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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-10

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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25
HEAVY RAINS.

A heavy electric and rain storm
swept over Manitowoc county Tuesday
and Tuesday night.
The report Of Miss Johanna Lueps.
the official weather observer, shows
that for the "A hours ending Wednes-
day morning a total OF 6.3l inches OF
rain fell. 1t was one OF the heaviest
rains for years.
Streets were washed, easements and
cellars flooded and crosswalks carried
away, One of the heaviest losses re-
sulting from the storm was sustained
by the Riverview Poultry farm. on
Twenty-t'irst street, owned by Will
liam Rahr, where several thousand
young ducks were drowned when wa
ter from Twenty-First street flooded
the poultry farm, especially the nursery
and caught the ducks In trap. 1t is
estimated that $500 or more Young
ducks were killed, the loss aggregating
in the neighborhcod of $1,000 it is
said. The inadequacy Of sewers on
Twenty-F'irst street is claimed to have
been responsible. City officials visited
the farm TO investigate Wednesday.
According to reports damage to crops
and other property in the county will
run into thousands OF dollars. MANY
bridges and culverts have been wash
ed out. Flood waters from Sherman
Creek made the railroad impassable
near list street and It was several
hoIls before traffic was resumed on the
main line, the trains having to go out
and come in over the belt line.
The barn Of Arthur Rosinski lust
north of the city was struck by light
ming and the barn and its contents Of
hay was destroyed by fire. The loss is
said to be $1,000 with u partial insur-
ance. The barn OF Martin Peterson
mile southwest of Valders was also
struck and with the contents burned,
entailing loss between $1,000 and
S25OO.
The depot at Valders was struck by
lightning at o'clock in the evening,
shortly after the agent had left, and
was burned to the ground. Nothing
in the building was saved.
IL was the heaviest rainfall In tweuty-
four hours for fifty years as shown by,
the records OF the official observer
/ " hich siataa kaaL g.. IGRp
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25
SCAUETzE LOSES CASE.

The case of the city VS.. Arthur
Schuetze, motorcylst charged with
speeding, was tried before a jury in
municipal court Tuesday. Schuetze
set up the defense that the batteries
in his machine were weak and that a
speed of more than Is miles per hour
permissible under the law, was not pos
sible. City Atty. Kelley prosecuted
the case and E. S. Schmitz appeared
for the defendant. The jury was AL.
Engels, Walter Wernecke, Henry Vogt,
Rich. Lueth, Henry Clemens and Wm.
Roher.
After being out half an hour the jury
brought in verdict of guilty. Schuet-
re was fined $40 and costs, amounting
in all to $50.
Officer Dueno who timed Schuetze
and made the arrest claimed that he
was going % miles an hour.
This is the first instance in which
the rider charged with exceeding the
speed limit has fought the case.
Heretofore all others pleaded guilty
and paid the fine. This case is i'm
portant in that it shows that person
arrested for speeding, as ascertained
by stop watch, can be convicted by a
jury. So JOY riders should take
warning.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25
OLD LAND MARK BURNED.

The old Sorge building at the north
east corner Of Ninth and Commercial
streets was destroyed by fire of an un-
known origin last Sunday morning at
about five o'clock. The corner lot was
recently sold to Hall Brothers and was
occupied by tenants as a second hand
store. Adjoining on the east was the
Sorge blacksmith shop and above this
Frank Sorge and family lived. They
had barely escaped when the building
was all in flames.
A delay in getting in fire alarm
prevented the department doing much
except in preventing the spread Of the
blaze. A partial destruction of this
place by fire some years ago resulted
in term in the penitentlary for a
local character Who has since died.
The building is evidently beyond re-
pair, especially for a structure within
the city fire limits.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25
FARMERS INSTITUTES.

