The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-17

Committees of the Manitowcc County
Hunting and Fishing Club made trip
through the county Sunday to investi
gate the stages of water in the varions
small lakes and the condition of the
fish supply, the report to be basis for
planting of fish in the county later. The
| Club has been active in protection Of
fish and game and has accomplished
much for the sport by stocking county
lakes this summer, having secured the
CO. operation of the state department in
the work.
Two fire alarms Saturday night gave
| the department double run, one call
being to the Anderson home on n.
| Tenth, between ST. Clair and Huron
streets where blaze had started in some
clothing in closet and endangered the
home The fire was discovered in time
and was extinguished before any serious
loss resulted and the department was
not needed upon arrival. The call was
at seven oclock and two hours later, all.
other alarm sent the South Side depart
ment to 18th and Washington street
where lamp had been overturned in
the Rugowski building. There was lots
of smoke but the fire had been quenched
before the department arrived
Tuesday to Friday, August "a to 81,
| inclusive, are dates selected for next
years fair of the Manitowoc County To-.
dustrial association at a meeting of Of
ficers of the ass ociation held Saturday
afternoon and plans for the show were
outlined and adopted. The favorable
weather conditions this year prompted
the reservation of the same week next
year
Offer of special purse of $500 in gold
for breaking of a track record was voted
and the action insures the presence of
some of the fastest horses in the country,
the purse being especially attractive in
connection with the large purses which
will be hung up for the race card. 1t is
probable that the race purses will be in.
creased to $4,000 for next year. This
| year established track record of 2O64.
Mr.. Brown keeps a boarding house.
| Around his table sat his wife, Mrs.
Brown; the village milliner, Mrs An.
drews; Mr.. Black, the baker; MIR. Jor-
dan, a carpenter, and Mr.. Hadley, q
| -four, feed and lumber merchant. Mr.
Brown took ten dollars out of his pocket
and handed il to Mrs Brown with the
remark that there was $40 toward the
| $50 he promised her. Mrs. Brown hand.
ed the bill to Mrs. Andrews, the millin.
or, saying: That pays for my new
bonnet" Mrs. Andrews in turn passed
it to Mr.. Jordan, remarking it would
pay for the carpenter work he had done
for her. Mr.. Jordan handed it to Mr..
Hadley, requesting his receipt bill for
-four. feed and lumber. Mr.. Hadley
gave the bill back to Mr.. Brown saying
That will pay $40 on my board" Mr..
Brown again passed it to Mrs. Brown,
remaking that he had now paid her the
$50 he had promised her. She in turn
paid Mr.. Black to settle her bread and
pastry account. Mr. Black handed IL 70
Mr.. Hadley, asking credit for the a.
mount on his flour bill. Mr.. Hadley a.
gain returned it to Mr. Brown, with the
remark that it settled for the months
board, whereupon Mr. Brown put II
back in his pocket, observing tina. he
had not supposed a greenback wouli 20
30 far.
But suppose Mrs. Brown had sent to a
mail order house for her new bonnet
then the 80 would have gone ont OF
town and never come back.
The moral; Spend your money at
home Osceola la) Sentinel.