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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-03

Mrs. Marie Bartke, wife of Louis
Barthke, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. S. ID. Croll, 903 St.
Clair street last Thursday, after a long
illness. The decedent was born in Ger
many Oct. 27, 1851 and came to this
city with her parents when but four
years old, and was married to Mr..
Barthke July 81, 1868. She is survived
by her husband and three children.
They are Edward Barthke of Detroit,
Mrs. S. d. Croll and Mrs. Ella Witt,
both of inis city. -Four grandchildren
also survive. The funeral was held from
the Croll home on Saturday afternoon,
Rev. Machmiiier ofiiciated. Interment
vas in Evergreen cemetery,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-03

A son of Mr.. Pout2 was found, last
week. in the street, senseess, with a
hole in his head. 1t appears that he had
been riding a horse newly shod, that he
fell of and that the horse struck the
boy, will the cork of its shoes on the
temple, causing very serious wound
and severe conclusion of the brain. His
recovery, first very much doubted, is
now Slowly but hopefully progressing
under udicious and careful treatment
of DR.. Simon.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-03
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

Fred Gerpheides big. dog was found
dead before his door on Monday He
was shot by some person still unknown.
There is many a brute in the city that
deserved death far more than Fred's
protector.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-03
OBITUARY

Mrs. Margaret SquireS, wife of Off
Ger Marshal Squires of the police de
partment, died Sunday at the hospital.
Child birth was the cause of her death.
The child died Monday. The deceased
was 25 years of age. She leaves her
husband and three small children. The
funeral was held Tuesday from Sacred
Heart church. Interment was in Ever
green cemetery.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-03
PIONEER COURTS AND
LAWYERS OF MANITOWOC CO
Collections and ReCoIIeCtiOns
BY ]. S. ANDERSON
'Forsan ct haec olim meminiSse juvabit
NUMBER IA
Forsan ethaec dim meminisse juvabit

1t was not my intention when be-
gan writing these sketches to do more
than collect what facts l could readily
| find scattered in various places, which
had relation to the earliest courts.
Judges and lawyers of the county, unite
these to my personal recollection of the
traditions, of older settlers, and my
own observations, and place them in
compact form for some future writer
But the interest manifested by many
of the old settlers in various parts Of
the county in the sketches as they have
appeared from time to time, and espe-
cially the interest shown by the mem
bers of the bar associated with the
writer at periods during the past fifty
years has led him to bring down tie
story to a much later date than intend
ed, The juridicial history of the county
has been fairly well covered for the
period extending from the first founda-
tion in lS49 to 1880 The pioneer per-
iod may be considered to have ended in
1878 for at, and after, that time we
had railway connection with all parts
.of the circuit except Kewaunee, to
which place we were compelled to go
by stage or private conveyance, until
after 1911, when it was transferred to
another circuit. True we had railway
connection for some years previous by
a very roundabout course.
OF the original Fourth circuit there
now remains only the counties of She
boygan and Manitowoc and the large
and diversified interests of these COM
Imunities furnishes enough judicial
work to satisfy the ambition of any
Iordinary mortal
For the present the writer will not
bring his work down to later period
than it has now reached, but will look
back to the early days and write more
particularly of the early lawyers, cspe
cially those who were prominent il
professional work, and identified will
the growth and development of tn,
county Nearly all of these have beer
mentioned in a general way, but littlt
of the personal history of any of then
has been given and of some of then
their origin and history will very prob
ably never be known. Unquestionably
the first lawyer of Mantowoc County
was
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-03
ITEMS FROM THE PILOT FILES
FIFTY YEARS AGO

The new wooden mills of Villas & Co.
will be erected next spring as early as
Mr.. Fellows informs us that
he has already one hundred and twenty
cords of stone on the ground for the
foundation. Certainly a good begin
ming.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-03

Married, at the residence of the
brides father in the town of Kossuth
by ID. W Sheldon, Justice of the ncace,
Mr.. John Cisler of the town of Kossuth
and Anna Herdina of the same place.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-03

This year it is Carl Hanson who puts
forth the astounding claim that he has
seen and heard the first robins. He
claims to have discovered four before
sunrise one morning of last week. His
veracity has never been doubted so the
robin medal is his.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-03

The latest improvement to our city,
is the erection, by Mr., Geo. b. Wright
of monster ice-house, capable of
holding 700 tons of ice. Our citizens
may console themselves with the idea
that the daily delivery of ice, contem-
plated by Mr.. Wright, will enable them
to keep cool in warm weather Sue
cess to the project.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-03