Any farmer or public-spirited busi-
ness man In Wisconsin who wishes to
secure an Institute for his locality dur
ing the winter OF l9l2-l9l3 should send
to us for a blank petition and letter OF
information. Any town, no matter
how small or how far from the railroad,
is entitled TO IN Institute, provided il
is located In farming district and has
u good hall in which meeting can be
held.
Farmers should talk this matter up
with their neighbors and II the senti'
ment seems favorable for an Institute
for their town they should write us al
once for application blanks.
Address all communications to
Geo. McKerrow, Supt.
Madison, Wis.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25
BASE BALL.

Seven in a row is the record now of
the local team. The erstwhile mighty
McGlvnn can still show some of his
major league form when worked only
once a week. Last Sunday he allowed
four hits and famed fourteen while his
team mates piled up total of fourteen
hits off the redoubtable Groth. When
the smoke cleared away the result
stood: Manitowoc 8; Port Washington
,. The game was played on wet
grounds and was rather listless, the
final outcome being never in doubt
after the fourth inning Brusk, local
outfelder and Britz local catcher sus-
tanned injuries that may keep them
out Of the game for some time.
Little Lee, at short, starred as
usual. Cluster" Braun of Sheboygan
pitched a no hit, no run game against
the Weinorenners atSheboygan.
Manitowoc still heads the league but
the Kosciuskos and Sheboygan are
closa hahinJ
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25

The second death said to be due to
the dynamite explosion on the Maresh
farm west Of the city occurred Tuesday
with the demise of Mrs. f.. G. Other
soil, an old resident of the city, who
succumbed at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs Edward Mohr, after an illness
since the day of the explosion.
The shock from the explosion was
the immediate cause of a paralytic
stroke which Mrs. Othersoll suffered
when the explosion took place. Since
that day she has been confined to her
bed and failed rapidly. She is survived
by five children, Mrs. Edward Mohr,
Mrs. Harry Hampton and Frank Mohr
all of this city and Mrs. Ava Smith and
Percy Othersoll of Amigo. The fun
eral will be held this afternoon. In
terment will be in Evergreen ceme-
terry.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25
JURY FINDS FOR G0EDKE.

A verdict of S35 damages was award
ed Henry Goedke, Tenth street bridge
tender, in his suit for $500 against
Herbert Ptantico and William Daeke
motor cyclists, alleged by Goedke tc
have run him down and injured him
The defendants must pay the costs
which will total $50 or more.
Plantico and Goedke did not deny
that they had collided with Goedke
but denied that the accident had been
negligence on their part, but the jury
held that they were responsible for
the accident. The case was tried be.
fore Judge Chloupek in municipal
court.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25
DIEO

News has reached here OF the death
of f. X. Rand, former well known
business man of this city, at Pasadena,
CAL, where he had resided for some
years. Mr.. Rand was formerly mem
ber of the hardware company of Rand
e. Roemer and was the son of Hansen
Rand, pioneer shipbuilder of the
city. Mr.. Rand served two years in
the legislature 1929 from Manitowoc
county. Mrs. Rand died few months
ago and her death is said to have
hastened the demise of Mr.. Rand. He
was 80 years of age. He is survived
by two daughters, Mrs. Frances Smith,
wife of Prof. Smith of Leland Stanford
University, and Mrs. Emma Graham,
both of California. His remains were
inferred at Pasadena.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25

With tifty-eignt OF sixty-eight men
in line, Company Fl under command of
Capt. Walter Abel left for Camp
Douglas on special train over the c.
& N. w. Monday morning and reached
camp in the afternoon. Sergt. Butt
was the only officer of the command
unable to accompany the boys, being
detained at home by reason of an acci-
dent in which he lost two fingers. The
boys will be in camp for ten days this
year and will undergo hard work, a
number of special features having
been planned for the Wisconsin Guard
this year.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION
Of DYNAMITE.

