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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-02-04
NEWS FROM COUNTY
Notes From Niles.

About twenty young folks planned
surprise on the Swensens' last week
Monday and all spent very enjoyable
evening.
Ted Huntley returned from Mantle
voc last week where he had been serv-
ing as a jurist.
Miss Mamie Schwab left for Milwau'
kee Monday.
Mr.. Olean Swensen is home on a visit
from Chicago.
A large crowd of young people helped
Freddy Damn to celebrate his birthday
last Thursday. Refreshments were
served and all had jolly time.
Walter Head went to Milwaukee on
business Monday.
On account of the storm and bad roads
we had to wait for our mail from Thurs
day of last week till Monday.
A baby girl arrived TO brighten the
home of Richard Bratz Friday last.
Miss Frances Nc Carthy teacher in
district No. ?, Liberty, was visiting
friends and relatives here.
Wells Tyler was at Manitowoc last
week Wednesday.
Mrs. Jesse Johnson was visiting her
sister at Manitowoc.
A surprise party was given Mrs Wal
ter Head this week in honor of her birth
day.
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ANNOUNCEMENT.

hereby respectfully announce to my
friends and all citizens that | will again
be candidate for city treasurer, on the
Republican ticket ut the coming cleo
ton.
Should | be elected to the office, |
assure the citizens that | am fully a
ware of the importance of the position
and the duties So conferred upon me- and
| shall endeavor and regard it to be my
sacred duty to merit their confidence.
Soliciting the valuable support of all
voters, | thank them in advance for
whatsoever they may do for me-
Respectfully Yours,
81 HENRY FRANKIE.
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Pulling Canadian Time.

A traveller at the Union depot re.
Gently was looking up some Canadian
connections.
You connect with a train leaving
at 1920 o'clock and arriving at your
destination at 22:10," o. +. Barbre,
the information dispenser, said.
What in thunder are you talking
about" the traveller demanded
Then Barbre had to explain that
several of the Canadian railroads use
the 24-hour system of time, using
clocks with figures beginning at mid
night and counting the hours straight
through to midnight again. The train
the traveller desired to take left his
connecting station at 1920 o'clock in
the afternoon and arrived at the des-
tination at 10: 10 o'clock that night.
Kansas City Star.
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DUSTS TIE TOMB OF NAPOLEON.
Old Soldier Thus Derives Title Of
Orderly to Emperor.

The manager of Paris insurance
company was decorated with the
Legion of Honor a few days ago, and
the clerks in the employ of the COM
pany presented him a piece of plate,
to which their visiting cards were at
tached.
Looking over these, he was puzzled
by the visiting card of the Office
boy" an old soldier from the Inval-
ides, who was employed to open the
office doors from nine to four. Under
the mans name was the title: The
Emperor's Orderly
He sent for the old soldier, who
stumped in and saluted.
"Of what emperor are you the or
derby, and how" he asked. The old
lnvalide drew himself up to attention.
Il am the orderly to the emperor"
he said. Napoleon, la petit caporal."
But he is dead"
He has been dead for some time"
answered the soldier. Il dust his tomb
for him.
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Mr.. J. B. Laun and A. w. Dassler
snent Monday last at Milwaukee.

Mr.. J. B. Laun and A. w. Dasslel
spent Monday last at Milwaukee.
Mr.. Phillip Mueller was a caller a,
Manitowoc, Monday.
Mr.. Clemens Mertens, student al
Sheboygan, visited with bis parents
Saturday and Sunday.
Several of the farmers in this vicinity
have formed an Agricultural q Breeders
association, putting in practice the
principles advocated at the Farmers H.
stitute. Their progress up to the present
time has certainly been very good.
Miss Carmen Guetzloe gave up her
studies at Lawrence University at APP
pleton and is now at home with her
parents.
A big time is expected at the masquer-
ade at Becker's hall Feb. 18th, given by
the Royal Neighbors.
Thirty.two young people were the
guests of DR.. M. Goeres last Friday
evening. Everybody enjoyed the affair
to the utmost
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Notes From kellnersyiIle.

