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

At the Office of Justice Cook. Wed
nesday last. Albert Norton, alias
Grayson, on charge Of stealing 5000
from the safe of McDougald Il Mac
donell, was bound over to the Circuit
Court for trial, and VIM. Holborn was
acquitted.
One dollar pays for the ARGUS one
year, and not only can almost every
family in the county afford to take it,
but they can afford to pay for it in
advance. At one dollar per year
there is but very little profit for the
publisher.
The foundation stone of the new
Polish church parsonage, on Miller
street, was laid last Sunday forenoon.
On the stone the following inscription
has been engraved: Erected, 1888"
The society has purchased the lot adj
joining of Peter Owens.
S. P. Wires has greatly improved
the appearance of the Office of the fish
hatchery. The room has been newly
papered and painted and a much
needed writing desk put in. Improve
ments have also been made to the
main part of the hatchery.
Sunday afternoon the woods on the
southwest side of the city caught on
fire, and the dense clouds of smoke
raising from the fire, caused much un-
easiness. The fire was considerable
distance from Potter's track, and
houses are few in numbers there. The
fire department was out.
Rouseau's house, in Second ward,
was on fire last Wednesday at noon.
A pail brigade was promptly organic
ed and the fire soon put out. The
fire department was called out. A
good many fires could be easily con-
quered if the residents living near by
would take the same prompt measures.
So far there has been two mines
discovered in Presque Isle county,
according to the Advance--one
contains an abundant deposit of
live rattlesnakes, and the other is
gold mine. The Advance did not re-
port any new discoveries in its last
issue. We suppose the next discov-
cry will be beer mine.
A force of men have been employed
for some time at the work of building
a new light house at the mouth of the
river-the old one having burned at
the Third ward fire last month. The
old foundation was partly burned, and
a new one has been erected from the
surface Of the water and is nearly
ready for the light house.
OF the % lumber vessels that clear
ed from this port last week, six took
cargoes to Cleveland, seven to Chica-
go, two to Detroit, two to Buffalo, two
to Tonawanda, two to Toledo and one
to Sandusky. The exports were lum-
Der, 6,115,000 feet; lath, 100000;
cedar posts, 1000 railway ties, g.
000 cords of match timber, 26.
The portable saw mill operated by
Folkert, McPhee q Co., at West Har.
risville, cuts about Is, 900 feet of hem
lock logs per day. The lumber is
brought to this city and part used for
curbing to the pavement being laid,
and the rest shipped to Algonac. The
firm has also shipped some twenty
car loads of tan bark from the same
place.
The Germania band was engaged
Saturday night to climb up the lofty
pulp factory towers and play for the
Republican candidates. Playing mu-
steal selections to the stars will not
help Harrison and Morton. The stars
can't vote. The members of the band
wore lamps on their hats, and as they
descended the tower, the view was
very pretty.
Miss Fanny Sage and Sylvester
Stoffer were united in marriage at the
residence of VIM. Buck, on Tuesday
evening of last week, and the happy
couple were agreeably surprised by
receiving as token of regard, hand
some china tea set, from the members
of Beulah Lodge No. 81, d. Of r.. !.
o. o. F., in which order both parties
held membership.
Alpena does not propose to be be-
hind Pressure Isle in the matter of
startling discoveries. Thus against
Presque Isles rattlesnake nursery and
gold mine, this county has the mon
ster water snake with eyes as big as a
silver dollar and of enormous length,
and, better still, natural gas. The
last is a recent discovery and Is re-
ported by Capt. Bates, who lives a few
miles from the city. We have not all
the particulars. but the captain was
in town Saturday last making the dis