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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-12-04
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

The council met in regular session
Monday evening All members were
present.
Chairman Plumb reported for the
electric light committee on pending ne
gotiations with John Schuette over an
adjustments of several unsettled matters
involved in the electric plant transfer
The mill business and properties are
entangled somewhat with the electric
plant business and properties and some
agreement will have to be reached.
The committee was authorized to invite
one of the railroad commission to come
here to confer over these matters and
also over the use of gas power by the
water and electric utilities.
The board of public works reported
that Walter Brey was the only bidder
on the sewer job, the contract for
which he lost some weeks ago by not
having his accompanying check oerti-
fed. His bid now is $40 higher than
Walter Bahr's sole bid which was re-
jecteG as excessive on the first adver-
tising. The contract was awarded to
Brey.
The attorney reported on the action
which is pending to test the legality OF
the water main assessments. He said
in effect that the question involved is,
whether the omission of the general
charter provision for doing the work
by contract when the provisions for
assessing for the work were adopted
rendered the adopting ordinance void.
The bids for rebuilding Sth strea.
bridge and widening the spans were
opened. There we're bids, ) of them
for the complete work.
The bids ranged from $4,000 to S29-
600, the lowest bidder being The Cen
tral Garage, local concern at Frank
lin and 9th streets. Pellet and McMul-
len also submitted bid. The bridge
committee will report later.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-12-04
TUBERCULOSIS DAY"

Following his official proclamation
setting aside Sunday, December 7th,
Tuberculosis Day" in this state, Gov.
ernor McGoyern has written the Wis
consin Anti-Tuberculosis Association
praising the effectiveness OF its health
crusade and urging that every effort be
put forth TO maintain Wisconsin's lead
ership in the sale OF Red Cross Christ
ma, Seals and to secure sufficient funds
to carry on the work in 1914.
The letter, which is dated from the
executive chamber at Madison, follows:
at is pleasure TO aid In promoting
an enterprise of such vital interest to
all our people as that which you so
efficiently represent. The Wisconsin
Neutrality-suspicious. Association is con-
Quoting most commendable mo, e.
ment in the interest Of the public
health.
This work Is at once educational,
remedial and preventive. There is ur-
gent need for the best and the most
that can be done in each and all OF
these lines. This means that the AS
sociation must be provided with funds
corresponding in amount with the ex-
tent and Importance OF the work 1t has
in charge.
'rhe plan adobted for securing
money to meet expenses is by selling
Red Cross Christmas Seals. Hereto
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-12-04
PURE MILK CRUSADE.

State dairy inspector Linsmeyer de-
scended upon local milk dealera Mon
day and rounded up three into court
upon charges of uncleanliness. The
cans and utensils of the three were
found to be dirty and as they have been
warned on several prior occasions, all
three were fined in municipal court.
The example is expected to have a
salutary effect in this region. The in
spector took twenty samples of milk in
Manitowoc and vicinity to determine
whether milk of lower percentage of
fat than legal standard is being sold.
The inspector also inspected the dairy
departments of local groceries.
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WATER MAIN ASSESSMENT CASE

The action commenced by Ferdi-
nand Veith, a west side resident to
test the validity of a special assess
ment against some of his lots levied
TO pay for water mains laid by the city
commission the past summer was heard
by Judge Kirwan yesterday.
The defendant city filed demurrer
and the parties stipulated all the facts
thought necessary to a determination
in the merits, so no trial will be neces-
sarv. Although only 800 is involved in
this case, there are other similar cases
for two years totaling nearly $4,000.
The plaintiffs main contentious are
lst; that the attempted adoption of the
general charter permitting assess
ments for water mains is void because
the whole scheme provided by the
general charter was not adopted. This
involves point in constitutional law.
Second, that the part of the general
charter adopted. even if valid, does not
of itself authorize this special assess
ment but that it must be set in motion
by action OF the city council, which he
asserts was not done; third, that the
rule requiring assessments for water
mains was not filed with the state rail
road commission.
The city argues, that the general
charter adoption was valid and anyway
cannot be questioned except within
3 months by certiorari, that the action
by the council is not mandatory and
tha' II it is the action of the city coun-
Gil after the action was started was suf
fcient and that the filing with the
railroad commission is not necessary.
A temporary order keeping the assess
ment of 800 outof the tax roll that will
be delivered to the treasurer next week
will issue with bond to protect the
city.
A. L. Hougen and H. l.. Markham
appeared for the plaintiff and city, at
torney Kelley for the city and city
clerk. A final decision may take some
time as new and important problems
are raised
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REAL ESTATE REPORT

