The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-04-22

Plans have been accepted by Henry
Spoentgen, the Washington street shoe
dealer, for two story brick building
which will adjoin the present store and
which, when completed, will transform
the building into handsome business
block Architect Raeuber has complet-
ed the plans and bids will be called for
at once. The new structure will be
erected to the east Of the present store
and will he 81 by Is feet, with modern
front and will provide an additional
store. The second floor will be a fiat,
or for Office rooms.
Eight applicants for appointment rs
rural mail carries in Manitowoc county
took the civil service exami nation at the
court house Saturday. A Ian ye number
of applicants had filed papers but several
failed TO appear for the examination
which was under the direction of Miss
Elizabeth Nelson secretary of the board.
The successful candidates will be placed
upon the eligible list and when the pro.
posed reimbursement of rural routes of
the county Is made this spring some of
them may get appointments.
The annual report of the international
Harvester company, of which the Mil
waukee Harvester company forms a
part was made public yesterday, the
report being for the fiscal year Of 1908.
The sales aggregated S72, 54l,77l, rs
against $7S, 206, 800 for 1907. The net
profits show "a slight increase, nothwith-
standing the reduction in the actual
sales, and the sum of -. SS5, $50 is given
as the earnings of the company, rs
against ~, $50, 457 in 1907 This is a
little more than Z per cent upon the
total paid up capital.
Luebke 81 Miller, proprietors of the
steam laundry, recently purchased lot
of Jos. Klein and will move their laund-
ry building on the same The work of
excavating for new basement il now
in progress and brick basement will be
built for the building The new location
is convenient one, being in the central
part of the city After the building is
moved to its new location it will be en-
larged and remodeled and considerable
new equipment will be installed in the
same, making it as complete AZ any of
the big city laundries. Two Rivers
Chronicle.
Fremen had hard fight to save the
home Of Anton Vogt from burning Sat
urday when fire destroyed the barn on
the premises at the foot os Buffalo street.
The barn is located within ten feet of
the dwelling and the fire had gained
considerable Roadway before the arrival
of the department and the flames fed
by quantity of hay and straw, made a
fierce fire that ii was hard to check. The
origin of the fire is u mystery. The
alarm was sent in by Frank Egan from
the Central depot and before controlled,
the fire had Quilted the interior of the
barn. The loss is few hundred dollars.
Advocating the closing of the saloons
| OF Kaukauna at eleven o'clock at night
Rev. +. X Steinbrecher, pastor Of one
of the large Catholic churches there. a
| former Manitowoc county resident, has
secured the aid of Vicar General Loeb
mann of The Green Bay diocese and
Mayor Martens of Kaukauna to that
end. The vicar general is in charge OF
Holy Cross parish and Rev. Steinbrecher
is at the head of ST. Mary's and the tive
churches contain nearly two thirds OF
the entire population of Kaukauna. The
pastors also urge the passage Of ar
ordinance requiring saloons TO be closed
on Sunday until p. u.