Mr.. Chas. w Muench, who has been
on the sick list Cor the past two weeks il
slowly recovering.
Mr. Matthias Ourada who sold hi
farm recently purchased a house and
lot from NJ Kellner Il Sons. Consider
alton, $1,000
The great Pacourek show held at the
Kellnersville Opera House last Monday
was not well attended Oh account of thu
weather
Mr.. Weuzel kubsh has been on the
sick list for the past week.
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CELEBRATION OF The
LINCOLN CENTENARY

Public Celebration and Commenor..
ton OF the Tooth Anniversary of the
birth of Abraham Lincoln.
Under the auspices of The Grand
Army of the Republic German Krieger
Verein and Spanish American War
Veterans
Time: February 10, 1909. SPIN
Place; Turner Opera House.
To be fitting and patriotic observance
OF this important historic event, to
which the public in general are hereby
specially invited All patriotic and
other societies are urged to be present
No admission will be charged. The
Joint committees take this means of
earnestly requesting the principals and
teachers OF various public and parochial
schools throughout the city and county
to arrange for recognition of the day
with appropriate and special exercises
by the pupils on the afternoon of Febru
airy 18th or during that week at the diff
ferent school houses q. A. r. Post of
Two Rivers and German Veterans of
Two Rivers will also attend. Company
h, Wisconsin National Guard, will at.
tend in body.
PROGRAM.
Music-Selected Marine Rand
Opening Address Mayor C. A. Croft
man, President Of the Day.
Invocation Rev O. c. johnson
Music Selected Concordia and FREEZER
Saengerbuud Singing Societies
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address-F. c.
Buerstatte. Commander G. A. r.
Post.
Music-Selected Ouartette
Address-1n English-Judge Albert A.
Schmidt
Music-Vocal Solo Selected Miss Ethel
Hensen
Address in German Rev. j. l..
Mentzner
Muslc-Selected Marine Band
Song" America -Concordia and FREEZER
Saengerbuud Societies and Audience
Music Selected Marine Band.
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Mrs. James Mullins of Green Pay is

Mrs. James Mullins of Green BAY il
calling on friends in this vicinity.
Aug. Bartz sold his farm containing
80 acres to Frank Koconrek. Consider
alton, $500. Mr.. .Bartz purchased d
farm near Gillett, Wis.
Miss Mollie Sullivan returned to
Reedsvi,le last week after few weeks
absence visiting friends.
w. G. Volta, Reedsville merchant
is now conducting twenty days clear
ance sale of fall and winter goods to
make room for his new spring stock. He
is offering many bargains.
Mrs J. E. Schultz and daughter EN-
ma are visiting friends at Green Bay.
While telling a tree last week Joe
Guhin met with rather serious acct
dent The tree he was cutting down
struck another tree and then fell towards
him. He was caught under the tree
where he lay unconscious until assistance
arrived. He suffered several bad bruises
This makes Joes second close call in
this kind of accident
On Tuesday of last week Louis
Novotny and Miss Anna Mangin were
united iii marriage at Maple Grove
church. Rev. g. j. OConnell perform.
ed the ceremony in presence Of several
friends and invited guests. A wedding
dinner was served at the bone of the
brides parents. In the evening a wed
ding dance was held in Martin Mangin's
new dance ball near Grimms it being
the first dance in the new spacious hall
and it is supposed to have been attended
by the largest crowd of merry makers
that ever attended wedding dance in
this county. The young couple will re,
side near Grimms where the groom
owns and operates cheese factory.
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TERENS MUSEUM MUST GO.

