Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-10-02

If the agricultural society is unable
TO offer prize so as to induce base
ball club to come here from some
place and play game with the Mys-
tics at the fair, then the necessary
amount should be raised by subscrip-
ton. About forty dollars are needed.
There cleared from this port last
week 81 vessels laden with lumber
and cedar, which exported 5,180,000
feet of lumber, and $4,000 cedar rail-
way ties. Eight cargoes went to Tole-
do, seven to Cleveland, two to Detroit,
and one each to Sandusky, Chicago,
Lorain and Buffalo.
The present indications point to an
interesting time on the second day of
the fair. There are to be bicycle rae
es, hose contest, and it is probable
that base ball match may take place
between the Mystics and some shore
club. Hose companies are expected
from Tawas, Au Sable and Oscoda.
The firm of Fletcher, Pack & Co.
will be dissolved this season, as far as
regards the lumber manufacturing
business. The partnership in the
Hubbard Lake log railway will con-
tinue. 1t is probable that Mr.. Pack
will CONTROL the river mill, and the
Messrs. Fletcher the bay shore mill.
Bear IN mind that the twelfth an
nual county fair is to take place next
Tuesday and Wednesday, the 9Th and
9th. 1t will be to the interest of this
county to make it successful one,
and success can only be attained by
the hearty cooperation of the citizens.
Lack of enterprise will ruin any COM
munity.
When Richard Manning examined
his garden Friday morning last, he
discovered that some of those thieving
COWS that are allowed to run at large
and steal their living, had broken in
to his lot and destroyed his garden
products. We wonder how much
longer this city has got to be torment
ed with this COW nuisance.
Miss Carrie Potter was married to
Charles Manwaring, of Detroit, last
Monday morning, at the residence of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f..
K. Potter. Rev. Van Auken officiat-
ed. The bride and bridegroom left
on the morning train for Detroit
The ARGUS wishes them happy life,
well strewn with prosperity.
Donald McRae makes no preten-
sions to being either hunter or fish
erman, yet thinking that it would be
a sort of friendly act to give the sports
men few valuable points in regard
to game, and the proper way to catch
it, he went to Presque Isle last Satur-
day and caught 2S large trout; the
combined weight of which was 800
pounds.
An attempt was made to do the
William Tell act at the fair grounds
last Sunday, but proved failure
Patsy Gavigan held base ball in his
right hand, and requested a compan-
ion to shoot at the ball with target
rifle. The other boy, named William
Thompson, Immediately fired at the
ball, and shot Gavigan in the arm,
inAicting severe wound.
Box office for equity without
Crime" open this morning. Mr.. Day.
idson and Miss Austin appeared in
our Opera House April LIST in the
wonderful play CDR. Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde" Having created a good i'm
preston then it is hoped they will be
favored with full houses on their re-
turn in the new play "Guilty without
Crime !" remember the date, Oct. 4th
and 9th. Popular prices parquette
30 cents, gallery 80 cents.
Captain Persons, of Thunder Bay
Island life saving station, came over
from the island Saturday, in his new
steam yacht. With the exception of
the machinery, all the work of build
ing the little steamer was done on the
island. She steamed from the island
to this port against strong head wind
in about two hours. She is admira.
bly, adapted for making trips to and
from the island for mail and supplies.
Frank Ford returned recently from
the AuSable river with specimens Of
lead which he got from land three
feet below the surface, on the bank
of that river. He says it is situated