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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30
FARMERS MILK COMPANY

The Manitowoc County Farmers
Dairy company has been organized to
deal in milk and cream at wholesale
and retail, The properties lately occu-
pied by the John PITT meat mark ct on
York street will be purchased and
adapted to the use of the concern. 1t
will be a cooperative enterprise of a
large number or more farmers, eighty
or more, Officers of the company are:
PreSident-C. X. HesSel.
Secretary-H l.. Markham.
Treasurer Reinhold Clusen.
These three together with Walter
Bleser and Louis Schramm will consti-
tute board Of directors. The farmers
plan to incorporate for $4,000. Sub
scription to most of this have already
been promised and work will be begun
at once on remodelng the buildings
and installing the equipment
The farmers going into this are said
to be large part of the source of sup
ply of the local retailers and il will
doubtless hit some of them hard for a
time
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30
FORGED MORTGAGES

Harry Neuens, loan agent at She
boygan died recently. Since his death
it has been discovered that some mort
cages which he gave out to people
who trusted him with money to loan
were manufactured by him in his of
flee. To date forged mortgages for
$4,000 have been uncovered and there
are probably more. One mortgage for
$1,000 given to a woman who had lit
tie else purports to be an encumbrance
on farm in Liberty in this county.
The people whose names are signed
never owned the farm and the Mani
towoc register of deeds endorsement
of recording certificate is also a
forgery.
He also sold mortgages which had
been paid but not cancelled These
having gotten into the hands Of inno-
cent persons for value may result in
litigation. This tangle is reminiscent
of similar situation that arose in
this county about fifteen years ago,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30
PRIEST TO NAVY

As rumored last week Rev. Roman
Peil has received commission as
chaplain in the United States navy.
Father peil is 20 years of age. He
pursued his theological studies Mt Bal
timore, Md, and st. Francis, Wis.
graduating from the seminary at the
latter place. After serving in the war
Father Peil became assistant to his un-
Gle, Rev. W. j. Peil at St. Bonifuce
church here. During the two years that
he has been here he has won place in
the hearts of the young people of his
congregation lie has been uutiring in
his work and has diffused his enthusi-
asm and energy to others. lie will be
missed also in Knights of Columbus
circles where his energy and initiative
have contributed largely to the success
Of the council of which he has been
serving as lecturer.
Father Pel is both scholar and a
public speaker of high order. lie is
fitted to make a success in his new
field. lie begins with the rank of lieu
tenant of junior grade. lie expects to
leave about Oct. | and will probably
take short course at the Great Lakes
station.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30
MUST LET CONCRETE DRY

Manitowoc is laying a lot of con-
crete pavement. Good engineering re-
quires that the concrete be given about
three weeks to "set" This is some
times considerable Inconvenience to
those who want to use the street. JAY
street east of Eighth street has been
barred to traffic for this purpose but
the Badger Construction company,
building the new theater building fac
ing on that street is alleged to have
used the street in the course of their
work. There was hub-bub in city
circles over this matter, the upshot of
which was that the city served notice
on the paving contractors that they
would be held responsible for permit
ting the use of the street before the
official time for setting" has expired.
They can permit the use of the street
but must do so at their own peril,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30
TAKE DENTISTS LICENSE

The state board of dental examiners
last week revoked the dental license of
DR.. o. c. Thiedemann who has been
practicng in this city the past two
years. The notice of the action was
served on the dentist Saturday but
reasons of the board were not given
out DR.. Thiedemann stated that it
was an old trouble with the board dat
ing back eight years and involving
some slight violation of an order of the
board. Thiedemann for many years
has been engaged in Michigan and Wis
consin in advertising, cut price dental
practices, methods considered as de-
cidedly unethical by the great body of
reputable practitioners, but which get
the money, at least for a limited time.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30
OFFICER SPOlLS JOKE