Main street bridge must soon be re-
placed by a new structure. 1t has prac-
tically been condemned several times
Last year the bridge crmmittee simply
ordered temporary repairs calculated
to make it seryiceable for one more
year. 1t is possible Nat its lasting
qualities can be stretched to cover an
other year, but the sooner it is replaced
by new one the bettet Much of the
old structure could be utilized farther
up the river where the mprovised pom
toon bridge now is. Here also it will
be necessary before lng to put up a
substantial bridge.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-03

one thousand six h lid wagon
loads Of mud md dirt are removed
daily from the streets of London.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-03
Jeremiah II. w. Colby.

jeremiah ii. W. Colby.
The exact date of his arrival in Man
Iitowoc is not known. 1t is certain he
was here early in 1916, and he may
have come the year previous. He was
born in New Hampshire in 1922 Soon
after he came he was appointed agent
for the large land holdings of the
Hinkley and Allen interests, one tract
of which comprised about half of the
present city of Manitowoc. He has the
distinction of being the first postmas-
ter of Manitowoc, and when the county
was organized for judicial purposes he
became the first county Judge After
serving his term as judge he was elect
ed as district attorney, serving in that
Office from 1851 to 1853.
! After he came here he made the ac-
quaintance of Emily Jones, the oldest
daughter of Benjamin Jones, founder
of the city of Manitowoc and they
were married in the fall Of 1850. Mrs
Colby survived her husband many years
and died at good old age in Chicago,
never having married again.
Judge Colby was a highly educated
and cultured gentleman, a graduate Of
Dartmouth college, and had received
thorough training in the profession Of
law before he came from the East He
died on May 10, 1853 and it may be
fact worth noting that his interment
was the first held in the present Ever
green cemetery.
The writer remembers well seeing
Judge Colby and hearing him spoken
of afectionately as Jerry Colby"
Ezekiel Kicker
1t is a question which cannot now be
solved whether Ezekiel Kicker or
James l.. Kyle was the second lawyer
to reside in Manitowoc They came
about the same time, in the summer of
1886, and until their death were identi-
fed with the profession
| have been fortunate In obtaining
from the daughter Of Ezekiel Kicker, a
good amount of reliable information
respecting this pioneer lawyer. He was
the son of Ezekiel Kicker and Nancy
IIurd Coffin, and was born at North
Lebanan in the state Of Maine, Dec
ember 3, 1919. His ancestry was of
good pre-reyoluationary stock on both
sides After his primary schooling he
attended an academy at North parson.
field, Maine, and later went to an
academy at North Satuate, Rhode Isl
> and, where he studied for some time.
Like nearly all young men of scholar
ly tastes or having a prediction foi
professional life in that period, ne be
came a school teacher for a time an,
taught schools in both Rhode Islant
and Maine.
! About the period isi3 to lst5 he be
came student in the Office Of one o
y The most eminent lawyers this countr,
y has produced; how Nathan Clifford o
Newfeld, Maine, sometime attorne,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-03

Mrs Lindstedt, mother of our ami
able register Of deeds, returned from
Chicago last week Friday. She was ac-
companied home by her daughter, Mrs.
Laseur, who is a resident of Chicago.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-03

Frank Seidl's old stump puller, so
famous in years gone By, seems to have
had its day. Dynamite is largely used
now to remove the relics of our prime
val forests. 1t does the work more
quickly and eifectualy, though great
caution Is needed In the use of this
powerful explosive.
County Judge Anderson will deliver
lecture before the First Ward Liter
ary society tomorrow evening. lie will
speak on "The Battle Of Gettysburg.
Mrs. Nels Stephenson died last Fri
day, after a brief illness
Married, on Sunday, Jan 10, at The
residence of Andrew Jackson, Mr., An
ton Erickson to Miss /. Jackson, boil
Of this city.
VIM. Schmidt"of the town Of Mishi
cot died last week while on q visit wit
his son-in-law at Ahnapee.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-03

To be continued
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-03

Mrs. Nels Stephenson died last
day, after brief illness.
The border vidette., 1921-05-14

Tucson-18 1t. ledge of asbestos reported discovered in Helvetia district.
 Tucson votes- to 1 on bond issue for high school building.
 Prescott-Gold assaying S22OO b ton reported discovered in Crook caDSon.
 Phoenix - County highway commission discusses plans for repairing of Apache Trail.
 Goldroad-- Rich ore bode being developed on 700 level of Gold Ore mine.
 Nogales-Cattle men shipping stock to northern section of So- nora for feeding.
 Oatman-Oatman Eastern pro perty to be thoroughly examined for extensive development.
 Oatmau-Development of Am algamated mine resumed, lowest level being explored.
The border vidette., 1921-05-14
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

