The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-03-08
CITY AND COUNTY,

are cordially invited to call in and read it at
any time. They will always be welcome.
FARMERS amt sowing much grain just
now.
THERE was no council meeting last
Monday evening.
THE Legislature will probably adjourn
to-day. It's tin1el
THE Democrats think there is nothing
| more worth living for now.
The prospects for having six weeks of
winter in March are favorable.
LoTs of self sacrificing citizens are
willing to be elected to the Council.
a. J. REICaERr, an old and highly re-
| spected citizen, died on Sunday night.
| OLD topers are taking 'stheirs" in a
| blue glass. They think that does as
/ we'll
| THIS is the first week Of Spring. We
| mention it for fear you might fail to note
| the fact.
THOSE Democrats who made bets
contingent upon the result in March
are sick.
| A BILL has passed, we believe, appro-
priating $500 to the st. Nazians society,
in Eaton.
VESSELS are in demand at Chicago to
take corn to Buffalo at Sc Carriers
ask more
The ladies say Charley Book has the
largest and finest assortment of fine
shoes in the city. ss
The two Two Rivers tugs were in
port on Monday, having brought down
a load of salt fish.
SEVERAL Manitowocians will take their
departure for the Black Hills next week.
May good luck attend them.
l.. MEND1IK & Co. have purchased
Peter Larsan's interest in the scow Fee
licitous, one-eighth, for 81, 600.
Our thanks are rendered to Capt.
Goodrich for a season pass on the boats
of this unrivalled line, for 1877.
a. L. WEEKS has sold his steam saw
mill in the town of Meme, to C. B.
Freyberg & Bros, of Sheboygan.
''She sat beside the blue glass pane
To cure her pal-pi-tation;
The sun came in and burned her ear,
And now she's all vex-a-tion.'
FRANCIS NIoUETTE. of Mishicott, one
of'the old residents of that town died
last Sunday after long and painful
illness.
NJ. FELLOWS, Chas. Luling and J. W.
Toombs put their autographs on the
Plankinton House register, Milwaukee,
on Tuesday.
A NEW engine to be used for switching
purposes at the depot was received Tues
day. 1t is the smallest on the road, but
'neat as PIN
JAS. TAUGHER, of Meme, has recently
purchased a bull not yet two years Old
which weighs over 1000 pounds. He
paid S40O for it in Illinois.
LAST Thursday afternoon Willie Shep-
herd had the bones of his right leg brol1-
en- between the knee and ankle while
playing with some school-mates.
The many doors, windows, glass, nails,
paints and oils, purchased daily at E.
Wagner's store, shows that our county
is improving more rapidly each year.
THERE are no less than 20 artesian
wells in Meme. A fountain struck last
week throws out 5000 gallons per hour,
through hole Is inches in diameter.
Six inches of heavy snow fell during
Thursday night but the weather remain
ing warm it had about entirely Resolved
itself into slush before Friday evening.
Hon. Jos. Villas returned to New
York on Monday. Mrs. Villas, with
friends from that city, will probably
spend good portion of the summer in
this city.
ALL hair pins look alike to men, but
let wife go on a visit and come home
and find hair pin near the door, and
she can't wait a minute to grow red in
the face.
THE Northern Basket Factory is offer
ed for sale. This is an opportunity for
some one with capital to make good
investment. Read the advertisement in
another column.
MR.JoHNs has traded his brick building
and lot, corner of York and Ninth Sts.,
for q tract containing some twenty
eight lots just outside of the city limits
on tie north side.
THE ''corner" on kerosene oil has been
busted and that commodity is down to
twenty-five cents gallon. 4 fellow can
stay with his girl all night now with a
reasonably clear conscience.
VnGs & BARNES offer very superior
article of Michigan Land Plaster by the
bag or ton at very low figures. The
Plaster is fresh ground from dry rock
and is the very best in the market.
Rev. Mr.. AvERILL has accepted the
Rectorship of st. James Parish, to take
effect April I, 1877. He will be here
next Sunday, and in the evening give
funeral sermon for the late Mr.. Steele.
WHAT is the difference between an
editor and a delinquent subscriber
Why, the former has dealings with the