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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-10
ROSSMEISSL 6 SCHREITER.

A GOOD joke is told on Louis Schmitz
and Emil Seitz. Herman Kitzerow, the
Washington street blacksmith, also in
voluntarily took part in the proceedings.
The three together with some others
drove ont to the Rapids ON Sunday last
to spend Il day picnicking. Emil and
Louis turned their horses out in IA past
IRE on one side of which the river runs.
The horses enjoyed their freedom, bat
when the time came to hitch mp took a
little run and plunged into the river.
They stopped when in mid stream i'll
water deep enough to almost cover their
bodies All attempts to make them
bulge We're vain. Stones Were thrown at
them but the horses simply blinked and
kept on with their bath.
Kitzerow thought of a plan IN go
back several feet" he said and run
toward the river shouting The horses
will think will keep on until | reach
them and they will move.
He put his plan into execution, yelling
like an Indian charging on a village of
whites and intent upon taking scalps.
The bank is little high and Kitzerow
had SO much momentum when he reach
ed it that he could not stop, and tumbled
/ into the river The horses looked on
unconcernedly at Kitzerow laundering
in the water and INDUCED in a horse
laugh at his expense, it horses do such
things Louis Schmitz's patience was
exhausted He undressed, swan to the
horses and started them but i'll the
meantime a party of ladies arrived and
Louis had to remain under cover Of the
water until they departed leisurely, as
ladies do
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-10
SURROUNDING COUNTRY

George l.. Hagnor, treasurer of Deer
Creek, was arrested for embezzlement on
Thursday and lodged in Jail His bonds
men paid the amount embezzled, amount
/ ing to about $500
Miss Olive Roy of Fond du Lac was
run down by a switch engine on Satur-
day afternoon and instantly killed She
was crossing the tracks and leading IA
wheel from which she had dismounted
Chris Void farmer, blew his head
off with "A stick Of dynamite near Cum
berland, this state, on Thursday last He
put the dynamite in hole in the ground
held his head over it and touched off the
fuse. He was 30 years old and leaves IA
wife and four children.
George w. Fliege of Milwaukee com
mitted suicide on Saturday night because
he was owing $500 mostly to the firm for
which he worked. He left letter for
his brother explaining his reason for TAX
ing his life. The letter was quite affect
ing
The Northwestern Company paid its
taxes into the state treasury for the last
half of the year 1898 on Monday last.
The sum paid was 1924, 246 The Omaha
road, which is really Il Northwestern
line, paid its taxes at the same time, the
amount being 1863. 426
A peculiar accident occurred to a
young lady Of Madison on Saturday last.
An excursion train was speeding on the
track near which the lady was walking
when "A bottle of catsup was thrown ont.
! The bottle struck her on the head and
injured her quite seriously
The Lake Superior Iron Mine company
now employs 49, 900 men The greatest
number Of men employed by this com
the panic was $4,000 Two thousand
more men are needed. Mines will not
be able to complete their contracts UNI
less more laborers can be secured.
William Hansen wealthy farmer of
Fond du Lac county committed suicide
on Saturday evening last. He had been
at Fond du Lac and on reaching home
asked his wife to take holiday and 60
with him TO the funniest at Mayville.
She declined and asked that the young
folks be allowed to go. He went off with
the remark that she thought more of the
children than she did of him He took
horse and buggy, drove to the wood
near by and hanged himself from the
limb of tree. His body was found the
next dav
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-10
SPORTING MATTERS.