In the Superior Court of the State Santa Cruz.
 In the Matter of the Estate of J. M. Summey, Deceased.
 It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court from the verified petition of Willie J. Summey, administratrix of the estate of J. M. Summey. deceased. heretofore presented to the Court and filed herein, that 1t Is necessary to sell longing to the essste of said deceased for she purposes set forth in said peti. tion, that said real estate proposed to be sold being described therein:
 ItIs Ordered By This Court, that all persons interested in the said estate of said J NJ Summey. deceased, ep- pear before the said Superior Court of the County of Santa Cruz. State of Arizona, on Friday, the 10th day of June, A. D. 1921, at the hour of eleven o'clock in the forenoon of said day at the court room of said court at the court house in the City of Nogales. Santa Crrz County, Arizona, then and there to show cause why an order should not be granted to said admin is- trAtrix to selFthe real estate described in said petition, or so much thereof as may be necessary and that 8 copy of this order be published for four sue cessive weeks before said date in The and published in said Santa Cruz County.
 Dated this 7th day of May. A. D.. 1921
 w. A. O'CONNOR.
 Judge of Said Superior Court 7-5t
The border vidette., 1921-05-14
ARIZONA WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL
 REVIEW.
(May g, 1921.)

mpletiOn of high way department administration building ordered to relieve unemployment.
 Yuma-Highwa cutting dis tance 9 miles to Tucson to be complete in 8 months.
 Phoenix - Arizona collects $167 .776 30 for motor car fees during first 3 months of year.
 Tucson-D. T. Higgins & Go announces sale of 1000, ,OOO lbs. of copper.
 Globe-25 men to develop sil yer claims in Radium district.
 Bowie-6OO 1t. water we'll on Howard ranch strikes oil flow.
 Tucson votes $75O,OOO bond issue for high school building.
 Yuma-Entire Yuma valley giving promise of unusually prosperous year.
 Chaudler-Cotton selling for 27 cents in district, market i'm proving.
 Solomonville-G county planning to spend s3OO,OOO for paved road to Pima.
 Phoenix. Arizona Cattle Grow CTS Assn. planning special means for shipment of cattle to outside grazing grounds.
 Wickenburg-Hu of sec tions of land throughout district being leased for oil development
 Phoenixs man launches big development campaign to make Arizona seaport state.
 Somerton farm Bureau plan ming purchase of dairy COWS in carload lots on cooperative basis.
 Nogales-Santa Cruz Dairy Assn. becomes new local indus try.
 Douglas-Water comissions recomends 50 cent reduction in minimum water rate.
 Phoenix Exchange report building materials show decided decline.
 Winslow-The new campaign launched for construction of Winslow reclamation project.
 Tucson - Board of Regents ratify entire university building program.
 Phoenix-31 mile pipe line from Verde River to supply pure water to city completed.
 Globe-Strenuou effort being made to revive silver mining throughout county.
 Prescott -75 miles of new trails to be built in Prescott forest dis tricts during present calendar year.
 Prescott Starbuck mine planning erection of $37 ,OOO mill.
 Phoenix-Mass meeting held to protest-excessive tax rate on Salt River Valley lands.
 K1ngman-Gold developments in Union Pass section gives pro mics of rich camp.
 Globe--Construction of local crushing plant advocated to re- lieve unemployment.
 Nogales - Nogales Electric Light & Power Go. apply for permit to construct power line to city we'll.
 Pearce-Commonwealth Com pany to start construction of first mill unit June 1st.
 Renson-2 mile road being constructed around Apache Powder plant.
 Holbrook -Adama Oil Go. working 24 hour shifts at we'll. Government geologist to thor oughly examine field.
 ce-Installation of ma chinery for construction com pleted at diversion dam.
 Cooley, Camp No. of Apache Lumber Go. starts with crew of 40 men.
 Rolbrook-45Os sacks totallinR Il, ,OOO lbs. of wool leave local, depot.
 Standardization Legion to construct Community House as Memorial to Mathew Rivers.
 Nogales-Large shipments of cattle being made to Sonora ranges.
 Ftorence-Water users asso- citation under diversion project to be organized.
 Chandler-Cotton market climb ing, new price reaches 29 cents.
 Gadsden-SOOO acres leased by new oil company, 2 wells to be drilled at once.
 St. Johns -Construction of Ly- man Dam completed, bids for lowering of spillway to be called
Evening star., 1921-05-17
ARTS CONVENTION TO BE
OPENED IN MUSEUM HALL
Change in Place for First Session
Due to Large Number Ready
to Attend.

