The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-02-24
ITEMS FROM THE PILOT FILES,
FIFTY YEARS AGO.

FIFTY YEARS AGO.
The editor of this paper left town on
Saturday morning last and is now in
Madison. If any of our adison con-
temporaries see him in their vicinity
they will oblige us by telling him to
run home. He is a little Democrat,
wears a very modest expression of
countenance and green coat, and
answers to the name of Jerry.
We regret to learn that Mr.. NJ. C.
Stanley, of the Tabernacle, has re-
signed his charge and will preach his
valedictory on Sunday morning next.
This gentleman will carry with him to
his new home the best wishes of host
of friends. Rev. w. II. Cooper, Pastor
of St. James church. is also to deliver
his farewell sermon on the evening of
the same day. Mr.. Cooper has accept
ed call from the Episcopal church at
Waukegan, and will Immediately re-
move to that place. Rev. Mr.. Engle,
of Saginaw, Mich, who is to succeed
him in his charge here, is expected to
arrive about the 1st of May.
The NASQUERADE.-As we anlici-
pated, Klingholz's hall was crowded to
its utmost capacity on Tuesday even
ing, there being not less than one hun
dred couple present. a large proportion
of whom appeared in costume. We
could not attempt TO describe the vari
Gus characters represented. We not
iced the "Queen of Night, Queen OF
Morning." and little individual in
military dress, with tin horn, who
wore cooked hat labeled on one side
Brig. Gen. Smith," and "EXpedition
to Shawano" on the other. The dane
ing was kept up till a late hour and all
seemed to enjoy themselves hugely.
FIREMAN's BALL.-The first annual
ball of Badger Engine Co., No. /, on
Friday evening, passed of to the salts
faction of all concerned. A fair repre-
sentation was present from the other
fire companies of the village, and an
excellent supper was prepared at the
American House, by T. II. Damon.
We understand that the Badger boys
cleared about 80 or $l2 above all eX-
penses, which will be sufficient to en-
able them to have their bylaws print
ed in pamphlet form.
Capt. Wright, of the schooner Eve
line, informs us that MS vessel will be
ready to leave in short time. She is
to ply, the coming season, between
this port and Racine as freight and
passenger packet, touching at Nlilwau-
kee, Port Washington and Sheboygan,
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
DR. Charles Seeger leaves this week
for visit to Cincinnati; from there h,
will go to New Orleans.
Miss Lottie Sibree has resigned hel
position as teacher in one of the de-
partmentS of the North Side school anC
Miss Alice Canright has been selected
to fill the vacancy,
City Treasurer Haukohl is now max
ing his annual rounds collecting from
those who are not prompt in coming
forward with what they owe the pub
lie.
The weather is going to improve
just as soon as Cleaveland is inaugur-
ated. The number of disappointed
persons will make the air hot with
cusS-words.
Lall Classon and Tom Clark are 60
ing to test the speed of their trotter,
on the ice up north one of these days.
Eugene sherman and Ernst Wagner,
Jr., attended the session of the Knights
of Honor at La Crosse last week.
Henry Mulholland, Jr., has been al
Milwaukee for few days assisting in
the preparation of constitution for
the Catholic knights of Wisconsin OF
which organization he is an officer.
The Ludington has been heard from.
She is 20 miles off Big Point and sable
fast in the ice. G. f.. Canright the
clerk and twelve men walked ashore q
distance of twenty miles. They report
the steamer all right with a sulliciency
Of coal and provisions. 1t took the
men 10 hours to reach the shore. The
Michigan is also imprisoned with ice
near a place called West Saco. Seven
teen of her crew walked distance OF
II miles. The steamers at work this
winter are having an artic experience
without any attempt at being North
Pole explorers
The practice Of "hitching" INDUCED
in by small boys and girls has grown
so dangerous as to make its discontinue
ance advisable. The children often