The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-03-15

no means lnconslderable. ms ~ u slSI
of prosperity on which there is no dis
count. The high price of material pre-
vents still greater levevelopment in thus
line
THE FIRE insurance agents OF the city
are having d cat and parrot time OK Il
these DAYS. The Northwestern National
threw in a bomb some time ago which
proved bit demoralizing to trust pro-
ceedings and.now some OF the agents are
doing some slashing and are going to be
disciplined.
THE Board of Trustees and the Super
intendent Of the Brown County Asylum
were in the city on Monday to inspect
the asylum at this place. The Manito-
voc County Asylum has quite reputa-
ton throughout the state and the visit
ors from Green Bay were highly pleased
with what they saw.
REAL ESTATE is too high in Manito'
woo, that is the real estate in business
sections and the more desirable locations
for residences There are but few sales
made for this reason and building Is
checked A judicious system Of assess
ing would aid greatly in mending mat
tiers in this particular.
THE Saturday edition of the Evening
Wisconsin had cut of the Manitowoc
harbor above Main street bridge show
ing the elevators 1t was good picture
and the writeup accompanying 1t was
also good though somewhat brief Mani
towoc is attracting great deal OF atten-
ton from many quarters. Ii 1t could
only attract little capital great point
would be gained.
LOCAL politics is very quiet in the city
though the spring election Is not far on.
1t may be the quiet preceding a storm,
though not much excitement Is looked
for on local matters. Indeed, thus far,
there is but little interest even in the ma
tional election The work of the nation
al conventions can be forecast with GER
tainty and the prospect OF listless cam
paign appears likewise certain. People
are tired of politics
THE farmer who plans is the one who
succeeds these days On Sunday last
Will Rahr went to Maple Grove to Sc
cure 40 foot piles He asked Thorn
as Watt to get them ont for him. Mr.
Watt said you shall have them by
Thursday. Tomorrow Wen cut them,
on Tuesday we shall take them out and
on Wednesday we shall bring them to
Manitowoc Aud he executed what he
planned and just as he planned it
THE local agents Of fire insurance com
panies have paid the following sums in
TO the city treasury; Franz, Schmitz d
Co, &153.1S, A. j. Endress, Sl42,ol,
Markham d Markham 1888, {. 6.
Ertz, $62 81, Julius Lindstedt, $50. "a G.
DAIMLER, $2S 81, c. j. Moses, $2S,35, A.
}. Syacina, $2I24, H. Falge, $2iOS G.
II. Paulus, S22.9? j. =. Nolan, Sl6S6,
II. f. Hubbard $l3,7I G. S. Canright,
S.. ", Gerhardt Meyer A.74 Carl Han
sen, 50 so.
SOLOMON HUEBNER, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Huebner of the town Of Mani
towoc il gaining considerable reputation
~ DICTATOR at the State University. Last
week he participated in society debate
and the side he represented won.
Mr. Huebner was the youngest by four
years of any participating in the debate
He has been chosen AZ one of the deba-
tiers of the society for next year. He is
making u splendid record in his studies
at the University. His father went to
Madison to be present at the debate.
MICHAEL MULLINS of Maple Grove
had Henry and William Seigler arrested
for assault and battery. VIM. Siegler
sought Mullins out to make him account
for some uncomplimentary reference he
had made regarding Williams brother
Henry. Words led to blows and William
was getting the worst Of it when Henry
appeared on the scene with shovel with
which he struck Mullins on the head in
nicting painful scalp wound Judge
Cratic fined Henry Sl5 and William s.,
which with the costs made an aggregate
of 1903 IS
THE social democrats have secured u
sufficient number of signatures to the
petition against granting gas franchise
to make certain it will be submitted to
Il vote of the people That means de
feat OF the ordinance now before the
council ~ the projectors are so inditfer-
ent about ita passage thnt they wouldn't
solicit vote IL IL said special cleo
ton will be necessary ~ the matter can
not be acted upon at n regular election.
To save expenseit would be wise to drop
the entire thing letting the city pay the
expense of publication Of the proposed