Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-08-06


luck at Long Lake fishing last week,
and caught ia fish, one of which
was an eight-pound pike. For several
of the fish we return our sincere
thanks.
The fishermen are having lifts of
fish about ten hundred in weight The
: white fish brought in are enormous
for Lake Huron waters. The largest
we saw weighed, when dressed, thir-
teen pounds.
The farmers of Alpena township,
living in the vicinity of Nine Mile
} Point, had a pleasant picnic at the
farm of John Gavagan, in said town.
, ship, last Friday, and had an exceed
ingly pleasant days enjoyment.
The marshal made raid OH some
gamblers in the Mason block last
week, and the police justice made it
SO and costs. In their endeavor to
break up these gambling dens, the
authorities deserve commentator.
The steam yacht Magma, of Detroit,
was in port last Sunday. She had
been to Sault Ste Marie, Detour and
other places in the northern part of
Lake Huron, with pleasure party |
9 from Detroit, and was on her way
home.
A verdict of guilty was rendered
by the jury yesterday against certain
city boys, who were charged with
making too much noise on the streets
one night this week. Justice Nc
: Donald made it $500 cents each, in
Guiding costs.
Geo. N. Blackburn's gun repairing
shop is now in full operation, and can
f not fail to prove of great benefit to
the citizens of this county. In addi-
ton Mr.. Blackburn keeps full stock
of sporting goods, rifles, revolvers,
cartridges, etc.
Some mean minded individual cut
the halliards of the Cleveland .and
Hendricks flagstaff, in front of the
residence of w. II. Phelps, OH Wash
ington avenue, Monday night. The
: individual may expect visit from the
I police authorities.
A Cleveland and Hendricks flag
staff was erected in front of the resi-
dence of w. II. Phelps last Thursday
evening. A considerable number of
= the citizens were present, and were adj
: dressed by A. w. Comstock, j. D.
Turnbull and Y. G. Burnham.
4,
All the logs have been RATED out
of Hubbard Lake-the rear being
brought in last week. About 45,000,-
o 600 feet have been RATED. Between
g the boom limit and Hubbard Lake
the amount of logs in the South
n Branch is estimated at 5000, 900 feet
s. Last Wednesday, at the bay shore
mill of the Messrs. Churchill, there
e were cut, in eleven hours, POI, 40 feet
r. of lumber, which makes the largest
+. days work ever done by saw mill in
this city. The mill contains two cir
" cular saws and gang saw. M. S.
y Fletcher scaled the logs.
We acknowledge the receipt of
y Cleveland and Hendricks campaign
l. song book, from John Church q Co.,
- Cincinnati. If we fail to demolish
:, the Republican party by fair argu
! ment, then we shall turn the songs OH
: them and demolish our political an
e tagonists. Such terrible weapons will,
r however, only be used as last re-
q source.
Saturday night last, at the roller
70 skating rink, there was lively con-
o test for gold medal. Three of AL
II pena's young men strove for the prize
and championship, and each of them
a did some remarkably good fancy skat-
" ing. There were many spectators
,r present, and great interest was taken
in the exhibition. The medal was
Ne awarded to Armand Hopper.
e. The Republican county convention,
q last Saturday, declared in favor of r.
j. Kelley, of this city, as their choice
IN for member of Congress for the Tenth
Al congressional district, and the con-
z gressional delegates were instructed
to vote for him at the Republican
re congressional convention. If Mr..
at Kelley should get the nomination, he
at would get, we believe, the full Re-
publican vote of this section Of the
State.
a Mrs. j.. II. Turner, of Quincy, H.
he linois, and Miss Marie Herman and
Miss Teresa Herman, of Springfield,