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Evening star., 1912-09-08

few collars and socks and things in kit bag, lot of
figures the back of envelope, and my head full of
things that would have made the market hum some if
I'd let em out. By afternoon next day I'm down in the
longleaf pine district pilin out of bus in front of
hotel that would fit snug in two city blocks
1t was some welcome sight too not to find Old Hick-
ory bein pushed around in wheel chair. He pads in
his own feet: not quite sprngy as usual; but ookn
a lot bettern m I'd expected to see him
"Huh!" SAYS he. "You look natural enough, Son.
"Same to you, Mr. Elins, says l.
"Don't lie to me- Torchy says he. "Im old piece
of junk, and know it, but there two jobs
mean finish before go the scrapheap, doctors
no doctors! Now let's see if we can find quiet corner
in this confounded anteduvian retreat, and we'll get
down to business
Well we had great session of it, him pumpn out
information and maxim notes for orders he meant to put
the wire, and me answerin' questions
"Good work. says he at the finish. "You have got
head on YOUR shoulders after ALL and if you brought
the facts all straight l think l put in few good
icks, at this distance
"Then jump the night train back, do r. says I.
what for?' says he Don't you like the place.
"Sure like it, says |.
"Then suppose you knock around here with me for a
day So, says he, and fool me into believing m still
alive"
"Gee!' says l. "Honest?'
FOR believe me- this Pine Springs joint does show up
classy and magnlferous! You know-rniles of
walks and drives with fowerbeds and hedges at
every turn and all sides just and of smooth
lawns. Why it looked like the whole shoon match had
been upholstered in green plush Then there this
big hotel with wide verandas fitted up conf table, and
off in the distance the tall pines with the mountains be-
hind.
Could knock around there couple of days? cou-
pie of months if pushed to it! So Mr.. Ellins tows
in to the desk and puts autograph on the book
like regla plute guest and when the bellhop pilots
to my room chucks him dime just as naughty and
insutn as l knew how.
1t want until I'd spent couple of hours waitin'
while Old Hickory has some kind of treatment, that
discovers how quick you could get used to that sort of
thing By the time I'd done about four laps around the
verandas, inhabited only by old ladies don baby Irish
crochet in groups of four FIVE and then stroed out
to the golf grounds and watched lot of old buffers in
white annes pluggin around the course begun get
wise to the fact that while all this might be nice to look
at for little while, it wouldn't be so blamed excitin
a steady diet.
1t want any stirrn' durin the evenin, either
after Mr.. Ellns had finished his mush and milk and I'd
galloped through twelvecourse feed The boss hits
the feathers prompt at eght-thirty, and I'm left to
watch the old ladies play auction bridge inside 60
Evening star., 1912-09-08
G. A ME B ACK
BY SEWELL FORD

