The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-02-25

over in the country.
Our in Rhinelander the ladies travel
| about on snow shoes.
BLACK SILKS at 81. 15--worth S1.65-
at the New York Store.
SILKS. all colors, at 70 cents-worth
| 81. 25-at the New York Store.
SHIP TIMBER is being brought to the
| city in considerable quantities.
FRESH ground land plaster in bulk
can now be had at Schuette Bros.
Two RIVERS merchants now close their
stores at s o'clock in the evening.
BLACK Gros Grain Silk at 80 cents
worth double-at the New York Store.
100 PIECES French Calico at S cents
yard-worth II cents-at the New York
Store.
A FORCE Of seventy-seven men find
employment in Rand & Burgers ship
yard now.
DEALERS in farm machinery are brush
ing up for the spring onslaught upon the
grangers.
Mr.. LULING received one solitary vote
in the town of Belgium, Ozaukee county,
on Tuesday.
COUNTERFEIT silver dollars are being
circulated quite extensively in some parts
of the state.
THE soft wind from the south which
prevailed yesterday melted the snow
very rapidly.
THE banks. and the post Office were
closed on Monday but the stores remain
ed open all day.
A NUMBER of Oshkosh young ladies
have pledged themselves to refrain from
round dances.
A PARTY of boiler makers from Chicago
are overhauling the boilers of the Good
rich Line boats.
An Ahnapee fisherman secured 400
pounds of minnows at one cliff" of his
| net the otner day.
TUESDAY was one of those balmy days
which remind US that the advent of
spring is upon US.
ANOTHER horse buyer visited the city
yesterday and came into possession of
number of animals.
''DRrvE WHIST" is the name of a new
game at cards which is taking the place
of progressive euchre.
QUITE party of Kaukauna people
came to the city on Friday to attend the
funeral of Miss Calvin.
Town clerks will find something of in
terest to them in the advertising col
umns of this weeks Pilot.
TRAVELLING statesmen are numerous
about town these days and occupy the
| spare time of the merchants.
SIX hundred men and children employ
ed in the boot and shoe factories of Mil
waukee went on a strike on Tuesday.
LADIES cloths, all coIors, from the
Chicago fire only So cents-all wool and
worth dollar. New YORK STORE.
MONEY to loan on approved real estate
security. Enquire of
FL. L. MARKHAM.
PHYSICIANS report considerable sick
ness in the county. The late variable
weather is the cause of large share of it,
The election on Tuesday was one of
the quietest ever held here. There
seemed to be no enthusiasm for any one
The machinery of the barge Mary
Mills is being transferred to the new
barge on the stocks at Rand & Burgers
yard.
A MAN man in Prairie du Chen re-
Gently swallowed spoonful of laudanum
on bet of S10-and it didn't hurt him
at all.
ROBERT SCHILLING of Milwaukee ad-
dressed meeting at Turner Hall last
evening in the interests of the knights
of Labor.
Two MEN engaged in q quarrel at
place near Kaukauna on Saturday during
which one of them was shot and has
since died.
90 PIECES lace curtains slightly dam
aged by water, worth from 90 to 40, we
I sell all round at 10 cents at the New
York Store.
THE Ulks' masquerade on Saturday
promises to be largely attended. 1t will
be the event o. the season in that line of
entertainments.
THE burning out of a chimney of the
Windiate House last Saturday night
caused an alarm of ire to be given. No
damage resulted.
| HERsCH SMALLEY was fortunate in
securing a car load of Mccormick Bind
ers before the lock out. Now is good
time to secure one.
THERE was an exciting runaway on
the South Side on Sunday but the fright
ened horse was stopped before any
| serious damage was done.
A NEW condenser is being placed in
| the propeller Menominee. This will
make her high or low pressure boat at
tie option of the engineer.
OLE ONsTAD of the town of Manitowoc
Rapids will sell his personal property at
auction on the 9th of March prior to
removing from the county.
The Badger Paper Company at Kau-
| kauna will commence the manufacture
of paper on the first of March. They
are now shipping pulp daily.
An Oshkosh lady was seriously burned
at masquerade ball by her paper cos