Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-09-22

The u. S. weather office at this city
now receives daily dispatches, in re-
gard to temperature, weather, and
other matters of interest to the mar
liner. Two bulletins are displayed
one in the postofiice aud one in the
Custom house.
If you are in want of sporting
goods Of any kind, don't fail to call
and see the large stock on hand at
Hanover's.
The firemen did such good work al
Baldwin school house fire, last week
that the damage was not as great as
expected. Mr.. Luce promptly adj
justed the loss at 1856. The building
was insured in the Niagara. The
work of rebuilding the school house
is going on briskly.
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,
Newspapers in the Northern section
of the State have spoken of A. w
Comstock as ~ candidate for nomin-
alton as Congressman in this district
the Tenth, on the Democratic ticket
We can state that said papers acted
without any authority, as Mr.. Com.
stock is not a candidate.
Three notes payable to w. F. were
recently found on one of the roads
leading to this city. The owner is
requested to call at this Office, pay
charges and take property away.
The State Board of Equalization
have fixed the valuation of the State,
for taxable purposes, this year, at
$945, 100000. The valuation of this
county is placed at s3,500,00O; AL
coma at s2,5OO,OOO; Cheboygan al
$3,500,000; Iosco at 100000
Montmorency at 81 100000; Presque
Isle at 81, 100000.
The deer season will soon be at
hand, and it is about time for hunters
to make up. their minds how many
deer they will kill this fall. Deer are
usually killed twice-once with chin
music, before the hunters go to the
woods, and, second, with Winchester
rifles. Very frequently hunters omit
the second killing.
The log railway of Fletcher, Pack
& Co., in the Hubbard Lake region,
is SO far completed that logs are now
being hauled on it and dumped in the
lake. The road will be extended to
the lower South Branch, and then the
logs will be landed in that stream a
short distance below the lake. There
is said to be one hundred million
feet of pine to he brought on the
road.
The Pioneer is entitled to thanks
for its truthful prophecy in regard to
the Democrats electing the next county
officers. In its last issue it says
"The Democratic County Convention
will meet at the Council Room, Satur-
day for nominating county officers"
Yes, we are also inclined to the belief
that the Democratic Convention, next
Saturday, will name the next county
officers.
There has been displayed in the
show window of Towards drug store,
for some time past, really fine
crayon painting, entitled Beauty in
the Harvest Field" 1t is the work
of A. r. Nicholson, of the firm of
Nicholson & Slaght, and represents a
girl in a harvest field leaning on a
rail. AS u work of art it is first class
and reflects much credit OH Mr..
Nicholson.
Walter Gavigan, of Alpena town
ship, is a candidate for nomination
for the Office of sheriff, OIL the Dem
ocratic ticket. The Democrats, who
are either candidates for the office, or
who are talked of, arc Charles Lynch,
F. H. Dyer, Walter Gavigan, Patrick
Gibbons, S. Westrope and we hear
some Democrats express-their belief
that John d. Mcdonald is likely to
receive many votes.
Mrs. Leavitt was driving over the
bridge last Friday. The steamer
City of Mackinac blew her whistle
and frightened the horse Mrs. Leavitt
was driving, and he ran madly down
Dock street. A short distance from
the bridge were the Golling House
rig and a loaded wagon, but there
was sufficient space between them for
a third rig to pass. Mrs. Leavitt's
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