The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-04-13
COopERsTOWN.

P. II. Hewitt came home this week,
and cast his vote for the first time in his
native town.
There is man in this burg who claims
to have xylophagous boar; he solemniy
AYERS that the animal will eat more gates
and cut down more fence posts than the
most voracious rodent.
Schools are nearly all enjoying vaca-
ton now, and few are DESTROYS of en-
gaging new teachers for the summer. If
change were always commensurate with
progress, their course might be deserv.
ing of commentator; but with such
glaring examples of unprogressiveness
before us, the most stolid and obdurate
supporter of the old system ought to
have misgivings of its utility.
Prof. Arvosh, after nearly two years
absence from Greenstreet, has again re-
turned and opened an institution for the
diffusion of knowledge. He is located in
Mr.. Zelinka's vacant house, and has al
ready large class of pupils who obey at
his nod and listen attentively as he pours
forth the treasures of his well-stored
mind.
Rev. J. Malley, recently of Carlton,
Kewaunee county, has again returned
and will henceforth have charge of the
mission at Kellnersville. It is over tweny
years since he began his spiritual labors
here, and during that period he has been
almost uninterruptedly stationed here.
His many friends welcome his return,
and hope his stay will be perpetual.
Charles johnson, of our neighboring
town Gibson, is making preparations to
take up his residence in Manitowoc,
where he will go into the hotel keeping
line. He will locate in the house former
ly kept by Mr.. Tool and owned until
now by Jas. Ready, who has recently
given it as munifcent gift to his SON.
in-law. Mr.. Johnson. We take pleasure
in introducing to the people of Manito-
voc young man deserving of their re-
spect aud patronage.
Patrick Mulquine, an old and respect
ed citizen of this place, lately sold his
farm to John T. Engelbrecht, and, on
last week, left for Minnesota where he
has many relatives and friends formerly
his neighbors here. who will receive him
and family with open arms.
Small ox which exists in mere sporad-
ic cases is here dreaded with an almost
superstitious fear. A few cases exist in
the town, and in few cases the disease
has proved fatal. A sister of John Ham,
merck returned from northern Wiscon-
sin, and died in o house which be former
ly occupied, Mr.. Hammerick, who
keeps saloon and store, guarded against
the contracting of the disease and the
consequent interruption of his business
by carefully absenting himself from the
bedside of his sister. After her death he
sold the house, which was unoccupied,
together with some grain and few farm
ing implements which it contained. The
articles were sold without their former
owners knowledge of what their real
number or worth was, for he refused to
go to see lest he should contract and
spread the disease. The house will be
removed, and then the farm will be free
from all faint of the plague. While the
person who died was sick a neighbor
kindly carried goods from the store, but
never entered the house, always leaving
the goods at the door, yet he contracted
the disease and at present he and his
three children are sick. Thus you see
philanthropy without phylacteries ceases
to be virtue when danger is encounter
ed.
On election day young man, conspic-
uous for his lack of common sense, seem.
ed very DESTROYS of engaging in pugi-
listic encounter with almost anyone. He
did not succeed, however, in making any
body feel the force of his vigorous
thrusts; but two hundred pound peda-
gogue from neighboring town became
almost a martyr in the oause of peace.
He pulled and tugged, entreated and ex-
postulated With his Maynard companion
until both sank down exhausted on
bench, the pugilist to sleep and the noble
trainer of mind and thought to catch his
breath after his long struggle.
Yesterday all the old officers were re-
elected, John Touhey, though violently
opposed, succeeded in gaining respect
able majority, Jos. Libal was chosen
treasurer, and Jos. Hejda though oppos-
ed by an intelligent young man, once our
schoolmate and rival, was-also reelected.
John Kunz was reelected assessor.
Over this Office there was considerable of
struggle, not for the sake of the emolu-
ments attached, but there seems to be
growing desire to reach the ideal of jus.
tice in assessment. There are men here
whose boarded treasures have never yet
borne share of the public burden.
Once money was assessed, but was again
withdrawn. The poor mans wagon that
has been rolling over rough roads for
fifteen years is assessed at it, full value.
The wagon is productive in another line,
but its own intrinsic value is continual
ly diminishing, and will continue to di-,
minish until it fall away to dust. The
rich mans boarded dollars bring him ten
cents each per year, while she original
value continues unimpaired by the laws
of nature and undiminished by the lapse
of time. Where then lies the justice of
excluding money, the real essence of all
values, from taxation, and at the same
time assess stone-boat, which friction