Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-08-13

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Bolton & McRae shipped 1920
cedar posts on the barge Harmon, last
week, to Chicago, from this port.
The barge did not report here.
Mrs. A. Cameron was taken TO the
Detroit House of Correction last week,
by Marshal Gibbons. Her sentence
was sixty days for disorderly conduct.
Owing to vessels and logs, the
steamer City of Cleveland had con
siderable trouble in getting up tho
river last Saturday. One of the har-
Dor tugs went to her assistance.
AT Bostwick's drug store can be
found the best assortment of perfumes,
toilet powders, lotions, hair brushes,
tooth brushes, in fact everything per-
tanning to first class drug store.
.fr.
Parker 81 Son, Minton block, up
stairs, will repair and thoroughly
make over hair and wool mattresses,
at less prices than any other institu-
ton in all of Northern Michigan.
A lively race took place last Fri
day night at the roller skating rink,
between Lou Vinegar and Armand
Hopper. The distance raced was
about mile, and Vinegar proved
the victor
The Democratic county convention
meets at two o'clock next Saturday
afternoon, for the purpose of appoint
ing delegates to the State, Congress
sional, Senatorial and Representative
conventions.
The Minor Lumber Co., shut down
their mill last Thursday, on account
of the want of logs. Their logs are
now being driven on one of the
streams, and in few weeks the mill
will be again in operatian.
The pole in front of the Globe hotel
was without flag ballard for some
time, but Monday last, Lot Hart
went up the 100 foot pole and reeved
the halliards, and a Cleveland and
Hendricks flag waves from the top.
A man named George Roach, of
Black River, was taken to the De-
troit House of Correction this week
by Sheriff Denton. The charge was
drunk and disorderly, and the Justice
said "Retire for 90 days, George"
Rev. Riddick, formerly of the
Methodist church of this city, was
in town last week, and left for AL
bion, last Wednesday night, tax
ing with him the body of his wife, who
was buried in the. Alpena cemetery
some time ago.
A banner made of hoopskirts, in
red, white and blue, that waved from
the top of the flag staff in front of
Kittredge's store, on Second street,
this week, attracted much attention.
One citizen asked if it was the woman
suffrage banner.
Strange how poverty and wealth
sometimes 60 hand in hand. We
heard mine owner remark the other
day: 81 am worth one hundred
thousand dollars, just as ! stand, and
don't know where am going to get
money enough to pay for my wash
ing"
Last Thursday a Cleveland and
Hendricks flagstaff was erected by
Taylor and Phelps in front of the
Phelps block, on Water street. The
pole is 115 feet high, and the banner
is over fifty feet long 1t contains a
portrait Of the next President of the
United States.
Mrs. M. X. Kinney, of this city,
has taken the agency and is now can
wasting for subscribers to valuable
book entitled, Department, manners,
conduct and dress of the most refined
society" The work contains 424
pages, and is put up in two styles, at
S1.75 and $500.
AS will be seen from another ar
ticle in this paper, the total amount
of money thought necessary to pay
the expenses of Alpena city this year
is 73,99S.21. The population of the
city is 9,210. This is equal to $S.03
for every man, woman and child in
the city, if equally divided.
The Pittsburgh Gun Club were pas
sengers on the steamer City of Macki-
nae, on her way up last Sunday night.
On their arrival at this port, num-
Der of them got on the wharf to
stretch their legs and expand their
lungs, but the marshal politely mott
fed them to do the lung expanding
on the boat. They were a jolly crowd,
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