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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23
BIG EAGLES DOIhGS

The Eagles initiated 400 candidates
in one class at the Orpheum last Fri
day evening, by far the largest class
ever taken into fraternal order at one
time in this city. Following the risual-
istic work there was banquet and en-
tertainment.
Presence of National President f. b.
Weed of Helena, Mont, and state of
ficers of the order, including President
AL Koch of Appleton, Vice President
AL Schmidt, this city, Secretary Brick
ner. Milwaukee, Treasurer Esser of
Janesville and Trustees Chellis of Wau-
sau, Ahlgrin of Superior and Palmer
of Prairie du Chen made the affair
notable in annals of the aerie. The de-
gree aeam of the Milwaukee aerie of
ficiated at the initiation and the work
was revelation to the lodge here. Ap-
pleton, Kaukauna, Oshkosh, Neenah,
Menasha, Sheboygan, Racine, Fond du
Lac, Superior lodges were represented
among the guests of the evening.
There were speeches by State Presi-
dent AL. Koch of Appleton, Trustee
Chellis of Wausau, DR.. o. A. Becker
of Milwaukee, Mayor Armstrong of
Racine, John Malone of Oshkosh, Gus
Esser of Janesville. The principal ad-
dress of the evening was given by Ma
tional President T.. b. Weed.
There were also some vaudeville
stunts by both professionals and local
amateurs. The affair was a big sue
cess and the Eagles can in their minds
eye see the imposing new clubhouse
they will soon have on Washington
street.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23
LOCAL BOXING REVIVAL

Manitowoc has two applications is
fer permission to conduct boxing
matches One is b.. the Manitowoc
Athletic association which means j. F.
Herzog, which plans to conduct boxing
shows both as a sportsman's and COM
mercal propositions. These bouts will
be staged at the Orpheum and the
plans are to bring together some really
good men.
The promoters do not pretend to say
that they are going to get the Leonard
Tender fracas between the ropes
here. Nothing like that Rickard stuff
But if they get some of the good semi
windup boys from Milwaukee and their
class and some good pre- Inns the local
fans, who are legion, will support the
game.
The other application is from the
Elks' club which wants to put on box
ing matches during the winter for the
education of club members only
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23
CONDEMN FOR SCHOOL LAND.

The Board of Education has COM
menced condemnation proceedings TO
acquire some OF the tracts OF land which
it desires to add TO the high school
north of the site purchased last summer
on "Roetf's hill" Judge Chloupek has
named as appraisers Peter Schroeder
Of Two Rivers, Walter Killen OF Cato
and Albert Wagenknecht Of Kiel. The
appraisers will meet on October 80
when the hearing will take place. The
board wants all the premises on the
west side OF 9Th street between Colum.
bus and Division streets and the pro-
perty on the east side OF 9Th street with
the exception OF two holdings which
are deemed to be too expensive. Prices
considered reasonable have been Sc
cured on about half Ct the property
desired and the balance will be priced
N the condemnation proceedings.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23
OBITUARY..

Mrs. Mary Newcomb, aged SS years,
died Monday night at her home on
Park street after a long illness. She
was born in Boston and came to wis.
consin in 1913, She was married in
Racine in 1855 to Haleal Newcomb.
Shortly after their marriage they re-
moved TO Manitowoc where the de.
ceased has ever since resided. Mr..
Newcomb died q years ago. The de-
ceased is survived 10y one daught ter,
Mrs. Alice Means, out OF family of
six children.
The funeral will be held this after
noon from the home Rev. Jones of
Neenah will oneiate.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23

Mr.. Joseph Symes, an old and re
spected citizen, died at his home in this
city on the 2ISt inst. Mr. Symes was
born in Weymouth, England, Septem-
her %, 1929, and came to this county
in 1912, settling at Kenosha, Wis,
where he remained six years. In lStS
he came to Manitowoc and engaged in
the hardware business, which he fol
lowed until within a few years. He
leaves wife and a large family of
grown up children to mourn his loss.
His funeral took place yesterday from
the NJ +. church of which he was a
member and was largely attended by
his relatives and old-time friends.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23
MARRIED

