The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-07-22
COrrespOndence.

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can aboard" shouted the conductor, as
the train to Appleton was about to leave
the NJ. L. s. & w. R. R. depot, in this city
on Tuesday last, and stepping into the car,
We slowed ourself in a comfortable seat and
were soon gliding along over the rails to
Appleton. A ride of half an hour
brought us to Cato Corners, twelve miles
from Manltowoc, and the prettiess station
on the line of the road. 1t contains q
couple of stores, saw mill, blacksmith and
wagon shop, boot and shoe store, etc. The
surrounding country is excellent farming
| land, and, in the production of wheat and
other grains. is unsurpassed by any other
part of Manitowoc Co. The farmers ex-
pect crop fully up the average, though
the harvest will be nearly two weeks later
than usual, on account of the unusual
amount of rain and cold weather which we
! have had this season.
! The grasshoppers have made their ap
pearance this year in greater numbers than
to do considerable damage to the crops.
| Passing through Reedsville and Spring
| Greek we arrive at Forest Junction. Hue
Harris & Co. of Cato Corners, have large
saw mill. The firm makes the saving of
ship timber speciality, and have on hand
the finest lot of oak logs we ever saw.
Here your correspondence left the cars, and
took the Milwaukee Northern r. r. train
reaching Chiffon about ll,30 P. NJ, and
put up at the Washington House. The
proprietor G. Kollock is jolly, whole
souled, good fellow and keeps the best
hotel in Chiffon. To the readers of the
PILOT We would say: If ever you 90 to
Chiffon, "call on" Kalock.
Chiffon, the county seat of Calumet Co.,
is q handsome little place of 1000 inbabi
tants, supports two newspapers, the Wis
consin Democrat (German), and the Chill
ton Times (English), Of which the latter
Hume is publisher.
Chiffon has some very fine private resi-
dences, among which may be mentioned the
splendid brick residences of Messrs. Bald
win, and Linbloom. It's school building
is an honor to the village, and the fact that
Chiffon has this year established High
School, on the Township system, proves
that the people are determined to keep up
with the rest of the state in educational
matters. Long may she wave!
Wednesday at 10 so A. NJ. We bade adieu
to Chiffon and took the cars for Plymouth,
Sheboygan Co. On the way we got a
glimpse of Elkhart Lake, noted summer
resort, and one OF. the prettiest little sheets
of water in Wisconsin.
On the shores CT this lake are two hotels,
cne called The Swiss Cottage, where the
lover of real life can spend the summer
season and his surplus currency to the
tune of ten dollars per week.
Plymouth the next station on the road is
thriving country town of l,200 people sup
ports graded school, seven churches, on,
newspaper, (the Plymeth Reporter,) {
couple of good hotels &C., situated in th'
centre of good farming country and hav
ing direct communication by sail will
Milwaukee, Fond du Lac. and Sheboygan
. Plymouth handles large amount of grai
r every year.
y Leaving Plymouth we take the afternoo
y train for Sheboygan. As we rode alon
# We saw the farmers, busy securing thei
7 hay, which, to all appearances, is hgh
h crop this year, and noticed few fields O
!. potatoes, among which the bugs had mad
sad havoc. At length Sheboygan is reach
d ed, anu as We step on the platform of th
! depot we are surrounded by half doze
Is bus drivers, each representing the be-
hotel in the city. After the police ba
stopped the row, we decided in favor of tt
Beekman House, and the mauLer in whic