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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
P. N. KRESS RECEIVES GIFT.

Fl. G. Kress who is to retire from
the Office of postmaster to.daw aztec
over II years of service was rendered
a genuine token of the esteem OF
his subordnates in the office last Mon
day. Accompanying a substantial
rocking chair was this communication:
Hon. II. G.. Kress, Postmaster,
Manitowoc, Wis.
Dear Sir: 1t is with sincere regret
on our part that the time has come
that you are to sever your connection
with the Manitowoc Postoffice; each
and every one of your force wish tothank
you for the kind and courteous treat
ment we have always received from
you during your long and successful
term of office and it is the heartfelt
wish OF every one OF the postofiice force
that your future will be prosperous
and happy.
Please accept the chair as a very
small token of olr respect and good
wishes.
Yours very respectfully.
A. W. Behringer, Herman J. Holsen,
Alvina G. krainik, George Sanderson,
Walter r, Menge, Arnold B. Groll,
Geo. c. Holander, Fred W. Rockof,
Win L. Dusold, Otto j. Hagen, John
Il. Rusboldt, a. N. w. Rhode, B. ].
OConnor, Frank kunish, Elton C.
Gibson Otto G.. Gas, John S. Houghton,
James w. Cooper, Robert Schmidt,
Spencer NJ. Hansen, Alfred L. Clement,
John Il. Schreihart, Edward G. Heise,
g. S. Rand Richard Rudolph, John L.
Mahnke, Jr., Josephine NJ. SEEKER,
John Pentony, a. NJ. Hoyer, Chas.
Herzog.
Mr.. II. G. Schuette will succeed Mr..
kress as postmaster and it may reason
ably be presumed that the responsible
tiles of the position are being transfer
red to safe hands.
Mr.. kress has been courteous, ac-
commodating and capable official.
BY long and efficient service he has
earned an enviable reputation in post
office circles. He retires with laurels
and his friends will hope that the years
before him will be spent as enioyably
as were the busy years behind him.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
YOUNG VISITOR DROWNED.

The Manitowoc river collected part
Of its annual toll of human lives when
Raymond Dempsey, an year old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dempsey, was
drowned in the river near the foot Of
North 7th street last Saturday fore
noon. The youngster had been fishing
with some other boys from the dock
He is said to have climbed down a pile
to disentangle his line and slipped in.
His IA year old brot her James was on
the scene soon and had to be restrain
ed from diving into the cold water in
an effort to saw his broth Il. The
body was recovered in about 20 minutes
by officer Dueno but all the efforts of
the physicians with the city pulmotor
did not result in any signs of life.
Mr.. Dempsey has been living at Sc
attic the past ten years and has been
spending the summer here at his old
home town with his family. Raymond
could swim but the cold water probab-
ly was too much for him. The day be-
fore he had celebrated his Sth birthday
The funeral was held Monday morning
from the Sacred Heart church to Ever
green cemetery.
The parents and only one surviving
child, James, have the sympathy of the
community.
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EDUCATIONAL.
tBy G. w. Meisuest.)

The law requires that the county SUI.
perintendent shall hold at least one
school board convention each year, aud
in compliance with The law such con
vention for Manitowoc county will be
held November in the Turner Hall.
The law requires that every clerk shall
attend and that the director and treas
urer may attend. The superintendent
recommends that all three members
arrange TO be present all day. Each
member shall be allowed 800 and
three cents per mile in going to and re-
turning from such convention, said
money shall be paid by the district
treasurer upon the presentation of a
certificate of attendance granted by
the county perintendent.
In addition to the regular program
as given below there will be a display
of all kinds of modern school supplies,
such as desks, curtains, drinking foun-
tains, busy materials for small children,
pencil sharpeners, globes, etc, A great
many of our schools are pretty we'll sup
piled with most of these things and tits
not intended that school boards should
supply them all if they do not have
them. But gradually school boards
may want to get some of these things
and they can see them now so that they
may know what to buy. Years ago
parents were content to let their chill
dren sit with other children, to drink
out of common dipper used 10y all, or
wipe on the same towel, etc, but now,
especially in some communities chill
dren prefer TO sit alone for various rea-
sons. Prices on these articles will also
be given SO that when school boards or
der they may hrve some idea what to
pay. Learn to know of the best and
most up-to.date things needed in u
school.
The following program will be fol-
lowed with but slight changes
Program, 10 o'clock.
Opening remarks, and Announcements
Supt. G. w. Meisnest.
Address, School Hygiene and Santa
ton. w. T.. Larson
Rural School Inspector
Question Box and Oral Questions
Afternoon, l:lj
Distribution of Certificates Of Atten
dance.
Recent School Legislation.
G. w. Meisnest.
The Teacher and the School Board
f. G.. Christianson.
Concrete Teaching in our Schools un-
der existing conditions
w. Il. Larson.
School board members should write
down the questions that they wish an
swered at home while they think OF
them. Then you can either drop them
into the question box or ask them dir
ectly. BY asking The questions that
are troublesome to you, this conyen.
tion will be of special help to all,
The important fall work will be over
November 8, so | hope all members be
present if possible.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
WOMEN FINED.