Fond du Lac won from Appleton last
Sunday, & to D.
Brillion defeated Chiffon on Sunday
last by score of % to g.
Kaukauna shut Green Bay out on Sun
day last by a score of 6 to 0.
Bert Schils started out last Sunday to
do some swiping, but toward the last he
was weak
Co. H. Of this city put Il team against
the Oshkosh company at Camp Arthur
on Monday last and won by score of
16 to g.
Oshkosh slaughtered Stevens Point on
Sunday last, the score standing 81 to 1.
There is some local interest here in the
game as Gerlach, Manitowoc's former
pitcher, was in the box for Stevens Point,
and Oshkosh got % hits off him and the
man who took his place.
The crowd was simply immense at the
base ball grounds on Sunday last. There
was hardly standing room while the
grand stand was so packed that There
| was hardly room for the foot of Mani.
| towoc lady A good game was expected
and a close contest
The Sheboygans had come on an ex.
| cursion steamer, one of the Crosby line
A large number from that city accom-
panied the team and made their presence
known at the grounds. But their voices
| failed them before the game was com
| pleted and they We're a sober crowd when
they quit the field.
The game was plentifully interspersed
with errors. Though not AZ numerous
on the side Of Manitowoc. two Of them
We're particularly costly There was
some excellent playing done, notably a
double play engineered by Thorval Tor
rison and played with Will Torrison
The play required speed and thought and
the prompt appearance of these qualities
was more pleasing to the crowd than the
result, though this was thankfully
ed
1t was a game Of Singing. The bat
| ting was terrific. Wolf had an off day
and was quite wild But there might
have been method in his madness as he
was slugged numerically when he was
steady The score at the close was s to
10 in favor Of Manitowoc. These figures
meant more TO the average Manitowoc
man than rs to do to silverite
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-10
THAT THROBBING HEADACHE

Would quickly leave you, ii you used
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Thousands
Of sufferers have proved their matchless
merit for Sick and Nervous Headaches
They make pure blood and brild up your
health, Only % cents. Money back if
not cured. Sold by Henry Hinrich's
Druggist. aug31
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-10
PERSONAL

Mr.. T. E. Torrison. was i'll st. Paul last
week.
George Waldo of Chicago spent Sun
day in the city.
Charles Schwab of Milwaukee was "A
the city few days this week.
Chairman Maertz of the county board
was in the city on Tuesday
Arthur Esslinger and son of Danvllle'
Ill. are visiting relatives here.
E. H. Hubbard, now of chicago spent
a few days in the city last week,
Miss Isabel McCabe of Milwaukee Is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Kelley
Mrs. Alter arrived home from her
visit to Buffalo on Thursday last.
Jake Vollrath of Sheboygan was visit
ing Ira Boyer of MisLicott last week.
DIR. Frank Mulholland of Milwaukee
is spending vacation with relatives N
the city.
Mrs ,oney of Escanaba who was visit
ing Mrs. Tim Kelley, left for her home
this week
Charles Nelson formerly of this city,
now of New York was in the city on
Sunday last
Miss Eta Solberg arrived in the city
on Monday last to remain here month
with friends
Peter Staudt, Supt. Metropolitan Life
ms. Co. of Chicago is greeting his nu-
merous friends here
Oscar Alter took 81 power to Luding-
ton last week He says business is eX-
tremely dull N that city.
Miss Nellie Fraser who has been visi-
ting her brother, Or. Fraser, returned to
her home in Canada last week.
Miss Ethel Stoker arrived last week
from Brooklyn and will make her home
with Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Stoker.
Misses Emma and Minnie Roeber leave
to-day for Sault Ste Marie where they
will spend few weeks visiting brother
Charles Bouril is spending vacation
in Mackinac This is the season OF va
cations for those of sedente-y employ
ment
Edwin Schuette returned this week
from his vacation spent in Michigan lake
ports where living is good end work
scarce.
Misses Matte Wilson, Florence Doty,
Eta Whittel aud Mr. Thomas WhitteI
of Edgerton are visiting in the city and
will remain couple of weeks.
Wenzel Urbanek the artist at Tori
sons store who as window decorator
need not fear competition with Chicago
experts, spent "a portion of last week ~
Chicago.
V. c. Truman of South Chicago was in
the city this week Though approaching
middle life. Mr.. Truman in appearance
and vigor continues to be one of the
young fellows 1t is now six years since
he was in the city and was called here
this time by the sickness Of his mother.
George Gibson returned on Saturday
last from visit to North Dakota. He
was in the famous Red River valley and
can now understand why the price of
wheat is apt to be low when there is no
failure of crops to keepit up. He thinks
this valley the finest grain growing sec
ton of the world
A REPORT was in circulation on Sun
day night that E. Sanville who lives on
north It'll street had shot and killed his
wife There was not particle of truth
in il. He came home last Sunday night
with jag on and finding some of his
children ont contrary to his wishes, pro
ceeded to do some loud talking. Some
of the children ran out and the outcry
was such that people thought there was
serious trouble. The story gained by
repetition until it took the form of a
murder The woman was doing her
homework next day as if nothing had
occurred
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-10

plation for some time the appointment
of public administrator Instances oc-
eur in which estates are not fully adj
ministered either through neglect or in
competency of the person appointed orig
iually, and it sometimes happens that
application is not made for minister
ing an estate because of absence of heirs.
All such cases fall to the new appointee,
Mr. Mulholland is well fitted for the
position as he is competent to draw any
ordinary legal paper, and for layman,
has a pretty thorough knowledge of pro-
cedure in such matters
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-10

