The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-12-16
THE PILOT.
Old Times.


mind. Many Of our readers, the old set
tiers of Manitowoc, will thank, as we do,
pur friend, Thomas Thornton, Esq, that
he has furnished us with an old copy OF the
Manitowoc Herald, dated Dec "a, 1888,
EDITED by '.Chas. ". Fitch, at one dollar
and fifty cents, in advance. "
From the paper we learn that BaIstow
had received 30,405 votes for Governor;
Iolton q $50, and Baird 3,404.
The principal topic at that date that seem
ID to agitate the public mind of Manitowoc,
was the building Of Court House, which
|hould cost the enormous sum of $40, 900.
he paper says: "In Milwaukee, they have
Court House, the ike Of which could
here be built for $1,000. La Chicago
they are building handsome and expen-
'siye bu;lding, heretofore they have occu-
pied, with population of 40, coo, a plain
tcheap building. There is not in this
State, a Court House which cost $4,000
nor anything like that sum, but it is for
Manitowoc, with population not exceed
ing ], 600 in the Village, proper, to pro-
pose the erection Of building, superior
to anything of tie kind in the State, at
AN expense exceeding one dollar per head
tfor every man, woman and child in the
County.
"We need no such outlay, and with a
proper appreciation of our reputation,
interests and necessities, the County Board
should at once stay an impending difficult
'ty. by promptly recinding the present tax,
and accommodating the expenditure for
County buildings, to limit not exceed
Ting three thousand dollars
Then, in the next column of the paper
Ne find an account of meeting OF the
AK ,ayers" called to consider the Court
louise question. The meeting was organ
hed by the election Of D. II. Van Valken-
bureb, chairman, and S. ". Smith, sccre-
arv. "a committee Of five was then ap-
pointed, consisting of Col. Glover, }. h.
FPlatt, Col. J. NJ. Sherwood, WV. Waldo
and Can't Reed to draft resolutions ex-
.pressive of the sense Of the meeting.
This committee resolved, THAT the
raising Of a tax Of 5000 under any cir
'cumstance, at the present time, for the
erection of County buildings. IS lnJudl>
scious. and too burdensome to be borne.
And, That we will, to the utmost OF
our ability, exert ourselves IN all honor
able ways, to oppose the collection OF the
tax Of $40 900 for the construction OF the
County buildings"
A committee Of II, was then appointed,
those duty it should be ito raise funds,
employ counsel call future meetings, and
perform such other duties as the exlgen-
cies Of the case might require. "
We find also, that at that time, the
kmerican House" was tie Hotel to go to-,
+. Glover was the Landlord, and car
led passengers to aud from the boats, free.
Fred Langenfeld, kept the Franklin Hall.
= CLARK & Camp sold dry goods and gro
cries. and bought produce and shingles.
*. Jones also held forth in about the
anie capacity.
Charles Kuehn, at Two Rivers, was IN
he -ame business.
Hill & Fellows were ready to do any
ind of carpenter work, promptly. =
Kicker & Wolmor, had $4,000 acres OF
and for sale, and "were ready to attend to
aw business.
WIN. Bach & Fred Salomon, were III the
hnd agency business.
Eugene O. G. Won Alter, was ready
hen, as he is now, 20 serve up refreshments
in style" at his variety store.
Oscar Koch had large and new stock
= i dry goods and groceries. for sale.
As also did Adam Bleser, p. J. Blesch,
Jones & Co., Geo. S. Glover, Charles
lsslinger, J. +. Zinns, Patt & Bro. Il. il.
S. W. Smith and others, while Fred
L Borchcrdt hailed from Manitowoc Rapids
hnd Two Rivers. NJ. Kuhl and Joseph
bymes were in the same business then, as
bow, with this difference, their trade was
hvgcr, because they advertised largely.
Laurence Kullman kept tailor shop on
E franklin street, and John G. johnson
= made garments that were fashionable and
urable, and warranted to ft."
Diedrich Gerpheide, would also "be
iappy to provide the public with clothes
made in the most fashionable style, at the
heapest rates.
And many more advertisements appear
Ehich we have not space to notice. In
act the paper is full of live advertisements
> beating by far, the number to be found
o-day in any paper published in this Vii
bge. And sixteen years from now, if q
tranger should pick up the paper before
s, and also any paper published here now,
pe would insist, and possibly with reason
hat Manitowoc was larger in 1863, than il
S69
Sixteen years ago, is but a short time
but it has been long enough to make q
reat change in our Village and County.
Where, at that time the land was covered