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The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-02-22
WEATHER HlNDERS MINERS.

In a report received by Marshal
Erwin from his deputy. Z. D. Hep
penstall in the Koyukuk distric+.
The warm weather has hindered
mining operations there this wintea.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-02-22
A GENEROUS ATTITUDE.

is your wife going to wear her
diamonds to the grand opera -
"Of course" answered Mr.. Cum
rox. I'VE can't all appreciate music,
and we ought to try to make grand
opera interesting even for those
who go merely to look on"
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-02-22
VAULT.

Jack Priest has taken lay on the
Nevada association claim which ad-
joins that operated by him with so
much profit last year 1t is under
stood that he will prepare immediate
ly to begin work
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-02-22
WILDCAT.

Rowson & Finlayson, working on
their own claim, the Zero, have
reached bedrock and by drifting
along on it have run into some good
prospects.
Joe Kantbich, of this place. will
Joe Kambich. of this place. will
spend the next few days in Fair
banks intending to leave on Mon
days train.
Drivers of vehicles on the streets
of Moscow, Russia, are no. allowed
to carry whips.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-02-22
BRINGS IN ROCK.

Morris Morino arrived in Fair
pounds of rock, said to have been
brought from the Broad Pass coun-
try 1t is understood that it is his
intention to have the rock milled
here The ore is stated to have
been obtained from one of the num-
erous quartz lodges in the Broad
Pass country and was brought here
by dog team.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-02-22

China has only one physician
trained along modern lines for eac.
500 900 inhabitants.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-02-22

1t will be a humdinger!
What?
The Eagle show tonight.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-04-01
KAEMS QUITS BOARD.

August Kaems las retired from the
city fire and police commission.
Kaems although an old Republican
ward leader supported Mayor Stolze in
the water works campaign four years
ago and came into considerable promi-
nence by pointed humor in various
public meetings. He had to turn his
liquor license over to his wife in order
to qualify for the office of commission
er. He joined the board with quite a
few ideas for reforms in the fire and
police department but he found oppos-
ton in the commission and he chafed
under the unsupported narrow limits OF
the commissions authority. Instead of
managing the department the commits
sion is mere civil service board. Mr..
Kaems gives contemplated visit to
Germany as his reason for retiring but
he probably won't visit the Fatherland
in the present state of international
relations over there.
VIM. Tech has been appointed IN
Kaems' place on the commission.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-04-01
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION
PLAN new SCHEME.

The new administration of the citi.
zens association held its first meeting
last Friday and organized. There was
a serious discussion of the advisability
of adopting the Davenport Plan of as
sisting new enterprises This plan
contemplates stock company, shares
to be fixed at perhaps SO Five shares
or more can be subscribed for payable
one-tifth each year, if called. The
capital is used to purchase securities OF
worthy new industries. The plan is in
successful operation in several cities.
A campaign is also to be made to in
crease the membership. The new otli-
GERS are Rude Stockinger, Charles
Frazier and f. y. Murphy. The new
board of directors is John G.. Johnson,
Ralph Plumb, Max Richter +. H.
Ludwig and William Gaterman.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-04-01
BIG SEWER JOB STARTED,

Sewer pipe three feet in diameter
laid along Franklin street excited some
curiosity early this week. 1t is the be-
ginning of the big sewer job undertake
en- by Walter Bahr the sewer is a
sort of main line and it drains very
large part Of the south side. 1t is the
largest sewer pipe ever laid in the city
and work on it will be rushed to allow
a pavement to be laid this summer on
Franklin street The paving will be
laid from Sth to 10th streets and before
it can be done all water, sewer, gas
laterals must be laid to the curb at
regular intervals and the ground allow
ed to settle. The main sewer going in
will cost about $4,000.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-04-01
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

