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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10
SOLDIER BOYS "DIREgTORYo

To the People of Manitowoc County:
A noted general claims that, next to
food, mail is most important to pre-
serve the morale of an army. Every
letter from "oyer there confirms this
claim. Relatives are Of course doing
their share but friends, acquaintances
and citizens in general are not and
that largely because they do not know
the portotfice addresses,
The Public Library offers a partial
remedy. On the desk of the librarian,
accessible to all, is a card index, each
card containing the last known adj
dress of a soldier This index should
have a card for every man in service
from ManitoWoc county Looks like a
big job, but few hours work has al
ready brought hundred names When
the relatives read this, let them forth-
with write down the address OF their
soldier boy and mail it to the public
Library Manitowoc, Wis 1t will be-
properly carded and placed in this in
lex, better called directory
Then it will be up to the rest Of us
20 make beneficial use Of this direc-
tory. You know that AS son is in
camp, BIS IN France, C's in a hospital
Just call, phone, or write to the liz
brary for their addresses Then write
hem a CHEEKY postal or letter. II YOU
happen not to know any OF them per
5onally, don't stand ON ceremony, but
Introduce yourself And when you
have read your local paper, send it to
some one on the list
The boys are hungry for news from
the home country; as one Of them puts
1t, even crumbs are welcome" Let
Us help feed them
Respectfully submitted,
Oct 5, 1918. EMIL BAENSCH
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SCHOOLS, CHURCHES ETC CLOSED

The Board Of Health held meeting
and upon advice of the physicians OF
the city ordered all schools, churches,
dance halls, lodge rooms and theaters,
including movies, closed for a week,
until p. m. oct l5 The schools had
already closed Monday morning The
formal proclamation published Tues
day requested stores, saloons, billiard
halls and clubs to discourage lettering.
The cause Is the epidemic OF what is
called Spanish influenza which is
sweeping the country and which in
many cases seems to induce pneu.
monia with fatal effect
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10
BUY YOUR COURTRYS BONDS

There is jest i'm the trenches, old
ais the trenches themselves There are
men now four years dead Who knew
it well. 1t is still banded about by
cheerful British gray-beards holding
gas-swcpt shell-halcs; and by eXult-
ant American shock-roops after a
dccimatlng charge Only such men
know we'll the difference between the
danger and death Of their tasks and
the safety and ease Of ours SO
they Jest about us and say: Wen
Get Through This Yet IL TIE CT
VILLAINS HOLD OUT" And they
laugh. To us who scrape and
save to do what we may the small cs-
teen in which they hold our part may
seem unkiud, unjust even. 1t seems to
belittle unfairly the giving and lend
Ing which in our deedless days seem
Mt times so great But it does
not bclittle it merely ctches truly the
very minor merit Of what We. electing
nr selected to die in our own beds, can
DO When You think Of what
you have already done think also Of
andluntod France raising her eighth
aar-loan in single day without
glorihcauou, wiJh0u' bo1,lmI, i'm si-
tcuce. and without dnlay Buy
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10
OBITUARY.

Mrs. Anna Meany, wife of DR.. j. e.
Meany, died at the Holy Family hos
pital Monday afternoon. She gave
birth to a child some two weeks ago
and last week pneumonia set in and as
stated terminated fatally Monday de-
spite all that medical skill could do.
Countless friends were wishing hard
all day Saturday and Sunday when it
was reported that she was low, but
fate W IS against them. Mrs. Meany
was born at Manitowoc AZ years ago
and lived her entire life here. She was
the second of fourteen children OF the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Dempsey 10
die. All lived to maturity. She is sur
vivcd by her husband and seven chill
dren ranging in ages from 16 years to
Two weeks. They are John, Paul,
Helen, Anna Grace, Virginia, Charlotte
and the baby.
She is survived also by six sisters,
Mrs. Griffith Williams, La Grange, i'll,
Mrs. W. d. Barden, Oak Park, H.;
Mrs. George Shields, Grand Rapids,
Ylch Mrs. X. e. Dover, Chicago,
pl; Mrs. c. H. jeffrey and Miss
Margaret Dempsey of this city.
and also six brothers, Joseph Of Seat
Ie JOHN cf Denver, Benjamin of WaI-
kesha and Michael Thomas and James
Of this city.
The sympathy of the entire com
ruuity went out to the stricken fam
ily she vas an ideal mother and the
family idclized her She has lived for
seventeen years only for them. She
nhl.ted keen mind and a gift of
pecch which with an ever bubbling
wit made her a center of every gather
ing She was in Her friends were
surely the traditional legion" a de-
voted Christian wife and mother has
gone to her reward. She was AN ac-
i've member Of the Sacred Heart
congregation and found time always
rom her busy domestic life to devote
% church activities. There also she
will be sadly missed The funeral will
be held this morning from Sacred
Heart church.
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SCHOOL NOTES

