The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-08-04
ITEMS FROM THE PILOT FILES
FIFTY YEARS AGO.

FIFTY YEARS AGO.
Geo. Dwyer, of the Clipper City
Mills, has shown us sample of new
rye, which was raised in the town of
kossuth. This grain is perfect in all
respects, and if it is fair sample of
the rye crop this season our farmers
have every reason to feel encourag-
ed
DEMOCRATIC MEETING THE Ger
man Douglas Club of this town will
meet at Dusold's Hail. on the South
side, tomorrow evening, for the pur-
pose of electing officers.
The Democrats of the North ward
will meet in the brick building of the
National Hotel on the same evening
A general attendance is desirable.
MASONIC.-The installation of otlic-
ers of Manitowoc Chapter, No. l6, took
place in Masonic Hall, July %, 1860,
and the following officers were duly in
stalled by the Rev. Companion, G.. B..
Engle.
H. II. Fred Borcherdt.
X. Cnriah Blake.
S. Hanson Rand.
G. H. f. Is. Rand.
+. S. Thos. Robinson.
r. A. c. f. ID. Beardsley.
NJ. 3rd. V. G. 5. Glover.
NJ. 2nd V. VIM. Nallau.
NJ. lst. V. b. J. Van Valkenburgh
Treasurer VIM. Backus.
Sec. L. {. Shove.
G. VIM. II. Glover.
The steamer Huron has been chart
cred by the German Musical Society
of this village, for pleasure trip to
Sheboygan on Sunday The Huron is
to leave the north pier at s O'Clock A.
NJ, and returns from Sheboygan at 10
o'clock +. NJ. Tickets Scots: to be OBJ
tanned of the officers of the society.
The exodus from Ireland continues
thus far at as great a ratio As in 1899.
The population of the country is now
| 533 800 persons less than in lS5l, when
| the last census was taken.
TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO
General Grant is now beyond the
| reach of political animosities and the
| people whom he served Loyalty and
| well will do him full justice. TO deny
him great qualities would be to defy
| the great truths of history General
Grant rose from obscurity through his
| merit without being spurred forward
| by selfish ambition. Promotion seem
| ed to have no other effect upon him
| than to call forth powers to perform
the greater duties which advancement
imposed. Grant seemed to have nc
cause of complaint but it was because
he used the means he had to best adj
vantage and wasted no time in useless
murmurs. He had to contend with
ealouSes as all men whose reputation
| is growing have, and with all the draw
backs incident to a subordinate posi-
| ton, but he was not fault-iinder.
| Perhaps there are a few who believe
| he was a great stratcgist, but his in
domitable persstency, his ineXorable
directness were more than strategy,
and his devotion gave him unfailing
trust in himself. Until he fell into
| the hands of politicians he furnished a
splendid example of magnanimity.
The obscure tanner became the lead
ing man of the nation, but the hight
did not make him giddy. So intent
was he in performing the stupendous
task set before him that he gave no
thought to his wonderful elevation and
the simplicity of the soldier gave him
grandeur.
Father Smith of Meeme has been
transferred to the pastorate of Berlin.
1t is not yet known who takes his place
at Meme.
'DCnutlJt tItIhS bllNN lIlOSc VI lllt
Wagner Hardware Co., had a match
game of base ball last Sunday. How
it came out no one knows, not even
the players. Their invariable answer
to questions as to what the score was,
is "damifino," whatever that may
mean.
Martin Shannahan and Dan Pep
pard of Meeme dropped into the PILOT
Office one day last week, and told a few
fibs about the weather and the crops
and when satisfied no one believed them
went home. They are good boys eX-
cept when they talk about the wealth
er.
Michael Taugher of Newton was a
caller at the PILOT Office on Saturday.
Wheat on the whole, he says, looks
good although there are reports that
a certain variety is badly rusted.
Michael Mcmahon for the past few
years principal of the Durand schools,
was a caller at the PILOT Office on
Friday. He has re-engaged the Ke-
waunec high school where he taught