out on the veranda and listen the old sports talk golf
Near could dope it out that all there was to
it-golf and baby Irish by day. golf chin and auction
at night And hardly guest under sixty to be found!
1t easy enough to figure out why All you had to
do consult the weekly rate card Takes about sixty
years to pile up enough gold to stop at of
these joints moren day at time, unless you have
lump left you, and then of you to hit up
real swell resort where the live ones flock
7 WAS wonderin just where Old Hickory fitted into
that program but when he appears for breakfast
knew. And, say, you should have seen him in tweed
knickers and Scotch cap and Norfolk jacket.
"Z-z-z-zng!' says l, "but you don't look much like
invalid a in them sporty togs 2sS Mr. e E11ns ms -
"How's your game?" says |.
"Eho" says he, glancin' suspicious at me- ooh, I'm
coming I-er-I'm going out for little practice
turn now.
"Can lug the clubs?' saysI.
"Why,' says he, fushn little perhaps I'd better
have my regular cadde do that. He gives me points,
you see And don't suppose you care to come along
"Sure | would, says |.
1t struck me he wa mt anxious for my compny; but
there want anything else the card just trails
along, anyway Course, l knew he want any Travis;
but understood he'd tackled the game before at times
and want in the novice class Yet the exhibition he
puts up that forenoon the very punkest you could
imagine. Think of man of his size swingn his whole
weight little white ball and only knockin it dozen
feet at time sometimes mssin' it altogether too
Honest got beh nd the cadde and blushed for him.
What puzzled most, though, the fact that
Old hickory seems to have lost the art OF ciSsln ou
know how he used to rip EN- out in the office when
things went wrong? Well here he was, swattin' away
at that ball. and either drvn it into the ground or just
knockn dents in the atmosphere, and him only turnn
red behind the and tearin off a single
"Gee!' says I, he grunts disgusted after mighty
swing that would have been corker the ball had only
been trained to hop up few inches. "Thats too bad,
Mr. Ellns But don't mind me. Go on and say it
"Its no use, Torchy," says he al exhausted my
tire profane vocabulary the first two days. Didn't |,
Cadde?'
The caddie prinS and mods his head
"But don't believe it does any good says @keepn
feelins like that bott ed up
am it doesn't" says he. "That's why I'm
that ool doctor of mine for sentencing to
year at golf Son I'll never be able to play this game
in hundred years"
"Gwan, Mr.. Ellins!' says |. Il seen some old guys
yesterday of em seventy, that could poke it
out quite ways
q know says he. @They can seem to do it, blast
'em!"
And couldn't see just why he should be SO grouchy
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Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses have
been issued by the county clerk
the past week:
JOS, Opichka of Coopcrstown and
Emma Raus Of Franklin; Edward
Brockert and Clara Guttman, both of
Eaton; Jos, Heinrichs Of Rapids and
Martha Klinski Of Manitowoc; Henry
Iuehl and Myrtle Viel, both of Two
Rivers; Mike Popelars and Anna Os-
wald, both of Kossuth; Chas. Sindelar
and Anna Benes, both of this city:
Frank Kortas Of Chicago and Mary
Redzniski of Newton; Knud Nelson and
Bertha Erickson, both of Eaton; Ar
thur Albrecht and lille Nlckeis, both
of Manitowoc; Andrew Sukowaetz and
Agnes Kadtza, both OF Eaton; Jacob
Iych ard Wanda Pekarske, both Of
Newton; touis Schroeder and Bertha
Seehafer, both OF Rockland; John
Novack and Emma Hlinak, both of
Gibson.
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QUICK POLICE WORK.

Two young men, transients enroute
from Green Bay, giving the names of
Edward Miller and Frank Otis, secured
q valuable pipe at the Sherman cigar
store last week by slight Of hand pro-
cess. After a chase worthy OF a mo-
tion picture show the pair were cap
tured on the lake front and the pipe
restored to its owners. Sherman re-
fused to prosecute and they were order
ed out of town. Saturday it was learn
ed that the pair had roomed at the
Tracy hotel for few hours and had
seized the opportunity to ransack the
effects eff fellow roomer taking
gold watch and other valuables. They
were located at Sheboygan and brought
back and in court the same day.
Miller who had turned the trick"
was sentenced to the Green Bay re-
formatory for one year. The other
was let off with 30 days at the county
jail. Each gave his age as 20 and
professed repentance. This sentence
within "a hours after the reporting of
the theft shows some efficient police
service. The watch was recovered
and restored to the owner.
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WILL ENGAGE IN FRUIT GROWING

Graeme O'Geran will leave the city
the latter part of this month for Mich
igan where he will engage in orchard
business, raising apples for commercial
purposes. He has purchased land 20
miles southeast of Ludington through
which the Pere Marquette river runs.
The river affords ideal trout fishing
and boating so that the land bordering
the river will be utilized for summer
resort purposes. Mrs. E. O'Geran,
mother of Graeme, and Mrs. G. ".
Freeman will accompany him and
spend the summer months there.
On recent trip to Michigan Mr..
O'Geran arranged for the clearing of a
piece of the land, on which is quite a
growth of oak, so that several acres of
trees may be planted this season.
Graeme attended the First Ward
school and edited and managed the
only annual the school ever issued.
He was the first student enrolled in the
Central High school and managed the
Manitou successfully for year and a
half. He was chosen manager of this
years annual, but resigned on account
of poor health, which followed an oper-
alton. He has gained considerable
prominence as a public speaker, and
has been chosen marshal of the day for
Field Day which is May "a.
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ITEMS FROM THE PILOT FILES.
FIFTY YEARS AGO.

CAPTURE OF NEW ORLEANS.-No
event of the war will cause greater
congratulation throughout the west
than the occupation of New Orleans
by the federal troops. The lombard
ment of Forts Jackson and st. Phillip,
guarding the city by river, commenced
on Monday, the l4th ult., on the oath
the forts were surrendered or evacuat-
ed, and on Friday the 18th the federal
fleet appeared before the city. The
rebel army had previously evacuated,
destroying all the steamboats, they
could not take away, and burning the
cotton stored in the warehouses. The
defenses about Memphis will now be
attacked from below, for the Missis-
sippi is navigable to our gunboats as
far up as Cairo and but few weeks
will elapse, before the Northwest will
once more have an open channel of
communication with the ocean.
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CROP REPORT.

