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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01
VOLUME 81
SPRING POLITICS

The political pot doesn't seem to be
sizzling as yet with election less than a
week away. There are three things of
interest; delegates to the national con-
ventions Contest only on Republican
ticket, local school board election and
ward battles for alderman or super
visor.
The delegate contest is a continua-
tion of the fight that began about 1896
when r. M. LaFollette donned his war
paint There is a good chance now to
see whether the governor or Bob is
boss. AS there is nothing to induce
Democrats to vote their own ticket
many will probably become Repuhli-
cans for a day.
There are six candidates for three
places on the city board of education,
only one Of them, Frank \. Miller, be
ihg present incumbent. Henry Groth
and Lucy Fechter want to retire.
The general belief seems to be that
the candidates of the present school
administration are f. A. Miller, E. II.
Ludwig and Otto Senglaub, and that
the other three, r. G. Plumb, DR.. n. I.
Ziglinslli and William Tech represent
the protest element that has several
times attempted to change the school
administration and partially succeeded
year ago.
The ward fights are interesting in
several cases and some surprises may
develop. The only ward where there
is no contest for alderman is the Fifth,
where Thompson, the Socialist alder
man, deputy clerk of court, labor lead
-er, and editor is unopposed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01
MAN MEETS TRAGlCAL DEATH

Early last Sunday morning, John
Dcbauche, an employe Of the Eggers
Veneer Seating company, was so Sc
ycrely burned by steam while inside of
d boiler he was cleaning, that he died
a few hours after
He began work at an early hour and
had entered the boiler through small
hole, While engaged in scraping the
scale from the sides of the boiler, one
of the employees Of the company who
was working about another boiler
opened steam cock that allowed
steam to enter the boiler that Dchau-
che was working in. Before being able
tocraul out of the boiler, the unfor-
tunate mar was SO badly burned about
his face and his hands that the skin
was shrive.cd and ooSencd The main
who opened the cock and allowed the
steam to enter the boiler thought that
the connections between the two boil
Sla hdd h1ti 'loo'u' bChduNhC was
promptly cared for by a physician and
taken to Holy Family hospital where
he died John Debauche was 81 years
of age and had been resident of this
city for about year, lie Is survived
by his wife and an adopted child. The
remains weer taken to Green Bay for
burial. 1.-Two Rivers Chronicle.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01
EXPENSIVE PlCKERAL

Walter Kugler of Rapids and Joseph
Schweigel and William Schramm of the
city were in municipal court Tuesday
charged with two offenses; having
game fish out of season and fishing
with a dip net Conservation Warden
John Egan from distant point of
vantage was a spectator of the crime.
The trio dipped out a pickerel and
kept it. In court Kugler reversed all
rules by Stoutly asserting that the 9th
er two wanted to obey the law and
throw the fish back into the water,
but that he insisted that they do no
such foolish thing as obey the law. He
pleaded that his co-conspirators be
spared His wish was granted and he
was assessed the minimum fifty dollars
in one charge. The costs were paid in
the other and it was dropped. The
moral is that sportsmen should obey
the law or be sure the lynx eyed war
den Is at least ten miles away.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01
ARMY OFFICER VISITS HERE

Lieut.-Col. Joseph f. Barzynski
L. s. A., and family are spending q
few weeks with Col Barzynski's mother
here. He recently returned from War
saw where, following his participation
in the war, and liquidation work he
was, for some months liaison officer al
the Polish capitol. This is a sort of go
between from the United States army
to the Polish government, post halt
military and half diplomatic. While
there he was virtually a guest of Pre-
mier Ignance Paderewski and although
he is In consequence familiar with the
authentic gossip of Eastern European
state affairs since the war he ap ,eari
to be quit resicent I'm ta4s susjecs,,bui
relates many interesting things of the
present conditions in the new buffer
states. Due to the extremely high com
parative value of our dollar over there
prices, as expressed in our currency
are absurdly low. For instance, a suite
of rooms at the first class hotel in
Warsaw sets one back fifty cents per
day in American money. An ordinary
income here in American dollars, rem
ders one a plutocrat over there.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01
LOCAL DEBATERS IN FINALS