The two young women giving the
names of Elizabeth Fox and Mayme
Adams arrested last week after officer
Bull, in plain clothes, visited their
place on the south side, were in court
last Saturday morning. They both
pleaded nolle contendere to the lesser
of the two offenses charged against
them, that of being inmates of disor-
derly den. For the purpose of the
pending proceeding this is the same as
q plea Of guilty. They were each fined
$50 and costs, the total came &c $7S.4S.
They agreed to quit the premises.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

Miss Nora Krieser and Mr.. Harvey
Eggert were married Saturday even
ing, Rev. Karl Machmueller, otliciat-
ing.
The bride is a daughter Of Mr., and
Mrs. William Krieser of Cooperstown,
but has made her home in this city for
some years, having been a clerk in the
Green grocery store. The groom is a
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. August Eggert.
The young couple will reside in this
city.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
Annual meeting of the Manitowoc
County Teachers Association Friday and
Saturday, October l 5 and l6, 1915.

PROGRAM
General Sessions
Friday, October Is, 10 A. NJ.
High School Auditorium.
South Side
Music, Selected Manitowoc schools
Preliminary announcements
1915 Presidents Address.
G. G.. Stangel.
1875 Address, One Factor that makes
For Good Teaching.
Amy Bronsky,
State Inspector of Grades
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

Charles Wiener OF Liberty was kill
ed on Saturday last while digging a
well in Liberty. Some of the machin-
cry broke and he vas struck on the
head and SO seriously injured that he
died in few hours. He was about %
years old and had family.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
OBITUARY..

Anthony Taugher, a former resident
of Manitowoc county, departed this life
at Milwaukee on Sunday Sept. 26. Mr..
Taugher was born in County Mayo,
Ireland, in 1884. The resources of his
parents were impoverished by the fam
inc which devastated that country in
lS4S and they decided to make their
home in America. Together with
their family of five sons and three
daughters they set SAIL but before they
reached New York both parents died
and were buried at sea. The young
family left to themselves shifted about
for means of livelihood and spent the
subsequent five years in Canada and
New York. They then decided TO
move to the west and landed in Wis
consin, Manitowoc county in 1858.
They carved homes for themselves in
common with many others, from the
timber lands sthey settled on in
this county and in spite of hardships
and obstacles managed to provide for
themselves and their children. 1t is
needless to recall their history further
for il is an open book for the residents
of this county.
Anthony Taugher was married to
Bridget Howley of Manitowoc at st.
Nazianz, July IS, 1860 and spent the
main portion of his life as farmer in
the town of Newton. Nine years ago
himself and wife moved to Milwaukee
and took up their abode there, whittier
their children had already preceded
them. Mr.. Taugher might be describ-
ed as man simple and just, fearing
God and loving his fellow man. An
thony Taugher was an old resident of
Newton and highly respected man.
He was man whom all held in very
high regard for his sterling worth and
kind disposition. His acquaintance
was large, his friends were many and
his noble traits of character will not
soon be forgotten.
And he, too, has gone now-gone
down the long road into which all
roads lead. Peace to his soul.
He was stricken with mild form of
apoplexy July 10Th and despite all
medical aid and attendance he gradu-
ally sank until Sept. 26 when he passed
away fortified by the last sacraments OF
his church surrou nded by his family,
relatives and Rev. FIR. Milet S. j. of
Milwaukee.
His end was peaceful as his life had
been. His funeral was held on Tues
day, Sept 28th from the Gesu church
in Milwaukee with interment at Holy
Cross cemetery.
He is- s"rYived by ais widow, Cwo
brothers, Michael and Thomas of Man
itowoc Co., and five children, Rev.
Thor as Taugher, Drs. j. p. andA. j..
Taugher, Mrs. Catherine Koge OF Mil
wauKee and Mrs. John Earles of Seat
tie, Washington.
Relatives and friends of the family
from outside who attended the funeral
were: DR.. p. j. Taugher, Wausau; Mr..
and Mrs. John Taugher, Kaukauna;
Mrs. Michael and Patrick Hayes,
Green Bay; Mr.. ard Mrs. Thomas
Morris, Mrs. Ed. Gallagher and VIM.
Morris. Newton; Thos. Taugher, and
Jas. Taugher and Mrs. B. Murphy,
Manitowoc; Mrs. Josephine O'Lough-
lin, Fond du Lac.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