The Crop Reporting Board of the
Bureau OF Statistics of tne United
States Department of Agriculture es-
Inmates, from the reports of corre-
spondents and agents of the Bureau, as
| follows:
On May the Winter Wheat to be
harvested was about %, ,7i4, 900 acres,
or 3,4lS,0oo acres Cl.7 per cent less
than the area harvested in 1911, and
6,469, 600 acres col per cent less than
the area sown last fall (32, ,2l3, 900 acres).
The average condition of Winter
Wheat on May l was 1919, compared
| with SO.6 on April |, Scion MAY |,
1911, and S5.2, the average for the past
ten years on May /.
A cordition of 1917 per cent on May1
is indicative of yield per acre of APP
proximately IA bushels, assuming
average variations to prevail there
after. On the estimated area to be
harvested, l4.4 bushels per acre would
produce $40, ,7l4,000 bushels, or 1879 per
cent less than in 1911, 14.6 per cent less
than in 1910, and ll,3 per cent less
than in 1909. The out-turn OF the crop
will probably be above or below the
figures given above according as the
change in conditions from May to
harvest is above or below the average
change.
The average condition of Rye oa
May was S7,5 compared with $40 on
April |, 800 on May /, 1911, and S9.2,
the average for the past ten years on
May ]. Details for Winter Wheat and
Rye in Wisconsin follow: Per cent
abandoned, !; acres remaining to be
harvested $1,000; condition May /, 1912,
for winter wheat 50 per cent and for
rye 9l.
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WATER WORKS MASS MEETING.

The mass meeting called by the city
water commission for the purpose of
discussing proposed additions to the
city water works plant was held at the
city council room last Monday even
ing. 1t was not largely attended, be-
ing composed mostly of city officials
and the "chronic" public meeting at.
tendants.
The mayor presided. He explained
the proposed plans and stated that the
crying need was for more water. The
way it is proposed to get this is to sink
we'll points and by a new rotary pump
q feet below the lake level to draw
water to and through these points to
the storage wells where the suction of
the present pumps will reach it. This
plan, it IS thought wiz drain an arua
in size many times the area now drain
ed. The estimated cost of this is $4,000
to $4,000. The present pumping capac-
ity of the distribution pumps is 100000
gallons per day and they will care for
a supply three times the present sup
ply. Commissioners Plumb and
Schmitz both took hand at explain
ing. Joseph Bigel objected. He wants
to dig we'll south of the present wells
and feels sure that will effect the OBJ
ject sought. He and the mayor could
MT agree on the ''science" of it. En-
gineer Holsen says that gushing
stream not now flowing was once tap
ped and everyone thought it must still
he there. Alderman Thor:son, acting
engineer L. X. PITT and Thos. Higgins,
all had something to say. Philip PITT
suggested that it be the sense of the
meeting that the city commission ought
to get more water and that they exper-
iment and if indications justify going
ahead that they go ahead. No one OBJ
jected to this and the meeting adjourn
ed
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P. A. MILLER GOES
TO WASHINGTON.

A Columbus memorial is to be un-
yelled at Washington, D. c., on June
Sth and the order of Knights of Co.
lumbus has been waging an son to
Washington" campaign among its
members. 1t is expected that 10000
members of the order will be in line
on that date. Special trains will be
run from all centers in the United
States and the Wisconsin delegation
will go in Chicago trains. At a meet
ing of the local council last Saturday
Past Grand Knight p. A. Miller was
chosen to represent the local council,
seventy-five dollars being appropriated
for the purpose which with the special
rates granted will, it is expected go a
long way toward defraying expenses.
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ALUMINIUM PLANT REOPENS.

The plant of the Aluminium Casting
Company which has been closed since
the moulders went out on sympathe-
tic strike month ago started up again
this morning on a small scale, several
of the strikers going back to work.
For time it looked as If the plant
would be closed for good and the ma
chinery shipped to Milwaukee, but
Mr. Werra, the local manager is now
hopeful that all difficulties will be
shortly adjusted and the plant running
under normal conditions.
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FOR The FARMERS.

