The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-02-10
The Northern Pacific Railroad.

The Northern Pacific Railroad.
The Northern Pacific railroad company has
secured an advance Of 5000, 600 from Jay
Cooke < CO. and L " Clark < Co, and will.
a- soon as tie weather permits-that l. prob
ably about next May-commcnc the con-
struction o. q line across Minnesota The
plan proposed coHt-mplates the use Of -
miles + the line Of the Lake Superior Mis-
si,sippi railroad. from Duluth westward thus
avoiding the construction Of a line which
would ue very cost ', and through an unYro
ductive country; il viii continue thence near
" due wc.tto the northern extremity Of Mile
Lac>. crossing the Mississippi some distance
north Of Crow Wing, continuing for some dis
tunco ulr;h If tie Crow river, getting ont OF
the Wilderness and into the fertile country AT
otter Tail Lake, and reaching the Red river Of
the north at Fort Abercombie, which is nearly
due west about go miles distant from Duluth
A large I,.rt Of tie work on tins section il i
intended 70 complete during the current
yer.
Tie importance e fG.hing forward the
proposed roma tro.d Mauirowoc to Duluth
i now manifest Shall the project be de
laycd Is chimerical schemes, having no
ioun is'ion save in purely imaginative
minds .i!pIcfo" Crescent
JUst 20, Mr. Crescent, AMI that is Just
What " intend to do Look Out for the
ears when the bell rings.
CAST Stare Hin We understand that
prominent 1anitowoc men rrOpos" to give one
Of our SheboygHn citizens $4,000 if he will
become resident of that village 'Twould
be- your gain, gentlemen. without doubt, but
" are not Yet ready to spare him.-.Sheboy-
g1Jt Inns.
These same men offered ore Of our own
citizens $40 900 to do the same work re
quircd of the Shcboygan man, but lie
would not take the job.
Maui:owoc and Shcboygan beat the
wcrld for pride and virtuc.
ger Speaking of the marriage of Mr. +.
X Rand and Miss Mary Norris, Of this
Village the {. ton Times says:
During our newspaper life we have puo,
lishCd number Of marriage notices, out,
seriously speaking, We never Inserted one
which individually ami collectively, gave
Us such rna genuine pleasure As the fore
gong. We tir,t made the Acquaintance OF
friend Rand ii loj2, ana >yyr since Elijah
has not only preserved his good looks ami
integrity, hUt has proved himself TO be i
brother In every respect lie has secured
:or partner Of his joys aud sorrows one OF
M1uitowoc most Intelligent ladies, and We
tur re-echo public sentiment when we hope
that then pa:h through HE will be smooth
ed by happiness ola genuine nature, and
that their contentmCnt and prosperity viii
ever dwell! around their hGarth>tonos.
cs-e
sey- An Old man OF 50, who peddles on
the railroad main that arrives at East Con
eaugh. Pa, Is the lather of - children Ly
one wife, who is now G4.-Erch1nge.
Gr!ly, Molly Wen give basket Of
pr1t',tS to learn the names OF this prolific
pair aud another OF p0pc0rn to be informed
the age and Eek Of the offspring. The En-
Z it language land all Others must have
been thoroughly ranSacked to make out 50
many names, without Peter Pad e.. We
do not Aoic wonder at AL that Pennsylvania
Is fast increasing III population. That man
Is entitled 10 a bounty Of at least $50, OGo
from the keystone S ate, and We move
{ hat II be granted him, forthwith. Who
>e,oads tie motion p Wisconsin, Rir0
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