Viola Cavanaugh attended the insti-
tute in August for the entire three
days. Her name was somehow omitted
from the list of teachers attending.
it. District No. IA, Franklin made
the following improvements and pur-
chases this summer: A new 5 by foot
flag, a new 25-foot flag pole, remodeled
and painted outbuildings, six second
airy dictionaries, two sets of supple
mentary readers, additional book
shelves and new porch
Clerks or teachers will please re
port in writing for the bulletin the
improvements made in their school
homes during the summer and early
fall.
School District No Z, Newton, Helen
Leary teacher, held a combined school
fair and patriotic program on October
1, at which exercises a service tlag
was dedicated. The school board ap-
propriated $500 for prizes. This school
district made the following improve
ments and purchases during the sum
mer Walls and ceiling calcimined g.
cream color, floors oiled, new flag and
flag pole, new reading tables, new win
dow shades and screens, ventilated
outbuldings, new fence around the
school yard.
School District No /, Gibson, Ella
Vanish teacher, held a patriotic pro
gram and dedication exercises for
their new service flag which contains
nine stars. Thirty-three dollars worth
of Thrift Stamps were sold for Sep
tember. A school society has been or
ganzed and a Red Cross flag showing
100 per cent enrolment has been
hung in the window.
School District No A, Manitowoc
Rapids, Celia Cavanaugh teacher made
the following improvements: A new
by foot flag and 35-foot flag pole
new window shades and new desk
copies Of the books used in school a
Red Cross Auxiliary has also been or
ganized in the school.
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TEACHERS, MEETINGS

The books to be discussed at our
teachers meetings this year are VIII
kinson's Rural School Management, ''
Silver Burdett 4 Company, Price $10O,
and THE Life Of Alice Freeman Pal
mer," published by Houghton MiGlin
Company, Price $120 The first is for
intensive study and will be taken up at
the first two meetings The chapters
on "School Patrons and the School
and on school Hygiene will be dis
cussed at the first meeting while the
chapters on "Beautifying the School
Grounds" "School Attendance, %
School Incentives and Schools as a
Social Center with a word or two re-
garding the others will be discussed at
the second meeting
Teachers are expected to attend at
least three sectional meetings Please
be on time for the opening exercises.
Look up the topics on the program
and be prepared for discussion of
each. We want these to be real get
together meetings where we can bring
our difficulties and IDEAS for solution.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10

Fires.-Early on Monday afternoon
the alarm of fire was given, and a
dense smoke proceeding from the vi
cinity of Jones mill, the fire depart
ments, made track for that part of the
town arrived at which it was found
chat a barn, the property of Jas An
derson, Sr., was rapidly being con-
sumed. 1t being near the river the en-
gines were soon playing upon the
flames, and in a few moments succeed
ed in quenching them. The barn con-
tained three tons of hay, belonging to
one Mr.. Brookman, a German living
near there, which was, of course, en-
tirely consumed, There was no insur-
ance upon the building.
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Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses
have been issued 10y the county clerk
the past week
Siegfried Haupt and Elsie Kolb both
Of Newton; Barney Kawalueski and
Clara Glysch, both Of this city; Rudolph
Tegen and Johanna Naumann, both Of
Two Rivers; Max Kupczak Of Milwau-
kee and Marie Skrvypczynska Of this
city; Hrrry Bass ot Milwaukee aud
Fannie Miller OF this city; John Bugas
Of this city and Viola Gardner Of Man
istee, Mich.
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TWO GREEKS WIPED OUT.

