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The Washington times., 1912-07-18
ROLAND MARI.

Roland Marr, who committed suicide
Tuesday afternoon at his home. 632 E
street southeast, by swallowing a mix
ture of carbolic acid and whisky. will
be buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery to-
morrow afternoon. The funeral services
will be held from the undertaking es-
ia blishment Of T. A. Costello & Brother,
Twelfth and H streets northeast, at /
nIclnck
The Washington times., 1912-07-18

Father Joseph McGee will say mass
The intcrmcnt Will be In At Oliyet
cemetery. He leaves a widow. Mrs
Mamie E. Keegin; two daughters, Leon
ice ana Beatrice, and three sons, Curtis,
warwick. and Stanton. Two sisters,
Misses Alice enc Margaret, and one
brother. Edward Keegin, also survive.
Mr.. Ksegin was In his forty-Eecond
year. He practiced law in the District
Tor more than fifteen years, and was
quite popular among the Washington
bar members
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Station for Immigrants.

On motion Of Senator Lodge, the Sem
ate today passed a bill appropriating
$3.50. 900 for an immigration station at
Hampton Roads. No objection was
raised to the bill.
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WILLIAM G. KEEGIN.

gin, who died at his home. 1904 Lamont
street northwest, Tuesday night, will
be held at Sacred Heart Church toner
row morning at II o'clock. The Rev.
The Washington times., 1912-07-18
DUAL CELEBRATION
BY ANACOSTIA MAN
Sergeant Weber and Wife Hosts At Anniversary of We'd
ding and Surrender of Santiago to
American Troops.

the juveniles present were held, prizes
being awarded to the successful boys
and girls. The committee of arrange
ments was r. A. Humphries, chairman;
Henry w. Tippett, George Delmage, and
William N. Swindells.
Mrs. Jane Mclean. well-known in
Grand Army relief corps work, will
leave on Saturday for Bermuda and the
Isthmus of Panama.
The Willing Workers Society OF the
Garden Memorial Presbyterian Church
will meet this evening at the church.
J. w. Crawford has been notified Of
the recovery OF J. B. Crawford, his
father. at Camp Patrol, near Annapolis,
Md, where his parent, who is seventy
three years old, was critically Ill.
The Washington times., 1912-07-18

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OCEANIC and MT. VERNON HOTELS.
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The Washington times., 1912-07-18

Mincola Tribe, No. IA, Improved Order
OF Red Men, gave it's excursion to
Chesapeake Beach on Tuesday, and
nearly 1900 people went to the resort
with the lodge. Children's games for
The Washington times., 1912-07-18

The mems meetings, which have been
going on weekly for several months
past in the Congress Heights company
of the Fire Department. being conduct
ed by the Rev. Merritt Earle. pastor
of the Methodist Church there, have
been given up for the summer. The
noon-day meetings each Thursday for
the employees of the steel works at
Giesboro are still in progress.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-18
Notes From MishiCOt.

The recent rains have started up all
growing crops, especially has it been
noticeable with corn and hay.
Miss Nora Stein spent the past week
at Coleman.
Erwin Nayes of Sheboygan is spend
ing his vacation at his home here.
Mr. Fred Bieckmann raised a barn
which is 60 feet wide and so feet long.
The Elite Theater showed to a ca
pacity house on both Saturday and
Sunday nights, The films were very
pleasing and every one went home sat
isfied A good program will be given
Saturday night.
The canning factory here has been
operating from early morn till night
for the past two weeks but the rush is
about over and the employees will be
able to make up for lost sleep. The
crop thus far has greatly exceeded OK
pectations and if the weather condi-
tions are favorable the late peas will
be still better.
Henry Greenwood and Nick Nocker
had the misfortune to lose their cows
In the electrical storm which passt
over here last Friday.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-18

