The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-04-20
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THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1899.
Personal.

city on Sunday last
T. E. Torrison was in Chicago a por
ton Of last week and returned on Sun
day
Mr. and Mrs E. S Schmitz arrived
home on Wednesday last from their
marriage tour.
J.JJ Schneider who is travelling for a
Sheboygan factory spent few days at
home this week
Mr.. and Mrs Carl Zander, who spent
the wiz ser at Golden, Colorado, viii soon
Leave fer California
Reinhart Rahr left this morning for
New York where he will spend some
DAYS in transacting business.
Judge Perkins Of Fond du Lac was III
the city last week having come to see his
son-in-law, Henry Gerpheide,
Charles Rowienkamp of Oshkosh spent
Sunday in the city Mr.. Rowienkamp
has built up fine business from that CITY,
Charles Budweiser was in the city on
Friday. Mr.. Budweiseris thoroughly
reliable man who always meets his obj
cations promptly.
John Schreihardt, John Franz and
Fred Gerpheide Of this city We're guests
from this city of the Jefferson Club at
the banquet on Thursday last
Charles Brey with his family has NOV
ed to Ahnapee, he having secured EN-
plovment with the Pea Canning com
pany there. There seems to be DIT OF
an exodus from Manitowoc.
Frank Kaufman Of Two Rivers was III
the city on Tuesday. He says there are
number of ducks i'll the nelghborhood
of Two Rivers which would nest there III
allowed to do so undisturbed
J. M. Whitman, Gen. Manager OF the
C. & n. w. Sherborn Sanborn, Genl
Supt., J. E. Blunt Chief Engineer, {.
H. Hartley Division Supt., and ID,
Rounsvell, Division Engineer We're III the
CITY on Tuesday. They looked over the
docks. made tour Of the belt line and
inspected things generally. Their visit
had no special significance.
HENRY HINRICHS is making extensive
improvements on his residence.
w. H. KILLEN put in an application
for a franchise for a gas plant on Mon
day last.
JOHN EGAN feels happy over the fact
he receives letters from old customers
telling him they are reserving orders for
him.
DIR. AND MRS. HENRY and Mrs.
Clarence Hill gave party at the resi-
dence of the former on Tuesday evening.
There were large number OF invited
guests present
THE CONCERT given on Saturday last
at the Turner Opera House was most
ENJOYABLE affair. Max Bendix is pro-
nounced the most skilled violinist that
has visited the city
THE Wilson Transportation company
will run here from Buffalo this season.
1t will use the Spokane Olympia and
Tower the boats used the past few years
by the Great Lakes Steamship company,
FRED HASELASS rented bicycle from
Frank Sladek last November and failed
to return it. He was arrested this week
and was fined S25 and costs by Judge
Cratic, the whole thing amounting to
$32 30
THE masons and plasterers of the city
are out for higher prices and it is said,
threaten to boycott. The latter 1t is
hoped is not true. The boycott is a
dangerous weapon to use and no man OF
business grit would submit to it.
MAYOR RAHR is in receipt of a letter
from the Wisconsin Chair company at
Port Washington, stating that if moth
ing definite is settled with the people
of Port Washington by Friday, negotia-
ito Is with Manitowoc will be resumed
A mortgage of $1,000, 600 has been
placed upon the property of the Ameri-
can School Furniture company. AS the
Manitowoc Seating company belongs to
this concern, since the recent sale, the
mortgage has been recorded in the of
lie of the register of deeds here.
A COMMITTEE appointed by the city
council to visit Racine, Milwaukee and
other cities to get the latest ideas on
paving, left on their labors yesterday
morning The committe consists of
Mayor Rahr, Engineer PITT and Alder
mon Torrison, Blesch and Levenhagen.
JOHN AND SAM FENNEL, of Coopers-
town, have purchased Pierre Burts farm
in Gibson. The farm consists of 40
acres. The purchase price was So, 500.
This is one of the finest farms in the
county The soil is rich and has always
beeen well cared for. The two young
men who purchased are Industrious