Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-22

j. 7. Burthwick and M. Q. Myers
have formed copartnership. and will
carry ON the lumber inspection bust
ness. They are well known, and are
first class lumber inspectors.
at is stated" says the Detroit Jour-
nal, "that one or more steamers will
be placed early in the season to ply
between Port Austin and Alpena, ex-
clusively for pleasure travel"
The first weeks hauling at the
Crooked lake log camp of the Minor
Lumber Co. resulted in 100000 feet
of logs being hauled to the landing.
The length of haul is four miles.
The early part of last week Casper
Alpern shipped to New York city ten
tons of fresh fish. This, we under.
stand, is the largest shipment of fresh
fish ever made to New York from this
city.
Ben Kaichen's saloon was closed
last week by parties who had claims
against him, and the stock and fix
lures will be sold by the sheriff to-
morrow, unless the said debts are set
tied.
E. X. Potter & Sons have some 49,
100000 feet of logs skidded. AT one
railroad camp they have 100000
feet of logs banked 100000 feet at
another railroad camp, and 100000
feet at Busby's camp.
A third week has passed without
any marriage licenses being granted
by the county clerk. The matrimo-
NAL business is stagnation to the high
est degree. The men of the county
appear to be all married.
Three log trains per day are now
being brought to this city from the
pineries on the Mud Lake railway.
Two of the trains are for the Com
stock Brothers. The amount brought
daily is over 100000 feet.
Log hauling at all the camps is
progressing lively; over one weeks
work has been done at banking logs.
The rain which fell over week ago
left the log roads in first class condi-
ton, forming an icy bottom.
Since the first of January, the days
have heightened as regards sunlight
seven minutes in the morning and %
minutes in the afternoon-a total gain
of 80 minutes. The gain during the
balance of this month will be twenty
minutes.
The meeting of the Alpena County
Agricultural society did not take
place last Saturday, and was postpon-
ed until Saturday afternoon, Februa-
ny LIST, commencing at two o'clock.
The session will be held in the Coun-
Gil Room.
j. T.. Henderson, who was clerk of
the steamer City of Mackinac last
year, was married to Miss Lille f.
Amiot, on the 9TH. Mr.. Henderson
has many friends here who wish him
and his bride much happiness and
prosperity.
The railroad company placed a log
train at the disposal of e. X. Potter
q Sons the early part of last week,
and since then train load of logs
has been brought daily to their mill
boom from the pineries on the Mud
Lake railroad.
The records of the postoffice show
that 1913 persons, during 1889, sent
money to friends in the European
countries. 1t means that large sum
of money, that was earned by the
citizens here, was sent to the old coun-
try to help people there.
w. II. Hall is well pleased at the
way he was treated by the Accident
Indemnity Co., of Geneva, N. Y. He
recently was injured, and during the
time he was disabled, he was paid at
the rate of S25 per week, and had no
trouble in getting his money.
Previous to last week we find that
the lowest temperature experienced
in this city, this winter, was on the
4th of December last, and then the
temperature only got as low as ten de-
grees above zero. During the past
week the lowest was Z degrees above
zero, on the 10Th.
The masquerade given by the Ger
man Aid Society, at their hall, last
Thursday night, was a successful af-
fair and much enjoyed. The society
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