The political game was wholly new
to William o. l.. Ziehn when Har.
rison, Sears and Harlan fought it out
for The mayoralty. He was pat
tern-maker and lived in the old Four
teenth ward, now the Fifteenth.
Mr.. Ziehn was persuaded to run
for alderman and he succeeded in de
feating George Mugler.
This was after he got going. Al
the outset campaigning was full OF
surprises to him, and he was natural
ly bit suspicious of that which he
did not understand.
1t was arranged to give him start
off with a meeting. A vacant store
was hired and filled with chairs. Al
the far end of the store a brewery
table was stretched across, drapet
with an American flag, and behint
the table was Joe Strauss.
The candidates entrance was timed
so that he should be greeted by full
house, and as he progressed dowr
the aisle Mr.. Strauss shouted in vel
come:
whats the matter with Ziehn?'
Mr.. Ziehn paused, glared at Strauss
and shouted back:
What the - is the matter witt
?"-Chicago Evening Post.
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Because of
Bennett
copyright. 1917. by Associated Literary Press,
BY Nj. c. England

copyright. 1911. by Associated Literary pressI
The June evening was balmy and
fragrant. The last long rays of the
setting sun slanted over the grass
and up on the wide, vine-hung porch,
where two wicker chairs were drawn
cozily together. In one sat girl.
fluffy as 20 gown and hair, dimpled
of cheek. In the other sat youth,
impressive of manner, dark of ey
of type of physical attractiveness
that corresponded with satisfying
completeness to the girl, the night,
and the general atmosphere of June
and roses.
Il brought you those flowers" he
was saying, an accusing finger d.
rected toward the table where they
lay, mot to be put over there and
forgotten about, but to wear, or hold
In your lap"
She looked around with little air
of penitence.
why, I did forget them, didn't I?
Poor things!"
q,
and picked them up tenderly, smooth
Ing out the crumpled petals where
they had lain.
81 bet If Bennett had brought them
over you wouldn't have forgotten"
he said.
She paused in her advance toward
him and an odd, arrested look stole
over her face. Presently she moved
somewhat stifly over, dropped pre-
cipitatsly into the chair again, while
burning blush spread slowly up to
her very hair and as slowly died
away.
The youth stared at her suspicious
ly. What are you blushing about?"
he demanded, a dawning resentment
in his voice.
She retorted Indignantly. "Ill blush
If l want to. And, besides, I'm not,
anyway" she added incoherently.
You're always imagining something"
Imagining" he scoffed, growing
more rese9tful as his suspicious took
firmer root. "Why, it was a regular
sunset! I make silly remark just
to hear you laugh at it, and instead of
that you give a color exhibition that
would fade a bunch Of firecrackers to
a sickly pink. I'd like to know what
you mean by It,"
would you really?" inquired the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-18

The majority Of the farmers have
finished hsying and some OF them are
cutting rye. Present indications point
q a bountiful harvest. With this pros
pect in view and the election OF VIII
son almost conceded fact, what more
can the farmers of the country wish
for.
The Misses Margaret and Mae Rob
inson OF Milwaukee spent several days
at the Hayden home last week.
During the electrical storm Friday
morning large frame barn on the
farm of Mrs. Bridget Mangin was de-
stroyed by fire together with twenty
five loads of hay. The loss is covered
by insurance.
A leap year ball will be held at the
Palace opera hall on Monday, August
II.
Gerald Healy of Manitowoc is spend
ing the summer here.
The young ladies of st. Patrick's
church will give an ice cream social on
the Rectory lawn on Sunday afternoon
and evening, July %. Everyone Is
welcome.
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maiden with suspicious sweetness.
by what right, may l ask, do
you"
Right" he interrupted hotly
"What right? Haven't l asked you
to marry me every other night for the
last three months? You know very
well you're going to say yes some
time. l was going to do it again to-
night if you'd given me half a chance.
l was only waiting till the moon came
up"
"Then certainly wouldn't have said
yes tonight" returned Miss Dimples
Indignantly "You look sillier in the
moonlight than at any other time"
The youth rose majestlcally from
his chair. Very WELL" he announced
calmly, that ends It! You've given
me every reason to believe you're in
love with that Bennett. | mention his
name and lou blush. Not only that,
but you refuse to explain. And not
only that, but"
go away" stifled voice COM
manded.
ooh, I'm going! You needn't be In
such a hurry. It's the last you'll see
Of me-" the youth threatened in
sepulchral tones.
He turned on the third step. "You
might walk down to the gate with
me-" he conceded gloomily tits the
last time"
{ 81 will mott" explained furious lit
tie voice 81 won't stir from this
chair--not If you stand there till the
crack of doom!"
| She watched him as he strobe to the
gate, listened intently to the vindictive
scrunch of his boots on the gravel
outside till the sounds grew faint in
the distance Then she rose, walked
forward three steps, gave an angry
little shake to her ruflled skirts and
carefully stepped out of tilmy mesh
of lace and linen that was caught
about her feet.
She picked 1t up, crunched 1t into
a little ball and shook 1t viciously In
front Of her face.
What did you have to start com
Ing down for?" she demanded, "and
just at that moment, too! Now he'll
never understand. He'll always think
| blushed because. And
can never explain--never! she
walled, sinking Gown into the chair
again. "At least l couldn't possibly
TIL after we were marrled-and he'll
never ask me again till after I've ex'
planned, and so-and So"
The fluffy head sank down to the
arm of the chair and she sobbed.
Weeks passed and the youth and
the girl passed each other with
nverted looks or frankly belligerep'
stares. Once, notably on an evening
OF the fragrant, glamour-flled variety
the heart of the youth soitened and
ne started out through the moonh'
enchantment toward the porch ano
Inc wicker chairs. But as he nearec
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-18
Notes FROM lander.

