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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-07-22
Council Proceedings.

The Common Council of the city OF Al
pena, met in special session in the Council
Room, at the call Of the Mayor, Wednesday
evening, July 18th, 1891, and was called
to order at 7:30 o'clock, by the Mayor.
PREsENT-Michael OBrien, Mayor; w.
A. Mcdonald, recorder; and Aldermen
Trask, Walker, Fournier, Crawford, MUIR
ply and Avery.
The Chair stated that the object Of the
meeting was for the purpose of setting the
date for the special election, to be held for
purpose of electing all ward officers.
Moved by Alderman Avery that the
Council adjourn. Lost by vote as follows
Ayes--Trask, Walker and Avery. Nays
Fournier, Crawford and Murphy. The
Chair voting in the negative.
Moved by Alderman Murphy that the
special election be held on July 3lst, 1891,
and that the Recorder be instructed to is
sue the necessary notices of the same. Car
ried by vote as follows: Ayes-Fournier,
Crawford and Murphy. Nays--Trask,
Walker and Avery. The Chair voting in
the Affirmative.
On motion of Alderman Murphy the
Council adjourned.
MICHAEL O'BRIEN,
w. A. MCDONALD, Mayor.
Recorder.
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Lecturer Willet's Views.

National Alliance Lecturer j. +.
Willet was one of the earliest organic
ers of the Farmers Alliance. Last
winter, at the National Alliance meet.
ing at Ocala, he was elected National
Lecturer. Since that time he has
travelled $4,000 miles, passed through
fourteen States, and organized three
State Alliances-.Iowa, Ohio, and
New York. The Times's correspond
ent had long talk with him to-day
on national politics. He thinks Cleve-
land will be the next nominee Of the
Democratic Party. This view he was
compelled to adopt by his observation
Of feeling and sentiment in the variou.
States through which he has passed
Cleveland nominated, his election j,
as certain as human things can be
This Mr.. Willet demonstrated quite
clearly thus:
There will certainly be three can
for the Presidency, put up by thu
Democratic, Republican, and People
Parties. The new party will gain it
greatest accessions of strength from
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Projections Palmer Pensioners.

The announcement that the direct
bunties paid from the Treasury to
American sugar producers will be
between s12,000,000 and $15,O00,000
in the first year ought TO excite indig-
nation at what is nothing more than an
outright robbery of the people. For
this money is to be paid in pensions to
men who have no shadow of a just
claim to subsist on public bounty.
They are the cripples of thirty years
of High Tariff taxation, it is true, but
this gives them no title to public sup
port as the Paupers of Protection. If
they cannot carry on business without
pension, justice demands that they
should 60 into some other business. or,
if they are hopeless paupers, 60 to
their country poor farms, as doctors,
lawyers, carpenters, merchants, brick
larers, farmers, editors and all Others,
who do not depend on the public treas.
ury Of the United States would be
oblige to do under like circumstances.
Yet the direct pensions to these
paupers of protection is far cheaper
than the indirect.
We have been paying out over $780,
100000 year in increased prices
of sugar under the indirect system.
If we buy off by giving them pauper
pension of s15,O00,O0O a year, free
trade in raw sugar saves us S45,000,-
900.
That is, it would save it, had not the
tax in raw sugar been transferred in
stead of released. As we are to pay
these direct pauper pensions on the
theory that we are getting rid of the
indirect taxes on raw sugar, these
taxes, instead of being abolished, have
simply been transferred to clothing,
hardware, crockery, glass, tin-plate
and hundreds of other articles. This
is one of the most glazing frauds of the
most fraudulent tariff bill Of modern
times.
Nevertheless the superior cheapness
of the direct pauper pension is demon
strated. AS in the case of sugar, so in
that of tin-plate, it would be many
millions saved for the American peo-
pie to put tin.plate on the free list and
give every millionaire in the Tin-Plate
combine q direct pauper pension of
81 100000 year.-St. Louis Reptile.
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States hitherto voting with unfailing
regularity for the Republicans. No
one of the three candidates will receive
a majority of the votes of the Elect
toral College, though the Democratic
nominee will probably receive the
highest vote. The election will be
thrown into the House Of Represent
atives. and Cleveland, or whoever is
the nominee of the Democratic party,
will be elected President, as the DEM
ocrats have large majority in the
House" Mr.. Willet says, however,
that he wants it distinctly understood
that neither he nor the Alliance is in
favor of the third party. The farm
ers want certain things, and these they
will endeayor to obtain, through the
regular channels from one or the other
of the existing parties.
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The Home Market Farmers Need.

