Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-11-02

the Water Co., for the purpose of
making room for the machinery Of the
Electric Light Co., is now about com
pletcd.
The nail steamer Dove, instead of
leaving this port on Friday last, did
not start Out till Saturday, and Sun
day. mail did not arrive till Monday
morning.
Moses Brown, who has been out Of
town for the purpose Of getting the
turbine water wheels for the Electric
Light Co., returned home by mail
steamer on Friday.
Leonard G, Crawford, ono Of the
oldest settlers Of Presque Isle county,
and after whom the port Of Crawfords
Quarry was named, died at his resi-
dence on Friday night last.
The Northern Mail is the name of
Il new four page, five column paper
just started at Indian Lake, Oscoda
county. 1t il neat and spicy journal,
published by John Randall.
by special request" we would most
respectfully ask the organ man if he
has yet had the spare time to look af-
ter and tell tho public what he did
with those Articles of Association
The Trotting Park Association give
another Of their exhibitions at the fair
grounds this afternoon, consisting Of
special races, and it is expected that
there will be considerable amusement
for all.
The tugs j. T. Hayden and w. :.
Calkin, with dredge and dump scows,
ran into this port on Friday last on
account Of the storm. They were on
their way from Cheboygan to Port
Huron.
The two turbine water wheels for
the Electric Light Co., arrived by
steam barge East Saginaw and steamer
Kcweenaw, on Saturday last, and they
will be placed in position as soon as
possible, by the contractor, Moses
Brown.
Wild Strawberries have been in
blossom for the past four weeks, and
one day last week, Henry Van Sipc,
of the township of Alpena, found Il
large, plump, ripe wild strawberry in Il
field which is something rare for this
time of the year.
Prof Warman gave another of his
elecution entertainments at the Opera
House on Monday evening, TO II large
audience. The recitations, as delivered
by the Professor, were very pleasing,
and elected the entire attention Of
those present, all Of whom felt doubly
repaid for the evening thus passed
/ away.
Frank NJ. Hubbard, who has for the
past season been connected with the
Fletcher House, has now gone to East
Saginaw, where he has taken IL posi-.
ton in the Office Of the Z. * F. NJ.
railroad, and will remain till the open
ing of navigation next spring, when
he expects to again return to this city
and assume his duties at the Fletchcl
House.
Edmund Henderson had the first tw
fingers Of his right hand badly cut u
on a buzz saw in Gilchrist's mill, o.
the morning of October 25th. He ha
! been at work only week. He too
another mans place on the saw an
c had not worked ten minutes before h
met with the accident, in attempting {
oil the saw. Dr. Maiden dressed th
!, wounds.
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II was currently reported on tn
streets one day last week, that the gre
t Gerry store of John Monaghan, on See
c ond street, had been invaded by burg
lars during the night, but we ar
q pleased to learn that such was not tn
a case. He would be an unprincipale
rascal that would commit such Il da'
tardly deed, as Mr.. Monaghan is sellin
Il goods at such low prices that almo'
:, any person can better afford to bu
than steal them.
1t The Review has it from good AZ
Is thority that the r. II. company of d.
troit, of which Gen. r. A. Alger
. president, have negotiated bonds, an
= secured the money with which to bull
the Alpena and East Saginaw railroad
that majority Of the bonds were take
: by the Stockholders of the Flint
: Perc Marquette company, and that tn
said shore railroad will run to Free
land and not to Bay City, the beliefs @