Mr.. William j. Kellner OF this city
and Miss Mary Seibel OF Two Rivers
were married at Milwaukee Tuesday.
The bride is a we'll known and highly
esteemed lady OF her home town where
she has been organist at St. Luke's
church over twenty years. Mr.. Kell-
ner has large acquaintance having
conducted saloon land hotel at Four
Corners for many years. He disposed
OF the property some six years ago and
moved to this city. After honey
moon trip Mr.. and Mrs. Kellner viii
return to this city aud take up their
residence on north 18th street.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23

Returned soldiers, marines, nurses
and sailors who take the Short Course
at the College of Agriculture will be
granted the educational bonus of $50
for each month of attendance, accord
ing to a statement made by T.. A. Fitz-
patrick, secretary Of the state educa-
tional board. The late enactment of
the educational bill kept many young
men who were already engaged in
work from entering college at the be
ginning of the year, and it is expected
that the decision of the board will be
of special advantage to them
The Short Course begins November
II and continues for fifteen woeRs.
Every preparation is being made to
care for students entering at this time
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23
NAVY CAMPAIGN ON

The local navy recruiting drive is
under way.
l.. w. Ledvina, chairman of the local
committee, has appointed the follow
ing civilian committee to assist in the
campaign; Mayor John Schroeder,
Judge Chloupeh, Norman Torrison, w.
c. Urbanek and Arthur Auton. All
clergymen will be requested to an
nounce the campaign, its purposes and
the advantages to young men of join
ing the United States navy.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23

William ii. Noble of Reedsville died
last Sunday evening. Had he lived un-
til Feb. next he would have reached
his fifty-eighth year. He was born in
Ogdenburg, N. Y, OF that staunch
Scotch-Irish stock that has given to
this country so many splendid exam
Piles of strong manhood and good cit
izenship. He came to Manitowoc with
his parents in the early ffties, and
shared in the hardships and privations
of pioneer life, common to the settlers
of that period. When the war began,
like thousands of the patriotic young
men of that time, he obeyed the call of
duty and went to the front lie en-
listed as meinber of CO. X, 2lst regi-
ment, Wisconsin Volunteers.
lie leaves a widow ard five sons. The
community sympathizes with them in
their great bereavement. II shares
their loss; for Manitowoc county has
lost good and useful citizen
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23
TOWNS MAY SEcEDE

Some people of Kiel, Eaton and
/ Schleswig must be desirous of having
their units attached from Manito-
voc county and attached to Calumet.
The Kiel TriCounty Weekly publishes
column in its latest issue about the
proposed change. The Municipal Ref
erence bureau at Madison has been
furnishing the seceeders with informa-
tion as to the procedure, which in
brief is to have the next legislature
strip this county of the two towns and
one village and annex them to our
neighboring county. The information
from Madison reads in part as follows:
"Fhe only way that county boundar-
les can be changed is by an act of the
legislature. 1t would, therefore, be i'm
possible for you to have your boundary
changed before the meeting of the next
legislature. At each session of the leg
islature number of bills are intro
duced to change county boundaries.
Senator Burke, for instance succeeded
during the last session in having the
boundaries of Green county and two
adjoining counties changed so as to
place town that was partly in these
counties into one. On the other hand,
large number of bills were intro
duced to change county boundaries but
were defeated
"Where considerable portion of
territory is taken from one county and
added to another county so that the
assessed valuation of the first county
is materially decreased, there is usual
ly considerable opposition on the part
OF the county to the change. On
the other hand, where the people living
in the territory are satisfied with the
change and all support the bill there
is usually not much difficulty in secur-
ing the passage of bill through the
Legislature to make the change. If you
should consider having such bill in
trOuuccu dt lnc next ScSSlOH O1 lne ItB-
islature, about the only suggestion that
| might have to make would be that it
might facilitate the passage of the bill
if you could secure an expression of
opinion from the people OF the two
townships which you mention. For in
stance, you might have the question
submitted to vote of the people in
each town at the next spring election,
asking whether or not they favored
having their town detached from Man
.towoc county and added to Calumet.
If majority of the voters in each of
these towns voted in favor of this
proposition it would be a very strong
argument to use before the committee
when the bill for annexation comes up
for discussion. If you could also get
some expression from the county
boards on the subject at their coming
session in November it might also
help"
Just how prevalent this notion is in
this part of the county will be deter
mined if vote is taken on it next
spring. Our guess is that they will re-
main affiliated where they are.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL ORGANIZES