The following Real Estate Reports is
furnished by the Manitowoc County
Astract Company, which. owns the
only complete Abstract of Manitowoc
County
Christiana Gosz to Robert B. Cum.
mngs, part sec Cato, 81.
John S. Casson to George Casson,
lot 4 blk 163 Manitoyoc, ST..
VIM. G. Boettcher to Albert Schef-
fer, so sec Is Centerville, ST..
Arthur f. Crocker to Bessie Crocker,
lot blk 1l5 and lot III blk ll6 Manito-
voc, 81.
Joseph Karbon to Stephen Pech, part
of W. SEl sec II Manitowoc Rapids,
81.
Stephen Pech to Joseph Karbon,
l in SEA Sc! sec 10 Manitowoc Rap
ids, ST..
Christopher Evenson to Clarence 0.
Evenson SW4 SWt sec 32, part NWi
SWi sec 80 part E9 Sc, sec 32 Cato, 81.
Carl Brecka to Thomas Wandrash,
E 40 # of lot 10 blk 81 Two Rivers,
$l20000.
Ole Fl. LottenI to Mrs. Mary Lien,
lot 10 blk "B' of Anna Boynton's subd.
sec 5 Liberty, 81.
II. j. Hansen to Anton Mueller and
Simon Hoffman, I 5S SO. rods. in
SW corner sec 30 Eaton $4,000
II. j. Hansen to Andrew Nj. Pfster,
12l in NV corner sec 81 Eaton, %,5.
John Gruman, Jr. to Nick kaufman,
lot blk in John Grumann's 2nd add.
to city of Two Rivers, $4,000.
Henry Bratz to Henry Roehl, so .
sec IS Eaton, $4,000.
Robert F. Bubolz to Reinhard Bu-
bolz so a sec Rockland, 81.
William Dumoss to Robert f. Bu-
bolz, part blk A. Village of Reedsville,
$l40O.
William Zahn to John Fl. Overland,
lot II DIX "C' in Reeds Add. to City of
Manitowoc, 81.
Augusta Hoist to Ernest Tabbert,
blk q Village of Mishicot, 81.
Henry Becker to Philip Becker, 1877
2-10 sec 16 and % Cooperstown, $4,000.
Jacob b. Laun ct al to Adam Kaz-
meier, l in lot 5 blk in Laun and
Schultz Add. to the Village of Kiel.
al,
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KNIGHTS OF GRIP GATHER.

The local lodge OF United CONNER
cial Travellers held their annual ban
quet and ball at Woods hall last Satur-
day evening. This is the big affair of
the year for the "Gadders." J. S.
Egan presided as POSTMASTER. Charles
Krumm, John Schmidtman and VIM.
Pfleuger asserted that 95 per cent. OF
eligible persons belong 10 the local
branch, record in the 5000 councils of
the organization. Mrs. win Nelson
sang some enjoyable numbers. New
officers were elected as follows: Senior
Counsellor, VIM. 7. ,iieGger, Junior
Counsellor, Il. I'll. Ludwig; Past Cour-
sellor, VIM. Breuer; Conductor, John
Brandt; Chaplain, Will Nelson; Sccrs-
tary, VIM. L. Raetz.
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BRIDE GIVES PARIS
GREEN,TO GROOM

Adolph Behnke young farmer liv-
ing near Collins and Freida Zahn of
Reedsville, were married Novem ber
18th OF this year, after knowing each
other two weeks. The bride had run
away from her parents home some
time prior to the marriage and was re-
fused re-admission, she says.
After ten days of married life the
bridesurreptitiously put dose OF paris
green in her husbands coffee. The
fact that the overdose administered
acted as an emetic saved the young
mans life.
Mrs. Behnke said that her husband
had not been feeling well and that the
paris green was given as medicine.
She will probably be examined as to
her sanity before an attempt is made
to prosecute.
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fore Wisconsin has led in its contribu-
tions through this channel aGd It is
sincerely hoped that it will not now
permit itself TO take subordinate
place Patriotism, humanity, even
self-protection demand cooperation in
sympathy and In contributions in the
effort to drive the White Plague from
Wisconsin.
Let every one who can do so, buy
as literally as he can OF the Red Cross
1913 Christmas Seals
Francis r.. McGoveru.
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SRIP-YARD ACCIDENT.

