The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-06-24

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THE Mil, l.. S. Il ". has not suffered
! from the floods OF northern and central
| Wisconsin, as reported. Trains have
run on the western portion of the road
regularly.
/ Mr. a. WHITMAN, JR., has devoted
/ considerable attention to ornithology and
/ has secured a large number Of specimens
| of the birds Of Manitowoc county. Pro-
perry mounted, his election would be
I valuable.
THE wood used in the axe factory
caught FIRE yesterday. 1t was noticed
/ by Royal Snifin and the pony engine of
/ Schuette's mill was used in extinguishing
it. 1t would prove serious fire if it had
good start.
/ The following members Of the Mani
towoc Shooting Club, shot for prize OF
ST on Saturday evening last. Dat Of %
shots The following balls were broken {:
Shove, 20, Bowling, Is; Jones, Il; King
holz, is; Lauglois, IS; Hickock, 10;
Smith, II.
EX-MAYoR GALLOWAY took charge of
the Office of Collector last week. He
reappointed all the deputy collectors,
VINO were under kutchin. Mr. Smart
thus continues deputy collector of this
portion Of the district, and better man
for the place could not he found.
Rand Il RoEMER 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 a
competent person who will see that they
are properly erected.
THE street signs for the city will be
here next week. The numbering com
pany are making good Roadway in get
ting the property owners TO number their
buildings. We venture to say that there
viii be few if any buildings left unnum-
bered by the time the company closes up
their canvass.
Hon. JOHN CARY has completed the
census in Meme. The population of
that town Will not he oyer 1900 J. W.
Finch, the enumerator of Liberty, esti-
mates the population of that town at
1880. There IS falling off in quite
number of towns in the county and a
large increase i'll others.
ELSEWHERE will be found a notice of
ball to be given at N. Kelrler's Of He'll
Eersyille, on July 4th Mr.. Kellner has
had so much experience in providing
entertainments for the public that ball
given by him never fails to attract crowds.
You will have good time if you conclude
to put in an appearance at this ball.
THE surviving members of the 18th
Wis. Infantry have organized a regiment
Al association with Capt. Mansfield as
president and Adjutant j. NJ. Read as
secretary. A regimental reunion will be
held at Fand du Lac next June. 4 roll
of the members was prepared at Milwau-
kee during the re union.
THE attention of our readers is called
to the advertisement Of Parsons & Good
fellow, manufacturers Of buggies, which
appears in this Issue of THE PmoT.-
Their carriage factory IS one of the Iarg-
est in the United States, and their bug
gies are sold everywhere. ". H. Killen
4 Co., of Cato, are their agents for this
county.
LAST week 1879 immigrants reached
Milwaukee, and are divided among the
following nationalities: Germans, 374;
Norwegians, 412; Swedes, 272; Danes,
-; English, 80; Irish, 81; Scotch, Is;
French, 20; Holland, a; Bohemians, Sc;
Poles, 60. \ majority were bound for
Minnesota.
TgE Chicago and North Western Rail
way will sell round trip tickets from all
of its stations, for the Fourth of July
celebrations, at largely reduced rates.
Tickets will be sold at all stations on
July 3D., 4th, and 9Th, and good to return
to and including July 9th. Do not for
get that this is via the Chicago and North
Western Railway.
Tue oldest man on the north side Of
the river, according to the census report
is a man named Bender, a Bohemian
living on Eighth street who is 81 years
of age. He is a widower and Is quite
anxious to be married Mr. Dempsey
has the largest family, -, and all living
There are a number of persons in the
city who are So years of age.
The Fourth of July comes on Sunday
this year, following the exaple of Wash
ington's Birthday and Decoration Day.
We have not heard of any steps being
taken for its celebration. On the north
side picnics will probably be given by
some of the societies as usual. Members
Of the Catholic church will have pro-
cession on that day in honor of Arch
Bishop HESS.
COLLEGE commandments are having
their day now. The young man who
parts his hair in the middle, fourishes
cane, talks fippantly of Sisyphus and
points ont the ''gentle Pleiades" to his
wondering companion who thinks every
thing IS $50 nice, has by the grace of a
legislature become entitled to a state GER
tifcaJe of eminent qualification" Oh,
We gods, How very commonplace emf
nence is becoming.
VERY encouraging reports of the grow
ing crops are received from all parts OF
the county. The drouth of May dis
counged farmers and number plowed
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