The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-05-14
OUR MAN ABOUT TOWN.

tlful weather that we are now having.
Those who have gardening work to do,
are putting forth their best exertions in
completing the same. .......No less than
three alarms of fire since our last issue.
The first was on Friday, caused by the
burning of fence in the rear of Shimo-
mex store, which was set on fire by chill
dren playing with matches The second
proved to be the roof Of Jones mill
being ignited in the neighborhood of the
chimney. A few pals of water extin-
guished both fires The third was of
more serious nature involving the almost
total obstruction of a dwelling house on
Seventh Street, owned by Mr.. Charles
H. Walker. Particulars will be found
elsewhere. ..... On Friday night the
Marshal had "a little fun with the boys. "
Four or FIVE "gay and festive individuals
by reason of having imbibed more liquor
than was good for them, caused consider
able disturbance in saloon on Chicago
street. The Marshal put a quietus to
their sport by taking them to Sheriff
Blake boarding house. The next day
they were brought before Police Justice
Eldridge and were dealt with according
to law. Saturday was a busy day.
Farmers teams by the score arrived near
ly all day long, loaded with wheat and
other products of the farm Mr. Tru-
man bought lot of winter wheat for
which he paid 50 So per bushel Pretty
good price. Farmers take notice..
Quite a number Of our farmers are going
to make an experiment in the raising of
hops. Mr.. Cain of Milwaukee who has
a farm about seven miles from this village
near Branch Mills, is going to plant Is
acres. We hope it will be a successful
experiment. The dance for the bene-
fit of two members of Torrent Engine
Company, at Turner Hall on Saturday
night was success. About one hundred
and fifty tickets were sold.....A beau
tlful sight was afforded our citizens Oh
Sunday morning. Through the agency
of mirage, the Michigan shore was
distinctly visible. Also a large number
OF vessels could be seen at a great distance,
looming up into huge proportions and
presenting the appearance as if suspended
In the air. Altogether it was magnii-
cent sight. The number of shade
trees set out by our citizens this spring,
will exceed that Of any previous year
1.-The Village Board has passed an
ordinance, requiring a license of 500
per day from those who sell at auction
1.-The Police Court is in full blast.
The efforts of the Marshal in preserving
good order In our Village and seeing to it
that the ordinances are not violated, are
commendable.. spring wheat is
coming up beautifully. Mr.. Lantry
has just commenced the erection of fine
brick building on Fifth street. 1t is to
be two stories and basement high, and
when completed will add considerably to
the appearance Of the village Consider
ing the season of the year, there is al
ready great deal of building going on.
Carpenters are busy, and materials for
building purposes may be seen all over
the village. better evidence is
needed of the rapidity with which our
county is being settled and the land clear
ed up for agricultural purposes, than the
fact of the large sales of improved agri-
cultural implements. On Monday the
firm of Saialley & Co., received an invoice
OF twenty-five of the famous Combined
Buckeye Reaper and Mower" The
machine is in great demand by our farm
little rascal who deserves
hanging cut the bark off, all around, from
one Of those pretty maple trees on Buffalo
street near Ninth If the owner should
bark the shins Of the little scamp no one
would find fault with him for Sc doing
....--......Our contemporaries are Boosting of
their immense circulation, of the large
amout of Job work they do, but strangely
enough their names do not appear in the
list of those who pay income tax Now
they are either defrauding the govern
ment or lying about their circulation, or
both........-Our lady readers will be in
terested in knowing that Mrs Feuker
has just received new stock of fashion,
able millinery goods............ Conway has
loaded the first vessel with wheat this
spring ....-.Hundreds of black bass and
perch are being captured by the hook
In the little Manitowoc. The Jones
Library will soon be opened. The car
penters and masons have completed their
work and the painters are putting on the
finishing touches...........The dredge is dig
ging away daily and will soon have hole
dug so the cribs for the south harbor pier
can be sunk.-..-..For day or two past
the mail arrived little more punctual.
Glad of it. Keep on doing better....
The New Dominion Coffee Pot, is one
of the best inventions of the day. 1t
will make the very best coffee. Joseph
Symes has them for sale
FIRE.-On Monday morning last. at
halt past seven, fire was discovered in
the kitchen of the two story house, cor