The biggest crop in many years will
be raised this season due TO the occa-
sional showers of rain which are re-
ceived with appreciation by the many
farmers.
Many of our young folks attended
the ball at Cooperstown last Sunday
evening. Much credit is given the
members of the Gloe-Naidl orchestra
for the excellent music. Everybody
present reported an enjoyable time.
Miss Hilda Heidman spent several
days visiting with her sister, Mrs. p.
Engeldinger at Stangelville last week.
Miss Elsie Hasten, who spen: the
past few months at Msnitowoc, return.
ed to her home last week for her sum.
mer vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. John Krohn and family
from Montpelier spent Sunday at f
Heidman's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Zellner spent
Sunday with the latter's parents.
Mrs. Chas. Neitz who has spent the
last three months with her daughter,
Mrs. +. Zoerb at Menominee, Mich,
has returned to her home here.
Miss Amanda Cess entertained few
friends last Sunday evening.
English services will be held at the
ST. Johns church of this place Sunday
evening.
F. Heidman was at Manitowoc on
business Tuesday.
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DON'T MISS THE
MANITOWOC
COUNT
FAIR
AUGUST
27, %, 20.
AN IDLE SON OF THE RICH
How Fathers Money Was Running
Stomach and Digestion of
Pampered Fool.

DR.. N. Hurry. secretary Of tho
state board Of health, told of young
man he saw in dining car on re.
cent trip from New York
He was evidently one of the idle
sons of the new and very rich" said
DR.. Hurry. He sat at the table
across from me, and ! prolonged my
dinner just to watch him. He first
had cocktail and then some raw
oysters, special pick, for which he
tipped the steward generously. Re-
ceived. he sailed them heavily. then
peppered them as heavily. Then he
covered them with tabasco sauce and
finally with catsup. With these he
ate some dill pickles. Then he went
down the course with two kinds Of
meat, done very rare: two kinds of
salads. with pastries, hot bread and
two kinds of dessert. and much more,
all served in courses, topped off with
a pot Of two or three cups of coffee,
followed by cigarette. He was
young and his face was covered with
those little pimples, signs that the din
ner he was consuming was not an I'M
usual one
All the while he watched me and
others in the car from the corner of
his eye, to see how we were taking
him. | don't know whether he read
my thoughts or not A half dozen old
er men, myself included, who had
learned from experience. were eating
simple food, and plying the poor.
pampered fool whose fathers money
was running his stomach. Two of us
left the dining car together The 9TH
er said to me:
Zone grain of satisfaction you and
!, who have to travel and eat on din
Ing cars, can get from that Either he
will die early from that sort of thing.
or he will be so laid up with stomach
trouble that he can't travel In
dianapolis News.
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Only Feature Unconcealed.

Poiret, royalty seated on his sarto-
rial throne in the capital of Fashion,
in his latest PRONUNCIATION declares
that even the tight dress of the day
too much eclipses the sex, and he an
nounces that in the next phase femi-
ninity will disclose her very soul.
Come to think of it, that Is about the
only item left for this sort of ex-
ploitation, thanks to the revelations,
beginning with the peekaboo blouse
and continued by the sashed skirt.
Poor Lady Dud-Gordon, with her
more emotional gowns, must gasp in
desperation at her more daring broth
er artist
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Notes From Two Rivers.

