Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-08-27

The rain storm Monday was much
needed, as fires were doing considera-
bic damage in the woods. At Tawas
thousands of acres are said to have
been burned over.
Farmers report the spring wheat
crop to be first class, and it is said
will average about thirty bushels to
the acre. The weather for harvesting
il has been first class.
Conditioned scholars and applicants
for admission to the High School or
Grammar grades, can meet the Super
intendent at his Office on Friday, Aug.
Goth, at 8 o'clock, A. NJ.
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 n first class drug store.
1t is not fair to accuse the Repub-
lican party with being responsible for
what is published in the Pioneer.
The G. O. p. has enough sins to an
swer for without piling that thing up
on it.
A typographical error in the
Pioneer last week stated that Demo
Gratis were going to vote for Alger,
but what the Pioneer meant to say,
was that the Alpena Republicans
were going to vote for Cleveland and
Begole.
Those persons who intend to take
university course, should remember
that the High school Of this city is a
branch of the Michigan university,
and persons graduating at the High
School are admitted to the University
without further examination.
The Germania band appeared in
their new uniforms yesterday after
noon, for the first time, and presented
an attractive appearance. They pa
raded on several of the streets. The
uniform consists of Il shake with
plume, dark. blue coat, light blue
pants, and epaulets.
When the organ man gets through
publishing those stale sensation SIAN
ders in regard to Cleveland, he might
try and interest his few readers with
sketches from his own history.
He has never yet answered the ques-
ton asked him by the Bay City
Growler some years ago.
A young boy named Willie Page,
got his hand badly torn at the single
mill of Bewick, Comstock & Co., last
Thursday forenoon. The hand was
caught by part of the carrier, rip
ping the flesh in q bad manner.
DIR. Shelton was sent for and stitched
the flesh into position again.
The cases decided by the Circuit
Court at this session, so far, are as
follows; People VS.. John Gavigan,
selling liquor to drunkard-jury dis
agreed. People VS.. Con O'Brien-
verdict of not guilty rendered. Fol
kerts & McPhee VS.. j. ID. Standish
Zone Of the Prentiss suits)-verdict
of $3,S76.99 in favor of Folkerts q
McPhee.
Hugh Mcneil left Otsego last Sat
urday about ten o'clock in the morn
ing and arrived in Alpcna with the
team he was driving about ten o'clock
the same night. Part of the journey
was made through the burning woods
and Mcneil got severely burned in
the face. When in the burning woods
he was unable to turn back and had
to 90 ahead. The horses were also
somewhat singed.
Up to very recently no official re-
cord was kept of the burials at the
City Cemetery, but the present sexton
has determined that q record shall be
kept, and has had a record book made
in which he proposes to keep a record
of burials. The burials the past week
are as follows: George Gambler
aged two weeks Robert Tucker
three months old Edwin Willie, aged
eleven months and seventeen days.
The tug Ralph cleared for Spanish
river, Ontario, last Thursday, having
on board +. w. Gilchrist, VIM. III
Potter, F. w. Fletcher, VIM. johnson
and Mr.. Faulkner. The gentlemen
were on tour of investigation to the
Canada pine woods. Some of the
members of the party own large tract;
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