The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-03-10
CITY AND COUNTY.
THURSDAY. MIRCH 70, 1884.

NOTICE call for caucuses published In
this issue.
VESNoR has another storm set down
for the 18th inst.
THERE has been quite a demand for
rubber boots lately.
The days are almost of equal length
with the nights now.
PEOPLE are careful nova days to put
he best foot forward.
CHURCH SERVICES were very poorly at
tended on Sunday last.
SUPT. WEEK.-MRS. series of examinations
commence next Friday.
No parallel for this winter can be found
at this side of the forties.
BILLIARD and card tables were never
before so literally patronized.
A GANG of $50 men began work on the
western division on Tuesday.
AN alarm Of fire was given yesterday,
but it proved to be false one.
MANUFACTURERS of snow shoes did
ul;te nice business last week.
A LITTLE CHILD of Mr.. and Mrs. Bruno
Schallern died on Thursday last.
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES enjoyed their holt
days occasioned by the blockade.
The city schools, which were suspend
ed for a while, re-opened on Monday.
LAKE captains do not anticipate an
early opening of navigation this season.
ScHLEswIG is stricken with the meas
les. They are in mild form, however.
EVEN the smiling face Of the ever well
come Chronicle was denied US last week.
The telegraph boy left a number of
footprints in the SHOWS of time last week.
WE must evolve the majority of the
news from our inner consciousness this
week.
Tins world will all be feeting
show" next spring, for mans annoyance
given.
PAPERS running on the patent inside
plan had rather an unpleasant experience
last week.
THE whistling of locomotives on Sat-
urday was a pleasant sound to our snow
bound people.
Al RAYMOND would much rather work
on fixed salary during a snow storm
than on commission.
The Clark Brothers did more snow
shoYeling and road breaking than any
other family in town.
DRUGGIsrs and saloon keepers are the
only persons who have done any business
in the city for some time.
G. G. BARNES is the inventor of a most
unique style Of cutters. They are not
things Of beauty, however.
LEGISLATORS have but little opportun-
ity for using their railroad passes during
this session of the legislature.
SOME steers on their way to the slaugh-
ter house last Tuesday, became furious,
and almost gored their drivers.
MOTHER SHIPToN might have been
right after all. 1t begins to look as if the
world would be destroyed by snow.
Tue awning in front Of Platt's store
succumbed to the weight of snow and
came down with crash on Thursday.
IL the sky is clear an excellent view OF
Venus may be obtained these evenings
1t is almost bright enough to cast 6
shadow.
Ii Archimedes wanted to lift the world
now he would need stronger lever than
in the long ago when he sighed for 6
fulcrum.
AN engine and snow pillow were broken
on the road last Sunday while trying tc
break the road. A warning to Sabbath
breakers.
Lone TAIL COATS when worn these
days, are in the same condition that
Jennie's petticoatie was after comm
Though the rye.
NUMBERING has been discontinued -
The logs have wrapped the drapery o.
their couch about them and lain down tC
pleasant dreams"
Oh the "Green Bay cut" in the western
division three terraces of platforms ar,
erected by the shovelers. The drift il
said to be u feet deep.
THERE is an amateur entomologist il
the city who makes a speciality of tn
grass hopper. he has managed to do
mesticate the little animal.
Town TREASURES found it difficult tc
make their returns to the county treas
urer this month. Gentlemen, never pu
off till to morrow what you can do to-day
HAYES has put his foot in it. Eve
since Hazen became Ola Probs tn
weather has been kicking. In order +
stop this weather mutiny Hazen shout,
be bounced.
A SHED whose roof chad more than
could carry" fell Friday in the 3rd war,
and quite seriously injured a man VIII
was within it at the time. The man
name was Wegfarth.
THE Tribune published very credita
BILE daily during the blockade. We ar
indebted to the editor for the telegraph
dispatches which appear on the outsid
pages of The Pilot this week.
PEOPLE turned their attention to tn
manufacture of snow shoes last week, bu
found 1t difficult TO navigate with them
yennor promises ample opportunity fo
practice before the expiration of til
winter.
a WORKMAN on the railroad became S
blinded by the snow on Tuesday that b
had to discontinue work. The doctc
says he must remain for u days in
dark room, if he wants to recover the us
OF his eyes.
ELECTION DAY takes place on the fit
of April. We have not heard of anv car
tiiIafpS mentioned g.. 81 a,