Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-08-20

Nearly all the machinery OF the new
roller process -four mill, OF j. NJ. Johnston,
is In place, and the mill will probably be
In operation In month. II will prove
OF great benefit TO the county.
sS5 gets safety bicycle, suitable for
either girls or boys, at Harshaw q KIM
balls.
Get your school books and school sup
plies OF all kinds at the popular place, the
Centennial book store.
The finest costumes, the funniest CON-
edians, the most laughable comedies ever
presented In Alpena, will be the Labadie-
Rowell, English comedy company.
Opera House, Monday and Tuesday, Aug.
25th and Goth.
There IL TO be meeting of the Fremont
lodge, No.74, Knights Of Pythias, at their
hall, on Thursday evening, August 2lst,
at Z 80 o'clock. NJ. 8. Curtis, grand
chancellor of the grand jurisdiction OF
Michigan, will be present.
Pop corn is extensively used by the cit
liens, but that Is no reason why the sell
ers Of that article should be allowed to
have their cooking apparatus and shops
on the public streets. The highways are
for travel and not for business sites.
Alfred Manning has grown five acres
of as fine fall wheat as was ever raised.
His farm is near TIC boundary between
this county and Montmorency. The
yield will range between 25 and 80 bushels
per acre. The wheat was harvested
week ago.
The wheat crop OF this county, is a good
one, judging from reports received at this
Office. The crop Is larger than that OF
previous years, and the grain Is better
developed. The average yield per acre
is estimated at from twenty to twenty
five bushels.
The Detroit and Cleveland Steam Nav
igation company will make half rates to
Detroit during the ten days that the Ex-
position is open. Tickets will be on sale
on and after Monday, August 25th, and
will be good TO return at any time up to
Saturday, September 9Th, from Detroit.
The shipment Of paper pulp from the
factory Of Fletcher & Sons last week was
as follows: To Rockton, Illinois, $4,000
pounds to Otsego, 10000 pounds; to
Marlenette, Wisconsin, $4,000 pounds
to Moline, Illinois, 10000 to Sault St.
Marie, 1000 pounds. Total for the week,
1877, 900 pounds.
The paving on Washington avenue has
been completed. The part paved this
season lays between First and Second
streets, distance Of $50 feet, and CON-
pletes the pavement on that thoroughfare
for little over one mile, from First
street TO the railroad crossing near
Campbellville. The other pavement on
the street was laid In 1885,
The Comptroller's report shows the
city has the following amounts OF the
various funds on hand August first.
Contingent, $3,9O70O; fire department,
$7,077.70; police department, $2,582.37;
highway, $7,131S6. The cemetery fund
was overdrawn $70.S2. There are yet
eight months of the city's fiscal year to
come, and heavy payment is yet to be
made on account Of paving.
The six days go-as- you-please walking
match at the rink ended Saturday night
and was very successful as regards at
tendance. The race was from eight to
twelve each night Only one Of the
racers made the required $50 miles.
Click was the winner, Morse had second
place, and Mckenzie third. Several OF
the racers could have made the $50 miles
if they had been encouraged by good at
tendance.
Fred Keatse was employed ut the work
of unloading lath from lighter to ves-
sci near the lower end Of the Morse
lumber wharf, last Saturday. He was
unfortunate enough to fall off the lighter
into the river and drowned. Attempts
were made to save him but proved Of no
avail. After great deal Of work Crap
pling the body was recovered. He leaves
wife and five children In destitute cir
cumstances.
The number Of gallons of water pump
cd by the Alpena city water works during
the month Of July was 45, 469, $50, and the
pump engines made during the same
time 2,273, 4S0 revolutions. The number
Of gallons OF water pumped during the
seven months commencing with January
LIST, 1890, as 300, 1872, 2S0. The amount Of
water pumped last month exceeds that
OF any proceeding month Of the present
year by 2,36s, $50 gallons.
The question Of who, among the citiz-
ems, is entitled to the credit OF running
100 yards in the quickest time, was set
tied Monday afternoon at the race course.
The contestants were Cooper and Cooley
Of this city, and professional, Mckenzie.
The distance was to be 100 yards, but
owing to mistake, the course was made
100 yards long. Cooper won easily, and
Cooley took second place. Time IL 2-5
seconds. The purse was $40.
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The Republicans will hold their county
convention at the Council Room next Sat
urday afternoon at 2 o'clock, for the pur-
pose Of selecting delegates to attend the
State, the congressional, the senatorial,
and the representative conventions to
which this county belongs. The wards