At a meeting of the creditors in the
Mic Terens bankruptcy matter Monday
an expected fight on the appointment of
q trustee did not materialize and the
East Wisconsin Trustee Co. was ap.
pointed without opposition. Referee
Denison, of Sheboygan, was present and
presided and ruled that the museum of
"curios' collected by the bankrupt's
father must be scheduled and sold. 1t
will probably bring but small fraction
Of what it cost. The claims filed aggre-
put at about $16,0
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Brave Fire Ladies'

often receive severe burns, putting out
fires, then use Bucklens Arnica Salve
and forget them. 1t soon drives out
pain. For Burns, Scalds, Wounds Cuts
and Bruises it's earth's greatest healer.
Quickly cures Skin Eruptions, Old
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cure made. Relief is instant 25c at Hen
ry Hinrichs'.
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NOT LIKELY TO HELP HIM OUT
Economical Traveller Had Approached
the Wrong Man.

J. Adam Bede of Minnesota, the hui
morist of the house, whose humor still
bubbles, despite the fact that he was
elected to stay at home, tells the fol
lowing on friend of his who travels
for carpet firm:
MY friend" says Bede, us OF a
saving turn of mind, and he recently
had TO make a longish jump with two
trunks. Arriving at the railroad sta
ton, he approached stranger stand
ing on the platform and said:
Are you going to Chicago on this
train?'
81 am
iIave you any baggage"
mo
Well, friend, you can do me q
favor. and it won't cost you cent.
I've got two good sized trunks here.
and they always make me pay excess
for one. You can get one checked on
your ticket and save me some money
Yes, but l haven't any ticket
But you just said You were going
on this train
SO am. I'm the conductor
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Notes From kOSSuth.

School district No. 4 of Town OF Kos
suth. will carry out the following pro-
gram at Leist's hall, Feb. 18th beginning
at 500 p. NJ. Everybody is cordially in
vited TO attend.
PROGRAM.
Song, America Forever School
Recitation, THE Gamblers Wife
Clara Whlir
Dialogue, Not so Bad After All
girls and 6 boys
Song School DAYS School
Dialogue, so 40 Train & girls and boys
Dialogue The lrishman and the Coon
2 boys
Song, Old Folks at Home Darkies
Dialogue Schoolmasters Exam. boys
Recitation, The Fire Fiend
Martha Delsman
Dialogue Ladies Aid Society girls
Dialogue The Jones Family
| girl and boy 8
Song, Home Sweet Home" School
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Notes From Larrabee.
set n chair

On account of the snow storm Friday
aud Saturday our mail carrier, VIM
Redeker, did not make his round trip
Mrs. Wencel Jindra returned from
Almina, Wis last Friday.
Mr. Chas. Kornely is busy building 8
new ice house Chas. intends to run q
creamery the coming spring.
The program which was to take place
at Larrabee WAS postponded until Feb
9th on account of the snow storm Don't
miss the program Friday night at Lar
rthee.
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FARM FOR SALE

1870 acres located in section 81, town
of Franklin, two miles northeast of Cato
village; 100 acres under cultivation the
remainder timber aud pasture land good
we'll; creek running through one corner
of farm; good buildings. For particu.
lars call OH or write to
HERMAN NEuMAN,
80 Cato, Wis, R. F. D. No. 2.
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Notes From Married..

Monday last at Cooperstown, at St
James Catholic church the funeral of
VIM. Floyd took place, Mr.. Floyd was
an old and highly respected resident Of
this vicinity, but of late years has resid.
ed at Green Bay. His death will be
mourned by large circle OF relatives
and friends.
MIR b Bartelme of Wayside was a
business caller at Married. Monday.
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Jos. DUNBAR,
Manitowoc r. F. D. No.
WAN TED

tory at or near Pigeon lake in the town
of Liberty, Manitowoc county. A good
opening for factory. Over 5000 pounds
of milk guaranteed. Any good cheese
maker looking for a location had better
call on farmers here. 81.
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FARM FOR SALE.

