Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-05-02

Bratton's drive OH Long Lake out
let is to commence this week. The
water in that stream is not very high.
There is to be social dance and
lunch at the Sherman House Thurs
day evening, this week. Bill one dol
lar.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Powers, and
+. Hutton were passengers on the
City of Cleveland, last Wednesday
evening.
The Prentiss Lumber Co. saw mill,
and the bay shore mill of Fletcher,
Pack q Co., commenced business last
Monday.
There is to be meeting of the of
ficers of the Lake Shore Trotting Cir
cult, tomorrow, at the Office of w.
l.. Churchill.
The City Treasury has his office in
one of the rooms in the second story
of the Dawson block, near the Re-
corder's office.
Some members of the Longshore-
mems union were fined last Friday, by
the society, for working for less than
established rates.
Sheriff Denton arrived in town yes
terday morning, from Au Sable, bring
ing with him Clarence Fairchild, who
is charged with bigamy.
No one will for a moment pretend
to dispute the fact that they have the
handsomest assortment of wall paper
at the Central Drug Store.
John Bassintwaite, brother of Mrs.
j. w. Fitzgerald, bid his many friends
bood-bye yesterday, and took passage
on the Arundel for Bay City.
A society known as the st. Ber-
nards Literary and Debating society,
has been recently organized, and the
society meets on Sunday evenings.
Fishing has been very fair during
the past week. The largest lift was
thirty hundred pounds, which was
brought in by one of Davis fish tugs.
n. III. Epsteyn, who left town last
Monday, by steamer Pearl, has gone
for complete stock of clothing for
his new store, and will return in about
two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. l.. Maltz, Mrs.
ID. McRae, Miss +. Richardson, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Monaghan arrived
home last night by steamer City Of
Cleveland.
The City Recorder, j. S. McVicar
has moved his Office, and now occupies
one of the rooms in the Dawson block,
on Second street, formerly used by
the Reporter.
A couple of million young white
fish were placed in the waters near
North Point, last Sunday. A sail
boat was used for carrying the fish
from this port.
About three million white fish were
shipped aboard the steamer Golden
Eagle last Saturday, and taken to AL
coma where they were set adrift to
paddle their own canoes.
Mrs. Dora Beekman died Monday
morning. She was noted as claiming
to be the Christ. The deciples have
elected one of their member to take
her late position on earth.
Richard Mcclure, second officer of
the steamer Flora, was subpGnaed as
a witness in some law case, last week,
and consequently was unable to ac-
company the Flora on her down trip.
l.
A disagreeable snow storm, from
Cheboygan, visited this city last
Thursday. 1t was received under
protest, and did not remain long to
weary the eyes that were longing for
foliage and green grass.
James Walker, Jackson T. Burth-
wick and A. w. Brown, have re-
moved their lumber inspectors Office
to the Mcdonald block, on Second
street, where they have comfortable
and commodious quarters.
DIR. j. A. Mcdonald, who has been
practicing medicine at this city for
some months past, left town yester-
day, EN- route for Brandon, on the
Canada Pacific railroad, at which
place he intends to remain.
The Common Council ought to re-
fuse licenses to those street men who
make a living by quilting the citizens.
One of those men was fishing for
suckers last week, and reaped quite a
harvest. Suppress the gamblers.
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