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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1893-08-17

(FIrst publication August 8, 1891 No ~
N PIX OBAIE-MANITOwoC COUNTYCOURT.
l. In the matter of the estate of William Prit-
chard, deceased
On reading and filling the petition of O. S
Brown and Ann Pritchard, executors of the es-
tate of SAID deceased for the adjustment and al
lowance of his administration accodnt land the
assignment of the residue of said estate to such
other persons as areby law entitled to the same)
II Is ordered that said account be examined
adjusted and allowed at a special term of said
court to be held at the office of the county Judge
IN the city OF Manltowoc, in said county on Tues
day the 18th day of August, A. D., 1898.
1t Is further ordered, that upon the adjustrr ent
and allowance of such account by this cor It as
aforesaid, the residue of said estate be, bS the
further order and judgment of this court assign
ed to such persons as are by law entitled to the
same.
1t is further ordered, that notice of the time
and place of the examination and allowance of
such account and of the assignment of the resi-
due of said estate be given TO all persons inter
ested by publication of this order for three sue
cessIve weeks, before said day, in The Manitowoc
Pilot weekly newspaper, printed aud publish
ed at the city of Manitowoc and state of Wiscon-
Dated July 18th, A. D., 1893.
By the Court, auG2
EMIL BAENsCH, County Judge
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monitorpof pilot.
THURSDAY, AUGUST II, 1898.

BOMBAY will soon be a religious Mecca,
large number of martyrs were made
there recently.
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SENATOR SHERMAN, just at present, and
the republican party as well, would be
r,sased il tie national law authorizing
tue purchase of silver would be known
by q different name.
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BR lex.

The Cato Brick Co. has now q quantity
OF brick of excellent quality on hand and
Is prepared to supply customers. 1t is
generally conceded that the brick manu-
featured by us is OF a superior quality.
CATO BRICK Co.
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NOTICE TO PLUMBERS.

Sealed bids will be received at the County
Clerk office up to 4 o'clock r. NJ. the 2Jth day
Of July. 1893 for plumbiug work intending MATER
lai. for the Manitowoc County Court House &C
cording to plans and specifications now on Tile at
SAID Office.
Dated at Aaditowoc this 18th day of J uly, 1873
LOUIS SEEGLAUB, County Clerk
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WISCONSIN WEATHER SERVICE

Meteorological report of the Voluntary
Observer at Man1towoc, Manitowoc Co.
Wisconsin,, for the week ending Tues
day, August 18th, 1893.
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EXECUTORS SALE.

(First publication August H. 1897 No %
IN COUNTY COURT-MANITowoC COUNTY.
i In Probate,
In the matter of the estate of Frank Markee
deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that by virtue and in
pursuance of an order of license, made in said
matter, on the 18th day of August. A. D., 1893 by
the County Court of said County, the undersign-
ed Anton kautZa executor of the estate of
Frank Markee deceased will. on Wednesday the
10Th day of September, 4. d., 1888. at ten o'clock
in the forenoon of said day, at the office of the
County Judge, in the City of Manitowoc, in said
county. offer for sale, at public yendue the fol-
lowing described lands to-wit: The North East
quarter of the South West quarter, the North
Vest quarter of the South West quarter, the
North West quarter of the South East quarter,
the South West quarter of the North East quar-
ter and that portion of the South East quarter
of the North West quarter situated south of and
along the Manitowoc river containing about tweu-
ty acres of land all in section thrty-four in town
ship nineteen north of range twenty -one east, in
the county of Manitowoc and state of Wisconsin.
Terms of sale cash.
Dated at Manitowoc, the Eth day of August
A D.. 1873.
ANTON KAUTZA,
Executor of the estate of Frank Markee deceased
ochmltz q hlrwan Attys. SEPT
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bept cut in their wages and will go out
on a strike.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24