Fred Jorgenson, aged 81, an old time
resident of the city residing at 6lS
North 9th street was very badly injured
last Friday at the yards of the Dry
Dock company. Mr.. Jorgenson is a
rigger and was engaged in work pre-
,naratory to putting new boilers in the
steamer Pontiac. He was working on
a steel platform over the boilers when
it collapsed and he fell about 20 feet
into the hold, the platform landing
squarely upon him. He was taken to
the hospital and reports are that recov-
cry is doubtful.
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Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses
have been issued by the county clerk
the past week
Eli Boiette OF Rhinelander and Flor
ence Peronta Of Two Rivers; Paul Pet
ermann and Olga Kruger, both of
Rockland; Adolph Simon and Barbara
Chick, both of Franklin; Ernest Sieb-
ert of Morrison and Lena Maertz Of
Reedsville; Walter Maenthelle OF Sauk-
vile, Wis. and Lenora Reineke of
Rockland.
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ATTENTION..

Petitioners for naturalization papers
at the January term of circuit court
can receive instruction in the office OF
the clerk of circuit court from now on.
Parties from Manitowoc and Two Ri
vers are requested to attend Wednes.
day evenings 1870; those from the
country on Saturdays at 10 O'Clock A.
M. No charges. A. j. Clark
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SCHOOL ITEMS.

The following items are taken from
the Manitowoc High School paper
The Manitou:
Christmas falls on Thursday this year
and it is rather difficult matter to
fix the vacation satisfactorily to all.
There were many breaks in the school
work this fall We closed Friday, Oct
ober l, on the account of the Manito-
voc County Teachers Association, and
Thursday and Friday, November 6 and
I, on account of the State Association
at Milwaukee, and Thursday and Fri
day of Thanksgiving week. There
are no breaks in the school year dur
ing the winter months. Washington IS
birthday comes on Sunday and Memoir
ial day on Saturday. For the above
reasons the Board thought there ought
to be weeks vacation in the spring,
as it will be too much of stretch to
have the schools in session for six
straight months. After carefully con.
sidering the matter from all angles, it
was thought advisable to have one
weeks vacation at Christmas and one
week in the spring and close the schools
Friday, June 10. Many of the cities of
the state followed this plan last year
and more will follow it this year.
To relieve the crowded condition
of the High School the Board of Educa-
tion at meeting Monday night, De-
cember lst, decided to place part OF
the freshmen class in the Park School.
During the summer vacation the Park
School was placed in excellent condi-
tion. 1t was painted inside and out
side and the walls retinted. 1t was de-
cided to place in the Park School the
forty tuition pupils, who come in from
the country, and the sixty-three fresh.
men who live north OF the following
boundary line
Beginning at the Lake, West on
Hancock, to Seventh; North on Seventh
to Washington; West on Washington
to Eighth; North on Eighth to JAY
West on Jay to Tenth; North on Tenth
10 Franklin; West on Franklin to Thir
teenth; North on Thirteenth to North
western Station.
The work at the Park School will &c
on without interruption and the pupils
will do the same work that they woult
do in the old High School. Strong
teachers, headed by Mr.. Howard T.
Miller, will be in charge Of the new
work in the Park School. There is
beautiful assembly room at the Park
School which will seat hundred.
eighty, and three fine recitation roo ms
well heated and lighted. The Boart
OF Education is fortunate in havinl
such splendid quarters in which to pu
the overflow from the High School.
In many progressive cities, notabl.
Madison, Wisconsin, Berkeley and Sal
Francisco, California, Grand Rapids
Michigan, the freshmen have beel
placed with the seventh and eight
graders forming what Is called the Ju
nior High School. This is considere'
very advanced step in education
However, for this year, the freshme
only will be placed In the Park School
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-12-04
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