Our farmers do not compete among
themselves alone in the provision mar
kets of Europe. Our wheat.growers,
for instance, compete with the wheat
growers of England, France, Ger
many, Russia, Hungary, India and all
the other grsin.growers of Europe and
Asia, and their product meets in the
open and free markets of the world the
products of the poorest.paid labor on
the face of earth.
The lately-emancipated serfs of Rus
STA, the oppressed peasantry of Hun
gary, the ryot of India who lives on
millet and rice, wears no garment ex-
cept a coarse cotton shirt and sleeps on
the floor of bamboo hut-all pour
the products of their labor into the
free markets of Europe to be sold in
competition with the grain from our
Western States and Territories. Sir,
our agricultural constituents are not
ignorant of the true situation. They
know very well that as to all the arti-
Giles which we are capable of exporting
and are actually exporting-and this
includes all the principal productions
of their industry-the foreign market
is just as valuable to them as the home
market, for the obvious reason that the
prices are fixed abroad, and they re-
ceive here only what they could re-
ceive there, after deducting the cost
of transportation.
What the American farmer most
needs is a home market in which he
can purchase his supplies as cheaply
as his competitors purchase theirs, and
if he cannot secure this, then he simply
asks the poor privilege of making his
purchases where he is compelled to
make his sales, and to be permitted to
bring his goods home without being
compelled to pay unreasonable taxes
and fines by his Government for car
rying on a harmless and legitimate
business. Senator Carlisle.
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From the Minor Lumber Co., presenting

From the Minor Lumber Co., presenting
plat Of the Minor addition to the city.
Referred to Committee on Streets and
Sewers and City Attorney, to report on at
next meeting, on motion of Alderman
Fournier.
On motion OF Alderman Avery the
Council took a recess Of five minutes to
make report on the charges preferred
against the Street Commissioner.
At the expiration Of the time Council
called TO order, nil members present.
Moved by Alderman Crawford that the
City Attorney be instructed to. have the
lease Of the market properly acknowledged
and recorded. Carried by vote as follows
Ayes--Trask, Crawford and Murphy.
Nays-Walker, Fournier and Avery. The
Chair voting in the affirmative.
Alderman Murphy stated that the Com
mittee on Streets and Sewers had ordered
certain roads leading out of the city gravel
ed in places where needed, and the same
would be completed in few days, and the
cost Of doing the same would be about 500.
On motion Of Alderman Fourier the
matter of graveling the roads as mentioned
by Alderman Murphy, was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means, with power
to act, by unanimous vote.
Moved by Alderman Avery that it be
the sense of the committee of the whole
that the charges preferred against Street
Commissioner Beaudoin cannot be sustain
ed, and that the matter be dropped. Car.
ried by vote as follows: Ayes-Trask,
Fournier, Crawford, Murphy and Avery.
Nays--Walker.
Moved by Alderman Walker that the
City Marshal be instructed to purchase
three life preservers, and place them along
the docks where he deems best. Carried
by unanimous vote.
Moved by Alderman Walker that the
Comptroller be instructed to purchase a
street sweeper for the city, such a one as
he deems best for the city. Carried by
unanimous vote.
Moved by Alderman Walker that the
Comptroller be instructed to advertise for
bids for sweeping the paved streets, three
times a week, between IL o'clock p. NJ. and
6 o'clock A. NJ, after he gets the street
sweeper. Carried by vote as follows: Ayes
-Trask, Walker, Fourier, Crawford and
Avery. Nays-Murphy.
On motion of Alderman Fournier the
Council adjourned.
MICHAEL O'BRIEN,
WIN. A. MCDONALD. Mayor.
Recorder.
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gush and drop to the masses of reeds
rushes, and ornamental semi-aquatic
plants in the basin below. In this
pool gorgeous gold fishes. golden ides,
golden tencb, and other fishes will
disport. From the rotunda one side
of the larger series of the aquaria
may be viewed. These will be ten in
number and will have capacity of
seven thousand to twenty-scYen thous-
and gallons of water.
Passing out of the rotunda by the
entrances, great corridor or gallery
is reached where on one hand can be
viewed the opposite side of the series
of great tanks and on the other a
line of tanks somewhat smaller, rang
ing from $50 to | 800 gallons each in
capacity. The corridor or gallery is
about fifteen feet wide. The entire
length of the glass fronts of the
aquaria will be about 575 feet or over
5000 square feet of surface. They
will make a panorama never before
seen in any exhibition, and will rival
the great permanent aquariums of the
world not only in size but in all other
respects.
The total water capacity Of the aqu-
aria, exclusive of reservoirs, will be
1925 cubic feet, or 100000 gallons.
This will weigh 1892, 425 pounds, or
almost 900 tons. OF this amount
about 10000 gallons will be devoted
to tho marine exhibit. In the entire
salt water circulation, including reser-
voirs, there will be about $4,000 GAL
Ions. The pumping and distributing
plant for the marine aquaria will be
constructed of vulcanite. The pumps
will be in duplicate and will each have
capacity of 5000 gallons per hour
The supply of sea water will be Sc
cured by evaporating the necessary
quantity at the Woods Hall station of
the United States Fish Commission to
about one. fifth its bulk, thus reducing
both quantity and weight for trans
portation about 80 per cent. The
fresh water required to restore it to its
proper density will be supplied from
Lake Michigan. In transporting the
marine fishes to Chicago from the coast
there will also be an addition of pro-
badly 5000 gallons of pure sea water
to the supply on each trip.
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Uncle Sans Fish Display.