promise with a dollar bill. was a
bullionist, and insisted. upon silver
sixpence instead. that being the day Of
sixpenny pieces. Could I feel as rich to-
day as | did with that sixpence. I would
scorh 10 set foot on the ground-fioor OF
tne grandest enterprise that the aggre-
gate millionaires of the world could
devise.
JOHN HABBERTON.
Told BY the Brownie Man.
My earliest recollection OF any partic-
ular Christmas is Of one when L was
about seven years old 1t was Christmas
I've In Canada, and / was privileged to
accompany elder brothers TO CRANKY
village 10 see the illumination of a
church. The winter roads were so heavy
that we had to foot II. The spectacle
delight me, but alas. when II was over
the hour was late and home four miles
away. while to make matters worse a
driving snow-storm had settled in for
the night. Before half the return trip
was made. /. who had marched In front
going, now began 10 lag behind, and
halts were often necessary. At length
one OF my brothers suggested that I take
hold of his coat-tail and tighten the
labor OF my feet. This was done. and
the rest OF the way / trudged behind
handicapping him in no small degree as
we climbed the steep icy hills together.
reached home foot sore and weary,
but happy at having been allowed a
chance TO see the sight. and TO astonish
young members Of the family with
al account Of II.
PALMER cox.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24
The Honorable Mr.. I'VE.

My merry Christinases have grown
more merry with the flight OF years. and
the annual congress OF my own children
for as a child. | was a pioneer. I came
very near being the first white child born
In our region OF country. But the first
white child born in the state generally
attracts very little attention except al
Ola settlers meetings. so / waited a
year and gave another deserving boy a
chance.
Ny first Christmas was not 20 worry
tunliant. for remember that my mother
eriso We boys got up In the morning
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24

There had been no end OF Christmases Il
fun and plenty, but they made n0 special
impression on me. one year we heard
talk OF hard times-We didn't know ,xirf-
~ what II meant. but as the DAYS vent
by we got 10 understand that Kris kr.u-
gle wouldn't come down our chimney that
year And there were five OF as. Brother
who always wanted 10 know about things;
jim, who was practical and always found
out about things; Sister. / Was Sister;
Madge. who mOthered everything that
came near her from sick kittens t0 dlI
babies, and Baby. whose blue eyes Dad
never seen Christmas before. However
We had saved our pennies and ths day
came when we went 70 town to spend
them. We were "A funny l0t OF children.
living In an old southern house % long
ways from any nelghb0rs We hal "a
drcamland Of cur own ana lived There
not only in the night. hut duru8 tae
day. There was great consultation ah.ii
the presents. There was Mother and Mn-
my May. and "a little Dad, Who always
came 10 as at the Christmas umr. lHf
mother we got large bottle Of c.I.
which the shop man assured us was '.y
fine; for that we paid three ley.e g.
thirty-sX cents For Nanny Nay W
bought new kerchief warranted lo
stand washing. The FIRST one we e..
was just a levy, Le. twelve and a-fLf
cents. But We We're doubtful about ,alt
lasting. we took it back, paid ip-anl-l-
bit more, lie. six and a-Quarter cents. ana
got enc which We were assured w9iI
stand forever. Then the boys told mo o
drop In my mercy and they would bly
something for the visitor which would SURE
prise me too. Chrstmas-EVe, We Won
dered at the bard-heartYess Of Kris krin-
gle, but then We would forget that and
laugh over what we had 70 give. Early
next morning Nanny May shook me By
the shoulder, and said. Honey get up.
old Kris has Conner ] think we tell down
stairs. Four little figures I'm their night
gowns, and bare footed. But when we GOT
into the parlor. there was the most beau-
uful tree We had ever seen In our lives,
all lighted up, and with Mother and our
visitor. who was eighteen years oid.
standing near IL. Brother fcil down On
mis- knees. jim, and Sister. md Madse
Rugged each other, ana the Baby in Mann
my Mays arms just co0ei. MirNelo1s
fruit was on the tree. and n@rNrious
fruit had fallen from II. For the boys
there were mechanical toys, paintpoAes'
ard skates. and pocket-kniNes. for
Madge. there was a big doll IN real baby
clothes. and FOR me- just think OF H. there
was not only David -Opperneli, Dut every
one OF the books / loved ana Win pc
lures HON Il ever happened don't Nno"
20 this day. bur there were all our pfes-
cnts too. And laughed ana
hung my head when | saw mat
the present for our visitor was big aug
ar heart. on which. In pink letters was
writtea, ITO my sweetheart Af'ef We
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cut my fingers. But / still have a pre-
ference FOR a whlte-handled knife, even
now. after three score and ten years.
JASPER T.. CROPSEY.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24

One Christmas Eve before going 10 bed
hung up my little pair Of trousers IA
the chimney instead OF my stocking.
took the precaution CT fastening the ends
or the legs before doing So / thought the
pantaloons would hold more than the
stocking My delight Was great when
found Christmas morning in one OF the
legs little gun and sundry other things.
How delighted 1 was. / thought Santa
Claus had been so nice 10 me.
PAUL DU CHAILLrT
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The FIRST CHRISTMAS | REMEMBER
The EAST AND WEST, AND THE BLUE And GRAY, TO-
CETHER, IN A SYMPOSIUM OF SURPRISING INTEREST.

