Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-09-24

AS Such committee i. n. IL. w eau
lock and A. Mcdonnell, of Bay, p. b
Wachtel, of Emmett, Alex. Hunter
and L. G. Quinn of Tuscola, Jacol
Steckert, of Roscommon, and Jane
: l.. Hunt, of Altoona, were appointed
and adjournment until 6 p. m. wa
taken to await the report of the con
ference committee.
This evening at s o'clock the Demo
Gratis and Greenbackers met at thu
Court House in joint convention ant
organized by the election of Il. A. +
Weadock, of Bay, as Chairman. Eacl
convention was given the same
strength of vote, forty-seven votes
The name of Spencer o. Fisher, May
or of West Bay City, was presented
to the convention by Hon. A. Nc
Donnell, of Bay. The name of Col
j. II. Richardson, of Tuscola, was
presented by r.. B. Taylor, of Bay.
The first informal ballot showed
Fisher. 40; Richardson, Al neces-
sary for choice, SO.
Nineteen informal ballots were tax
ell, the last showing: Fisher, 81; Rich
ardson, "a scattering, 2.
The first formal ballot: Fisher,
70; Richardson, 20.
The nomination was made at 11:15,
and was greeted by prolonged shouts
of applause. Amid cheers the nomi-
nation was made unanimous. The
nominee was ushered before the con-
vention and accepted the nomination
amid great enthusiasm. Speeches
were made by G. S. Hampton, of En-
NETT, Taylor, Of Bay, and r. Trevel-
lex, who was present.
The following Democratic Congress
sional Committee was appointed j.
p. Sutton, Cheboygan; A. Melon
nell, A. p. Lyon, of Bay Robert
White, losco; H. N. Montague, Tus-
cola.
AT ~ o'clock tonight Mr.. Fisher
was serenaded at the Fraser House
by the Cornet Band. The nomina-
ton creates much enthusiasm.-Free
Press.
SPENCER q. FISHER.
Spencer o. Fisher the union candidate
for representative in congress from the
Tenth congressional district of Michigan,
is the son Of Benjamin and Rosetta Fisher,
and was born in the town of Camden,
IIillsdalc county, February 3, 1S43. He
worked OH farm until he was IS years of
age, and at 81, as one OF the firm OF SUIT
ton & Fisher, he engaged in the business
of buying and shipping lumber at Hills
dale. From 81 to 20 years of age he was
clerk in a country store at Hillsdale, then
he entered into the same business on his
own account, which he continued until he
was 30, when lie sold cut and moyed TO
West Bay City, since which time he has
been in the lumber and timber busin
Was married at IIillsdalc, June 90, 1867,
to Miss Kate G. Crane; the family at this
time consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher
and three daughters. tIr. Fisher was al
derman in the city of Ilillsdale for two
consecutive terms of two years each.
Came to West Bay City, then Wenona, in
October, 1871. lie was one of the charter
members Of West Bay City, formed by
the consolidation of Banks Wenona and
Salzburg, and gave the new city the name
it now bears has been an alderman two
terms, ran for mayor on the organization
of the city, but was defeated by ID. G Ar
mold, the strongest man in the city, by II
votes. lie was the unanimous choice of
the democratic congressional convention
for the Tenth district in the fall of 1882,
but his business arrangements were such
that he could not accept. lie was elected |
mayor of West Bay City in 1889, and
again 1884, and holds that position at the |
present time. He built his present dwell |
ling In 1873 bought the ground June 80,
and was living in the house October OF
the same year. Cost of building, $4,000. |
lie joined with III, ii. Norrington In build |
ing the opera house in 1876, and in 1877 |
bought Norrington's interest; value OF
opera house, $4,000. Burned December |
10, 1881, insurance only $4,000, After the
fire he bought rs feet adjoining the opera
house site, and rebuilt what Is now known
as Fisher block, at cost Of $35 600 Also
built in 1881 the bank building, occupied
by Lumberman's State Bank, and Mosher
and Fisher as an Office, at a cost OF $751;
600. lie built two or three dwellings
which he has rented, and barns and ware
houses, amounting in all to $4,000, and
built in Williams in 1872, mill costing
$4,000.
The details of his lumber operations
since coming to West Bay City up to 1883
are substantially as follows, and they tell
their own story:
First year handled 100000 feet Of
square timber next year added short logs
and handled from three to five million
feet. During the panic of 1878 he Stacked
up somewhat, and for six years handled
from two and half to three million Feet
year. in 1870 he increased his business,
handling from ten to twelve million feet,
in 1880 twenty million feet, and in 1881
thirty-nvc million feet oak and pine tim
Der and short logs, the firm, as we should
have said, being Mosher s Fisher Their
sales and shipments of lumber in 1882 ag-
gregated 34,8s9,043 feet; square timber
100000 feet, board measure oak timber
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