The fish exhibit at the Worlds Col
umbian Exhibition is to be a Won
derful one, and not the least interest
ing portion of it. will be the Aquar-
ial or live fish display. This will be
contained in circular building 1873
feet in diameter, standing near one
extremity Of the main fisheries build
ing, and in great curved corridor
connecting, the two.
In the center of the circular build
ing will be rotunda sixty feet in
diameter, in the middle of which will
be basin or pool about 20 feet vide
from which will arise towering mass
of rocks covered with moss and Itch.
ems. From clefts and crevices in the
rocks crystal streams of water will
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-07-22

A just and fair system of taxation
looks both to the manner of laying bur-
dens and to the purpose for which they
are laid. If taxes are so laid as to
Cypress some and favor others, that is
not just system of taxation. If taxes
are laid not for the public use, but for
the private benefit of smaller num-
Der, that is not just system of tax
alton. In either case discrimination
is made in the treatment of citizens.
Some are, by law, put upon higher
plain than others. Some are, by law,
forced to pay tribute to others, and
governsment becomes class govern
ment.-Ex.
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Talking Of patent medloines-you know
the old prejudice. And the DOCTORS
some Of them are between you and us.
They would like you to think that what's
cured thousands won't cure you. You'd
believe In patent medicines II they didn't
profess to cure everything-and 80, be-
tween the experiments Of doctors, and the
experiments Of patent medicines that are
sold only because there's money in the
stuff" you lose faith In everything
And, you can't always tell the prescrip-
ton that cures by what you read in the
papers. So, perhaps, there's no better
way to sell remedy, than to tell the
truth about 1t, and take the risk OF its
doing Just what 1t processes to do.
That's what the Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, OF Buffalo, N. Y,
does with DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery and DR.. Pieroe's Favorlte Pre-
scrlption.
II they don't do what their makers say
they'll do-you get your money back.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-07-22

The people of the United States are
to-day the most heavily taxed of any
people who undertake to tax them
selves. And that we are not more
conscious of this burden. and more
alive to the evils it is fastening upon
us, is due to two facts-frst, that we
have, as yet. but comparatively small
population, rioting in the abundance
of new country, to whose develop
ment we bring all the skill, knowledge
and science of past ages, and particu.
larly to the fact that we are but dimly
aware Of the exactions Of our heaviest
burden Of taxation, and still less of
its unjust discriminations.-Ex.
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1856 feet. upon which We will be entitled
to charge for FL hydrants.
Yours Respectfully,
AIPENA CTTY WATER 90