Seven boys of Two Rivers, aged
from l5 to IS, were enjoying a game
last Friday. They deposited an auto
mobile tire ON the state highway where
it had the appearance of having fallen
from the rear of car When an auto
mobile driver stopped, got out and
reached to pick it up the conspirators
in the bushes yanked the rope and the
tire disappeared. 1t was just varia-
ton of a silly joke that is as ancient
as April FOOLS day.
Sheriff Brennan went out on com
plant of some disgrumbled victim and
lined up the seven. He told them to all
report at his Office the next day and
they did So The punishment was a
lecture by the sheriff who doubtless
had in mind similar pranks not very
many years ago. They all promised to
cut out this form os humor and went
home.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30
new HOTEL PLANS

A long felt want may be supplied
Manitowoc may have new hotel At
least the idea is terminating with fair
prospects of evolving into large, new
modern hosiery. A meeting was held
at the Association of Commerce rooms
last week to confer on the subject. A
hotel promoter, William Loegering of
St. Paul, Architect Kamschulte, John
Staudt representing the Manitou hotel
interests and a number of interested
citizens were present.
The proposition is to bold a hotel
opposite the Williams house at the
northeast corner of the intersection of
Franklin and Eighth streets and to
north. One project contempates taxi
ing the whole Eighth street frontage
and the other plans building around
and back of the two brick millinery
properties leaving them out. In either
case the corner now occupied by the
Uek and Reinken stores would be
used.
Promoters now have options on all
the necessary realestate.
Tentative plans for the hotel are for
four story fireproof building capable
of bearing more stories and having 203
rooms nearly all with baths.
Financing contemplates cost of
about half million to be raised local
ly by the sale of common stock for the
major portion, the balance in bonds.
Experienced hotel men present put
earnings on the stock at a minimum of
l2R per cent.
A committee of business men was
appointed who will make a thorough
investigation of the matter from all
angles The committee appointed is as
follows:
]. j. Stangel, Stangel Hdw Co.
Frank Hoffman, Lindstedt-Hoffman
Co.
J. A. Rummele, j. A. Rummele Co.
James Greenfield, National bank.
Dan BleSer, Manitowoc Products Co.
George Wits, Aluminium Goods Co.
Charles Gruhle, Oriental Mills.
f. A. Miller, Cereal Products Co.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30
CAR IN HIGH DRIVE

Emil Schroeder of Sheboygan visited
here Sunday and left for home, after
the heavy rain had left the roads in
poor condition. On the "Manitowoc
road, route II, south of Glover, the
car, a Saxon, skiddcd off the road and
dropped twelve feet The result was.
John Schroeder, Sheboygan, arm
broken, severely bruised about body.
Emil Walker, this city, two ribs
broken, body bruised.
Elmer Sefert, Manitowoc, severe
bruises
Mr.. Schroeder was taken to his home
at Sheboygan and Walker and Sieferi
were brought to Manitowoc. The car
is but little more than junk. The es-
capes are always ''miracuIous" but
these men were lucky to get of so
easy.
Several smaller accidents were report
ed Sunday.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage Licenses have
been issued by the county clerk tn Q
last week.
Herbert Tech and Elsie Dwarf, both
OF Manitowoc; Joseph Gehrig OF MIL
waukee and Theresa Neuser OF Rapids;
Clarence Johnsrude OF Manitowoc and
Elenora Luebka OF Vaders; Edward
Hardrath OF Kossuth and Alma Gauger
OF Cooperstown; Carl Halverson and
Barah Aubol. both of Valders; Roy
Vollendorf and Laura Einberger, both
OF Mantowoc.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30
IN MUNICIPAL COURT

The city street car was dscharging
passengers at New York avenue and
Fourteenth street one day last week
when Henry Hagenow, so, drove his
car by 1t and paid no attention to the
motorman who called to him to stop.
In court Mr. lIagenow said that he
had never heard of any law forbidding
passing street cars disehargng passen-
gers but that didn't save him The
court added S5 to the usual ten.
Yesterday Tony Nimetz, motorcy-
clst, and Robert Murray driver of an
automobile each paid $40 and costs for
speeding,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30
CLUB WOMEN MEET

