Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-06-27

dence, Saturday evening, and from
the top thereof waves banner with
the names of Cleveland and Thur
man inscribed thereon.
If twenty persons, who are DESTROYS
of receiving instructions in book-keep-
ing, will leave their names with III.
HI. Wittelshofer, on or before July Sd,
Mr.. Garfield, teacher of the CONNER
cial class in the High school, will
take class for eight weeks.
The best remedy as a spring tonic,
for horses and cattle of all kinds, is
Bostwick's condition powders. 20
cents per pound.
Pure drugs and medicines, and all
the best and leading patent medicines
now manufactured, always on hand
at Bostwick's, sign Of the red mortar
The mail route between this city
and Rogers City, via Bell, has been
changed from weekly to twice week.
The mail stage leaves here on Tues
day and Thursday morning, and ar
rives back on Wednesday and Friday
Frank La Flure, is proprietor.
The Western Union Telegraph Co.,
during the Republican convention at
Chicago, furnished the citizens here
with numerous bulletins, showing
what was done at the convention, and
the result was that the Churchill had
many visitors who went there to read
the news.
A little girl named Pettis, aged six
years, was playing on the bank of the
river near the Fletcher river mill,
Friday afternoon. She fell into the
water and was drowned before men,
who were working in the vicinity,
could get to her assistance. The body
was recovered.
The news that General Alger was
defeated at the Chicago Republican
convention, cast considerable of a
gloom over the Republicans here.
They we're enthusiastic Alger men.
The weather sympathised with them,
and shed rain tears of sorrow. Mich
igan is now a doubtful State.
Rev. S. M. Stimson, d. d., district
secretary Of the American Baptist
Missionary Union, preached excellent
sermons at the Baptist church on
Sunday last The yearly offering
for foreign missions recently made by
the church, amounts to $101 Al, the
largest contribution yet made by the
church to that object.
Thirty vessels cleared from this
port last week, exporting 6,740,000
feet of lumber, 100000 shingles, 3d.
500 cedar posts, 27,5OO railway ties
and 16 cords of match timber, to the
following ports: Buffalo, Detroit,
Chicago, Toledo, Tonawanda, New
Baltimore, Mt. Clemens, Sandusky,
Cleveland and Lorain.
The following serials have been re-
ceived from Bedford, Clarke q Co., of
New York, Chicago and San Francis
co: Forty Years on the Rail, A Slave
of Circumstances, Political Oratory,
by f. A. Storrs, His Way and Her
Will, and the Truth about Tristrem
Varick. The firms publications are
for sale at H. H. Wittelshofer's.
Excursion tickets are sold, on Sun
days, for the round trip between this
city and Oscoda, by steamers City of
Alpena and City of Mackinac. The
excursionist leaves here at 7:30 A. NJ.
on the Alpena, and returns about 0
o'clock +. NJ, on the Mackinac.
About four hours can be spent at Os-
coda, if the steamer leaves on time.
James Haviand came to this city
less than year ago, and, as manager,
opened up grocery for w. A. Soule
IL Co. He succeeded so well in work
ing up first class business, that ne
cesitated removal to larger quarters,
and also made many friends. At
present he is with b. Wolff & Co.,
but we should not be surprised if he
was to start in some business of his
own.
| Last Monday the Alpena House
was closed to the public, as regards
meals. What will be done with the
hotel is not yet decided, but for the
present, rooms will be rented. but no
meals furnished. The reason given
for closing is that the expenses ex-
ceeded the receipts. The hotel was
built in 1871 by julie Potvin, and has
been run ever since by Mr.. Potvin.
Until the Churchill was opened, it was
one of the best hotels in the city.
Henry Bolton, while at Chicago,
purchased fine steam yacht, which
will be taken to Long Lake. The
yacht is % feet long, 5 feet beam,
and has a seating capacity for 10 per-
sons. A canvass awning covers the
boat, and keeps the suns rays off the
people aboard. The yacht is fitted
with Kane marine engine with three