Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-19

during the month of March, the amount
of State land sold in Alpena county
was 2,611 acres, while in Montmorency
county 1920 acres were sold.
Among the passengers who arrived
in town by steamer Metropolis, last
Sunday, were Mr.. and Mrs : II. Den
ton, III. II. Wittleshofer, MIS-. Babcock,
Judge futile and f. III. Barlow.
On Thursday last, 100000 whitefsh
fry were brought to this place by i. 0.
Chase, of the Michigan Fish Commits
sion, and the work of planting them
in the bay was commenced that day.
You can obtain goods cheap for cash,
at the store on Water street, where the
old Anspach stock is being disposed of
at auction and by private sale. Auc-
ton three nights in the week. 536
The field notes of Montmorency
county, which were in the possession of
this county, have been delivered to
supervisor Cain, Of Rust township, who
received them for Montmorency county.
On Monday, Edward Byron, fore
man of the mill Of c. w. Richardson,
received fall, his right hip and back
striking heavily upon a log, fracturing
the hip bone. Dr. Maiden attended
the injured man.
Gov. Jerome has appointed Thurs
day, the 9th, to be known and OBJ
served as "Arbor Day." and recon-
mends a general observance of the
same throughout the State, by planting
trees for ornaments.
/ Last week about 100000 feet Of
logs, owned by j. X. Lockwood, Geo.
Prentiss, Culligan 81 Montross, Crow
ell & Godfrey, and others, broke loose
on Hubbard Lake, and were adrift on
the lake. 1t is thought that they will
be secured without much difficulty.
The drive on the North Branch,
with about 100000 feet of logs, is
hung up. The fact is, the water in all
the streams is very low, and unless
we have very heavy rains soon, it is
thought by lumbermen, that not more
than half Of the logs will be got down
to the mills.
The want of rain promises TO be very
injurious to the log driving business,
and, unless considerable moisture Genes
soon, the logs on Bean Creek and the
North Branch will not be got to the
mills. On most Of the streams, the
dams, that have been constructed, will
enable the lumbermen to drive their
logs.
The case of Diana Richardson VS..
Geo. Prentiss, carried from the Circuit
Court of this district to the Supreme
Court, being a complaint against the
erection and maintenance of docks in
front of complainant's premises on the
bay shore, has been decided in favor Of
the complainant, with costs in both
courts.
Z. o. Avery, who has been on
business trip to Detroit and Saginaw,
returned home yesterday morning.
During his absence, Mr.. Avery pur-
chased first class lighter, match for
the one recently purchased by G. w.
Richardson, for which he paid $4,000.
The lighter arrived in port yesterday,
loaded with salt from Saginaw.
Geo. N. Benton, who has for num-
Der of years past given such universal
satisfaction as keeper of the poor farm
and house, has resigned that position,
and accepted position in the employ
of parties at Tawas and will remove to
that place this month. Mr.. Benton
has been resident of Alpena many
years, and leaves n large circle of warm
friends who wish him the fullest sue
cess in his new home and undertaking.
Last week we copied from the Bay
City Call, an item to the effect that
Geo. j. Robinson, Of this city, had
brought suit against II. nj. Dufield,
of Detroit, for SANDER. This is case
that will be looked forward to with
much interest by the citizens Of Alpena
especially, for Mr. Robinson is well
known here, and is held in general es-
TEEN by all, his character being the
reverse of that charged by Mr.. DUFF.
field. Where Mr.. Robinson is known,
public opinion is surely in his favor.
Work has been commenced tending
) toward the erection of neat new resi-
dence by Hon. w. Fl. Potter, at the
corner of Fourth street and Washing
ton avenue. Mr.. Potter will remove
his barn to the rear of his premises,
and his present residence to the west
side of the lot. This work will be done
by Genrow & Yott. On the site where
now stands Mr.. Potter's residence, will
be erected the new building, in keeping
with the modern plans of architecture,
: the work to be under the supervision
of Alexander Campbell, ..uilder.
James Hunt, one of the early set
tiers of.Alpena, met with painful ac-
cident on Monday, whereby he lost his
left foot. II seems that Mr.. Hunt was
engaged in driving some spiles for
Fletcher, Pack q Co, and while the
hammer was being raised, Mr.. H., in
attending to his duties, had occasion to
step into the coil Of rope attached to
J the hammer, and at that instant the
| machinery commenced working, the