The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-10-04
CITY AND COUNTY.
NanitozoOc. Thursday, October 4.
STREET PICKINGS.

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night and Tuesday. while it was bad for
the county fair, came just in time to
help along the fall blowing -. We
counted thirty teams in the vicinity of
the elevator at one time on Saturday
waiting to discharge loads of grain. An
immense amount was marketed that day.
The schooners Glen Cuyler and
Minnehaha loaded with wheat from Tor
rison's warehouse on Monday. Ninth
and Tenth stress, north side, have been
graveled during the week. - You can
have your name registered on the 9th
of this month. Don't neglect 1t if you
want to vote this fall. The Manitowoc
Lyceum has been recognized. :. "A
large fleet of vessels and steamers sought
shelter from the storm in our harbor
during Monday and Tuesday. There
was no meeting of the City Council on
Monday-no quorum. . Manitowoc is
steadily increasing in population and
there are but few houses to rent.
This fall you can vote either the Repub-
hcan, Democratic, Greenback or Work
ingmens ticket. The first is the best.
-. The Pilot office has been moved to
Johns building, corner Ninth and York
streets. The garden concert season
was closed on Sunday last at Gerpheida's
Park The Centennial Club gives the
first of regular series of dances at
Klingholz Hall next Saturday evening.
-. The church festival season is back
ward in coming forward this year. Why
this thusness 2. A little boy attending
Mr.. John Hussy's third ward school fell
while playing and broke the thumb of
his right hand. The bone had to be
taken out. Two ladies' of this city
were injurid on Friday by the breaking
down of carriage in which they were
riding "A. Whitman, of this city,
attended the Democratic convention as
candidate for State Treasurer. He
received complimentary vote and was
then lost sight of. -. .Tramps continue
to infest the city, giving our Marshal
much trouble in looking after them. -.
A team belonging to Cato farmer
started from Schuette's corner last week
and ran away. The driv or and his wife
were thrown out and quite seriously
injured, and the wagon totally wrecked.
-. This is an off week for locals any,
way, which, together with the absence
of the editor, must be a sufficient excuse
for the unusual lack of interesting mat
ter on this page. John Read, of Ke-
waunee, has received the nomination for
county superintendent of schools The
Chief Engineer gives notice In our ad-
vertising columns that the regular semi
annual review of the fire department
occurs on Oct. 18th. September was
poor month for marrying, but few Ger
tifcates having been fled with the reg
lister of deeds. The evening mail for
this city was carried by to Two Rivers
on Tuesday and the Two Rivers mail
left here. The postmaster earned his
salary on that day IN answering the
questions put to him by disappointed
lot of citizens. Messrs. John Garry
and Henry Sibree, Jr., went to Chicago
on Monday to take a course of study
at Rush Medical College. :. /. The little
pleasure boat st. Joe arrived from Mich
igan ports on Monday with a cargo of
apples The number of notes taken up
at our banks by the farmers of this
county is one of the sure signs of increas-
ing prosperity. -. But one fire in the
city during September. :. Falling leaves
indicate the approach of the wintry
months. =. The State debt of Wiscon
sin as complied by the Bureau Of Stats
tics at Washington, is 81, 252, 657. 1t
is autumn and stoves are being put in
marching order. The man who can
make stove-p pipe that will slide together
like telescope, will do more for chris
tianity than all the ministers in chris
tendon. . Careful farmers will use dis
erection and give proper attention to
storing away their agricultural machine
~ over winter. A little care in this
matter often saves many dollars of re-
pairs. -. Hanitowoe is rapidly ipcreas-
ing its popularity as wheat centre
Prices corresponding with those of Mil
waukee are being paid for grain. On
last Saturday the thermometer indicated
a degree of heat quite unusual in this
locality in the last days of September,
standing at SO degrees in the shade. -.
Heavliy laden wheat trains continue to
arrive over the Western road. The
Wisconsin Conference of the NJ. e.
CHURCH meets at Waupuu on the 18th
of October. Biship Peck is to preside.
As the time approaches for the set
ting up of your stoves sAalllne into the
condition of your chimneys. The cider
season will not be rushed this year, as
the apple crop is not one that will make
it any but temperance year. The
streets are beginning to assume very
business like appearance and merchants
report trade improving. >. Counterfeit
silver half dollars are being circulated
in town. Look out for them. -. The
three candidates for the gubernatorial
chair reside in the Seventh Ward of
Milwaukee. =. Mr.. John Thornton has
gone to Chicago to study medicine at
Bush Medical college How was yes
terday for .fair day.. ;. Fhegler, Wahle
& Co., shipped $50 barrels of flour from