Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-02-06

The Detroit Daily Times is a good
newspaper. 1t gives more news than
any other two cent newspaper in this
State, and its editorial management is
worthy of praise. 1t is bright pa
per.
w. III. Potter drove to Oscoda, the
early part of the week, taking Mrs.
Glennie, sister of Mrs. L. X. Potter,
who was called from town by the
sickness of Mrs. James, her mother,
at Birmingham.
Fifty-four couples were present at
the hop given by the Carpenters As
sembly, Knights of Labor, at their
hall in the Culligan block, last We'd
nesday night. The Assembly give
another hop tomorrow night.
The Tawas Herald, the new paper
of Tawas City, has reached this Office.
1t is six column, eight page paper, one
half of which is printed at Tawas.
The paper starts out well, has good
appearance, plenty of local news, and
is published by w. N. Miller q Co.
The Michigan Supreme Court or
dered a new trial in case of Maltz VS..
Fletcher The suit was in regard TO
certain logs held by Geo. L. Maltz as
receiver for the Alpena Lumber Co.,
and which logs were claimed by Geo.
N. Fletcher.
At Robert Rayburn's two camps,
at Hubbard Lake, 100000 feet of
logs have been hauled to the landing.
At one camp from eighty to ninety
thousand feet of logs are hauled daily,
and at the other from fifty to sixty
thousand feet per day are hauled.
The bear could see his shadow on
Candlemas day if he wanted to, and
if there is any truth in the popular
belief, Mr.. Bruin retired for a six
weeks slumber. Candlemas is fes-
tival held by the "Roman Catholic
church to commemorate the purifica-
ton of the Virgin"
Last Friday, the police officials
were around notifying citizens to cease
dumping ashes and other refuse on
the streets. That is right. The
streets are not proper places for dump
ing refuse, and we hope the police
authorities will make it their business
to see that such work is stopped.
The firm of G. A. Shannon & Co.,
has dissolved, and the furniture bust
ness in the Alpine block will be con-
tinued under the firm name of S. III.
Pangborn & Co. Mr.. Shannon has
moved his undertaking business and
picture frame works to a store in the
Culligan block, on Second street.
John McCallum slipped and fell
off cedar post pile at Ossineke last
week, and fell about fifteen or twenty
feet, stricking on the ice. His left
leg was fractured above the knee, and
his knee joint dislocated. He was
brought to this city last Saturday and
placed under the care of DR.. Shelton
Miss Alice Henry, sister of VIM
Henry, died last Wednesday, aged %
years. A post norton was held by
Drs. Howell, Shelton, Newton and
McTavish, and death was found tc
have resulted from an abscess in the
abdominal regions, which had broken
The funeral took place last Sunday
Rev. Little officiating.
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The suit of the Minor Lumber Co.
against the steam barge Republic and
schooner Grace Holland, was tried
before the United States Distric
Court, last week, at Detroit. The
vessels mentioned comprised the tow
that ran into and sank the steam
barge Westford last May, near De
troit. The court dismissed the libel
Some person saw some sparks come
out of the chimney of Peter Clements
house, on Maple street, last Wednes-
day evening, and gave fire alarm
The result was that the hose company
had a run of nearly mile for moth
ing, and the taxpayers needless ex
pense. A person giving fire alarm
should use little judgment, or els
be made to pay the cost thereof
The following persons registered a
the Golling last week: Fred c
Manion, Port Huron; A. +. Couse
Newark, New Jersey; Theo. Gerber