Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-03-14

THEIR TELEPHONE.
n Good family horse for sale. Enquire of
: James 4. Denton.
A Card.
4 AS am going East In n few weeks
l. should be glad II all those wishing TO have
p their FURNITURE REPAIRED or UPHoL.
q tennial block. Thanking you for past
iavors, l am yours truly,
A. BARTLETT.
Alpcna, Mich, March z, 1888. 6O4w4
OUR TELEPHONE.
An experienced salesman wanted
at Hawley & Fitzgerald's.
Ice about two feet thick is being
brought from the bay.
WANTED.-A boy. Enquire at
Hawley & Fitzgerald's.
1t is said that brick block will he
J. erected near the Fletcher House, the
? coming summer.
} All the rage-Bostwick's compound
cough syrup. 596w13
! The Baptist social tonight takes
place at the residence of j. III. Small.
One thousand witnesses to testify to
the good merits of Bostwick's COM
pound cough syrup. 596w13
c. III. Luce went on business
trip to Detroit last week, and is ex-
pected home this week.
Money refunded when Bostwick's
compound cough syrup will not cure.
596w13.
a. w. Brown, who had been on q
few weeks trip to Detroit. Chicago,
and other places, returned home last
Friday evening.
The children all cry for Bostwick's
compound cough syrup, and say they
nave to have it. 596w13
The bridge was swung last Satur-
day-the repairs being so far complet-
ed that pedestrians could use it for
crossing the river.
James A. Case reports that he can
see the electric street lights of this
city, from his farm, which is distant
some two miles from the city.
The engineers, who recently finished
the survey of the proposed Michigan
Central railroad to Alpena, took pas
sage for Detroit last Thursday morn
ing.
Fletcher, Pack & Co. camp. on the
Bay shore, near Ossineke, has finish
ed its winters work, and about ,000,-
900 feet of long timber was hauled to
the landing.
Virgins big storm on the 9th, 10th,
and 18th, failed to reach this city, but
in place thereof there were two pleas
ant winter days, and the usual Sun
days blizzard
A weather prophet might have
made local reputation by predicting
billiards every Sunday this winter.
There has hardly been a fine and
agreeably Sunday all winter.
The old post Office building, now
owned by Samuel Asche, on Water
street, has been raised some four feet,
a square store front put on, and other
improvements are being made.
There was pleasant social party
at the residence of c. l.. Kimball
last Wednesday evening, at which
were present many of the friends and
acquaintance of Mr.. and Mrs. Kim
ball.
Sheriff Denton left town last Thurs
day morning, taking with him Geo.
Hyde, who goes into seclusion at the
Ionia house of correction, for the next
six months. The Sheriff returned
home Sunday.
Two men brought from the woods
injured, this week F. Raushett had
a log roll over him at Gilchrist's camp
and was fatally injured. S. Blanchard
had three ribs broken by n falling
tree at Fitzpatrick's camp.
Hose company No. 1, will give a
dance and supper at the Opera House,
on Monday evening, March 26th, to
which all their friends are invited.
The bill will be rs cents per couple
for the dance, and 30 cents for supper.
j. B. Newton has complete set of
abstracts for Alpena, Altoona and
Montmorency counties, and is now
doing quite an extensive business in
that line. Parties wanting anything
in his line will do well to read his
card next week.
James Hamilton's camp ON Little
Wolf creek suspended operations last
Saturday-all the pine in the vicinity
of the camp being cut. The logs put
in were for the firms of w. II. & Z.
K. Potter and Fletcher, Pack & Co.,