Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-04-25

; Mr.. aud Mrs. Henry Bolton re
turned home from their European
! tour last night, by steamer City Of
Cleveland. During their absence
from Alpena, the past winter, they
visited England, Ireland, Paris, Rome
and many other places, and had an
enjoyable trip.
The tug James Reid (owned by
Prentiss Lumber Coz has had extern
sive repairs made at the Wolverine
dry dock, consisting Of new bottom
throughout at cost of $4,000 This
was rendered necessary by damage
received last fall by going ashore
above Alpena.-Detroit Free Press.
The steamer City of Cleveland was
detained in this port couple of
hours last Sunday, on account of the
tugs not being in readiness to tow her
out. The Eagle finally steamed up
and took the steamer out. The reg
ular harbor tug will soon be fitted up
and then similar delays will be ended.
The life saving crew at Middle Is
land is composed of the following per-
sons: Captain Donald Mckenzie, and
Andrew Mcfarland, John Z. Rens-
berry, Frank Arseneau, Edward Smell
grove, VIM. p. McGill, John Arthur,
Thomas Boland, and Abraham Cou-
ture. The station is known as No. 7.
G. A. Lester, who for the past
month or two has been on visit to
friends in New York State, returned
home Thursday last, and was accom-
panied by his bride. Mrs. Lester
was formerly Miss Jennie Stevens, of
Rodman, New York. Our best wish
es are extended to the newly married
couple.
The organ man says the police
sounded the fire alarm, on the occa-
sion Of the row on River street, last
week, but the charge is untrue. The
police force had nothing to do with
sounding the alarm, neither do we
believe the city will be anything out.
In fact the school library was ahead
several dollars.
Sidewalks have been built in front
OF the Asche and Heuber buildings,
on Water street, and are about four
feet above the present street level,
and were placed so as to conform
with the required street grade. The
street at that locality will be raised to
the required grade, and there are yet
two buildings to be raised.
Tomorrow N. H. Epsteyn will open
up his double store in the Minton
block, on Second street, and will, we
have every reason to believe, display
as fine stock of ready made cloth
ing as has been exhibited in Alpena.
Mr.. Eysteyn has secured the services
of George w. Jones, Frank Nimo,
and A. f. Frank to assist him in at
tending to the wants of customers.
The steamer Flora arrived in this
port on her first trip for the season,
early Friday morning, and had on
board large consignment of freight.
Her captain is j. r. Jones, of this
city, and is well and favorably known
as first class steamboat captain.
The Flora cleard for the upper shore
ports, on Friday, and on her down
trip, cleared from Alpena last Satur-
day night.
The stage line discontinued business
last Wednesday-the last trip from
this city, that morning, being the
120th. The stage line has done re-
we'll the past winter, and
lid not lose one trip. They arrived,
rs a rule, in good season, and only
missed bringing the through mail but
4 few times, and then it was OCCASION
I'd mostly by circumstances over
which they had no control.
The first boat to arrive at this port
his year was the mail steamer Arun-
lell, which got to her landing at the
Johnson wharf, about, FIVE o'clock on
he morning of the 10Th. She brought
Up Sundays mail and considerable '
'reight, prominent among which a i
arge supply of lager. She encoun- c
cred no ice, and took away number 4
# passengers. The Arundel arrived c
m her second trip last Saturday, and S
IN her third trip yesterday. '
The weather department at Wash
ngton, will accept our thanks for a
opy of the report on the michigan
'orest Fires" of 1881. 1t gives full
PARTICULARS concerning the disastrous
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