An explosion last Friday afternoon
stunned this community with its sud-
denness and the completeness of its
destruction. The dynamite contained
in the shed maintained on the Maresch
farm by Joseph Mlada, a north side
merchant, for the purpose OF storing
explosives "blew up" snuffing out OF
existence Mr.. Mladi SO completely
that only small pieces of charred hui
man remains were found.
Mr.. Mlada was local agent for a
Michigan powder house and kept in
stock large quantity of explosives in
this building which was built for the
purpose 500 feet north of the north
Rapids road, in the ravine where the
old "pest house" was formerly located.
Expecting call from state inspector
MIR. Mlada went out Friday TO check
up his supply of dynamite. There is
said to have been about two ton in
stock there. He left Mr.. Maresh at
the road and went up the ravine alone.
At $40 in the afternoon the people for
miles around were startled by an ex-
ploson. 1t shook the city and dense
cloud of white smoke rose high and
indicated the source of the detonatlon.
Plate glass in stores two miles away
were shattered. Nearly every house
for mile around had windows broken.
The shock was felt distance OF some
fifteen miles. Early arrivals on the
scene picked up small fragments OF
human remains, the largest an inch or
two long. Enough to fill small jar
was patiently gathered. 1t is all that
was left of Joseph Mlada. Where the
dynamite house stood there is large
excavation. Everything in the i'm
mediate vicinity seems to have been
consumed. OF the building only few
small pieces were found. A blanket of
green leaves settled over everything
near. Large nearby trees were up
rooted and tossed quite distance. A
barn about 20 rods away, and protected
by the bank of the ravipe, was wreck
ed. Trees for long distance were
stripped of their foliage, and those for
some distance of bark. To the deaden-
ing effect Of the sides of the ravine is
due the escape from a greater destruc-
tion of property and possibly life.
How the accident occurred must re-
main merest conjecture and surmises
can serve no purpose. Lured by the
grewsome details thousands of people
visited the scene beginning Friday
afternoon and continuing Sunday.
The ravine was packed with spectators
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Mlada has been in the retail
mercantile business on Chicago street
at the old Cizek stand for years. He
came to this city from kossuth and
continued in the business through
various vicissitudes. The store for a
time, few years ago was farmers
cooperative establishment since which
time it is said not to have been very
prosperous. Mr.. Mlada was As years
of age and is survived by his wife, a
son Irving, two daughters, Miss Belle
Mlada and Mrs. Edward Colyer, all of
this city, and a brother Anton of
Cadott, Wis.
a funeral was held Tuesday under
the auspices of the Odd Fellows and
the z. c. B. j., a Bohemian fraternal
society.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25
NOTICE..

Notice Is hereby given that the
County Board OF Review OF Income
Tax Assessment for the County OF
Manitowoc will meet at the office OF
the County Clerk in said county in the
Court House at Manitowoc, Wis, on
the 29,h day of July 1912, at ten O'Clock
in the forenoon OF that day, 70 hear
complaints and review the assessments
OF income made by the assessor.
Dated at Manitowoc, this 18th day OF
July, 1912.
JOSEPH CoNNELL,
Assessor of Incomes, District No. 81.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25

Mrs. Catherine Ingrisch, an old
settler of Mani.owoc, aged S4 years,
died Monday morning at the home OF
her son Joseph on Washington street.
Her death was due to infrmities Incl
dent to old age. Her husband died
ten years ago. She is survived by
three sons, Vincent, Joseph and Henry
and one daughter, Mrs. Closer of Two
Rivers. The funeral was held We'd
nesday afternoon from ST. John s
church. Interment was in Evergreen
cemetery.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25
The COUNTY FAIR.