100 acres choice land in the town of
Montpelier, Kewaunee county; 26 acres
timber; 140 acres cultivated; new brick
house; two barns, one 50x60, the other
30xl20; two good wells; creek running
through farm. For particulars write
AUG. SCHUETTE.
Luxembourg, h. F. D. No. 3. Wis
r.
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Administration by
Trust Companies

says the Supreme Court of Min
ncsota, lis fast becoming the
favoritc method. The fact that
they have perpetuity of existence,
are organized for that special pur-
pose, and administer the estate
more efficiently and economically,
suggested the necessity and Gre
ated the demand for them" 81
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Notes From Maple Grove.

Mrs Martin O'Connor is visiting her
parents in Buchanan.
Martin Mulloy,a former Waysde boy,
now business man of Hurley, Wis
spent a week with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Mulloy.
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Farm For Sale.

Highly improved 1870 acre farm fol
sale in the town of Manitowoc Rapids,
on the Calumet road 4 miles west from
Manitowoc city; good buildings and four
wells Oh the place. Price reasonable,
easy terms. For particulars call on or
write to
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07
Saw Fatal Shot Fired
David Dorm witness OF Murder.

AVID DORM of Beatrice actually saw President Lincoln Is
sassinated. Mr.. Dorm was at FOrd's theater in Washing
ton that fatal night and saw J. Wilkes Booth FIRE the shot
~ that ended in cold blood the life of one of the sublimest
characters in history. He gives a most graphic descrip-
ton Of this tragedy.
MT. Dorm had served his country IS a member of the First United
States cavalry. He had been wounded and was in the hospital at
Washington. He went to the theater that night on crutches and he
believes had he not been crippled he might have caught Booth.
Il was sitting right across the theater from the presidents box
and saw the whole tragedy" said Mr.. Dorm. II was on crutches.
The presidents box was decorated with flags and the flag toward the
stage side partly obscured a full view Of all those in the box. But
1 think MI. Lincoln, Mrs. Lincoln, Major Rathbone, Tad Lincoln and
pretty well toward the front. Laura Keene was on the stage at the
moment playing Our American Cousin
81 noticed that Mr.. Lincoln was laughing at something in the
play. Just then 1 noticed the curtain in the rear of Mr.. Lincolns
At first I thought he was one of the theater attendants bringing in
a glass of water and decanter, for something shone in each of his
hands.
Jus. then a shot rang out and Mr.. Lincoln seemed partly to rise
from his sitting posture and then sank back and his head lunged
forward and l saw a little trickle of blood running down his cheek.
Mrs.. Lincoln screamed and Major RathbOne rose quickly and turned
to seize the man, who struck at him with a dirk knife and, breaking
loose from Major Rathbone. put one foot on the rail of the front
OF the box and sprang toward the stage. His spur caught in the
nag and Booth partly fell on the stage. Laura Keene screamed as
Booth rose to his feet, limping and waving the dagger. spoke out In
a deeply tragic voice, Sic Semper Tyrannis' and then ran toward
the rear of the stage.
Some of the boys with me made an effort to get onto the stage
and catch Booth. but they we're held back and someone called out,
BE calm, men. be calm; the president is only slightly hurt. The
theater people have caught the assassin
while / have suffered the tortures of the damned from my lost
leg and have had to submit to two partial amputations, 1 never more
regretted the loss of my leg than that minute. / could have caught
Booth when he started TO fall on the stage. for 1 was An active lad
In those days before my wound. But there I was. helpless. All 1
could do was cry
Necessarily l was one of the last persons to leave the theater.
Mr.. Lincoln had been taken some little time before. The curtain
had been lowered in the meanwhile. though 1t was raised shortly
'afterward. when enc of the theater people came to the front and said
on a horse. Soldiers hied in Immediately afterward and took pos
session of the theater"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07
Heard Lincoln and Douglas Debate
Judae cookrell KNOW Thsm Won.

