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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-24
POOR BOWLING BY LOCALS

The Knights of Columbus state bowl
ing tournament started at Sheboygan
last Sunday with Manitowoc bowlers
starting a big show. A delegation Of
about thirty went down from Mhnito-
woe and more teams will go later The
names of those who went are charitably
withheld as the character of the bowl
ing they showed reflected but little
honor on them, their citytor council.
The highest Manitowoc score is said to
have been 2,fiG with some falling far
short of that mark. 1t was whispered
Monday that the best bowlers are all
in reserve and will startle some of the
crack bowlcis who think they have
Manitowoc's measure. Manitowoc will
have a reputation soon for poor bowl
ing. One man from here in the Elks'
tournament at Green Bay a few weeks
ago is reported to have scored around
80 in one game.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-24
BASKET BALL

The KarStedts iourneyed to Chiffon
Saturday and in the evening put up a
sparkling game of basketball, defeating
the Chiffon Athletic club of that city
81 to 10. At the half they led p to 6.
The Manitowoc team played Tomchek
at center, Basel and Anthem, forwards;
Hansoc, Marshek and Schroeder,
guards.
In the preliminary a girls team of
Chiffon defeated a girls team from
Potters, 35 to 0.
The Two Rivers Industries team won
the big tournament and 5000 by win
wing four games and losing none at
Fond du Lac last Saturday and Sun
day. Two Of the Two Rivers team of
seven players, Stangel and La Fond,
are regulars on the Two Rivers team.
The rest were stars engaged for the
purpose.
The Karstedts were defeated, 80 to
20, by the Sheboygan city team at She
boygan last Friday The home team
secured lead at the start by familiar
ity with the floor and the Manitowocs,
although coming strong in the second
half could not overcome the lead
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-24
NUMBER SO
COUNTY EQUITY MEETS

There was a big meeting of the
county Society of Equity at the court
house last Friday. The morning meet
ing was taken up with discussion of
the good of the society in the county.
In the afternoon Charles W. Holman
of Washington, ID. c. made the prin-
cipal address. Mr.. Holman before the
war was at the head Of the publicity
department of the University of Wis
consin and during the war he was in
the department of the food admins
traitor and represented Mr.. Hoover in
an investigation of food conditions in
Siberia, Japan and China. He is now
financial secretary of the National
Board of Farm organizations at Wash
ington. He gave an interesting and in
address on agricultural soci-
cites and brought home forcibly three
essentials; organization, cooperation
and legislation. He spoke of the work
being done at Washington and the nee
essity of giving it support. The meet
ing raised 500 toward the Temple of
Agriculture at Washington.
State President Pommerining made
a plea for united action in strengthen
ing and increasing the society.
1t was successful gathering.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-24
MUSIC

Arthur Shattuck, the great Wiscon-
sin pianist, played a splendid program
last Thursday night to a large audi
ence at the Opera house, in the last
regular number of the Monday Music
Clubs Artists series. Every number
was given with distinction and the in
divdual charm which so varied a pro-
gram demanded and live, inspired
and enthusiastic audience demonstrat-
ed from the very first number its de-
light and interest in great piano play
ing.
Mr.. Shattuck played from Bach,
Shubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn,
with a closing encore from Brahms,
and from the French de Severax and
Debussy the Finnish composer Palm
ger, and closed with a Liezt Tarentella,
Venice and Naples; and the master was
in magnificent form, winning an un-
questioned ovation from his listeners.
This season has brought eleven fa-
nous artists to the local platform,
eight instrumentalists and three vocal
lists, and ike earlier programs of the
series, the interest has been cumulative.
There have been few artists in the past
years of which 1t has not been said re-
peatedly, 81 wish he or she might re-
turn" In some respects the series has
never been so successful as this year
and the sponsors would undoubtedly be
warranted in putting on their ninth
series in 192l-22 with high hope. 1t is
important and significant that through
the influence of teachers and others a
large number of students are having
opportunity to hear these exceptional
programs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-24
CHARGES ARBITRARY OOINGS

