The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-04-28


The city council at the special meeting
on Friday last clearly Indicated what It's
final action will be with reference to va
eating the stubs of 18th and 18th streets
1t is in accord with the progressive ele-
ment of the city. 1t is not question of
ACCESSIBILITY but Of positive necessity, as
without these streets there Is not suffi-
Gent contiguous territory for the build
ing.
There are few who insist the streets
should not be gwen up. The city would
soon be become COW pasture if the ideas
paid IN one year by the elevator is more
than the value OF the streets which are
not IN use and never will be.
The city council takes final action on
the ordinance on Monday next. There is
no doubt that the ordinance will be pass
ed, and that work on the elevator will be
begun at once and pushed on vigorously
so as to be 10 readiness for the fall trade.
THE sheriff of Godsrich, Ontario, has
been in correspondence with Chief Pierce
of this city for some time in regard TO a
man named Gus SparlIng who was want
ed in Canada for arson. Sparllng was
an employe on the steamer Moore. Mr..
Pierce telegraphed that the Moore with
Spartlng aboard left here on the 9th for
Buffalo The sheriff was on hand on the
arrival Of the Moore and Sparkling was ar
rested. He has to meet two charges OF
arson and it is said two more will be
brought up. Sparkling was boarding at
Willert's when the house was partially
destroyed by fire.
A peculiar circumstance regarding
Sparkling is that at the fire at WIllert's
he was unusually active in assisting the
people to escape, and it was said at the
time that through his means many lives
we're saved. The number of cases of ar
son with which he is charged would 10
dictate, If they are true, that he has a
mania for fires. He was wheelsman on
the Moore though he gave 1t out that he
WIS second engineer, There are some
stories aflo8t that one OF the boarders at
Willert's bad insured bis clothes for $500.
The matter will now be fully Investigated.
MUSICALE.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Torrlson en-
tertained at the 0. Torrison homestead
last Thursday evening. The program
was most pleasing, and the guests enjoy
ed the efforts Of the artists to the fullest.
Mrs. Christine Nelson Dreier and Mr..
Eugene O. Skaaden of Chicago, and Prof.
KAISER of the Cit furnished the enter
tainment. Mrs. Dreier has a most pleas
ing voice; she sang without effort, and
showed great range and power. Her
rendition OF "The Silver Ring" by Cham
made was received most enthusiastically i.
MIR. SkaadeL's playing was highly sppre-
cisted. He seems perfect master of
the piano. Prof. Kaiser was at his best,
and charmed his hearers with several
finely rendered selections. The Mazurka
of WienlawskI was especially fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Torrison were assisted in
receiving by DR.. and Mrs. George Tori
son OF Chicago and Mr.. and Mrs. Gustav
H. Torrison OF ManItowoc. Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar 81. Torrison of Chicago, Mr..
and Mrs. j. E. Hamilton and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Hamilton OF Two Rivers we're
the out of-town guests. At the close of
the musical program refreshments we're
served in dining room and library. A
special orchestra IN the upper hall played
several selections.