Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-04-18

Fred Rayburn will tend to the raft
ing of logs on Hubbard Lake this
year, and will 60 there this week to
get ready. The gallant steamer. Bull
of the Woods. will again be in COM
mission.
The twelfth anniversary of the or
ganization of the Alpena Guards
occurs on June Sd. and it is expected
that the event will be celebrated by
a social party, at the rink, on Friday
evening, June LIST.
Chas. Bielman, who made such a
good record as clerk Of the steamer
City Of Mackinac, on her first season,
will be clerk of the steamer City of
Alpena this year. Charles has lots of
friends in this city.
The number of mortgages held by
citizens of Alpena city, on lands in
the townships, are as follows: In
Long Rapids, 80; in Maple Ridge, s.;
in Green, s.; in Wilson, II; in AL
pena, 26-total 1877.
Workmen are busily engaged set
ting up the steam washing machinery
in the basement of the Churchill. 1t
consists of a washer, ironer, wringer
and dryer. A powerful little steam
engine is already in position to run
the machinery.
The return of mortgages held by
persons outside this county. OH lands
here, shows that Bay City firm will
have to pay taxes in that place on
$4,000, while some Alpena citizen
will have to pay taxes on the same
piece of property.
During last week there were ship
ped from the paper pulp factory 1872
900 pounds of pulp, as follows: To
Cleveland, 10000 lbs to Kalamazoo,
10000 Tbs to South Bend, Indiana,
$4,000 lbs to Yysilanti, $4,000 lbs ;
to Louisville, Kentucky, 10000 lbs.
G. A. Naysmith, proprietor of the
Job Office on Chisholm street, died
Friday last. He had been an in
valid for some time. The funeral
took place yesterday, having been
delayed until the arrival of relatives
from Canada.
There are 67 mortgages on lands
in this county held by residents of the
following counties Wayne, Oakland,
Tuscola, Genessee, Lake, Bay, Lena
wee, Presque Isle, Calhoun, St. Clair,
Montmorency, Iosco, Oscoda, Macomb,
Eaton and Washtenaw.
In regard to liquor bonds, the SAT-
est thing for the Council to do is to
follow the law as it is, until the Su-
preme Court declares it unconstitu-
tional, and no license should be grant
ed to dives. The sureties in every
case should be first class.
On Saturday, the 2Sth, the Repub-
licans will hold their county conven-
ton, for electing delegates to attend
the State Republican convention,
which is to take place at Grand Rap
ills on May Sth. The county conven-
ton will be held in the Council Room,
at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon.
The Alpena Guards need a few
more full dress uniforms, and in order
to raise funds to purchase them, will
give social dance at the rink on
Friday evening, April Goth. A cor
dial invitation is extended to the citi-
zens to be present and enjoy pleas
ant evenings recreation. Tickets
only so cents.
The Democratic State convention
meets at Grand Rapids, on the 10th
of next month, TO select delegates to I
the national Democratic convention. |
Therefore the proper committee should G
soon fix a day for the Alpena county ,
Democratic convention to be held. =
This county is entitled to five dele
gates to the State convention.
The returns made by register of G
deeds from various counties in Michi- t
gan to the officials here, as required e
by the foolish law passed by the last t
legislature, show the amount of mort .
cages held by Alpena citizens, on pro- Il
perty in other counties, to be $685.
909.86. OF this amount probably t
one-half will not be assessed on ac- g
count of mortgages being transferred
to other parties
The Iosco Democrat has entered on 4.
its second year, and is so well satisfied
with its patronage during the past
year, that it proposes to keep on for
another year. There is much bet
ter chance for Democratic paper