Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-05-28

The heavy fog that prevailed Sunday
morning, detained the steamer Alpena at
the mouth OF the bay for few hours.
Rev. Van Auken has been appointed a
member OF the Congregational board OF
trustees, at the Muskegon State session.
Warner & Co. have an immense stock OF
latest designs in wall paper.
Strictly pure Rhubarb Wine, warranted.
For lie by Field 4 Gray and j. I. Bost-
wick.
An addition has been built to the lun.
Der mill OF Folkert, McPhee a Co. In
It will DO placed lumber sorter and
loader.
At the A. o. II. banquet, at Bay City
last week, the toast Michigan" was re:
sponded to In good style by @. B. Green
ing OF this city.
Sunday last was one OF the most de-
lightful days as regards weather that can
DO made. Hundreds OF teams were out
on the streets.
None but the best of smokers goods, and
the finest Of tobaccos and cigars nj j. Lee
vyn's.
Ready made curtains, window shades,
curtain fixtures-a large stock at Field i
Gray's.
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The regular monthly communication OF
Alpena lodge 1919, F. and A. NJ, takes
place next Wednesday night. A full at
tendance Is desired.
The shipments OF paper pulp from the
Fletcher factory last week were To Min
neapolis, 80, 500 pounds to Richmond,
Indiana, 1000 pounds.
There are now between twenty and
thirty bicyclsts In tho city. Fourteen OF
them were out on the streets with their
wheels Monday evening.
New York select oysters in cans, at the
Lincoln fish market. They are finest oyster
in the United States.
Room ornaments, curtains, curtain hx-
lures and wall papers in endless variety, all
FIELD g. GRAY.
Our patrons will please remember that
advertisements must be handed In not
later than Tuesday noon, TO insure inser-
ton in the ARGUS on Wednesday.
Tho work OF counting the number OF
inhabitants In Alpena city and county
will commence next week. Make your
guess as to the number OF people.
A number of crooks are in town, and
II Is TO be hoped that tho police will hnd
some way OF making life 30 unpleasant
for them that they will soon leave.
The old notion that oysters were only good
when there was an "r' in the month, has
long since been exploded. Itrequres lit.
tie more care to keep oysters on ice in sum-
mer than in winter that is all the differ.
ence.
The members Of Trinity Sunday school
will soon give the charming operatta
Oily Belle" at the Opera House. They
will be assisted by Clarence Z. Holt.
Gifts OF flowers will DO thankfully re-
ceived by the ladies Of the Relief Corps,
for uso in decorating tho graves OF de-
ceased veterans, on Decoration Day.
Mrs. w. II. Potter, Mrs J. c. Comfort,
Mre. L. G. Dafoe and Mrs. Carpenter will
receive their friends at the residence OF
Mrs. J. d. Potter Thursday, May Goth.
Life is but span Of horses,
One is age, the other prime;
Up and down the hill our course is;
Go in ponies, make your time.
And if you want the correct time-time
that YOU can swear by all the time call on
g. II. Reynolds, the jeweler, and buy your
watch or clock.
At the Churchill mill last Wednesday
1,6l4 saw logs were cut into boards, plank
and timber. And yet that large number
Of logs only scaled few feet over 10000.
Miss Annie Crissman has opened music
rooms In the Mcdonald block, River
street, where she gives special attention
TO teaching vocal and instrumental music.
We call attention TO the lad" in regard
to saw mill for sale. Parties who de-
sire to go into the business OF saving
hardwood, would do well to investigate
the offer.
The Chip o. the Old Block theatrical
company arc to he at the Opera House
on June 4th. Tho company We're here on
August 10th OF last year and gave good
satisfaction.
A slight change has been made in the
time OF running trains from this city to
Detroit. Passengers are landed % min
utes earlier at Detroit than was done du-
ring the past winter.
a postal note was received in town last
week from the Detroit postoflice, and as
it had not been legally made out, It had
TO be sent back so that the proper figures
could be punched out.
We have been unable to obtain the Of
fetal list Of the census enumerators for
this county, but the city ones are report
ed az follows: Geo. :. Lester, VIM. +.
Rogers and Geo. w. Jones.
Log driving says tho Atlanta Trib-
une, ''is progressing finely. All tho logs
banked below Lake Fifteen have been put
In progress above Lake Fifteen"