The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-06-22

DR.. O. G. Wernecke and a. G. Dit
mar have returned from Watertown
where they attended the state fedora
ton OF Lutheran Aid societies.
Miss Gladys Wlllinger. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Willinger, has Sc.
cured q position in the Racine high
school for the coming school year.
Mr.. Thos. Kape OF Chicago who is
spending his vacation with relatives
and friends at Osman, WAS in the city
Monday and made call at the Pilot
office.
Mrs. George Jones and daughter
have arrived here from Memphis,
Tenn, to spend the summer with the
formers parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos.
Higgins.
Miss Marie Miller who graduated
from Northwestern College at Evans
ton last week, is home to spend the
summer with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Perrin and their
two children are here from Calexico,
Cal, for visit with relatives. Mrs.
Perrin before her marriage was Miss
Irene Morris OF Osman.
Miss Helen Stueber who for two
years has been employed in this city
as typist and bookkeeper has resigned
and returned to her home at Shoto to
spend the summer with her parents.
DR.. c. M. Gleason returned Friday
from Chicago where he attended re-
union OF the class Of 1901 of Rush Med
i.al College. On his way home he
visited with relatives and friends at
Whitewater.
The Murphy Construction company
is now excavating on North Sth street
with its big steam shovel for the Ras-
mussen company of Oshkosh who has
the contract for paving that street
from Chicago to Huron street. The
Murphy company began laying brick
on Franklin street Monday
NOTICE TO POTATO GROWERS.
July is the last date for the receipt
OF application blanks from potato
growers who desire to secure field in.
spection and certifcation for the seas
on of 1916.
The horticultural department, Wis
consin experiment station, Madison,
Wisconsin, has circulated application
blanks and these will be furnished to
potato growers upon request. Mail all
application blanks at once to the hor-
ticultural department, Wisconsin ex-
pertinent station, Madison, Wisconsin.
SMART SHOEMAKER.
A somewhat amusing incident is told
of a woman whose husband, wealthy
man, died suddenly, without leaving
any will. The widow, DESTROYS of Sc
curing the whole OF the property, con-
cealed her husbands death, and per-
suaded poor shoemaker to take his
place while will could be made. Ac
cordingly he was muf1ted closely in bed
as II very sick, and the lawyer was
called in to write the will. The shoe
maker, in feeble voice, bequeathed
half of all the property to the widow.
"What shall be done with the re-
mainder?" ASKED the lawyer.
"The remainder" replied he. 81
give and bequeath to the poor little
shoemaker across the street, who has
always been a good neighbor and a
deserving man." thus securing rich
bequest for himself.
The widow was thunderstruck with
the mans audacious cunning, but did
not dare to expose the fraud, and so
the two rogues shared the estate.-Ex.
change.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Standardization: What is
meant by U "ultimatum" ~ "ukase"
and (9 writ Of habeas corpus?"
Answer: ~ "Ultimatum" is q word
formed from the Latin "ultimus," last;
it means final statement or proposal,
and is used especially in diplomacy to
signify the final terms submitted by
one OF the parties in negotiations for
the settlement OF any subject OF disa-
greement. An ultimatum is accomp-
anied by An intimation as to how re-
fusal will be regarded. English diplo-
macy has DEVISED the adroit reserva.
tion that refusal will be regarded as an
"unfriendly act" phrase which
serves as q warning that the conse-
quences OF the rupture Of negotiations
will be considered from the point OF
view Of forcing settlement. This
opens up variety Of possibilities, such
as good offices, mediation, the appoint
ment Of committee OF inquiry, arbi-
tration, reprisals, pacific blockade and
war.
(2) "Ukase', Is term applied in
Russia to all legislative or administra-
tive orders, or edicts proceeding from
the Car or the Senate.
(3) A writ OF habeas corpus''s an