There was "A meeting of the City
Federation of Women's clubs Monday.
Mrs. c. M. Gleason, president, out
lined policy for a more aggressive"
future.
Miss Amelia Ford of Milwaukee ad-
dressed the club. She said in part;
"We women are complete citizens as
much as the men and to appreciate this
fully we must think in bigger terms
than just that we have the right to
vote. 1t is just one more step in the
long struggle for human freedom.
There are still ahead of us a great
many more campaigns and battles be-
fore democracy is an established fact
everywhere" the speaker said Miss
Ford paid eloquent tribute to the
leaders, who, for seventy-two years had
fought the battle for suffrage, and said
that now that women had the right to
vote, they must not treat the privilege
with Indifference or frivoity.
A committee was named to assist in
the Salvation Army drive for funds to
be soon put on. DIR. Gleason and Mr..
Greenfield appeared on behalf of the
movement.
Mrs. Il. l.. Kelley, who was chairman
of the Chautauqua committee reported
receipts of 81 ,403 and net balance of
S43s0. A black ink balance in chau-
tauqua affairs Is something new
again.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30
IMPROVE NEW PARKS

The plans of c. Gushing Smith, land
scape artist, for the improvement of
the new city parks were approved by
the city council at an informal meeting
last week.
The Fifth ward park, the old base
ball grounds, will he enclosed by five
foot ornamental wire fence. The little
park will be "A thing of beauty and util-
ity. 1t is primarily playground and
will be ready next spring.
The new Seventh ward park will
also be playground and will be fitted
for baseball, tennis and other sports.
The elaborate plans for improving
Lincoln park were not approved as the
council was not IN legal session, but
they met the approval of the members.
1t will be a real park when the plans
are carried out
The cost of the improvements are
estimated to be within the $4,000 do
mated by the shipbulding company.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30
BASE BALL

The kellnersville ball team beat the
local Aluminium Goods bunch last Sun
day by a score of to and in doing
so they Inundated the great Buster
Braun, king pin of the Shore league
pitchers. Last week Mike Kelner said
that no matter what league talent the
Goods would load up with his boys
would trim them Sunday. 1t was not
idle chatter. They did it. They clouted
the famous ones offerings to all cor
ners of the sand lot for a total of six
teen hits. Minister who pitched for
kellnerSyille was also hit pretty freely.
the visitors combng his delivery for
fifteen Safeties. Wachowitz got four
hits and Pete Herzog three of Minister.
The Goods team thought Umpire Lori
gan favored the kellnerSyile at one or
two critical points, This clears Kell-
nersyille's championship claims and
next Sunday they will play Reedsyille
who have rival claims.
The Kellnersyille statistican dopes
In r4t,F F.l .,l.. 4 1.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30
NUMBER IA
BAD MOTOR SMASRUP

A big truck of the Manitowoc Dis
patch company, driven by Oscar Kib-
bic was coming down Polish hill on
Washington street yesterday morning.
William Koepsel, a grocer, was coming
north on Seventeenth street driving a
Ford delivery truck, The driver of the
heavy vehicle turned to the left to
avoid collision and the two met
squarely with a crash at the northeast
corner of the intersection. The heavy
truck crashed into the Ford and turned
over onto it, reducing the body of the
light car to spIinters. Kibble was not
injured but koepsel was taken to the
hospital severely shaken up. Yesterday
it was reported at the hospital that
while he had some apparently serious
bruises and other injuries that he will
soon be about again. The big truck was
not injured
This was one of those motor collis-
ions for which there is no excuse what
ever. Cars driven ut a lawful rate of
speed, with competent drivers keeping
an ordinary lookout and observing the
right of way rules can not collide in
this fashion, People on the hill say
that the new concrete paving out Wash
ington street and to the city limits is
being used as a speed way. 1t wasn't
built for that purpose and here's
good field for Mr.. Motorcop Squires.
The careful driver is at the mercy of
the haIf-witted speed maniac.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30
BOY HANDLES LIVE WIRE

Harland Wehrwein, three-year-old
son Of Samuel Wehrwein, South Sew
enth street had his hand severely burn
ed and only by good fortune escaped
death Monday morning when he grasp
ed a live wire that was trailing on the
ground near his home.
a neighbor noticed the chid's condi-
tion and ran to his aid. lie was picked
up in an unconscious condition and it
was several hours before physicians
pronounced him out of danger. The
storm Sunday night had blown down
one of the city's feed wires running
into a house and the youngster in
playing had taken hold Of it. lie re-
ceiyed Ito volts.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30

