The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-03-14

TIE propeller oconto vas in port on
Monday, on her first trip to Green Bay
this season. So far as regular trips OF
/ theOconto andDepare are concerned, nav
igation has ''opened" pretty thoroughly.
Wa. JACKSON. of Milwaukee, will
visit the CITY Ill April on his regular
piano tuning tonr. Those Of our citizens
having tuning or repairing to be done
viii please leave orders at the First Ma
tional Bauk
By reference to Law published in
another column, it VIII be seen that
hereafter the general terms cf the Cir
cult IN Manitowoc county will be held
on the second Monday OF January and
on the first Monday Of June of each
year.
GARDENING is what occupies the at
tention Of many Of our citizens at pres
ent That viii be succeeded By the
spring house cleaning campaign, after
which will come ceoquet, boating, fish
ing and Sunday school pie MICS. Let's
celebrate or the Fourth.
SoNE wheat was brought to market
yesterday and to-day. The roads are
improving uGder the influence of the
delightful weather experienced recently
and there is reason to hope that the
dali times consequent upon the mud
embargo are nearly at an end.
CLARA ToRRIsoN, the young girl who
recently attempted suicide by drowning,
was declared insane by commission Of
doctors who ezamined l.er, and who
recommended her removal to the Insane
Asylum at Oshkosh. Sheriff Malhol-
land accordingly escorted her to that
Institution OH Monday.
TIE scow laurel narrowly missed be-
ing beacIled Sunday morning. Attempt
ing TO make the larbor, size was becalm-
ed, and when again trying to work her
way in, drifted SO near the beach that
but foot Of water remained between
her bottom and the sand. The tug
Willie Richards brought her III safely.
T'ha lake is, entirely free from ice,
and ripples upon the sand beaches as
pleasantly as if the sun were three
months further northward The straits
are nnobstructed, the harbors all open.
and in fact navigation, if anybody want
81 to navigate, is as open as it was last
August. s5
FRED SEEGER marched along Eighth
street yesterday at the head of com
pany Of twelve fine Poland China hogs,
purchased of James Taugher, and which
were taken TO his premises. from whence
they will be served up to Fres..'s custom
ers in due time. It was as fine lot of
hogs as were ever seen in Manitowoc
QUITE number of families from st.
Louis and other southern cities have
already made arrangements with our
hotel proprietora for accommodations
during the Summer months. This
shows tiieir good sense, for there is not
a better place in the country to get fine
Tracing air, pleasant drives or fishing or
boating facilities than Manitowoc.
The following shows the cost Of living
in the interior of the state during the
winter of 1879, as compared with that
of 1877:
Flour, per 100. j tS 8 s. as Z:
Pork. per fo5 -. .....6 50 5 IS:
Butter, per 10 Observation-Disclosures 20 ls-
Potatoes ...-......-...G go 30.
The cost Of fuel is also less by nearly
ore half.
NOTE THESE FIGURES:
Best Coarse Grained u & l. Coffee
i Sugar. ..-.--........... SEc
Best Powdered Sugar 10 C
Granulated Sugar. ....... 10 C
Cat Loaf Of Block .,.......... IL
Carniine & Cos. 21b Peaches, doz. LEO
Tomatoes, best Oh. per doz. 1.25
Other Canned Goods reduced IN proper
tioE. All of these goods are Of the best
quality Nl 4. kst,ssf7ia1-F1B $ Bros.
THREE young gents OF this city start
ed for Two Rivers on Tuesday evening
to heas Psqf, Cnmnook's readings. Be
fore going very far tiaey ia..d.2 : careful
calculation. and ascertained that by the
time they reached Two Rivers over that
ROAD the April elections would have
been held is ibis CITY, and not wishing
to lose their votes, TUNED around an5
carefully waliowed home Ask George
Guyies about it.
THE interior of Plumb & Nelson's
store Presents really handsome appear
ance now. The walls have been peauu-
fully tinted, the cornice over the shelves
on the east side removed, and tasty
display of canned goods and packages
put il It's piaee reaching nearly to the
ceiling. Added to this viii be q glass
Office IN the rear, handsome marble scale
stands, etc., the whole making good
effect. For ENTERPRISE. those boys can't