CARL VENDORS, Il blacksmith, was
quite seriously hurt on Saturday last
while shoeing a horse in the blacksmith
shop of A. Rank The horse was rest
less on account of the annoyance Of flies
and was moving about to such an extent
as to annoy the horse and he struck
the animal which responded with vic
ious kick striking Wendorf squarely in
the forehead and featuring his skull
The unfortunate man was taken to his
home where an operation was performed
He is doing well.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-10

What's the matter, old man. Been
losing ON wheatY' mo, not that, forgot
to take Rocky Mountain Tea last night
Wife said Id be sick to-day f. G. Buer-
static. aug3l
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-10

RICHARDS 81 PR1NGLE'S Famous Geor-
gia Minstrels will play here at the Opera
House, Wednesday Aug. IA. Fifty col
ored performers in a programme of va
ried acts, vaudeville, minstrel farce com
edy and comic opera appear at every
performance and feast of fun and flow
of pleasure is guaranteed. This famous
firm of managers has been in this line of
amusement business over twenty-seven
years and know how to successfully cater
to the best patronage. Two big bands
appear in the street parade at 2:30 p. IN.
A troupe of Arabs and other features.
JOHN GALOTTA, a workman on the
Williams building, fell from the floor of
the second story clear to the basement
on Monday He was at work over the
basement stairway and he reached the
bottom. His head scraped against the
brick wall in his descent leaving hair on
it to mark his course. A few patches of
his scalp We're abraded and one of his
hands was bruised somewhat. Charles
Groffman took him to his drug store and
dressed his wounds. The man wanted
to go to work again at once but was in
duced To lay off for while. He is a
Polander and is about a. years old.
For SALE. Brick house and q lots
opposite the German Lutheran parson-
age. Enquire at Office of julius Lind
stedt If
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-10
RAHRS NOT STOCKHOLDERS.

Some of the depositors of the Shove
T mixing Company brought suit against
VIM Rahr's Sons claiming they were
stockholders III Shove's bank and de-
handing that they pay their stock liza
bility. Rahrs Sons denied they We're
| stockholders and in no sense liable. The
case was tried some time ago before
Judge Hastings at Green Bay and he
rendered his decision yesterday which is
that the Rah1s did not become stock
holders at the time the I. G. Shove Bank
ing Company was organized Max Rahr
had never signed the articles and had
objected to the whole proceedings. The
corporation could not be bound by the
signatures Of the two as ii was bust
ness outside of the purpose of the cor
poration. Besides. the two who had
signed. ON Max refusal announced their
purpose not to become members of the
| banking corporation never received any
stock and never took part i'll any pro
ceedngs connected with the bank The
amount for which it is claimed they Were
held liable was s., 800 This decision is
a very important one and settles one of
the Iexed questions connected with this
bank
| THE Two Rivers Gun Club is one of the
most active organizations of its kind il
/! The state. Its influence in the line of pro
tectinG game in the county has been ex
cellent. AT a meeting of the club recent
ly held, u resolution was adopted pledg
ing the members to aid the game warden
in enforcing the provisions of the game
law
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-01
Dia Not Understand Slang.