The remains Of what was once a
5hriying village We're destroyed BY arc
.st Saturday night when the hotel
lore and other buildings at Two
lreeks were burned to the ground
he fire at the blacksmith shop starteQ
't 10:3O o'clock when there was no
ody on the premises and before il
"A as discovered it had gained such a
tart that the building could not be
ayed. There was a strong wind blow
Jig at the time and it is thought that
le sparks carried across the road SCI
Ile other buildings ablaze.
4 The store and hotel were all that
emained Of the village in which the
Dundations of the Pfster & VogeI
state were established. At one time
here was large tannery at two
reeks and a number of smaller in
ustries and quite a number OF men
we're employed there. Goodrich boats
lade regular stops at the Two Creeks
ier in years gone by and consider
bile business was transacted there
The store was for many years owned
~ the Phster q Vogel estate Of Mill
aukee. About fifteen years ago the
roperty was purchased by Mr. JOS
eheuer, who later sold the same to
flr. Swetil The hotel was the prop
rty Of William Krase. The loss is es-
limated at $4,000 when is covered by
Insurance. 1t is not known whether OF
OF the buildings will be replaced
Two Rivers Chronicle.
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in Manitowoc county. Her maiden
name was Rose Oestreich. She was a
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Oes-
treich and was 30 years of age. She
was married to Mr. Engelbrecht seven
years ago
Besides her husband Mrs Engel-
brecht is survived by her parents
three brothers and one sister. The
BODY was brought here for burial. The
funeral was held from the home, 414
North Ninth street Tuesday afternoon
Rev. Machmiller officiated.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10

Dr. George Patchen, who until re-
Gently was connected in professional
way with the several large Worlds
Fair hotels in the vicinity of Jackson
Park is this week lending professional
aid to the numerous patients of DR.
Paine. who is out of town.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10

Mrs. Anna Savage of this city dice
Saturday evening at the Waldheim
sanatorium, Oconomowoc, and al
chough the deceased had been in poor
health for some time, the news
1f her death came as a shock to rela-
dives and friends. Mrs. Savage was
corn near Ogdensburg, N. Y, and was
81 years of age She came to Manito-
Voc county with her parents over fifty
years ago. She was married to
Thomas Savage in 1886, who died
twenty years ago. She was a kind anc
affectionate mother and was held in
esteem by all who knew her.
She is survived by two daughters
Kathryn and Josephine, of this city
Who were with her when the end came
and one brother, Peter Trainor, o
Central City, Neb.
The funeral was held from the Sac
red Heart church Wednesday morning
Interment was at Silver Lake.
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LOCAL. WAR NOTES.

