The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-08-26
CITY AND COUNTY.
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THE City Council is son" for a meet
ing next Monday evening.
ANOTHER crib for our harbor extension
was successfully sunk on Monday.
THE scow Blue Belle went into dry
dock on Friday morning for a re-cau'k-
ing.
THERE Will be theatrical entertain
ment in Turner Hall next Sunday even
ing.
But few farmers show themselves in
the city now, being hard at work har-
vesting.
The recent wet weather did not do any
material damage to the crops in this
county.
THERE was quite a heavy frost during
Saturday night-a harbinger of what's
coming soon.
THE tug Escanaba, of Menominee,
went into the dry dock here on Monday
to be re-caulked.
THE Slovanski Lipa will celebrate the
dedication of its hall by dance on Sat
urday evening.
THE public schools of this city will
begin on the 9th inst, one week from
Monday.
THREE vessels and tug have been in
our dry dock within the past week, for
repairs.
! OvERcoATs and watermelons made
their appearance in this city simultane-
ously, on Saturday.
THE potato crop in Manitowoc county
this season, is simyly immense, and the
quality very superior.
THE propeller J. l.. Hurd took on a
miscellaneous freight for Lake Superior
ports at our docks, on Monday
RYDER sported black eye several
days last week. But there's nothing
like game of base ball, for fun
THE assertion will go unchallenged
that the present summer has been the
coolest within the memory of etc.
The fine brick residences of Mr. Chas.
Bressler and Ernst Wagner, on Wash
ington street, are nearing completion.
GREG HURsoN, Capt Goodrich's right
bower, was in the city ON Saturday, cir
culating among his numerous friends
Coon peaches, grapes, and other deli
cies of the fruit season, have made their
appearance in the market at fancy prices.
WORK on the new tug for the Can
fields, of Manistee, will begin soon.
Messrs Rand & Burger are the builders.
| AN elevator with storing capacity of
100, 600 bushels, will be in running order
in this city before snow flies next
autumn.
Rev. Mr.. SHErKY, of Bay City, Mich,
''the father of the Episcopal Church in
this city," was welcome caller at our
Office on Thursday.
THE pioneer locomotive on the NJ, L.
S. and w. r. R., the Ben. Jones, now
jerks the express train over the rails
after thorough rebuild.
THE children of the Episcopal Sunday
School, accompanied by their parents
and teachers, enjoyed picnic in Ger
pheida's Park last Thursday
If the Board of Aldermen will pass
the dog ordinance, the city can realize at
least $500 from the ours that are owned
here. VIII it do it, or not?
TT is hoped that every farmer in the
county will take an interest in the sue
cess of the County Fair by going to it or
entering some article for exhibition.
THOSE who think they are weatherwise
predict that next winter will not be a
severe one-because, they say, mild
winter always follows a cold, wet sum-
mer
THE Sociable of the ladies of the
Episcopal Church was held at the resi-
dence of Mayor Jones last evening,
which means that it was numeroUsly at.
tended and heartily enjoyed by all.
P. JoHNsToN's schooner, the Thos. FL.
Rowland, was run into by the propeller
Caldwell, in Chicago river, Saturday
morning. The Howland's stern was
badly smashed and its taffrail broken.
The exterior of the new brick block,
corner of South Eighth and Franklin
streets, is about completed, and its beau
tiful proportions stand out in bold
relief, the admiration of every passer by.
CHESTER WHITE PICS FOR SA1E.-A
choice lot of twenty COZ young pigs are
offered for sale at reasonable prices, at
McAllister's farm, near the '.Four Corn
ers.' Call and see them.
2wks. JOHN LANDRETH.
MANITowoC has better steets, bridges,
school houses and churches than nine
tenths of the cities of the State. 1t also
has few enterprising men, and a con-
siderable number who are Just the op-
posite.
REPORTS from various portions of the
State agree lat the frosts of last Satur
day and Sunday nights have not been
equalled in severity in fifteen years, and
that thousands of dollars were lost thro'
them to the farmers.
THE ladies will please bear in mind