The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-02-26
manitomoe pilot.
CITY AND COUNTY.
NanitosUoc. February 60.

SCHOOLS will soon close the winter
term.
THE roads at present are in miserable
condition.
The Rife Company's masked ball on
Saturday last was well attended.
THE north side school is having run
of sickness among the female teachers.
MONDAY was good day for farmers
and great deal of wood was brought to
town.
For your horse and cattle medicine go
to the Central Drug Store. Robinson &
Hinrichs will give you the best.
PosTPoNED.-The rattle for my horse
has been postponed till March 25th.
FRANK SIMON.
A BUFFALO robe belonging to Jasper
Hanson was stolen from his barn one
evening this week. The thief remains
unknown.
A SALOON keeper at the south side is in
the habit of using his beer mallet on
brewers when they call upon him for a
settlement of accounts.
Two hundred thousand dollars week
it is estimated will be needed for six
weeks in Ireland SO as to prevent suffer
ing. America is equal to the task.
We make the compromising of physi-
clans prescriptions and family recipes a
specially. Prices low. If
ROBINSON & HINRICHs.
Tom WINDIATE is cutting large quanti-
ties of ice and shipping it daily to Gin
cinnati. Tom is determined to be an ice
king if he must strip the river bare for o
crown.
THE schooners Alice Richards, Charles
Luling, Sea Gem, and scows Blue Belle
and Mocking Bird, loaded with ice are
fitting out preparatory to sailing for
Chicago.
A SYNOD will be held in the Norwegian
Luthern church of this city beginning on
the first Of next month, and continuing
one week. There will be forty clergy
men present.
THE Superintendent of the census says
there is no legal objection to the en-
ployment of women as enumerators. So
go in ladies, see how much political infu-
ence you have.
JOHN LANDRETH has sold his farm in
this county to Landreth & Co., of Phila-
delphia, and has removed to Dakota.
This farm of Mr.. Landreth's is one of
the finest in the county.
CONTRACTORS are making bids on that
portion of the new line to be built be-
tween Chippewa Falls and Colby. The
line will extend principally through
heavy forests, but the grading will not
be heavy.
UNDER SHERIFF MURPHY took Thomas
Darcy of Liberty into custody on Friday
last. Darcy has been insane for some
time, but is not violent. He will be sent
to Oshkosh as it is thought his is not a
hopeless case.
TIE Mil, L. S. & W. R. R. has pur-
chased all the right of the st. Paul East
ern Trunk Line from Colby to Chippewa
Falls. The prospects are that this road
will own all that portion of the new line
in this state.
FURTHER collections in the Catholic
church in this city have made the Irish
fund reach Sl67. Father Jacobs has ap-
pointed Ed. Conway, John Hussey, Jere
Daley and P. J. Koelzer to make collec-
tons throughout the city.
The brewers of this city who have
been using the patent process for pitch
ing their kegs, have settled with the
patentee in Chicago. This person has
made more by infringements on his pat
ent than the patent is worth.
THE boys in the railroad machine
shops are crowded with work these days.
| One day last week they had four engines
in the shops awaiting repairs. The shops
are so full of material demanding repairs
that there is hardly room for the men.
AN old man from Manitowoc Rapids
who loves whiskey not wisely but toe
WE'LL" took Cd heavier cargo than he
could bear up under last Tuesday. The
marshal placed him upon a dray and
had him carted to the Jail.
THE militia marched through the city
on Saturday last. Sanford says militia
| composed of democrats are menace tc
our liberties, and that Grant should be
president so that his strong government
might put stop to such demonstrations
The Chronicle gives an account of the
Information of bear in that city. The
animal retired to its cave two and one
half months ago and emerged last week.
1t was so reduced in flesh that the collar
by which it was secured had slipped ovel
its head.
A GOOD name is better than grea
riches, and SO i: is with good medicine
for what is wealth without health2 Dia
mond Medical Bitters is the best invig
GRANT in use. They tone up the system
and give the blood coed healthy circu
lation. Sold by all druggists.
MCDONALD & BoLr, of Ahnapee, hav,
secured the contract for building $50 #
of piling and six crib superstructures a
the entrance of Sturgeon Bay canal. Th
amount paid is s1S,013.50. Truman
Cooper, of this city, also had bid il