, 1876-06-04
NEENAH AND MENASHA.

NIC4NA AA1A kALND M LIN
A SKETCH OF THEIR SPORTING AND COMMERCIAL
CAPABILITIES.
Special Correspondence Of The Tribune.
NIESAsUA, June 2.-The famous family fcud
Of the Montagues and Capulcts, fmmortalizct
by Shakespeare in "Romeo and Juliet" was
not so long ago, almost rivaled by the bicker
ings, jealousies, and strife OF the otherwise calm
inhabitants of Nccnah aud Alcnasha- They we1t
geographically SO near, and yet, taking thei1
ncighborly associations into account, scntimcn
tally SO far apart. To put it squarely, they
were nearly on as good cat-and-dog, give-6nd
take fighting terms as the villages OF Chicago
and St. Louis.
Now, to certain extent,
THIS Is ALTERED.
The dividing party lines are no more, the
hatchct is buried, albeit the handle is distinctly
visible to the unclothed optic. Nccnah no
longer openly crows in being somewhat more
extensively populated than Nlenasha, and
Menasha is under no pressing necessity to sit
down in sackcoth ind ashes in conscious acLnow1-
edgmcnt Ut the truthful application Of this
triumphantly- uttered taunt. Hands have been
claspcd over the sanguinary abyss, md at
this date all is comparatively lovely When
Mcnasha rejoices Necnah concrntulatcs, and
Mcnasha considerately mou1ns when Eecuah re-
fuses to be con1fortel.
This should be with all wcll-regulated town.
ships and families. Sooth to say, the commercial
to discover that their interests are more identical
than antagonistic They and it more consoling to
run in double harness than pull counter to one au-
other; hence they a5e more likely to arrive at the
goal OF commercial prosperity abreast, and in
good trim Maybe their long continued snarlne
susceptibilitics originated BY reason OF their
domestic petss, the Fox and the Wolf And yet
these two tributaries to Lake Winnebago are, in
reality, all the timc-and ut this season specially
the cause of the mercantile and piscatorial pros.
perity Of the twin cities. Just now The Fox Rjycr
on which Neenah and Mcnasha are situated, fairly
swarns with the 1nny tribe, and the finest possible
who are locking in from all points. Those
In SEARCH OF HEALTH
and recreation-ond their number Is legion
should At present bear in mind the unriyaled sport
ing facilities ct these places. Though neither 90
fashionable nor 80 expensive as some OF the other
famous summer resorts Of Wisconsin, their lesiti-
mate sporting attractions are second to in the
whole Sttc. and possibly not exccl]ed In the en-
tire Northwest. Boats. barges and salfus vessels
arc all called into requIsition and before long the
ss TO odee fhe Of
nuglers who are busily intent on enticing them
from river and from lake.
HOW TO DO II At MESAsuA.
If you choose Menasha your happy hunting
grounds for the time being, you will find ample &c.
commodation with A. II. Bruce, ''mine host' OF
e peng wdey ana ana s
circles anywhere within u radius Of 1, 900 miics
Take his alert and competent major -domo, nj. ii.
]. Durham, into your confidence, say unto him in
the morning - / 50 a-dshing, :" and strafghtway
tackle, bait boat md oars,lan will be In readiness
and nothing lacking to ministe. to the enjoyment
OF your aquatic excursion.
At NEENAIi.
Or, ii you elect to make Nccnah your teadouar-
ters the tourist rely having every attention
bestowed upon him by J. 3. Russell, proprietor Of
the wcll-appointed hotel bcnring his name, We
haze not at present been guest at his establish
ment, but everyone speaks highly in its favor and
what everyone says Is ordinarily supposed to be
true.
One Of the most enjoyable methods of passing
half day. and having rare sport, Is to make up
oa1ty and charter the steam yacht 'tJnlius" skill
nah. Nothing cau be more cxhilaratfng than run
lcross the lake under. good pressure Of steam,
y. y you can lazilr, though with keen
With your craft Under scarcely peiceptibIe head
sxy. Within view. and almost within hail OF Ms.