Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-08-29

f. o. Avery is brick veneering the
walls of three tenement houses he is
erecting on Oldfield street.
Convenient house on Washington
avenue to rent. Apply at this office.
The Vienna restaurant and ice
cream parlors are now ready. Give
us n call.
The Guards expect to receive their
pay next Friday night, for services
during the State encampment.
Sixteen tons of paper pulp were
shipped on the steamer City of Mack
mac, Friday last, for Cleveland.
The city schools will open next
Monday, and a lively educational
business is expected to be done.
Saturday last was the warmest day
of this year-the government Their
mometer registering 80 degrees.
Last week II. r. Morse shipped
three car loads of tan bark to Chica-
90. The bark was loaded on the cars
near the Potter mill.
Parties DESTROYS of renting the Laf-
ayette House should apply to III.
Greenbaum.
The 81. L." cigar is the best cigar
made. No wonder it is a favorite.
Try the brand
1t is likely that bicycle club will
soon be organized in this city. Sew
eral fine bicycles have recently been
purchased by citizens.
The burning of saw mill refuse of
the Minor river mill, near the dam,
was the cause of the fire department
being called out Saturday night.
The funeral of Mrs. V. F. Godfrey
took place last Sunday. The services
were held at the residence of the de-
ceased-Rev. Van Auken officiating.
The Union Square Uncle Toms
Cabin Co. will give an entertainment
at the Opera House tonight. The
play is the we'll known Uncle Toms
Cabin.
House, barn and lot, five minutes
walk from postoffice, for sale. En-
quire at Argus Office.
Chas. Parks lost a gold ring dur
ing the base ball match, and offers a
liberal reward to the finder.
The Board of Health should see
that the stencil back of some of the
brick blocks is put an end to. Dis
ease and death is arising continuously
from them.
The Moss family will give vocal
and musical entertainment at the OPP
era House, Thursday evening, Au-
gust 30th, for benefit of Third ward
Sunday school.
The paving of Washington avenue
has been completed as far as Cavanagh
street. The paving of the avenue has
made great improvement in the APP
pearance of that street.
Racing on the streets should not be
allowed. If owners of fast horses de-
sire to try the speed of their animals,
let them go to the race course. There
is a good place there to test their
horses.
DR.. Gallagher has moved his den
tai rooms to the corner of the Minton
block, over Levyn's cigar store.
Isaac Cohen, of the Boston cloth
ing store, is in New York selecting
his fall stock of clothing and gents
furnishing goods.
A child of farmer near the "Cut"
wandered in the woods last Wednes-
day and being soon missed, search was
made but the child had not been found
at the latest report we have from that
section.
A Republican banner was hoisted
from the top of pulp factory tower
Saturday night. 1t is lofty, but its
fall will be the greater when the DEM
ocrats make a charge on it next No
vember.
Dogs should be taxed, and one reas-
on is that the law specifies that one
dollar tax shall be levied on each dog.
The city ought to realize over one
thousand dollars per year from the
dog tax.
On Tuesday and Saturday of last
week, two cars of paper pulp were
shipped from the pulp factory of the
Messrs. Fletcher. Both went to
Louisville, Kentucky, and the amount
was 10000 pounds.
The children of the M. i. Sunday
school will take their annual excur-
sion to-day. They left on the express