II had peculiar case in court the
other day." said police court lawyer.
IAN old Irishman named Callahan had
gotten into row with his landlord
about some repairs and refused to pay
his rent. The landlord was a fussy
little college professor, totally IMMERSED
In the ways Of the world, and he was
imprudent enough to send word that he
would have the family evicted and then
called to discuss it personally. He
emerged yelling murder and said that
he had frs met Mrs. Callahan, who
told him her husband would do him no
harm, upon the strength of which he
had waited for his return. When Cal
lahan came in he promptly gave the WIS.,
itor beating. The old Ir!shman and
his wife were both arrested and ap-
peared for the defense. The ugly fea-
ture Of the case was the alleged effort
of the woman to lure her caller into q
trap, but when put on the stand she
denied the landlords story in toto and
swore point blank she had warned him
that her husband proposed to punch
his head. Both parties seemed per-
fectly sincere in their statements and
l was somewhat puzzled. 1 finally de-
cided to cross-examine the ex-professor.
Now, repeat to u.s. said, exactly
what Mrs. Callahan told you in regard
to her husband
She assured me positively replied
the landlord, that he had no intention
whatever of molestlng me-
"But she didn't say it In those
words, l insisted. What want is her
exact language
"'Well, sir said the witness, begin
ming to get fustered, she gave me to
understand
"'Oh, never mind that interrupted
the judge; give us her own words
VERY well, sir! Very well, sirv ex-
claimed the little landlord, desperately.
She said: When Mike comes home he
won't do thing to youp"'
when the Judge got through laugh
ing he let the prisoners OF with a repri-
mand."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-01
Music Wards on ratieue.

A Philadelphia contractor, who has
recently returned from the Soudan,
tells of an interesting fact connected
with the building by the English of the
new military railroad In that region.
With every gang of forty or fifty men
are assigned two harpers and flute
player. Music Il furnished almost con-
tinuously, and SO long as the musicians
play the nearly all negroes
do not seem to feel the fatigue, and
their movements are conformed as
nearly as possible to the time of the
music. AS n general thing the players
get tired before the workmen do. To a
white man the melody produced by
these cheerers of labor would not be
inspiring, for 1t is peculiarly plalntiye.
The Africans, however, find the music
a great Inspiration, and work with
cheerfulness and dispatch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-01
Setting out strawberrie,.

SGSthnR OuG SIfaWDeff1G9S
By many October Is regarded as the
best month to set out strawberries,
especially in the middle and southern
portions Of the cotton belt. 1t Is a
hardy plant and will make considerable
growth between this and Christmas.
Select plants from this years runners;
never set out an old plant; an old plant
is easily recognized by having more
or less dark roots, while those of young
plants are yellow. The land should
have been thoroughly prepared and
highly MANFRED, with well rottcd COW
manure or with ground bone and kainit,
or with ashes in place of kainit If ashes
can be had, Lay OF drills feet
apart and set plants 10 to 10 inches
apart in drills. Trim off most of the
leaves and shorten the roots some, if
very long. Puddle roots IN mixture OF
clay and water; spread out in furrow,
cover with little dirt and press firmly
on them. then fill burrows SO that
crowns of plants will be a level with
general surface or shade below 1t;
never set SO deep that the crown or
bud shall be covered with dirt.-South,
ern Cultivator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-01
PREACHING ana Prac,,oin ?

The Boston Transcript tells school
story which enforces the lesson that
preaching is of little use without prac-
ticing. In school in Boston not far
above the primary grade, the teacher
was one day reading story the sub
ject Of which was borrowing. She sup
plemented the reading with some re-
marks Of her own, which she closed
with this parting admonitlon:
Above all things, children, when Won
have occasion to borrow, never forget
to return the borrowed article. Do not
put the person who was kind enough to
accommodate you to the trouble of
sending for It,"
While she was still speaking, knock
was heard at the door.
Come in" said the teacher, as soon
as she had finished her sentence. A
pupil from another department entered.
and stood waiting.
well, what is it. pleaseY' said the
teacher.
Miss Blank says" the visitor called
out, in voice loud enough to be heard
all over the room, will you be kind
enough to send back her blotting-pad
which you borrowed the other day!'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-01
FAMOUS NEWSPAPER SCOOPS.
rhe Resrial of Dreyfu. and the Repeal

