Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-02-15

The ice rink affords plenty of OPP
portunity for recreation. There is CT
a good and large skating floor, and I'll
warm rooms in which to SIT and pr
rest. re
HI. McColeman was brought to n,
town Friday evening from the lum- W
Der camps, having been seriously w
injured on the head by a falling W
limb.
The anniversary of Alpena hive, h,
Il. O. r. NJ, was pleasantly celebrat- r.
ed last evening by Valentine So n,
cial, at the rooms OF the Happy he
Home Club. w
Remember the entertainment to M
be given by the Y. M. c. A., FRI vt
day. The attraction is the Lotus re
Glee Club 1t makes number three Il
of the star course. es
Mrs. Captain Richardson enter J.,
tanned many of her young friends tn
at the Churchill Monday evening, &c
and very pleasant time was pass tn
ed by those present. III
At the log camp of Albert Pack, ri,
in the Georgian Bay region, there pa
are about 100000 feet of logs fc
banked. The logs will be towed to ap
this city next summer. &c
There was only one marriage pr
license issued last week, but owing
to the illness of County Clerk A. j. d,
Simmons, we were unable to copy st,
the names for publication. en-
All members of Thunder Bay Is
Tent, X. O.. IT, Nj. are expected to so 50
attend the regular meeting tonight. ~ ~
Four new members are to be re- II!
ceived, with all due honors. WI
Yesterday was the day when the no
followers of st. Valentine have co
their enjoyment. 1t also gave an
opportunity for mean people to ex- A,
hibit the meanness in them. al
The Minor Lumber Co. has da
camp three miles south OF Green fe
bush, says the Altoona County Re- in,
view, and hemlock logs are brought m,
in even from as far as the railroad. we
Two thousand cords of spruce s So
and balsam wood are piled in the ~.
yards of the paper pulp factory at fey
date. The recent heavy SHOWS have A"'
decreased the pulp wood receipts
over one-half. we
Saturday last was one of the o 90,
most delightful winter days that -
can be asked for. The temperature AZ Az
was mild, and there was bright r,
sunlight all day. 1t was a pleasure T Tt
TO be out of doors. M;
A musical and vocal concert will fol
be given at Trinity church on Tues Mi
day evening, the 2Sth, by Trinity thu
church choir, assisted by friends.
It is for the benefit of the choir, to 80,
procure music, etc. ri,
The financial condition of the clio
Detroit and Cleveland Steam Navi- tai
CATION Co., as shown by their annual bu
report. is as follows: Capital stock, am
paid in, 100000; bonded debt, ito
S125,00 floating debt. S25, 900. he
ira
The Hillman Telegraph reports ed
that Truman Smith, while return bu
ing by stage from Alpena, on the in
18th. came near perishing with the
cold. If he had been a few minutes
longer out than he was. life would tro
have been extinct" tur
By the aid of it's new machines, the
which were made in this city, the inc
factory of the Alpena Excelsior Co. lea
can manufacture ten tons of excel but
sior per day. The two new ma act
chimes make six tons and the ten to
upright machines make four tons. bo,
The Detroit, Bay City 4 Alpena pre-
railroad experienced little trouble any
from coal famine last week, owing lal,
to the snow blockade preventing the emu
arrival of coal trains. Some of their r
logging engines were laid up for a der
day, as there was no coal to spare. wa,
The Republicans will hold their Slv
county convention on Saturday af- oel
ternoOn, at the Council Room, for cle'
the parpose of selecting delegates Ito
to the State and Judicial cOnven- exc
tons, and to nominate a candidate WI
for County Commissioner of Schools. LIE.
1t will be about the first of March ing
before the Fletcher sulphite paper roo
factory will be again in operation. tim
In addition to the new engine, ex- and
tensive alterations are being made
to the wash room machinery, and !
improved machinery will take place not
of that used in the past. Civ
The planning mill of Gebhardt & am,
Co. is shut down, and force of oue
men are busily engaged removing mos mos
the old engine and boiler. AS tbe
rapidly as possible the new engine Of /.
and boiler will be set up and re- mo,
place the old ones The power will noa
be increased about double. vot
The thawing weather Monday was the