The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-05-28
NOTES OF CITY AND TOWN FOLKS
Paragraph OF Minor Happenings of the Past Week
Personal Mention

Mr.. and Mrs. JOnn Moyer, VaSuiiS
ton street, city, daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs Gus Gilbert are rejoic-
hing over the birth of a daughter at their
home, North Tenth street.
DR.. E. R. Jacobs, who has been
seriously ill for four weeks, is improv-
ing in health and will be able to re-
sumo his practice in short time.
Mrs. Anna Landreth and children
have returned from a winters stay at
Pasadena, Cal, and will remain here
for the summer, returning to the coast
again next fall.
Capt. N. A. Knudson and wife and
First Lieut.. c. NJ Krumm and wife
were at Marinette Friday to attend the
dedication of the new armory OF the
militia company in that city.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Kruger, of Kell-
nersville, has been granted widows
pension of eight dollars per month by
the government The issue WAS under
date of May %.
Miss Winifred Richards. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Richards, is one of
the gradu ates Of Grafton Hall, Fond du
Lac, this year The exercises take
place in June, a class of four leaving
the school.
Invitations have been received by
relatives and friends here for the coming
marriage of Miss Mabel Thayer and IT.
win Schmitz, of Unity, Wis. Mr..
Schmitz is son of Fred Schmitz, for
merly of this city, and nephew OF Ed
ward and Louis Schmitz.
An increase Of 300 in the annual
salary of Postmaster Il. &. kress, OF
this city, has been announced from
Washington. This comes rs a result OF
a large increase in receipts Of the office
for the past year. The salary is now
$4,000 per annum.
Manitowoc owners offered a number
of animals at the Chicago horse sale
last week, J. H. Keith having disposed
of LaCressent and Miss Newman, the
two matinee favorites and George Coot-
way two Afrite colts. Emil Sixta also
offered and sold the horse which he has
owned for year past. All brought
good price.
Merchants of the city have agreed to
close their stor, at noon on Decoration
day, as has been customary in former
years, but owing to its being the Satur-
day before Pentecost stores will reopen
at six o'clock for the accommodation OF
customers.
Jim" Vollendorf, the erstwhile
southpaw of this city, who is being given
a trial by the Milwaukee Western
| league team, is not making n brilliant
record and may find his release in the
| near future Vollendorf's trouble seems
| to be his lack of control OF the ball
while in the box.
Ray Prick, a North Side lad, suffered
a slight injury Sunday by firing bull
let from a gun into his foot. Young
Prick volunteered to dispatch a rodent
that had been caught in a trap, but in
some manner the shot entered his foot.
| The services of a physician we're neces-
sarv, but the injury is not serious.
William Wilker, of the City of Two
| Rivers and not William Wilke, of Two
Rivers town, is the defendant in the
case opened i'll Municipal Court last
week, the charge being based on
statutory offense. The error was made
through the similarity of names and the
place of residence An adjournment of
the hearing has been had
Arrangements have been made for a
number Of Sunday excursions over the
Wisconsin Central lines from this city
during the summer. The first will be
run June ii to Oshkosh and June 81 the
Stationary Engineers of this city and
Two Rivers will have an excursion to
/ Waukesha No excursion on Sundays
will be run over the Chicago and North
western lines
Stephen Mcmahon, son of Clerk of
Court Mcmahon, will be one of the per-
formers in "Othello' which is to be
presented by students of the University
of Wisconsin at Madison next week.
Mr.. Mcmahon was honored by being
selected as class orator for the Com
mencement at the University and grad
yates with the class Of 1908 next month.
The Insurance Press, journal pub
lished in ths interests of life insurance,
is out for May and gives some interest
ing statistics. In the year 1902 the total
payments of life insurance companies to
beneficiaries of policy holders amounted
to $500, 100000 In the state of Wiscon-
sin the amount paid was "a, BAT, 1877 and
in M..nitowoc 1872, 416 was distributed
In 1901 the total payments amounted O