The Theodore Roosevelt Memorial
National association has named the
local organization to put over the drive
here. The county will be allotted
quota and it is believed that the com
mittee will have little trouble in put
ting il over. The local organization Isl;
County Chairman Walter CLARK.
City Committee G. Plumb, Mrs,
c. NJ. Gleason, A. l.. Nash.
There will be nj importantly about
soliciting subscriptions. II Is believed
that enough citizens will deem II i
privilege to be permitted to join In the
movement to obyiate the necessity Of
coaxing
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23

G A. Forrest, Esq, lawyer from
Portage City, has taken up his resi-
dence in Manitowoc, where he pro-
poses to win fame, and fortune, at the
practice of law He comes highly rec
commended by the bar at Madison and
Milwaukee. We have set him at work
unraveling some of the one-hundred or
less, knotty lawsuits, we left in our
'ther Office" when we harnessed into
this "Pilot" concern. "Treats law of
flce," is his headquarters, where he can
be found at all times ready for bust
ness.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23
CITY COUNCIL NOTES

The council met in regular session
Monday evenings The official minutes
appear on another page.
The big business was the annual tax
budget Taxes which were about per
cent last year will be per cent-on the
assessed valuation. This is due to
variety of causes mainly the decreas-
ing purchasing power of a dollar. Ev-
cry department of the city costs more
to run. The tax rate for general city
purposes is increased from .0l07 of
last year to .Ol3I2 this year. The in
creased rate for county and state pur-
poses brings up the tax.
The amount of money to be raised is
1902, 100 or which S272,690 is to be
raised by direct taxation. Theer is now
a deficit of about $4,000 and three
months to run before new taxes are
available. Such big tax increase was
bitter pill to swallow, but the council
faced the situation and unanimously
adopted the budget as reported
The state railroad commission does
not approve of the crossing which the
proposed street below the cemetery
leading tothe new bridge makes with
the C. & n. w. railway company's
main line and the city has changed the
plans and the street will approach the
crossing on the level instead of at a
slight pitch The city will ask for a
hearing on the new plan. The com
pany offers no objections.
The traction company positively re-
fuses to put any money into extensions
of its lines and the state railroad com
mission has intimated that it considers
any attempt to force extensions at this
time as ill advised No action was
taken and the city will probably not
start anything in the present state of
building costs.
The Gas company also objected to
laying mains on streets to be paved as
ordered and seemed to be disposed to
challenge the city spower to force
them to do so. After an informal hear
ing before the railroad commission the
company seems to have bowed to the
inevitable.
A long time was taken up with the
school budget Frank A. Miller and
John Kelley of the school board ex-
planned the necessity for the increases
in money needed and the recent real
estate purchases. The school budget
was adopted unanimously.
There was quite discussion of the
plan to double the number of wards.
Some of the aldermen seemed to fear
being legislated out of office. The
statute was cited showing that a cen
sus IF each block must be made and
that each ward must have at least 1000
population. An appropriation of $50
was voted to pay for the census. The
vote was 9 to 4.
The city sold the isolation farm of
10 acres south of the city to George
Adler for $3.50.
Max Richter was reelected to the
city public utility commission for the
full term. The vote was Richter >,
JOS. Bigel 4, Ed Vida /.
The council was in session until l
O'Clock Tuesday morning and had lot
of important business
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23
kuAz INQUEST

