The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-03-29
WHOLE NO. 971.

u, III,
according to the local press. promises
to m axe him worthy to wear the mantle
OF his famous countryman, Ole Bull.
The fist public religious services in
Oshkosh, Wis, were celebrated twenty
seven years ago last Sunday, by Rev.
L. Is. Half, now rector Of Trinity (Epis-
copaD church of that city officiating.
HoN. CHAs. H. MORGAN of Lamar,
Missouri, member of Congress from the
Sixth District. and Miss Clara, e'dest
daughter of Judge Washburn, of Osh-
kosh, we're married last Wednesday.
TWENTY FIVE sAousand feet of lumber
was taken out of Port Washington last
Tuesday by teams. Farmers in Ozau-
kee and Washington counties intend to
make many improvements the coming
year.
A GRANT county farmer, who sold his
barley, last fall, for rs cents per bushel,
Is now buying seed barley here for 40
cents. He says he will do that when
ever he gets a chance.-Dubug,le
Times.
AJANEsvILIE couple, instead of buy.
ing blue glass, have purchased thin
blue paper, cut in proper size, and have
tackled piece over each alternate pane
of plass, and thus they have the blue
light without the blue glass.
The Wausau Central says that the
directors Cf the Wausau Boom Com
pany make the announcement that the
boom IS now In first class condition,
and has capacity of holding at least
25, 900, 900 feet of logs.
JAMES p. DORSEY, of Stevens Point,
formerly freight conductor on the Cen
tral road has got a verdict for S5, 900
damages against that road for the loss
OF leg while in the employ of the
company.
The committees having in charge the
raising of funds for prizes at the forth
coming regatta on Devils Lake, report
that they are meeting with encouraging
success. About two thirds of the ne
cessary amount has been subscribed.
The Darlington Republican COM
plains that that city is infested with
gamblers and blacklegs. The saloon
keepers have been consulting with some
of the leading lawyers throughout the
state, and now claim that the late city
election was illegal.
OLE Bronson, of Oshkosh, was run
over by car of freight train Satur-
day and both legs so horribly crushed
at the ankles that amputation was neces-
sary. One leg was taken off Just above
the ankle and the other half way to the
knee.
CAPT. SAM. ALLEN, of Beloit, was
successful In recovering Mr.. Drury' g
stolen horse and rig last Saturday after
noon, at Rockford. The thief had iu-
duced Wash. Reynolds, of that city, to
advance $50 on the horse, telling a
plausible story to the effect that he was
in pursuit of horse thief himself, but
MIR. Reynolds now doesn't feel that
such advances are exactly profita BILE.
Word was received at $50 Saturday
morning that the horse was in Rockford,
and just two hours afterward Sam, was
in that city, reaching home with his
prey at 1880 P. M.
A COUNTRY exchange has the follow
ing: Gall notices of marriage, where
no bride cake is sent, will be set up in
small type and poked in an outlandish
corner of the paper. Where a hand
some piece CT cake is sent, the notice
will be put conspicuously in large
letters, when gloves or other bride
favors are added, piece of illustrative
poetry will be given in addition. When
however, the editor attends at the cere
mony in person, and kisses the bride,
it will have special notice-very large
type, and the most appropriate poetry
that can be begged, borrowed. or
stolen"
AT the recent term of the Dodge
county Circuit Court, the owners OF
land on Horizon Marsh brought suit
against thu Hustisford Mill Company,
for overflow, by reason of their dam, OF
%, 900 acres of land on the marsh, and
lost their suit. A motion for q re hear
ing was made, however, and granted,
SO that the case will be tried again. II
would appear as though the overflow,
from a dam at Hustisford, would not be
greatly affected either way, while the
removal of the dam would be a grea,
detriment to Hustiford. Col. Pier, O.
Fond du Lac, is owner of 1000 acres o.
the marsh. dodge County Citizen.
THE Seventh. day Baptists of Milto,
have always been obliged to drive thre
Iailoa to 1,dnaia1x Ler tho ordinance .
baptism, and having a number of can
didates for church membership OF
hand, they concluded that rather thai
cut through Two feet of ice on Clea
lake, they would build baptistery il
their church. The work has been fin
ished, and Sunday some twenty pei
sons were dipped" the rite bein
administered by the Rev. E. M. Dunn
pastor of the church, and witnessed b.
8 large congregation of all sects. Th
Seventh day Baptists of Milton juno
| tion also observed the ordinance o
| baptism at Clear lake, several recen
converts being immersed through q hol'
| in the ice.
THIS IS the way young lady il
| Wrightstown, Brown county, gave
young man the mitten The young mai
was wont to leave the large hall used a
a lodge room, when both attended, an,
wait at the foot of the stairs until tn
object of his alteration came down
| when he would take Ler arm and escor
her home. But this became monotonou
W lu0 young lduy, anu ou Ono OCCdalOl
he waited in vain. Now, girls, what d.
you think that provoking young lad,
did? Why, she just slipped down tn
back stairs and went home alone, ant
after he had stood there until hi
patience was exhausted, he walked sad
| IL up the street, passing the lady
house several times, and gazing at tn
windows to see if she had arrived.
THAT was very hateful farmer. W
mean the one who put pepper on his ha
| when he came to town. 1t was fun fo
the boys to see those two COWS thro,
up their heads and tails, and run frs
| one way aud then another, stoppin
short at each turn as if their tails wer
tied together, and then, how they
whirl around and scrape the groun
and below and cape and rub thel
noses was enough to make one thin
they had the hydrophobia. But it wa
cruel. The farmer said he had been t
town twice the week before with bo
full of nice bay, and half bushel O
corn to feed his hoses, and when b
went to feed there was MT bit let
n