Last week Robert Prit2l, who CON
duets a saloon at Eleventh and Frank
lin streets met some federal prohibitan
agents on the street and accompanied
them to the police station for a verbal
examination, How he happened to go
with them is in dispute. Pritzl is re
ported as saying that they compelled
him to accompany him without excuse
or provocation and that they put him
through a forced examination as TO
possession of liquor. They said that his
appearance indicated that he had been
indulging and that they demanded to
be told where he had got it. Prtzl
says that he told them that he had
nothing to diyulge but that they kept
him half hour absolutely without JUS
lie was highly indignant and
was threatening legal proceedings after
the affair.
The federal agents, on the other
hand, said that Mr. Pritzl had visited
the police station at his own request to
consult the chief, and that he had no
reasonable ground for complaint; that
they had reasons to believe he had pro-
cured moonshine and asked him to vol
UNFAIRLY tell them his source Of supply
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-24
YEAR FOR SNEAK THIEF

Mic Stevens, an Indian youth who,
when a guest at the home Of Patrick
Burns, a blind young man of Maple
Grove, went through his hosts pock cts
as he slept and made off with S32 in
cash, a ring and other small valuables
was up in municipal court at Green
Bay. lie was brought here by Sheriff
Schultz Of Shawano county who took
him in tow up there, the authorities
here having surmised about where he
might be found
In court the Injun brave pleaded
guilty to the despicable ofrense of rob
bng the blind man whose hospitality
he was accepting, and he was given one
year at the state reformatory at Green
Bay.
When seen this week Mr.. Burns stat
ed that the newspaper reports that he
had had party with real beer from
Green Bay onthe evening Of the rob
berry was pure Imagination, that some
Of the stuff is left for anyone to come
and analyze who might be interested.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-24
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses have
been issued by the county clerk the
last week.
Fred Tech OF Kossuth and Julia
Havlovitz OF Gibson; Arthur Heinkel
and Martha Williamson both OF Two
Rivers; Max GreiblnR and Anna Mo-
ser, both OF Mantowoc; Carl Stach Of
Milwaukee and Lena Bammel OF Two
Rivers; Carl Holzschuh and Lydia
Zeran, both OF Manitowoc; George
Nelson OF Eaton, Brown county, and
Alfredo Bergelr OF Gibson; Harry
Mitchell OF Iron Mountain, Mich, and
Alice Braun OF this city; William
Borse OF Nebraska a1d Lillian Hubb.
ard of Manitowoc; Jos. Schultz OF
Manitowoc and Rose Dolan OF Two
Rivers; Emil CiRler Of Cato and
Frances Gira OF Franklin; Frank
Schneider OF Cleveland and Helen
Roitt OF Kiel.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-24
MARRIED

A pretty wedding at the home Of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. C..
Randolph, 915 North Eighth street,
united Miss Lillian Randolph and Har-
old Fischer last Thursday evening, Rev.
Edgar Symons, pastor of St. Paul's ty-
ing the nuptial knot. A delicious lunch
con was served after the wedding cere-
mony, the guests being only immediate
relatives and friends of the contract
ing parties.
The ring service was used, Master
Robert Randolph being ring bearer
with little Miss Marion Randolph as
flower girl. Mrs. Archie Randolph pre-
sided at the piano.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-24
OBITUARY

Tommy Hanson is dead. His name
was not Tommy; neither was it Han
son. His name was Nils Nilsen, but,
because of his predecessors business
shingle as "Tommy" he was known to
every boy brought up on the North
side in the SOS and COS. For forty
FIVE years he lived alone and cobbled
shoes (made them, too, in the earlier
days) in the little second floor front
room at 423 North Sixth street, with
its picture of President Garfield, its big
sheets of sole leather and the combined
odor of tanned hides and coffee.
As the town grew and other cobblers
opened shop here and there he prob
ably ceased to be the institution that
he was in Manitowoc's boytille a gem
Grafton ago, but he and his shop are
the basis of not the least pleasant
memories of many a man of middle
age. When his death was announced
many man recalled a wide-eyed youth
of thirty years ago watching the mys-
teries of shoemaking by hand and tim
idly asking the boon of a whiplash or
repairs to a skate strap, seldom re-
fused.
Mr.. NiIsen was born in Sweden in
lS47 and came here in his youth. He
has no relatives in America and the
last member of his fathers family, a
sister, died a year ago in Sweden.
The funeral was held yesterday
from st. Paurs church with interment
at Evergreen.
1t would serve no purpose to attempt
here to depict Mr.. Nilsen. Those who
knew him do not need it and the
Younger people would not care.
1t is but fair to record, however, that
an honest, industrious, Christian gen
tleman Of gentle mein, and dignity de-
spite his humble station has passed on.
His shop and his church were his all.
For many years he taught Sunday
school in the branch of the Norwegian
Lutheran church that years ago was
located at St. Clair and Seventh streets
and later, after the union and division,
at St. Paurs. When he gave it up, a
few years ago, teaching classes in the
scandinavian language ended in Mani
towoc, probably forever He took seri-
ously the religious faith of his youth
and lived its teachings.
His life was an example of duty per-
formed, of stern probity. We say
of nearly everyone: "He was a
good citizen" 1t is literally true in this
case.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-24
YOUNG BURGLARS SENTENCED

