Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-02-26

Last Wednesday forenoon Judge
Kelley sentenced Sylvester Cease to
fifteen years in State prison. He was
convicted on charge of incest.
III. p. Hustled, of the Lowell, Mich,
nursery, is at the Golling House, pre-
pared TO take orders for trees. Save
money by leaving your orders.
Unless the winter continues for some
weeks, there will not be enough spruce
wood got out at the pulp factory to
keep it in operation the present year.
J. J. Mcleod opened his gents fur
nishing store last Thursday. He has
an elegant stock, and will be glad to
see his friends at his place of business.
See his "ad" in this issue.
A regular communication of Alpe-
ma lodge, No 1919. f. and A. NJ, will
take place next Wednesday evening.
Important business. A large attend
ance of members is desired.
There is considerable opposition to
the proposed polling place of the first
precinct of the First ward. Itshould
be changed and brought nearer to
the business part of the city.
The services and song festival that
were announced to take place at the
Presbyterian church for last Sunday,
have been postponed until next Sun
day, as the repairs were not complet.
ed as soon as expected.
The Minor Lumber Co. have some
100000 feet Of logs banked at their
various log landings. They have
large amount of logs skidded, but the
prospects are favorable for getting all
of them to the landings.
There was magnificent skating on
the bay between Pottors' wharf and
the wharf of the Minor Lumber CO.,
on Washington's birthday. The skat-
ers had about a square mile of first
class ice to display their skill upon.
The shipments Of paper pulp from
the Fletcher factory last week, con.
sisted of one car of 10000 pounds to
Otsego, and two cars to Louisville,
Kentucky, each containing $4,000
pounds. Total shipment, $4,000
pounds.
A paper mill and a ground wood
pulp factory could not help but prove
a success in this city. All the need.
ed raw material, for making paper, can
be obtained here at low prices. There
is fortune awaiting for some enter
prising person who will erect such
factories here,
The next regular meeting of Lock
wood w. r. c., will be held in the A.
o. L. w. hall, on the afternoon of
Tuesday, March 18th, at o'clock
sharp. A full attendance Of members
is earnestly requested by the president,
as there will be a statement of import
ant financial business. All receipts
for dues should be produced at this
meeting to avoid mistakes.
The cost of the Circuit Court at its
last session of six days, is as follows:
Stenographer's salary, $40; jury
mems wages, s199.20; other expenses
about 800. The total expenses of
the court is about $439. Two Grim.
inal cases were tried and two thrown
out of court while the jury were in
attendance.
The Ohio House of State Repre-
sentatives have passed bill to pay
the guardian Of the children of the
late sheriff Lynch, the sum of one
thousand dollars, as the reward which
was offered by the State of Ohio for
the capture of the Blinky Morgan
gang. 1t is likely that the Senate will
agree to the bill.
"A Port Huron meat man was in the
city last week trying to make arrange
ments for supply of ice which was
to be shipped to Port Huron next
spring. One of the plans proposed
was to load one of Muelleweiss's YES.
sells with ice, and, as soon as naviga-
ton opened, to ship to Port Huron.
The parties, however, could not agree