American Life Tell Their Memories Of
Chimney aleoe and Holly Stocking and Dear Old SantaJohnJ
ingalls, George Kennan Parkhu and Harriet Prescott
sponord, Nye Octave Thanet and Dozens Of Others
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24

The first Christmas / can remember AZ
all distinctly was that Of 1919. IN our new
home In what was then the little western
town or Milwaukee, and we were deem I'm
snow. i remember It because my most
Vaiued present was tip-top sled. low and
sharp' ana named Rough and Ready.
and ornamented with a capital nfot,,r,
General Zachary Taylor standing In e,,r
uniform with "Old Whitley" hanasornoi,,
caparisoned, looking over his maete-.,
shoulder. Not another boy In AN Wlscon.
sin had sled 10 match Il. and mar. T,
snow balling did We get, my sled and
In consequence. -
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or the Blooner Costume.

OF the BiOoincf Costume.
NV earliest recollection OF Christmas
carries me back seventy years. II IS the
night before Christmas. / see a large
room in which is a bed. trundle-bed and
a fireplace large enough 10 admit man
going up and down the chimney. I see
a little girl of five or six years in the
room with her mother. The child is robed
for bed but is dancing about. all excite
ment, I'm anticipation Of the pleasures Of
the coming day. She is watching the
hanging up of her stockings beside the
fireplace, conveniently for Santa Claus
10 place in them all sorts of imaginary
gifts when he comes down the chimney
The stockings properly placed, the
mother puts the little girl in the trundle-
bed and then after covering her up warm
and snug, with a GOODNIGHT kiss she
takes the candle and leaves the room
Feeling that she must lie "as still as a
mouse" and hardly daring TO breathe
lest Santa Claus should find her watching,
the child fixes her gaze upon the Fireplace
thinking 10 keep awake and see him come
down and I'LL her stockings. But alas.
for child's calculations While so watch
ing the god of sleep overpowers her. and
she saw not the fur-robed saint of an
good children when he visited her room
with roiseless tread. nor heard aught OF
the prancing reindeers and their tingling
bells on the roof.
Christmas-Day that followed is not as
wildly Impressed on my memory. OF
course II brought its usual delight In co.
irg through stockings. to see what SANTA
Claus had brought. and wishing every one
met Merry Christmas" for a penny
Further than this the doings of that
Christmass-Day have vanished from my
memory | know that seventy years AGO.
In Western New York there were rot so
many or SO valuable presents made as
now. and the gifts. so far as / know.
were only made to children, and were of
q simple and inexpensive kind. Such pro-
FUSION OF Christmas gifts, such overloaded
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\ famous Fuuuy Fellow.