j. f., Platt died on Monday morning
OF this week. His sickness was Of brief
duration, although for the last two
years he was losing in ylgor, something
which he attributed to growing years,
but which was in reality the encroach-
ings OF the disease to which he lately
succumbed. He was born in Saratoga
Co., N. y. Sept. 30, 1915, and is the
last survivor of a family of eleven. At
an early age he moved TO Lisbon, n. Y.
where he lived on farm until moving
west. He settled at Kenosha in 1864
The following year in company with
James Kern he came to Manitowoc
with small vessel load Of goods. They
sold out the stock in one day. BeIiev-
ing that Manitowoc was good place
in which to do business they built a
small store on the corner OF 7th and
Commercial streets, and commenced
business, which consisted largely in
exchanging supplies for Lumb and
shingles. Trading vessels were sent
along the north shore and five branch
establishments were located through
out the county. When his business
grew he built the large frame store on
y ork street. In this the business was
carried on successiyely under the firm
name Of j. H. Platt & Bros. and Platt,
Villas q Co. Later he built the fine
brick store on York and 9th streets in
which the business OF latt, Gray &
Foster was carried on.
Mr., Platt received a common school
education and taught school when sew.
enteen years of age He was man of
indomitable purpose, strong in body
and in mind, and of most profound con
victions. He was one Of the pioneer
business men of the city and forged
his way TO the front with enterprise
and industry as his only capital. He
acquired considerable property, largely
IN the shape OF real estate as he was
always hopeful of the future of the city.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-04-01
FATHER GETS CHILD,

The infant daughter of Henry Krep-
lin was taken from its maternal grand
parents and given to its father through
habeas corpus proceedings before Judge
Chloupek last week. The mother died
a few months ago, The grandparents
had refused to give up the child. Alleg-
cd vital flaws in the habeas corpus pro
ceedlngs pointed out by the old folks
lawyer, delayed the proceedings cou-
pie OF weeks but it was all finally
Strengthened out in court. Judge
Schenan took the infant from its
grandmother carried it across The
room and delivered her to the father.
The parting of the grandparents with
the child was affecting. The parties
all live at or near Reedsyille.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-04-01
@. TORRISON COMPANY

in God, no man is more reverent TO
true religion than he; and his aim has
not been To enrich himself but to bene-
fit the world
In the height Of his fame and besieg-
ed by visitors (6,000 clamored for inter-
views in a single year, Luther Bur-
bank is as carefully guarded as the
president of the United States. Yet
he does not isolate himself Occasion
ally he goes out from his quiet home to
give a public address. Once when
speaking at the dedication of a public
playground, given to children as a
memorial to a child,) he said, express
ing his supreme love for children;
"Trees, plants, flowers they are always
educators in the right direction; they
always make us happier and better,
AMI If well-grown they speak OF loving
care, aud respond TO it AS far as is their
power; but in all this world, there is
nothing SO appreciative as children
bh'oo atholtlNe' iuIHoilDR SIdIuISS VI
sunshine, smiles, flowers and tears"
In his discussion of the Training of
the Human Plant" "a concise manual
of pedagogical principles he urges
earnest scientific investigation of the
fundamental principles Of edcuation
"to include all the causes which tend
to produce mea and women with sane,
well-balanced characters.
He has taken boy from the public
schools whom he is aiming by right
environment and training to transform
from wsywardness into q stalwart,
steady man.
This is in accord with the spirit and
purpose OF the man who has said
"lhe greatest happiness in the world
is 10 make Others happy; the next
greatest is TO make them think. ~
journal of Education.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-04-01

