Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-09-12

A boy named Hoffman got the fore
finger of his right hand caught in the
rollers of the lath machine, at the
river mill of Fletcher, Pack q Co.,
last Saturday, and his finger nail was
pulled out by the roots, making a
very painful wound.
The Prentiss raft from Lake Su-
perior was brought by the tug Sum-
ner as far as Thunder Bay Island,
but owing to the gale, Friday, the
tug was obliged to let the raft drift
on to the island. The raft contains
about 100000 feet of logs.
The steamship Iron Chief, the five
masted fore-and-after David Bows,
and some eight other vessels were
anchored in Thunder Bay during the
gale Friday and Saturday. Thunder
Bay is first class place for vessel
to be anchored in during gale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Furbush were
passengers on the steamer Mackinac,
which arrived Sunday night. Mrs.
Furbush was formerly Miss Louisa
Baker, and of course the ARGUS ex-
tends its greetings. The marriage
took place Wednesday evening last at
Oscoda.
j. b. Newton is now prepared to
furnish accurate abstracts of lands in
Alpena and Montmorency counties.
His abstract books have been compil-
ed with great care from the books in
the Office of the Register of Deeds.
Persons in want of abstracts should
give him call.
1t took two steamboats, to carry
Professor Walbridge out of town
last Friday. He tried the Metropo-
lis first, got out few miles, when the
lumpy sea caused that boat to return,
and then he embarked aboard the
steamer City of Mackinac, which left
this port about eight o'clock the same
morning.
The steamer City of Mackinac was
the only steamer on the route, ex-
cepting the Atlantic, that was not
much delayed by the storm last week.
She was bound down when the storm
was breeding and escaped the worst
part of the gale. Arrived at this
port on her way up about ten o'clock
Sunday night.
We are informed that the shore
railroad is completed from Tawas to
within about two miles of the De-
troit and Mackinac railroad. The
light rails on the road are being re-
placed with heavy steel rails. Most
of the Sauble bonus has been raised,
and the railroad is to be extended to
Au Sable this fall.
The storm last week is responsible
for the postponement of the base ball
game that was to have taken place
between the Alpena and Au Sable
clubs, last Saturday. The latter club
was unable to come to this city on
account of the steamer Arundel be-
ing wind bound at Tawas. The game
will take place next Saturday.
Complaint has been made to us in
regard to fast driving on the streets
at night, and especially in the bust
ness portion of the city. Fast driv-
ing at night in the business portion of
the city, is very dangerous to pedes-
trians when on the crosswalks, and
the officials should stop every person
who drives his team on the streets at
an unlawful rate and make him drive
slower.
The Guards have been trying to get
the regimental band of the Third
regiment to come to Alpena and give
some musical concerts, about the time
of the county fair. The band will
come for 1925 and expenses, which
altogether would amount to about
S400, but it is doubtful if they are
engaged, as the chances are not favor
able for raising such large amount.
{ The band is first class one.
, The fire department was called
upon last Monday about noon, to ex-
tinguish q fire in the residence of
John M. Blakley on Chisholm street
The fire was was occasioned by lamp
in a clothes closet. The lamp had set
Y fire to some of the clothes, and the
alarm created thereby, caused the per-
: son who held the lamp, to drop it.
e The fire was soon extinguished, but
the damage is considerable.
t A man named Laco came near
t going to kingdom come last Wednes.
G day night. He had wandered into
: the waters of the bay near the Prem