Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-06-09

Those citizens who desire TO be free
, from tho jury business, can escape
that disagreable job by becoming an
honorary member of the Guards
Ten dollars is the amount of dues
asked by the Guards of honorary
members per year.
Our thanks are due the Life Saving
Department for copy of their report
for 1885. AS usual il is interesting.
The service contains 203 stations-of
which 157 are on the Atlantic coast
80 on the lake; seven on the Pacific
coast and one at tho Ohio falls.
: The citizens seem to think that
July 4th should be celebrated at this
city in proper manner. five are not
mistaken in that assertion, some action
should be taken in regard to celebrat-
ing. A public meeting should be
called and committees organized.
Some time this month the tug
Sumner will tow the big barge to
Georgian Bay after load of Cana
dian saw logs, and the ARGUS wishes
the enterprise the best of luck and
much profit 1.-THE plan works well
it will result in considerable benefit
to Alpena.
III. NJ. Reeves, the agent of the AL
pena railroad, at this city, has had
considerable experience in the rail
road business. He served the Mich
igan Central and the Topeka and San
ia Fee railroads some twelve years.
His father, Dr. ]. S. Reeves, lives ut
East Tawas.
The fire boys desire to return
thanks to Arthur Pack and the
Mason Lumber Co. for the use of a
team and their stables on Decoration
Day, and to G. w. Richardson for
team, to f. w. Fletcher, for horse to
Mrs. McLaren, for flowers for hose
carts-on same day.
Lumber prospects appear to be
Frightening, and the depression caused
by the strikes seems to be passing
away. The Mason Lumber Co. is re-
ported to have sold one million feet
of lumber to eastern parties at $12
per thousand feet for shipping culls,
$24 for common and $40 for clear.
Last Saturday was pay day for the
men in the lumber mill of F. w. Gil
christ. They arc paid twice month.
The number of men employed is sc,
and the wages paid average S1.72 per
day per man. The last pay roll
amounted to 81 1854, and did not
include the foreman's wages nor the
lath mill mems wages.
The Fourth of July comes on Sun
day and therefore the day will be
celebrated either on Saturday or
Monday. Saturday is certainly far
better than Monday for public holi.
day. 1t does not break into q weeks
business as is done when Monday
becomes q holiday, and celebrating
on Saturday allows second day
OF rest to get back into working trim.
The tug Sigison, while passing un-
der the bridge, Thursday forenoon,
had her pilot house collide with a
floor beam of the bridge. The pilot
house was carried away and the steam
whistle was broken off. The tug con-
tinued at her work Of towing RATS
from the sorting gap to the mill
booms during the rest of the day, but
presented forlorn appearance, being
minus pilot house and other neces-
sary apparatus.
A strong wind that prevailed last
Thursday caused the course of the
clay birds to be somewhat cratic, and
thus the scores made by the members
of the Alpena Gun Club were not as
large as usual. Out Of 20 birds shot
at, G. III. Sleator secured 16; Chas.
Howard, II; r. M. Donnelly, 5
G. A. Howard, Z; w. H. Potter, 6.
In the shoot at five pair of doubles,
G. I'll. Sleator scored A; Chas. How
ard, 8 and r. M. Donnelly 6.
A whirligig machine was set up on
Third street, near Chisholm street,
last Thursday evening and furnished
lots of amusement for the spectators.
On circular platform was arranged
number of wooden horses, deer,
seats, etc. The payment of a small
sum entitled person to a seat on one
of the animals or OH the chairs. The
motive power, a small horse, was then
started at trot, and the fun began.
The whole frame, lights, wooden horses.