The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-07-22

wealth, VINO intend TO spend the summer
cruising around. They are now on their
way to Lake Superior.
We are offering great many sumner
goods AZ extremely low prices. Who
ever can use anything in these goods viii
save money by buying Of rs. 1t IS cur
intention TO make q clean sweep Of such
goods as We do not care to move into our
large new addition when finished.
J. ScHUErrE & Baos.
4 GAME Of base ball was Advertised to
take place between a Two Rivers club
and Mauitovoc club At the grounds OF
the latter, on Saturday last. The game
was postponed until in the evening on
account OF rain. Bat Eve innings were
played resulting in a score Of II 10 10 in
favor Of Mauitowoc.
Two PoLACK women engaged in q
scu1ie last week, which was far from
friendly. They could not satisfactorily
determine (which move was best" and
so repaired TO Justice Wallich for his de
cision Mr. WaIlich passed the matter
over to Judge Kirwan, and he is at pres
ent wrestling with the question.
\ YOUNG man named Bidwell met with
a distressing accident at a mill IN Neenah
on Thursday last. While oiling some
bearing, his clothes caught in the gearing
and he was drawn in and crushed in a
terrible manner. The flesh was taken
from his shoulder and side, exposing the
bone, and the skull was also cut. Still
his recovery is looked for.
Ok the night of the storm two weeks
ago, Henry HulIison's engine had tus-
sic with tree which fell across the track
near Centerville. The train was going
at good lively rate, and Henry was close
to the tree before he saw it. 1t was about
one foot through, but it bent like a bow
aud was cast to one side, damaging only
the pilot of the engine.
Nor within the memory of the coolest
inhabitant' has there been such rain
fall during the months Of June and July,
as there has been this year. 1t is PROV
Jag rather disastrous to the hay crop,
which was being eat. The wheat crop is
deriving considerable benefit from 1t,
however, and if the cool weather conun-
ues, the yield will be fair one.
THE posters announcing the Seventh
Annual Far of the Manitowoc County
Agricultural Society viii be distributed
next week. We advise farmers and all
other persons interested in agricultural
matters, to give the premium list care
full perusal. do what you can to help
the fair by competing for the prizes Of
fercd, and by your presence at the fair
grounds on September DIST, 22nd and
23gd.
OK Tuesday Of last week the people OF
Marathon county voted on proposition
to give county lands in aid of the Mil,
l.. $. * W. Il. H. The election, in It's
results was very similar to the railroad
election in Manitowoc county some years
ago. The country towns gave large ma
iority against the proposition but the city
of Wausa gave sos majority thus over
coming the adverse vote of the outside
towns. 1t is said the road will reach
Wausa by the first of September.
SOME OF the scows which were prepar-
ed at Sturgeon Bay for the transporta-
ton of lumber and ice, came into the
harbor on Saturday il a very bad condi-
ton. One, which carried lumber was
listed so badly that its load was almost
dumped. 1t sank in the harbor above
Main street bridge. The ice scows were
also leaking and were listed. These
scows are utterly incapable of enduring
hard weather and can only be used when
the lake is perfectly calm. The expert
meut is failure
THE cool weather has been Of great
benefit to the wheat, and that which was
struck with rust is doing much better
than it was thought possible. Another
danger now threatens. It is said the
chinch bug is quite vigorous and is do
ing much damage. 1t is strange he
should.put in an appearance this year as
it is said wet and cool weather is unfavor.
able to his development. 1t is said the
army worm has put in an appearance al
| kossuth. Farmers are not certain what
kind of worm IT is, but say they are
very destructive and have all the charac.
terisdcs of the army worm.
The statutes Of Wisconsin authorize
every person through whose land a road
runs, to plant shade trees on either OF
both sides of the road, at distance OF
eight feet from the highway. After the
trees have attained a certain hight they
may be accepted by the road overseers,
after which the owner is allowed 5 cents
/ yearly for each tree planted. the same TO he