The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-01-17
ITEMS FROM TWO RIVERS.

| John Gagnon who has during the past
few years been cIerking in Schuette s
store is now engaged at similar work In
the company's store at this place.
DR.. @. 81. Oswald is still quite serious
ly sick although somewhat better than
he has been.
Richard Endress has gone to Mime
apoiis to look over the place, snd see
what the chances are out there for a
young fellow to grow rich.
Joseph Willott of Manitowoc spent
Sunday in the city.
A. Hudson who ran the engine for the
past two seasons on the government
1redge that works along this part of the
shore is putting in the winter in Hamil-
ton and Katz's type factory.
Quite number of Manitowocers took
| advantage of the fine weather to enjoy q
sleigh ride to this city on Sunday last.
81. G. Buhse and Jos. Koelzer were
among the number.
DIR. ]. R. Currens contemplates taking
trip south ere long for the benefit of
his health. Every body here wishes that
he may come back with his accustomed
vigor and usual flow Of good spirits.
The Our COLLINS company gave three
entertainments in this city last week on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings
respectively. They were greeted by
fair sized audiences.
r. E. Mueller, G.. Kessman and F..
Bohte represented the Two Rivers Odd
Fellows at the Manitowoc Encampment
on Monday evening.
A. number of the fishermen from this
place set their nets off here some days
ago. They went out to Gift" on Satur-
day but Frank st. Peer was the only one
who succeeded in finding his nets.
All of the Two Rivers boys who have
been members of the life saving crew at
Chicago during the past season are at
home for the winter. They are W. Ne
! quette, E. Courchaine, Joe Gill, Frank
Vodra and Ben Langlois. The first
mentioned of these, William Niquette,
has been appointed captain of the new
station recently constructed at the Stur-
geon Bay Canal and will leave for that
point in the opening of navigation.
Probably no other place in the country
has as many men in the life saving service
as Two Rivers. They are all first class
men too.
| Considerable ice for the local supply
is being harvested. In quality it is
ahead of any cut for years. 1t was ex-
pected that the johnson Bros. would
again fill their large ice houses, but on
account of the continued cold they prob
ably will not find it necessary to come SC
| far north.
Two Rivers is pretty we'll represented
on the jury at Manitowoc this week.
The city and town together send eight
respected citizens to help make the list
of good men and true"
Henry Bonn has been here from Mil
waukee for few days looking over old
familiar scenes.
The afternoon freight train from Man
itowoc now gets III at 8. 10 ?. M. about
an hour and half later than heretofore.
The change is quite an accommodation
to those who go to Manitowoc to trans
act business.
The local literary society made up OF
| the teachers and pupils of our city
schools will meet in the school house OF
Friday evening. The usual good atten
dance is expected.
A certain Two Rivers young blood will
shortly be hauled up by the proper au-
thorities fcr 1eserting bis family. The
best interest of the community will be
subserved by melting out to him the jus.
tice that he richly deserves.
In point of morality Two Rivers can
hold its own with any town of it's own
size in the state. But very little if any
drunkenss or disorderly conduct is wit.
messed in our midst, the prevalence Of
anything approaching lawlessness being
the exception rather than the rule.
Gambling strictly so called is unknown
here and even the old game Of 'freeze
out" that used to be played for the drinks
all round, has given way to the less pre-
tensions games of ''peanuckle" or "seven
up"
The fishing tug Brooks is meeting
| with considerable difficulty in getting in
| and out of the harbor on account of ice
The owners also lost about 70 nets last
| week.
Nelson Allie and Gulfrey Lafond Jr.
went to Chicago last week and while
there purchased a fishing tug with which
they will ply their vocation off here dur
ing the winter.
THERE Is no man who goes to Two
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