of the world may be reclaimed) the
plumcot IA new fruit uniting the plum
and APRICOT; the primus berry uniting
the raspberry and blackberry; the
white blackberry; prune several
times the usual size; chestnut tree
(which bears nuts in eighteen months
from time of seed-planting); the Shasta
daisy with blossom five 10 seven inch
es in diameter,) the union of wild
field daisy, japanese and an English
daisy; gigantic forms of amaryllis and
callas; sweet. scented dahlias; fragrant
verbenas; the fastest growing tree ever
known; pitless plums; frOst,defyiug
fruit trees; thornless black cherries;
rainbow grass; and everlasting flowers,
Besides he has greatly improved the
plums, pears and other fruits, vege-
tables and grasses. OF his work in
tree breeding, it is declared that this
alone would have made his reputation.
Luther Burbank has had an exten.
sye open-air laboratory that of the
earth, the air and the sun. And he
has used seeds, generations of plants
and the earth as no man has ever used
them before. The secret Of his sue
cess has been the broad, extent Of his
operations, by which he has utilized
immense quantities OF plants and spe-
cies for selection and breeding; and his
remarkable memory and intuition as
regards plants and their possibilities.
Dealing with millions of plants on a
colossal scale, besides improving and
breeding, he has disproyed some Of the
natural laws previously accepted by
the scientific world, and emphasized
the abs rdity of reasoning from made
quate data.
He declares: "To Natures persis-
tence in crossing do we owe all that
earth now produces in man, animals or
plants; and this magnitcently stupend-
Gus fact may alsJ be safely carried into
the domain OF chemistry as Well; Tor
what are common air and water but
Natures earlier efforts In that line,
and our nourishing foods but the result
OF myriad complex chemical atiinities
of later date?
Luther BurbGnk's personality sug-
gests the poet, philosopher and seer.
His slight but wiry figure is crowned
by noble face and head, with keen
blue eyes, now twinkling and then SER
ious AS he talks. Nervous, modest,
gentle and firm, he is emphatic and
impeluous when deeply stirred, swift
but genial in repartee, generous in his
praise OF others, instant in his words OF
sympathy TO one in trouble, believer
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-04-01
TWO FIREMEN PENSIONED.

The Firemen's Pension Fund Board
met at the city council rooms yesterday
afternoon. 1t is composed OF the May
or, Treasurer, Clerk, Fire Chief and
three members of the department.
The board voted to retire Gust Boeder
under the % years service section and
August Ohm under the permanent dis
ability provision. Each of the men
will get about $4,000 per month pen
sion, one-half of their salary as firemen.
Ohm's disability is caused by lumbago
which is intermittent but makes it
unsafe for himself and co-workers. To
make him eligible for a pension the
board was required to find that his dis
ability was incurred in the line OF duty
which they did upon the report of DR..
Shimek. There was some expression
of opinion that the % years service
pension means % years after the crea-
tion of the pension fund. This would
bar all pensions for many year to come
and the city attorney ruled that the
law is in force now. letting in Boeder.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-04-01
POLITICAL. SITUATION.

The contest for the office OF Mayor
on April 9th will be between Mayor
Stolze and Alderman Arthur Schuetze.
Since the primary of last week, in
which the mayor ran first although his
name was not on the ballot, speculation
has been rife as to the Mayors inten-
tions. 1t was understood that his fam
lily had objecuons to his standing again
but there was also said to be what was
virtually q prior promise OF the mayor
to be candidate if the demand at the
primary should be strong enough.
There was some doubt as to the inten-
tion to be filed, and also as to whether
in case MIR. Stolze refused to run Mr..
Higgins name would 60 on the ballot
with MIR. Schuetze. The city attorney
decided both in the negative and the
attorney general agreed with this in
both particulars. Monday the mayor
sent q statement to the local press
reading as follows;
Iuo L cOplc VI AhhhipO"oS'
For your appreciation of my work as
mayor so plainly evident at the recent
primary election tender my heartfelt
thanks.
AS you appear to believe that | can
still serve the people in securing need
ed municipal Improvements and aiding
in having rendered efficient economical
management of the affairs OF our city
| shall qualify if elected and serve the
people to the best of nv ability.
HENRY STOLE, JR.
Mr.. Schuetze says that he would not
have been candidate had he not been
made to believe that Mr.. Stolze would
not be candidate and that now there
will be fight to the finish,
Max Granzow, Fifth ward, for city
treasurer, Ira Edwards, for alderman
in the Fourth ward, Charles Geiger for
alderman in the Second and William
Knel in the Sixth, all of whom were
nominated by writing in qualified and
are on the election ballot.
The terms of DR.. Louis Falge and
George Wits as school commissioners ex-
pire and they are both candidates for
reelection. Opposing them are John
Phalen, from the Division street school
neighborhood, and Henry Bruins, So
cialist and one time alderman. The
four names will be on the ballot from
which the voter will pick two.
DR.. Fslge and Mr.. Wits are good
men on the board and merit re.elec-
ton.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-04-01
MILITIA BOYS TAKE JAUNT.

