The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-04-08
CITY AND COUNTY
Mamitoz0oc, Tkugsaay, April 8.

The propeller Oconto was in port
yesterday.
The County Treasurer tax list will
be found on the eight page.
THE streets are rapidly drying up,
but little snow and ice remaining.
THE annual report of the City Clerk
will be found on the eighth page Of this
issue.
THERE viii be launch a week from
next Saturday at Peter Larsens ship
yard.
The steamer was out for trial last
Saturday evening and, as usual, worked
to perfection.
ARE we going to have spelling schools {?
It is one of the popular amusements of
the day.
Mrs. f. E. FIEKER will go south next
week for her spring stock. Ladies,
make note of this.
THE City Council will stand, polit-
cally, as it did last year: Republicans
9, Democrats 3.
MIR. r.. P. EATON left on this morn
ing's train for two months visit to
relatives ID Kansas.
THE wife of John Morgan, of Clarks
Mills, died on Tuesday night of infamm-
alton of the bowels.
We acknowledge our Indebtedness to
Hon. T. o. Howe for the Reports Of the
last session of Congress.
ASIDE from a large stock of confec
tionery, Ella Cone keeps an excellent
quality of sweet cider on hand.
WANTED active and industrious
man to sell grave stones. Apply to Z.
Hess, Manitowoc. apr1-3t
The maple sugar yield promises to
be large this season. A great many
will turn their attention in that direc-
ton.
The race for the various Offices in the
gift of the Board of Aldermen promises
to be lively next Tuesday evening. May
the best man win.
A TELEGRAPH office has been put in at
Kaukauna, on the Milwaukee, Lake
Shore and Western Railway, making
twenty Offices on the line.
OUR street commissioners will have
job on hand soon, removing the masses
CT rubbish which have accumulated dur
ing the winter.
AS IF Ill anticipation of the arrival of
the Depere,. last Thursday, the ice in
the river below Cooper 6 Jones' lumber
yard moved out into the lake.
Mr.. KENNEBERGER, an experienced
nurseryman, has received the contract
for setting out three hundred shade
trees in Washington Park and for other
wise improving it.
THE Chicago Times of Saturday says
''The schr Windiate has taken on board
L.
She was towed to Rush street bridge
yesterday, where she is now lying. She
had her canvass up"
HUNDREDS Of suckers were caught in
nets last Friday and Saturday near the
mouth of the river. So plentiful were
they in the market that they were sold
for 2! cents apiece-77esh and ell.
The newly constituted Board of AL
dermen will enter upon the discharge of
their duties next Monday evening. The
old Board has done its whole duty and
can safely point to its record.
The contract for building the Third
Ward engine house was let to Fl. Greve
& Bro, by the City Council last Mon
day evening, they being the lowest bid
ders. The price agreed upon for the
work was 81, 698.
WE present to our readers this week,
in the form of 29-column supplement,
the general laws passed at the last ses-
sion of the Legislature. They are in
convenient shape for preservation and
reference, and should be taken care Of
THE propeller Depere was in port for
the first time in several weeks on Thurs
day evening. An attempt was made to
cross the lake to Ludington, but so
much ice was encountered that she had
to put back. The Oconto came in on
Sunday and loaded for Chicago.
THE poor of this city cost the city,
last year, s2,373.5 So. While we com
mend liberality to the really needy, we
suggest that now, with the advent of
spring (and we hope better times), our
officials will enquire fully into the ne
cesslty of drawing from the treasury be-
fore any action is taken.