The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-07-01

brought before justice. He promised
to reform and was let of.
TIE wheat crop has badly rusted, and
unless the rain and cool weather of this
week restore it, it is estimated that there
will not be much over half a crop.
IT was the same mule witch Garfield
drove on the ''raging canawl, that Geo.
Peck used to break the backbone Of the
rebellion. George and James should
have equestrian statues.
EVERY person who was in the city dur
ing circus day, makes favorable remarks
on the conduct OF the people. With
very large crowd there was no drunken
ness and not bit of disturbance.
HE house of John Regan of Mantle
voc Rapids was destroyed by fire on
Thursday last He was in the city at the
time His wife Lad died but short
time before this last misfortune befell
him.
THE Third ward school closed on
Thursday of last week. j picnic was
given the pupils on Friday. Mr.. Brown,
the principal, has given excellent salts
faction and is quite popular among his
patrons.
A LARGE stock of straw hats to be sold
cheap. Call at Barnes & Mendlik's and
get one before they are all sold out
They have also the most complete assort-
ment of felt hats in the city, and sell at
the lowest prices.
A MAN named Mason, resident of
Rockland, was afflicted with cancer on
his lip. He brooded over it so mnch
that he became insane. He together
with Con Murphy was taken to Oshkosh
last night by Sheriff Pierce.
THE man who fired a shot through the
door of Henchman's house, because of
some little hitch in arrangements, was
brought before Justice Wallich and paid
So fine and costs. He is atanner and in
sists that the other party used the fire.
arms.
RAND & RoEN1ER keep a first class
article OF lightning rods on hand. You
can purchase those and put them on your
buildings without the aid of an agent, or
if you prefer, the firm will send you Z
competent person who will see that they
are properly erected.
AT the regular meeting Of the A. 0.
W. on Saturday last the following officers
we've elected. NJ. w, S. Charnley; L.
Sweeney Howard; O., o. Benson, r., a.
ID. Melendy; F., C. Leykom; r., A. J.
Patchen; e., c. Fslin; l. W., G.. Remus;
0. W., J. Tufts.
THE following is the programme of ex
ercises for July 9th at Meeme: =
Heading Declaration of Ind. u. W. Barnes
Address. ....................liOn John Carey
3.-Song-"Star Spangled Banner. P J. and
c. +. Conway,
s. -Song...... Misses Katie ana Lilzi. nonahoe
6.-Music 10y the band.
Exercises 20 begin at t o'clock p. NJ.
WE are indebted to Frank Stim, Esq,
for the following; Number of families
in 2nd ward, 225. Inhabitants, / ,037.
Number attending school, 262. Number
of families in 4th ward, 295. Population,
1,5l4. Attending school $50 Popula-
ton north side, 2.551.
Mrs. VIM. GARY, of Franklin. died
suddenly on Thursday night at her home.
She was for years troubled with heart
disease and the excitement of preparing
for the marriage of her daughter, aggra-
waited the disease which resulted in her
untimely death. She was a very estima-
BILE lady.
A MAN named Nick Richdorff put
head upon a neighbor, Nick Casper, at
Cooperstown lately. Nick the second
appealed to Justice Byron and the best
man of the name had to pay in fine and
costs $32. He will fnd it cheaper to go
to circus than to use his fists on his
neighbor.
WE have now full line of cashmere
sultlngs for gents summer and fall wear
We handle the celebrated Beaver Dam
goods, and also keep in stock the best
German, English and French Cloths
Give us a call when in want of good
clothing. We also keep a fine stock of
ready made suits. BARNES & MENDLIK.
A PAPER from York, Neb., sent us bv
+. \. Evans, ''goes for the correspon-
dent who cried down the state of Nebras,
ka some weeks ago in the Inter Ocean, a
synopsis of whose letter we published in
the PILOT. According to this authority
there are no grasshoppers and Nebraska
will have a good crop.
y FARMER who drove an OK team to
town III the heat and dust of circus day.
and who was so busy in securing drinks
for himself that he let his cattle suffer all
day without water, came near being
drowned by having his oxen rush over
the bank of the river. 1t is too bad the
man didn't get good ducking.
The steamer Seawanhaka took fire off
College Point, Long Island, on Monday
evening, June IS, caused by an explosion
IN the engine room. About $50 persons
were aboard, and 30 are believed to have
persisted, by burning or drowning. The
steammer was beached about 900 yards
from the shore. The scenes on the
burning vessel are described as heart
rending,
A WOMAN living somewhere near the
Branch had her pockets picked on circus
day OF sl35 in gold. She is an elderly
lady and has been in the country but
short time. She had made purchase in
q store and took a $50 gold piece out OF