Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-07-12

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is said to be the largest number
of baptisms at one time ever In
this city.
The Detroit Free Press of Mon
day contains an engraving OF early
Alpena. The date, 1871, however, is
wrong, and we believe it should be
l84l. About that time a trapper
erected trading hut near where
the Churchill now stands, and that
shanty comprised nearly all OF AL
pena so years ago.
The steamer City of Alpena made
the distance of twenty miles from
Port Huron to Marine City, in a
little less than SO minutes, on one
of her recent down trip. She run
from here to Oscoda in two hours
and fifty-eight minutes. She is be-
lieved to be the fastest passenger
steamer on the lakes.
The police during the past week
made eight arrests of drunk and
disorderly persons, seven for dlsor-
derby conduct, one obstructing side
walk, one for assault and battery.
The cases were disposed of as fol-
lows: One committed to jail for 10
DAYS, four sentence suspended, and
$28,06 fines collected.
\ 1T took from twelve to three
O'clock before all the 400 passen-
gers could be served with dinner
last Friday on the steamer City OF
Alpena. Less than 100 could
be seated at time, and the rest
were forced to close-reef their appe-
tites-some for three hours. Pleas
ure trips are not all pleasure.
There are many complaints in re-
gard to the many worthless dogs
that infest the city, biting people,
barking, bowling, chasing teams,
etc., and it would be great bene-
fit to Alpena if about "a thousand
of the ours were killed. A good
remedy to get rid of great number,
would be to enforce the dog tax
law.
The City Treasurer has commen-
ced the work of canceling the float
ing debt of the city and to aid him
in the work he would like to have
the assistance of every property
owner i'm town. In exchange for
money or city orders he will give
receipt to the donor stating that
his taxes are paid. He commenced
the work of receiving the city taxes
on Monday.
The soldiers of the 10Th U. S.
infantry, who have been in the
city the past six weeks, getting
recruits for their regiment, broke
up their quarters and left for Mar
quette last Friday. During the
time they were in Alpena they
succeeded in getting only six re-
cruits, most of whom were out OF
town. Uncle Sans army does
not offer much attraction for Al
pena people.
The rainfall for June, 1893, was
2.71 inches, and was exceeded by
the rainfall of June of the follow
ing years: 1878, with 3.03 inches;
1875. with BAT inches; 1877, with
1926 inches; 1878, with Ala inches;
1870, with 3.67 inches; 1880 with
S.4S inches; 1881, with 1923 inches:
1882, with 6.66 inches; 1888, with
SAT inches; 1885, with 4.02 inches
1888, with 800 inches; 1889, with
4.61 inches; 1892, with 6.66 inches.
This number of the ARGUS ends its
twenty-second year. We are en-
tered for the quarter century mark,
and will reach it in three years.
There are but few newspapers pub
| lished in the State of Michigan that
have been in existance % years and
are still under the ownership and
management of their founders.
|Such is our record. The pages
of the ARGUS during the past year
will tell whether it has done faith
full duty, and we believe it has.
Little Andy. son of Andrew
Alkens, aged III years, was crown
ed in the river Saturday. The first
Mrs. Atkins heard of the sad event
was when two little boys came to
her residence, bringing her child's
clothes with them. The boys said
her boy had hid in the water and
they had called and called to him.
but he wouldn't come, and they
, brought his clothes home. Search
} Immediately began and the remains
of the boy found in shallow water
not deep, enough to cover the boys
head if he had been standing.
1.-THE receipts at the fair grounds
on the Fourth were as follows
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