The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-05-24
TERSE TOWN TALES.

Injured on Railroad Several section
hands who are employed ON the North
western railway were travelling by a hand
car a few days ago. While nearing the
Branch, the men discovered an approach
ing freight train, and disaster seemed
imminent. Quicker than it takes to tell
the men leaped from the car and all but
Michael Mitnacht escaped uninjured.
Mitnacht in leaping from the car, twist
ed his ankle, breaking it. He was taken
to Holy Family Hospital where his
broken limb was bandaged up. He is
recovering.
To Catholic Benevolent Societies
Next month the German Catholic Bene-
VIOLENT Societies will meet in Fond du
Lac, in state convention. This city will
send delegation from the Catholic
Knights of America, Catholic Forresters
and ST. Bonifaces' society. 1t is expect
ed that the state convention will be one of
the most largely attended in the history of
the organization, and thorough prepara-
tions have been made by the city of
Fond du Lac to properly entertain its
guests. 1.-THE city band will accompany
the local delegation.
To Seat Delegates The Manitowoc
Seating company is keeping its plant
busy filling an order for 5000 chairs fol-
the new Democratic convention hall at
Kansas City. With the facilities the
Seating company has, it will be an easy
matter to dispose of SO large an order.
Robert M. La Toilette Robert M.
La Toilette of Madison, well known
throughout the state as one of the best
Shakespearean readers in the state has
been secured by Prof. Evans, principal
of the high school to give a reading from
Hamlet Friday in the Opera house. 1t
is said that Mr.. La Follettes interpreta-
ton of this masterpiece of dramatic
poesy, is exceedingly realistic; that he
Ciib'lo lllto Viz slllil Va iiit Cllftl dIutl
and portrays them both in gesticulation
facial movements and intonation and
meditation of the vocal organ. Mr.. La
Toilette is well worth listening to as q
Shakespearean interpreter.
Gas Main Contracts Gas En-
CINE Co., cf Chicago has secured the con
tract for laying the gas mains on Eighth
and Commercial streets and the work
will be commenced as soon as possible.
The Chicago firm We're the lowest bid
ders. T. w. Gray of this city, was the
next lowest bidder and j. H. Phalen and
H. Larsen followed. The putting in of
gas mains will be decided advance
ment to this city
New Postal District H.
G. Kress has announced the following
Encouragement of the postal service in
the city of Manitowoc: Carrier No. l.,
Fred Rockhoff, will have that section on
the South side of the river from the lake
to Ninth street and above Marshal street
to Tenth street. Carrier No 2, Elton C.
Gibson, will carry ON the North side,
from the lake to Eighth street Carrier
No. B, Richard Rudolph, will have the
South side from Ninth street to Fifteenth
street. Carrier No 4, Otto Hagen, will
be on the North side ana will have all
that territory west of Eighth street, and
will take in that portion CT the city about
the fair grounds. Carrier No. s. Will
liam Dusold, will be mounted and besides
delivering in that part of the city west
of Fifteenth street and IN the Seventh
ward of the city, will make all collec-
tions of mail
After July 1 there will be special de-
livery at . p. M. confined to the business
section.