The coroner's jury which heard the
testimony last Thursday in the matter
of the collision between a motorcycle
and an automobile that resulted in the
death of Sterling Kunz returned a
verdict that Mr.. Kunz came to his
death as the result of an accident" B"
Frank Carl, who was riding in the side
car attached to Kunz's motorcycle, tes-
titled that the motorcycle motor was
not working right and that Mr.. Kunz
was working at adjusting the carbu-
reter while guiding the motorcycle
with one hand. The verdict V 0uld in
dicate that the jury came to the CON
clusion that it is probable that this sit
uation contributed materially to caus-
ing the collision The four members of
the automobile party all testified, and
they all said that the automobile was
not going at excessive speed and that
it gave the motorcycle more than suf-
ficient space to get by.
There was some suggestion in the
testimony that some at least of the
Spevacek automobile party had more
than enough to drink hut this was not
at all conclusive and the denials were
emphatic.
Coroner Kemper presided and Dis
trict Attorney Brady conducted the
examination. The jury was George
Anderson, William Willinger, II. C.
Buerstatte, F. Kiel, John c. Kellner
and f. X. Murphy.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23
LOCAL MAN HONORED.

At the meeting of the Northeastern
Wisconsin Teachers Association at
Appleton last week Principal G. G..
Stangel was elected president OF the
association Prof. Mitchell Of the
Oshkosh Normal school was elected
vice president; Prin. q. F. Cole Of
Green Bay, secretary, and o. Il.
Plenzke of Menasha, treasurer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23

There was one word" wrote an
American Red Cross nurse serving in
Il French army hospital, "that we
quickly learned IN five languages. 1t
was the word that came most often
TO the lips of sick or wounded soldiers
when suffering or delirlum wrung ut
terance from them. II Is Mutter, mere,
moeder. madre and mother"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23
Male and Female Swimmers.

Swimming comes easier to women
than men because the specific gravity
of their bodies is less than those OF
men The proportion Of aesh is great
er IN the hody Of a woman than In that
of a man and the proportion of bone
is less. Therefore the woman is light
er in proportion to her size and floats
more readily This gives her an adj
vantage as swimmer
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23

1t is said that j. d. M ark ham got a
terrible scare while OH hls annual hunt.
Not only was ]. D. terribly frightened,
but the affair resulted in the loss of a
fine deer which he thought he had
killed as dead as smelt. 1t is an even
thing which was the worst scared, the
deer or the hunter. Full details of the
affair will be given by J. d. on his
return.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23

Messrs. Schuette & Wahl, the pro-
pretors of the new grist mill, played a
trick on us, few days ago, that we
shall not soon forget. Next week we
shall rataliate. by shaking their mill
from basement to roof. We have not
time this week. We propose to let the
farmers of the county know what kind
of mill they are bringing their grain
%. It's a good one.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23
ITEMS FROM The PILOT FILES
FIFTY YEARS AGO

Doctor Brown on Thursday last was
out eleven miles in the country. The
bolt in the front of his blackboard came
out, letting the end down throwing him
tothe ground and severely bruising his
shoulder.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23

Maurice Murphy, Esq, our friend
and the friend of everybody, dumped a
cast load of the incest cabbage in the
world, at our door last night. Thank
you, Maurice. You have a standing
invitation to come and eat kraut, with
us, all winter.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

A.tP. Schenian, formerly a law stu
dent in one of the law Offices of this
city, and later for ten years a practic-
ing attorney at Detroit, $. d., has re-
turned to Mantowoc and opened an
Office for the practice of his profession
in the National Bank building
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23

A little boy was born to Ed. Bor-
cherdt and wife OF Davenport, Iowa.
on the 22nd inst. The parents are de-
lighted with the new arrival and their
many friends here join in rejoicing
and congratulations
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23

ing the county board to make the nee
essary appropriation for Training
School home. When this petition is
placed before you, Sign it to show your
town chairman that you approve of his
vote for County Training School
home.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23
useful as We'll as chnan.

