The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-06-09
ITEMS FROM THE PILOT FILES
FIFTY YEARS AGO.


was gala day with the tiremen. Both
companies turned out for review by
the Village Board, and for the pur-
pose of testing the capacity of their
respective machines. The engines
worked to the satisfaction of everyone,
and were practically shown to be both
first class machines. We were glad to
notice the utter absence of anything
like unfriendly rivalry: the best of
good feeling prevailed, as was abund-
antly attested by the numerous little
and their members. Phoenix II. & l..
Co. was also on the ground. After the
trial Badger Co., headed by band of
music, paraded through the principal
streets of the village, and then dis
persed to have a general good time.
| DEATH OF A SURVIVOR OF THE OLD
| FRENCH WAR.-Susan Wadsworth
died near Ogdensburgh, last week, in
the l25th year of her age. She used
to converse about the massacre of
Fort William Henry by the French
and Indians, under Montcalm, and the
fall of Wolfe at Quebec, as events
occurring within her memory. She
was born in family of Mrs. Burrett,
in Middleton, Connecticut.
| TAKING THE CENSUS.-The Assis-
tant Marshals of this county engaged
Guilty in getting the true valuation of
real and personal estate from the
owners thereof. People are fearful
| that they are the Assessors, and con-
sequently hesitate to give any value,
or, if any, it is far below its true -esti-
mate. The consequence will be that
our town and county will show up
badly in the value of their estate.
VIII not our contemporaries, English
and German, explain this matter to
their readers.
A CUTE NIGERIA little colored
lived in our village by hook and crook
for some two or three years past, was
imprisoned in the county jail one day
| last week, we believe on charge of
vagrancy. On Wednesday he asked
permission of Sheriff Kemper to go to
Mr.. O. II. Platts, where he had been
oh nln II n
which he pretended to have left there.
| Leave was granted, and he was ac
companied by jail keeper Schuyler,
who, when they arrived at their destI
nation, remained in the kitchen while
"Ab' went up stairs after his clothes.
Instead of returning, however, he
raised window and jumped out; the
last seen of him he was making
| tracks past the Second Ward School
house, and has probably made good
his escape before this.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Mr.. Hubert Falge has been receiv-
ing the congratulations of his friends
upon the arrival of a boy baby at his
| home on Saturday.
Superintendent Mueller took
wagon load of the insane under his
charge out for an airing last Sunday.
They seemed to enjoy the drive very
much. Mr.. Mueller is proving him
tn ha nj, ia, hn
tion he fills.
Ever since viii Walker was tend
cred the position of Indian agent he
has applied himself to the study
Indian characteristics. He has already
progressed so far that he walks with
his toes turned in and while naturally
inclined to be temperate or at least
fastidious in drinking he says that
nothing will prevent him from culti-
waiting those habits which will endear
him to the people over whose interests
he is soon to be placed as guard. With
| this object in view he will cultivate
a taste for vile fire water and viler
chewing tobacco while his artistic eye
| has wandered over every merchants
stock of blankets and gaily-colored
shawls with which he will bedeck him
! self when he shall have reached the
home of the red man. His greatest
difficulty will be encountered when
he tries to initiate the dignity and re-
serve of his wards, for Will is so full
of jollity and good nature that he does
not look natural without a smile on
| his countenance.
DIED.
HAYES-On May 10, in Gibson, Erie
Hayes aged 33 years 10 months. He
leaves three small children who are
with grand parents. Mourning friends
have the sympathy of all. -
While George Schmidt was at work
| in gravel pit near Browns Corners
on Friday last, his attention was at
| tracted to something on the road and
he failed to notice large rock which
| was loosed above and rolled down the
embankment. The rock struck him
| in its descent and broke his leg.
There have grown out of the use of
slang mongrel vocabulary of which
| thanks" is prominent example.
| The newspapers have made war upon