Co. II. boys last Sunday were given
a small taste OF what Sherman's army
had for daily stunt half century
ago. About half the company left the
armory at 7:30 A. NJ. in charge OF Lieu.
tenant Junk. They were burdened
with full marching equipment. They
headed for Two Rivers and after a
short stop there took up the hike to
Mishicot. Here the soldiers had din
ner and gave an exhibition drill at the
Opera House. They arrived back at
the armory at P. M. after covering
about 30 miles during the day. The
trip was genuine army hike as the
temperature was near zero and the
roads rough. The soldiers with full
fghting equipment created consdera-
biz interest along the route and II the
direction hatn't been wrong Junk
might have been suspected OF leading
his guardsmen 10 Mexico City.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-04-01
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses have
oeen issued by the county clerk the
past week
Thomas Cigler and Lidona Marsch
both of Manitowoc; Emil Retzloff and
Margaret Zernuehlen, both Of Two
Rivers; Vim. Lawrence OF Manitowoc
and Rose Benzinger of Mishlcot; Al
fred Phillips and Elsie Hickman, both
of Meeme; Albert 7. Hanson and Nab
el Hanson, both of Cato; John Larson
OF Milwaukee and Jennie Halverson of
Manitowoc Rapids; VIM. kurth and
Edna Mittnacht, both OF aManitowoc;
VIM. A, Jaeger of Centerville and Ma
bel Zastrow of Newton.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-04-01
REAL ESTATE REPORT

The following is a list of Real Estate
Sales in Manitowoc Co. for week end
ing Mar. 27-l9l5. This report is fur
nished to us by the Manitowoc co.
Abstract Co. who guarantee their ABB
stracts.
William Y. HUM to John Mueller,
$50 sec 81 town of Centerville, 81.
Rev. Stamps So.
Lottie b. Sixta to Caroline Wehe,
part of lot and al of lot ) & blk l67
City of Manitowoc, 81. Rev. Stamps
81.
Louis Sohn to Edwin Sohn, 80 sec
Is town of Meeme, $4,000.
Bertha Kohls to Alvin Norris, lot )
in blk 353 City of Manitowoc ST. Rev.
Stamps soc.
Mike Riemer to Bernhard Riemer,
120 sec 30: 20 a sec 80 town of Rock
land $4,000.
Thorval Evenson to Charles Wag-
ner, 40 sec 81 town of Cato, 10 sec
81 Town of Rockland $4,000. Rev.
Stamps So.
Augustus Lallement to Theodore Pet
ersen, lot II blk POI City of Manitowoc
81.
Chas. Fairweather to George Engel-
man, 100 sec 81 town of Eaton 81.
Rev. Stamps 81.
John M. Kadow to Julius Daron, lot
II in blk 24S City of Manitowoc 81.
Rev. Stamps 81.
Annie Vieweger to Bernhardt Strupp
part of lot 2 in the City of Manitowoc
81. Rev. Stamps $3.50.
Andrew w. Berge to John Alison,
part of lot "K" City of Manitowoc
1920. Rev. Stamps $l50.
G. E. Mueller ct al to Adolph Foun-
taine, part of lot 5 & in blk 10 City of
Two Rivers $780, Rev. Stamps 81.
Frand Stokes to Walter Hermann,
40 sec 32; so sec 33 town of Kossuth,
$4,000. Rev. Stamps Sc.
Sidona Borttger to Ernst j. Thiede,
lots 4 & 5 in blk SO City of Two Rivers
S4O0. Rev. Stamps soc.
Edward Salzman to Alvin Salzman,
about so in sec IA town of SchIeswig
$4,000. Rev. Stamps $40.
John Paetz to John M. Kadow, part
of lots Is and Is blk 189 City of Manito-
voc 81. Rev. Stamps 81 50.
William Chambers Jr. to Orson j..
Rosinsky, lot in blk 206 City of Man
itowoc 81. Rev. Stamps 81 so.
Wilhelmina Barnstein TO Robert
Thoke, part of lot sec y town of
Manitowoc $1,000 Rev. Stamps 81.
Frank Kolbeck to John Standinger,
/ a in sec ] town of Newton 81. Rev.
Stamps SOC.
Frank Becker and Catherine to Mary
j. Kaufman, lot 4 in blk 1913 City OF
Manitowoc 81. Rev. Stamps 81.
Wencel Kiel to Warren j. Cooper,
lot blk 3l6 City of Manitowoc sl525.
Rev. Stamps 81.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-04-01
AHRENS PROSECUTION DROPPED.