Automobile oil II inexpensive, and
useful for many household purposes;
one drop win relieve squeaking door
hinge or a heavy running sewing MAJ
chine; wipe it or with absorbent cot.
ton.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23
GAME LAWS HERE.

County Clerk A. Il. Schulze wishes
10 announce that he has at last receiv-
Ell the game laws. Call at his Office II
you want copy.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23

Miss Eta j. PITT, who has been Wis
iting relatives in Nebraska for some
weeks past, returned to her home in
this city on Saturday.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23

Mr.. Al. Wits, son of our popular
postmaster, returned from Chicago
lately. lie will stay here during the
winter.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-23

Died on Monday, October 9th, 1869,
at 10 o'clock, Laura b., only daughter
of Bertha +. and Carl H. Schmidt,
aged seven weeks.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-12-11
SHEEP HERDER WELL HOUSED
co-pzct, Comfortable Dwellings Pro
xidsd fer These Hno Tend the
Herds On Western Plains

Just at present the sheep hsrter's
lot is 8 fairly happy one. Frank K
Arnold writes in Popular Mechanics
magazine He gets 500 s mouth Be
sides his expenses and one never can
see his sheep wagon without wanting 70
leave civilization for few months snd
tske 10 til range II IS the most
compact dwelling house on Wheels that
has ever been devised For utilizing
all possible SrSce II can give lessons
even to q dining car or slilboat- Il
is dining car and sleeping car tn one
and historically forms q permanent
link between western pioneers Gays.
when every one Travelled in prairie
schooner. and automobile days when
the sheep wagon Is used only TO follow
the herd during the winter and spring
anti II Disappears Up on the high SuEs-
uer range where only s. saddle horse
can penetrate.
The wagon. which for months IS
thus the home OF two sheep heTderS.
has long. narrow body. 10 give free
dom to the wheels. but above the
wheels it flares out enough 70 give
broad room with benches along both
sides. II has three coverings Of en-
rSs for greater warmth in winter, and
s stove screwed 20 the floor near the
front door The back psrt OF the can
vas covered space serves as bedroom
containing nothing but bed. 10 which
sir Is supplied By sliding glass win
6ows 10 the reSr end Of the wagon
Attached TO the bed IS = folding table
snd under it are snail drawers and
large bin to contain the herdsr's SUP
ply OF -four Snd grain
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-12-11
WILL BE WONDERFUL ROAD
HIGHWAY Of Solid Granite in the Rocky
Mountains . Rival of the
kppian Way.

Taking example from the famous
Appian way. which has the name OF
being the first great road undertaken
BY the Romans as 4 public work the
state Of Colorado. with the help Of an
appropriation by the United States
government. is building s highway OF
solid granite in the Rocky mountains
No other highway in the world il IS
predicted. will provide travellers with
so magnificent a scenic setting. close
TO q sheer fall Of 5000 feet on the
other side Of the great concrete posts
and cables that will safeguard yehicu-
lar traffic. One gets an idea Of the
road from the practical statement that
it is costing $4,000 mile to build
Like the Appian way. on which Ions
stretches OF pavement first travelled
over SOlOdd years before the Chris
tisn era. Still remain practically per
feet, the chairman OF the Colorado
highway commission believes thst Colo
rado is creating work which will defy
the centuries and stand. on compile
ton. as the most wonderful road In
the modern world.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-12-11
oult. comfortable. rhank zen.

A comfortable widow is Mis-,
Amanda jackson. cOlored- She is
drawing three $3.50 pensions, or
slT2.5O a month. for the loss Of three
husbands during the war, and will
draw that amount for 20 years MIS-
Jones husband died Of spinal menin-
gifts soon after entering the service
and taking out $4,000 insurance
policy. The widow married one
Smith. He took maximum life IN
surance policy in her favor and was
killed in action Then Mrs Jones'
Smith married Private Jackson. a re
turned soldier. who also named her
in $4,000 policy Influenza made
her q widow third time in less than
two years. The war risk hureau de
clines to make known her address
doubtless fearing that she would be
inundated with offers Of marriage.