Manitowoc High school won both de-
bates in the semi-fnals with Kewaunee
and West Bend schools last Friday and
now with clean score, having de-
feated Two Rivers and Menasha in the
preliminaries, it enters the finals with
confidence. The three other schools in
the finals are Madison, Marinette and
Menomonie. The question in all the
debates is: Resolved, That the princi-
pie of the open shop should be main
aained in American industry"
The two teams representing the local
school last week were Albert Tegen,
Rufin Boyd and Darwin PITT, and Gun
der Gilbertson, Everett Brandt and
Milton Stangel.
Miss Emily Wangard has had charge
of the local boys in their preparation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01
MOTOR TRUCK LINES PLANNED

The Northern Transportation com
pany will operate a freight and passen-
ger truck line between Manitowoc and
Green Bay soon. The company will be
represented here by John G. Johnson
who now operates six motor trucks and
five horse-drawn delivery wagons and
who will continue his county line, con-
Meeting with the transportation COM
pany. The company is building large
warehouse and will operate the year
round from Green Bay south to Fond
du Lac, eastward to Sturgeon Bay and
through Manitowoc to the south. 1t is
also expected that there will soon be a
ManitowocKewaunee line.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01
BIG FERRY IN NARROW ESCAPE

The Ann Arbor carferry No.
struck some obstruction last week in
trying to find the harbor in "A dense
fog. The boat got into the harbor but
settled on the bottom as soon as she
got near the wharf The bottom here
was only few feet below her keel
when floating, 1t was lucky for lie big
beat that the -EsFher was located and
the boat gotten into shallow water, as
q half-hour more delay outside would
have spelled The end of the ship. When
the boat was hoated and taken up river
and put into the floating dry dock it
was learned that it would be necessary
to replace eight plates, a matter of ten
days or so.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01
BASE BALL

May 20 will be the official opening of
the Lake Shore league in Manitowoc,
the locals playing the Waukesha team
on the home ground.
This has been definitely settled al
though the complete schedule has not
been adopted and will not be until the
next meeting of the league. 1t is ex-
pccted that Manitowoc will play at
home Decoration Day-May 30
against Two Rivers and that on the
following day Sunday the same two
teams will clash at Two Rivers.
In the draft of the schedule which
Manager Herzog expects will be ap-
proved, Manitowoc is given fifteen of
twcnW-nine games of the schedule at
home but the dates have not been
agreed upon.
Dick Crutcher, whose work on the
mound placed Manitowoc in leadership
in the league last season and gave the
city the 1919 pennant will return again
this season, Manager Herzog having
received the acceptance of both
Crutcher and Johnnie Hughes who will
make up the battery, Crutcher is at
present in Cleevland but will arrive
here about May to start practice with
the team.
Several other players who were with
the team last season will be in the
lineup this year, including Pete Her
2og at first, Mr.. Herzog having turned
down the contract with Columbus to
remain with the local team. Marcan
will be on second, PEBBLES at short and
Wilson and Bues will also be in the
lineup.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01
OBITUARY

Mrs. Martha Alter, widow of Eugene
Alter, died at her home at 624 North
Tenth street, Friday afternoon, aged
80 years. The deceased was born at
Delmanhorst, Oldenburg, Germany.
Mrs. Alter came to Wisconsin with her
parents in ls4S and year later the
family located in this city. Deceased
was sister of the late John Schuette,
whose death occurred in December,
and of Mrs. Bloquelle, who passed
away two years ago.
She was married to Eugene Alter,
who died in 1882. She is survived by
three sons, Otto, Oscar and Gustav, all
of this city. Two brothers, George and
August Schuette also survive and
there are six grandchildren and two
great grandchildren The funeral was
held Monday afternoon. Rev, Keicher
oficisted. Interment was in Evergreen
cemetery.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01
HOPEFUL FOR MILD BEER