About twenty schools were visited
during the first visiting week in Sep
tember, by your county superintendent
and supervising teachers. Many of the
school yards were found looking neat
and tidy. a few looked ragged and
unkept, t,-weeds were not moved and
trash was piled up. Let us make an
attempt 10 tidy these up.
Few of the districts in Manitowoc
County are taking advantage of the
fifty dollar state aid law. Some schools
have only few Improvements to make
TO come under this law. Wherever this
the case, the district should make an
effort to fulfill the requirements of the
law, and become n first class rural
school. All of the requirements react
by making it easier for the boys and
girls to get an education.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30
GUARD IN PRACTICE CAMP

The local National Guard company
hiked out to Rapids Saturday evening
with full kit and camped all night on
their drill ground north of the village.
They slept in their pup tents. They
had practice Sunday with the new
Browning automatics. One of these
can be handled by one man and can
discharge 500 bullets per minvte. The
company has sixteen of these formid-
able contraptions. The boys started
Sunday afternoon to beat the storm to
town and lost the race They got wet,
quite wet before they reached the
armory.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30

Mr.. Jenda Havlaska, whose wife was
formerly Elsie Herman, a granddaugh-
ter of Frank Stupecky of this city, is
the new ambassador of the Czecho-
Slovak republic to Argentina Mr..
Havlaska was well known Bohemian
journalist. He met Miss Herman at
Los Angeles and after their marriage
there they went to Prague. Mr.. Hav-
laska suffered years Imprisonment
in a German prison for partisanship
for the allied cause and upon triumph
of the republic came into his own.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

Railroad Matters implements for
carrying on the work Of grading the
new road kept coming pretty fast the
latter part of last week, There were
scraperS, plows, wheelbarrows and the
other ct ceteraS, all giving signs of
former use. The steamer Virginia
brought a number of horses. Large
quantities of provisions, hay, oats and
other things good for man and beast
arrived here on Saturday and Sunday.
The lighter implements were sent out
to the line upon their arrival and the
Rapids road "deep cut" that is to be,
was lined for quite a distance with ma
chinery. The steam plow worked its
way out with its own propelling force,
Several Sub-contracts have been let by
Messrs Evans & Richards. On Tues
day morning there were five let Jac-
obs, the man who has the contract for
the cut at the cemetery, has his camp
in the valley east of Stolze's. Another
camp is located on the Rapids road,
back of Frank Stirn's place, There are
other camps farther west,
Contractor McDougal began work
on Monday south of Rapids road. lie
was the first contractor to break
ground. Evans & Richards were de
layed somewhat from failure to re-
ceive their implements as soon as cx-
pected. The steam shoyels are to be
used in the big cut through fucps
farm. This cut will require the re-
moyal of $4,000 cubic yards of earth.
The grade will be much lighter than
that of the c. & n w in getting out
Of the river valley. 1t is said that only
one-half the tractiye force will he
needed between Hilbert Junction and
the Rapids that is needed between
kaukauna and the grade out Of Mani
towoc for the same load
Work has been commenced in the
neighhorhood of the Cato Norwegian
Lutheran church, or is soon to begin,
the sub-contract having been let The
sub-contract for grading east of the
Manitowoc river near Knapp's has also
been let and work has either begun
there or will within a short time.
Thus far all the contracts let have
been to outside parties and all the
laborers employed are outside men.
Gangs are arriving daily but they are
men skilled in the use Of excavaling
machinery, Several farmers have been
in the city looking for contracts. The
contractors, 1t is understood, are will
ing to sublet to competent people,
though people looking for labor must
apply to the sub-contractors.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30
Pre- dice.

Prejudice Is knowing II isn't so,
when you don't know anything about
II. Prejudice Is something you are
sure you haven't bit Of yourself, but
you are sure everybody else has a lot
OF it. Prejudice IL the mother of lazi.
ness, the ally Of ignorance and super
stition, and the worlds greatest bar
to progress. -Osteopathic Magazine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30
ITEMS FROM THE PILOT FILES
FIFTY YEARS AGO

The ladies' sociable of the st. James
church will meet this evening at the
residence of Mrs. Laura Jones on Buff
falo street, corner of Ninth. \ general
invitation to the friends of the church
is extended.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30
Curlnu SleeolesuneBs.