Miss Koch of Reedsville is here Wis
iting with relatives.
Mrs Chas. Saubert and children are
visiting with relatives at Forestville.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Wilke and child
rem have gone to Shawano lake for a
weeks outing,
Mrs. Ernest Koeser and daughter
Emma are visiting with relatives and
friends at Marinette.
Messrs. Noel Nash and Chas. Kurtz
were delegates to the Democratic state
convention ut Milwaukee last week
Fl. r. Schwake has returned from a
trip to Milwaukee.
During the past week the canning
factory has been running at full blast
All of the peas that were harvested
near this city, at Mishicot and those
that could not he handled at the Man
itowoc factory, were canned here
From present indications the quantity
Of peas will not be as large as expected
but the quality Is good.
Last Thursday Herman Tomaschef-
sky, a young man had the misfortune
to meet with an accident while at
work on machine at the Hamilton
plant, that caused the loss Of two iing-
ers on his right hand.
The sanitary drinking fountain that
was won by the ladies of this city for
the highest per capita sale of Red
Cross Seals, is being placed in Lake
Park.
Last week crew of men was sent
from this city to Turtle Lake, where
the Wisconsin Pea Gamers Company
will erect new plant. A plant has
been operated by the company at chat
place during the past three years. Ar
thur Kurtz Of this city has charge of
the plant at Turtle Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Zechel of
Pewaukee are spending their vacation
in this city, Mr.. Zechel is the owner
of drug store at Pewaukee.
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Miss Amanda Stueck returned from
Columbus, Wis, Saturday evening,
where she spent week.
Elmer Levenhagen has returned
from two weeks visit at Chicago ano
Madison.
Amanda Halberg is visiting her sis
ter Anna, who is attending the summer
school at Oshkosh.
Mrs. Gutenberg Of Green Bay and
Mrs. jam of Los Angeles visited at
the Halberg home for a few days last
week.
Miss Jennie Stoneman. is visiting
with relatives at Menominee, Mich,
for few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker and daughter
Faye and May Levenhagen are visiting
at the home OF Chas. Levenhagen.
Christ Wuellner and wife are visit
ing at Grandma Wuellner's. Christ
has a good position at the Menominee
Agricultural school.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Knudson and
daughter Constance Of Franklin, Tex,
are visiting at the Knudson home.
Mr.. Jos. Rider of Manitowoc visited
with DR.. Archie Madison Sunday.
Charles Levenhagen will give Leap
Year dance on August 4th.
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Mo lime to Ride.

Twilight had let her curtain fall
and pinned it with a star, as the man
in the motor car, wrapped and furred
against the sharp cold, spun along the
country road. At turn he came up
on tramp sitting on a sheltered log,
asleep or frozen. 1t was up to him
not to let the homeless one freeze to
death and he went to his rescue.
"Here!' he said, shaking him;
here! Wake uph You'll freeze!
Come along with mel"
The tramp Strengthened up, rubbed
his eyes, looked at the man and the
car waiting In the road and shook his
head.
"Aw," he growled, "go on and
lemme alone! This Is no kind Of O
night to be riding around In an open
car."--William ]. Hampton In Judge
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-18
Notes From MenChalyilIe.

Frank Stedl is On the sick list.
The cattle fair was we'll attended.
Don't forget the social hop Sunday
Albert Kocian has returned from a
pleasant trip.
The Menchalville base ball team is
hard to handle because the visiting
team failed to appear.
A number of children from Menchal-
vile received First Holy Communion
at Kellnersvilie.
Mr. and Mrs. Payser will shortly re-
side in their new home on Broadway
avenue.
Mr.. Cisler and Miss Irene Stedl
spent Sunday evening here.
Don't forget the dance Sunday at
Menchalville.
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Not His Limo.