The famous Manitowoc beer case has
been argued in the supreme court at
Washington and those interested both
in the manufacture and consumption
of 2.5 per cent brew are hoping for 3
speedy and favorable decision. 1t is
reported that the local brewers are
ready at minutes notice to commence
the brewing of beer, not the old pre-
war 4 per cent nectar but the innocu-
uous 2.5 per cent stuff of war times. A
favorable decision upholding Judge
Geiger is not enough. The war must
be over before brewing can commence.
1t is hoped on this score that congress
will soon declare the war at an end
now that the presidents treaty has
been killed. 1t seems to be the com
mon opinion that the Mulberger law
of this state fixes the beer at 2.5 per
cent of alcohol and then weakly sur
renders to the federal definition of in
t0xicating liquors fixed at one-half of
/ per cent. That is not the case. The
federal law is to supersede the state
definition of Intoxicating liquors under
the Mulberger law only in case there is
in force a valid federal act which the
courts hold to be supreme to and sup
erseding all state acts, If Judge Gel
gers decision stands the state act will
govern in Wisconsin and those who
want 2ls per cent beer will get it.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01
R0TARIANS TO GO TO WAUSAU

The Manitowoc Rotarians will go to
the district meeting at Wausau on
April 13 and Ia in force. At least
twenty-five of the thirty-fve local
members will be in attendance. At a
meeting Monday it was voted to char
ter a special sleeper which will be at
tached to the special train leaving Mil
waukee for Wausau and the local dele
CATION will be quartered in their own
car at the convention city.
The Rotarians also voted to invite
DR.. Charles Il. Barker to come here
for a series Of three lectures about the
middle of April. DIR. Barker is a noted
lecturer who has been on the platform
for some time under Rotarian auspices.
His message is directed mainly to par
ents.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01

Michael Seidl, who settled in Mani
towoc county in the early sos, died at
the home of his son at Rockwell last
Thursday morning, aged II years. Mr..
Seidl was a brother of Mrs. M. Simon
who passed away at Milwaukee last
week. Mr.. Seidl was born in Austria
and with his parents located in the
town of Kossuth upon arrival in this
country. He is survived by three chill
dren, Michael Jr. of Rockwell, Mrs.
Louis Hassemer of Francis Creek and
Mrs. Arthur Reichert of this city.
The funeral was held Monday from
st. Bonface church. Interment was in
Calvary cemetery.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01
KADOW INVADeS SHeBOYGAN

The Kadow Amusement company of
this city has purchased a desirable site
and will erect modern motion picture
theater at Sheboygan.
The new house will have a seating
capacity of over 1900 and will be the
largest "movie" in Sheboygan 1t will
be patterned after the Mikadow here.
The company now operates the Mika-
dow and Rialto theaters here. The
Kadow interests have also purchased
the Kapitan building at Eighth and
Buffalo streets but no changes in the
uses of the property are contemplated
for the present.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01

Henry Levenhagcn Sr pioneer gar
dener Of the scity who established the
first greenhouse and for many years
was engaged as a florist, died last week
at the home of his daughter in Mil
waukee at the age of 81 years His
body was brought here for burial. The
funeral was held Saturday afternoon.
Born at Mecklenburg, Germany,
April "a, 1886, Mr.. Levenhagen came
to Manitowoc county in 1856. Later he
removed to st. Louis where he was
married and with his wife returned
here in 1853 His wife died eight years
ago. Four children, three sons and one
daughter survive him, being Herman
Levenhagen and Mrs. w. j. Schaefer,
Milwaukee, Gust and Henry of this
city.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01
EDUCATIONAL.
(By j. w. VOBRIL)
TEACHERS

