The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-06-17
TWO CREEKS.
June u 1880.

June Is, 1880.
School closes in District No. 1 on,
week from to-day.
Mr. G. Balow, of Detroit, Mich, IS Wis
ting with his brother Mr.. Fred Balow
of this town.
Ed. Brown, Of Gibson, drove over t
see his numerous friends at this place OF
Sunday afternoon.
A three-year-old i ughter OF J. STANCE
Of the town Of Mishicott, was buried las
Saturday.
Leonard Frasch raised the frame of +:
large barn last Wednesday Mr.. Frascl
has one of the prettiest farms and Tho
best buildings in this town.
A social dance takes place at \. Jano
schek's hall, on the evening of the 20tl
inst. The Carlton band viii furnish
music for the occasion.
C. Landsee, OF Milwaukee. came down
by Saturdays boat to boom for Garfield.
His enthusiasm was great but his con
yerts are few.
The reunion almost depopulated the
peninsula The people of this section
are distinguished for many admirable
traits, among which patriotism is by nc
means the least.
Dogs killed two sheep belonging to T.
Tegge of the town of Mishicott, one
night last week. The power that item,
pers the wind to the shorn lamb" or the
powers that be, or some other power
ought to take upon itself to rid the coun
try of this pest, which alone prevents
this eminently productive industry from
becoming profitable.
\ valuable horse belonging to John
Short, Of the town of Two Rivers, was
gored by a neighbours COW on Monday OF
last week from the effects of which il
died within two hours. Mr.. Short can
illsustain this loss, and is absolutely IN
able to recover anything.
Strawberries are already ripe and give
promise of being abundant. Linneaus
certainly did violence to his judgment
when he passed by this delicious berry
anu dubbed the fruit of the palm ''food
of the gods"
The recent rains have swollen the river
to height very unusual at this period
of the year. The extraordinary rush of
water burst the dam at Tisch's mills in
four different places, Saturday morning,
and the whole structure together with the
saw-mill narrowly escaped being swept
away, but just at the critical moment the
water began to subside, and the danger
was averted. The flats above the dam
are all inundated, and should any consid-
cradle quantity of rain fall soon, as APP
pears at present, the loss will certainly
be serious.
Mrs. Langkamp, wife of B. Langkamp
of Tischville, died last Saturday morning.
Deceased had been ailing more or less
for the past three years but was confined
to her bed only few days before her
death. She had many friends both in
this vicinity and abroad who will receive
the intelligence of her death with feeling
of the profoundest sorrow. Her afflicted
husband and family have the deepest
sympathy Of the community in their be-
reavement.
The closing exercises Of the school in
District No. 6, town of Mishicott, took
place on last Friday. Mr.. John O'Hara
who has taught here the past three years
has succeeded il making this one of the
very best country schools in the county,
and deserves praise for the mastery
manner in which his pupils acquitted
themselves. The scholars INDUCED IN a
picnic in delightful grove on Saturday
where sports of all kinds were INDUCED
in, and dainties partaken Of to their
hearts content. 4 dance in the evening
concluded the round of festivities from
which the guests departed with many
wishes for the continued success of their
excellent teacher.