Change of the meeting place for
twelfth annual convention of the
American Federation of Arts from the
Corcoran Art Gallery to the audi
torium of the National Museum, 10th
and 3 streets northwest, due to the
large number of persons who have
signfied their desire to attend. was
announced today. The session. which
begins at o'clock. will be open to
the public.
Ross Crane of the Better Homes
Institute Of the Art Institute of Chi
cago will give A demonstration of
art in the home" setting up typi-
cal living room on the stage and ar
ranging it's furnishings. There will
be a paper on "Art in State Fairs"
by l.. NJ Churbuck, director of art,
Brockton. Mass, fair; a paper on Art
in the Public Library" by Miss Mary
Powell of the st. Louis Public
Library. and addresses on art in the
Schools and the alliance of the
Arts" by Mr.. Allen Eaton and John
F. Braun, respectively, the latter
president of the Philadelphia Art AL
lance.
All Of the other sessions of the con-
vention will be held in the Corcoran
Gallery of Art, as previously announced
Tomorrow evening there will be a
reception in the National Gallery Of
Art, National Museum, in honor Of
the delegates to the convention, at
which time the war portraits by emf
nent American artists Will be viewed
Evening star., 1921-05-17
The He rs.

Rheumatism in my shoulder,
in my feet and neck. makes me
feel, as | grow older. rather like
a wreck. There arc forty thou
sand hcllcr> who would drive it
out they arc optimistic splclcrS,
each cheerful scout. "I omc to
me and cease to worry, SAYS the
healing guy Il can cure YOU i'll
{, hurry. ii You'll let me try. I've
designed Il modern diet: cat
what | shall choose. and the pain
II" more will riot through Your
bones and thcW>." "lrv my
puulticc.' says another. put it
OH YOUR toe. and You'll see how
quick twill smother every ache
You know Says another healer
solemn, Lie down ON that
bench, and III twist Your spinal
column with a monkey wrench. y
Like a lan'bkIn to the slaughter
to the cures" go; I've been
soaked in sulphur water for a
week or so: I've been dcCkcd
with mustard plasters-somc
stick to ne >till-inr the healcrs
are my masters. and do their
will. Though the hcalcrs glad
predictions never arc fulfilled,
still listen to the iictiuu> OF the
hcalcrs skilled. Every new one
finds me waiting with my check
book near. and his prophecies
clating rob my soul "l fear. Md
the healer. like linnct. sings his
song OF praise: "Onc is born
most every minute, hence my
practice pays
WALT MASON.
Copyright by Geors" Matthew Adam>.t
Evening star., 1921-05-17
BIG CROWDS AT INQUEST
OF INFANT CRASH VICTIMS
Drivers of Automobile and Truck
Held for the Grand
Jury

A capacity audience filled the Dis
when Coroner Nevitt conducted an in
quest into the accident al Sd and B
streets southwest Saturday after
noon xhich resulted in the killing of
Jacob and Benjamin Millof children
of Mr. and Mrs. Israel Nillof, 213 Sd
street southwest. and injury to Jen-
ME Milloff. their sister.
All interests involved in the affair
were represented by legal talent. and
numerous friends of the family OF the
dead children and friends Of David S.
Woodland. driver of the automobile,
and Edward Brown. colored. driver of
the truck, were in attendance.
The jury heard the testimony OF a
number of witnesses. including Wood
land and Brown. and reached the con-
cluSion that both drivers should be
held for the action of the grand jury
Bond was fixed at 81 1000, and the two
men, unable to give bond yesterday
afternoon. were taken to jail.
Woodland, residing AZ 20 6 street
southwest, testified that he drove
north on Sd street and said hc was
making a left-hand turn into 4 street
| when the truck struck his machine
II was testified that Woodland made
! too short a turn, putting his automo-
bile directly in the path Of the truck.
| Brown testified that he could not
avoid striking the automobile. He
. then lost control Of his machine and
81 crossed the sidewalk and struck
Il Se children. Capt. George IT, Will
l~ps of the fourth precinct told the
Il Jur- of the distances between the
/ polhS involved and exhibited photo
IrHpH. showing the position of the
been inJ~cd.
Evening star., 1921-05-17
SUN SPOT EFFECT DENIED.
Do Not Control Weather. Experts
Here Declare.