For S35 per acre, will sell good
farm of 320 acres located about 5 miles
northwest Of Aniwa and l0miles south
west Of Amigo. There are $50 acres
cleared, balance we'll timbered. Two
sets of buildings; about $1,000 worth of
machinery included with farm. Soil is
good and very little waste land. own
er is not a farmer, SO does not want to
keep IL. A bargain for someone, but
YOU must act quickly II you want 1t.
Can be bought for $500 down, bal
ance on time. For further information,
call on or write
JAMES CARRIGAN
i2i Caswell Block,
Milwaukee, Wis.
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
(By ERWIN FANTA.)

The first base ball game of this sea-
son will take place next Saturday aft
e"noon, when our team will play the
Sheboygan high school nine at the
West Side grounds.
Graeme O'Geran who completed his
high school course last February, but
who will receive his diploma with the
class of 1912, is to make his future
home on fruit farm near Ludington,
Mich. His high school friends wish
him good luck and success.
Students who are planning to take
part in the athletic meet on Field Day
are training at the Fair grounds after
school hours.
Prof. Stangel gave the boys short
talk in regard to smoking. He said
that the students who smoke or use
tobacco in other forms must refrain
from athletics, will not be permitted
to join any clubs, will not be placed
upon the honor list even though his
studies average above 80, and he will
thus become independent from the
high school work other than his stud
les. The notice posted by Prof. Stan
gel reads as follows:
Complaints from number of reliable
sources against smoking has prompted
the following ruling which applies to
all high school boys:
Smoking anywhere outside of the
students homes will be considered a
wrong by school authorities. Any one
guilty of this wrong cannot accept or
receive any honor, favor, or recogni-
tion from his class or the school, Ac-
cepting any of these is evidence that
the student is not guilty. A violation
will be referred to the city superinten-
dent and the Board of Education for
final action"
A large crowd attended leap year
party given by the high school girls at
the Park school gym Friday night.
The proceeds went to the Athletic as
sociation.
The Girls Glee club had their pic
lures taken last Friday.
Arthur Gerphide was fined twenty
five cents by the Debating club last
Friday for not appearing on recent
program. There was considerable dis
cussion between the ''lawyers" who
were Chloupek and Morrissey, the
former appearing for the club and the
latter for Gerphide. Very good argu-
ments were given by both parties.
Examinations for the third quarter
are being conducted this week.
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DolNes OF The COUNTY BOARD.

The county board met in special ses-
sion Tuesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
and was called to order by Chairman
Lundberg. After the reading of the
call for special session by the clerk
the election of chairman for The en-
suing year was taken up and Olaf
Lundberg was reelected by unanim-
Gus vote. George Pfeffer was chosen
vice-chairman.
At the session Wednesday morning.
the chairman announced his appoint
ment Of committees as follows:
Assessment-J. Lorfeld, ]. Schetter,
John Hynek, Ernest Deffke, Fred A.
friedrich.
Finance-Wm. Brandt, Christ Muth,
Adolph Schulze, Thomas Brennan,
Robert Shubert.
General Claims August Last, Geo.
Pfeffer, Jos. Willot.
Sheriff and Justice-David Lorfeld,
ALI. Alison, Mic Trossen, Adolph
Strouf Herman Gustavenson.
Poor-Jos. Willott, Fred Wilsmann,
John Schetter.
Public Buildings and Improvements
George Pfeffer, T. H. Meany, Eugene
Allie, Julius Weina, Albert Petska.
Roads and Bridges-Christ Muth, Au-
gust Last, John lHynek.
Elections-Alf. Alison, Henry Wilke,
Henry Martens.
Illegal Tax and Assessment. b.
Laun, Aug. Luedke, John Reis, Fred
Wilsmann, Edward Thuss.
Tramps-W. H. Spencer, Charles
Sweeting, John Lorfeld.
Rules and Orders-Fred Wilsmann,
David Lorfeld, Fred A. friedrich.
Salaries-Albert Petska, Adolph Strouf
Adolph Schulze.
Education-E Eugene Allie, J. B. Laun,
VIM Spencer.
Printing-Thomas Meany, William
Brardt, Robert Shubert.
Approval of Bonds-August Luedke,
Chas. Sweeting, Chairman County
Board (ex.officio).
Committee on Insane-Aug. Luedke,
Edw. Thuss, Fred Wilsmann.
Three petitions for bridges were
read, one from the town of Eaton for
an iron bridge over Mud Creek on the
highway between sections IL and 13,
another from the town of Two Rivers
for bridge over the Mishicot river in
section %, and the other from the town
of Nishicot for an iron bridge to span
Johnson's Creek in section II. The
petitions were referred.
Claims were presented and referred
as follows: Sheriffs and Justice ac-
counts, S803.27; General Claims, 81, ,902;
Poor, $S39.94; Insane, $l5S.20; Public
Buildings and improvements, $S2l.5S;
Tramps, $552.05; Education, S37l.57;
Election, $795.95; Printing, Sl03.99.
On motion the board adjourned until
10 o'clock Thursday morning.
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MARRIED..

