out Of the Circuit Court for the county of
Alpeua, at the suit of Eliza y. Robinson, the
above named plaintiff, against the lands, tene-
ments goods and chattels, moneys and effects Of
Lee r. Sanbom, tho above named defendant, for
the sum of thirteen hundred dollars, which said
writ WAS retumable on the first Tuesday OF No
vember, A. D. 1876 and that lands, tenomeuts,
goods and chattels have been seized and attached.
J. B. FUTILE,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Dated Alpona, Nov. %, 1876. ?77w6-2-5.lO
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- HERIFF'S SALE.--By virtue OF an execution
- issued out of the Circuit Court Tor the county
Of Alpena, bearing date the 18th day Of December,
A. ID. 1876, and 20 me directed. at a certain suit
wherein John Kesten is plaintiff, and Christopher
Purrtn and Bslfour Lee are defendants, have
this day seized and levied upon the following de-
seribed real estate as the property Of said defend
ants 20 wit: All the right, title and interest Of
said Burrel and Lee in the west half Of lots thir-
teen Isl, and fourteen IA. in block three lS, ac-
cording TO the recorded plat Of the city Of Alpena
which will offer for sale at public auction, TO the
highest bidder on Thursday, the lst day Of Feb
rusry, A. ID. 1877, at 10 o'clock A NJ. Of said day.
The above sale will he held nj the front door Of
Potter Brothets' brick block that being the place
for holding the Circuit Court for the county Of
Alpena, in the city Of Alpena, where said prop
erty may be examined.
.s JAMES Z. DENTON, Deputy Sheriff.
Dated Alpena, Dec. 18th. 1876. 2s0w7-2-6.l0
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A bald-headed banker, who al
ways prides himself on being a self
made man, during recent talk
with a friend had occasion to re-
mark that he was the architect Of
his own destiny-that he was a
self-made man. "W-w-h-hat d-did
you s-say 2" asked the friend who
suffers. 81 say with pride that I
am a self-made man--thst 1 made
myself" replied the banker. "Then
while you were m-p-making your
self,1 stammered bis friend, "why
the dickens d-didn't you p-put some
more h-hair on the t-top' of your b.
head 7"
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only a sort of suicide in the liar,
hut is stab at the heart Of human
society.
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A renowned clergyman lately
preached rather a long sermon
from the text, "Thou art weighed
in the balance and found. wanting"
After the congregation had listened
about an hour, some began to get
weary and went ont others soon
followed, greatly to the annoyance
of the minister. Another person
started, whereupon the parson
stopped in his sermon and said,
"That's right, gentlemen; rs fast
Is you are weighed pass gut"
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MORTGAGE SALE. - Default having been
vi made in the conditions OF payment Of ser.
tain mortgage containing a power OF sale, ana
bearing date the nth day OF March, A. ID. 1876,
made and executed by Huldah Jeyte, OF the city
OF Alpena Mich 20 Henry Bolton, OF the snme
place and recorded in the office OF the Register OF
Deeds for the county of Alpcna on the 18th day of
March, A. ID. 1876, at II oclOcG A. NJ, In Liocr one
M of mortgages on page 1873, upon which said
mortgage there is now claimed 20 be due the sum
three hundred and nncty-hve dollars and ninety
four cents, 1864, for principal and interest
thereon at the date Of this notice, together with
attorney fee OF twenty-five dollars, provided for IN
said mortgage; proceedings or suit at law or IN
chanccry, having been instituted 10 recover the
debt secured by said mortgage;
Notice is therefore hereby glyen, that there VIII
be sold az public auction 20 the highest bidder, ON
Thursday, the 18th day OF March, A. ID. 1877, ot
l0o'elock A. NJ. of that day, AZ the front door ON
second street of the entrance to the Cireult Court
ROOM in Potter Brothers brick block, in the city
OF Alpena, that being the place for holding the
Circuit Court for said county in which said mort
gagged premises are situated the premises de-
scribed in and covered by sal / mortgage or so
much thereof as may be necessary 10 satisfy the
amount now due on said mortgage for principal
and interest, and costs OF foreclosure, together
with said attorney fee said premises being de-
scribed Ms follows. 20 wit; Lot number eight l6l,
in block number eighty $50, Of George n. Fletch-
ers addition TO the village, now city, of Alpena,
on record in the city of AIpena, county Of AlpenH
''''N '''''' HENRY BOLTON,
Mortgageo
r. J. KELLEY, Attorney for Mortgage.
