Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-03-25

Miss Nellie White entertained 35 OF her
friends at her fathers residence, on Third
street, last Wednesday evening. The
occasion was to commemorate her birth
day. A very pleasant time was passed
by those present. There was dancing
and other amusements.
The shipments of paper pulp last week,
from the Fletcher pulp factory, compris-
cd three car loads as follows To Mid
dletown, Ohio, $4,000 pounds; to Kau-
kauna, Wisconsin, 40, O00pounds; to Min
Minnesota, 10000 pounds. To-
tai shipment for the week was 122, 900
pounds.
The vestrymen OF Trinity church are
to be elected next Monday night at the
rectory. Every man who has been con-
to the funds of the church during
the past year is cordially invited and ex-
pected to be present and take part In the
election. The Rector hopes there will be
a large attendance.
Robert Cade, conductor OF log train
on the Mud Lake railway, was thrown
from his train yesterday, run over, and
cut in two. He was married. His train
was loaded with long timber, and the un-
fortunate man was walking from one end
OF the train to the other when he lost his
balance and fell off,
Dan McLain, who was sentenced to
jail for 60 days for carrying concealed
weapons, broke out Of jail last Saturday
and escaped. He managed to remove one
OF the iron bars from the window, and
then by means OF a rope made from a
blanket, descended to the ground. He
had but few days moro to serve in jail.
The ice in the bay was blown out yes
terday morning, and the fish tugs Sea-
wing and Angler steamed out. The form
or went to set gill nets, and the latter
sailed for AuSable, but was obliged to
return to this port on account Of large
fields OF ice in the lake. The Seawing
and Wayne Isbell each set gangs Of nets,
the first OF the season.
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The persons spoken Of as candidates
for the Republican nomination for City
Comptroller are Charles B. Greedy, w. Z.
Rogers, and A. B. deChampagne. w. A.
McDonald, the present Recorder, will be
by the Republicans. We
have not heard Of any Democrat express
ing wish for the nomination on the
Democratic ticket. The field is open.
Brownies theatrical troupe commence
a series of entertainments at the Opera
House next Monday evening, March 30th,
and will remain week. The troupe is
we'll known here, having often visited the
city. In addition to the usual attractions
the company have ladies band, compos.
cd Of the McCallum family, citizens OF
Chcboygan, and who are highly spoken Of
by the Cheboygan paper.
On the 14th Representative Dafoe in.
PRODUCED the following petitions into the
State Legislature A. j. West and sc
others, for the incorporation Of the vii
lage Of Atlanta. Joseph Staninger and
10 others, asking for the organization OF
the township Of Albert, in the county OF
Montmorency, into a school district
Thomas Collins and 16 others, for the in.
corporation OF the public schools Of the
township of Ossineke.
The following notice has been issued
to tho voters OF Wilson township by the
township clerk, ID. A. Van Matter: "To
the electors Of Wilson township:-At a
session of the Board of Education OF the
public schools of said township, held al
the Clerks office, March 10Th, 1891, il
was decided to submit to vote OF the
electors at the next annual meeting, the
question Of moving school buildings or OF
dividing the township into districts"
This city will soon have another i'm
portant addition to her industries. The
new industry is hemlock extract factory.
1t will be located near the river, and just
above the railroad bridge. The company
composed Of Chicago men, have secured
six acres Of land at the place mentioned
The extract works will have sufficient
for converting several thousand
cords of hemlock bark into the extract
and will be notable addition to the in
dustries Of this city.
The cases decided at the Circuit Court
last week were Sanborn VS. Detroit
Bay City & Alpena railroad, In which the
plaintiff was given q verdict OF $4,000
for damages alledged to have been sus
tanned by the plaintiff by reason Of Q
train running into him while he was
crossing the track. The case goes to the
Supreme Court for final decision. The
second case was that Of Dehring vs Com
stock Brothers, and after the jury had
been selected, the plaintiff submitted tc
non suit.
E. H. Barlow Il Co., who have for O
number Of years been doing nice little
business in the dry goods and fancy goods
line, have now leased the store room In
the Culligan block, formerly the post
Office, which they are fitting up In neal
style for occupancy about the first o.
April, when they expect to open large
line of the best grades OF dry goods
fancy goods, and millinery. The new
store will be supplied with all the mod
ern improvements, electric light, ladies
toilet etc.
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