The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-11-30
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
MARRIED.


Benisek-Strout.-At the town OF
Kossuth on the 2lst day of Nov. 1871,
by A. S. Chloupek. Mr.. Frank BenlseK
of Manitowoc Rapids and Miss Emma
S,rout of the town of Gibson.
Walterbach-Bu On Wednes.
day November Is, at Meeme by Rev,
Father Norton, Mr.. Anton Walter
bach, Jr. and Miss Mary A. Burns all
of Meeme.
The post office will he moved to its
new quarters next Monday. 1t is the
first tlme IN the history OF the city that
the post office was at the north side OF
the river. In the long ago Then the
CITY was in the prospective only, the
post office was located on Commerclal
street where Swacina's hotel is. 1T
must have had some other location earl
Ter but there is no one who rememb berS
it. The first post Office In the county
was at Mantuwoc Rapics and James w.
Conroe was the first postmaster. lie
was succeeded by Mr.. Hubbard, lie by
John p. Chaplin and he by Mr.. Fills,
towoc tramped TO Manitowoc Rapids for
their mail as there was no post office
in what is now the city. ln lSi, a
post Office was established at Manlto'
voc. An lrlshman named Flynn, n
deserter from the British army was
the mail carrier. He carried the
mail on his back and walked from
She boygan to Green Bay being stead-
ly on the road. j. w. Colby was The
first postmaster. The Office passed
from him to James Kyle and was then
located upstairs in Platts store at the
corner of Commercial and Seyonth
streets, the building now used by John
Swacina as a hotel. Kyle was succeed
ed by Bennett and the post Office re-
NAMED in its old quarters. Then >.
A. Wood was appointed ami the post
office was moved 10 the corner OF
Franklin and Eighth on the south
side, where Wagner and Sons store
now is Since then 1t has never cross
ed the river. A Whitman, succeeded
Wood and the Office was then moved to
the corner where the Northwestern
House now is. Charles Esslinger sue.
ceeded Whitman and the post office
was moved to the present site OF the
st. Charles Hotel. From there 1T was
moved to Eighth street from which
place it will take Us departure next
Monday to the north siue OF the river
again. The postmasters IN their order
OF service are j. w. Colby, james
Kyle, James Bennett, S. A. Wood, A
Whitman, Charles Essinger, Adolpf
Piening, II. d. Smart, Mrs. Nancy
Smart In the little hovel on Eighth
street the Office attained the distinc
tion of reaching the presidential class
and It's business grew until the position
of post master of Manitowoc is deemed
one worth striving for.
The new building soon to be occupied
Is the neatest in the city and gooC
judges say there is no handsomer post
office in the United States, though
there are many much larger. 1t IL
well lighted as it has windows on the
south, west and east. 1t is heated by
steam and lighted by electricity. 1t
has q marble floor and large vault
The postmasters private Office is,i
! the rear where he will be entirely re
moved from interruption.
| The building in which the Office il
located cost $4,000. The rooms on the
upper Door are occupied by Schmits
and kirwan and DR.. Payne. Nothing
could be done to add TO their conven
ierce or attractiveness. The basement
Is not yet occupied, but 1t is mos
desirable location, well lighted, vel
heated and quite attractive. ManitowoC
will no longer need TO be ashamed o
its post Office.