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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-19

TO RENT-Fiye room upstairs tenement,
with electric lights and bath. cellar, barn
privileges and good garden. will be vacant
October LIST situated at IA Clark St. tele-
phone 56-R inquire at 21-22 Rowland
pId1 153tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-19

The largest tree on Main street N
Brattleboro was felled last week pc
cause it was considered unsafe. II
was an elm and estimated to be lou
wears old. At the butt 1t was over
four feet in diameter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-19

FOR RENT-Upstairs tenement on Har-
rington avenue; Paul r. Melcher. 20 Park
street. 14St
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-19

WANTED-W Woman for general hous"work
in family of four; apply at 2s Orange ~,
or phone 321-J. lbote'
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-19
AUTOMOBILES

FOR sALE-chevrolet 1920 1k-ton truck
in good condition Frank Calevro. 10
Cambria street. Barre 15sts
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-19

Walter L. Palmer, for seven years
landlord of the New Avenue hotel IN
st. Johnsbury, is retiring from hotel
business, after 80 years of active sery-
ice. He came to. st. Johnsbury from
Portland, Me-, and goes to Sheiburne
Falls, Mass, for an extended vacation.
He is succeeded at the New Avenue
house by T. j. Murphy of Boston.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-19

WANTED for general homework in
family Of S /; good pay for right person
Mrs. II. M. Farnham, IS Mortified street,
Montpelier, phone lo7. l1ztt
WANTED Housekeeper in family OF one
good home; must be respectable lady.
Address d." Barre Times office. l49tl2
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-19

Eastern avenue home at reduced price.
The owner has left town and instructs us
TO sacrifice to sell soon. There are eight
fine rooms in splendid conditiia. heat,
lights, gas etc, garage and very laige
garden some fruit and a chance TO keep
poultry az fine location as one find.
central and yet quiet; a property which
should sell for a great deal more but the
owner says sell it at only s3eO0.OO. When
you see this you will agree that IL is worth
more.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-19

The gross receipts of the Labor day
celebration in Brattleboro, in charge
of the American Legion, were over 90
600, and now, with all bills paid, the
Legion finds itself with profits OF "a
600 on hand. 1t has voted to set aside
$500 for furnishing rooms in the pro-
posed community building.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-17
FAIR DATES FIXED

The directors of the county fair met
Monday and made the preliminary ar
rangements for this years fair, The
dates selected for 1921 are August %
to 26 The present officers were re
elected as follows;
President NJ II. Dempsey.
Secretary-F. c. Borcherdt Jr
Treasurer-F T. Zentner.
e-Presidents-F A. Fredericks,
John Even and Fred Wilsman.
Mr. Borcherdts new state position
viii not prevent his serving for
about two weeks at fair time and
he will spend his week ends in the city
Con T. Kennedy's shows will again be
on the pike and no effort viii be spared
to get the best possible speed program
and large and attractive lists of exhib-
its. There is also some talk of re-
placing the present race horse quar-
ters with more slightly structures
The reports showed last years fair
to have been a success every way and
the attempt will be made to make it
still better.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-17
LEGION HAS MOCK TRIAL

The American Legion posts of Mani
towoc and Two Rivers had a mock
trial at their joint smoker Tuesday
evening at Woods hall
A fictitious Katrina Cobb, imperson-
ated by a Two Rivers member, sued a
fictitious Igndtz Butt, impersonated
by a real Butt, for heart balm, alleg-
ing that he had previously wronged her
under a promise to marry L. w. Led
vina adorned the woolsack while At
torneys Martin and Larkin of Two
Rivers for the fair plaintiff and At
torney Ed Meyer and municipal court
reporter, Raether, for the defendant
sat at the counsel's table. The crowd
enjoyed the farce immensely. The eli
max was reached when the jury
brought in a verdict for two dollars in
favor of the damsel.
Harold Brady and George Bouril
were elected to represent Guy Drews
post at the state convention Of com
manders to be held at Marshfeld this
month, at which General Wood and
National Commander Gallbraith will
be present.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-17
MUSIC
HEAR ELIZABETH WOOD