Alpena, Dec Goth, 1875. 2SOwl3-i-90.l0
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MORTGAGE SALE.-Default having been
vi made in the terms and conditions Of q certain
indenture OF mortgage, bearing date the eleventh
day of October, A. ID. 1872, acknowledged the
twelfth day OF October 4. ID. 1871 and executed
by Albert Mohtor, OF Rogers CITY, lresgue Isle
county, State of Michigan, 20 I. y. kreitler, r.
II. Darrah and w. X. Darrah, of the borough of
Brookviile, county OF Jefferson, and state OF
Pennsylvania, OF the second part, and duly re-
corded in the office Of the Register of Deeds for
said county Of presque Isle, on the sd day of Oc-
tober, A. ID. 1879, in Liber one of mortgages, on
page 60, and upon which said mortgage there is
now at the date of this notice claimed 10 be due,
for principal and interest, the sum Of four humid
red and ninety dollars, $4,000, also for taxes
paid upon the lands described in said mortgage
since its date by said second parties, the sum of
twenty-five dollars, together with an attorney fee
of twenty dollars, provided for therein, and no
suit OF proceeding having been had or instituted
TO recover the debt now remaining due and unpaid,
and secured in and by said mortgage, or any part
thereof, now, therefore, by virtue OF the power Of
sale contained in said mortgage aud OF the statute
in such cases made and provided,
Notice Is hereby given that on the eighteenth
day of January, A. ID. 1877, at two o'clock in the
afternoon of said day, az the front door Of the
Court House, in Rogers City, in said Presque Isle
county, the same being the building in which the
Circuit Court for said county of Presque Isle is
held, there will be sold Mt public auction, to the
highest bidder, the premises described in said
mortgage, or sufficient thereof 10 satisfy the said
debt, the interest thereon, the said taxes before
mentioned and the attorney fee provided for in
said mortg5tge.l Said premises being described in
said mortgage as follows: All that certain piece
or parcel of land, situate in The township of Roc-
ers, in the county of Presquc Isle, and state Of
Michigan, and described n follows, 20 wit: The
northeast quarter OF the northwest quarter and
the northwest quarter OF the northeast quarter,
both Of section twenty-five l22. of town thirty-fye
1851 north OF range five east. Michigan, containing,
according 20 the United States government sur
vey, eighty 1907 acres more or less.
FRANK y. KRFITLER,
EDWARD III. DARBAH,
WILSON L. DAkRAH,
Mortgages.
J. d. TupyBuLL, Attorney for Mortgages.
dated Oct 5th 1876 270Wi3-s-ej. 90
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W. IIIVIV VI INNos
FRANK Y. KREITLER,
EDWARD II. DARRAH,
WILSON IL. DAkRAH.

J. D. TupSDuLI, Attorney for Mortgages.
DATED Oct 5th. 1876. 27OwlS-5-:j.0O
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MEETINo.


VkLI0w JACKET SILVER MININg
j Company meeting of the p~toekholites
ofIhe yellow Jacket SILVER Mining Company II
hereby called to be held 81 the ONCE Of tho com.
peny IN the Town Of Gold MI, County OF
siorry. State Of , svsda, on wEDNEsDIY. thc
isih gay 81 March, lsl6. al the hour Of IL o'clock
lnoenl Of said dsy. The object OF said n estlp.
i.io cons der and 'abe aeiion upon the propc.
s.'1n 70 ineieasA The anon { Of the capital
pany nins NIL Ion sir hundred thoussnd dollars
.t,,0oo.oool, thst u 10 ,ay from two m .iilon
ioaf hundr d thousand dollars jta. ia yoO0,,
divided Into t,veniy.four thousand shares Il
one hundred dollars es.h, 10 twelve million dol.
isr teia.Ooo 0ol. divided into one hundred and
s.sn'y theusaid shares of ots hundred dollars
TH0s. O. TAYLOR. PRESIDENT.
q .~M.ZkLrvN. Vice ifcsident.
i. sroREs. Trustees.
oo'd Hill. January i7ih. 1910. j.ist ID