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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-04
REAL ESTATE REPORT

The following transfers of real es-
tate were made during the week end
ing Feb. 2S:
Frank Gerl to Frank Zahorik, 80
acres in secs. Is and l6, town of
Franklin. Consideration, $1,000
Frank Zahorik to John G. Zahorik,
20 acres in sec. 16, town of Franklin.
Consideration, $1,000.
Albert Watruba to John Williams,
west 20 feet of lot and east 20 feet
of lot 6, block 33, city of Two Rivers
Consideration, 81 800.
Edwin Leverenz to Jesse Weten-
kamp, north 1a of lots and 6, block
2, Suffran's add, city of Manitowoc.
Consideration, 81. Revenue stamps, 81.
Philip Hardt to Adolph Fischer, lot
10, block 164, city of ManitOwoc. Con-
sideration, $4,000.
III. l.. Markham ct al to Conrad
Meyer, "a acres in sec. IS, town 10,
range "a east Consideration, 81.
Revenue stamps soc,
Adolph Polivka to Wencel Hynek,
10 acres in sec. 10, town of Franklin.
Consideration, $500.
John Hewitt to James Hewitt, 80
acres in sec. 81, town of Cooperstown.
Consideration, $1,000.
James Hewitt to Patrick Reedy, 80
acres in sec. "a, town of Cooperstown.
Consideration, $4,000.
f. T.. Farley to Marcus Rappel and
Thos. Thompson, west 10 feet of lot
and all of lots and 6, block l67
city of Manitowoc Consideration, 81.
Revenue stamps, S3.
Frank Spacek to Nick BlaShka, lot
20, block 332, city of Manitowoc. Con
sideration, 81 Revenue stamps, $50.
William Rothmann to Arthur Radke,
lot II, block 4, Suffran's Add, city of
Manitowoc. Consideration, 81. Rev
enue stamps, $3.50.
Leo Vaudreuil to Mic Rau, lot Q,
block &c, city of Two Rivers. Consid-
Grafton, $1,000.
Jack Jansen to Jessie Wetenkamp,
lot IL, block $50, city Of Manitowoc.
Consideration, 1925.
Manitowoc Real Estate Co. to Vic
tor Trastak, lots 2S and 20, block 8,
city of Manitowoc. Consideration, 81.
Revenue stamps, Sl.50.
Manitowoc Real Estate Co. to Vic
tor Trastek, lot 80, block 5, city of
Mantowoc. Consideration, 81. Rev
enue stamps 81.
p. A. Miller to Stanley Dembski, lot
22, block 25i, city of Mantowoc. Con-
sideration, 81. Revenue stamps, 81.
Charles Ladwig to Caroline Law
renee, lot and west " of lot 8, block
8, village of Kiel. Consideration, S2,-
400.
August Neumann to William Vogel,
lot 3, block /, village of Kiel. Consid-
Grafton, $4,000,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-04
ENJOlN POWER HAMMER

There was an interesting matter up
before Circuit Court Commissioner j.
S. Anderson last week. August Brandt
resides on South Ninth street between
Division and Columbus streets He has
built blacksmith and repair shop in
the rear of his house and among the
pieces of equipment there is a heavy
power hammer. Neighbors say that
this hammer is not only nerve racking
in its noise but that it shakes the
ground for considerable distance
around and looSens plaster in nearby
homes. They assert that the location
is purely residence neighborhood and
sought an injunction restraining the
blacksmith from operating the power
hammer. The defendant denied that
the hammer caused any daamge or real
annoyance to the neighbors. Saturday
Commissioner Anderson decided the
matter and split nearly "5O-50" by de-
Gliding that Brandt would be permitted
to operate the hammer four hours per
day, between 10 A. M. and noon and
between 2 T. NJ and 4 =. NJ, but not
at any other time. This pleased nei-
ther side and the lawyers have agreed
to an early hearing of the matter in
circuit court if they can be heard there
soon. The plaintiff is John Brandt, in
no way related to the defendant Aug
ust Brandt, but several neighbors are
said to be giving the plaintiff their
moral support if nothing more sub
stantial,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-04

Robert Watts, mn old resident Of the
city, died at his home on Chicago
street Sunday night, aged rs years.
Mrs. Watts is patient at the hospital,
suffering from injuries she received in
fall recently.
The deceased was veteran of the
civil war, having served as a member
Of Co. G., 30th Wisconsin, He is sur
yiyed by his wife and four children.
The Rev. George Watts, rector Of St.
Peters church, Columbia, Tenn, Miss
Nettie Watts, assistant city librarian,
Joseph Watts, who is serving in the
regular army and stationed in Massa-
chusetts and Mrs, l.. c. Churchill OF
Window.
The funeral was held from st. James
church Wednesday morning Inter
ment was In Evergreen cemetery.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-04
CITY COUNCIL NOTES

