The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-04-20

Sunday.
FARMERS have commenced blowing
in some portions of the county.
LADIES centennial suits, just arrived
ut O. Torrison's.
THIS is said to have been the worst
maple sugar season experienced for a
number of years.
LAND PnAsrER.-A cargo of fresh
land plaster has just been received by
o. ToRRIsoN
ness last week-rain, snow, balmy breez-
es, mud, dust, etc.
One of our old citizens-C. Holz-
knecht, Esq.,-is going to make trip
to the "old country. next month,
FARMERS and everybody visiting Man.
itowoc will make and save money by
calhng-at o. Torrison's store.
WITH one or two exceptions, the en-
tire fleet of vessels that wintered here
have gone into commission.
NASH, the Chronicle man, talks about
counterfeit nickles, as though he had
owned, at divers times, a dozen of them
ABOUT these days, even in the most
virtuous families, there is no objection
to mans playing the rake on his own
premises.
LARGE and well selected stock Of cloth
ing just arrived at O. Torrison's store,
at figuers which will defy competition.
n THERE being no more pigeons to shoot
al, our sportsmen are turning their at
tention to duck hunting with consider
able success.
Don PEDRO, the Brazilian monarch,
has arrived in this country. '.The boys"
around here wonder which ten-spot he
bears the most resemblance to.
LARGEST stock of carpets and oil cloths
in the city at Torrison's.
The latest information from theStraits
is to the effect that they will be open for
navigation by the end of the present
week.
CONE to find out, Manitowoc will re-
ceive an appropriation of $1,000 for
harbor improvement instead Of 81, 800,
as reported in our last issue.
The scow Success is taking on load
of ice at the ice house near Larson's
ship yard. She will clear for South
Chicago with the first fair wind.
Two-THIRDs of the schooner st. Law
Henry Fox ct. al to Martin Larkin, of
Ahnapee.
LADIES, go and examine the new dress
goods at Chas. Bucks.
THE street commissioner of the first
district has two notices in this issue, call
ing upon property-owners to build a
sidewalk in front OF their premises.
THE tug Willie Richards, which was
sunk last winter by the ice cutting the
oakum from the seams, has been raised,
reoaulked, and is now ready for business.
THE steamer Chicago is making regu-
lar trips along the west shore. The
Sheboygan has not yet left her winter
quarters here. although ready to do SO
at moments notice.
GENTS, call at Chas. Books and pur-
chase your spring suits.
The schooner Alice Richards is load
ing with $50, 900 slaves, at the railroad
dock, which will be taken to Cleveland.
The slaves were manufactured by Beach
& Bishop, at Brillion.
Mr.. JOHNSON having resigned the po-
sition of managing editor of the Pilot,
Mr.. Olmstead has secured the services
OF young gentleman from Rockford
Mr.. II. J. Capron to conduct the
business. We welcome him to our city.
A LARGE stock of ladies and gents
shoes, CATERS, ETC., just received by
Charles Book.
The thousands of cords of wood which
accumulated on our docks during the
winter, are rapidly disappearing since
tine opening of navigation. The wood
trade of this city is enormous.
In view of the La Crosse National
Bank swindle, we shall hereafter keep
all our money in a stocking; though of
course the larger part of our funds viii
remain, as now, In the hands of delins
quent subscribers.
An extensive stock of fancy cassimers
and gents furnishing goods-the latest
out-at Chas. Books.
The Northern Transit Company's
steamer City of New York, cleared from
Milwaukee last Saturday night for Og-
densburg and intermediate points-the
first departure from Lake Michigan
port for the lower lakes of the season.
REV. MYRoN REED, one of the ablest
and most distinguished of Wisconsin
orators, will deliver the lecture in con-
nection with theOddFellows' celebration
next Wednesday. 1t will be well worth
the price of admission to hear him.
A SPLENDID assortment of spring goods
Just received at Chas. Books.
MR. HENRY SToLL, of Two Rivers,
will deliver an address in German at the
Odd Fellows celebration next Wednes-
day. He is gentleman whom it is a
pleasure to listen to, and we hope our
German citizens will turn out in force to
hear him.