Miss Florence Svacina and Mr.. Rol-
and Handl were married Wednesday
evening of last week at the home of
the brides mother, North 10th street,
Rev. Axtell officiating. The attend
ants were Miss Lillian and Mr.. Louis
Svacina After the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs. Handl left on a wedding trip. Up.
on their return they will take up their
residence in this city.
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TO BUILD GOV. BOAT HERE.

The local shipbuilding company has
been awarded the contract for building
a new steel steamer for the United
States government. The hull and
machinery will cost Sls9,OOO but the
boat fully equipped will cost S22O,OOO.
The craft will be used on the Ajax
an coast for government survey work.
She will be of 1000 tons displacement
with oil burning triple expansion en-
gines. 1t is planned to have the boat
ready for delivery next August. 1t is
triumph for the great lakes shipbuild-
ing and even more distinctly one for
the local shipbuilding plant TO secure
the contract for this government boat
designed for Pacific waters.
A bulletin issued by the department
OF commerce last week contains the
following anent the awarding of the
contract to the local concern:
1.-THE contract for the construction of
o new United States Coast and Geode-
tic Survey vessel has been awarded by
Secretary of Commerce Redfeld 10 the
Manitowoc Shipbuilding & Dry Dock
Co., located on Lake Michigan at Man
itowoc, Wis. The contract price was
only SlS9, 900 for the bare hull and ma
chinery but the ultimate cost of the
vessel fully equipped will be 1920, 900.
'The new vessel will be named the
Surveyor and will be used in survey
ing and charting the dangerous waters
of Alaska and the Bering sea in the
summer and the coasts of Washington,
Oregon and California in the winter
"The Surveyor will be steel steam
er of about 1000 tons displacement.
with triple expansion engines and will
use crude oil as fuel She will accom-
modate 66 officers and men and carry
enough fuel and stores to stay at sea
Oh a surveying cruise for about three
months at time without returning TO
her base of supplies.
According to the terms OF the con-
tract the Surveyor must be completed
within one year but Vice President
West of the Manitowoc company, who
came to Washington to consult with +.
Lester Jones, superintendent OF the
United States Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey, about the construction of the YES
sci, says she will be finished in much
less time, possibly as early as the first
of next August, which will leave am
pie time to take the vessel to the At
lantic coast before the close of naviga-
tion in the great lakes.
"a remarkable feature of the award
of this contract lies in the fact that
shipbuilding company located on Lake
Michigan should build an ocean going
vessel des.iLed for service in Alaska.
This brings home the important com
mercial fact that after all the great
lakes extending far into the interior
of the American continent are for all
practical purposes a part of the ATTAIN
tic ocean. 1t also speaks well for the
enterprise of the shipbuilding company
which is to build the vessel
Secretary of Commerce Redtield is
much pleased at the prospect of getting
the new vessel ahead of time. He
considers the charting of the waters
of Alaska a vital part of the work OF
his department.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

Co. Treasurer Gielow has been under
the weather little the last few weeks.
The only wonder is that all the County
officers are not sick from confinement
in the little cells known by courtesy as
Offices
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

Rumors that the Goodrich people
are planning to build big steel pass
enger steamer persist. Reports from
Chicago last week had it that another
boat of the Alabama type, but larger,
had been in contemplation.
The final decision is said to await
the action of congress upon the La
Toilette Seaman's law. Unless this
act is modified as regards lake shipping
the construction of any passenger
ships is said to be doubtful. The loss
Of the Iowa, the very doubtful future
usefulness of the Chicago would seem
to create a void which the new freight
er can hardly fill in the company's
fact
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

