The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-10-20

Miss Clara Pasewalk of Milwaukee
were here for the. funeral of Elijah
Houghton
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pfeiffer OF
Plymouth spent several days with
their daughter, Mrs. Walter MIMI,
North Fifth street, and returned home
Wednesday.
Mr., and Mrs August Mathews who
had been here for several weeks at the
G. Doerschner home, 1910 South Thir-
teenth street, have returned to their
home at Cecil, Wis.
Mrs, Louis Schuette and daughter
Helen left for Milwaukee Saturday
where they spent the Sunday with
Martha, another daughter, who is a
student at Downer College,
Mrs. M. w. Peil of st. Paul who had
been visiting relatives in the city has
departed for New York whence she
will sail to San Domingo where her
son, Rev Roman peil is a Chaplain In
the Navy.
Miss Blanch Rahr, student at Mil
waukee Downer and Guido Rahr, stud
emit at Yale College, New Haven Con-
necticut arrived home Wednesday be.
Jog called by the death of their father
Rheinhart Rahr
The managers Of the Capitol Theat-
er announce that they have booked
Westere vaudeville circuit for the
local house, to begin soon, and that at
least once a month during this season
big attraction will be staged
Major John West last year manager
of the local Continental store was hurt
in fall from a ladder at Madison last
week He was not as badly injured
as at first reported. Major West is
state inspector of artillery companies.
Mr., and Mrs. A. j. Hartung, and
Mrs. B. F. Hartung of Chicago, and
Mrs. w II. Leet of Salem, Mass,
have returned to their respective
homes, after an extended visit at the
home of Mrs. Mary Ryan, Washington
street.
DR. and Mrs. M. p. Andrews left
Monday for Philadelphia, where they
will attend the Convention of the
American Academy of Ophthalmology
and Oto-Larynology. DR. Andrews ex-
poets to be absent from the city for a
week.
The Manitowoc Commandery of the
knights Templar, the youngest organ
ization in the state won the first prize
for the largest percentage of member
ship present at the state conclave at
Milwaukee last week The local com
mandery was largely organized amcng
Manitowoc members of the Masonic
order.
The High school orchestra led by
Bernard BaIkansky entertained the
patients az the Maple Crest Sanitorium
Tuesday evening. The orchestra was
able to make the trip through the
kindness of Dave Balkansky and Jos
Vanzon, The orchestra consists of
seven pieces.
R.bert Guttmann of this city whose
speed feats with his Essex racer at
races about the state have been chron-
icled frequently this fall came to
climax at Oshkosh last Saturday by
breaking the states dirt track record
for a mile. The new mark is 1.lOI
flat
Rey. p, E. Thorisen, former pastor
of the First Lutheran church and pow
a missionary worker, was the guest OF
honor at the social given by the
Ladies Aid society at the church
parlors Wednesday evening, the occa
sion being MIR, Thorisens birthday
anniversary. A musical program,
addresses and luncheon served to
pass pleasant evening, Rev. Thor.
sen gave short talk on his work in
China.
The Ladies Missionary society of
the German methodist church held
their monthly meeting at the home of
Mrs. krohm, $50 South Eighteenth,
last Thursday, Newly elected officers
were installed Mrs. II. Lemke as
president; Mrs. George Holander,
vice-presdent Mrs e. II. Ludwig,
secretary; Mrs. G. Uek, treasurer:
Miss Ella Uek, corresponding secre-
tary.
THE FOLLY OF STATISTICS
A chap in the south wrote mer
chant complaining about the high
prices. The reply this chap received
to his inquiry as follows
"There are 36j days in the year. or
these 365 days most Of us in this city
work only hours day. This is one
third of the time, or approximately III
days. There are 81 Sundays 10 the
year, and 81 Sundays subtracted from
III working days leaves 80 working
days. Then the great mass OF us get