Keep your children in at nights.
| These were the last words addressed to
parents by Henry Ward Beecher.
They are wise and timely. The condi-
tions that called them forth exist in all
cities, our own among the number
There are parents So indulgent and
| forgetful as to permit their girls at
tending school to enjoy the company of
callow youths who put on airs and per-
ambulate the streets with their girls"
| by their sides. Young people ape the
virtues and adopt the vices of their
elders at too early day, and it may
well be questioned which are more de-
structive to character. If the vices of
drinking, smoking and social dissipation
seem unavoidable they should, il possi-
BILE, be postponed until the physical or
ganism can better withstand their evil
tendency and until judgment is so clar-
iGed that moderation will not interfere
with the recuperaJive forces of nature
or make the person the victim of a
slavish habit. Parents should recog-
nze that certain phases of virtue when
too early acquired are not one whit less
| injurious than a vice. for they tou often
| lead to vice. There is no higher force
than love. 1t has inspired the lovers
of humanity in all ages and countries.
The love of country has caused the pa
triot to leave his blood-stained foot
prints on the sands and SHOWS of a
thousand fields The love of home and
family causes the hard hands of the
toiler to struggle for the necessaries Of
| life. The love Of humanity produced
the sacrifices of the Howards. The
love of truth sustained the constancy
of the martyrs Of science and liberty
and causes the privations and sacrifices
of the explorer facing death amid arctic
SHOWS and cold and ice. Yes, all the
tears hat have been shed, all the pray
ers that have been offered, all the
kisses given by the rosy lips oil health
to the ashen face Of death, all the fond
hopes expressed amid clouds and mists
have sprung from the great fountain
Of human affection, love. But is the
motive of the fellow and his girl
worthy of this paneegyricp The ans
wer is emphatically no. There is
nothing in our day that has ruined
more characters, dwarfed more minds,
rendered miserable more lives, produc-
ed more untimely graves or given our
courts more scandulcos nature, than
this sickish, disgusting parental senti.
ment that toierates shallow youths and
foolish maidens in the act Of making
love. The parent who allows his child
to indulge in this mawkish sentimen.
talty should scarcely be pitied If he
has later to pay the penalty OF remorse
for his neglect TO exercise parenta
authority and carry out the dictates oI
a sound judgment.
/ Walter Killen worked up good ap
petite selling goods in Cato and ther
came 10 Mauitowoc 10 see how much
turkey he could eat at Uncle j. DIS.
Sandford is going about with bat
limp in his left leg One OF his belovet
Jersey cows took turn at him ant
sprained his ankle.
Henry Reinholdt of Reedsvil,e,
hardware merchant, died on Sunda
last OF diphtheria. 1t is said there arr
a number OF cases which threaten Il
!. terminate fatally in that village.
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FOR SALE

160 acres of good farming land in
Door County 10 miles west Of Sturgeon
Bay; 80 acres hard wood timber balance
small brush easily cleared. For fur.
ther particulars address F. F. Marshek,
Antigo, Wis. Adv.
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ITEMS FROM THE PILOT FILES.

NOTICE TO DRAFTED MEN BERLIN.
Green Lake County, Wis, November
20, 1863. Parties who are dra fled and
wish to pay the Communication money,
viz: $500 can forward the amonnt to me
by express in U. S. currency, and pre-
pay charges, or by draft on Milwaukee
payable in L. S. currency, and their
receipts will be sent to them by mail.
II. Merriam, Receiver.
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DIED

Edwin Matek, aged 80 years, died at
his home 1915 Hamilton street, Mon
day morning after a lingering illness.
He is survived by his wife and one
child, also his mother, Mrs. Rudolph
Groll, now living in Detroit, and sis
ter, Miss Blanche Matek of Milwaukee.
The funeral will take place this
forenoon from ST. Boniface church.
Interment at Evergreen cemetery,
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FARM FOR SALE

100 acres, 80 acres cleared, balance
woods; good buildin KS, three good
wells; one OF the best farms in the
town Of Meeme, / mile south and l
mile east from Osman. Price reason
able. Inquire of Mrs. Michael Egan,
z. o. address Cleveland K. +. d. No 3,
Wis.
ADV. st.
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ELKS MEMORIAL EXERCISES.