Mrs. A. J. Fanta became suddenly i'll
last Sunday morning and died within
few minutes of the discovery of her
condition. She had entertained friends
in the evening and retired with no
symptoms of anything unusual. The
cause of her death was heart failure.
She was 46 years of age.
Mrs. Fanta was born in the town of
Kossuth and came to Manitowoc with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wenzel
Kraipek, when young girl. OF late
years she has been an earnest and con-
scientious worker for the Christian
Science church and for some time has
been first reader of the local congrega-
cation. She is survived by her aged
mother, husband, daughter Mildred
and son Erwin. The latter is un-
ior at the University of Wisconsin.
Four brothers and five sisters also sur
vive her. They are John r., Anton e.
Emil B. and Chas. w. Krainik, all of
Manitowoc; Mrs. f. b. Wiesner of St.
Louis, Mrs. A. j. Chermak, Mrs. Hen
ry Wilda, Misses Alvina and Adelaide
Krainik, of Manitowoc.
Mrs. Fanta's passing wrenches the
heart strings of many friends. All who
came ip contact with her sweet, lovable
traits came to admire her. She was a
model wife and mother and a devout
adherent of faith that brought her
JOY and peace.
The funeral was he'd Tuesday after
noon from the home, S3l North Sth
street. Interment was in Evergreen
cemetery.
Fred G. Voelchert, aged 81 years,
died Saturday morning at the sanitar-
ium at Whitelaw. His death was due
to consumption Of the lungs. Several
months ago he went to a sanitarium at
Black Mountain, N. c., in the hope
of regaining his health, but the trip
was futile. He returned home some
weeks ago and went to the sanitarum
at Whitelaw, but he gradually failed
and on Saturday morning passed away.
The deceased was born and reared
in Manitowoc. He attended the old
First Ward school and later took q
course at Lawrence college, Appleton,
ard was 9 graduate from the local
business college.
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MARRIED.

Williams-McCabe. AT Manitowoc
September lst, 1871, by the Rev. G. b.
Stevens, Mr.. Nelson +. Williams and
Mrs. Mary Aun McCabe, both of Eaton,
Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
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Michael Kirwan, Supt. of Schools.

REMOVAL.-We notice that j. Il.
Platt is moving his immense stock of
merchandise from his old stand into the
elegant new brick block on the corner
of York and 9th SITS.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

TEACHERS S INSTITUTE "A Teachers
Institute will be held in the city Of
Manitowoc, commencing on Monday,
Oct. 9, at 10 a. NJ, and closing on Sat-
urday, October IA, at II M, The In
stitute will be under the direction of
the agent of the Board of Regents of
Normal Schools. Hon. Samuel Falows,
State Superintendent, is expected to
deliver an address Every teacher in
the county should endeavor to be pres
ent.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

FORTY.FOUR YEARS AGO.

NOTE.-The first issue of the Pilot
was on July IA, 1859. The office was
destroyed by fire in 1870 and the files
from August 1865 to April 1870 were
wiped out in the fire. For year after
the fire no files were kept. Therefore
the items in this issue are taken from
the files of 1S7l-forty four years ago.
NICE CRAB APPLES.-We are great
ly indebted to Mr.. Robert McGavin,
Esq, for basket of the finest and
largest crab apples we ever saw. They
are the variety known as the Trans
cendant Crab. Mr.. Mc'Gavin has q
handsome and we'll kept garden, which
all who pay toll on his road must have
noticed and admired for its we'll ar
ranged walks, tasty summer house,
and its fruits, for which we are time
ly grateful.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

Jos. Wotcuba, aged AZ years, died
Saturday at the sanitarium at White
law, after lingering illness. He leav-
es wife and three children.
Tho funeral was held Tuesday morn
ing from S.. Boniface church.
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MARRIED.

Morris-Hayes.-On September 20,
by Rev. f.. f. Pitt at Meeme, Mr.. r.
J. Norris and Miss Nellie Hayes. Mr.,
Morris has for some years been a
teacher in this county and attained
high rank in that profession. He is a
young man who deservedly enjoys the
respect of all who know him. His
bride is young lady in every way
worthy the husband Of her choice.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

Larry Rice Of Manitowoc Rapids Is
now clerk in Schuette's store
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

Carus-Bahr.-On Wednesday by
Hon. Emil Baensch, Capt. Edward
Carus and Miss Mary Bahr, all of Man
itowoc.
The Bachelors Club is disntegrat-
ing rapidly. Captain Carus is well
known and is well liked and deserves
to be. The Pilot offers It's congratu-
lations to the young couple.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

