Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-08-08

The Nashville Students gave. two
successful entertainments at the Opera
House OH Friday and Saturday even
ings of last week. They are good
singers and furnished much amuse-
ment.
The steamer Keweenaw left this
port last Saturday on her fifth trip to
Sault st. Marie, and reports passen-
ger list of one hundred and fifteen.
She gives four more excursions to the
same place.
The Morrissey troupe took passage
on the steamer Metropolis, Thursday
morning, for Oscoda, and went up on
the steamer City of Cleveland last
Saturday morning, OH their way to
the Lake Superior country
Some camping parties were passen-
gers on the steamer City of Cleveland
on her down trip last week, and they
enjoyed feast on that steamer-an
important part of which consisted of
brook trout caught by the recreation
seekers. OF course no fish yarns were
told.
The steamer Golden Eagle got back
to this port Saturday night from Bay
City, at which port she had been dry
locked and caulked. A leak was dis
covered at the steam pipe. An ex-
animation of her when she was in the
dry dock showed her hull to be in
good condition.
Our thanks are due the Michigan
State Agricultural Society for a COM
plimentary ticket to the thirty-fifth
annual fair, which commences OH
Monday, September 18th, at Detroit,
and continues for five days. The So
ciety is making great preparations so
that the fair will be grand success.
w. III. Andrews, of Saginaw, is at
the Fletcher house with a large num-
Der of very handsome pictures and
frames-fne steel engravings, water
colors, etc. Also an elegant line OF
mouldings in gold, bronze, plush, gilt
etc. An examination of them will
prove very interesting, and all are
welcome.
The steamer Arundel left port Sun.
day morning, on her second trip to
Mackinac. Her excursionists from
Bay City were asleep when the steam
err was here Sunday morning-enjoy
ing the first decent nights rest they
probably have had for some time
The pure air of this locality was q
luxury to the residents of the swamp:
near the mouth of Saginaw river.
Summer, up to the latter part Of
last week, was failure, as far as re
CARDS heat. There has seldom been
more than one warm day at a time
although once in while there has
been two successive warm days. There
has been no warm nights. On Sun
day last small invoice of warm
weather arrived OH an excursion. II
remained Monday, and Tuesday, and
is on hand this morning.
The frequency of cyclones and wind
storms and the great destruction Of
life and property attending them, has
created a demand for insurance against
such loss. Seage & Kelley have ar.
ranged for such insurance, and will
issue cyclone policies in first class com
panies at low rates. For first elias,
insurance in fire, marine, cyclone ant
accident, call on Seage & Kelley
agents, Mcdonald & Creighton block
Alpena, Michigan.
The work of relaying the tile drair
OH Washington avenue is about done
An old corduroy covering that was
embedded in the street about two fee
below the surface, has been removed
This corduroy tells Of time whel
Washington avenue was but a swami
road, and impossible until the cordu
roy was laid. At present, owing t,
the tile drainage, there is no wate
for several feet below the surface o
the street. The tile drains have dom
great service for this city.
Mr.. E. Adams, of Chicago, is in tn
city, and will call upon our bushes
men in regard to hotel desk whicl
he is about to place at the Collin,
House. We have examined it an,
pronounce it n good advertising
scheme. 1t is handsome affair, mad
of fine black walnut and plate glas:
In the glass panels are business cards
1t is used for the register, and ha
neat little drawers for stationary,
pen rack, fancy match and tooth-picl