The season Of the county fair is
drawing near. Next month, August
y, % and 80 the exhibition will be
held The people lost interest in the
fair last year hut there has been re-
vival of interest. The old fair associa-
tion has been regenerated and an eff
fort is being made to put the fair on a
higher plane and more enduring basis.
AS result we are to have a better
fair in Manitowoc county in this good
year of 1912 than we have had in years.
The county fair, properly conducted
is a good institution. The United
States Department OF Agriculture
thinks SO well of it as factor for agri-
cultural advancement that it is encour-
aging the formation OF fair associa-
tions and has issued y bulletin en-
bodying valuable advice and imforma-
tion for community or company OF
individuals managing fair organiza-
tions. The county fair with its premi-
um list IL an incentive to farming ef-
fort 1t is educational and it has a
value not to be estimated in dollars
and cents. This makes its support
well worth the while of any prosperous
county, regardless of whether it is am
ply remunerative. But the county
fair cannot be successful without the
cooperation OF the farmers. The men
who till the soil must take an interes,
in the fair and display agricultural pro-
ducts in order to make the fair IAN ex.
hibit prepared by a community for the
purpose OF advertisement and for the
education and attraction Of the public
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25

Assessor of Incomes Jos. Connell
has completed his work on the income
tax in this district, comprising the
counties of Maniuowoc and Calumet.
Manitowoc city will pay the greater
share of the tax, its proportional part
being S4l97.l9. Newton is the only
town in the county which pays no in
come tax. There are other towns
which will practically pay none, as
the income tax paid by each individual
will be deducted from his personal
property tax. Following is the tax by
di sfrintS in Mnnitnwnn nnnntu
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25
EDUCATIONAL.
(BY @. w. MEISNEST.)

The Teachers Institute for Manito-
voc County will be held in the High
School building West Side,) Tuesday
and Wednesday, August 20 and 81
The session will open at nine o'clock
the first day. Teachers from the
southern part OF the county are ad-
vised to come in on the early morning
train or else the day before. All the
teachers should be present the first
day promptly at nine o'clock. There
will be but two day institute and
surely no teacher should miss 1T.
Many teachers are working, but this
should not interfere with their attend
ance for two days at the institute.
The conductors will be Mr.. F. S.
Hyer of Stevens Point and Mr.. J. A.
Book. The complete arrangement
and outline of the work has not exact
ly been determined but in general Mr..
Hyer will take up the work in Reading
and Phonics with special reference to
Drills" in these and other subjects.
In the upper form work Mr.. Hyer will
take the matter of assignments"
and also explain by illustration the
value of demonstrations and place for
same in our teaching of History,
Geography or Arithmetic.
MIR. Book will continue his work in
penmanship. The papers entered into
the penmanship contest will be discuss
ed and suggestions given where teach
ers have erred in their teaching of
penmanship. Mr.. Book will also take
some work in arithmetic.
All the necessary blanks for the
coming year will be distributed at the
close of the institute.
If you have any questions along the
line of teaching or pertaining to the
Retirement Fund, or Certifcation Law,
etc.. ask them at this time. Be in
formed on these matters, you will be
asked these questions when you go to
your districts to. teach school.
The officers of the Manitowoc Coun-
ty Teachers Association will meet to
make arrangements for our annual Oct
ober meeting.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25

Teachers as a class are none too well
paid for their services. Some figures
compiled by the United States Com
missioner of Education show that
while the average monthly salary Of
teachers has increased materially in
the last ten years the average annual
pay of teachers Is still less than $500.
In the ten-year period covered by the
commissioners figures the average
monthly salary of men teachers rose
3S per cent. and that of women teach
ers ~ per cent. This indicates pro-
gress in the right direction, but when
the average teacher is drawing q
salary of less than $500 year the out
look for improvement in the hack
districts is not as cheerful as it ought
to be.
The schools properly are demanding
higher standard of ability for teach
ers. The responsibility Of the teacher
is great and his labor Is onerous, pro-
vided he does his full cat to his pu-
pills. One who intends o make teach
ing the profession of his life must
needs keep up with the times He
must read and study, and to do that he
must provide himself with books and
educational periodicals. II he may
travel some in vacation periods and
thereby broaden his viewpoint he will
thereby add to his efficiency as an in
structor. But how Is he going to do
this and feed and clothe and shelter
himself on salary OF $500 or less9
The country schools need good teach
ers, but the compensation Of teaching
is so poor that many Of those who
teach merely do 50 as an expedient,
utilizing the rural school as a stepping
stone TO more remunerative employ.
ment. The value Of such services to
no small extent Is dubious. The mass
es OF the teachers should have better
pay all around. An investigation in
Providence, K. l., recently developed
the fact that the average teacher after
five years Of service attains maxi
mum OF $3.50 year. Manlfestly such
a salary is inadequate to the demands
of present day living in city like
Providence. Nevertheless it is the
rural schools which suffer worst In the
educational deal and there should bs
consistent effort to give them better
showing.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25
BOARDS OF REVIEW NAMED.

