Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-06-20

Applicants for pensions, who desire
to be examined by the board Of pen
sion examiners, should call at DIR.
Wilkinsop's office on the Sd of July,
as the regular examination day occurs
on the 4th.
An elegant line of ladies' and gents
saddles Just received at Hanover's.
The best and cheapest condition
powders is Bostwick's. 20 cents per
pound.
The commencement exercises Of
the High school take place at the
Congregational church next Friday
evening. Rev. Fiske delivers the adj
dress, after which a banquet will be
served at the Churchill.
w. ID. Hitchcock has much i'm
proved the public waiting room of his
steamboat office, by placing therein
number of comfortable seats. He has
seating accommodations for consid-
cradle number of persons.
The young ladies of st. Margaret's
Guild, Trinity church, will give fes-
tival on the lawn of Fl. Beebe, Second
street, Wednesday evening, June 9th,
commencing at 6 o'clock. All are
cordially invited to attend.
The Vienna restaurant and ice
cream parlors are now ready. Give
us a call.
The -. L." cigar is the best cigar
made. No wonder it is a favorite.
Try the brand.
Prof. Strassburg, of Detroit, arriv-
ed IN town yesterday, and will open
dancing academy. Those desiring to
take lessons in the latest dances, can
leave word at the Churchill, or at
book store of III. III. Wittelshofer.
The shipments of dry paper pulp,
last week, from the factory of the
Messrs. Fletcher, were as follows To
Kalamazoo, $4,000 lbs; to Detroit,
1000 lbs; to Louisville, Kentucky,
10000 lbs to Delaware, Ohio, 2S,-
900 lbs.
We understand that there is an eff
fort being made for the establishment
of telephone line between this city
and Hilman, and we have no doubt
that such an enterprise wonld prove
advantageous to both places. Let
the good work go on.
Go to Bostwick's drug store for
homeopathic medicines, as he has a
full assortment.
Losr-My sword scarf pin on Mon
day 4. NJ, w reward.
w. ID. HITCHCoCK.
Luther & Folkert commenced work
on their contract of paving Fletcher
street, the latter part Of last week.
The first work is that Of removing the
dirt on the top Of the street, so that
sand can be placed for the founda-
ton Of the cedar blocks.
McAuley & Denton have received
their magnificent new hearse. The
sides are each formed with one large
sheet Of plate glass. It is elegantly
fitted. The firm will soon receive
fine white hearse, and then will have
as good an outfit as there is in the
State.
There were only 4,216,000 feet of
lumber, 800 trap net stakes and so
cords of match timber shipped from
this port last week, by vessels that re-
ported The lumber was sent to the
following ports Toledo, Loraip,
Detroit, Cleveland, Sandusky and
Huron.
When suffering from severe cold,
try Bostwick's Compound Cough
Syrup. Sure cure.
Bostwick's drug store is headquar-
tiers for Humphreys and Boericke Il
Tafel's homeopathic medicines.
There will be an exhibition at the
Central school building tomorrow, of
some of the work of the botany class
of this year, consisting of drawings,
herbariums and specimens of native
woods, 1t is hoped that the friends
of the school will come in and en-
courage this kind of work,
There being no harbor tugs in port
Friday morning, caused the steamer
City of Mackinac to back out of the
river unassisted. She had TO work
her way by two RATS, and the chan
mel was made more difficult TO navi-
gate on account Of vessel at the
wharf opposite one of the RATS. The
steamer was taken out in good man
ner.
An enthusiastic railroad meeting
was held at Greenville, Monday (last
week. in the interest of an extension
of the Lowell Il Hastings Road
through Greenville to Rogers City