1896 feet. upon which We will be entitled
to charge for 81 hydrants.
Yours Respectfully,
ALPENA cry WATER co.
Per w. ii. johnson, President.
Referred TO City Attorney to report on
at next meeting, on motion Of Alderman
Murphy, by unanimous vote.
From Fred Huott, offering to move Mr..
Byron's and Mr.. Buteau's houses on Tawas
street, as advertised by the Comptroller,
for STA, and from Joseph Genrow offering
to do the same for 500.
On motion Of Alderman Trask the con-
tract was awarded to Mr.. Genrow at his
bid Of 500, by unanimous vote.
PETITIONS.
From the Northern Extract Co., poti-
tioning the Council to order six inch
water main laid up to their works with 2
hydrants for fire protection, and from Ed.
ward link and Is others, asking TO have the
water pipe LAID on First street up to Blair
and from there on Blair to Clinton street.
From Rev. +. w. Wendt and II others,
petitioning the Council to remit the taxes
Of Herman Kennewberg for 1891, as he is
unable to pay the same.
The above petitions were by the chair
referred to their proper committees.
From Barney Hafford and 80 others, Pc
titioning to have Sd street opened from
Secrist q McGuire's land west one block
beyond the intersection Of Sd and Frank
lin, also Franklin street from Sd to Wash
ing avenue.
Moved by Alderman Fourier that the
matter Of opening Franklin street be re-
ferred to the Committee on Streets and
Sewers, together with the City Attorney,
with power to act. Carried by vote as fol-
flows: Ayes-Trask, Walker, Fournier,
Crawford and Avery. Nays-Murphy.
Moved by Alderman Trask that Sd
street be opened and sawdusted Carried
by unanimous vote.
Moved by Alderman Trask that the Re-
corder be instructed to draw warrant on
the Treasurer for $l,225 for bridge bonds
| coming due August LIST, 1891. Carried by
unanimous vote.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
From the Comptroller, recommending
the payment of several bills. Referred to
Committee on Ways and Means, OIL motion
of Alderman Walker, by unanimous vote.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
From the Committee on Ways and
Means recommending the payment of the
following bills;
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The Local PAPERS the Thing.

That the local press is by far the
best means Of advertising the adj
vantages of town or city is rec
ognized fact. The real estate men
of Texas held convention a short
time ago, and among other things
done they agreed that the very best
way for towns to advertise them
selves was through the medium of
the local press. Lexington Gazette.
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Detroit Markets.

The following quotations are copied
from the Detroit Free Press:
Apples, $3.50 to 1878 per Dbl.
Butter, loc to Isc per pound.
Live fowls, &c to i0c per pound.
Live turkeys, lie to 12c per pound.
Eggs. 15c to Ice per pound.
Flour per barrel, $500 to S5.75.
Hay baled, $3.50 to $500 per ton.
Oats per bushel. SOC to &ic.
Onions per barrel, $500 to s4.25.
Pork, S1i.0o to $500 per Dbl.
Potatoes per bushel, 81, 90 to s1.1o.
Wheat, so.s6 to 90 per bushel.
The above quotations are mostly Of a
Wholesale nature. The price at retail
stores is higher.
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w. A. MCDONALD,
Recorder.

The Common Council of the city of Al
pena, met in regular session, in the Council
Room, July goth, 1891, and was called to
order at $50 o'clock by the Mayor.
PREsENT-Michael OBrien, Mayor !;
VIM. A. Mcdonald, recorder, and Aldermen
Trask, Walker, Fournier, Crawford, MUIR
ply and Avery.
Journal Of previous sessions read and ap-
proved.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Moved by Alderman Fournier that the
bill Of the Alpena Water Co. be taken
from the table. Carried by unanimous
vote.
Moved by Alderman Trask that the
Water Co. bill Of $2,155 be allowed and a
warrant ordered drawn for the payment OF
the same. Carried by unanimous vote.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From Comstock Bros, offering to sell lots
8 and 4 in block OF to the city for $4,000.
On motion of Alderman Trask the same
was laid on the table by unanimous vote.
From John j. Murphy, asking permits
sion to use part Of Fletcher street in front
Of his premises, to deposit building ma.
terial on while he is building, and the
same permission granted, providing said
Murphy becomes responsible for any &C.
cident that may occur, caused by said build.
ing material being on the street, by vote
as follows Ayes-Trask, Walker, Four,
nier, Crawford and Avery. Nays-None.
To Me Hon; the Common Council Of III
City Of Alpena.
GENTLEMEN acknowledging the re
ceipt Of an order to lay mains in the city
we respectfully ask that your HONORABLE,
body will designate where the hydrants arr
to be located. as soon as convenient. Thu
total length of the mains will be abou
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Wednesday, July %, 1891.

The resort to reciprocity is con-
fession that the home market theory
is a failure. Blaine's famous SEN
tence: "There is not line in the
bill which will create market for
an additional bushel of wheat or n
barrel of pork" sounded the death
knell Of the home market theory
BAY CITY Times-Press.
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Free samples DR.. Miles Restorative
Nervine at Field d Gray's, cures head
ache, nervousness, neuralgia, fits, nerv-
Gus debility, sexual weakness, poor men,
ory, opium habit, etc. A new and remark
able discovery. Or by mail lots, Miles
Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-07-22

English SPAWN Liniment removes all
hard, soft or calloused Jumps and blem-
ishes from horses, blood spavins, curbs.
splints, sweeny, ring bone, stiles, sprains,
all swollen Threats, coughs, etc. Save
$50 by use of one bottle. Warranted the
most wonderful blemish cure ever known.
Sold by Edward @. Spense, druggist, Alpe-
ma. 1,003y1
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The Home of Labor.

