The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-10-12
The manitoluoc pilot.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER IL, 1899.

the destruction of Peshtigo 10y fire.
THE game of croquet in the court house
lawn continues despite the lateness of the
season
PEOPLE are now borrowing trouble as
to the possible short duration of Indian
Summer.
QUITE a boom in the issue Of marriage
licenses took place following the close of
summer
EIGHTH street is almost in a normal
condition again. that is You can drive
over it at an OK team gait
SHERIFF Lehrmann made a drive of
80 miles on Friday last. Henry's team
is no longeFdisposed TO run away.
THE year 1899 has been the best in the
sale of real estate since 1892, but the ad
vance has been mostly in farm and tim
Der land
NJ. H. DEMPsY has made an Eighth
street opening TO his store on Commerce.
al street. This will enhance its value
considerably.
PRESIDENT FISH of the Illinois Cen
trail knocks ont completely the idea of
extending their line in Wisconsin by say
ing they have even no intention Of doing
so.
THE present city council has done
more hard work than any of its prede-
cessors, notwithstanding that the posi-
ton of Alderman has for long time
not been sinecure.
MANY Maoltowoc people took advan-
tage of the beautiful weather on Sunday
last to go out to Silver Lake and they
kept mine host Cooper quite busy in at
tending to their wants.
THE insulation on an electric light
wire chafed off in the county clerks of
flee and the light being turned on We'd
nesday night the ceiling near it was
blackened little by the heated wire
THE new brickyard is putting in ma
chine for the manufacture of dry pressed
brick. The real brick clay has now been
reached and the quality of the brick man
ufactured is much better than at first
A LARGE banner across Eighth street
at Court House Square announces that
'We Want You at Good Roads Conven-
ton at Turner Hall, Oct 90 1t is an
admonition which shonld be needed
The Manitowoc Medical Society at its
meeting on Saturday elected the follow
ing officers: President DR.. r. S, O'Con-
nell; Vice President, DR.. J. A. Roberts;
Secretary and Treasurer, Dr. H Thurtell
THE stockholders of the F. e. p NJ
will meet at Saginaw on the second of
next month to consider propositions to
sell or lease their road or to buy or lease
other lines with which they now have
traffic arrangements.
THE Northern Grain company had
large placards ont last Friday stating
that men with axes and saws We're want
ed at the elevator to work The search
ty of men willing to work is something
almost unprecedented.
THOMAS ToRRISoN'S new residence
lis now nearing completion except as to
the inner finishing Its architectural
beauties have come ont as it grew into
completeness and it will not only be a
comfortable but an elegant house as well.
JUDGE CRATE discharged the two
Rocky boys who Were arrested charged
with having stolen S13 worth of proper
ty. The lads are young, only and II.
The Judge secured a promise from the
parents that the children would be sent
to school,
Two RIVERS does not propose to lose
its sporting proclivities with the depart
ure of Birdsall its plucky little prize
fighter. Higgins, who is able TO punch
the dayhghts out of Birdsall, is going to
make his home in Two Rivers and will
train the people of that city in the man
ly art of self-defense.
THE Manitowoc Seating Works has
now sufficient orders to keep running on
full time mp to January |. 1t had at the
opening of this month 1876 orders for
church furniture which was unshipped
During the year the Works will have
manufactured seating for 400 churches
THE fountain at North Side Park looks
a bit lonesome. 1t is too small an object
to be the conveying point of so many
avenues under what may be called states
~ pines now that there are no others.
The Park is real tidy" however, and
the fountain useful and, by itself, orna-
mental, though as a park appendage it
can hardly be called a success
THE Wisconsin Central annual report
for the year ending June 30, must be
very satisfactory to the holders of its
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