sun spots do not control terrestrial
N"a ther but are more or lesS' re-
lated to auroraS. earth currents and
trfftStFia! magnetism. according to
the United States weather bureau. If
there is any relation between ter
reStrial magnetism and auroraS, on
me one hand and the weather, on the
otn"r. ~ statement issued last night
Sald. 1t * quite obscure
Discussing sun spots, the statement
SAID time of minimum sun spotted
ness is just beginning, and will con
tlnue from one 10 three years, and
the present spot is only one Of a mum
Der of OutburSts which NAV be eX-
pccted during that period. The public
need feel no concern regarding their
effect on the earth's weather, il was
added.
Evening star., 1921-05-17
TAK0MA PARK ASKS
WARDS FOR VOTING
Council to Request Maryland
Legislature to Provide
Necessary Laws.

As the result of the ncrca sing popula =
ti"n in Takoma Park. Md. efforts are to
he made 10 secure the passage of leSiS-
land legislature providing for voting
wards III the corpora ti"n limits. accord
ing to action at Il meeting Of tn" town
council last night
The attention Of the council was in
Nited by Councilman H. T.. Rogers that
at the recent caucus reference was made
III tins connection. Councilman n. T.
Taft suggested that the method of "l"c-
u"n and registration of voters he i'll
Guided III the request. Councilman IT,
+. fi"ndrIck suggested that the town ha
divided INTO no less than three wards
west, central and east parts of the park
All of the suggestions We're Incorporated
in resolution adopted. referring the
matter t" Corporation Counsel j. Bond
smith, VIII" WAS directed t" draft :; bill
for presentation to the legislature.
street Improvement Petitions.
y number of petitions We're received
Ivy the council last night and referred to
the street committee. They included re
quests for widening. grading and I'M
proving Elm avenue from Carroll to the
corporation limits: concrete Sidewalks "n
tn" east side of Pine avenue between
street bed and cnncrct, Sidewalks on
Willow avenue tunrth endl and extern
sion Of the concrete sidewalk ON Flower
avenue i'll FIetchrr's; subdivision. The
town officials Will communicate" with til"
road commission of Montgomery county,
urging the Improvement of that portion
of Flower avenu" in Montgomery county.
The report of Town Treasurer Fen
q. Davis for the past month was
submitted and approved. 1t showed
receipts from general and special
taxes. permits. etc. amounting to
Sl91.I4. which. with the halanr" on
hand of s5".227122..2. made a total of
s39.4.o.i6. Th" expenditures dur.aG
the same period for street lightin.-.
street work. fire apparatus salaries,
parks, etc. amounted to $1.33n."2.
leaving d net balance on hand of SIS
1924. OF this sum $23. in..% was
placed i'll the special improvement
fund. leaving a net working balance
of Sl4.69?..l.
Mayor James l.. WiImcth announced
the appointment of Dr. Jeffrey Will
liamS as contagious disease expert
for the town.
Councilman Prof. Louis l.. Eliss, re-
porting on civic improvements. an
nounred that the public tennis court
at North Takoma bad been completed.
The council prior to adjournment
adopted an ordinance setting the lax
rate for the fiscal year beginning
July ] next at - cents per 800 as
sesscd valuation.
The meeting was presided over by
Mayor James l.. Wiimeth, with tOun-
cilmen H. r. Taft. II. +. Rogers. Dr
II. W. Miller. Prof. Louis II. Bliss. II.
=. Hcndrick and ]. W. Shade. Town
Clerk Ben 6. Davis and Supcrintend
ent of Public Works T.. T.. Biodgett
present.
Evening star., 1921-05-17
SPEAKS ON LABOR LAWS.

!. T. Duffy of the Ohio industrial
commission addressed Central Labor
Union last night on points in the
Fitzgerald employees insurance bill
and thte working principles of COM
pensation laws of various sections at
the body's regular weekly meeting in
Musicians Hall.
During addresses from the floor
delegates were assured that Repre-
sentative Fitzgerald was determined
TO push the bill through for the Dis
trict. in spite of apparent opposition
which has risen.
Evening star., 1921-05-17
Greatly ImDrOyed Sch.<

."een Washington and ltlanta-
Macon and Columbus. Ga; E.rm,nr-
ham. Ala. Southern railway '.ttiant,
Speciai leaves Washington $50 u m
arrives Htiania 4:4J pm. ceLtral
,Ine, making direct connections tor
Macon. Ga; Columbus. Ga; Rirmin.
nam Ala; Memphis. Tenn. Effective
Saturday. May ii, Inquire $. r.. Bur
CESS. lf2' + street northwcst.-Ad
NCrtIa,incHt.