Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-02-22

two months, came to town OH Monda.
bringing $3.50 worth of furs, which h
sold to G.. n. Blackburn q Son.
A. +. Kelley, of the firm of A.
Kelley d Co., arrived in Boston la
Thursday, and is now visiting the cas-
ern markets, for the purpose of purcha
ing stock of goods for the sprin
trade.
. Capt Tod Boynton has come froI
Port Huron to look after the repair
to the tug Burnside for his friend Gee
Prentiss, of Alpena. Work commence
this morning at the upper dry dock
Detroit Marine News.
Wallace Willyard, the treasurer O
the township of Briefly, Montmorenc,
county, paid us visit last week. Mr.
Willyard reports the region in his vicin
ity to be settling up fast, and that it i
a first class farming country.
The trial of Henry Jackson, in thu
Circuit Court, last week, for being. con
cerned in the counterfeit coin business
resulted in verdict of guilty being
returned by the jury. Sentenced t.
onc year in the penitentiary.
A good, old-fashioned northeast snow
storm set in on Monday night, and con
:inued through yesterday, the wine
changing to the northwest, much to the
qualification of business men generally
n this section of the country.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Minor are now
n San Francisco. On their way from
Reno to Virginia City, the train they
we're OH was wrecked and three persons
killed, but Mr.. and Mrs. Minor were
ortunate enough to escape uninjured.
The following persons received thcil
ull citizen papers, at the late term OF
he Circuit Court, in addition to those
We published in our last issue: w. w
Hicks, john Stosik, David Mcneil
VIM. Hasset, John Rensberry, and
Judah Cohen.
The water works question appears tC
rave been we'll discussed by the citi
ems. That is right. 1t is a very i'm
,ortant question, and every tax pave,
hould thoroughly post himself, SO thai
lie may know intclligently how to cas-
lis vote next Monday.
The organ man has been trying tt
how what he don't know about the pay
If teachers in the public schools bu
here are hosts of people who woult
yery much like to hear him tell wha
he does "know about Articles of Asso
,iation.' Talk about "steals," chi
Sheriff Scott left town on Monday
morning last, taking with him Henry
Jackson and John Shelley, who were
at the session of the Circuit
Court last week-Jackson to go to tin,
State prison for one year, and Shelley
% the Ionia house of correction FOL
,hree months.
@. n. Blackburn and Jas. Reit
started for White Fish Point, Lake Su
,erior, on Saturday last, intending tc
eturn next week. Mr.. Blackburn j,
ooking after the purchase of fur, while
'Tr. Reid goes in the interest of Geo
'rentiss, who is having some timber got
nut at that point.
Jas. Hunter of this village has beer
Engaged to superintend important fish
ng interests to be started early mex
pring at Sugar Island by +. A. Davis
# Alpena. He leaves to-day to com
ncnce preparations for his new position
lis family will remain here until nav
CATION opens.-Presque Isle Advance.
Nature tried to produce a snow
torn in this vicinity last Thursday
,ut it was so thin that it turned t.
ain. Most of the afternoon was taker
Up in dumping the rain drops OH thu
streets. The malicious attempt to form
mud was stopped in the night by ;
rowling Northwestern which ought t.
rave been due at this city few hour
earlier.
John Campbell, one of the old resi-
tents of this city, and who is vel
known here, has been taken to the in
sane asylum, leaving town last Friday
Mr.. Campbell had been sick for som,
lime, and the sickness resulted in de
of the mind. 1t was though
best to take him to Pontiac for treat
nent and it is to be hoped that he vii
be speedily cured. Mr.. Campbell ha