Four young men, aged from 10 to "a,
self-confessed participants in the bur
glaries which sent Lawrence O'Donnell
to the pententiary on an eight years
sentence were up in municipal court
last Friday for sentence. They were
all sentenced to terms at the state re-
formatory at Green Bay as follows;
Frank Gallagher, five years.
Even KrauSe, five years.
Leander Strum, four years.
Rueben Endries, three years.
They all pleaded guilty to burglary
charges and all confessed to completely
in more than one job. The minimum
sentence was three years and the maxi
mum eight, though the maximum could
be multiplied by the number of crimes
confessed.
Attorney Clarence Teitgen appeared
for Gallagher and raised the point that
liquor not being a legitimate object of
barter and sale could not be the object
of larceny but Judge Schmidt didn't
agree.
Attorney j. j. Healy argued for leni-
ency for Strum and Krause.
District Attorney Brady said he did
not want the pound of flesh" but that
burglary is crime that strikes at the
security of the home and the law
should be indicated. The court inter
rogated the boys at some length Strum
was in tears most of the time, but the
other three exhibited no emotion, ex-
cept that Endries broke down as he
left the court room Gallagher took it
with a poker face.
This leaves only two boys implicated
in the burglaries, said to be in a minor
way, one of whom has been success
fully kept from all newspaper public
ity through some influence that most
people do not seem to possess.
Viewed from the angle of sparing
shame to worthy parents it might be
well if it were possible to do so in all
cases
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-24

Retiring Friday night in apparent
good health, Mrs Herman Marquardt
was found dead in bed at her home,
I41S South Twelfth street by members
of the family Saturday morning. Heart
failure was the cause of her demise.
Mr.. Marquardt is employed nights,
and it has been his custom to call Mrs.
Marquardt upon his arrival home. Sat
urday morning she failed to respond,
and when other members of the family
were called and her room entered, she
was found cold in death
Mrs. Marquardt was So years of age.
She is survived by her husband and
five children, Elsie, Elizabeth, Martha,
Ida and Alfred and by her aged moth
err, Mrs. Dummer who made her home
with the family Two brothers and
two sisters also survive, Mrs. John
Marquardt and Mrs August Meyer
and William and Albert Dummer, all
of this city.
The sudden death of Mrs. Marquardt
was terrible shock to the family and
large circle of friends. She was \
woman who loved her home and family
and was most devoted wife and
mother to her children.
The funeral was held Tuesday after
noon from the home Interment was in
Evergreen cemetery.
William Pasewalk, an old resident of
this city, died at his home, Sl9 Quay
street, Friday afternoon. Deceased was
born in Milwaukee, and was II years
of age. He came here when IL years
of age with his parents, his father es-
tablishing Colonial store on South
Tenth street. William, although the
Oldest of a large family of brothers and
sisters, was the last survivor. In the
early days he conducted shoe store
| and cobbler shop on South Tenth
street, but for forty years he has been
established in the sewing machine bust
ness.
Mr.. Pasewalk leaves wife and five
children-surviving him. They are, John
| Pasewalk and Mrs. William Niquettc
of this city, Mrs. John Lee of Milwau.
kee, Mrs William Hess of Neenah ant
Herbert, now resident of Provo
Utah The funeral was held from st
Boniface church Monday morning. In
terment was in Evergreen.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-24
ONE HOTEL ASSURED