Do not forget your report to your
successor. 1t should contain a copy OF
your program, the names of children in
each class, the work they have covered
during the past year, and information
regarding individual children pertain
ing to weakness, health, character, etc.
DO not forget to ask for your Re
tirement Fund receipts. You will need
them when you ask for your refund or
your annuity.
Do not forget to read your annual
report completely through before you
begin to fill the blanks. BE sure it is
correct and that EVERY blank is
answered. The report will be returned
if not properly made out. If you are
in doubt call at the Office for informa-
ton. The report should be sent in
within a week after school closes.
There has been some complaint re-
garding teachers who have exposed
themselves to contagious diseases and
then have gone to school thereby car
rying the diseases to pupils. The COM
plant can be applied to the cOmplainer
as well. If contagious diseases occur
at the home where you board have the
doctor fumigate before going to school.
Tbo IaonLa, I;l-ou;eo hoe tba ,;obt IN
demand that children from homes
where contagious diseases occur stay
at home. She certainly ought to send
them home if she has positive informa-
ton that the conditions described exist
Teachers wishing to write for certiii-
Gates April 9th and 10th will please
notify the superintendent at least five
days before the examination.
Some teachers failed to report to me
whether they plan to remain or leave
the profession or the county.
Please do not fail to report prompt
ly when you have your contract made
with your school board. This saves
much confusion and uncertainty in
placing the remaining teachers.
Teachers who expect to leave the
profession are entitled to one-half of
the money they paid to the Retirement
Fund provided they make application
for this refund within six months after
leaving the profession. Application
should be made to the Board of Trus-
tees, Teachers Retirement Fund, Madi-
son, Wisconsin. Receipts for all money
withheld from their salaries while
teaching must be sent in with their ap-
plication.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01

The teachers meeting held at Mari
bel on March 9th was interesting and
instructive. Only one or two people on
the program failed to appear.
The following teachers were present:
Antoinette Kolicek, Mary Sullivan,
Anna Reedy, Ellen Matheson, Edna
Risch, Eugenia Kolensky, Helen Nascr,
Edna Wentker, Claire Noyy, Elizabeth
Marquardt, John Tepoortcn, Edna
Belitz, Emma Freimuth, Joseph Petska
and j. w. Noboril.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01
Marriaue Licenses

The following marriage licenses have
been issued by the county clerk the
past week.
Louis Novak OF Reedsville and Marie
Armbruster OF Chicago; Henry Hougen
OF Valders and Alma Hasten Of Branch;
John Betka and Hildegarde Letten.
berger, both of Manitowoc; Theodore
sutton of Louisville, Ky, and Hattie
Snyder OF Reedsville.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01
TAX COMMISSION PICKS CONNELL

Joseph Connell, income tax assessor
of Manitowoc and Calumet counties, is
a member of the board named by the
state tax commission to make re-as-
sessment of property of the city of
Sheboygan. Associated with the Mani
towoc official are A. Oppergard of the
tax commission and w. j. Freeman OF
Madison. The work will require a long
time. Sheboygan objected to the ap-
portionment of the tax by the county
board ard demanded a re-assessment.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01

Only a few teachers have reported
on teachers reading circle books DO
not wait until the end of the year. We
are too busy to attend to these reports
then. Remember these are required to
renew or secure a higher grade certih-
cate.
BE sure to report the pupils who are
entitled to the Young Peoples Reading
Circle diploma or seal. When report
ing these be sure to report the school,
name of pupil, grade, the names of the
books he has read, and whether he is
working for a diploma, seal, or special
honor seal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01

/ The County Diploma Examinations
will be held at the following places on
April 23rd and oath: RccdSville, Cen
terville District No. 4, Osman, Newton
burg, Mshicot, Maribel, Francis Creek,
Nalders, Branch, Louis Corners, ST.
Nazianz.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01

The following teachers have been ap-
pointed to serve on the Board of Exam
iners: Emelia Bohnc, Helen Iych, Eta
Hayden, Eleonorc Freis, Emma Frci-
muth, Helen Leary, Elsie Deffke, Glyn-
den TetzlafT, George Grady, and Ger
aldine Cavanaugh.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01
AUCTION

The undersigned will sell his per-
sonal property at public suction vt his
place, one mile east OF Reedsville, on
Friday, April 9.
ADOLPH HAESE.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

At the meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the Manitowoc Seating com
pany, on Monday last, Thomas f. Tor
rison was chosen president; E. M.
Plat, vice president; NJ. II. Murphy,
secretary and manager, and William
Guttman, treasurer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01

teacher. The superintendent will give
frank statement regarding the ability
of a teacher to handle your particular
school and will not be held responsible
for any mistakes you make when you
fail to ask his advice We have teach
ers that may be good to look upon but
may not fill the bill as teachers.
Have you sent in your preliminary
application for Special State Aid to
Rural Schools? Please state whether
this is first, second or third aid
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01