The council met in regular session
Monday evening.
The utility department had on file a
report of its affairs for the half year
ending anuary |, 1920. The fiscal year
will hereafter begin at New Years in
stead of uly |. Both the water and the
light departments are in prosperous
condition.
There was some wrangling over the
unauthorized sale of light fixtures
which the city had installed in its en-
ployment bureau quarters in the Ma
tional bank building. The committee
deemed it better to sell them to the
owners of the building at $50, the orig
inal cost, than to take them down and
store them.
Street Improvements occupied some
time. The city will readvertise for the
paving the contract which was recently
awarded to the Manitowoc Construc-
ton company. The bidders assures the
city that the only purpose is to cure a
few alleged legal technicalities and
that the city will not lose by readver-
tising.
A resolution was adopted authoriz-
Il ing Improvement bonds in the sum of
$l45,000. These are to pay for the
city'S share of the street paving, the
old method of paying the contractor
in certificates being no longer available
under the law.
There was also adopted an elaborate
program for paving for 1921 in addi-
ton to the big paving program for this
year. The new paving includes about
sixty blocks, about five miles.
By 9 to vote the city authorized
the payment of $39, ,627.39 to the U. S.
Shipping board, Emergency Fleet cor
poration, being the cty's share under
its contract with the government, for
the housing project for shipyard work
ers put through during the war at
Riverview addition. The objections to
paying made by the four socialists put
McKeough on his mettle and he in
dulged in some plain talk about the
friends of labor" Vogel said that the
council had been carried away by "war
hysteria" and had been "buncoed" into
the agreement. The four admitted So
cialistS, with Wergin as usual, voted
"No."
Peol le who have an opportunity to
ohjeoA 10 and to seCale a proper ad-
justment of property assessments for
taxation purposes in July when the
board of review meets, insist on COM
ing in and demanding reduction at tax
payment time and when the council is
powereSS to act. One of these claims
by Oscar Lindholm was disallowed.
The city will buy another Ford for
the street department, All city cars
will be put in the city garage at the
end of the work day and remain there
over night this year There will be no
more joy riding in city vehicles
The city attorney was instructed to
collect from the estate of the late A.
Rebarchek a city charge the sum of
$3.50 which the city advanced to him as
an INDECENT person. He has no relatives
except son whose whereabouts are
unknown.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-04

The electors of this county viii have
to choose a municipal judge on the
second Tuesday of April next, the
same time at which the annual town
meetings are held The choice is lin
tied as none but an attorney of some
court of record is eligible to the posi-
tion. There are no candidates an
nounced yet, though the names of
Isaac Cratic, j. s. Anderson and II. l..
Markham are mentioned in connection
with the Office. The position, in point
of responsibility, is hardly inferior to
that of circuit judge,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-04
Tine DUST EXPLOSION TRAGEDY