Irving Mlada and Miss Hazel Runge
were married Sunday evening at the
home of the brides parents on North
Fifth street. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. f.. II. Sheppley. The
attendants were Miss Mabel Runge and
Elijah Houghton. After the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Mlada left for short
bridal trip to Cadott, Wis, after which
they viii take up their residence on
the north side The bride is a daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs Robert Runge and
the groom is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
JOS. Mlada and is associated with his
father In business on Chicago street.
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.


REPORT OF COUNTY SUPERIN-
TENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
The following list comprises the
names of those who received certific-
ates at the late series of examinations.
The classification explains itself. The
relative standing in each class is indi.
Gated by the order of mention.
FIRST GRADE.-Valid throughout
the county and for period of four
years. Edward V. Brown, Louis A.
Kahlenberg.
SECOND GRADE-Valid through
out the county and for period OF two
years. Mary Noonan, T.. A. Benedict.
Ralph Elmegreen.
THIRD GRADE-Valid through
out the county and for period of one
year. Average above Is per cent.
Mary II. Hayes, Louise Streckenbach,
Anna E. Kellner, NJ. J. McKeough, E.
S. Grove, May Mahoney, John G.
Naser, Nellie O'Connor, Henry Wer-
necke, ]. V. Erickson, Louis Jermain.
Floyd Westgate.
Average 10 per cent or over, but
| less than 70 per cent.-Alice G. Ken
nedy, Alice j. Garnett, Kate Kirwan,
Bertha Carus, A, f. Elmegreen, Her
man Schlundt, VIM. w. Brennan, Mrs.
E. A. Brown, Mamie Brennan, Arthur
Zander, p. l.. Hewitt, Julia Hayes,
Otto Guidinger, Blanche Stupecky,
Isabelle O'Connor, j. f. Magee, r. J.
Walsh, Maggie Pinter.
Average 65 per cent or over but less
than 10 per cent. Hattie G. Symes,
Joseph Seidl, Julia Dubetzky, Threna
Johnston, Thoma j. Morris, Minnie
Goedjen, Gustave Hipke, Martha K.
Olson, Amanda Zander, Julia Nc
Keough, Sarah Walsh, Joseph b.
Rrick, Hannah McCarty, Ella Scott,
Oscar Stockmeyer, Joseph Gnidiinger,
Mrs. Fannie Boughton, Alice Carey,
Verona O'Grady, Katie Hayes, Lizzie
O'Connor.
Average 50 per cent or over and less
than 50 per cent.--Katie Egan Maggie
V. Kelley; Katie Peppard, Mary Short,
5, A. J. Lovedale, Bridget O'Dea,
Kate A. Taugher, Edmond G. Burtt,
Hermina Falge, Clara Il. Noble, David
Fitzgerald, Maggie Kane, Martha j.
Stephenson, David j. Fitzgerald, JOS.
Morrissey, Frank Yraney, Ida Symes.
Limited third grade --Phebe Rick
ably, Katie Fitzgerald, Willie Koch,
Kate +. Finnegan, Maggie A. Hayes,
Tena DAIMLER, H. A. Schmitz, Mary c.
Berham. Agnes Cray, Maggie f.
Madigan, Tina Armenian, l.. A.
Schmitz, Ella Bartke, Minnie Meaney,
Matena Tollefson, Ed. Kirwan, Mary
Fulton, Aggie Westgate, Charles G.
Stangel, Edward Monahan.
X. Il. Roble died on Thursday last in
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and in consequence the Office of state
deputy is one of great power and re-
sponsibility. 1t carries ex-officio men,
bership in the supreme council which
meets this summer at Colorado Springs.
Mr.. Kelley has been district deputy
for several years and has been an active
worker in this state where the order
has over 1000 members.
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STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY.

Thomas Gleason, resident Of this
city for several years, suffered a stroke
of apoplexy last Monday evening.
Mr.. Gleason who has of late been en-
ployed by the G.. g.. N. w. Ry. Co. was
going to his home and was upon the
street at the time of the sudden vista
tion. He was taken TO his home and
has been unconscious most of the time
since. There was a slight improve
ment in his condition yesterday. He
is r5 years of age.