The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-05-02

there beng on the first of June last over
two hundred farms under good cultiVa-
ton.
AT this time, according to the above
statement, the town of Manitowoc, was
the third in number of population, and the
county did not contain within about one
thousand as many inhabitants as our vii
lage now has The seat of the County
Government was located at Manitowoc
Rapids, and which, short time after
wards, by a vote of the people, was
changed to Manitowoc The nearest
Post Office was also at the Rapids, and
by an agreement among the inhabitants
of Manitowoc, one of their number on
each mail day, was, furnished with an OPP
portunity to exercise his limbs by taking
a three-mile walk after this much sought
for mail. In those days the mail matter
was not very extensive, and a good sized
pocket was generally large enough to
hold the entire lot. This duty, however,
was performed with great regularity, and
the unwelcome tidings of ''no mall was
a stranger tothe ear our people. Thankful
indeed would be our citizens, if the mail
arrangements had kept pace with the in
crease Of the population.
The steamer Champion, Capt. Howe,
made tri-weekly trips between Manitowoc
and Milwaukee, and to which belongs the
honor of bringing the first printing press
into the county. The paper in noticing
this fact, says, ''the Champion could not
have done the County more important
service, and we hope our enterprising
fellow citizens will duly appreciate it. y
This same press with the type in the old
Herald Office was sold about five years
since to the former proprietor of the
Tribune. The press and large portion
OF the type has since been sold to a gen
tleman in Naperville, Ills, and where
both are still doing good service.
A plank road between Manitowoc and
Nanitowoc Rapids was under course of
construction and it was hoped to tbe
passable through by the first of January
Some enterprisug citizens of this place
and Menasha, says the Herald design to
commence a settlement on the road 6
miles further west, upon fine stream
crossing the road at that point
1t records that ''the Schooner .Jdnette
was driven high and dry en- the beach
near the mouth, during the gale of We'd
Iesday night, and the Cleaner was near
being driven upon the breakers - that
tannery, VIII be the largest in the state
is in progress of erection at Two Rivers;'
that Quay street needs repairing; that
new road from ''Depere to Manitouwoc,
is finished for some fifteen miles," and
which "opens some of the most beautiful
country in Wisconsin" Under the head
ing of Marriage it has the following
AT Chicago, October 29th, by the
Rev. W. S. Keys, j. H. W. Colby, Esq,
of Manitouwoc, and Miss EMIL JONES,
Of Chicago
November 10th. by f. Kicker, ESQ,
VI. KUHL and Miss MARGARET RIPPING
Err, all of Manitonwoc.
In column of political news we find
the following:
I'VE have not been furnished with the
official returns of the County election.
The following ticket is elected:
Assembly-G. c. .. Malnros.
Sherifa-Wm. Z. Snyder.
Recorder-F. Solomon.
District Attorney-J. II. w. Colby.
Clerk of Board of Supervisors-H. G.
Hamilton. :.
Coroner-G. ". Durgin.
The above were all regularly nominal
ed, except the Sheriff, who run as an IN
dependent candidate. -
1t gives the result Of the election for
Governor in the Sd District, Gov. Doty
and Harrison G. Hobartwcre the candi-
dates. The former received a majority
OF 6oo7 in the district; Manitowoe Coun-
ty furnishing 246 of that number. The
State Senate consisted Of nineteen mem
hers, politically divided as follows: Dem
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