n
ions you dream get SO mixed up with
the thoughts you had when you awoke.
or the things you did before you fell
asleep tradition and fact, experience
and narrative. are so cOmmingled i'm
mans recollecuons Of Christmas. that
sometimes i have an idea that my first
Christmas happened two or three hun
dred years ago. But the first one OF
which l have a distinct, vivid remem-
brance was printed on heart and brain
with a bitter disappointment ] was
about eight years old. My father was
a bOok-keeper in the good old time when
a day laborer worked twelve hours a
day, a farmer sixteen, a merchant eigh-
teen or twenty, a salesman as long
as he could keep awake, and a hook-keep-
er twenty-five except in busy seasons.
such as Christmas and when they were
taking account OF stock, when he sold
goods al the counter an day, posted the
books all night, and came home i'm the
morning only 10 get breakfast, and then
get locked for lost time If he wasn't
back at the store by half-past seven.
Well, that Christmas Eve, my father,
remembering that he had TO play Kris
kringle for his children, got away early,
about two o'clock in the morning / think,
I'm order 20 make his purchases. But the
little town o. pcOria had gone 10 bed
nobody up except a few other book
keepers. Uuhappily he kept books In a
dry-goods store which had no toy counter
Next morning all the children were up
bright and early shrieking Merry Christ
mas" and charging on the line Of hang
ing stockings. Christmas ran principally
to yarn Inittens and cOmforters that
morning. no books; no toys. And
appies. Kris Kringle filed Up with
apples, They were commoner than peb-
bles there We're barrels or them in the
cellar Applesl For Christmas /
wouldn't have eaten one, no, not II /
had been dead sure ii would nave kept
me out Of school for six weeks, l wouldn't
have eaten IL. After breakfast there
was an eXplanation-that, by the way,
was the death-blow to the Kris Kringie
highland we got our toys. But that
C'dn't count: that was after breakfast
and Christmas was more than half over.
That was a Christmas TO remember.
To this day. II / am on the streets late
at night, and see. through some lighted |
window. lonely bock-keep- |
er bending over journal and ledger, II |
makes my heart ache
ROBERT ]. BURDETTE.
The Author "f 4" liens Babies"
The first Christmas that l can remem-
Der found me in many-piilowed bed, |
where / was recovering from some juve- |
nile ailment, and receiving the condo
lences. congratulations and presents which /
admiring relatives brought in. The other \
children often looked on enviously, poor
things, and wished they too could be
sick; their wish was soon gratified for
the traded me their toys for my candies,
which l was not allowed TO eat: they ate
them all. with the usual consequences.
l. too, had some sorrows. in spite OF a
shower OF presents; an uncle who had
half promised 10 give me his immense
dog dropped in to CON-
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ants OF the Puritans. or those who were
governed by their customs
In my own family the day was al
ways celebrated as long as it's members
remained together, and now always go
fifteen hundred miles to be with my
grandchildren on this occasion.
WILLIAM T.. ADAMS
lOlfver Optfcl
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24

Ny earliest recollectlons OF that day
OF all days TO children" is that no notice
whatever was taken Of it. no stockings
were placed for the coming OF Santa
Claus on Christmas Eve. and no plum
pudding dinner celebrated the birthday
OF Christ. As you are aware the Pu-
ritans did not make merry at Christmas,
or even hold special prdyer-meetings 10
commemorate the occasion. and In this
respect their customs extended down TO
a period within the memory OF many peo-
pie now living In New England. | re-
member that once. while In my early
teens. while driving through the prin-
cipal streets Of Boston. II suddenly oc-
CURED TO me that the day was Christ
mas. but not a store was closed. and moth
ing indicated that II was the day OF
all days" even 10 children. The day was
celebrated by Episcopalians and Catho-
lies at that time. but not by the descend
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Americas LsndseaPe Painter.
was slim. yellow haired, half sickly
lad Of about seven years before any very
distinct recollection Of Christmas-tide in-
messed itself upon my mind.
The winter Of that year was intensely
cold STOW snow everywhere. real
genuine winter: none Of the modern irn-
provements on that healthy and eXhilarat-
ing season. that we have nowadays:
but one Of the good Old fashioned Kind
when the chimes Of the sleigh-hells Was
daily music and when that mighty King
winter. had assisted 20 the fullest extent
his sway Of frost and snow
II was all on Staten Island. not far
from Rossvllle The Old Homestead is
still remaining although it has passed
through many changes, and other owners
than my parents and grandfather. l re-
member the wide. rough. big fireplace,
and the cracking logs and the neiehbOrs
from "far and near who came 10 have
a good old Christmas cheer with capt
Jake" my father (whO. by the way, nine
ty-three years Of age. Is stu living, only
a stones throw from the old HOmesteadO
how the apples aud nuts and cider and
the "dOughnuts'' and "crullers' disap-
peared: and the smoke from their clay
pipes clouded and bedimmed the ancient
umDerS or the low ttlliNtfu TuoUl~-WltE
its clay floor, and wide, rough, stone flag
ged hearth. / remember how l was ca
joled and hustled off from my seat I'm the
chimney corner before | was half salts
fed with the coming OF the guests. and
the pleasure Of tie evening. But IL was
Christmas-E Eve; and sonny" as I was
called being my mothers favoritc). was
relocated 90 a cold garnet bedroom. but
not till his two stockings were hung up In
the chimney-cOrner. that Santa Claus
could find them, and not TN one OF the
things that impressed Itself upon his
youthful imagination, which was the IL
iustration and narration Of one OF the
highly respected maiden lady guests VINO
came through all the Snow banks In an
OK cart, with the Jingle OF pair OF COW
bells, and her description OF the diflculty
In getting In the cart. how she had 10
step up from the ground, and her ihustFa-
ton of the act By standing on the hoor
OF the dressing-room and raising her foot |
10 the top OF the old fashioned open Frank |
lin Stove. Then / remember how al the |
dawn of the next morning found a mis-
celIaneous assortment OF things In my |
stockings. and what pleased me most OF |
all was a white-handed. three-bladed |
knife, with which afterwards frequently |
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-12
BURNS is ON TRIAL
One Of the Mil Creek Burglars
Before a Juy.
Hls SiFE wtPr coplouslY