The Pilot mentioned briefly last
week the accident at the Aluminium
Goods companys plant which occurred
Thursday as the Pilot was being pre-
pared for the press.
The extent of the awful calamity did
not appear until Friday when the vic
tins of the tragedy reached five. The
young women who died at their posts,
soldiers in the industrial army, were
as follows: Addie Holtz, age 30, 423
North Fifth street; Pauline komorow-
ski, age 2l, Seventeenth street; Frances
Budycz, age 23, 1888 South Ninth
street; Josephine Schliesleder, age l9,
1925 South Fourteenth street; Esther
Rusch, age 20, Nalders.
The city probably never in its his
tory received such a shock as this aw-
full tragedy gave it. The city seemed
stunned with the horror of it. The
mind recoiled from the picture of
happy girls busy at healthful tasks
suddenly, without warning turned into
human torches, burned to crisp, leap
ing from windows ablaze and dying in
agony.
There was a dust explosion in
blower on the third floor. Immediately
thereafter flames gushed from the
blower pipes and enve'oped the girls
seated at their work and in an instant
the damage had been done About
dozen girls were badly Surne1 among
whom the five named above died with
in twenty-four hours. At last reports
the five Others whose fate was in doubt
for a few days were reported to be re-
covering. The girls who died were
badly burned about the head and
nearly all would have been frightfully
disfgured if recovery had been posi-
bic. The grewsome details must be
left to the Imagination, if any one
cares to dwell on such scene. We
shall not intrude our pen into the
privacy of the causes of the stunning
grief of the stricken families. Miss
Holtzs funeral was held Saturday and
the other four girls were laid to rest
Monday.
Miss Rusch's obsequies were held at
her home at Valders. Miss Schlies-
leders funeral was from St. Boniface
church and Miss Budycz and Miss
Komorowski from St, Mary's Polish
church. At the churches it seemed as
if the city turned out to pay their last
respects to the victims.
c. W. Kennison, representative of
the state industrial commission said
Saturday:
"A piece of wire, No. Z size, and
about eight feet in length, which had
wound itself about the suction fan
operating the blower, causing the
spark which ignited the dust passing
through the blower, was responsible
for the tragedy at the plant of the
Aluminium GoOuS MdnuIdCluIhlS Solh-
pany, which has claimed a toll of five
deaths.
"The system was installed as a pro-
lection to health and comfort of em-
ployes of the company, which, since
my very first reports on it, has given
every assistance to the industrial COM
mission in complying with the law.
The unfortunate accident was due
solely to the wire about the fan caus
ing the spark which fired the dust
resulting in the explosion. might
say that the condition was one wholly
unthought of and without the pres
ence of the wire, no trouble would
have been experienced"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-04
MARRIAGE Licenses

The following MARI age licenses have
been issued by the county clerk the
past week.
Chas. c. Fuchsgruber OF Manitowoc
and Elizabeth lRhoed of Applston: Wm.
Nj. Underhiil of Whitewater and Lilli.
an Schulz OF Liberty; Felix w. Zieloski
OF Memominee, Mich; and Rose Wecott
OF Manitowoc; Edwin Knell OF Manito
voc aud Anna JIrikowec OF Manitovoc-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-04

A horrible sight was presented on
Eighth street this morning. large
bulldog chewing up little spaniel,
whose bowling could he heard all over
the city. 1t took six men to tear the
brute away and then his owner patted
him kindly, put him in the wagon and
drove off delighted with the prowess
of his animal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-04
ITEMS FROM THE PILOT FILES
FIFTY YEARS AGO

An alarm of fire was sounded about
II o'clock last Saturday night, caused
by the burning of o. B. Oleson's sa-
loon on Commercial street, four doors
east of Torrison's store, The fire de-
partment was promptly on the spot,
and by the most strenuous efforts sue
ceeded in keeping the flames from
spreading to the adjoining buildings,
as strong wind was blowing from
the east at the time. Mr.. OleSon's loss
was trihing, as nearly all of his stock
was saved. A light rain was falling at
the time. The fire is supposed to have
been the work of an incendiary
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-04

The congress which expired Monday
was one of the poorest this country
was ever cursed with The course of
silver was on it, and the craze of popu-
lism gave it hamboyant character
which untitled il for serious work. The
delegation from this state has earned
a reputation for honesty, stability and
courage which contrasts strongly with
the mercurial nature of the congress.
Unless the international monetary con
ference takes the question of silver out
of politics, the next congress will be
worse than the one which has just ex-
pired
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-04

OBITUARY

Joseph Jirkowic, an old resident Of
this city, and father of Julia and Alma
Jrikowic, employees of the Pilot, died
at noon today. He had been in poor
health for several weeks
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-04

Last Tuesday a genuine locomotive,
in full blast, got loose and run through
the principal streets of the city, doing
no damage of any kind that we have
heard of, though creating considerable
amusement. The machine was drawn
by Uncle Jo LennOx's stallion, said
motive power being surmounted by a
figure intended to represent the preS-
dent of the old Manitow0c and Misss-
sippi railroad. There were several very
good hits in the burlesque, but the best
of all, to our mind, was that of Mr..
Reed riding the horse backward and
firing up his machine at the wrong end,
typical of his idea of commencing to
build his road at the wrong end, to-
wit; Bayfield,. The ''take off, was wit
messed and enjoyed by at least 5000
people.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-04

Plans for the arrangements Of the
city Offices In the new city hall. lately
the Victoria hotel, were approved The
council chamber will be on the ground
floor.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-04
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

NJ. II. Dempsey last week purchased
the building which he has occupied the
last two years, for $4,000. He secured
a ten years ground lease
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-04

August Schuette is preparing site
on which To put up fine residence.
II is possible that DIR. Henry will
erect a couple of dwelling houses for
rent.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-04

