Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-11-21

The Carpenters Assembly, Knights
of Labor, inauguratcd their new hall
in the Culligan block, by very sue
cessful social hop, last Thursday even
ing, and Notwithstanding the stormy
weather that night, was well patron
lied, some sixty couples being present.
About two hundred jars Of white
fish eggs have been secured and placed
in the u. S. Fish Hatchery at this
city. The wintry weather last week
hindered the work of gathering con-
siderably. Most of the fish eggs were
obtained from the trap nets at Altoona.
The amount of white fish caught in
this vicinity has been but light, and
so far, white fishing may be called a
failure. 1t is not often that the fish
ing grounds in the bay and on the
shoal prove failure, but the latter
place may yet prove good fishing
ground.
A post norton examination was
held on the body of John Wilson last
Sunday, he having died that morning.
The examination was conducted by
DR.. Wilkinson, who was assisted by
all the doctors in town. The cause of
death was found to be structures of
the bowels.
Nearly all the various lumber and
single mills in town finished their
seasons work last week. They have
run, as a general rule, very steady the
past summer, and accidents have not
been numerous. The mills would
nearly all have run week or two
longer but for Jack Frost's informed
ding,
Robert Rayburn has two logging
camps in operation at Hubbard Lake.
At one camp there are about 1,000,-
600 feet of logs on the skids, and they
have commenced hauling logs to the
landing. At the other camp there is
about 100000 feet of logs on the
skids, but the roads arc not yet COM
pleted.
On one of the Metropolis trips
down last week, Clerk Beebe discover
ed two men stealing the pocket book
of Donald Frazer, passenger The
thieves were made to return the pocket
book, which contained some $40 in
money, and the pickpockets were
handed over to the Bay City police
for safe keeping.
w. II. Phelps has finished his con-
tract of building brick store and of
flee for the Presque Isle brick COM
pany, near the Alpena county line.
The company have some intention of
building number of small brick
houses at the same place, next season,
which are intended for summer
residences for certain Detroit people.
Thursday and Thursday night last
were real genuine winter ones. The
snow came down fast and furious, and
being slightly damp, the strong gale
soon plastered the pedestrians clothes
with liberal portion of it. 1t was a
good night for sailors to remain in
port, and the leeward side of a warm
stove was the best sort of an harbor
of refuge.
Says the Detroit Free Press: John
w. Powers RIP Van Wrinkle Com
pany are doing well in interior towns
with Joseph Keane as rip The
Evening Telegram of Lansing says ::
Never has RIP Van Wrinkle been
played before a Lansing audience as
it was played last evening, Mr.. Keane
proving himself the equal of Jelfer-
son." This troupe is expected to be
at the Opera House this evening.
Read this testimony from the edi-
tor of the Detroit Free Press, Aug.
End, 1888: "To say that Appleton's
Cyclopedia is the best is to repeat
a statement that has been made so
often and so authoritatively that it
has become truism. So far as the
American student is concerned it is
the only Cyclopedia worth consider
ing. With the Bible, Shakespeare
and Appleton's, one has complete
and well furnished library"
The Detroit, Bay City and Alpena
railroad is now extended from Wells,
on the Michigan Central railroad, to
Au Sable, but of course there is yet
considerable to do in the way of bal
lasting so as to make it in readiness
for traffic. The bridge across Rifle
river is not yet completed, and until
it is completed, passengers will have
to walk across the river. The bridge