The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-01-02

It's COHtcuto......1He uTeuge commenced
work on the harbor Saturday, the 90
; THE Circuit Court met on The 24th
Same day four of our young men went
out to Silver Lake and caught PIG FISH
July I'd, Mrs. Michael HERMAN, towr
of Kossuth, was killed by lightning.
The same week, woman getting out Of
a wagon, fell and broke limb.......The
4th passed off qnietly; Festival in the
Park, Picnic on the South side and one
up in the country. ..On the 9Th base
ball club was organized......The assess
ment roll as equalized was published
in this paper on the 15th.......
The same day at O clock In the morning
large pile of posts were burned neal
Guyles mill, the work of an incendiary
IA horse was drowned at the Pier
Three cribs were sunk at the mouth OF
the river......On the 18th Mr.. Al. Mo-
shers boat Sea Gull was stolen, after
wards found the other side of the lake
MIR Frank Feuker was arrested on
the Goth for setting fire to the posts, spo-
ken of above, and on the 22d Mr.. +. W.
Huebner was arrested for procuring the
said arson in order to obtain insurance.
/ On the 30th a Lynx weighing 35 pounds
was shot near town......Same date let
! ter was received at Two Rivers giving in
formation of the death by suicide of JAS.
B. Smith of Two Rivers. Seventy
eight marriages were recorded during the
first six months of the year......The Man
itowoc Wooden Mills commenced work
about the first of August.. A man from
this county was robbed in Milwaukee
August Sd of $780,. On the 9th the
harbor pier was 4l6 feet long The
schooner Fleetuing nearly 400 tons was
launched on the 10th al d the steamer
MonitorOc on the 18th Both of the
above vessels we're spoke very highly of
by the city papers, to the south of U.s..
During the last few days in August, and
the first week in September new wheat
was brought into market bringing $1,75
per bushel.. The great Turner Festival
lasting two days. commenced on the last
day of August In the turn contest,
John Goetz of Milwaukee carried off the
first prize. ....On Monday, the I'd day of
September. the schooner Glen Cuyler,
while endeayoring 10 make the harbor
struck the pier, filled with water and
sunk 1t cost about 1000 to repair
| DANA ges......On the evening of the 4th,
the most disastrous fire of the year oc-
Cured, destroying two dwelling houses
and a barn on 11th street. Two horses
were also burned. The total loss
amounted to about $4,000, with an in
surance of but $100.......On the 18th,
Capt Andrew Larson was severely in
jured while engaged in lowering the cen
ter-board on the schooner TIunsit......
The tug Ida II. Lee broke her ''shoe"
on the same day.......On the l tn, barn
in the town of Kossuth was destroyed by
fire. Two horses persisted in the flames
.......On the following night, during a
severe rain storm the barn of Mr. Kiel's
on the town line road, was struck by
lightning, and the barn and It's contents,
consisting of nearly the entire summers
crop, burnt to the ground the loss was
estimated at $1,000, with an insurance of
only s2OO........On the evening of the
18th a total eclipse of the moon took
place. Mr.. l.. Helneman while tending
a stave cutter cut off part of the first
finger on his left hand....A large num-
Der of sheep were being killed by the
dogs-one farmer losing no less than
eight.....On Saturday, the 2lst, business
was very lively and the largest amount
of wheat ever brought into town in any
one day-amounting to ii, 900 bushels
was bought by our merchants at from
$l.75 to $3.50 per bushel......-The first
cargo of wheat for Buffalo this year was
shipped by the schooner Sea Gem on
the I'd of October .......On the 10th,
spring wheat advanced to ST. 95a2 Co.,.
The shipments of wheat during the first
week in October amounted to 40,0SS
bushels. lin the town of Rockland
Mr. Nelson raised $40 bushels of winter
wheat off from Is acres of land. ...On
the llth man in the town of Franklin,
Kewaunee county, lost his life by the
explosion of kerosene lamr......On the
same day Ole Tedaman. Of the town of
Gibson caught his leg in the machinery
of horse power and injuring it so badly
that amputation became necessary.
About ten days afterwards he died from
the effects of the injuries. Sunday
the 9TH, the house of Christian Beck,
in the Sd yard, was destroyed by fire.
Loss about 5000, insured for s4oo-
On the 4th of November Mr.. r T.
Smith had the misfortune to fall down a
pair of stairs. The election In the
county on the 5th resulted in majority
of S65 for the Democratic candidate tor
Governor. slis', snow storm-the
first of the season-occurred on
the llth-......The next day a barn few
miles south Of the village, belonging to
MIR. Esslinger. was burnt; loss about
$500. ID insurance. During the same
week Mills Dramatic Troupe gave sea-
son Of entertainments at Turner Hall. .......
"a vessels of all classes cleared from our
port during the month of Octoher.....
On Saturday the 9th. fleet Of twenty
nine vessels were anchored in the bav