Charles Salak and Charles Spindler
arrived home from their California
visit on Monday last. Mr.. Kiland re-
manned over at Denver.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-04

The following named gentlemen are
now in Madison to aid the passage of
our railroad charter: Jos. Villas, j, ID.
Markham, Chas. Esslinger, j. f. Guy
les, ChaS. Luling, T. c. Shove, F. Bor-
cherdt, Jos. Rankin and Chas. w.
White.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-04

p. w. Wieboldt, who was confined
to his home during the winter by sick.
ness is now able to walk out
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-04

Under-Sheriff Muth was at Meeme
last week on legal business. Two
wealthy farmers of that town became
involved in dispute and got into
court
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Schreiter, formerly of
Kaukauna, have taken up their resi-
dence in this city Mr.. Schreiter is one
of the proprietors of the new shoe store
the proprietos Of the new shoe store
which will open soon in the Beers
block.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-04

City Treasurer Haukohl will never
hear music from piano or organ with
pleasure. The difficulty he encounters
in collecting taxes on these instruments
has caused him to dislike them.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-04

John Lantry, who now lives in Mil
waukee, was in the city few days last
week.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-04

Died in Schleswig on the 23rd inst,
Mary Ann, daughter of Timothy and
Mary OConnor, aged Is years.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-09
Hunters Heaven
Found Up North;
Big Bag rs Made

Edmonton, Alta, Dec. 9.--tlEe
grizzly bears, one brown, bear, one
black bear, three big-horn sheep,
six mountain goats, five caribou
and two moose comprise the bag
brought out Of the Mount Robson
country in forty days hunting
expedition by Morris Aekerman,
DIR. Frank Roming, ]. Paul Thom'-
nson. of Cleveland. and DR.. Car
,enee F. Hardy, of Milwaukee.
The party struck into the noun
tains at Jasper Park on the Grand
Trunk Pacific Railway with four
guides. cook and twenty pack
horses, Their main camp was III
the heart of the range nortnehst
Of Mount Ronson. Mr.. Ackerman
who has hunted big game In many
narts of the world, declared the
region was the best big game
country in North America. he
reported seeing 500 mountain
goats and 125 big horns. Tne
abundance of game is due to the
overflow from the. protected area
Of Jasper Park.
Mr.. Ackerman had a marrow es-
cane from death in an encounter
with a she grizzly and two year.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-09
INV Tombstones
~ "A Then Give Them Back

,,aston builder Of monuments VINO
- fyored almost exclusively WITH
7 80 % j the New England Chinese has as
n N ariog things about John chinaman u
II, Harry I. 'a,yn of a. Cainaman to die
Il have neys' ts,at Tie city was called upon %
saasss ssans aHa'ss1 IS
Inter. Du,tna LA mon to produce 4 tombstone
hem. ,,,acted with Chinese funerals
|agular 80 q, Years after the funeral the cas-
rs tna' "a a. me body shipped TO China EVers
|rred any a,,,.ed vie in the land of ais ancestors
|nally y y. ous sn,ith, "the tombstone comes Back
ESis aisinterment. 4, rsraatar y.postor
nterss,ns ssats haps T IL The
M ssp'su II porchester. Here the bodies q
|istrle. y 80 from all parts Of New England
4 2s.orarily ~ laid at rest.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-09
Marion Items

Marion Or, Dec. 9.Eli David
son has returned from Toledo,
where he has been for several
days on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Lewis from
Newberg were guests of Rev. ana
Mrs. Bronner last week,
John Winn has gone to Portland,
where he expects to work for some
time.
Mrs. G. B. Bouck, who has been
visiting relatives in Idaho, and Miss
Daisy Bouck, who has been visiting
in Portland returned home last
Saturday.
Mrs. E.. Palmerton spent the
weekend in Salem.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Hubbs and
daughter, Naomi, spent part of last
been visiting at the home of Mrs.
Serilda Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murry Beers and
daughter, Naomi, spent part of last
week in Salem with relatives.
A party was given at the home of
Mr., and Mrs. a. w. Kephart last
Friday night. Games were played,
delicious refreshments were served,
and all pronounced the function q
decided success.
Last Saturday night surprise
party was given in honor of the
! fifteenth wedding anniversary OF
Mr.. and Mrs. S. e. Beings. About
twenty-five of their friends were
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-09
Jap Influx Is
Feared In Rio
Grande Valley

