The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-12-28

stamp tax must be paid for every bottle
sold in the past as well as in the future.
WALTER PELLET has been busy this
month in getting out spars for the ship
yard What is singular in regard TO this
is that the spars are mostly secured near
the city Kossuth furnishing most of
them The longest spar he furnished
was taken from the farm of Moritz Kiel
in the town of Manitowoc.
ANDnow comes A. Wallich as smash
er of idols He says the fall of lS49 was
in no way comparable to that of lS41.
He settled in Newton that year and says
the entire winter was extremely mild.
lust about such weather as we had this
year in December Stock was not hous-
ed at all In short, he says there was
no winter.
A MEME farmer. one who is not a
growler, says that Manitowoc is steadily
losing the trade Of that section because
the price paid for farm produce here is
not satisfactory. He says Cleveland Is
getting that trade and that the stores
there are expanding to meet the in
creasing trade. Some inquiry should be
made AS to this cause Of dissatisfaction
and remedy should be applied
THERE is considerable inquiry as to
which is the shortest day of the year.
There is no fixed day which is always
the shortest. December 21st should be
the shortest but it is not always SO, in
short is rarely so. This year it was the
22nd On the 2lst the sun rose at 1:26
and set at 4:3l. On the 22nd the sun
rose | minute later. Days do not length
en- and shorten equally from both ends
and this makes it bit confusing.
THE Manitowoc Driving and Riding
Club was organized on Saturday evening
last at meeting held in John Keith's
office John Keith was elected president
end T. w Gray secretary and com
mittee of J was appointed to draft by
laws. The object of the Club is to en-
courage horsemanship During the win
ter some street will be kept in good con
dition for speeding and there may be an
ice track The Fair Ground track will
be used i'll summer.
PHILANTHILIST is the term by which
stamp collectors are known. We have
three of them in ManitOwOc-Fr Frank Can
right, Fred Hinrichs and Al Rummele.
1t is said that the Transvaal postage
stamps haveincreased fully 300 per cent.
within the Hast few weeks, and this is
said to be sign that future issues of
these stamps are doubtful, for the reason
that the result of the war will be the
eNtinguishment of the Boer republic.
The Christmas business of the post
Office in this city this year exceeded any
thing in its past history. In one mail
there We're % registered packages, -
something unprecedented. Mail bags
We're wholly insufficient to meet the de
mands The outgoing Christmas post
age business was not above the average.
The business of the postoffice for the
year will show slight decrease owing
TO the removal of the offices of the Mani
towoc Seating company. The postage
of this concern amounted to about 81 200
per year.
THE Willot boys the old man" Will
and 10, are not doing their Christmas
duties as of yore. The three boys used
TO be always ont on Christmas together,
but it must be that 10 is growing old.
Another pleasing sight that has passed
with time is Captain Tim Kelley going
to church with his boys. They were
graded in size and the Captain seemed
20 be the big brother. 1t was a sight
which always attracted attention though
they were not aware of ii, They go to
church yet it is 10 be hoped but they
do not go III n body and by not doing 50
they deny the people genuine pleasure.
THE purchasing committee of the
{ County Board awarded the contract for
publishing the proceedings Of the Coun-
! ~ Board to The Times Press, its bid he,
ing the lowest. The bids were as fol.
lows, only three English papers compel.
ing Press, p cents per folio with 50t
pamphlets free; Citizen l9c. per folio
700 pamphlets SS4 30 Chronicle Soc pen
folio, 800 pamphlets free The Nord
weston was awarded the contract for
publishing the proceeding. in German
al G0c. per folio with the understanding
that they are also to appear in the Post.