He is survived by his father, two sis
ters, Mrs. Richard Groll of this city
and Miss Lita Voelchert of Chicago,
and half sister, Mrs. Fred Heineman
of Appleton. He was member of the
Elks and Royal League, and was an
active member of each lodge.
The funeral was held from the home,
6lS Jay street Monday afternoon under
the auspices Of the Elks. Rev. Father
Keicher officiaJed. Members of the
Elks lodge and the Royal League at
Tended in body.
Interment was in Evergreen ceme-
terry.
Edward Slupecky, aged 20 years
died Sunday morning at the home of
his parents. He had been in poor
health for several months. Besides his
parents he leaves three brothers and
four sisters. The funeral was held
Tuesday afternoon under the auspices
of the odd Fellows OF which lodge he
was an active member.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

Z. j. Pierce had little experience
in recovering a horse which was sold at
Green Bay while subject to II chattel
mortgage. jerome found the horse
hitched to post in front OF saloon.
He united the horse, Embarrassed him
and led him to stable and returned
to a saloon before the purchaser OF the
horse was aware OF his loss. Jerome
had some difficulty in satisfying the
crowd that he was not horse thief.
He brought back the money he wen.
after, however
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-09-01
WINONA COUNTY

Ibis county was created February
Is, 1884, with the county seat at WI
nOna
The area of the county is 63S.92
square miles, or 4OS,9O99 acres. Of
which 4O6,325.09 acres are land and
E'oS4.Sl acres are water. The land sur-
race is divided into 2,141 farms.
The population of the county in
l9lo was 1898, of which 26,87o were
native born, the foreign population be-
ing as follows: Germany, 487. Swe-
den, l53; N orway, 1856; Great Ri
am and Ireland, 436; Denmark 81.
Austrla 25S: other countries, 71o
IN 1913 the county had 21 cream
cries, with an output of 2.121 ia
pounds of butter The live stock Of
the county for 1913 was as fo11ows.
horses, 1O,5O4; cattle, 2S,Soo: sheen
3,I25: swine, 8,1O2. ''NOp'
1T has ia rural schools, nine oraded
schools, three high schools and 6S
churches, divided as follows: Conoro0
g:at1onal, four; Lutheran. sixteen. Ran
ttlst, seven; Methodist, sixteen. C,thp-
nc, eleven; 1mmanua1, one: Preshvto-
rial, flye; Episcopal, five; Unitarian
one; Nloravian, one; United Rrcthro,,
one; 1t also has ten newspapers
The county has two cities and n;rh+
villages, viz: Winona, ponu1a t;on
1925: St. Charles, 1850; Dresbach
~; Elba, ISL; Lewiston, 473: Mime,
sofa City, I'll; Rolling Stone 2O5.
UTICA, 172; ,A1tura, 200. Q -0''
Inc total assessed valuation of the
c9unty tor 1912 was $15,Oo2,75O. Of
whlch $5,2S0,l70 was personal PROP
Inc city of Winona is the county
seat ana is one of the important manu-
n manu- '''S o cities OF the state. 1t has
l many beautiful parks, gas worLS
electric light plant and all The m MULNs,
improvements that go to make IN u u
thriving city. % '''"Ne up a
,o1 one crop acreage for this county in
I9l4 was ,as Corn, 1916; wheat. ? oes.
tye, @'lIS; Potatoes, 272O; oats. 4O037.
barley. o/,l2O; flax, 966; hay, 420O0
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-09-01
HARTELT BROS.

Mr.. August Hartelt first opened up
this business mart some thirty years
ago, and at his death, five years ago,
the trade was taken over by his three
sons, Otto, August, Jr., and Herman.
This firm lays strict stress on quail
ity service, and has made a reputation
in seeing that this is the result at all
times. The line is broad one as
handled at the present time, and tax
ing in all of the hardware in both
heavy and shelf variety, one is able to
select either cutlery, carpenters tools,
garden implements, enamelware, and
the entire output of all that goes to
constitute a first class, completely
equipped hardware emporium. A
large line of heavy farm implements
and gas engines can be seen and pur-
chased through this concern, while an
automobile garage is operated in con-
nection, and automobiles, and motor
cycles, are both sold and repaired,
while everything in the way of Access
sorry is to be procured. Heating and
plumbing is attended to in special
department., and both figures on jobs
and the actual installation is taken
care of in manner which has won APP
proval on every hand in Norwood
One might call the brothers the "Rig
Three" for they are surely doing the
business, and making a commercial
success of their trade in Norwood and
locality.