Harry Lehr's favorite story has to
do with couple Of ambitious appli.
cants for admission into the exclusive
social set of Chicago.
They were wealthy, circumstance,
II seemed to the young wife, that
should make their progress a smooth
one; but there was one obstacle to
their success that gave her no little
uneasiness, and that was the utter
lack Of confidence displayed by her
husband in his ability to "play the
game"
When on one occasion they we're
talking things over and she had of.
fered various suggestions as to his
future line Of conduct the unhappy
husband interrupted to offer this OBJ
servation:
IT'S no use in me trying, Marie
I'm not qualified for this game at all
When talk have to stop eating, and
when I eat have to stop talking.
was never cut out for a society mani"
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the familiar environment there came
! soaring through him the memory OF
his innocent remark and the strange
look and vivid blush that had greeted
1t. His resolution turned to gall with
In him. He drifted aimlessly down a
| side avenue, whence he wandered to
the outskirts to sit on lone rock and
curse fate.
Gradually he began to meet the
maiden and Bennett going about to-
gether. Presently he met her at a
dance. Though she kept far from his
vicinity, and her silvely mirth seemed
oftenest mingled with Benefits bray
Ing laughter, he imagined with a
thrill of rising hope that her vivacity
was not quite so genuine. her eyes
not quite 30 sparkling bright nor her
beauty so radiantly undimmed as In
the days of his uninterrupted devo-
ton.
Nevertheless rumors began to reach
him that the girl and Bennett were en-
gagged.
There came an October evening,
chill and gray. The blood-red rays
Of the setting sun struggled through
banks Of stormy cloud, across wind
swept reaches of dead leaves and up
on wide. vine.hung porch, where
two wicker chairs were drawn stif1y
apart. In one sat girl, SHINY plain
as to long ulster and jaunty cap, dis
concertingly distant of mien. In the
other sat youth, mournful, Swallowed
of eye, of an ensemble which accorded
cheerlessly with the girl, the night,
and the general atmosphere of ruin
and decay.
II brought you that autumn foil
age" he was saying bleakly, mot be-
cause l thought you would care for
1t, or value 1t as from one-tlme
friend, but merely as symbol of the
death Of our-er-"
Thank you," she murmured abb
sently
He leaned back heavily, and the
wind moaned in dirge-like cadence
through the deepening gloom.
1T was good of you to let me see
you, for the last goodby."
81 had nothing else to do" she adj
mitted with faint regret. "Mr. Ben
nett is out Of town"
The youths eyes burned with a
dull fury. The fiery rim of the Grim
son sun shot an angry CLEAN at their
feet. Suddenly he leaned forward,
cherries decision in his air.
''You needn't pay any attention to
it, of course" he chanted YEARLY.
Il don't expect you to. But I'm going
to do it again-just to round the thing
put and-er-because Pm accustomed
TO doing it, and | miss it. Here it is.
I love you. l have always loved you.
[ am going to love you to the bitter
end. Will you marry me?"
Eyes," said the maid.
The sun shot down precipitately,
wrathfully. The youth sat petrified,
lmmobile, his mouth still partly open,
The girl looked back at him with level
eyes.
81 said you looked silliest doing it
in the moonlight" she tainted. "You
don't"
"Why did you blush?" he asked
tenderly.
Annoyance spread over the face of
the maiden.
Il refuse to discuss it," she said.
Again the mystery, unsolved! For
one fateful moment the heart of the
youth grew cold with doubt and
things threatened to go wrong again
for evermore Then an illumining
thought leaped in. She was going to
marry him. What mattered it?
II have it," he announced exult-
artly. "You were blushing over the
thought of being silly enough to blush
over Bennett"
Exactly" she murmured with JOY
full pride. "How clever, dear!"
Then peace and darkness fell.
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NEWS FROM COUNTY
Notes From Married..

Mr.. John F. Engelbrecht Of Mantle
voc was here on business last Thurs
day.
The Geo. Wall circus proved to be
bum affair. There was really nothing
to it excepting one hide bound, half
starved looking elephant, two old wag-
ons, and several poodle dogs. Most OF
the attendants went home dissatisfied
and regretting the thirty-fve cents.
Mr.. John Schuber, the mail carrier
of Maribel r. r. No. ], seemed to en-
Joy the route lately very much. We
all wonder why.
Miss Mabel Ready made trip to
Green Bay last week Friday. She also
visited her friend at the st. Vincent
hospital.
Mrs. Jos. Berger, Mrs. F. Warm
Mrs. JOS. Heisdorf and Mrs. A. krau
were the merry berry pickers last
week.
Rev Paul Kionka called at M. Xviii
elk & Sons store and purchased a guam
tity of fancy groceries.
The school clerk Of the Married.
school district reports that the school
census has increased fully 100 percent
since 1905.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. l.. kvitek, their
friends and neighbors took in the dance
at Cooperstown at Frank Cookers hall.
They reported a jolly time.
Mr. Joseph MALACHI of Marlbel, has
recently become subscriber OF the
Manitowoc Pilot. We are certain that
he will never be sorry for doing so,