The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-10-09

FREIGHT rates III Cnlca9o yesterday
were g cents on wheat to Buffalo.
NoucE the advertisement announcing
a dance at NJ. Kellner's on the 10Th.
Mr.. Cox secured the contract for
painting the Meeme Catholic church.
CAPT. BUBAIEIsTER has sold his schoo.
ner Eliza, and purchased larger one.
IT rarely happens that farmers are 50
backward in blowing as they are this fall.
Mr.. GEo. KAHIEE is building large
addition to his residence on York street.
THE schooner Luna was hauled ont
and caulked ut Larsons yard last week.
A SUBSTANTIAL drain is being laid
from Marshal street to the river, along
Ninth.
THE work of building the superstruc-
ture on the harbor piers is progressing
rapidly.
SUNDAY was an extremely warm day.
July seemed to have returned with all
its heat.
THE roads are now in excellent condi-
ton and farmers are busy bringing grain
to town.
THE store building of Mr.. Adam Bles-
er, recently partially destroyed by fire, is
being repaired.
The rain of Thursday last softened
up the soil considerably and made plow
ing much easier
PERcH-FIsHING from tho harbor piers
has been revived, tho anglers meeting
with excellent luck.
H'rr s'thicls" woathor of tho post ton
days has interfered with the regular
running of the Goodrich boats.
CHILDRENs' zephyr cloaks in all shades,
ladies' and childrens' fancy and plain
knit hoods, at Charles Books. 2t
THE streets and crosswalks on the
North Side are being repaired and put
in proper condition for the winter.
THE billiard champions will play
match game in New York during the
latter part of this month for $4,000.
Nh. ROBERT McGAvIN secured the
contract for painting the Two Rivers
church. The job viii be well done.
THE owners of vessels paying their
sailors $50 per day had occasion to
find fault with the head wind that kept
them Ill port week.
T. c. BUERsTArrE expects soon to
receive consignment of canary birds
imported direct from Europe. He will
offer them for sale.
Mr.. Cone has raised the Alaska which
went ashore near Two Creeks some time
ago. She Will be made seaworthy and
then launched.
THE schooner Allegheny, ashore near
Racine, was pulled off by the Leviathan
and towed to Milwaukee. Another vic
tory for the ''boss" wrecker.
THINK OF IT.-You can buy sewing
machine warranted for 10 years, with
drop leaf, cover and two drawers, for
SO. 90, at Chas. Books. It
TRUMAN & COOPER are negotiating for
a new 100-horse-poWer engine for their
mill. Several more run of stones are
also among the probabilities.
THE boys are setting out for the lum-
Der woods. James Shannahan and 10
Tracy, two young men from Meme. left
for the north on Monday last.
THE board of registry of the various
wards were in sess ion on Tuesday. But
few new names were added to the lists
and not many changes recorded.
THE price of coal has advanced one
dollar per ton in the eastern markets
Those who have not yet laid in their
winter supply had better do so at once.
THE walking-match mania has struck
this city at last. In another column will
be found an advertisement announcing a
tramp at the base ball park next Satur-
day.
We learn from the Kewaunee Enter
prise that a yonng man from Two Creeks
named Henry kracht died at Menominee
from drinking ice water while in an over
heated condition.
CIRCUIT CoURT is in session at She
boygan. 1t being also special term
for Manitowoc county, large number
OF our attorneys were in attendance on
Monday and Tuesday.
IHE barge Manitowoc was launched
last Friday afternoon and cleared for
Menoml-ee on Saturday in tow of the
propeller Truesdeli. She is in command
of Capt. john Glib,eath
SOME petty thief went into Jim Suf-
trans potato patch one night last week.
dug lot of his potatoes and cook then,
away. Treat says lie will prosecute the
man without asking any fee.