The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-05-03

WHILE Albert Landreth Is pleased
with the success of the entertainment
course, he says he is not particularly
anxious to perform the same amount of
labor another year.
The harbor committee was instructed
to prepare plans, specifications and esti-
mates for docking the river up to Saw
dust Point" and to report at the next
meeting of the board.
THERE were thirty seven applicants for
third grade certificates, ten for second
grade and four for first grade certificates
at the supplementary examination on
Friday and Saturday last.
| MANTTowoC is not alone in suffering
from low water. At Sturgeon Bay the
fire steamer is unable to obtain water
when stationed on the wharves built
some years ago for the steamers.
THE major part of the spring sowing
throughout this county was completed
last week Mondays snow storm was
unfortunate as it will harden the surface
and cause much of the seed to rot.
The city of Two Rivers will be blessed
with fourteen saloons this summer. Two
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clined as those of Manitowoc and have
only one-fourth as many drinking places.
EBERHARDT Bros. who purchased the
KGngholz brick block, are making extern
sive improvements on it. The floor will be |
lowered to the level of Becker & Tietgen's |
store and glass plate front will be put in.
A PERSON representing himself to be an |
agent of an oil company, not the Stand
ard was in the city last week and talked |
of putting up warehouse here and other !
appurtenances which would give employ
ment to number of men.
THE Smalley Manufacturing Co. has
completed patterns for a 26-inch ensilage |
cutter,-the largest manufactured. These |
large cutters are to fill special order. !
During the month of April the company
manufactured 200 feed cutters.
A PETITION was presented to the coun-
Gil at its meeting on Monday night to de- |
clare the swamp lots to the east of the |
Methodist church on Seventh street,
nuisance. The petition was referred to
the committee on sanitary. 1t will like
ly be granted.
KAUFMAN of Two Rivers who was ar
rested some time ago for manufacturing
crooked whiskey was sentenced on Tues
day. He was brought to Manitowoc by the
United States Marshal and turned over
to Sheriff Bolen with whom he will stay
for the next 80 days.
r. b. KELLOGG has offered the city of |
Green Bay the magnificent sum OF $4,000
for public library. The city of Mani
towoc should offer him bonus to come
and settle here. But still the public |
library wouldn't be nearly as well patro-
nized as skating rink.
THE harbor committee, while sounding |
last week, found at one place between
the harbor piers, about 800 feet outside |
the shore line, only liz feet of water |
Mayor Torrison wrote Captain Davis of
Milwaukee, the engineer in charge, asking
that the deposit be removed.
BEFORE April 80 the people of Mani
towoc would feel like extending sympathy
to the people of Ashland when learning |
that 1.-The ice there is becoming rotten
and is likely to move out at any time"
But with a snow storm on our hands we |
can't waste sympathy on others.
REPORTS of the result Of the examina- |
tor of candidates for admission to the |
bar say that George Kaine OF Manitowoc"
was one of the successful ones. George |
must be modest fellow and did not |
want to have his residence known. There |
is no such George" in Manitowoc.
The trunk thief who was sentenced to |
the county Jail for nine months, was at
work In the court house yard yesterday
and started out to run away. Jailor
Clark got his eye on him and started in
pursuit. He overlook the fellow and had
some difficulty in dragging him back.
JOHN SoBICH OF the Third ward of this
city was bitten by dog during the early
part of last week. He gave no attention
to the wound, which was in the leg until
it became so painful he could not walk
The wound continued to grow worse and
now the man is unable to get out of bed
A. LUXURY AND NECESSITY.
For rich and poor who wish to enjoy
good health, and who do not wish to re-
sort to bitter, nauseous liver medicines
and cathartics, is the concentrated Cali
fornia liquid fruit remedy, Syrup of Figs.
For sale by Oscar A. Alter, druggist
THE Petoskey tested her running pow
els in the bay on Monday morning be-
fore starting for Milwaukee. A number
of persons watched her from the shore
with glasses, all of whom say she is per
feet. There are no boat builders on the
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