Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-01-06

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20 T. :. ARGUS enters on Its 18th year o
publication.
q Several eases of dlptheria in town. TIVE
deaths TO date.
&c Knights OF st. John, of Oscoda, como I,
Alpena to visit their French friends.
20 First days races OF the Alpena TrottinG
Association at the trotting course.
AUGUST.
8 Memorial services in honor Of Grant, at the
10 Sol smith Russell gives Felix McKusich" at
the Opera House, and repeated the play the
| next night
II Session of Circuit Court; criminal cases
and 100 civil cases.
Is Concert by the pupils of Prof. simonds, at
the Opera House.
10 First OF the two musical concerts given
by Prof. Mazurctte. az the Opera House. Fred
Mooney gets his right arm badly cut by a saw
at Bingham's planning mill.
q Henry webitz died suddenly while help
Ing 10 lay Water pipe, on 9Th street. John Hy-
son breaks his ankle by fall from lumber
pile.
% Second heat of race for gold medal at the
rink, won by Charles Davis. First heat was
won by Garrett Butterheld.
IS Body Of Martin Dooley recovered. The
deceased had drowned some ten days previous,
near Middle island.
rs Excursion given by Germania and Five
Orphans band, 10 Rogers CITY.
BY the latter part of August, Owens new
brick block, on Dock street, was completed.
SEPTEMBER.
1 Alpena Gas company commence the cree
ton OF their gas works on State street.
3 Death OF Enos Holmes. Aged IT years.
Barn OF w. ii. s. L. X. Potter, Campbell
Vile, burned.
o. Fox let the contract OF macadamizing
Dock street, from Hueber street to Lake street,
at 80 cents square yard.
Propeller j. S. Fay ran on North Point reef
Lightcred of. uninjured. on the 1ith
Barn of \. w. Flanders burned I'm Green
township. Loss, s1.70o; Insurance, 81 900.
10 Commencement of Harvest Home Festival
at the rink by Trinity ladies, lasted three days.
IA Paving Of parts OF Dock and Second streets
completed. Total cost, S6,9ol 10.
IS Martin Houghton killed by fall from the
third story window OF the Sherman House.
10 Circuit court adjourns.
p Strike OF Polanders at the saw mills OF the
Minor Lumber company and OF Bewick. Com
stock & Co for ten hours. The strikers forced
the men OF the Mason Lumber Co.'S mill to quit
and tried to stop work In the river mill OF w. L.
4 ii. ID. Churchill but did not succeed.
Mason's mill started up again at noon, on eleven
hours system. and the Polanders returned to
work the next morning.
% Organization OF the Woman's Relief Corps.
O1icers publicly installed at the Opera House.
Daniel Smith granted new trial. Death OF Mrs.
MARY n. LcStcT, dBcu 10.
"a Special city election for bonding city to
the amount of $4,000 for building steel bridge.
Vote, "A yes; 81, no.
OCTOBER.
2 Wreck OF the steamer Bull OF the Woods,
at Hubbard Lake.
Commencement OF the winter season at the
roller rink. Phoenix dramatic club give Kath-
leen's Dream, at the Opera House, and repeat it
on the sth.
s Eighth annual fair OF Alpena county agri-
cultural society. Lasted two days
Q Smuggling contest between WIN. G. Butts and
John Lawrence, ut the Opera House. Drawn
fight.
IA First concert given by the Alpena Musical
Society, at the Opera House.
10 Death Of Seth L. Carpenter, aged co.
20 October term of Alpena Circuit Court.
Criminal cases, 2; civil cases, 3d. Contract for
paving Fletcher street with cedar blocks, from
Dock TO Mill street let to NJ. fancy, for 81 ,os6.
Length, 1863 feet; width "a feet square yards,
,24a.
25 Prof. Humes?" gives his grand spiritual
exhibition sell, at the Opera House.
&c The Smith Bridge Co., of Toledo awarded
s Bst G Sm e to STS sf
Contract price, $500; length of bridge, ia
feet; roadway, 20 feet wide; two foot passages,
each six feet wide; height Of bridge above
high water mark, 10h feet.
NOVEMBER.
stone pavement, on Dock street, from Hueber
street TO Lake street, completed.
VIM. l.. Holmes gives an elocution enter
tainment at the M. Il. church. assisted by citi-
Zens Repeated Mt the Opera House on the 9Th.
Smuggling contest between VIM. c. Butts and
Ed. Nesbitt, at the Opera House Butts won in
the second round. on foul. Circular saw at
Bay shore mill OF the Messrs. Churchill busrted
Ladies Of St Demands church give an oys-
ter supper at the Culigan hall.
Is.,.
At the Minor I,mSey S. s mil. Game Of base
ball between III rallymcn and Mystics at the |
role. sea. Tallymcn II, Mystcs 5. A second
.sihe was played on the oath, the score being |
IL man named Bean brought to town. Leg
,roke ut camp at Ossneke.
IS Cracker race at roller rink.
20 Three bears visits Alpena city at night.
"a Steamer Metropolis leaves on her last |
rip. Statues Of st. Ann and st. Jean Baptiste
,0nsecrated at St. AIMS church. Ladies' OF |
'resbytorian church give an old fashioned tea
,arty ut their church. |
rs Thunder Bay River Boom Co. suspends |
operations for the year. Second concert by |
'rof. Simonds and his pupils, at the Opera |
House.
&c First mail arrives and departs by stage.
q Single packing contest at roller rink. T. |
|. Suey wins the $50 and championship. Pack |
ID IA punches In one hour.
20 Steamers City Of Macknac and Atlantic |
cave on their last trip.
DECEMBER.
2 Steamer Arundel leaves on her last trip |
las company finishes laying pipes In the streets
3 Steamer City OF Alpena leaves on her last |
rip.
Terrible northeast gale. Steamer Oconto |
riven ashore Mt the Charity Islands on the 9Th. |
JASON Lumber Co.'S mill shut down, being the |
asst mill to close for the saw mill season of 1885,
5 Steam barge Emily clears for Chicago, be-
ng the last vessel to leave port.
Thunder Bay river frozen over to the
mouth, for the first time this winter. Ice broke |
- again on the 21st. Tug Sigison arrives from
ioses Miner wins the gold medal and cham
'ionship OF the shore. First three races took
lace at Iawas, and the last two races at the
ink In this city.
10 James Gooding shot In both arms, at a
lousc OF Ill rcpute.
II Ladies' OF Congregational church give
hcken pie social, Mt the corner store, Alpine
lock.
10 Alpena Musical socety's second enter
ainment, at the Opera House. Dan Mcleod |
brought to town, having been hurt in the shoul |
Ter by falling tree, at one Of Folkerts & Nc
'hce's camps.
20 August ,struhtz's house, on Campbell
lunt ut the roller rink.
Is Christmas. Two steamers pass Thunder |
BAY Island, bound up the lake.
26 James Troden goes out into the lake, in |
sail boat, to lift gill nets.
20 Opening of the Detroit, Bay City and |
\lpcna railroad to Black River passengers be- |
ng able, for the first time, to make the trip from
Detroit to Alpena In about fifteen hours, during |
he winter season.
During December the postofcc OF Flanders |
vas established In Green township, with A. II.
richardson as postmaster. There was no
leighing at end OF year. Lake and bay free of |
ce, and no ice In the river from mouth to |
hort distance above bridge.
Lumber Business at Alpena.
Full rcports from every mill in AL |