The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-17


WORK has been begun on building
for Pierre Burt on the property OF Salal
& Spindler on York street for a shoe
store 1t will be just west of the Charles
Salak Cos. store The lean to- shed
has been torn down.
MILWAUKEE, it is said, will soon have
a new carferry route to Grand Haven
| Mich. Several roads have consolidated
and are to open a line to the wheat fields
of the northwest of which this carferry
route is to be palt.
| FRED TEGGE of this city was arrested
| last Saturday for carrying concealed
| weapons He threatened to use a re
volver on his employer Judge Crate
fined him So He was arrested the next
day for being drunk but was dismissed.
PIERRE BURT'S new shoe store on York
street is to be 20xJ0 feet The contract
calls for rush work and he expects to
have it ready for occupancy by Septem-
Der |, and to open business there few
days later Work on the walls was be-
gun yesterday.
AKEY SKUNK is not bad fellow
when he's himself But he cultivateS
too close an acquaintance with John Bar
eycorn occasionally and then his tongue
says naughty things and his hands are
capable Of backing up what the unruly
member says. He was arrested for using
abusive language toward Eric Scow and
was fined s..
Mr.. JOHN RUSBULT and Miss Bertha
Nienaber were married at the home Of
the brides parents in this city on Sunday
last, Rev. Mr. Matchmaker performing
the ceremony The wedding was attend
ed by a number Of invited guests, friends
of the contracting parties and good wishes
were numerous and hearty.
HANCOCK street enjoys the reputation
of being the only street in the city hav-
ing no resident dog, Why all the sens
ible people Of the city should thus clus-
ter is not easily explainable. The man
with the dog farm on the north side
should associate little with the people
of Hancock street so that they might ex-
perience the pleasure Of having their
ear drums cracked with nightly baying
TON WINDIATE projects his breast
with the conscious pride Of recognized
merit as he says the Lord knows whom
to care for" Tom has gone through the
harvest saving his entire crop in excel
lent condition. Next to giving his judg-
ment credit for this Tom is pleased to
admit that he is special favorite of
Providence. He is unable to recall any
meritorious actions on his part which
would Justify making him an object Of
consideration.
THE Manitowoc Aluminium Works re-
Gently received two large orders from
Honolulu. A friend of one of the pro-
prietors took some samples lately with
him to Honolulu and the orders are the
result This company now has advance
orders in such number that the capacity
Of the factory is overtaxed and it could
be kept running steadily until October /.
1t is "A surprisingly short time in which to
build up such a reputation.
A THRESHING machine owned by A.
Kugler of Manitowoc Rapids was destroy
ed by fire early ON Sunday morning last
1t was in the field near Woerful's place
1t first caught fire at . o'clock in Che
morning, but this was extinguished 1t
again caught fire at in the morning.
1t is supposed to have been the work of
an incendiary. There was report that
bottle of kerosene was found near the
machine, but the report cannot be con-
tirmed. Mr.. Kugler was not the sole
owner, a Newton man having an inter
est in the machine.
SUNDAYS Sentinel contained bit of
romance regarding the recent marriage
of w. j. Turner and Mrs. Luscombe.
Mr. Turner before coming to Manitowoc
had practiced law in Port Washington
where he had also taught school. When
he began practice ne was unmarried and
met Miss Seville Barnes, his present
wife. They We're thrown together a
great deal and the prediction was com
mon that they would travel life's path
way together But they separated and
each married and each lost his and her
partner. Mrs. Luscombe consulted Mr.
Turner with reference to the property
bequeathed her by her late husband and
the intimacy of early days was revived,
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