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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-06-16
STILL IN THE FAMILY

Emu Baensch, in communication
published several weeks ago stated that
the State Historical Society wants to
get and publish a census of those
farms 90 years old, or more, which are
still in the families of the men and
women who created them out of wild
land, In response to the call Mrs. Jane
d. Williams sent in the following inter
esting article.
In 1881 James Allen, aged "a years,
came to st. Stephens, New Brunswick,
from County Antrim in the North of
ireland. In 1896 Margaret Hamilton
came to the same place from Dromore,
County Down, Ireland. They we're
married ln St. Stephens in 1910. Later
they moved to Calais, Maine. While
there he was engaged in numbering.
They came to Manitowoc Rapids in
1919, where he in 1851 purchased 80
acres of wild land In 1852 he moved
with his family to Cedar River in
Northern Michigan. lie was engaged
in numbering while there In 1856 he
and his family returned to Mantowoc
Rapids.
He built a house and barn and
cleared 10 acres Of land, getting it in
crop that season lie had about Is
acres cleared when he was drowned in
the river At Rapids on July Fourth
1859. He left a widow and seven chill
dren, the youngest ten months old. BY
hard work and good management the
mother kept the home, improved the
farm, and raised her children The
Oldest son, James H., served three
years in the civil War, again leaving
the burden of the management on the
mother. She continued to live in the
old house until 1902 when the son,
Lyman f., who lived with her, was ac-
cidently killed by a horse.
She died in 1903 at the home of her
daughter, Jane D Williams in Mani
towoc Rapids, having reached the ad-
vanced age Of eighty-four years. The
farm passed into the possession of the
daughter by the mothers will.
The daughter still has souvenier of
lpioneer days, some of the blankets
which are the handiwork of herself and
family. For those we're home-spun
days and the Aliens produced their
wool, earded and spun it. and wove it
into cloth and blankets.
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VOLUME 62
CITY COUNCIL NOTES

There was an adjourned meeting Of
the council last Thursday evening.
The bids for building a city garbage
incinerator were all rejected, mainly
because the city has no good site. The
matter is not dead but merely slumber-
ING. The committee on sanitation viii
keepSit in mind for next year or the
year after or some time in the future,
After a spirited debate the gas COM
pany was directed to lay rs pipes on a
number of streets on the street inn
provement program. 1t developed that
the gas company never paid for the
pines laid last year and that the cost
is carried as delinquent taxes. The at
torney was instructed to get after tax
delmauents and especially all personal
property delnquents for the past three
years.
Bids for establishing a public COM
fort station in the public library were
rejected. A new location will be
sought and an entirely new building
probably built. The state law now re-
quires rest room and toilet facilities
and there would be no rest room at the
library
The council voted to affiliate with the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-06-16
IN MUNICIPAL COURT

Last December Peter Eiserl and
Gust Nevcrman stopped at two garages
in the town of Meeme and helped
themselves to automobile tires Eisert
did the work while Neyerman stood on
lookout They were brought up from
Milwaukee last week where Eiscrl has
been employed by private detective
agency and pleaded guilty Eiscrl has
served time before and has a slippery
escape to his credit, or discredit He
was given three and half years in the
penitentiary in Municipal court while
his companion drew eighteen months in
the reformatory.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-06-16
ITEMS FROM THE PILOT FILES
FIFTY YEARS AGO

The first 300 feet of rails were laid
yesterday on our Appleton & new Lon
don Railway, on the bridge across the
Manitowoc river, under the superin-
tcndence of one of the directors, our
fellow citizen, Mr.. NJ. Fellows who also
broke the first ground laid the first
rail and drove the first spike, and who,
we hope, will drive the last spike on
our junction with the Northern Paci-
fc.
Died of typhoid fever June Sth, 1871,
Miss Susannah Spencer, daughter of
John and Betsey Spencer, of the town
of Kossuth Aged 20 years.
Many of our farmers have aband-
oned all hope of trying to raise any
potatoes this season, Large fields Of
them are being planted to corn, or sown
to oats.
Mr.. VIM. Guyles has sold out his
bookstore to G, W. Fechter, who has
moved the goods into his own store on
the south side.
4 number of our Norwegian fellow
citizens have started on visit 20 their
"FatherIand" headed by their minister,
the Rev, Mr. Biorn.
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TRAFFIC PROBLEM PERSISTS

