Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-05-02

S. III. Davis 4 Co.'s tugs Angle
and Grayling are fishing off Sane
Beach. Their first lift was made OF
April 21st, and 900 lbs. of fish wer'
captured. First lift of the season.
G. w. Jones received as presen
from the sheriff of the county il
which the city of Cleveland is, {
small spring knife, taken from Johr
Coughlin, member of the Blinki'
Morgan gang.
Friday night there were manufact
ured 40 rolls of paper pulp, weigh
ing 22,982 lbs, and for the "a hours
ending with Friday night, the amount
of wood pulp paper manufactured was
about 81 tons.
Three cars of paper pulp were ship
ped from the Fletcher factory, con
tanning 100000 pounds, as follows
To Louisville, Kentucky, eighty thou
sand pounds; to Delaware, Ohio
twenty-four thousand pounds.
Republicans had their ward caucus.
es Friday night, but not much inter.
est was manifested. Neither party
takes much interest in the primaries
that elect delegates to State conven-
tions that do not nominate State offic-
ers.
The May term of the Circuit Court
commenced yesterday. There are five
criminal cases-two for disturbing
Salvation Army meetings, one for
selling liquor on Sunday, and one for
assault. There are the usual number
of civil cases.
The Arundel is the first passenger
boat to reach this port for 1888, ar
irving at her wharf about ten O'Clock
Sunday forenoon. She was ladened
with merchandise, etc, so that her
deck amidships was not over one foot
from the water.
The real reason why the street man
was not allowed to snare the citizens
last week, was because Mayor Klock
revoked his license, as soon as he
found out the business the street man
was in. The man sowed his seed, but
reaped no harvest here.
Eight car loads Of lumber were
brought to town last week from mill
along the route. The lumber was in
spected by A. l.. Power, and was of a
fine grade. 1t was piled on the rail
way wharf. About one million feet
is to come here by rail.
The report in the Presque Isle Adj
vance in regard to Thos. White going
to Alaska on government survey bus
mess, is not correct. but some time
this summer Mr.. White intends to
make trip to Alaska to examine
pine lands for certain parties.
A ten-inch well will soon be start
ed at Killmaster for the purpose of
"boring for oil and gas The form
er wells were four and five inch bores
respectively. The company have dis
pose i of near y enough stock to guar
antee the commencement Of another
well.-Au Sable Monitor.
The Alpena Literary Association
having completed successful course
of study in "Our Country" will hold
a public meeting on Monday evening,
at the Baptist church, commencing
at s o'clock sharp. The Young Peo-
pies So aud So club will also unite in
this closing meeting. The public are
invited to attend.
The teachers of the schools i'm Long
Rapids township are as follows
White school, Miss Bishop; Truax
school. Miss Lizzie Spain Norwegian
school, Miss Ida Widdefeld McMil-
len school, Miss Abbie Leroy Soper
school, Miss Anna Ferguson Jones
school, Mrs. j. f. Thwaits Thwaits
school, j. L. Thwaits.
The barge Porter Chamberlin is
owned by the Comstock Bros. and the
Messrs. Churchill. She reached port
Sunday afternoon, bringing four
barges, and is the first of the lumber
fleet to arrive. The propeller is
powerful one. She carries about
275,000 feet of lumber. The engine
is beauty, of the compound type.
The members of Fremont Lodge,
Knights of Pythias entertained Col
onel Donnelly, last Wednesday night,
in a manner that could not help but
be pleasant to him. A banquet was
served in the lodge room, and during
the evening, the members presented
the Colonel with valuable diamond
min. as n memento TO remember them