Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-01-23

M. N. Bedford returned home Fri
day afternoon, from his trip to De-
troit.
An electric light has been placed
at the corner of State and Dunbar
streets.
f. w. Gilchrist and ID. McRae were
to be in st. Augustine, Florida, last
Monday.
Z. o. Avery's two lumber camps
are putting in logs at the rate of lOO,-
900 per day.
The Common Council did not meet
last Monday night. The Recorder
was the only person present, and he
adjourned.
To-day makes twenty-three days of
steady and uninterrupted sleighing,
and it has been made good use of by
the lumbermen and cedar men in this
locality.
Two of the planning mills in this
city, are running on the eight hour
system, and will continue so until the
arrival of spring starts a new build
ing boom.
There was social dance at the
residence of Conrad Vessel, Alpena
township, last Thursday. About
twenty of the persons present came
from the city.
j. w. Fitzgerald started for Bay
City, the early part of the week, OH a
visit to friends. He drove his own
team down and was accompanied by
his daughter.
Quite a number of the farmers are
hauling telegraph poles, railway ties
and posts to town. Some of them
come long distance, and make but
one trip per day.
If John Dane, of Alpena, Mich.
does not wish to belle his name he will
refrain from putting up money that
he can beat Geo. w. Hamiltor jump
ing.-Toronto Mail. "
Sheriff Denton arrived home last
Friday, from trip to the Pontiac In.
sane Asylum, where he had been tc
take Mrs. Kate Monaghan, who was
sent there for treatment.
Clayberg & Sleator have recently
made an addition to t law library
adding one hundred and fifty volumes
The firm have now one Of the best
law Libraries on the shore.
In the case of Sigmund Simon and
Isaac Mendlesome, VS.. Bewick, Com
stock & Co., the decision of the Cir.
cult Court has been affirmed by the
Michigan Supreme Court.
Chas. Cook and Thos. Doyle, re
turned home last Wednesday, from
Detroit, where they had been to attend
the session of the Knights of Labor
as delegates from the lodges in this
city.
Charles Thompson started for De
troit, last Monday. His mission there
was to attend the sixth annual session
of the Michigan Department, G. A
R., which commenced at Detroit, yes
terday.
The new public watering trough il
front of the Union House, is very use
full to the many teams that make thei
headquarters in that locality, as vel
as to teams travelling on Washington
avenue.
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The tug w. L. Davis was to MAKE
the last attempt to lift nets which SIN
has set out in the lake, yesterday
Previous attempts to lift the net
failed on account of ice.-Oscod,
Every Saturday.
The total amount paid out by the
three insurance firms in this city, fol
losses by fire during the year 1883
was S26,7S413. OF this amount
$4,000 was for damages done by fir
to the lumber on the Churchill wharf
Notwithstanding the cold weathe
last Wednesday, there were abou
forty ladies and gentlemen who wen
to Long Rapids that afternoon TO
the benefit of Grace Mission. A
bounteous supper was partaken of a
the parsonage.
S. H. Davis is having the steame
Remora, at Detroit, improved in speed
and as soon as navigation opens, in
tends to place her on the route between
Alpena and the railroad at Oscoda
Her accommodations for carryin,