More laboring men and women in
the United States own their homes
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Dissolution of Partnership.

Notice Is hereby given that the partnership here
tofore existing between Bernard Wolf and Max
Jasspon, under the name Of b, Wolf & Co., in the
clothing and furnishing business, has been dissov-
business will be conducted by Max Jasspon. All
accounts due the said firm Of 3. Wolff e. Co., will
be collected by Max yasspon, who will also settle
all claims against said firm.
Dated. Alpena, Mich, July 6, 1891.
BERNARD WOLFF,
1040w4 MAX JASSPON.
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Owing to the cold and back
wark Spring, we are left
with a large stock of
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Millinery
Goods,

Having made large pur-
chases, in anticipation of a
warm season. We dot not
wish to carry any over, so
make this marvelously
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-29
CLIFTON, TEX. Feb. 2. 1891.

received Eebster's dictionary and am well
pleased with it. II is tn. book that ought 10
have had long ago Everybody think ought
to have one. TIE GAZETTE IS the paper every
body ought TO have. AS ever. S. BALOR
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-29
st. Louis Stockyards.
Special to the Gazette.

NATIONAL SToCKYARDs, ILL, Oct. 2S.-
sffeccipts. ST cars Of range cattle. Buyers
want tat Texas and Indian cattle at steady
aud strong prices, but neglect the common
ileshy stuff unless it can be bought at low
prices. Cow stuff sold at Sl30 to SLIGO,
steers, 1920 to ESQ., calves, $500 TO ST.25
per head.
Barton Bros. Kaufman, sold IS steers,
average 99G pounds. al $50; IS steers, S0l
pounds, ST
r. H. Overall, Coleman, sold AZ calves
al Si.25.
I L Bigbce. Henrietta. 81 steers. 942
pounds. s.. -.
East u McMurtrie, Wichita Falls, IS
Steers 967 ponds, 81 GO.
G. c. Miles, Throckmorton, % steers, S44
pounds, 3. 70: - COWS. 6SS pounds, Sl.40.
f. b. Carver, Henrietta, so cows, 713
POUNDS, SLIGO.
A NJ. Lassater. Whit, "a mixed, 512
pounds, 81 so.
J. Is. Fox, Harold, 49 steers, SIS pounds,
$3.50
A. c. Arlington, Harold, 275 cows, III
pounds, $50; 10 bulls, 1892 pounds, Sl.25-
Hewins x Titus, F.lgin, 35S steers, esq
j. 4, Williams, vnita, 20 steers, 9s2
pounds, S2.35
T. ~ English, Wichita Falls, 276 sheep,
60 pounds, al Si.95
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-29
Chicago Stockyards.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette
UNION SToCKYARDs. ILL, Oct. 2S.-
Receipts of Texans 800 head. Prices re-
main the same as for three days past.
l. I. Lee, Albany, sold 30 calves, 2G3
pounds average, al 8. p per 100 pounds.
j. l.. Spears, Quanah, O steers, 9l2
pounds, s. 80; 81 cows, ~ pounds. s..
J. \. Mathews, Albany, 90 calves, 1865
pounds. $50; l6l COWS, 7O5 pounds, 81; ITO
cows, 7j4 pounds, Sl.S5.
b +. Reynolds, % calves, 175 pounds, "a;
p cows. IA pounds. $l.S5; - COWS, EOS
pounds, Sl.5O
J. A Montgomery, Qlanah, 243 cows, IA
pounds, Sl.so; l55 calves, III pounds, $40
EIkins N j., Quanah, 26i COWS, 61o
pounds, Sl.15; 81 calves, 1871 pounds, 81.
T. &. Pace, Clarendon, 3!9 steers, 1913
pounds, $50.
0. q. Nelson, Kansas City, l73 steers,
993 pounds, So 20.
e Bryan, Quauah, 81 cows, 752 pounds,
.sl.sS.
s3Bloom Cattle Co, 81 steers, 1909 pounds,
s. so; 10 steers, lll4 pounds, S2.15.
Charles E. Thompson, from Kansas City,
ifg steers, o5o pounds. S235; rs calves, 1913
pounds, 81 ~; I3 steers, $40 pounds, 800;
Il3 cows, G26 pounds, Sl.70