The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-09-16
CITY AND COUNTY.
NassitOzUoc. z has'rsdcy, Sept. 10,
COUNTY FAIR next week. Col

I $1,000
SHE'S COMING! See advertisement.
WHEAT has commenced pouring into
town.
QurrE large scow is being built near
Treats mill.
The races at the County Fair promise
to be intesesting.
THos. O'NEIL, of Meme, had leg
broken on Thursday, in threshing
machine.
/ WALLACE MCFARLAND, of Indiana, an
old tpyo of this city. is visiting home
and friends.
THE work of replacing the sidewalks
torn up by the gale of the 9Th instant is
now progressing.
THE scows Rowena and Felicitous col
lided near Chicago last week, the for
mer losing her mainmast.
THE scow Success had portion of
fender strake carried away by collision
| with Torrison's dock on Friday.
THE yawls of the schooners H. G. Post
and Union were smashed last Friday by
| being caught between the vessels.
The schooner Plymouth, which col
lided with the steamer Sheboygan, is be-
ing repaired at Rand & Berger's yard.
AND still they come The large stock
of FALL GOODS, we mean, just being
received by J. SoHUETTE & Bro.
IF YOU want the best boots in the
world, Hamilton & Vasey have them.
They are cheap. 16sept. If
LAKE FRIGHrs at Chicago yesterday
were 2. cts. for corn and q c's. for wheat
to Buffalo. Thirteen charters were re-
ported.
THE city council will meet next Mon
day-that is. if eight of the twelve al
dermen can't find any other way in which
to pass the evening.
CHAs. DEFoRD, living near Kiel, was
killed last week by the accidental dis
charge of gun, the load entering his
back, killing him instantly.
JOHN ENTERPRISE, of Kewaunee, beats
our time by just one. He is the happy
father OF pair of twins, who made their
advent one day last week.
WE are informed that the wind storm
which swept over this county week
ago Sunday, destroyed a hundred dollars
worth of hops in Meme, and leveled
several fine sugar bushes.
THOSE of our subscribers who receive
posters announcing the holding of our
County Fair, Will confer favor upon
the members of the Society by posting
them in some conspicuous place.
THE large sehooners Jan Jacinto and
Lotus took on cargoes of baled hay at
this port this week. The propellers
City of Traverse and Peerless also load
ed here for Traverse and Lake Superior.
The schooner Gilmore, ore laden,
sprung leak during the gale of Thurs
day night, and had to be supplied with
steam pump to keep her afoat. She
was towed to Chicago by the tug Kitty
Smoke.
THE cross and ball on the spire of the
Luthern Church is being straight ened-
piece of work which the average man
had rather be excused from trying to ac-
complish on account of its great height
from the ground.
In company with Major Olmsted we
visited the State Fair last week, and
were surprised to find SO thin All exhi-
bition. Ii our farmers interest them
selves, our County Fair Will almost
equal it in point of interest.
LAST Thursday night the bark Tanner
went ashore near Milwaukee and was
broken to pieces. She had on 2S, 900
bushels of wheat. Capt. M. d. Howard,
well known among vessel men here, was
drowned while attempting to swim ashore.
| HERE is model local item from the
| Chronicle I: The associate Editor of
the Appleton Post (Reid, himself, would
never think of it, accuses us of wearing
No. fourteen boots. The fact is, Associ-
ate Editor. our feet are rather large, and
so are our legs. How are yours for size?
| LAST Sunday large number of Man.
istee people visited this city, being an
excursion party which came over on the
steamer John A. Dix. Among the num-
| Der were Dennis Mallet, Walter Bell and
Joe Larson, all former residents here.
All hands seemed to enjoy their short
! visit.
WE acknowledge the receipt of COM
plimentary ticket and invitation to at
tend the next Fair OF the Northern Wis
eons1n Agricultural and Mechanical
Association, which will be held at Osh-
kosh on Monday Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and friday, Sept. 9th to
| October 1st inclusive.
THE crew of the barge Evening Star,
in tow of the lost propeller Mendoza,
were saved, but the barge went to the
bottom. Her consort, the Morning
Star, weathered the gale, and was picked
up by tug off Two Rivers Saturday.
1t was towed to Chicago by the propell-
er Truesdell the following afternoon.
We hope the Sheboygan papers will
never mention their harbor again. Last
Fri lay morning. the steamer Chicago,