N Mr.. and Mrs. Walter c. Houghton,
rth Fourth street, had not heard
@ ce July 18th from their son, Walter
Hougton with the A. E. f. in
ance. On that date he had been in
ion but was unhurt and well. On
t. 4th they received a telegram from
war department that the young
a had been missing since going into
u ion on Aug. 5th. AS prisoners are
)mptly reported through the Red
oss grave fears are entertained Of
ughton's fate The delay in report
was probably caused by taking
\ ffcient time to check up the hos
ais before reporting the missing.
ughton left Manitowoc with Co. H..
\ thing further has been heard.
The country's roll of honor has now
cen names. News came last week OF
4 death of Joseph Koukaik at Camp
Henry, Baltimore, and the death OF
4 iyate Alfred Klinkenburg of Two
i yers at Camp Grant, Rockford.
ukalik's family reside over the line
Kewaunee county but he had made
home here for some years prior to
tering the service.
Names OF two MauitoWoc boys APP
ared on the casualty lists from
ance last week One was Sergeant
\. ton Altman who is known to be
q covering and the other is August
4 ,tlow Kotlow's home is at Auburn
I lo, but he was with the Manitowoc
4 mpany on Mexican border service
years ago and left with it for
ance, He is reported as severely
bundled"
Next Saturday and Sunday are vol
teer Days" when everyone in the
les are expected to so to his poliing
ace, learn what his allotment is lor
fourth Liberty Loan and to then
d there subscribe the amount and il
ssible more. Last Tuesday was vol
teer day in the towns where meet
gs We're called for every school
use for 1880 O'clock in the evening.
James Mccarthy, lately Of Eseanaba,
chigan, and no wemployed at the
cal shipyard, has six sons in the
ryice and two more awaiting their
II.
\ notice by L. s. Marshall Randolph
st week reminded alien enemy
| omen in effect that III order to reside
Manitowoc they must secure per
is, Virtually the whole city is With
the prohibited zone. Failure to Sc
re permit may entail detention for
e period of the war.
Fred Rahr, son of MaXilimillian
abr, located at Camp Lee Va, has
en- promoted to fsst lieutenant. He
ent to Camp Custer as private with
Of the first contingents
For two weeks meetings have been
i'd in the district school houses
ghtly in the fourth Liberty Loan
mpaign. The whole county has been
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10
NOTICE

We pay the highest market prices
for barley, rye, oats and wheat
Bring all of your grain TO our eleva-
tor, Washington and Seventh SITS
The WILLIAM RAHR SONS Co.
Phone GA Manitowoc, Wis. 81
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10

We are glad to see that some one is
putting needed improvements in sew
eral of the sidewalks on the south
side. Wish we had about dozen such
enterprising individuals among us, for
then, we think, "a person could walk
over them without being in imminent
danger of getting his neck broken
which can't be done in their present
condition.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10
nnna Rnln a. Llfe,a Journey.

Let every dawn Of morning be to you
as the beginning of life and every
setting sun 30 ta sou us IT'S close; then
LET every one or these short lives leave
some sure record Of some kindly
thing done for others, some goodly
strength or knowledge gained for YOUR
selyes.--John Ruskln
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10

Pers0nal.-We had the pleasure Of a
shake with the district attorney Of
Calumet county-Mr. John McMullen-
on Saturday, who passed a few days
among his numerous friends in Mani
towoc, Come again, John, you are al
ways welcome.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10

An old criminal was once asked what
was the first step that led to his ruin
when he answered: The first step
was cheating printer out of two
years subscription. When l did that,
the devil got such a grip on me that l
could not shake him Off
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10

Married. AT the residence of Anton
Wolske of this city on the 7th day Of
October, 1893, by John OHara, Justice
of the Peace Mr. Chas. Stahl and Miss
Alyina Selsemeier both of Manitowoc
city.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10

The Northwestern Teachers Asso-
citation meeting will take place at APP
pleton on Oct 18th and 18th. Mr..
Christensen is chairman of the Rural
School Section. All teachers who can
arrange to go should do so, for an in
teresting program has been prepared.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10

Mrs. Donnelly died at the City hos
pital in this city Thursday of last
week. Her remains were taken to
Maple Grove for interment She was a
sister Of John and Patrick Hewitt of
Cooperstown
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EDUCATIONAL.
(By J. w. Voboril)
NOTICE

The Branch Teachers Meeting,
scheduled for October 18th, will e
postponed to November 2nd on account
of Spanish influenza.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10
Compressed Air Proved Best

Compressed air Is used for cleaning
dynumos ard other delicate and com
plicated machinery. The results ars
superior to handwork.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10
Good surnIse.

