Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-11-24


The Saginaw people appear to think
that Jacob Seligman will take the
pine he recently purchased of the
Richardson estate, to the Saginaw
mills to be manufactured into lumber.
One of the trucks of the postal car
got damaged near Mud Lake Junction
while the train was on its way to
Alger from this city, last Saturday,
and the consequence was that the
mail came in an ordinary baggage
car. The postal car was in use again
Monday.
Last Saturday the fish tugs were
able to lift some of their nets-the
first time in four days. The storm
had left their gill nets in bad shape.
The amount of fish brought by the
tugs ranged from 20 to 40 hundred
weight each, mostly trout. On Sun
day they managed to get another lift.
The semi-annual primary fund,
apportioned to Alpena county, will
be divided among the city and town
ships as follows: Alpena city, ST.
1882; Alpena township, s172.4S;
Green, 5000 Long Rapids, s154.56;
Maple Ridge, $133,2S; Ossineke,
s61.04; Wilson, $136.64-Total $2,-
1884.
When the gale was at its worst last
Wednesday, and steamers did not
care to venture outside, then the
citizens could readily see one great
benefit of the railroad. Passengers,
freight and mail arrived on time and
wind and boisterous waves did not
have their usual effect, as in other
years-several days without mail.
Tomorrow evening, at Trinity
church, there will be Thanksgiving
musical festivaN The program COM
prises fourteen pieces. Prof. S. M.
White will preside at the organ, and
the various musical selections will be
rendered by many of the best musical
people of the city. Tickets 80 cents.
A feature of the festival will be
duo on the pipe organ and piano.
While returning from work on the
State road, south of the river, one
day last week. two full grown bears
came into the road just ahead of w.
Bodie, and although evidently sur
prised at the improvements that had
been made, showed no signs of fright,
and having no gun with him, Bodle
had some difficulty persuading one of
them to give share of the road
Montmorency Index.
The Northwestern Lumberman
says: ut is possible to-day to move
dry lumber from the Saginaw Valley
to Toledo at from S1.25 to $3.50 Il |
thousand by rail" AS lumber can
be shipped from this city by rail for a
few cents per thousand feet than from
the Saginaw Valley, and as freight on
lumber this fall from this port to
Ohio ports has been up to $500 per
thousand feet, by vessels, there is
some prospect Of lumber being yet
shipped from this city by rail.
The hunting party from Barry who
have been camping on Beaver Lake,
have returned home, having captured
10 deer. This party for a number
Of years past had their annual camp
on the Au Sable river, but the county
becoming too much settled in the
of their camps, spoiled their
hunting grounds, and so they came
here hoping to find good hunting
Ute in the back part of this county. |
One of the party stated that if they |
found suitable place, they would
purchase it, and form an association
similar 10 the Gilman club.
The custom of the Board of Super
visors in past years has been to lay
'ut 81 900 on the township roads per
year, dividing the amount equally
among the townships. 1t made
small sum for each township. This |