The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23
ITEMS FROM the PILOT FILES.
FIFTY YEARS AGO.

the towns we have heard about. Where
is our village board and their ministers
plenipotentiary to Madison? Hadn't
they ought to be sent again at the ex-
pense OF the tax payersP Certainly.
DIR. SIMoN.-It will be seen by a
card that our highly respected citizen,
DR.. Simon, has left us for a few weeks,
having been called to Germany on bus
mess, and that he calls upon persons
owing him for services to pay the sew
eral amounts to Mrs. Simon. The DR..
is an excellent physician as well as
perfect gentleman, and we hope that
fair winds will accompany him back
and forth
A SOLDIERS FUNERAL.-The funer-
al of Mr.. Bartholomew Hayes took
place in the town of Meeme on Sunday
last and was very largely attended by
friends of the family from neighboring
towns. Mr.. Hayes was killed at the
battle of Pittsburg Landing while
fighting in an Illinois regiment The
captain of the company in which he
served was his brother-in-law, and he
had the body preserved. The remains
reached Meeme on Saturday last. He
was brother of Michael, Dennis, Pat
rick and John Hayes, four respectable
farmers Of Meeme.
WAR EFFECTs.-Out of a company
of l04 men, enlisted at Potosi, Wiscon-
sin, and mustered into the tenth regi-
ment, only the odd four are nov living
--one hundred having died. victims to
the damnable fanaticism that produced
this unholy war. Instead of achieving
glory. riches or renown, these one
hundred men won only the poor privil-
lege of grave in distant land with
out even head board to mark their
last resting place.
BUSINESS We are enjoying fair
sleighing and business begins to re-
vive. Our streets no longer look de-
serted, and our merchants faces not
quite so pitiful.
STRANGERS.-John p. Hume, Esq,
of Chiffon and Mr.. Baldwin, lawyer
of that place, have been spending sew
eral days in town. They were under
the control of Mr.. Green, gentleman
whose fame extends north and south,
east and west, as proprietor of public
house in that village, and every way
qualified "to keep hotel"
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fechter cele-
brated their wooden wedding on Mon
day evening. There were quite a
number of friends present and the oc
casion was most enjoyable one.
Thomas Donahue of Liberty, this
county, an old veteran of the Mexican
war, has been placed on the pension
list. Tom is pretty well on in years
but is still vigorous and has many years
yet to come before joining the silent
majority"
John Hopper of Eaton is the only
farmer in this county who can have
any interest in the protection to wool
growers. He keeps a few hundred
sheep. Nicholas Dittmar of Meeme
was at one time an extensive Wool
grower, but now no longer so. Most
of the farmers keep no sheep at all
and few keep just enough to have a
lamb for pet or 'little mutton"
for harvest. II there is to be any
"bounty business" it should be for
raising wheat or killing potato bugs
Christian Gelbke of this city died On
Saturday, January H. OF consumption
Of the lungs. He has for years suffer-
ed from this malady and has been un-
able to attend to business for the last
three years. He was born in Nord-
hausen, Prussia, in 1928. Ie emigrat-
ed in 1857 coming directly to Manito-
woo, where he was married. For %
years he has been in the boot and shoe
business in partnership with bis broth
er, Charles Gelbke. The deceased
was worthy man and good citizen.
John Schuette and S. A. Wood are
blossoming out as musical critics.
Uncle Wood usually throws one leg
over the back OF chair and mods as
sent to Johns vagares on melody.
"Pop goes the Weasel" is Woods fav.
orite hymn but as John can't distn.
guish one tune from another he wisely
refrains from expressing preference
The editor Of this paper has kindly
consented to put both the musical or.
phans under his tutelage, and give
them the rudiments OF a musical edu.
cation.
r. K. Rand has disposed OF his stock
in the Rand & Roemer Hardware Co
to Jacob Roemer, Adolph Rechcygl ant
Frank Blesch. The firm name will
continue unchanged. AS soon as Mr.
Rand can settle up his affairs he will
leave for California, but not with any
present intention of making that place
his home. He will return to Manto
voc next June. Should Mr.. Rand de
eide TO permanently retire from bust
ness here there are many people who
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