The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-06-30
MEME.

Adam Herr an old resident of this town
died yesterday. He leaves a large
family.
Mrs. Leiteritz, wife of Ernst Leiteritz
Esq, died on Sunday morning, after a
long sickness. Her funeral takes place
to-day.
P. Il. Hewitt will close his term of
school in the "Pritehard district" on
Thursday next. An exhibition" will
be given by his pupils on the evening of
that day.
James Kirwan made the hearts OF his
scholars rejoice on Sunday afternoon.
lie gathered them together in the ''old
school house" and filed them with en-
ticing refreshments and sound advice.
Henry Mulholland formerly very
prominent resident of this town, is here
on visit: The old gentleman looks well
and feels well. He reports crop pros
poets as very promising in Minnesota.
He will remain here for a few weeks.
A party of eight or ten taxpayers who
recently attempted to work on a certain
highway in the southern part of this
township were driven from their Cen
trenchments" by one irate granger who
owns the land on each side of said high
way. The aforesaid granger armed him
self with gun and swore by chancellor
Bismarck that he would 'pepper" the
first man that attempted to break ground
on what he claimed as his premises. AS
no one wished to be ''peppered' a mas
terly retreat was made and the old gran
ger was left complete conqueror of the
field. For this daring act medal is to
be presented to him by his neighbors.
Mr.. Pritchard, we understand, is ''get-
ting up" the collection.
Edmund Ohse shot lynx on Thurs
day. He measured nearly six feet from
tip to tip and was very powerful and
ferocious looking animal. Ed. brought
him down at the first fire. His lynxship
was seated at the top of a very tall tree
calmly surveying the beauties of the sur
rounding scenery when bullet went
crashing through his brain. He died i'm
mediately, no doubt leaving several sor-
rowing relatives to mourn his untimely
taking off. Under the new law his slayer
is entitled to bounty of 50, to be paid
out of the state treasury.
The temperance society have adopted
very interesting programme for the
Fourth. The great Declaration Will be
read by Thomas Hogan aud orations de-
livered by Messers Hewitt, Barnes and
others. Other exercises will also be had
after which grand dance will be given.
Tickets, including supper, one dollar per
couple.
Your correspondent is slowly but sure
~ recovering from the terrible effects of
the tremendous and unexpected somer-
sault which he SO nimbIy performed on
circus day. The gentle especial police.
man" that SO tenderly dressed his dan
gerous wounds on that memorable occa-
sion has been out to see him once or
twice, bringing at each trip soothing con-
ISOLATION and healing remedies the total
expense of which will of course, be au-
dited and allowed by the city council in
accordance with the statute in such cases
made and provided. Good, friendly,
humane, charitable, stalwart policeman
that, and may unbounded peace and hap
piness be his lot on earth. But where
oh where did the eminent teacher" who
induced docile John to make the dex-
trous sommersault fly to? Just at that
time, poor patient John would have ran
somed kingdom for a good square look
at his face, but in vain. At that time he
was and we believe is now candidate
for official position and no doubt was
running" like blazes after it. All we
can say is that if the aforesaid ''eminent
teacher" succeeds as well in running"
for office as he did in running from an
interview with your correspondent
he will be eminently successful.