The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-12-07

WILLIAM ZILLMAN of the village of
Rockville Schleswig, has disposed of his
interests there and has taken up his resi-
dence ia Manitowoc Mr.. Zillman has
been one of the most successful business
men of the county.
IT IS said to be extremely doubtful
that the Milwaukee County Board will
order an election called to vote $500, 900
aid to the railway project known as the
Southwestern. Milwaukee is nov pin
ming it's faith to the Wisconsin Central.
VIM. LOHRFELD of Centerville who
was allowed TO keep child cared FOR in
his family, though the father sued to re-
cover the child, must now make his claim
good before the supreme court as the
father has appealed from Judge Kir-
vans decision.
THE month of November just past is
er bureau. Hicks, the weather prophet,
promised good weather up to the 18th
of November, but after that, something
of the worst kind ever experienced i'll
November Even he is fallible, it APP
pears.
COUNTY CLERK LANDER is pretty
busy man these days Following SEES
sion of the County Board is the tran
scribing the minutes, a big task in itself.
Then the making out of orders and de-
hvering them The clerk is held re-
sponsible by many for a reduction in
their bills when reductions are made.
THE Fair given by the ladies of the
Norwegian Lutheran church at the
Dempsey building on Friday evening
, last was a most pronounced success,
both in IA financial seiise and in the char
acter of entertainment furnished the
guests. The ladies showed excellent
Judgment and superior taste in the ar
rangement
MANITOWOC rs usual Jared well in the
treatment it received from the first cold
wave of the winter. Though two inches
of snow fell in Milwaukee on Sunday
night, ours was not much more than a
sprinkle. On Monday it was II degrees
below zero in South Dakota. 1t was IL
above here. The cold wave was not a
bad one, but coming after such beauti-
full weather it appeared so,
THE Branch of the Catholic Knights
of Wisconsin elected the following Off
GERS ut a meeting held on Sunday last:
President, VIM. Murphy; President
August Dusold; Secretary, VIM. Willing
er; Treasurer, Peter Miller; Marshal, j.
c. Willinger; Flag Bearer, Philip Helm;
Trustee for three years, Stephen Bertler.
Peter Miller was elected delegate TO the
state convention to be held at La Crosse.
GEORGE FRICKE of this city died on
Saturday morning last. A few days
previously he sustained some injury by
the caving in of clay bank, but it was
thought nothing serious would result
He was doing quite well but suddenly
fell into an unconscious state and re-
manned SO until death came.
He was born in 1912 in Germany, but
has long been a resident of the city
where he owned and operated a brick
yard.
| THE conveyor was set at work on Sat
urday last, in ELEVATOR b. This carries
the grain from the elevator to the ware
house. 1t consists of wide band made
of rubber which runs on rollers and at
tains a high rate of speed. 1t is an in
teresting sight TO see this river of grain
rushing on with the speed Of a race horse
that it is liquid. There are two con-
veyors, one to bring the grain to the
warehouse and second to return it to
the elevator.
GREEN BAY did not put in an appear
ance on Thursday last and SO there was
no game of football. The managers made
the mistake of not announcing the fail
ure of Green Bay to keep its engagement
and tickets were sold as though the game
was to proceed. 4 scrub eleven was
picked up and the crowd was treated to
rather an inferior exhibition of foot ball.
A mistake was made by the boys in not
announcing at the gate the real condition
of affairs. People would have gone in
anyway and paid the fee and the pro-
ceeding would have no faint of deception.