Fourth New York contralto number
of eighth annual Monday Music club
artists series, Opera house, Wednes-
day evening, Feb Odd A well known
critic says Of her:
elizabeth Wood is a 100 per cent
American artist; or. as one New York
critic put it. The sturdiness of her in
tcllect is typcally American" She has
studied only in America, and is a dis
tnctly American product She reflects
the refinement of generations of cul-
tured ancestors good old Louisiana
stock. Miss Wood is a person of clear
conception and definite ideal, mind is
the motor impulse in the attainment
of this ideal; and her naturally abund-
ant endowment has been supplemented
accordingly by serious, intelligent and
independent study. Wel-directcd
thought has led the contralto to an
understanding of the hidden meanings,
the subtitr inner points of song deliy-
cry not granted the superficial singer,
to such an extent that reviewers are
impressed by the individuality of her
song messages. In addition, .iudicious,
wide guidance, musicianly, intelligent
direction, have rounded out the artist
50 that there is naught left to be de
sired; and those so favored as to hear
her, come away impressed by her limit
less resources the wonderful future
that is hers Seat sale at Hinrich's
Drug store
Already America leads the world in
amateur music, Let us give support
to the professionals it has made,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-17
GAS HEARING

The matter of fixing a present value
on the plant of the Manitowoc Gas
company for rate making purposes
was up before the state railroad COM
mission at Madison last Friday, The
company claimed the plant was worth
Sl37, 1872 whereas the commissions en-
gneers had it fixed at S277,5t4 To
this last figure must be added the
value of some additions made since
March /, 1920, when the appraisal was
made
City Attorney T.. l.. Kelley, attacked
the company's claim of $4,000 for the
intangible element called "going
value" This is legitimate factor but
the amount is alleged to be excessive.
He also showed that the value of Sl9,-
400 placcdon the company's new West
side container was arrived at by in
Guiding the cost paid to a contracting
company Differed by officers of the
gas company. The commissions fig
ures put it at Sl2,S00.
The attorney also attacked the in
clusion of a per cent charge for in
spcctng the laying of preparing lat
erals, asserting that the company had
done no inspecting. The whole ground
was gone over thoroughly and briefs
win be filed by both sides and the mat
ter decided later.
The hearing was called by the de
mand of the company for permanent
higher rates. The city attorney on di-
rection of the city council called the
commissions attention to the alleged
poor quality of the gas being furnished
here. All they need on this is to cali
half dozen housewives at random,
who will express their sentiments.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-17
THEY LIKE GUTTMAN'S GARAGE

Robert Guttman, like Mark Twain's
westerner after a burro had rolled
down the mountain side and through
his tent every night for week re-
marked "this is getting monotonous."
For the second time in few weeks
the office of the Guttman garage was
broken into and ransacked. The last
time the visitor called without an invi-
tation he spoiled a perfectly good safe.
This time he merely ruined desk
drawer where cash was kept. He did
not touch the safe and appeared to
have been in a hurry, evidently becom
ing afraid of being caught at his task,
The police gathered in three sus-
poets each of whom satisfied the police
that he was elsewhere when the job
was pulled off,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-17
REAL ESTATE REPORT

List of realestatc sales for Manito-
voc county for week ending Feb. II,
furnished by Manitowoc County Ab-
stract company.
John Messmann to John Refs, lot g.
block :, Hathaway's Subd., Two Riv-
crs. Consideration, $4,000.
Misunderstanding Realty Corpora
tion to Oscar Frickc, lot 1923, Elm
hurst Add, Manitowoc. Considera-
ton, 81; revenue stamps, 50 cents.
Joseph SCHNEIDER to Ignatz Franz,
lot II, block 25l, city of Mantowoc
Consideration, 81; revenue stamps, Sc
cents
Albert II. Burkhart to Edmund
Krohn, lots in Michigan Heights Add
Mantowoc. Consideration, 81; reve.
nue. stamps, so cents.
j. II, Hamilton to Charles J. Jansky
part lot 9, block T., Currcn and Hamil
ton riverside Add, Two Rivers. Con.
sidertaion, S675.
Emil Schcnian to John T Wanek
80 acres in section 80, town Of Glib
son. Consideration, $4,000.
Manitowoc Real Estate Company tC
Amanda y. Rhode, north Y lots ! ant
2, block 4, Lawndale No, 2, Manito
voc. Consideration, 81; reyenu,
stamps, 81.
John Grumann to Fred Tegge, lot 9
block l. Resubd. Of blocks and 2
Grumann's Add, Two Rivers. Con
sideration, $500.
East Wisconsin Trustee Co, Admr
Of estate of Fredcricka Schercr tC
Joseph NJ Riederer, lot 10, block 3l6
Manitow-c Consideration, $4,000,
George Danielson to John ]. Koch
Ter, lot ., block !, Lawndalc Subd. No
2, Manitowoc. Consideration, S5,725
John ] Schroeder to Orme Vos
hardt. part lot |, block 2, David Not
tagc's Add, Two Rivers Consldera
ton, $4,000; revenue stamps, $3.50.
Barbara Walau, incompetent, b,
guardian to Alfred Plinske, lot IL
Smiths Subd., Manltowoc. Considera
ton, 1920.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-17
CITY PO> ines

