The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-08-24
Manitowof pilot.
CITY AND COUNTY.
THURSDAY AUGUST 24.


SPLENDID fresh oyesters at Wilcox's.
THE wheat harvest is now under full
Roadway.
A CHILD of G. W. Colby was buried
yesterday.
LUMBER yards in this city are quite
well stocked.
A CHILD of Carl Pangburn, 8 months
old, died last week.
THE city schools open again one week
from next Monday.
THERE are no vacant dwellings, in
Manitowoc nova days.
HOME GROWN green corn is quite plen-
tiful in the market now.
SELF binders are again having quite
run throughout the county.
FRED. ScHuETTE is at present in New
York, buying stock of fall goods.
A HORSE belonging to Sam Hall broke
his leg on Tuesday and had to be shot.
SEVERAL new sidewalks have been
laid this week in various parts of town.
AN organ grinder with monkey has
inflicted himself upon our citizens this
week.
The only thing that brings a farmer
to town these days is the breakage of
reaper.
THE street improvement fever seems
to have become epidemic in the city this
season.
MANY of our merchants are busted in
taking stock during the present dull
season.
A VERY pleasant "basket party" was
held at Gerpheide's Garden last Thurs
day evening.
RAHR Bros. have their steam yacht
fixed up in admirable style and it is now
thing of beauty.
ORDERS for coal are now being taken
for future delivery. The price of stove
coal is $3.50 per ton.
CHARLEY FIGHTER is looking out for
an eligible site for dwelling house and
thereby hangs tale.
THERE'S been music in the air every
night for two weeks. The whole city
is one grand serenade.
THE propeller Peerless took on large
quantity of freight at this port on her
down trip last evening.
The members of the Episcopal Sunday
School had a picnic at Gerpheide's
Garden on Tuesday.
A VERY handsome iron fence is being
placed around the garden west of the
Northwestern House.
Ed. NASH has gone to housekeeping
and wears constant smile 80 pleased is he
with the arrangement.
MONDAY the thermometer climbed up
to the SOS, and mankind with one voice
kicked off extra clothing.
ZEMAN & KoELzER will soon build an
Office on the northeast corner of Com
mercial and Main streets.
THE hay scales formerly standing in
front of Schuette's store have been
moved a half block further east.
The sidewalk on the south side of
the Williams House is being excavated
to afford more basement room
Two Wausau girls stole $500 from
their father on Tuesday and skipped out
accompanied by young man.
RAIN comes almost as regularly as the
sun these days and the farmers face
grows longer with every shower.
THE best Scent cigar in the market is
Thurber's Standard Number s, at 81. Will
cox's. 1t will make you happy.
The new tower in the rear of the south
side engine house looms up above every
other building in the First ward.
MOST of the law students have gone to
work harvesting and Blackstone for the
time being is laid on the shelf.
FRUIT of all kinds is quite abundant
in the market. Peaches are high and
will remain so during the season.
A NUm,ER of the young folks of the
city enjoyed basket party at Ger
pheide's Garden on Thursday evening.
PEAS of this years growth have al
ready been sold here. The crop is q
good one both in quality and quantity.
A TEACHERS examination will be held
at the north side school house on Satur-
day of this week and Monday of next.
GET your machine oils at Becker &
Teitgen's. They have an unusually large
supply and will sell at the lowest price.
SHERIFF MURPHY took two insane
people to the Oshkosh asylum this week,
John Reiderer of Franklin and Byron
Day.
A PARTY from Racine came to this
city on Saturdays boat but the rain
prevented them from looking over the
city.
The barley crop in this. county has
been injured to the extent Of thousands
OF dollars by the rains Of the past two
weeks.
PEOPLE who own land in Dakota are