The trial a James Burns charged
xifh bargiarixing P.umb's stoFe At Mill
Crsex lass Jane. sas started IN Judge
A3zsts coalFt yesterday morning. Burns
sat thsoegh ms striking Of jury and
teasds Ain sat a soaaan Ia black. his
1ife Who sept necessarily and several
rafasF attractive locking women, COS %
akom. the xife a Daily his alleged pal.
narssd = small child burma father.
brother snd two yoGng men who APP
reared 10 BE- rs frieoas sat near by.
Assistant pr1secutors Ward and Rodg-
efs are attending 20 the peoples case
ani Corkett. Wessehus 4 Ewing are
defending Basns
"a opeciag the ease Dir. Wesselins
stated that he would prove an alabL
That Mr. Barns was IA Chicago the day
~ lie burglary snd vas measured Tor a
sglt q clothes - tailor % State street;
that he 2Dald produce the tailor and
tbs suit n clothes u necessary. Tho
witnesses s1ora ~ere n. ID. PiuHfb pro
pfletaF 81 the ouFg.aFixed store. herman
>etey. q conductor ca the North Park
Railroad. y. ii. Morse. who runs a stani
a. North Pa-4. and Joseph Thiel. who
runs q boiei near Plumb's mill.
Their evidence dld not difer mate
rally ffom tbs testimony given on the
preliminary hearing on the case 81 By-
aason and Daily. who are accused %
aiding In the robbery. IL viii be re-
nssmocred that the latter were arrested
~ their room On West fridge street ths
Gay following the robbery, and that
BGFps sas captured two days later.
y ben he arrived here from Chicago. ani
Helt 70 the room to look for bis ehzns
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-12

Sons- - Tho~e Who viii co Q,
Chattanooga October f6.

Among ti,o~e that NiH 20 % Chatta
rsofs ticteter i6 - ass.st la marking
she po-ifioes - the Michigan troops on
iae BETTE feics - Ais4ioa Ridge. Chat
tslnsa aud Ohie<amauga afe the fol-
letics
p feiSnar. lfan,l Rapids. Sergt
T. + Church. Howard City. Lseut +. a.
Game. Naltmsxoo lsiagit James ~
Whailon. lichtufg Sefzf = 8 Dwight.
-ll.4ialc. t4enefai farzhufst q the
Nlnih lsfsntsy, Capt A. A. Saith.
Isath infantry. , 81 k,nx. Three Eix
sfs Elcveuih infantry. Capt a. " Earl
S,ath Hereu. thirteenth infaafry,
fl-ut ChagIee Sears, Rockford.
lssBs FIRST Infantry CoL ~ ; Dean.
Ana Ari<r sni i,isuk L. a. Mead. 81
1shos rventy ..cnud infantry. Capt
Eisin Heyt tsfans Rapsi~ and ser
reaaf MciloTslL Detrpii. S>cuud cav.
ARK. <. l. Lsatheru. iire~sisvilie. Fourth
cas- Try. Lieut. Auxsst Barhman. D..
frcif sod Martin p lineii i'nion CITY.
farsfs A. fLsiomisi. Ira o. hs~li. Uaion
Ci4 Battery n. ansf Col y v fox.
& snd isari,lr. Michigan engineers
q - exp.ctc'i that twenty others
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