Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-10-09

, w. ID. Hitchcock has just had
, printed 1000 calendars for the months
5 of October and November, on plotting
paper, and distributed the same among
the hotels and business places. The
time card of the steamers, he is agent
for, is also on the blotters.
The officials still contine to allow the
four or five persons who call them
selves the Salvation Army to make a
disturbance OH the principal business
streets. The officials should put an
end to these offenders doing what they
desire on the public highways.
AT the recent examination of teach
ers, by the County Board of School
Examiners, third grade certificates
were granted to the following persons:
Stella Kinney. w. G. Roe, Ada. G.
Wingrove, Foda Sayers, Weber Case,
Katie Fitzpatrick, and Nellie Roberts.
The remains of Mrs. Barney Nc
CHM were placed aboard the express
Saturday and taken to Minden, near
Port Huron, where the funeral took
place. A large number of friends of
the deceased accompanied the remains
to the depot. The deceased died sud-
denly last Thursday.
The barge Lady Franklin went
ashore near Lexington last week.
She was one of the propeller West
ford's tow, and was loaded here last
week with 100000 feet of lumber by
the Minor Lumber Co. and consigned
to Hurd Brothers, Buffalo. The
Monitor, of same tow, had to be dock
ed, on account of leaks.
One of the deck hands on the steam
err City of Alpena, had one of his
fingers on his hand taken off by being
caught in the cogs of some machinery
that was being unloaded here Satur-
day. He was left at this port for re-
pairs while the steamer made her trip
to St. Ignace and return.
The steamer City of Alpena was.
unable to call at Au Sable on her trip
up Saturday last. Among the passen-
gers were two members of the Au Sa-
BILE fire department, who were return
ing from the Port Huron tournament,
and who took the express Saturday
morning in order to reach home.
The steamship Viking, owned by
f. w. Gilchrist and other Alpena
citizens, made the trip from Chicago
to Buffalo in four and half days,
carrying $4,000 bushels of corn and
towing two large vessels. On her ar
rival in Buffalo she was dry locked
and her rudder enlarged as she steer
ed bad.
Au Sable Times. "Mr. Potts, when
asked if his road would 60 north, said
We'll, not for couple of years anyway.
Costs too much for IRON He inform
ed the Times that he had agreed to
put the road through Montmorency
county for bonus of $4,000, but
that he did not expect that the coun-
ty could raise it,"
Several members of hose company
No. /. went to Au Sable last Monday,
to take part in the firemen's tourna-
ment at that place. They returned
yesterday, having won the 100 yards
race in 1911. In the hose contest their
reel got fast, caused delay, and the
AuSable company were thus enabled
to beat them by 9 seconds.
Notwithstanding the constant gales
during last week, there cleared from
this port 81 vessels, exporting 5,677,-
900 feet of lumber, 100000 lath and
1000 railway ties. Six cargoes went
to Cleveland, five to Buffalo, two to
Toledo, two to Detroit, and one each
to Port Clinton, Black River, Ere.
mont, Port Huron, New Baltimore
Chicago.
An artesian well drilling machine
was brought to this city last Saturday
by man named Richards. The boil.
err, engine and driller are fixed on
trucks, which can be propelled along
roads by steam. 1t is admirably
adapted for drilling wells rapidly and
cheaply. 1t has capacity for drill
ing well six hundred feet deep and
six inches in diameter.
As the State law prohibits cows
from running at large in this city, we
would suggest that every time any
damage is done them, that the injured
party commence suit for damages
against the owner of the COW that un-
lawfully damages his property. At
ter few of the COW owners have been