According to a recent decision in the
supreme court persons who served in
the army during the late war; are en-
titled to 500 bounty, no matter what
their term of service might have been,
if they can produce an honorable dis
charge. This does away witW lhe nee
esSity of proving that a person served
two consecutive years. ,,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01

The ladies sociable of the Presbyte-
rian church at the Windiate house last
Tuesday evening was, we understand,
numerously attended and afforded sat
isfaction. Some $50 were realized.
The ladies of this society will hold their
socahle at the store of Mrs. l., X.
Rand, corner of Eighth and Buffalo
streets, next Tuesday evening. There
will be music and readings during the
evening. All are invited.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01

Charley Hall never was known as a
politician, but when he is elected as
justice of the peace there is reason to
suspect that he has been lying low and
working for something good.
Henry Sandford has received an ap-
pointment in the Office of the state
treasurer, that vacated by Mr.. Erick-
son, who has been appointed labor
commissioner in place of Jerry Dobbs.
Mr.. Sandford will continue to edit the
Tribune, though he may employ local
editor. He leaves for Madison next
Monday to take charge of his position.
The rental of telephones in the city
has been reduced to three dollars per
month. The former price was four dol
lars per month. The reduction is still
greater where more than one instru-
ment is rented This reduction will in
crease the number OF telephones in use
in the city and will result in a larger
income to the company.
p. j. Smalley is now Il grandfather,
the old gentleman T.. J. is great
grandfather and all the other Smalleys
are grand-unclcs. Mrs. Gregory Of Mil
waukee gave birth to a baby boy on
Tuesday last and thus adds to the dig
nifty of p. j. who can no longer lay
| claim to being kid though still a mug
wump of the most intelligent stripe
Christ Muth isn't gone" on politics
and for that reason he refused to serve
as chairman of the republican county
committee He also has resigned the
position of undershcrif and serves the
town Of Manitowoc as chairman.
Albert Schuette, student at the
state university is spending his vaca-
ton this week elsewhere. lie will spend
a few days At home before returning to
his studies.
Christ Muth, G. G. Sedgwick, l.. j.
Nash and John Chloupek were at Mad
son last week on business connected
with the legislature.
Ed. Kelley, Archie Nash, A. S.
Schmidt and j. S. Schmidtman of the
state university are spending their va.
cation in this city.
viii Breuer, Bijorn Sonstagen, Isaac
| Aasted and Emil Sxta went out to the
Rips on the opening Of the hunting
season but couldn't find feather.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01

Charley Hall never was known as a
politician, but when he is elected as
justice of the peace there is reason to
suspect that he has been lying low and
working for something good.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01

The Republican City convention
made the following nominations last
Wednesday: Mayor, Peter Johnston;
city treasurer, Otto Troemel; police
justice, Don A. Shove.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01

We were pleased to meet our old
time friends William and Harvey
Hitchcock of Kewaunee, in the city
last week. One would hardly recognize
Harvey now, he has grown so.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01

A party of engineers have been for
some time waiting in Milwaukee to
come up the lake shore and survey the
route of the proposed Milwduk ee-Man-
itOwoc and Green Bay railroad. Mr.
Soulerin, the chief engineer of the com
pany, was in Port Washington week
before last making a preliminary sur
vey of the route. He left there for
Sheboygan and other points on the
route last week Monday.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01
ITEMS FROM THE PILOT FILES
FIFTY YEARS AGO

A large and enthusiastic crowd of
the citizens of ManitowoC met at the
courthouse last Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Wood, on behalf of the commit
tee appointed at the last meeting, re-
ports that that committee have COM
piled with the duties they were charged
to perform in regard to the PROPOSE
tions to be submitted to the vote of the
people of Manitowoc county; that they
have presented the propositions of the
two railroad companies to the county
board of supervisors, and that the said
board have unanimously ordered an
election to be held throughout the
county, on April IL next, for the pur-
pose of voting on the proposed sub
scription of the county, for stock in
the proposed railroad.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01

Will Breuer, Bijorn Sonstagen, Isaac
Aasted and Emil Sxta went out to the
Rips on the opening Of the hunting
season but couldn't find feather.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01

Ed. Kelley, Archie Nash, A. S.
Schmidt and j. 5. Schmidtman of the
state university are spending their va.
cation in this city.