Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-04-23

Harry Morse came to town Thurs
day last, by steamer Flora, from Ann b
Arbor, for q short visit. II
A lively contest is going on for the = !,
possession of dam near the mouth :,
of Hubbard Lake outlet.
The suit of Captain James N. Com
stock VS.. VIM. b. Copstock is being
tried in the u. S. court at Detroit. ="
Owen Fox has commenced the h
erection of the new brick office for e.
the Messrs. Churchill, on Water street. II
The little schooner Lambert was q
the first sailing vessel to arrive in port
this season, reaching here last Sunday. q
Louis Hertzog, formerly of this h
city, was married to Miss Hanniman, q
at Los Angeles, California, on the g
10Th. b
The maple sugar social given by v
the young ladies of the Methodist
church, Friday night, was success Il
full one. u
DR.. Seaman is constructing 20x5O .
store building on Third street. The
upper story is to be used for dwelling = :
purposes.
The schooner Smith and Post was
the first sailing vessel to leave this
port this spring. leaving for Detroit !,
on the 10th.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Z. Clough removed !
from Alpena last Friday, leaving by n
steamer Atlantic, and are now in n
Marine City. n
For rheumatism, lumbago, neural il
gia, cramp and collie there is no RENE
dy superior to the genuine DR.. Thomas a
Eclectric Oil. h
The Longshoresman union have de- t
cided to demand thirty-fve cents per a
hour for slowing lumber on board YES o
sells, this spring. 2
E. Furbush, P. Culligan, Ed. Page, =
James Malloy and other witnesses in
the Comstock case, arrived by steamer
Pearl yesterday. a
The building formerly used as q :
milliner shop, on Water street, near =
Carpenters office, is now used as a
free reading room.
The steamer Metropolis arrived in I
port last Sunday morning, on her first Z
trip of this season. Her officers are +
the same as last year.
We call attention of contractors to +
advertisement for proposals to COM r
plete the external work of St. Ber-
nard's new stone church. y
The steamer Atlantic was the first v
shore boat to reach Cheboygan this d
spring. She cleared down from Al /
pena Friday morning last. I
David Lincoln has improved his
lot at corner of Washington avenue
and Fourth street, by planting a num- T
Der of shade trees in front thereof. 7
Thunder Bay hospital, on Third
street, under the management of Dr.
Shelton, is now ready. Certificates
of admission can be obtained of Dr.
Shelton. ;
The new steam engine for the river h
mill of Fletcher, Pack & Co., was
brought to this port last Friday by
steamer Pearl. 1t weighs eighty-fve :
hundred
Erysipelas and sault rheum was /
driven entirely away from Mrs. j. c. q
Anderson, Peshtigo, Wis, by Bur- v
dock Blood Bitters. No equal as 1
blood purifier. q
The steamer Pearl brought fifty {
three passengers to this city, Friday "
morning last, among whom were the Il
crews of the steam barges S. c. Hall Ii
and Garden City. e
The city officers were not appointed
last Monday night, owing to the alb s
sence of Alderman Culligan. The {
appointments will probably be made d
next Monday night. a
A very handsome flag staff was .
erected last Monday by Hawley q
Fitzgerald, in front of their store on
Second street. 1t is seventy-eight =
and half feet high. t
Last week we stated that Thad
Kneal would act rs the second engin-
eer Of the steam barge Mackinac, but ,
we have been informed since that he
will act as first engineer
The members Of Alpena Lodge No. ,
10, I. o. o. F., will celebrate their ;
nE.I oor;,,n.,a,,, M THAR boIi on