Harrington. Texas, Dee. s.--The
Rio Grande Valley IS in a aualm of
fear lest California's Japanese
problem is to creep over the border
into the Rio Grande Valley.
Farmers and business men here
and in San Benito and other towns
along the valley are organizing in
an effort to check Japanese colon
ization, which threatens now as the
fertile fields are being gradually
opened to commerce.
While the threatened colonial
ton of Japanese had not reached
a stage where it is more than a
fear, the people fthe valley are
up in arms and it would not be
surprising if there would be con-
certed action taken similar to that
of the Night Riders Of the South
if property owners in the Rio
Grande Valley sell their lands to
Japanese or to holding companies
which will lease to Japanese.
Several mass meetings have
been held in this city and notice
has been served upon one land
development agent that the people
of the Rio Grahde Valley do not
desire Japanese colonization. This
warning has been effective and 1t
is understood that one plan for
Japanese colonization has already
been abandoned.
Prefer Americans
Unlike their California broth
ers, the Texan producers do not
have to depend upon Japanese for
labor, for there Is an ever-avail-
able amount of Mexican labor, and
while Mexican labor, it is granted,
is not as efficient as Japanese
labor, still the Texans feel they
prefer the Mexican labor to that
of the Japanese.
Irrigation development has made
the Rio Grande Valley a producing
centre very similar to that of Cali
fornia and with port facilities be-
ing opened it is the belief of lead
ing ranchers that the Rio Grande
Valley will soon be one of the mos
productive districts in the entire
United states. The Texans art
anxious that this lard shall pt
owned by American citizens.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-09
o,d Child Evangelist
rival Of "Billy" Sunday

NARY Agnes Vichestain. aged I,
7..,a, r. .BilIy" sunday. Her sub3ects
~ '..,,ast lessons of the Bible to a refuta-
Ene s'inian s'inr theory of organic evolution She
pa' Insenh Vichestain, former police court
now 4 editor Of labor paper
|ane ,reaching in the churches Of this city
pesa .,,,a & vears old, and has lately gained the
[as WI .inns, church figures and is being ac-
y. u the most remarkable child evangelists
Ras a. is shy and almost diffident girl.
Psa,,ears before an audience there Is an inn
/. .aaI and whirlwind or oratory follows.
|san generally that Of Billy sunday she is all
8 u ber exciting gesticuations and produces
Iffect on her audiences.
,reaching in New Castle. Pa, she has ADDRESS
u n Cleveland and many Of the villages ana
near Pittsburgh.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-09

ling cubs. He had .levelled his
rifle at one of the cubs when he
mother rushed upon him from the
brush ten feet distant. A quick
shot bowled her over dead with
one Of her paws six inches from
the doctors feet.
Or. Hardy with a guide came
upon a big grizzly that had dug
himself into the snow for his Win
ter's Information. rhe guide
wounded the animal. With a growl
of rage the brute charged the pack
tinin, scattering the horses and
making a swipe with his paw at
DR.. Hardy as he passed The
bear got away in the brush with
out being killed.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-09
Students Portray
Playette:: Recite
Many Old Works

Inc pubic speaking department
night presented their second pub
Of Willamette University Tuesday
lie recital OF the year in Waller
hall.
"The Trumpeter," by Noyes, was
interpreted with feeling by Frank
Delamarter ana Mildred Marcy
gave the humorous reading TOO
Late For The Train in a manner
very pleasing to the audience.
Howard George, Robert Notson,
Caroline Stober, Ruth Hill, and
Mrs. Julia Street were accorded
credit for their work in reading
and oratoiy Considering that they
were unprepared for participation
Noble Noodle and Alfred Geyer
offered oral selections worthy OF
commendation. Others taking part
were Andrew Cation. Sadie Pratt,
Hubert Lamphere and Myrtle Ma
son. fs5
An original pantomime was given
BY the members of the class in
dramatic interpretation The sceie
was laid in a photographers studio
and many humorous situations de-
veloped while the students had
their pictures taken. The cast IN
cluded Lucille Tucker. Dean Hat
ton, Maud Holland, Martha Furge-
son, Beatrice Dunnett. Francis
Gragg. Floyd Mcintyre, and Fred
McGrew. l&
The play s'ufAexpected Interrupt
|tions,' written BY Professor Hard =
ing, was effectively presented. The
|iplot dealt WITH two girls who
started out to earn their way
through college, They applied for
position in the home of spin
stcr aunt and got themselves into
many difficult situations. Wilma
Chattin and Louisa Gordon entered
into the characters of the two
| college girls with abandon. ano
| Mildred Strevy played the part o.
the old spinster aunt like veteran
actress