A womans magazine says the dia'
mond is losing its popularity for en-.
gagement rings. We don't know what
the substitute is, but wen bet it's
nothing cheaper.-Detroit Free Press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10
TENS FR0M'THE PILOT FILES
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

Our merchants are busily engaged in
getting in their winter supply of
goods, and from present appearances
the mercantile business will be rush
ing" this fall and winter.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10

On Sunday last many Irish men
from ALL over the world assembled at
the grave of Charles Stewart Parnell
to honor his memory, that day being
the second anniversary of his
death. The Irish people, as a rule, are
not ungrateful, but they fail in the
case of Parnell He gave his life in
their behalf, but jealousy deprived him
of the honor that was justly his due.
History will do justice to the great
leader.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10

Annie Nagle and Emma Kirwan have
returned from their three weeks visit
to Chicago
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10
ECRTY.NINE YEARS AGO

Mr.. Patrick Kelley is visiting the
Worlds Fair this week.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10

julie Lindstedt leaves next week for
the north where he will make an at
tempt to slaughter deer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10

Judge and Mrs. Baensch left on
Tuesday for Chicago, where they will
visit the Worlds Fair
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10

Those people having County Fair
exhibits at the office of the County
Superintendent will please get them at
once If not CALLED for within two
weeks they will be destroyed.
Teachers will please announce this
or call for this material.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10

John Schuette is leading Charles
Salak astray, now. He took him out to
Neshoto one day last week and when
Salak was asked what kind Of time
he had he replied that the "darned old
horse was no good John swears ii is
the best horse in the city.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10

Miss Sophie ynuk, aged 10 years
died Tuesday afternoon. Besides the
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Vnuk, four
brothers, Alex, John and Joseph, OF
this city and Alois, in the United
States navy and two sisters, Mrs. JOS
Tadych and Sarah Vnuk, both of this
city. survive.
The funeral will be held Friday
morning from st. Mary's church.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10

Optimistic Thought
1t is good to BE- faithful to the mem.
ery Of ones ancestors.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10

Mrs. Edward Engelbrecht died Sat
urday In a hospital at Green Bay,
where she underwent an operation.
The deceased was born and reared
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10

Daily Thought
II you have anything in the world to
do do it, Carlyle.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10

Horrors! A Methodist clergyman Of
st. Paul went to see "America" while
in Chicago and a brother clergyman
promptly filed charges against him.
When that fellow goes to heaven he
will start out to purify the morals of
the place.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10

John Goetz, Sr., aged &C years, who
sustained serious injuries at the plant
of the VIM. Rahr Sons company, Mon
day morning, when part of wall fell
on him, died Tuesday night, at the
Holy Family hospital.
He suffered a fractured leg and in
ternaI injuries. The deceased had been
in the employ of the Rahr Sons com
paay for The past thirty-hye years. He
was born in Bohemia and came to this
country thirty-six years ago, locating
in Mantowoc.
He is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Albert Martin, Milwaukee, and
Mrs. Richard Qustorf, Of this city, who
kept house for her father since the
death Of his wife; and four sons, An
ion, John, Edward and Charles, all of
this city.
The funeral will be held Friday
mornin. from the St Boniface church.
Rev. Joseph Stockinger 80 years Of
age, Catholic priest at Colon, Neb., for
the past eight years, and son of Mrs.
Catherine Stockinger of this city, who
has been making her home with her
son there for some time died Tuesday
night of Spanish influenza, according
to messages received here Wednesday
morning.
Besides his mother, Mrs. Catherine
Stockinger, four sisters, Mrs Hans
Bauer, Mrs. Harry Spiegel and Mrs
George Pfefier Of this city, and Mrs.
David Dwyer Of Colon, and three
brothers, Rude Of this city, Otto Of
Asheyille, n. c., and Richard, attend
ng Marquette university Milwaukee,
survive.
Ills remains will be brought here for
burial.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10

The trial of T. c. Shove was not
reached at this term for Sheboygan
county. The next term for that county
Is held in April.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10

Homer Hill died at the residence Of
his son George at Amigo last week.
rhe cause of his death was kidney
trouble. He was at one time a resi-
dent of this city and moved to Amigo
in 1888.
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CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

The council met in regular session
Monday evening. Thompson was alb
sent. He is busy seeking election to
congress ON the Socialist ticket.