The drama of the local hotel situa-
ton appears to approach its climax.
Early this week the following big fea-
lures came out:
The proposed combination hotel
bank was abandoned, because it was
reported, of objections of the state
banking department
2-The Schroeder-Oehein hotel which
it was planned to build in connection
with a new bank building will be erect
ed separately this summer elsewhere in
the city.
3-The Association of Commerce
published parts of its committee report
on the Manitou hotel project which the
promoters of that hotel were emitting
from their advertising.
William Seibel published a notice
stating that the Williams house, the
city's one real hotel which he owns,
will have an addition to it ample to
care for Manitowoc's hotel needs "as
soon as building becomes more reason
able and arrangements can be made
with the leSsees."
The Schroeder-O Oefein prof oject looks
like the real thing. 1t was endorsed at
a meeting of prominent business men
Of the city last Saturday. 1t will also
probably have the endorsement of the
special committee of the Association Of
Commerce.
Messrs. Schroeder and Oefein of Mil
waukee, the former d practical hotel
man, and the latter the well-known
builder of big buildings, will subscribe
all the common stock of $4,000 Ed
win Schuette and George Wits started
the preferred stock list with Sl2,500
each, leaving Sl25,OOO to be secured in
campaign to be undertaken at once.
These, with S1s2, 900 of bonds, already
taken care of, will finance the venture
in the sum of 1882, 900 for which sum
it is estimated the hotel can be built. A
site will be selected within the next ten
days.
Tentative plans are for five-story
building with twenty-five rooms, on
each of the four upper floors, seventy
five with baths.
1t is promised that no dividends on
common stock will be declared until
the bonds are retired, and none in ex-
cess of per cent until the preferred
stock is retired. There will be no hold
ing company. The operating corpora
ton win build the hotel The local en-
dorsements of this project and the
business standing of the promoters as
sure a hotel as planned.
The parts of the citizens committee
report which the promoters Of the
Manitou hotel project were leaving out
of their announcements reads;
Whether or not their proposition is
one that will be a financial success tc
the stockholders we cannot say. II ap.
pears to us that their plans call for toe
large an investment"
Yesterday il developed that The
Manitou promoters have had confer
ence dt Milwaukee with Messrs
Schroeder and Oefein, and that thu
two projects may be merged, with {
hotel to be built on the Manitou site
The cynical shake their heads over tn,
whole thing and see no prospect Of /
inew, modern hotel for this year.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-24

We have had about as unpleasant
weather during this week, as can well
be imagined, it hailed and showed, it
rained and blew and thawed and freez-
ed indiscriminately, and generally all
at once; the mud is goodand deep and
travelling is performed under Difficult
ties, especially at the crossings of the
streets. We would give considerable, if
we could compel our City Fathers to
wear ladies' shoes and travel our streets
at the present time; we are quite sure,
they would order a special meeting on
their return from the exploit and Or
der the building of crosswalks imme-
diately.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-24
PRIMARY RESULTS

! At the primary election last Tuesday
the order of the candidates for mayol
was Georgenson, O'Donnell, Frazier
which means the elimination of Frazier
and a two weeks sprint by the two
leaders. No other names can go or
the April ballot.
The order for city treasurer was
Hermann, Hartwig, Bouril, which
eliminates Bouril.
In the case of each office the high
est, Georgenson and Hermann, had
about the combined vote of his two OPP
ponents.
The only other elimination contests
was on alderman in the Sixth ward,
where Holly, the present incumbent,
ran third and was eliminated.
Following is the vote,
First Ward-Mayor, Georgenson,
1852; Frazier, n; O'Donnell ll6. Treas
urer, Hermann, 1877; Hartwig, ia;
Bouril, 3S.
Second Ward-Mayor, Georgenson,
lO7; Frazier, 95; O'Donnell, 1872
Treasurer, Hermann, 1870; Hartwig
n; Bouril, ia.
Third Ward--Mayor, Georgenson,
972; Frazier, 9S; O'Donnell, 100
Treasurer, Hermann, 900; Hartwig,
239; Bouril, 60.
Fourth Ward-Mayor, Georgenson,
l47; Frazier, I39; O'Donnell, 1914
Treasurer, Hermann, 1911; Hartwig,
81; Bouril, l59.
Fifth Ward-Mayor, Georgenson,
l7O; Frazier, 6l; O'Donncll, &C.
Treasurer Hermann, ll5; Hartwig,
1873; Bouril, 81.
Sixth Ward--Mayor Georgenson,
2IO; Frazier, 73; O'Donnell, 80. Treas
urer Hermann, 16l; Hartwig, 3d.;
Bouril, 112.
Seventh Ward-Mayor, Georgenson,
234; Frazier, 27; O'Donnell, LOG. Treas
urer, Hermann, 14S; Hartwig, 1872;
Bouril, 81.
Vote on Ward Officers.
First Ward-Alderman, Nienaber
23s; Thielen, 90. Supervisor, Gem
rich, 245; Griebling, 7.
Second Ward-Alderman MacFar-
lane, ia; Thorisen, Oil. Supervisor,
Willott, 274.
Third Ward-Alderman Schellin,
279; Klusmeyer, 326. Supervisor, f.
S. Schmitz, 81; Henry Wallschlaeger,
100.
Fourth Ward-Alderman, Kazda,
267; Meyer, 1853. Supervisor, Dusold,
PA; Fish, ll5
Fifth Ward--Alderman Schlei, 1888;
Drumm, l54 Supervisor, Lindholm,
90; Schadeburg, l79.
Sixth Ward-Alderman Hansen,
1T; Holly, rs; Kesselhon, 1875. Super
visor, Spencer Hansen, 2l4; Otto Kuji,
81.
Seventh Ward-Alderman, Revolin-
ski, I79; Dempsky, l73 Supervisor,
Zagrodnik, 40; Earodink, 28.
The total vote for mayor, 1886,
shows the results of women voting as
the total is nearly double the usual vote
in the spring primary in quiet years,
The increase is not all due to women
voting, however, but also to increase in
population and quite keen interest de-
spite the quiet aspect
Both Socialists and non-Socialists ex-
press themselves as satisfied with the
result on mayor. The Socialists say
that Georgenson is elected now. The
conservatives assert that the combined
anti-Socialist vote not only Outnum-
bered the Socialists at the primary but
that the Socialists polled almost their
entire strength at the primary while
the other side has big reserve to come
out on April 8.
Henry Detjen and George Wits will
retire from the city board of education
this spring and Stanley Eckel and Aug
ust Kono have been put in the field by
their friends.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-24
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

