The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-07-03

son have returned from few days
visit with relatives and friends at Ocon
TO.
Mrs. Rudolph Kiulsmeier and chill.
dren left Saturday for visit with re-
latives and friends at Bigelow, Mime.
sofa.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wegforth spent
Sunday with friends and relatives al
Port Washington and returned home
Monday.
A young daughter put in her APP
pearance Tuesday night at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. FL. f. Kelley, North
7th street.
Mrs. John Fraser, who had been
visiting at the home Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Herman, South
Seventeenth street, has returned to
Buffalo, New York.
Mrs. William Schwartz and daugh-
ter Viola have returned to their home
at Milwaukee after visit with rela-
tives and friends here.
Fred Christensen, G. G. Stangel, the
Misses Jean Anderson and Elizabeth
Marquardt are at Milwaukee attend
ing the N. E, A. convention.
Mrs. T.. J. Barber and Mrs. G. M.
Gleason left Friday for Boston where
Mrs. Barber will remain for visit
while Mrs. Gleason will go to Peters
boro, New Hampshire for visit. They
expect TO be absent from the city two
or three weeks.
Immediately after the announcement
that HenryP. Hamilton, OF Two Riv-
ers, had given to the State Historical
museum, his extensive collection of
Indian relics, valued Al 5000 came
the news of his death in Chicago
hospital on June 10.
Mr.. Hamiltons gift to the state mu-
scum was arranged some months ago,
according TO officials OF the Historical
society, but at his request was not
made public until this month. The
collection, which will be on exhibit in
the museum in the fall, is considered
the most important gift to the museum
since It's organization.
While visiting at the court house
last Thursday MIR. and Mrs. August
Eggert former register of deeds and
deputy at the county treasurer's office,
respectively, were the recipients of a
handsome mahogany mantel clock, a
gift from the officers and employees at
the court house. Judge Schmidt made
the presentation speech and the cere-
mony was conducted in the office of the
county treasurer where Mrs. Eggert,
nee Ruth Taylor, was deputy clerk.
MIR. and Mrs Eggert reside on a farm
in Two Greeks.
MOST HOGS IN IOWA
In number Of hogs on farms, Iowa is
by far the most distinguished State in
this country. The estimate of the Blu.
reau of Crop Estimates for 1919 is 10,
$3.50 hogs in Iowa, 5,72i,000 in Hill
nois, 4,9i3,000 in Missouri, 4,66S, 900 in
Indiana, 4,266,000 in Ohio, 1850, 900 in
Nebraska, and 3,0i3,000 hogs in Georg-
ia. Every other State is below 3,000,-
600. Iowa's hogs are about one-seventh
of the Nations total, and nearly double
the number OF Illinois, the State next
below.
CHANGED POSTAL RATES
The two cent postage rate was re-
sdmed on July l. Letters viii require
only two cent stamp and post cards a
one cent stamp as before the war.
The amendment which was necessary
TO be made in the laws and regulations
provides that upon all matters of the
first class postage shall be charged at
the rate of two cents for each ounce or
fraction thereof; md drop letters shall
be mailed at the rate of two cents an
ounce or fraction thereof, including
delivery at letter carrier Offices and
one cent for each ounce or fraction
thereof where free delivery by carrier
is not established.