Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-04-06

ST. Clair river above the flats Is clea
Of ice, but on the flats the ice field i
heavy.
/ Mcdonald 81 Atkinson have put il
/ 100000 feet Of logs at their camp a
Hubbard Lake.
Mrs. Broen, of the Second ward
died on Friday last, leaving a HUSBAND
and four children.
John Grant, a citizen of the FRS
ward, died at his residence last weel
at an advanced age.
Up to March 80, at Lockwood camp
at Hubbard Lake, they had banked
/ 100000 feet of logs.
Judge futile held court at Tawa
City, last week, returning to his HON,
in this city on Saturday.
1t was daughter instead of a sol
that Mrs n. ii. Epysteyn presented t.
her husband on Saturday week.
The meat market of Geo D. Brad
ford, which has been newly painted in
side, assumes q neat and tasty appear
ancc.
Geo. Plough, captain of the lif
saving station at Tawas point, has ia
ken possession of the station for The
summer
Silas Marsh, known to nearly all OF
our citizens as an experienced lumber
man and road contractor, died Mon
day morning.
Albert w. Brown has the material
on the ground for new residence OF
Washington avenue, next to the resi-
dencc of J. Cohen.
Go to the armory this evening, ant
listen to the lecture Of Fred. S. Good
rich, on the subject of temperance, fol
the benefit of the w. c. r. L.
The steamers Dunlap and Dove have
received thorough repairs and beer
got in readiness for the season of navi
CATION. Both boats have been painted
Miss Abbic Mather, who has beer
under treatment at Detroit during the
winter, has very much improved il
health, and is expected home this
week.
The social and oyster supper ut the
Baptist Church on Wednesday evening
of last week was a success in every par
ticular. The proceeds of the evening
amounted to about $50.
Roberts received a majority in one
town in Presquc Isle county-Posen-
and in Altoona county, we believe; but
even in his own county, he did not pol
as strong Il vote as had been supposed
he would.
A bill has passed the House of State
Legislature, making an appropriation
of State swamp lands to aid in the
construction of a State road from
the northern limits of this city to the
Prcsquc Isle county line.
The grocery establishment formerly
owned by Tompkins & Folkerts, ant
recently sold to Sidney Case, has un
dergonc another change in the firm
name, and now stands Case d Temp
kins, J.. A. Tompkins having purchas
ed an interest.
Bills presented to the Legislature by
Hon. j. d. Turnbull, for an appropria
ton Of State swamp lands for the com
pletion Of the Duncan City and Alpen'
State road in Presque Isle county, anc
for lien on logs, etc, for labor anc
services have passed the House.
The steamer Flora, which is to rul
to this port this season (if navigation
opens,) is Differed by Captain w. +
Conner. Luke Doney, second mate
Robert Mcclure, engineer; Charlie
Mcintosh, clerk, and John McKin
loch, stewart.
During the past week the weathe
has been cold, with the wind in tn
northwest, and the snow has disappear
ed but very little. The snow is We
two feet deep in the woods, and
crustcd over so that it will bear up
team, and the sleighing continues YER
fair in most parts of the country.
On Wednesday last the tug Angle
formerly of this port, was report
cd frozen in the ice on Lake Michigan
four miles off st. Joseph, She was VI
injured. Three tugs attempted to re
cue her, but the ice proved too stron,
On April 1st she was still in the ic