There is only about two weeks in
which to file nominations for the
March primary for city Offices, but
our old warrior General Apathy seems
to be in the saddle and will have to be
unhorsed before things liyen up.
Things began to look livlier yester-
day when Charles Frazier announced
that he was in at least a receptive
mood as regards the mayoralty 1t is
supposed that his petition will be on
file in a few days. RumorS have been
current for a week that there have
been conferences over the best man to
oppose the Socialists and canvass
among possible candidates, Whether
Mr.. Frazier is the choice of these gen
tlemen or whether he SHE'D his hat into
the ring as a free lance is not as yet
fapparent.
The supposition is that Martin
Georgenson will again be the candidate
of the Socialists but there has been
some suggestion that Alderman Nogel
deems himself to be good timber.
NJ. j. O'Donnell will not stand again
in the Second ward and George Mac
Farlane has aspirations to succeed him
in the city council. He will probably
be unopposed.
Carl Hansen has filed papers as aid
erman from the Sixth to succeed Mic
Holly. Mr.. Holly will probably try to
retain his seat.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-17
SEEKER ON THE SHOREWOOD IDEA

The speaker at the monthly meeting
of the City Federation of Women's
clubs at the Presbyterian church Mon
day evening was William c. SEEKER.
Mr.. Sieker's system of handling health
problems in the schools of the village
of Shorewood, suburb of Milwaukee,
has attracted wide attention in news
papers and has been the subject of
articles in several magazines of ma
tional circulation. His two main ideas
are that the school is the point for the
spreading of disease and that upon the
first sign the authorities should isolate
first and diagnose later. Mr. Sieker is
former Manitowoc boy who taught
for seevral years at the old Third ward
school and later was on the faculty of
the Milwaukee state normal school.
There was fine musical program with
Miss Meryl Parker singing and Miss
Phyllis Johnson playing the piano
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-17
GATHER IN FINE STILL

For a year there have been stories
current of fabulous sums of money
realized by a man living at or near
Whitelaw from the manufacture
and sale of whisky. He seemed to be
immune from arrest and many people
supposed the thing was fiction or
grossly exaggerated. The other day
some federal prohibition operatives in
duced him to sell them quart of what
they call white mule down south. Then
revealing this identity they scared him
into disclosing the location of the still,
lie asserted that he had lately sold the
outfit to a man near Reedsville The
officers went there, got it an brought
it to town. 1t was fine outfit, one
of the best, the officers said, that they
had seen. Its quality will not help
much when the owner faces the fed
eral court
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-17
CALL SOCIALIST BLUFF

At the regular monthly dinner of the
Rotary club at the Elks' clubhouse on
Monday evening Harold Lord Varney,
appearing for the Constitutional De
fense league gave a talk on American
ism. Each member of the club was en-
titled to bring one nonmember and
about 100 business and professional
men were present. The speaker missed
his train at Sheboygan and arrived in
motor car about O'Clock just as the
club was about to give up.
Narney was at one time a Socialist
propagandst and soap box orator for
radical doctrines and Is now engaged
preaching the opposite gospel. Know
ing the subject thoroughly and the
methods of the opposition he is an eff
fectiye advocte of sanity and order,
He appears at the Opera house tomor-
row night with challenge to divide
the time with any Socialist who may
appear.
As they were not called for years
the Socialists have grown bold with
their old bluff of an anxious desire to
debate and they should have been
called on it long ago.
AT the Rotary dinner Mr.. A. p. Ran
kin presided. Judge Baensch gave an
impromptu talk, }, }. Stangel read a
paper on hardware and +. w. Ledvipa
responded for the guests of the even
ing
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-17
DIDN'T OWN THE FLIVtR