v UDGE GEORGE c. COCKRELL, one of the local justices Of the
peace, is a man who not only knew Lincoln, but who also met
him intimately the time the great emancipator was in Alton,
Ill, for one of his debates with Stephen A. Douglas, and Judge
Cockrel even asted as marshal of the day during that for
enHc contest.
1t was or October 10, 1858, that two rivals for the senator
ship from Illinois met in Alton for one of the debates that have
since gone down in history a s among the greatest of word battles.
Douglas, being the leader of the political faction with which Judge
CockTell was affiliated at that time, registered at the latter1s hotel,
while Lincoln became a guest at the only other hotel in the town.
Even on the day of the debate Lincoln was willing to go to see
his rival, and they had a witty talk together at my hotel" says Judge
Cockrel, recalling the occasion of the debate. Many people came to
see the two men, sentiment and popular opinion being about equally
divided between the two at that time.
Wagons were used by hundreds of farmers and their wives,
buggies being scarce, and trips of fifty or sixty miles to hear one of
the great debates we're not uncommon. There must have been Is 900
people in Alton the time the debate was held there. And / was made
marshal of the day, although l was only % years of age. 1t certainly
kept me busy to look after that big crowd.
Tall, awkward and homely, Lncolns appearance was in
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07

debates and later contests were
going to result. He once told
Douglas during the debates that
Douglas might win the seat in the
senate, but he could never become
president on his slavery platform"
On the fftieth anniversary OF
the Alton debate Judge Cockrell
was invited to go to Alton to at
tend the reunion and the repro
duction of the original contest
between Lincoln and Douglas.
He accepted with great pleas
ure and spent several days
there. He has this to say
about the reproduction of the
debate:
1.-THE platform for the speeches
was In the same place by
the city hall as the original
one had been, and the Alton
citizens had endeavored to re-
produce, as far as possible, n
scenes of fifty years ago. There
was an immense torchlight pa
rade, but only about 100 OF
the old crowd were alive to
go to the reunion"
AS to Lincoln's death, Judge
Cockrell. who fought in the war,
says:
I'VE had Just taken a town
on Mobile bay and were at
Blakeley, Ala, when the news
of Lincoln's death reached US.
1t threw the whole regiment
into deep mourning, not only out
wardly, but with personal feeling
and great sincerity. The boys
were spurred to fight all the
harder when they learned the
president had been killed"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07
Before He Was President and After His Personality Touched Live

marked contrast to that of his opponent in the debate, for Douglas
was welLappearing. But there was no advantage in Douglas ad-
dress over Lincoln's, for Abe was a powerful speaker and he made
just as much of a hit with the Alton people az Douglas did. He was
popular with the women, too.
"Lncoln's whiskers we're a reality during the time I knew him,
when his debate with Douglas was going on. He shaved them off
when be ran for the presidency two years later.
Lincoln knew how to talk to the best advantage. Whenever
he got rather serious in his speeches he would stop awhile and tell
a story to get next to his auditors and lfven them up, 10 that they
never were given a chance to get tired. His power of holding an
audience was one of his greatest assets. With plain language and
great penetration of voice he held his audiences in rapt attention.
Every one in the state had heard Of Abe Lincoln, but 1t was
the debates that brought him out before the country. I don't know
but what Lincoln had things figured out pretty well about how his
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07

of the rim and then bring 1t down in front Of him. 1 often thought
he did this more for the fun of the thing than to really return a
salute. He would much sooner grasp a person by the hand and shake
1t kindly and warmly. Mr.. Lincoln was one Of the kindest and best
of men. His face in the later years of the "a always wore an eI-
preston of the deepest sadness. He seldom smiled, but whenever he
would meet a soldier. no matter how humble his rank or however
dirty or ragged were his clothes, Mr.. Lincoln always stopped him
and spoke to him in the kindliest manner.
81 shall never forget the night of his assassination. Yet 1 had a
premonition that something was going to happen, but did not con-
meet Mr.. Lincoln with it in any way. We had all been on the Peace
Jubilee parade that day and we're pretty tired. Mr.. Lincoln sent
word out to the company that 1t need not go on duty that evening,
as he was going to the theater and would not need a guard. Two
or three of the boys went to the theater that night, and when the
president was shot one of them came running down to the barracks