Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-07-30

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| A flag bearing the name Of Cleve-
land and Hendricks waves above the
fish house of Isbell & Merrill,
Bolton & McRae shipped 1000
cedar posts to Chicago, on the schoon-
err A. Il. Vickery, last Saturday.
j. L. Bostwick has the exclusive
sale in Alpena county, for the Ivory
Liquid Paint, best paint in the world.
Last Friday the schooner New
Hampshire took 20 cords of wood and
60 cords of cedar from this port, for
Detroit.
The Central Hotel is to have two
campaign banners--one for the Demo
cratic and one for the Republican
candidates.
Bostwick's drug store always has
been headquarters for fishing tackle.
His stock is more complete than ever
this season.
Lon. Mcbride has the contract for
graveling 100 rods of the Alpena and
Long Rapids road, above the Hunt
school house.
Adamantine for kalsomining. They
all use it. Why? Because il can be
used with cold water. For sale by
Bostwick, the druggist.
The assessed valuation Of Alpena
city last year was $2,542, 925, and this
year it is S2,353,655, or s189,27O less
than the preceding year.
The Democratic State Convention
is to be held at Grand Rapids, on
Wednesday, August goth, 1884, AL
pena county is entitled to three dele
gates.
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 a first class drug store.
The attempt of the Republican pa
pers to start police gazette cam
paign against Cleveland has not been
very successful, but it tends to show
how desperate the Blaine men are.
The Theatre Comiquc Company
left town last Thursday morning, for
Bay City, and do not expect to re-
turn. OF late the patronage they re-
ceived was very light, and expenses
exceeded receipts.
The attention of those of our read
ers who may desire to secure span
ponies for the Use of their families, is
called to the advertisement in another
column, of the Don Carlos Horse
Ranch, of Leon Springs, Tex.
The Greenback party of Alpena
have appointed Thursday, August
9TH, as the time, and the council room
the place, for holding their county
convention, Three delegates to their
State Convention will be chosen.
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Parties who attended the festivities
at the camp-meeting tent, on Wash
ingtou Avenue last Sunday night, say
that one Of the exhorters declared .
publicly that he was Christ, and one
of the audience promptly and publicly
told him it was lie.
Gunson Reay has started a stage
line between here and Alpena, on the
south side route, and makes his down
trips Tuesday and Friday of each
week, returning the following days.
Mr.. Reay goes prepared to do teaming
of every kind.-Montmorency Index.
The Republican county convention
meets at the Council Room OH Au-
gust 2nd, 1884, at 2 O'clock Z. NJ.
Delegates arc allowed as follows: LIST
ward, 13; 2nd ward, IA; 3rd ward,
10; Alpena township, 6 Maple Ridge,
4; Long Rapids, 4; Green, 2; Will
son, 5; Ossinekc, 3-total, Ga.
We would call the attention of our
readers to the advertisement of Geo.
n. Blackburn, in another column.
Mr.. Blackburn has engaged in a new
business in Alpena, and with first
class workman in the gun shop, he is
sure to do good business, as the need
of such an establishment in this Sec
ton has long been felt.
Last Friday large bear was kill
ed by Alexander Richmond, on the
plains about seven miles from this
city. Mr.. Bruin was brought to town
and was considerable of curiosity to
the citizens. His muscle was exam
ined and verdict rendered that one
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