One of the reasons urged for a two
leaf bascule bridge at Tenth street was
that it would solve all street traffic
problems and that the two leaves tilt
ing up, one on each side, would com
pletely shut off all vehicle traffic. This
is true in measure but in the first
four days of operation there were five
minor accidents, more than there were
on the Eighth street swing bridge with
more than twice the traffic in six
months. These were all occasoned by
vehicles being caught on the leaves as
they began to rise. One of the first of
these occurred to man on motor
cycle who ran up the leaf that lifts
first and catapulted across the gap onto
the lower rising leaf
Tuesday evening, Joseph Radlingcr.
driving motorcycle with his wife in a
sidecar failed to heed the warning bell
and lights and ran up the rising road
way. The outfit was thrown backward.
Radlinger was severely hurt and Mrs.
Radlinger received bad bruises The
motorcycle was smashed up consider
ably 1t seems that the cure is worse
than the disease was and that the sys-
TEN of stretching a cable used at
Eighth street to keep them from going
into the open draw will have to be used
to keep drivers from mountain climb
ing, at Tenth street, at least until they
get more accustomed to the new bridge.
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TROOP 7 WINS MEET

Troop No Z, composed of boys of
the Sacred Heart congregation, won
the first Boy Scout city field and track
meet Troop No. won second place
with g points; No. 5 third, l5 points;
No. 3 fourth with IA; No, fifth, 10
! points; No. sixth, 8; No. | seventh 3
and No. 10 eighth place with 2 points.
One of the surprise features was the
work of Troop in the wall scaling
contest. Making run of 60 feet and
scaling wall 10 feet high and running
to a winning post 60 feet further on
was made in So l-5 seconds, Troop 6
in I.2llI as second and Troop 5, l.22A
third: The winners received a hand
some art plaque.
Dumdey, No. 2, won the half mile
relay with Ahlswede, No. 5, second
and Yindra, No Z, third. The mile
scout pace was won by Markham of
No. 3 with Chadwick No. 9, second and
Skoracki, No. 6, third. Scout Meyer,
No. ?, won the water boiling event
with Rhode of No. Z second and Allen
of No. 10 third.
Troop won the First Aid Race; 8,
End; 10, 3rd.
Rescue Race, Troop 3, lst; 5, 2nd;
9, 3rd
Scout Pace, Troop 3, lst; 9, End; 6,
3rd.
staff Throw, Troop 3, lst; l, 2nd and
3rd.
Water Boiling, Troop 2, LIST; 7, 2nd;
10, 3rd.
Tug of War, Troop won
One Mile Relay, Troop 3, LIST; Z,
End; 2, 3rd.
Soccer Ball Throw, Troop 3, lst; 5,
End; Z, Bird.
Base Ball Throw, Troop 9, lst; Z, 2nd ;
2, 3rd.
Standing Board
jump Relay, Troop Z, lst; 2, End; s.,
3rd.
Low Hurdles, Troop Z, lst; 5 End; 8,
3rd.
Half Mile Run, Troop 2, lst; 5, 2nd;
Z, 3rd.
Patrol Wall
Scaling, Troop Z, lst; 6, End; ), Bird.
Hughes, Skoracki, Speigel won the
First Aid Race, Troop 6.
Jaeger and Backmann, Troop 3, won
the Rescue Race.
Schuette, Troop 5, won the Staff
Throw, 1893 feet
Coma, Troop 6, won the Base Ball
Throw, 2404 feet
Jaeger, Troop 3, won the Soccer Bail
Throw, COIL feet.
Stangel won til, Low Hurdles,
Troop 7.
Troop received an Art Plaque for
winning the Tug of War All Scouts
placing in any event received Ribbon
Bar Pine with blue silk ribbon for first,
red for second and old rose for third.
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NUMBER
CIRCUIT COURT

