The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-09-03
OUR MAN ABOuT TOWN.

The long continued season of dry wealth
er was finally brought to close by re-
fresing rain during Sunday night and
Monday morning, Mother earth was
baked and roasted until not sign of
moisture was visible anywhere. We
have heard a number of farmers say that
this rain will benefit the potato crop con-
siderable. Glad of it.........A letter from
our Senior informs us that his eyesight
is improving and he will soon be able to
resume his duty. VIM. II.
Horn is building large grain warehouse
on Commercial street, west of the bridge.
The building is to be 32x6O........Mr j.
c. Borcherdt, of Chicago, made us
! call during the past week. delega-
ton of ten or fifteen went from this place
to attend the. Democratic Congressional
| Convention at Oshkosh. 1t makes no
| difference who is nominated The candi-
| date is sure to be beat by four or FIVE
| thousand. ........A number of ladies called
had pleasant chat. Come again La
| dies are always welcome. The TRI-
BUNE should be in every family in the
| county. 1t furnishes double the reading
matter of any of its cotemporaries. Ask
your ncighbors to try it for six months
1--WE have heard nothing about a
Manitowoc County Fair this fall. If we
are to have one it is about time to move
in the matter. .......The Fall Term of the
ST. James Parochial School will com
inence September 18th. The Misses
Dooley are good teachers. .......A great
deal of excitement is occasioned at Chi
cago and other places about the cattle
disease. 1t is a great satisfaction to
know that our cattle are healthy. In
former times when cattle were brought
here from Illinois, it was rare to find a
healthy liver, but now, when we export
instead OF import, we find the livers
almost invariably sound. We mention
these facts in order that those who are
not posted may not fear to take anything
our butchers serveup to them. Cap
tain A. E. Goodrich was in town on
Monday. Another lot of immigrants
arrived by boat on Tuesday morning..
MIR. Villas returned from the East last
week where he has purchased large
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the dredge, as it roots up the bottom of
the river, makes lively music early and
late. The dredging for the government
is nearly completed Send in your
orders to the TRIBUNE office for your
letter heads, bill-heads etc., for which
we have good paper ruled expressly for
that purpose. We have also several
styles and sizes of letter. envelopes and
direction tags, which will be printed, as
directed, at very low understandable
"Grecian Bend is the latest style
introduced by the elite at the fashionable
summer resorts. The fashion is SAID to
be borrowed from the ancient sculptures
representing the Goddess Venus, in a
STOPPING posture, which attitude was
supposed to Indicate the highest tyne OF
Grecian comelincss Our fashionable
ladies. thus far, have not followed suit y
MIR. Goodrich has commenced the
erection of large warehouse on his river
lot at the foot of fifth street, north side
1t is to be 36xl50 feet. MrJohn Meyer
has the contract for building it...........
Quite number of our citizens, in Adj
ton to the delegates, left on Tuesday to
attend the Republican Congressional
Convention. The delegates from the Sd
District were instructed to cast their votes
for our present faithful representative,
Philetus Sawyer...........Mr. Peter Blesch
is erecting store on the corner of Ninth
and Buffalo streets. ...........Dr Blake and
family, of Chicago, are here paying visit
to their relatives They have many
friends in our village who are always glad
to see Them. new brick
building is being put up on Buffalo street
..........The Grant and Colfax Club meets
to morrow evening, sat Klingholz Hail.
Every Republican should have his name
enrolled ........Another nice rain storm on
| Tuesday evening. ....... Business is i'm
proving Considerable wheat is
being brought into town.