The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-01-02
MANITOWOC AND VICINITY IN 1861.
A Resume Of Interesting Local Mat
terS.


nish in a condensed form to the reader.
Of the TRIBUNE all the items of interes
that have transpired during the year
Not much of special interest,"
during the first week in January,
weather was quite cold and lumbermer
complaining for the want of snow. The
County Board had the modesty to elect
themselves Poor Commissioners. Wheat
was selling at 1.5OaI.775 per bushel ex-
ira winter wheat flour at $l2 so; butter
20a25c; eggs, 25a30c per dozen; pota-
toes, 50a6oc per bushel Pork, live cwt,
$4a5; Beef, on foot, $44a53; Sheep,
perhead, 81. 90; wood, So SOFAS co.. The
mortality in the village of Manitowoc,
during the year 1866, amounted to 79
Deaths. the Sth inst, barn was
burnt in the town of kossuth On the
18th inst, the hearts of our lumbermen
were made happy by the fall of snow to
the depth Of eight inches. The Paro-
chial School of st. James Church opened
on the l4th......At dawn OH the morning
of the 18th the thermometer indicated
Is degrees below zero; the coolest day
OF the winter.-....A Revival of unusual
interest was being held at the Metho-
dist Church. 1.-THE two half breeds es-
capped from our county jail on the 10Th
and were captured few days afterwards
......On the afternoon of the 9th a
grand sleigh ride to Mishicott took
place mine host Damon, of the Mishi-
colt House, was taken by surprise, but
managed to feed the hungry multitude
On the homeward trip a horse attached
to cutter ran away but no one was hurt
......A farmer by the name of Giddings,
living few miles from town had three
RIBS broken while breaking a colt.
Prof S. n. Griffith lectured on Com
merce and CivlEza ton at the Methodist
Church on the 2Sth, and on the day pre-
yious another snow storm visited this lat
itude, and snow fell to the depth of ten
lnches......The business during the first
palt "a "dS IlOU NCiy SOOu DuG
with the sleighing 1t improved and our
business men looked cheerful. In our
issue of February the eth we find re-
corded that whiskey distilery at Mish-
icott was seized by United States officers,
for defrauding the government daugh
ter of Capt. Albrecht was run over by a
church wheat was quoted at $l.75al. so,
best winter wheat -four So. so; butter,
20al SC; egg, 25a30c, and wood SIS. so per
cord......A school house in the town of
FEanklin was burnt on the Sth......On
the 18th rain storm set in nearly de-
stroying the sleighing..... In our issue of
the 18th of February we find that the
saw mills in our village had again been
Set IN motion horse race took place in
which the winning horse, owned by Mr.
Fra Clark, trotted mile in 8 minutes
and 9 seconds; ut Mite Society at the
house of Mrs. Rand the handsome sum
of S33 was raised, and that the first boat
of the season arrived on the day previ-
ous......ln the first week in March moth
ing of special interest occurred on ac-
count of the very mild weather the snow
had nearly all disappeared and the
slelghing spoiled; the masquerade on
the 9th inst, was well attended and many
fine costumes present, the market re-
ports showed no change......On the 18th
inst, Mr.. s. S. Smith one of the oldest
settlers in the county died very suddenly,
and on the same day five men were ar
rested in the town of Eaton for stealing
timber. 80. The weather which had been
very mild for week or two past very
suddenly took severe cold and the mer-
curry sunk to II degrees below zero on
the morning of the 18th. ION Sunday
the roth the peace and quiet of the vii
lage was disturbed by an alarm of fire
which proved to be in the office of the
District Attorney; not much damage
was done however. THE Village
Treasurer report was published on the
Goth. The total disbursements for the
fiscal year amounted to $40. 997. o..
On the Goth a severe storm ragged carry.
ing away about one hundred feet Of the
north pier at Two Rivers, and snow fell
to the depth of eighteen inches. The
steamer Sea Bird lay along side of the
north pier at this place during the entire
storm. In the first week OF April the
usual town and village elections took
place there were 779 votes poiled IN the
town and, and 46l in the village.
Considerable activity was manifested III
the shipyards and among the shipping,
preparing for the season of navigation
......Spring wheat advanced on the 4th
to 1928, and good winter wheat -four to
$l3 50.....-.On the 18th the river was
clear of ice......The body of an unknown
man was found on the beach near Cen
treville......The first lot of emigrants ar
rived on the 2lst......On the 23d the first
boat Of the season passed through the
straits......Wheat is still advancing on
the 18th, we quoted spring wheat as high
as 81 so and best -four $l4. The
little schooner Byron was lost on the Sth
of May.....In our issue Of the 9th we
tind that the price of wheat and -four
took another jump and the former went
.u1sto $2.75 and the latter to $1,000.
The dredge was launched on the 18th
and o., The 18th the first timber for the