Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-06-23

A boy named Pipthorn had his
arm broken last Sunday. He, with
several other boys, was running
some empty lumber cars for sport on
the Potter track, and the boy fell
off and was run over by the car.
The city furnished an s18 dollar
entertainment to the citizens last Sun
day-a false fire alarm having called
out the fire department. The fire was
in house on State street near the
Minor mill, and bucket of water
put out the fire.
Bostwick's drug store is headquar-
tiers for Humphreys and Boesick d
Tapel's homeopathic medicines.
The graduating exercises of the
eighth grade, will take place at the
Central school, Friday, the 25th,
commencing at 2 o'clock. A very
elaborate program of music, declama-
tons, recitations and essays has been
prepared, and the exercises can not
fail to be pleasant.
The scow Hannah Moore was load
ed with 10000 feet Of hardwood
lumber at wharf of the Messrs.
Churchill last week. 1t is the first
cargo of hardwood lumber shipped
from this port, and tends to sh ow
that all kinds of timber is every year
becoming more marketable.
Come and see our genuine hand
sewed Kangaroo shoes-six dollars
only! Boston Boot AM sShee store.
JOSEPH MxsKowsKI.
From reports received from various
sections of the country, we learn that
the hay crop, in general, has not been
very badly damaged by the drouth,
which came to an end little over
week ago. Since then there have
been frequent warm showers which
helped to put new life and vigor in
the grass fields.
The settlers of the township of
Wilson will give strawberry festival,
in the grove near the residence of the
widow Wyman, on Saturday, July
3rd. The proceeds will be for the
benefit of the M. E. church. A good
time is anticipated. The public gen.
orally invited, and especially the
citizens of Alpena.
Pure drugs and medicines, and all
the best and leading patent medicines
now manufactured, always on hand
at Bostwick's, sign of the red mortar.
From Ossineke comes the report
that the army worm is doing immense
damage to the clover and other crops.
Some fields of clover are said to have
been literally destroyed by the pests.
1t is said that person can not walk
in field where the worms are with
out stepping on some Of the insects
they are so thick.
Captain Armstrong, of the Ossi-
frage, had a tumble into the river
last Saturday night. The steamer
was being turned around, but the big
barge Michigan was in the way and
the Ossifrage got jammed between the
wharf and the barge. While trying
to get her loose, the captain slipped
and fell into the river.
Workingmen will find the cheapest
and best stock of working shoes in
town at the Boston Boot and Shoe
Store.
JOSEPH MANKowsKI.
The work on the pulp factory build
ings is progressing rapidly. Consider
able of the brick work for the engine
room and the pulp boiler house is laid,
and the frame is up for the wash and
stamping house. The engine room is
2Sx42 feet. The boiler house will be
54x89 feet, and the walls 40 feet high.
The building for washing the pulp is
1890 feet. The works will cost over
$4,000.
Thomas E. Thompson, aged nearly
seven years, son of j. w. Thompson,
was playing on the logs near the War
ner single mill, last Saturday, when
he fell of the logs and was drowned.
The boys who were with him did not
give the news at first, consequently the
body was carried away by the current.
A vigorous search was made, but
as far as we know, the remains have
not yet been found.
II. Netzorg last week concluded his
purchase of the dry goods establish
ments of +. Loeb, and is now offering