The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-27
OUR MAN ABOUT TOWN.

= little personal at the beginning OF his
column. On Monday morning we recelv-
ed call from Lieutenant B. Z. Goodwin
who left here in the 18th regiment.
'sBen, is one of the true Boys in Blue,
and a good hearted fellow. His head
quarters are now at La Crosse. There
is warm place IN many hearts in this
county for all who belonged to company
&c" The Right Rev. Bishop Ken
per preached at the Episcopal church on
Sunday. The church was crowded both
morning and evening. He left by boat
on Monday morning. 1.-The delegates
to the Turner's Convention returned on
Saturday well pleased with their trip to
Monroe. ....... j ohm McMullen, one of
the legal fraternity of Chiffon was in
town a few days during the past week.
Mr.. j Il. Platt has returned from
Hew York, where he has been purchas
ing goods .........A friend o. ours--we
promised not to mention the name-has
presented US with some fine plums- For
this and similar favors. we gratefully
tender our thanks. Tomatoes are rather
scarce in our market and command good
price There have never been so
many substantial improvements made in
our village as there is during the present
season ...."..Another steam threshlng
machine was received by boat last week.
We need no better evidence of the ra-
pidity with which our county is being
sett ed and the land cultivated, than the
importation of such machines. Our
county will have $4,000 inhabitants
when the cencus is taken in 1S70........
We understand that Mr. Jasper Hanson
will build another new vessel, about the
size of the ore now on the stocks. .........
Some Of our citizens are under the i'm
preston that John Denier, the tight rope
walker was killed by falling from therope.
Such. not the case, for he is now per-
forming in some of the cities in the
western part of the State. Many
strangers have visited our village during
the summer and ali expressed themselves
well pleased with the town. If a visitor
has been here before he invariably eX-
presses asurprise about the many changes
that have taken place ........ Large ship
mcnts of lime continue to. be made to the
Lake Superior country. Charles
Book has sold his house and lot on Park
Street to E. NJ. Haines. 1.-THE divi-
sion Of School DistrictNo. l. has been
referred to the State Superintendent for
final decision. Both sides are doing all
they can to gain their point. .........Two
or three men were arrested last week on
the supposition that they knew what had
become of the money stolen from Mr.,
Brown on the Calumet road. Each one
Of the arrested was able to prove his
innocence ...........Another new brick
building is being erected on Franklin ST.
Third Ward. 1.-THE repairs on the
brideg were completed on Saturday morn
ing and travel resumed. During Tic five
days the ferry was in operation hot one
accident occurred aud the Inconvenience
to travel was not enough to speak about
and only what could not be prevented
Mr. Knickrchm who had the ferry in
charge deserves great redit......-.De.no-
cratic politicians are hard at work in fix
ing the state for the next fall election.
They have candidate enough TO supply
a good portion of the State, but as ali
can 1ot serve the ''dear people" in this
county, there will be much disappoint-
ment. Only those who belong to the
Court House clique" can obtain the
nomination for any office. All outsiders
might as well stand from under, no mat
ter how deserving they may be......... Alr.
AIKEN is erecting a brick building on Quay
street near Eighth. ..Somesof our
merchants are receiving their fall and
winter goods. THE weather has
been warm for few days past.
Peaches and apples are pretty scarce and
very high in our market ........ Chas.
Book has gone after a large stock of goods
.........The School meeting il the LIST
District voted tax Of $500 for School
purposes, and deferred the project OF
building new School house, until the
question of dividing the district is settled.
The meeting adjourned for four weeks.
......Wild piums are quite plenty in the
country. The mustard mill of Merk
lin & Richter is in full operation. We
have tried some of the mustard they
have manufactured and found it first
rate. The work on the Harbor for
this season is drawing to a close. Yes
terday the last crib for the south harbor
pier was sunk and after two more cribs
for the north harbor pier are placed into
position the work of extension will be
completed for this season. The dredge
is now at work in deepening the channel
inside Of the piers to twelve feet. When
this work is finished our harbor
will be one of the best on the
lake and large steamboats, and grain yes
sells will be able to enter it.......At the
meeting Of the Village Board on Tuesday
evening petition for dredging the river
from the bridge to the mouth was refer
red to theHarbor Committee; a petition
from the business men of the I'd and 18th
wards, asking the appointment Of Henry
Gibson as a special policeman, was grant
ed, provided, however, that ne salary by
the Village is to be paid the report Of