The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-06-11
OUR MAN AROVT TOWN.


That rain storm we had last week was
worth to this COUNT just one million dol
lars, to a cent. We stated lastweek that
evefybod. was praying for rain, and as
the, pr yers of the righteous ayaileth
nuch' j is only reasonable to suppose
that the people around here are of that.
class.... THE boats come very regularly
now, and as often as they come ne get pa
pers In advance of the mails through the
kindness of Messrs. Thombs and Bemis.
-. There are sereral OK teams that come
to this town with produce from theneigh
boring farm districts, and it is fun to see
the strife which sometimes occurs be-
tween the drivers and the driven to find
out who is "boss." We lately saw
team of this kind run away and nothing
short of two story house vas sufficient
to stop them, and they ran half through
| that. Large quantities of wood are
now being shipped from this place. Vast
piles of it line the river banks, and yes
sells are loading daily for Milwaukee
| Chicago and other southern ports.........
Mr.. Ernst Kern is now receiving new
goods 1t is generally known that al
most anything person could desire
from baby wagon to silk dress. may be
found at that store. .......Our paper OF
last week, containing the list OF books OF
the Library Association was eagerly
sought for by all classes. We will con-
tinue it IN the future. do
work to-day that you can defer until to-
morrow. is a principle followed by the
| lawyers, hence you can now see every one of
them preparing for the June term of the
| Circuit Court ..........A frost visited this
neighborhood during Saturday night,
causing considerable damage to vegeta
ton. ..............A number of saloons are
still selling liquor without license. The
| first thing they will know some fine morn
ing will be that the Marshal has closed
| their premises. 1.-THE best and cheap
| est Job work is turned out at the TRIBUNE
job Office. If you want anything in that
line, don't fail to give it call.........The
| bridge is to receive new side walk. 1t
is an improvement that is needed. -......-..
The crops look beautiful. 1t makes a
mans heart jump with joy to look at
them. The late rains were just the thing
needed. ...Dumke & Co., are doing
so much business that they are forced 10
enlarge their machine shop. They do
good work and let the people know what
they can do by advertising. ........... The
subscription list of the TRIBUNE is in
creasing rapidly. The reason of this is,
because it is the best paper and gives
the most reading matter. About
four hundred more volumes for the Jones
Library have been received. .......... The
frost the other night was good thing in
one respect. 1t checked the rayages of
the grasshoppers for little time. They
were getting very troublesome......~....
The first of the week saw very busy times
in our streets Large quantities Of pro-
duce-especially wool-came in, and all
classes of our business men, who care to
work, had plenty to do.....-.. 1.-The Ma
tional Bank is doing rapidly increasing
business. They handle piles of money,
Manitowoc may well be proud of her
banking institutions. ............Remembe
50, will make you member of the Lii
brary association and give you books. of
all descriptions to read for six months....
I'VE have been accused of saying
that there were too many agricultural I'M
Elements on the sidewalks near the stores
of Villas & Co., J. E. Plat. O. Torrison
and others, but it is no such thing-we
didn't say it, and we don belive we shall
have to......a..The earth Which the
Dredge is digging up now is sohd clay
almost as hard as rock There is a
good current in the river now............
The sidewalks of this town need recon-
strucrion in many places. The
spire on the Methodist church is going
up to :. very respectable height, and is
| well proportional. Let Us hope the
| members of said church will eventually
take the road pointed out by their stee-
| pie. Mr.. H. Truman is as busy
as ever, paying good prices for wheat and
receiving the Inquest price for his flour, a
proper course for true man to pursue.
......... Lyman Emerson, that hale, hearty
| old bachelor is to be seen or ear streets
daily The sight of his good natured
| countenance makes one feel better all
over. He is an exception tc his Glass;.
......-Singer Sewing machines are going
| like hot cakes. Maple wood is
worth So. so per cord. ............O Tolrison
is doing well, because he is always at work
He is Ire man, and among his country
men the most influential man in the
county TRIBUNE office is
fiourishing; just received a bran new,
sun regulating time excelliIg, eight day
clock-mean to be on time you see.........
Mr.. Jonah Richards is running his foun-
dry to the fullest extent. The new
Pail factory at Two Rivers viii be at work
in a few weeks. Most of the machinery
is being made here............Dr. Van Win
kle having left town Mr.. Alonzo r.
Smith has been elected Librarian of the
Library Association. He will make
good one The tug kittu .NnOke