The Retrial of Dreyfus and the Repeal
OF the Corn Laws.
One Of the most potent factors in
bringing about the present retrial Of
Capt. Dreyfus at Rennes was the star
ting publication of all the evidence
given before the Court de Cessation by
LIE Figaro. According to newspaper
parlance this was scoop" Of the first
magnitude, and well worth that per-
functory fine which was levied upon
the publishers Of the Figaro for their
so-called indiscretion. How the news
leaked out in this case has not as yet
been divulged. Sooner or later the Sc
cret Is bound to become known within
French newspaper circles, just as sim
Har English and American achieve
ments have become the common prop
erty of the editorial profession.
One of the most famous English
scoops" is that which Is supposed to
have furnished George Meredith with
the plot for his Diana of the Cross
ways" In 1916, when all the agitation
was going on over the corn laws, Sir
AsooShe vi, tlcu prime IuIul6UGT, OG-
clared that he would stand fast by
them. Yet at the beginning Of Decem-
Der Of that year the Times created q
sensation by declaring that the Govern
ment was about to bring in bill for
their repeal. Everybody was astound-
ed, and the feeling generally was that
the Times had been had" Yet the &C
curacy Of the report was very soon es-
tablished, and then the question arose
as how the Times had found out.
Few people ever knew. The night
before the Times made It's announce
ment cabinet council was held, and 1t
was then actually decided to take the
momentous step. When the members
Of the Government separated one of
them, Mr.. Sidney Herbert, went to dine
with Mrs. Norton, lady we'll known
in society. The combination of q good
dinner, excellent wine, and feminine
beauty resulted In Mr.. Herbert indis-
creetly letting the secret slip from his
lips. His companion made no remark.
but as soon as opportunity afforded she
got In her carriage and drove to the
Times Office with the news. Five hum
dred pounds was the price demanded,
and 1t was paid.-Collier's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-01
Brief state Happenings.

The potato crop is reported, as excep-
tionally good this year.
The national and State banks Of Iowa
now hold about $77,O00,00O.
The new Catholic church in Carroll
township Is almost completed.
The dairy owners around Waterloo
have organized for mutual benefit.
A postofiice has been established at
Esan, with ]. Egan as postmaster.
The laying Of track has commenced on
the new road bed Of the Burlington at
Fairfield.
Twelve button cutters at Muscatine
have organized and commenced a union
button factory.
The livery barn of r. Ressler at Lohr-
vile was destroyed by fire and eleven
horses persisted in the flames.
Two Eastern Capitalists are in Du-
buque with view to purchasing and
developing the lead mines there.
Rev. Jacob Faith, for seventeen years
pastor Of the German Congregational
Church at Muscatine, has resigned.
Mt. Vernon claims that in the past
dences have been bnilt IN that town Aes
=,
nioouhounus afe on .ne track OF the
1 np as., wHo started 1he hre on the
which he lost his house, barn, cattle
sheds, etc.
Charles Garrison of Chapman, Neb.,
was perhaps fatally wounded at Council
Bluffs. His revolver dropped from his
pocket and was discharged. the bullet en-
tering his right hip.
wb;,a Hor,v Sbo.,rnd a, i, -,
bov If Fort Hodge was chnnn;ns ear . Wv, Wv
the M strnck = charge NJ dynap;te : h. s'
inc tha thnmh Of one hand off ~ u't Nv
dynamite got there is a mystery W
Tba ,otast so,,oo, oans,s - ~.
Count shows nm ;ncraase ~. w.. X
~ on, nmn JMA 1 ase oyer 'ast year
E; ra p a. pst.rson a.s.ror., ~. ~,
ho ~ o,J q rnmnte es', a.s the .ne hvery
and and al tho vebicla. o ana anu roar horses
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-01
The Only Thing Left.

A grandfather, well known in the
British House Of Commons. was chat
ting amicably with his little grand
daughter, who was snugly ensconced
on his knee. what makes your hair
50 white, grandpa?" the little miss
queried. II am very old, my dear; l was
In the ark" replied his lordship, with
a painful disregard Of the truth. "Oh,
are you Noah 2" No. . Are you Shem,
then?" mo. am not Shem." "Are you
Ham?" NO" 'sThen,' said the little
one, who was fast nearing the limit of
her biblical knowledge, you must be
Japhet-" A negative reply was given
to this query also, for the old gentle
man inwardly wondered what the out
come would be. But, grandpa, II you
are not Noah, or Shem. or Ham, OF
Japhet, you must be beast"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-01
Null,fie. Iowa Law.

An important decision handed down by
the Iowa Supreme Court in the case Of
Maine against the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy road, brought on rehearing
to test the constitutionality of the Tenn
pie amendment passed by the last Cen
eral Assembly, providing that the con
tract between the employe of any rail-
road and an insurance relief department
maintained by the road shall not consti-
tute bar to proceedings which may he
instituted against the road for damages.
The court reaffirms its former decision
and holds that such contract is bar
to suits for further damages. The Tenn
pie amendment was an issue in the plat
form Of three political parties two years
ago, all of whom indorse it, but the Su-
preme Court now knocks it out.