The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-05-21
OUR MAN ABOUT TOWN.

tue young IemenlneS had considerable
talking to do. ami hence the accident
Fortunately the old man was injured but
little........The Manitowoc Wooden Mills
are in full blast. If any one doubts it,
let him just go into the store of Villas &
Co., and take look at the huge piles of
cloths, and fannels on the counters. The
Mill Is getting a wide reputation. --....-.
Parents are informed that Druggists can
not sell poison to minors without laying
themselves liable to fine. There are
several drugs used for coloring which are
deadly poisons.........The Village Board
has given permission to Mr. Truman to
use portion of sixth street in front of
his mill, provided that he will build the
dock and keep it clear enough for the
engine to get to the river $1,000. The tug
Kitty Smoke broughta long raft of harbor
timber from Two Rivers on Sunday.
Republicans were respondent and Dem
oerats jubilant on the receipt of the news
about the vote on the Impeachment
article. .......Denier the great tight rope
walker has been here Ever since his
departure Young America has been
stricken with the rope walking fever.
Walking on fences has been all the 90.
Should not be at all surprised if some of
them did not attempt some bolder feats
and break their necks........ The first
number of the German Republican paper
will appear in about two weeks. Mr..
Voalchert is erecting large brick build
ing on eight street, opposite Klingholz
Hall. 1t IS to be two stories and a base
ment high. When completed it viii be
used as furniture store and saddlery
establishment. The weather contin-
ues to be fine. The cherry trees are in
full bloom and present very attractive
appearance. Mr.. Haines has sold his
faithful Billy" dray and ALL How ne
could part with the animal is mystery
1.-The Village Board asks proposals
for building number of cisterns on each
side Of the river. This is a move in the
right direction. Butter is selling at
% cents per pound-the consequence of
sending the COWS ''to grass ".........The
work on the harbor-is progressing. The
first crib for the south harbor pier was
sunk on Tuesday evening. AS long as
Uncle Sans Stamps" last, there will
be lively times at the mouth of our river
........The Uanito9coc landed another lot
of emigrants yesterday morning, ........
Conway, the commission merchant, grain
and produce dealer, has moved his office
to Hubbard's building on the corner of
Eighth and Buffalo streets. He always
pays the highest market price for what
the farmers offer for sale. ......Mr Feuker
Is manufacturing a new kind Of band
boxes. They are said to be good thing
1.-THE name of the man who COM
mitted suicide at Green Bay, which we no
ticed last week, was John Vigeant........
The Base BAH club has commenced play
ing. y few more members is what they
want. Here is a good chance for those
VINO desire a little healthy exercise they
play again this evening at the Park. .......
There are large quantities of grain coming
in now.........We have received one of
Morton best gold pens, sent in a letter
from the mandatory in New York. 1t
is all that the proprietor claims for it
....... Byron Markham makes very
good offer to those who want to plant
from one to ten acres of land See ad-
vertlsement.. little girl who wit
messed Denier going through his truly
| frightful performances exclaimed, 'Well
couldn't dc that, to sare my life. +"
Quite probable. The tug Ida IL Lee
is once more at work in our harbor We
| understand there was nothing for her to
do in Sheboygan. This gives US two tugs,
one large one for general work and the
small one from SEeboygan to haul out
sand which our excellent Dredge scoops
up.....-...W Why is Denier on his tight rope
ike one in Purgatory? Because he is
between heaven and earth with a chance
of going up" at almost any time-.....
It is thought little child named Alice
Carroll, aged about four years died from
the effects of poison. on Tuesday last, in
this town. She had been out gathering
wild flowers, and short time after was
taken very i'll and died suddenly........A
short trip in the country the first Of this
week convinced us that the crops could
not have better prospects. A little rain
would do no harm, but as it is the grain
has deep, rich color which tells of future
worth. The farmers in this county
encouraged by the good prices received
for grain are making numerous improve
ments in their places Here you see one
pulling out stunps, and there one plough
ing up new piece of ground which he
has just cleared On one side is new
house and over yonder new barn, while
new fences are being laid in all directions.
FARMERS Look AT THIs!-For every
bushel of grain you send to market now
you get 10 cts. more for each bushel than
you did before the harbor was built; this
you are all we'll aware of, for it cost ten
cents more per bushel to handle it before
vessels came into the river than it does
now. Yet you all remember how the
democratic party in the country about