Sleeplessness often follows overfa-
tlgue, exhaustion and late hour habits.
Those who retire ut about nine are
less often affected With It. Emotions
and other exeitements are causes. A
glass Of hot milk, lemonade. or other
harmless BE- erage before retiring. II
hot mustard foot bath, Ice packs, hot
blankets ana other nondrugglng meth
DDS all have eonquests TO their credit.
Medicines uie unsafe measures.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30

Dr. Faston is working wonders with
his Equalizer as an auxiliary in heal
ing the sick. The lame are made to
walk, the blind to see, the deaf to hear,
and Mr. Clark of Omaha, Neb, who
had not been able to speak aloud for
six months, had his voice fully re-
stored in two weeks lie has good sue
cess in Strengthening curvatures of the
spine, curing rheumatism, neuralgia,
fits, and various other chronic diseases.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30

Our StreetS.-For weeks men have
been at work on the principal thor
oughfares of the city, raising them up
here and lowering them there, until
merchants hardly know their place of
business. Buildings that but few
weeks since stood high and prominent
are now insignificant when compared
to some of their neighbors There are
many merchants who will he compelled
to reach their stores with high steps or
ladders. Had our city fathers been
called on to appropriate the same
amount they have and win expend on
the streets, for some public enterprise,
they would have twisted out of it in
some way But an expenditure that
will only benefit the one who has the
contract for tearing things up gener-
ally, they readily agreed to- Months
of travel on the streets will not make
them as good as the old ones, and they
may never have their good and solid
foundation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30

Mrs, Nina Brinkman, widow of the
late August Brinkman, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. william
Burmeister, CIT North Seventh street
Tuesday morning, The deceased was
born in Germany, Sept. Z, 1888, com
ing here with her husband in the early
days, making their home on a farm
just north of the city The funeral will
be held from the home this afternoon
with interment in Evergreen, Rev.
Machmllcr officiating.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30

We are gratified to learn that the
injuries received by young Kittell, by
being thrown from a horse at the fair,
last week, are not of so serious a ma
ture as were at first supposed, and that
he is rapidly recovering.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30

Thomas Finch of Liberty died on
Tuesday last lie began the work of
teaching couple of weeks ago, but
had to discontinue on account Of i'll
health, lie was model young man in
every respect.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30
EDUCATIONAL.
(By LILLIAN L. CHLOUPEK)

The Manitowoe County Teachers
association closed a successful two-day
meeting at Two Rivers Saturday. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
President. Miss Metina TollefSon
President .... Simon Wehrwen
SecretaryrTreasurer .. Joseph Petska
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30
OBITUARY

News was received Tuesday evening
of the death of Mrs, John Hunt of
Neenah, mother of Mrs. Aubrey Egan
and sister of Mrs. Thomas Higgins
of this city. Mr. and Mrs Egan left
for Neenah on the first train out. Mrs
Hunt was preparing to leave the hos
ptal where she had been under treat
ment for five weeks and was reported
improved and thought to be on the
road to recovery. The news was a
shock to Mr.. and Mrs Egan who had
visited Neenah Sunday and received
most assuring reports.
Mrs. Hunt was So years of age and
was a prominent resident of Neenah,
being daughter of the late Mr. Gaff-
ney, Besides her husband she is sur
yiyed by two daughters, Mrs. Egan of
this city and Mrs. Hanna of Neenah
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30

The remains of the late Mrs. Ellen
Eullmer, who died Saturday at the
Good Samaritan hospital at GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, was brought here for burial and
the funeral was held Tuesday morning
from Sacred Heart church. Mrs, Full
mer was S2 years of age The deceased
was the mother of Sister Alexia, for
merly Mother Superior at the convent,
with whom she lived at GAINESVILLE. She
is also survived by two sons, George
and Frank of Stratford, Mrs, Jacob
Pinton, Marshfeld; Mrs j. H. VIII
liamS, Chicago.