Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-13

month of July was 2,530,28O gal
Ions. There were eight fires during
the time.
The amount of lumber manufac-
tured at all the Au Sable and CISCO
da mills, this year, is 40, 460,270 feet,
besides 17,S3S,020 feet RATED to
other ports.
Two reverend gentlemen from
Chicago will officiate at the Congre-
gational church a week from next
Sunday, one in the morning and the
other in the evening.
Read the red letter sale al. OF Frank
G.. Holmes, in another column and proht
thereby.
Two successful dances were given
last Thursday evening, each being
well attended. One was the Sons
of Veterans, at the st. Johns hall,
and the other at Fitzgerald's hall
by the X. o. T. M.
A large number of members of
the tents of the X. o. T. NJ, and of
the hives of the L. o. L. NJ, in this
city, left town last Sunday morning,
on the steamer City of Alpena, for
Grand Rapids, to attend meeting
of their societies in that city.
Frank &. Holmes commences his led
letter sale tomorrow. Read his ad. in an
other column.
The funeral of Mrs. +. l.. Quimby
took place last Sunday afternoon,
the service being held at the Bap-
fist church. The remains were es-
corted to the cemetery by the l.. 0.
T. NJ, of which the deceased was a
member. In the funeral procession
were 80 carriages.
The police made five arrests dur
ing the past week, four being for
drunkenness, and one for drunk and
disorderly conduct. Two druhks
were sentenced to pay six cents and
costs or ten days, one drunk 81 and
costs or ten days, and the drunk
and disorderly, ST and costs, which
was paid.
Buy your school books and school sup
plies OF +. G. Mason, Centennial block.
Open evenings.
A number of people were at the
ID. & G. steamboat wharf at six
o'clock last Sunday morning, with
the expectation Of making the ex-
cursion to AuSable and return, but
were disappointed, as the steamer
CITY of Mackinac had been laid off
for one trip, and there was no way
of getting back home the same day.
At the M. f. church next Friday
evening will be held social, not
"Hard Times" but a "Good Times
social, for the purpose OF balancing
the accounts of the year. The menu
bers and friends of the church will
meet, pay up and feel glad. Re-
freshments will be served i'll the
parlors. The readers of the AGRUs
are invited. Bring along your ma
terial sympathy.
Tompkins a. Ludewig are showing a
fine line OF fall and winter ladies' and
misses jackets.
Last Saturday evening, at the
Congregational church, Miss Kate
Schultz was married to Note E. Sage,
Rev. H. H. Van Auken officiating.
The bride is well known in Alpena,
and the groom was formerly clerk
of the Churchill, but is located at
Saginaw at present. The newly
married couple left OH Sunday morn
ing steamer for Detroit, Chicago and
Kansas City. We tender our best
wishes.
In order to keep his lumber mill
in operation, f. w. Gilchrist is
building an extension to his mill
tram way, along the bay shore.
Such men as Mr.. Gilchrist are
great benefit to Alpena and the
laboring men. At date he has an
immense amount of lumber OH his
wharfs, as his mill has been oper-
ated steadily the present season,
and but little lumber has been ship
ped the past month.
Big tablets, small tablets, soft paper
tablets, hard paper tablets, all kinds OF
tablste at Field j. Co.'S.
Owners Of 81 100000 of D., B. O.
| & Alpena railroad bonds have APP
piled to the US. court, at Detroit, to
have a receiver appointed for the
road. They claim the interest on
the bonds has not been paid, and
thew ask to have the mortgage fore
closed and the road sold. The
bond holders want NJ. l.. Scudder
appointed receiver, and the railroad
company desire that r. A. Alger be
appointed. Judge Swan has not
entered decision on the question.
The residence Of Hendrick Zig
chon, on River street was struck by
tightening last Wednesday night,
and the rear wing of the building
was badly damaged by fire. The