1t seems impossible to teach some
people that when you buy valuable
goods and put your name on the
dotted line promising thereby to pay
S25 down, and $40 more whenever
they can catch you, that the pesky
thing doesn't belong to you at all.
When you ride around in it all sum
mer or see it reposing in the living
room corner for many months, during
which the collector has vainly tried to
find the wife at home, you naturally
come to possess a feeling of proprie-
torship, despite the document on file
with the city clerk.
Michael Pankoytch of Two Rivers
owed $500 on an automobile He dis
appeared from his old haunts and the
car simultaneously vanished. The I'M
mistakable inference was that they left
in company The Two Rivers police
found him at Milwaukee and in muni-
cipal court Monday he was sentenced
to four months at hard labor. We do
not know what the exact crime alleged
was but we feel safe in saying that il
was not the one we read of, namely
transporting property not his own. "
That's q business, not crime. There
must have been something besides
transporting"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-17
ORCHARD MEN MEET

Ihcre was a meeting Of the Manto-
voc County Horticultural society Sat
urday afternoon. Some eminent horti-
culturist who was booked to address
The meeting failed to keep his date but
"a successful meeting was held anyway.
There was considerable discussion
about larger and better exhibits at the
county fair Secretary Of the fair,
Fred Borchcrdt, Jr; superintendent Of
the county farm, Otto Drews, and
president Bcdcll all spoke on this,
August Schuette John Rugowsk and
Henry Wenecke all made remarks re-
pletc with good suggestions.
picnic win be held next summer.
Edward S, Bedell Of Rapids was
elected president: u Weigert of
Cato, secretary and Bernard Nienaber.
this city, treasurer Me Trossen of
Newton and w ]. Ahrens, town Of
Manitowoc, were named directors.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-17
CIRCUIT COURT

Among the divorce cases heard last
week was George Pil2 versus Beulah
Pilz, where the husband sought di-
yorce on the ground of desertion,
claiming that his wife has been in the
Philippine Islands for three years, re-
fuSing to come home and grace his
hearthstone. Pilz is a steward on an
Ann Arbor ferry. The wife went to
the islands to serve as a government
teacher and is apparently so infatuated
with the joys of basking under bread
fruit tree in the langurons tropics that
not even the thought of the company
of her beloved spouse can furnish the
inspiration for a return to the rigors
of the Wisconsin climate. George will
be free to try again in one year,
Louise Flent,je of Two Rivers was
given a degree against her husband,
who was recently given stretch of
twelve months at the state prison for
an act eyidencing deprayity. She al
legged cruel treatment and non-support.
Martha Miller was freed from the
bonds uniting her to Harry because
of his cruel treatment, and Albert Al
brecht was united from Marion, he
having satisfactorily shown that she
deserted him for the required period.
These two cases also came from Two
Rivers.
Emma Ladwig was given a decree
against her husband, Charles, after
many years of living with him.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-17
BOLD ATTEMPTED BURGLARY

Two men attempted to break into
the c. c. West home at Michigan ave
nue. and Fourteenth street one night
last week but were frightened away
when the maid heard them and gave
the alarm. She distinctly saw one man
trying to remove lock and another
apparently on guard, in the alley.
Mr.. West and party of guests were
in another part of the house and did
not know what was occurring until the
pair had had time to make clean get
away Security from arrest seems to
be making these fellows bolder and
bolder.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-17

The Chicago and Northwestern is a
daisy when it chooses to be such. 1t is
a big road, ably managed and get to
the front when the occasion demands
it. After the first year that traffic ar
rangements we're made with the f. &
p. NJ. for shipment from this point,
there were only occasional driblets of
freight, Just enough to make the line
nominal. Now that the Central is about
to enter Manitowoc, the shipment Of
freight by this route over the North
western is simply enormous. The
Northwestern is preparing for compe-
tition and it will play no second fiddle
either.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-17
NUMBER 81

