Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-09-10

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and the spire being free from the
scaholding, presents very attractive
appearance. 1t towers into the air
1870 feet.
The Grcenback Representative con-
vention is to take place in the Knights
of Labor hall on Saturday, Oct. 18th,
at 2 o'clock P. NJ. Delegates are al
lowed as follows Alpena, D Pressure
Isle, 2; Montmorency, 2.
Seage q Kelley this week paid
Douglass Scott indemnity for four
weeks, for loss of part of his hand,
which had got caught in reaping
machine. Doug. had policy in the
Travellers Accident Insurance Co.
The Democratic and Greenback
Congressional Conventions, for this
district, take place on the 18th at Bay
City. If the two parties can agree
OH candidate who is satisfactory to
the Democrats and Grcenbackers of
this district, he will be elected.
Two of the shore papers are quar-
relling as to which is entitled to start
ing the Alger boom, but when the
votes cast for governor, in Michigan,
are counted, and the result shows
Begole elected, we are inclined to the
belief that Mr.. Alger will not thank
them for starting the boom.
Mr.. Clark, of the L. S. fish COM
mission, brought several specimens of
artifcially grown white fish from the
Worthwhile hatchery. They arc in
glass jars and preserved in alcohol.
The fish six months old are about five
inches long, and the fish eighteen
months old are over ten inches long.
The convention of the Greenback
party, for Doth Senatorial district, is
to take place at Cheboygan, on Thurs
day, October 2nd, at I o'clock r. NJ.
Counties are allowed delegates as fol-
lows; Alpena 4, Altoona 2, Presque
Isle =, Montmorency 2, Otsego 2,
Crawford >, Iosco 8, Roscommon 2,
Gladwin 2, Ogemaw ., Chcboygan ,.
The steamer Fern was in port the
early part of the week with some 49,
900 brick and a quantity of old iron.
The iron was the remains of the en-
vines of some steamboat that had
been wrecked up the shore some time
ago, and among the rest were two cyl
inders. The brick came from the
Presque Isle Brick Co.'S yard near
False Presque Isle.
The central drug store, formerly |
owned by DR.. Wilkinson, has been
purchased by Calvin +. Houk and G..
f. Perkins, who will hereafter manage
the same. Both the gentlemen are
well known in the city. Mr.. Houk |
has been for some years with J. L.
Bostwick, and Mr.. Perkins was the
manager of Field & Gray's drug store
in the Third ward.
Chas. Hueber, Jr., and Arthur
Hopper, who recently graduated at the
Michigan State university, have secur-
ed positions in drug stores in this city.
Mr.. Hueber is in the employ of Field
& Gray, and Mr.. Hopper is with j.
7. Bostwick. They are both Alpena
boys, have grown up with the town,
and the patrons of the two firms will
find them, we believe, capable, oblig-
ing and competent.
An attempt was made last Satur-
day night to set fire to the dwelling
house of Nicholas Foley, on State
street. The building was recently
built and was not quite ready for the
occupants. The incendiary placed
kerosene oil on the cellar steps and
left a can of oil where the fire was
started. Fortunately the fire did not
get thoroughly going, and went out
itself after scorching the stairs a
little.
The mail steamer Arundel made
ar extra trip last week, so as to change
of with the Metropolis in regard to
the days the steamers arrive at this
port. The Arundel left here at six
o'clock Friday morning, went to Bay
City, and get back to this port so as
leave on time Saturday morning.
The rest of the season the Arundel
will leave this port for Bay City at
six o'clock in the morning OH Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday. The Metro
polls will leave on Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday mornings, and will
lay at this port every Sunday
b. +. Cheesbro, who formerly lived
in East Saginaw, has returned to
make this city his home and has been
warmly welcomed by his many frierds
who know him in the past. Mr..
Cheesbro is the inventor and patentee
of a musical dial for the instruction
of pupils which is perpetual calen-
dar of instruction on musical matters,
and gives perfect and easy explana-