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

100000 bricks from st. Clair, last
week, for M. N. Bedford and E. o.
Avery.
House, barn and lot. five minutes
walk from postoffice, for sale. En-
quire at Argus Office.
Avoid cooking Sunday dinners dur
ing hot weather by going to the
Churchill" Dinner rs cents or 3
dinners for $500
w. T. Jones has again resumed the
management of the Central Hotel.
Mr.. Jones makes a popular hotel
keeper.
The depot grounds here were filled
with box cars last Friday. 1t shows
considerable freighting business is be-
ing done.
The steamer City of Alpena was
dry locked last week and had her
hull scraped. 1t was well covered
with moss.
The steamer City of Alpena made
the run from Cheboygan to this city,
last Wednesday, in six hours and
eleven minutes.
Special communication of Alpena
Lodge, No. 1919, f. & A. NJ, Wednes-
day evening, Aug. 9Th, at 1870 o'clock.
Work f. A. degree. Visiting broth
ers invited. By order of w. M.
There were more passengers than
staterooms on the steamer City of
Mackinac, on her up trip Sunday.
Cots had to be used.
The steamer Remora brought here
seven cars of fresh fish from Buzzard's
Island, Canada, last week, for re-
shipment to Detroit
The log train brings in every week
day, some 10000 feet of logs, from
the end of the Mud Lake branch to
the Comstock Bros. mill.
For first class laundry work go to
the Churchill Steam Laundry, all
modern machinery. Work done on
short notice. Goods called for and
delivered
F. A. ELLIS, Manager.
Thirteen tons Of wood paper pulp
were shipped from the pulp factory of
the Messrs. Fletcher, last week, to
Cleveland and Louisville.
This city loses about one thousand
dollars per year by not imposing a
tax on dogs. The dog tax would pay
for considerable paving each year.
All sidewalks that do not conform
to the grade should be lowered. A
sidewalk, with humps on it like
camel, is nuisance. Have them low
cred.
Phillips & Troden, of this city, are
the manufacturers of Abestos Roof
Paint, and are now painting the roofs
of many buildings in Alpena. Orders
left at Alpena House will receive
prompt attention. 8S7w3
Everybody in favor of tariff reform
should attend the Democratic pole
raising next Saturday, and the grand
rally at the Opera House the same
evening.
From this port there cleared %
lumber vessels last week. The ex-
ports were 6,597 900 feet of lumber,
$4,000 cedar posts and 800 rail.
way ties
The lighthouse at the mouth of the
river consists of II short pole and a
lantern. If any serious accident
should happen to it, the loss to the
government would be light.
DIR. Cunningham, formerly of Bay
City, has located permanently in AL
pena, and has opened an office in the
Minton block, in the rooms vacated
by DIR. Gallagher, the dentist. Dr.
Cunningham has many friends in
Alpena.
The Mystics left on steamer Alpe-
ma last night for Cheboygap, at which
place they play game of ball with
the club there to-day They will re-
turn home Friday morning.
The railroad employees excursion
takes place next Sunday. The train
leaves this city next Sunday and picks
up the railway men along the route
between this city and Long Lake, on
the Loon Lake branch.
Why should few men be allowed
to let their cattle run at large in the
streets of this city, contrary to law,
so that hundreds Of other citizens be
placed to large expense in erecting
fences Enforce the law.
WANTED-A neat man and woman,
without family, to take charge of a
farm. One who understands cattle,
horses and poultry, also gardening
and general farming-a good German
and wife preferred-recommendation
required. A go steady job for the
right person Apply at ARGUS Office.
> Friday last was the hottest day ex-
perienced in this city the present year.
The government the.gometer regis
! tered 80 degrees in the shade. The
: most unusual part of the heat was its
continuance during the night.