The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-02-01

''slushy'' sidewalks testify.
Those who predicted hundred days
of good sleighing this winter are little
tout on their reckoning.
REMEMBER the entertainment for the
benefit of the Temple Of Honor at Tur-
ner Hall to morrow evening.
ST. VALENTINES day occurs on the
Nth. Piening has large assortment of
the requisite documents for that day, on
hand.
The business before the Circuit Court
was SO far finished up on Saturday eve
that an adjournment for the term was
effected.
OUR representatives in Madison will
be called upon to secure the passage of a
bill dividing the city into drainage dis
tricts.
PRESIDENT RHINELANDER and Super
intendent Il. G. Fl. Reed, Of the NJ,
L. S. and ". r. B., are in the city on
official business.
The sale of the schooner Reindeer by
Deputy Marshal Blake, which was to
have occurred yesterday, was postponed
until this afternoon.
Our at Appleton a girl dressed in male
attire has been trying 10 marry another
girl who wears the regulation hustle and
other fixings.
THE vessel being built by Mr.. James
Butler for Nj. Esch is nearing compile
ton quite rapidly. Aside from this but
little is being done in our ship yards.
TRUMAN & MORSE purchased the cargo
of coal which the wrecked bark Consti-
tuition brought to this port, and are now
transferring ii from the drydock to til cir
yard.
REV. NJ. r. AvERIIL, of Green Bay,
offciated in the Episcopal Church last
Sunday evening. An effort will be made
to have MIR. Averill remain permanently.
HERE is an arithmetical conundrum ::
ST sold horse for 800 and bought him
back for $50, and sold him again for
500 how much did I gain-S2O or $50
by my salesl"
THERE viii be regular meeting of
Manitowoc Steam Engine Co. No. 1
this Thursday evening, February 1, at
Il o'clock.
Fl. HALvERsoN, Sec.
WE have been told by q gentleman
who took the trouble to note the fact,
that up to last Friday there had been
sixty five days continual cold weather.
that is, cold enough to prevent thawing.
FRAsk BONN, having decided to leave
the city, his resignation as Alderman in
the third ward was rendered and accept
ed by the City Council on Monday. His
successor has not been chosen.
UNDER the new postal law you are al
lowed to write your name preceded by
the word 'sfrom" on the margin of a
newspaper which you wish to send to a
friend, in order that the recipient may
know from whom it came.
THE storm signal was displayed last
evening, but instead of there being a
high wind, snow or rain, this morning
broke over us as clear, mild and serene
as in summer. Evidently old Probs was
in error regarding this particular locality.
In the Wisconsin Senate of 80 mem
bers there are only four natives of Wis
consin; and in the Assembly of 100 mem
bers only five; the rest are carpetbag
gers, from other states and foreign coun-
tries, the largest number Mailing from
New York and Germany.
In a dispatch to the Wisconsin of
yesterday we see an item from neigh
boring city to the effect that former
resident of Manitowoc had been arrest
ed on charge of completely with gang
| OF counterfeiters operating at Waupun.
The trial comes off tomorrow.
DIR. SIMON, VINO has been sSunder the
weather" for some time, left yesterday
morning for Texas, where he will remain
awhile in the hope of being benefited by
the climate He was accompanied by
Charley Burmeister, who Will seek his
fortune in the Lone Star State.
TIE ''old original barber and hair
dresser, Charley Karnofsky, has card
in another column announcing the fact
that be has his new rooms flied up and
is prepared to wait upon old and new
customers as in the days of yore. lie
has one of the finest shops in the city.
THE business men of many of the cities
in the State are organizing Associations
for mutual protection, such as we men
toned two weeks ago in these columns.
It is to be regretted that our merchants
| and others cannot be brought to take a
| greater interest In this movement.