The Elks hold annually a memorial
exercise known as lodge of sorrow"
The exercises will be held next Sunday
afternoon at the Elks club rooms and
will be open to the public. Following
is the program:
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-12-04

Chas. Felker, q former resident of
Branch, but for the past fifteen years
a resident OF Portland, Oregon, died at
his home in that city last Friday. He
was 63 years of age and leaves wife
and three sons.
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Roll Call
Respond with a Nursery Rhyme
Primary Reading, Class Exercise
Lille Cizek
Sewing, Cooking, Manual Arts
Harriet Mott, Helen Hussey
How We Can Help the Farmer
Chas. j. Braun, Elizabeth Fitzgerald
II was not possible to have an lnsti.
tute conductor assist with this meeting
at this time but there shall be somoon,
with US at our next meeting. AL
teachers of this vicinity should be pres
ent and participate in the discussions
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Henry Reinholdt OF Reedsvil.e, a
hardware merchant, died on Sunday
last OF diphtheria. 1t is said there are
a number OF cases which threaten to
terminate fatally in that village.
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Mrs. Francesca Fehrman, an old set
tier of Newton, died at the home of
her son, Henry Fehrman, in Newton,
She was 70 years of age. The
funeral was held Tuesday afternoon.
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TEACHERS M EETINGS.
Maribel, December 10, 1913

9:l5 A. NJ.
Primary Arithmetic George Jindra
Home Credits Elsie Shimek
Literature, Upper Form
Lillian Morrissey
Good Teaching rs Observed
&. w. Meisnest
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OVER FOR THE WINTER. THE Mil
waukee news thinks "the conflict be-
tween the military forces in the south
west, this side of the gulf, may now be
regarded as practically over for the
winter. Bragg has fallen to the neigh
borhood of Dalton, where according to
credible information, a force Of ten
Thousand men will suffice to maintain
his position for three months to come.
Grant, though victorious, has neither
the means of transportation, nor suf-
ticient force to warrant any attempt at
advance. Burnside will doubtless sue
ceed in maintaining a position near
Knoxville. In the meantime, Long
street, it is believed, will finally retire
into Virginia and join Lee. After the
present smart advance of Meade has
found denouement, we shall probably
hear of no more heavy battles until the
vernal sun melts away the northern
SHOWS and dries up the southern mire
such are the present indications Of
the military horoscope.
: BROUGHT HoME.- The bodies of
Capt. Walker and Sergeant Jos. Good
win, of Co. A 9TH Regiment, who were
killed in the recent engagement near
Rappahannock Station, arrived here on
the evening of the "a inst After ap-
propriate funeral exercises at the
Episcopal Church, they We're taken to
their final resting place on Friday. A
large number Of people attended the
ceremonies.
DEATH.-We regret to learn that
the wife of VIM. N. Nicholas, Esq. de-
parted this life on Tuesday morning,
after a lingering illness. She was a
most estimab]e lady, and her decease
will be severely felt in the social circles
of Manitowoc Her funeral will take
place from the family residence at ,
O'Clock today.
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Formal Opening. Of Lodge.
Prayer Rev. j. G.. Smith.
Solo F. S. Horstmeier.
Chas Salak, An Appreciation of BY
Fred Schuette.
Duet Mrs. S. X. Ferguson and
f. S. Horstmeier
Memorial Address A. l.. Nash.
Solo Mrs. S. K. Ferguson.
Formal closing of lodge.
During the past year the lodge lost
one member, Charles Saiak. .
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Sandford is going about with bad
limp in his left leg. One OF his beloved
Jersey cows TOOK a turn at him and
sprained his ankle.
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Walter Killen worked up good ap-
petite selling goods in Cato and then
came 10 Mauitowoc 10 see how much
turkey he could eat at Uncle ]. D's.
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Carl Ziemer, aged 81 years, died last
Thursday at his home on Western av-
enue, after an illness OF two years. He
is survived by his wife and two sons,
Hugo of Green Lake and William OF
Chicago.
The funeral was held Sunday after
noon from the German NJ. E. church.
Interment was in Evergreen cemetery.
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Carl Rahr, a prominent business man
of Oshkosh, died last Sunday, aged Il
city is a daughter of the deceased Mr..
Rahr is former resident of Manito-
WOO locating here in the early SOS
and for some years was employed by
the late William Rahr, his uncle. Lat
er he removed to Oshkosh where he
engaged in the brewing business, be-
ing successful in the undertaking.
The funeral was held at Oshkosh
Tuesday.