In the fall Of 1854 he came to Manito-
voc and entered on practice, forming
q partnership with George c. Lee. The
firm was a strong one and almost from
the first did a very large business, for
that period.
OF course 1t was expected of all
members Of the bar that they take
hand in politics and if man had any
gift in speaking the opportunity to use
his gift was always present. There
were big questions before the people.
The Missouri compromise, the Dred
Scott decision the Fugitive Slave law.
Slavery in the Territories and other
propositions were all aired to eager
listeners. "Charley Walker" was a
fluent speaker and was in demand at
once lie was a great favorite in the
Irish settlements. He was a candidate
for the assembly III 1855 and in one of
his stump speeches down in Mecme re-
fcrrod to Ireland and ntimated that
he was himself Of Irish ancestry The
result was something of Joke on him,
for one af his Irish admirers Jumped
up and shouted "Therc's for We. Hoo
ray for Pldds Walker" He got the
cheers and later got the vote which
elected him lie also got the nickname
of PADDY Walker which stuck to
him till he left the county to take part
IN the civil war as Captain Walker, of
the Twenty FIRST Wisconsin, returning
os major commanding the regiment.
lie was elected for a second term in
the assembly and in 1853 was elected
as county Judge. lie was reelected in
1860 and was acting as Judge when he
resigned TO enter military service.
| was brought into contact with Mr..
Walker in many ways and our lives
touched at many angles. lie was be
tween thirteen and fourteen years old
cr than l. SO that in my first knowledge
and acquaintance with him we we're
not intimate In my soldier experience
in the civil war, served under his only
brother who was killed in battle, by
my side, and when | returned at the
end Of the war my added years and the
soberiug influence of soldier life, had
dispeIlcd most Of the difference of age.
we moi moro Il cor,Is ond Lo t.oatad
mc-,.. ,ucL ! J,ligbtoJ +, il. oo,,,.u
ionsbin II, had ro,d r,,nh II Ln ald
English authors and doIigbted a. IAN,
about pbrm ana ouofo iron, t,on,
Charles T.,mb,s Fss,ys coIorfdno ma
Ol,inrry we're foyorifes Nor nos he
Iarknc in knowIedoa oftbo host .n,or
lean writer's Al the fime was
student in fine Office of IN Markham
@ r. Greene was in fbe oFice &c
Walker ! would quit my work about
half past four or five and go up tc
their office and Join Greene for a walk
have said Greene was H., scholar
from lhr ground mp OFTEN we would
ret into some conversation about some
literary topic. Walker would ioin in
and we would forget nh about the
.,''. = '''v interest '',a' one OF an
,.' = = '"@''' ''' ~ '"' course q
~" '.''N.
Nj, .,..,.,rf,,. 80 N1v.Ii.,. 49,. I...t-.l
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-17

Agent Canright has about the incest
position which falls TO any transporta-
ton agents lot. Frank is always
watchful in the interests of the Good
rich Transportation company, but hav-
ing liyen here as imam and boy" for
years, which Frank would not admit
If he was single he knows that the
"old reliable" Goodrich company will
never haveto take second place, that
the people love It for the good It has
done and the service which II gives,
and he borrows no trouble but takes
freight, ably assisted by George
Houghton, who looks like the Good
rich company from long devotion to It's
interests.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-17
Marriage License.

The following marriage licenses have
been issued by the county clerk the
last week
Emil Liebert and Zella Grey, both OF
Manitowoc; Louis G. Schmidt OF Man.
itowoc and Kate Coyne, of Milwaukee.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-17

The Presbyterian sociable held at
the residence of Mrs. Pliny Pierce, at
the Rapids, was a happy affair, as we
learn from good authority. Judging
from the number and quality of those
who left town, making that their
place of destination, it could not be
otherwise. Only we sympathize with
the gentleman who. was obliged to
leave his hat at the dry dock, perhaps
for repairs, and the young lady who
lost her veil
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-17

Rev Walter McFarlane, an uncle of
Judge Anderson Of this city, died at
Evansville, Wis, on Sunday last, He
had served as clergyman in several
places in this county and was well
known in northern and eastern Wis
consin. His remains we're brought here
for interment on Wednesday, The
funeral services were conducted by the
Masonic Lodge of this city
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-17

Halyor Peterson of Cato lost his left
forearm on Friday of last week in a
feed cutter. The work of feed cutting
was Just about completed and he was
brushing in some fodder which had
fallen near the machine. His little fin
ger was caught and the whole forearm
was drawn in. DR. Fraser was called
and amputated the limb just below the
elbow.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-17
FARM FOR SALE

so acres In the town of Liberty, one
half mile north OF Pigeon Lake, with
or without personal property. Nearly
all OF 1t under cultiyation: good build.
ings Inquire 81 Mrs. Ellen Grove
Nalders Il. RI, Wis. II
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-17

Our friend, Mr. Vollendorf, lost his
next youngest child, last week; the
very largely attended funeral is the
best evidence of the high regard enter
tanned for the sorrowing parents.