Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-02-07


of the day, and life on the roads was
cheerless The mail was only about
an hour late, Notwithstanding the
heavy condition Of the roads.
Representative Robinson has given
notice of his intention to introduce a
bill in the Legislature to establish
certain rules of practice to be observ-
ed in the trial Of causes for damages
for personal injury crused by negli-
gence."
The depth of snow in the lumber
woods is a great hindrance to lumber
ing operations. 1t is neither pleasant
to the lumbermen or the men en-
ployed. Wallowing in the snow all
day up to the waist is not the most
delightful thing in the world.
A. r. Mcdonald left town last Sat
urday, for Detroit, where he attends
the grand lodge of the Ancient Order
of United Workmen. He will also
go to Lansing, taking with him the
new proposed charter of this city,
which is to be acted on by the Legis-
lature.
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The little daily reminds council
and the citizens that they would never
have thought of lighting the city with
electricity, if it had not supplied them
with the suggestion. Our cotempo-
raries are afflicted with illusions-one
is under the illusion that it is news
paper, and the other is under the IL
fusion that it has influence.
According to the Auditor Generals
report, in the Legislative journal, the
organ, of this city, has received from
the taxpayers for issuing the tax sup
plements for the last five years, the
sum of 1899. The tax supplements
are printed at Lansing, and for the
six years cost somewhere about $3.50,
leaving profit to the organ of about
S6,64S.
Parties who returned from re-
cent trip to Rogers City, declare that
the snow on the roads near that noted
town is eight feet deep, and the Ad-
vance declares that the inhabitants,
Immediately after the departure of GER
tain Alpena gentlemen, took their first
sleep for four nights. The sleep will
probably he continued until spring,
when the Flora's whistle will arouse
them.
Sibley's seed catalogue, copy of
which has been received at this Office,
is valuable work. 1t contains 1876
pages five colored plates of flowers
and vegetables; colored calendar /;
tinted cover; hundreds of engravings
of flowers, etc, and is filled with in
formation for the horticulturist and
gardener. Every lover of flowers
should get one. Published at Roch-
ester, n. Y.
Joseph Bartran, of the township of
Wilson, will dispose of by rattle, the
northwest quarter of the northeast
quarter of section ~, town 20 north,
range 6 east, containing 40 acres, with
a good, hewed log house, 1922; log
barn, 20x30; three acres cleared, and
good we'll and garden. Three hun
dred tickets, at 81 each, are to be
sold, and the drawing is to take place
at the Globe Hotel, this city, on the
LIST of March.
The Cadet company gave the clos
Ing hop of their pleasant weekly mat
inees last Saturday night, at the Opera
House. The attendance was very
large, and everyone appeared well
pleased and seemed to be enjoying
themselves to great extent. The
Saturday matinee hops given by the
Cadets have been very popular and
have been the means of providing the
young people with pleasant recrea-
ton and amusement.
Winter Is about half over, and not
a railroad meeting yet, and no pros
poets of one being held. The people
got enough of such things last winter
when they raised the bonus and bluff
ed the alleged railway Of Alger and
other Detroit capitalists. Those bon
us notes are good for only a few
months longer, and then they become
valueless. There is no prospect at
present of a shore road being in oper-
alton by the time specified.
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The residence of John McDougall,
corner of Cedar and Alfred streets, in
the Third Ward, caught fire last
Thursday evening, about 7 o'clock.
The fire department was promptly on
hand, but as the building was long
distance from the hydrants, they could
not get water to the flames. The
building was completely destroyed,
but some of the furniture was saved.
On the building there was 500 insur.