Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-05-23

Clarence Fairchild, who was wanted
at the Circuit Court to testify as a
witness in some case.
They have started humorous col
umn on the Pearl, and the porter is
editor-in-chief-at least so says the
second officer, Mr.. Cain, and we beg
to communicate the conundrum: Why
is the Pearl like first class time
piece. Everyone will of course say
because she is nearly always on time.
Winter packed his grip sack last
week and lit out for Cheboygan, but
last Sunday night he sent down one
of his cousins to see if the people at
this place had sufficient winter. Judg-
ing by the remarks of citizens last
Monday morning, we are inclined to
the belief that they have had all
they desire.
The Mason Lumber Co. received a
new steam Aue to replace the one that
exploded at their mill week before
last, by steamer City Of Cleveland,
last Saturday. The disaster to the
hue caused the mill to cease cutting
logs until the new one had been fitted
to its place The mill commenced
business again last Monday.
:. p. Weirs and :. Bowers, Of the
fish hatchery, left town last Thursday |
by steamer Flora, for St. Ignace, and
after disposing of the shipment of
white fish they took with them, they |
returned to their respective homes
Mr.. Weir to Isle st. George, Lake |
Erie, and Mr.. Bowers to the [. S. |
fish hatchery at Worthwhile.
An immigrant arrived in town
about Il month ago on a prospecting
tour. The place did not then i'm
press him very favorably, and so he
started for Manitoba, but found that
place long ways behind his expecta-
tons. He then returned to Alpena,
arriving here last week, and thinks
this place much better than Manitoba.
The organ man in last Fridays or
gan ventured an opinion on oduca-
tional matters, but we are inclined to
the belief that crank who appropri-
atcd the ARTICLES of Association"
and was fined by police justice for
using obscene language on the street,
is not n proper person to express Il
decent opinion on educational matters.
f. o. Avery's new lighter was
launched last week, and appears well
adapted for the work she will have to
do. She has considerable stowage
room in her hold; has a windlass a
cabin, and a wheel to steer with, and
is in all respects first class lighter.
Her first work was in Tightening the
coal off the stranded schooner City of
Green Bay this week.
There was quite an immigration Oh
board the steamer City of Cleveland
last Wednesday night, and among the
passengers were Mrs. Geo. A. Butter
field and Miss Belle Butterfeld, who
went to Detroit, Miss Cora Maltz, to
Port Austin, Ii. G.. Beach and daugh-
ter, to Detroit, Geo. Ii. Huntington,
to Port Huron, Chas. Bewick, to De-
troit, Artie Hopper, to Ann Arbor,
Miss Mary Barr, to Kansas. Mrs.
Butterfeld and daughter, and several
others returned home this morning.
The weather was very agreeable
during most of last week, and the
warm rains Of Friday and Saturday
last caused the grass to take a new
lease of life, while the buds on the
trees began to show signs Of leafng,
On Sunday the wind vecred to the
northward, and another disagreeable
and cold Cheboygan blizzard came
down on an excursion, and by Mon
day morning the weather had a win
try aspect. A few forlorn flakes of
snow fell, marked "Cheboygan.'
a horse tanner was in town last
week and gave an exhibition of his
skill at training horses. He drove
his horse without reins or bride,
merely making motions with his body
or whip as he sat in the buggy, the
horse turning to right or left as indi-
Gated by the body or whip. He also
furnished some amusement with a
trick mule. While he was exhibiting
his horse, some person took the bride
off u dray horse, to show how it was
trained, and the dray horse showed
his appreciation by trying to run
away. A dray horse drives best with
bride and reins.
The marriage of DIR. ID. w. Ashum,
of Wisconsin, and Miss Carrie Har-
per, of this city, took place last Thurs
day evening, at the residence of II. r.
Morse. The ceremony was perform
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