Work on the railway bridges is being
pushed forward with considerable
vigor, though the contractors are
meeting some difficulties on account of
the ice. Work on the deep cut is be-
ing prosecuted day and night, The con
tractors have resumed work on the cut
at the cemetery. The Wisconsin Cen
tral is a daisy. It has more than kept
its promises with the people, has pur-
chased everything it needs at good
price and hasn't left a promise unper-
formed. 1t has won the peoples re-
spect and can have the world and a
place to put it if Manitowoc people are
given the power of direction.
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Patched Up Organ.

A prominent poetess writes. MY
heart sings only when Il breaks" As
she averages one such song per week
what condition her heart must be In.
Boston Transcript.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-24
ITEMS FROM THE PILOT FILES
FIFTY YEARS AGO

Our members of assembl,, messrs.
Rankin and Samuelson, returned last
Tuesday morning from Madison, and
report that the session may last until
the end of the weel
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-24

Can't some one of our city officials
have a lighted lamp hung up during
these dark nights, on the Piledriver on
the south side of the bridge. Any per-
son crossing that bridge in the dark,
really risks life or limb
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-24

Our Eighth stree bridge came quite
near becoming impasaable again by the
caving in of the road on the north side
of it on last Tuesday.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-24

JOnn TdlL JT, ultH OH IlNNdg VI
last week. Although he had been i'll for
some time with inhammatory rheuma-
tism, there was no fear Of fatal term
nation. The day before his death he
had entire relief from pain and both he
and his friends regarded this as an in
dication of the beginning of permanent
recovery. The disease took a turn for
the worse during the night and soo j
ended in his death.
He was born in Two Rivers in 1861
and soon after came to this city with
his parents. Here he was educated and
went into business with his father He
was married to Mary Zeman in 1885
and leaves a widow and four children.
For some time he was actively connect
ed with the business of John Franz &
Son as the junior member. He was in
every respect a good citizen, one who
had capacity for growth, to whom
added years made the ideals Of life
higher.
On Friday morning, March 6, Mary
Ann Snffen of this city passed away.
She died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. John Hall, and was buried Sun
day afternoon, March 8. In her death
another landmark of the city and
county is gone. Mrs Sniffen was born
July Is, 1916 in South Wasterlo,, Al
bany county, New York, and moved to
Wisconsin forty-nine years ago. She
was married to Reuben Snifren fifty
seven years ago, and survived him
three years and seven months. Most of
their married life was passed in this
city. She leaves four sons and two
daughters who mourn their loss, but
rejoice in her unspeakable gain,
"Tom" Sullivan of The Chicago
Tribune having heard that Captain Tim
Kelley had been looking over old files
of The Pilot in the Historical rooms at
Madison when "Tom" was typo and
"Tim" the devil, writes his old chum
that he mustn't presume that he was on
terms of equality with his boss. "Years
and years ago" Tom insists that he
was boss these times and that Tim was
simply an "ornery" fellow in the Office,
and he wants the distinction recog-
nized. The reputation of having been
the devil is what Tim plumes himself
particularly upon and is willing to rest
his reputation on this as against Toms
being "boss."