Upon complaint of the local police
w. J. Ahrens was arrested on charge
of running an automobile without a
1915 license number. He pleaded not
guilty and the matter was up in muni-
cipal court last Tuesday. The state
law was amended in 1913 with the ap-
parent purpose Of permitting persons
to operate cars who had applied for a
license. The district attorney asked
the court to rule whether that is the
meaning of the language and the court
refused until the matter should prop
perly be raised during the course of
the trial. Because Of this refusal and
the further fact that the defendants s
son, and not the defendant, was the ac-
tual offender the case was dismissed on
the district attorneys motion leaving
the question OF the effect Of the statute
for future determination.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-04-01

Mrs. Fredericka Brey, an old resi-
dent, died Tuesday morning aged SO
years, at the home of her daughter, Mrs
Fred koepke, south 18th street. She
was born in Germany and came to this
country when young girl. She leaves
one daughter six grand children and
four great grand children,
The funeral will be held Friday af-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-04-01
ITEMS FROM THE PILOT FILES.
FIFTY YEARS AGO.

GREAT ARMY OF DEAD MEN.
A Washington correspondent OF the
CINCINNATI Gazette states, upon auth
ority of official information gathered
at the war department, that the num-
Der of soldiers who have had lost their
lives IN the service since the war be :
gan reaches fully 100000. Whereupon
the Inquirer remarks:
This does not, of course, include
those who went home stricken with fa-
tai disease and died after their term eX-
pred. Soldiers-especially such as
are reared in cool climates and serve
IN warm ones-then returned TO peace
ful life, die faster than citizens. Five
years after the war in Mexico more
than half Of those who served in it as
privates and petty officers and return
ed, were IN their graves.
The statistics from the War Depart
ment, therefore, startling as they are,
do not tell the whole story-dO not, by
any means, make the grim picture
complete"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-04-01
Useless.

Women should dress as attractive
ly for breakfast as they do at other
meals" said lecturer. "if they would
keep the love of their husbands" i"
What's the use?" spoke up wife
OF experience. Our husbands can't
see US over the tops OF their news
papers anyhow"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-04-01

Max Rahr sweeps everything when
he is in the field He is never a candi-
date Of his own choice but the boys
like TO vote for him. His answering
honesty unassuming manners and kind
ness OF heart have done for him what
policy falls TO do for many made him
popular.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-04-01

PEACE RUMoR Is RENEWED.-New
York, March "A, 1868.
The Commercials special says: The
Washington Chronicle has another
peace article to-day which is regarded
as significant in view of Forneys inti-
mate relations with the President ana
the latter's departure for Grant 5
headquarters. 1t advocates liberal
policy TO the rebel leaders, To prevent
further bloodshed. There Is a growing
conviction that the leaders on both
sides have now under discussion some
project that point towards suspension
OF hUstllitles.
Washington, March "a, 1868.
The Presidents bsence at the front
is coupled by some with the renewal of
peace negotiations.
Forney's Chronicle this morning CON
tains double loaded editorial on the
subject, from which the following is
extracted. "The rebel leaders deserve
death; but series OF bloody battles
can be prevented, which would result
in the death or wounding of thousands
of loyal men and as many conscripts in
the rebel army, who have no sympathy
with the rebellion, and who would sus-
tain the President in what ever liberal
terms he may see proper to concede
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-04-01
Whale Not East SWimmnr.

The whales progress through the
water Is limited to ten or twelve miles
an hour.