The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-08-15

had been attending the convention of
the Undertakers Association.
Mr. VIM. J. Tills of kossuth was in
the city Friday and made the PILOT
Office call. He contemplates going to
Nc Henry, Mimi, in short time.
Mr.. Frank Hoffman returned home
Saturday night after spending "a week
at ST. Paul. He was a delegate from
the local branch of the Catholic order of
Foresters
The Kelley picnic will take place next
Sunday at Ravine Park This is an
annual affair when friends and relatives
come from Milwaukee, Chicago and the
neighboring places.
Fred Heideman fireman on the tug
Arctic for several years, passed exami-
nation recently for a marine engineer.
He has been appointed second engineer
on the steamer Sheboygan.
Henry Wernecke of the firm of Verne
cke & Schmitz gave talk on "ventila,
| tion of school buildings" at the teachers
institute Tuesday afternoon. 1t is said
the address was interesting and instruc-
| tive.
Rev. Joseph Geiser of Two Rivers,
who accompanied Bishop Fox and Rev.
Peil on their European trip, arrived in
Two Rivers last Thursday evening. He
was given a reception on his return
home.
Prof. and Mrs. Richardson left for
Sharon, Wis, Sunday. Mr. Richardson
has secured the principalship of the
Sharon public schools. He was assistant
principal of the South Side high school
here.
The first annual assembly of the Man
itowoc chautauqua opened last Friday.
The assembly bids fair to be IA successful
one. The sale of season tickets is quite
large. The program contains many ex.
cellent features.
Osman seems to be enjoying boom
in the transferring of real estate at the
present time Osmanites would very
gladly welcome good practical black.
smith, and to the right party offer some
very liberal inducement W. Z.
In the game of baseball played last
Sunday the team of this city was beaten
in handy fashion by the Milwaukee
team. The score follows.
Manitowoc 0 o 0 | 90 %
Milwaukee 1 1 90 101 60
Nothing was done at the council meet
ing Monday night regarding the ques,
tion in dispute between the city and the
Dredge Co. The company asked for and
was granted more time to decide wheth.
er it would blast the hardpan or not
The editorial in last weeks PILOT on
the labor question, clipped from the
Louisville Courier Journal, drew fort h
slrr from the editor of the Manitowoc
Tribune. Now, sonny, don't you bother
about the policy or the ownership of the
PILOT. The fact is, the PILOT editor
has half notion to take up the numer-
Gus chattel mortgages which hang over
the Tribune, and close mp the foul nest
and thereby scatter the bunch of discont.
ented vilifiers who run the Tribune.
Miss Hattie Goedjen and Miss Julia
Mattek, the two Manitowoc girls who
escaped in the terrible disaster on the
Pacific ocean, are home Miss Goedjen
arrived last Thursday afternoon and
Miss Mattek on Friday evening, she hay
ing stopped over in Milwaukee for visit
with friends. Each was met at the
depot by party of relatives and friends
who gave them joyous and sincere
welcome.
Four proposed amendments to the
constitution will be submitted to vote
in the next general election rs a result
of the action Of the legislative session
just closed and of the 1908 session. Three
of the amendments are of importance
relating to state income tax, state aid
for roads and suffrage The inc tax
amendment provides for graduated
tax which will be uniform. if adopted
The one amendment will provide that
the state can appropriate funds at any
time for building or improvement of
highways. IL the third amendment is
adopted none but fully naturalized
foreigners can vote after 1912 in Wis
consin. The fourth amendment Is Of
minor importance and extends the time
which the governor has to sign or veto
bills
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