The state tax commission Tuesday
announced the county boards of review
of the income assessment. The com
pensation of members is 81 per day oil
actual service. The boards for this
Observation-Disclosures and Calumet coun-
ties-are as follows:
Manirowoc-Isaac Cratic, Richard
Buerstatte of Manitowoc, and G. K.
Zorn of Schleswig.
Calumet-Carl Hilman OF Brillion,
Geo. Leverenz of New Holstein and
w. S. Lloyd Of Chiffon.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25
FILES FIRST PAPERS.

A. J. Clark, clerk OF the court, filed
his nomination papers Wednesday with
the county clerk, which are the first
papers filed. There are over three
hundred signatures which were obtain
ed with little or no effort
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25
Authors Interested 7

A new society has been organized
In France under the title "The League
Against the Lending OF Books" 1t
Is asserted that the movement 10 real
ly In the interest of authors. as every
borrower may be considered as one
buyer lesA
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25

Miss Marie Pfetfer and Mr.. Edward
Gretz were marri ed Thursday morning,
Rev. Bartleme of St. Boniface church
officiating. The bride and groom are
well known young people of the South
side. The bride has followed millinery
for some years. Mr.. Gretz was elected
county clerk two years ago. The couple
will reside on the south side.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25
Marriage License.

The following marriage license h ;
been issued by the county eli 'k
the past week.
Frank Krejsa and Maude Watzel
both OF Two Rivers City.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25
MARRIED..

Miss Leona Ladwig and Mr.. Alfred
Pitts were married last Thursday
evening at $50 o'clock at the German
Lutheran parsonage. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Karl Mach
mueller, pastor of the church. The at
tendants were Miss Edna Ladwig, sis
ter of the bride and Reuben Groll.
After the ceremony the bridal party
repaired to the home of the brides S
parents where wedding supper was
served to immediate relatives of the
contracting parties.
The bride is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Ladwig and is popular
young lady of the south side, while the
groom is a young man of excellent
qualities. He has been for several
years and is now an honest and faith
ful employe in the mechanical depart
ment of the Pilot office. The Pilot
offers the young couple hearty congrat-
ulations. They will reside at 1913
South Tenth street and will be at home
to friends after August 90
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25

The village of Reedsville voted at
it's annual meeting to add one grade to
its school. Reedsville will next year
do eleven grades of work. 1t is hoped
that next year it will make arrange
ments for twelfth grade and become
free four year high school.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25

District Number it. town of
Franklin and Maple Grove have taken
steps to build new school house In
the near future.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25

District Number 9 town OF Liberty
is contemplating making its school q
first class rural school.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25

District Number it. = towns OF Mishi.
cot and Gibson adopted the free text
book system at their annul meeting.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

Mr.. Thomas Hopper of Eaton was
married to Miss Theresa Markee Of
Rockland on the 10th. Mr.. Hopper
has for years been a teacher in this
county and is young man of high
character and is as true as steel to q
friend
John Roemer, Jr., son of John Roem-
er of Mshicott, left this week for Cal
ifornia which is to be his future home.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-25

William kellner Of Kelnersville had
his left hand quite seriously injured
one day last week. He was blasting
stones and found IN one instance that
the charge did not explode as he ex,
pected it would just as he was about
to remove the powder the charge wen,
off, shattering his hand quite badly, d
piece OF stone passing directly through
the palm. No bones are broken and nc
amputation will be necessary.