/ The court admitted 1873 applicants to
citizenship in two days last week. Six
were found to be alien enemies and
their cases were continued. Two an
plications were dismissed for technical
reasons. Eight failed to appear. One
had died since applying Upon examin
atlon by the government examiner all
applicants were loyal during the recent
world war and thought Uncle Sam did
Just right in getting into the big fight.
Wisch, the fish man, withdrew his an
peal and paid the fine in Municipal
court.
Frank Boehm pleaded guilty to the
charge of larceny and the burglary
charge was noled. He was fined 500
which he paid
Ray Meyers who during the week
paid a fine of $50 in the federal court
at Milwaukee on u whiskey charge
pleaded guilty here under the state law
and was fined 500, which he paid.
Thursday afternoon the first iury
trial was commenced Charles Zaiicek
was employed by George c. Wagner, a
butcher at Francis Creek. He lost the
fingers of one hand in a power sausage
grinder. Two important questions in
voIye whether Wagner complied with
the orders of the Industrial Commission
as to safety devices and whether the
plaintiff was guilty of contributory
negligence in not needing warning of
Wagner to shut off the power before
attempting to disassemble the machine
The plaintiff denies the warning. 1t
went to the jury Tuesday afternoon.
Hajicek has two Milwaukee LAWYERS.
The court then took up the case of
Iempleton VS.. Oscar Junge and Green
Gables Fruit & Dairy Co., which came
here on a change of venue from Door
county.
The jury answered all the questions
except one in favor of the employe.
|ajIcek. They said that the machine
could have had better safety devices
and that the lack of them was the prox-
innate cause of the injury, that Wagner
intended the workman to operate the
machine as he did and did not warn
HIM OF the danger, that Zajicek was not
guilty of contrbutory negligence. This
was on in Lajicek's favor but they also
found that Zajice1 knew and appreci-
ated the danger This assumption of
the risk up to a few years ago would
have defeated Xajicek and the LAWYERS
say that even now it puts in some ele-
ment OF doubt as to the final outcome.
The damages fixed at $1,000 was con-
Sdered as favoring Wagner under the
circumstances
The next case is a jury trial of the
issues raised by the Rappel Co., whole
sale grocers, suing the city for damage
done to their stock by the flooding of
their basement caused, they allege, by
the bursting of Sherman creek sewer.
due to blockade caused by a city pipe
built across and through the creek cul-
vert at Fifteenth street. The damages
claimed are about $4,000.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-06-16
BOY DROWNED
Chronicle

Ernest Frlcke, aged l3 years, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Fricke, South 18th
street. was drowned In the river near
the G. and ~ w X, r. bridge about
three O'Clock yesterday afternoon. He
aud companion were In swimming
and the presumption is that he got
c cramps as he went down suddenly. BIS
body was recovered at eight O'Clock.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-06-16

When the Aluminium Goods team
came to bat in the ninth inning at
Plymouth Sunday the score was 10 to
s against them, hopeless outlook,
When the side was retired the score
was l3 to l3 and it looked like any
body's game but Plymouth had their
half left and they put over the win
ming run Hildebrandt and Tadych
were the battery for the Goods team.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-06-16

The local high school wound up its
season last week by defeating the Two
Rivers school II to /. Panosh, the
local star twirIcr, struck out fifteen and
allowed but three hits The team won
five out of seven games played this
season, losing to Sheboygan 2 to and
10 Algoma to 2
The line up of the last game was
Balkansky, c; Panosh, p; Gonia and
Rahr, IS; Jacob, lb; Ahlswcde, 2b;
Gauther, 3b; Nyhagcn, If; Jaeger, cf;
schwartz and XeischoId, rf
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-06-16
SPECIAL SESSION o. co. BOARD

The county board will meet in special
session on Wednesday, June ~, to hear
and consider the report of the Teach
ers Training School committee ap-
pointed at the May session to secure
plans and specifications for a training
school building.
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

oI' Na"'ah| received considerable at
board, owing to tbe heavy hin if pre-
scnted for tine care of tramps ST
Nazianz is not ON a main thoroughfare;
it is not on a road to any point where
work can be secured If was sougbt
bv tramps for the GOOD times to he
had there daihe village paye them a
hearty welcome. Farmers who assist
tramps are giving announcement to
the evil which is steadily ON the in
crease.
Mrs. Carl Preis of Gibson died on
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Street Commissioner, StoIzc il. rci,ic-
ing over tbc arrival of Inuc girI ,t
his plare
Margaret Brady, bright little girl
of three years, daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs Peter Brady of Liberty, died on
Monday Of this week.
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sion The old man had ~ iaau.n,;.I
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BASE BALI

Shehoygan defeated Manitowoc here
ON Sunday, l to 0, and Milwaukee's
Red SoX gave Two Rivers an to s
walloping, leaving the Chairmakers and
Red SoX in tie for top honors with
five victories and two thumps. Juneau
trounced Green Bay to 2, putting
Juneau in third place, a game behind
the leaders
Ten innings were required to push
Manlowoc into the defeat column, to
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SUNDAYS RESULTS

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Red SoX, s, Two Rivers s.
Shcboygan |, Manitowoc 0.
Juneau 7, Green Bay 2.
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Ernest Wagner has disposed Of his
business to a number Of his employees
The new firm is known as the Manito-
voc Hardware Go. The members are
f. lsSclman. {. Kieselhorst, +. Barta
and Il. Kazeik
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NEW AMERICAN EMBASSY IN
LONDON FORMERLY HOME
OF ]. P. MORGAN

The gift of this fine building owned
by the New York hnancier has been
accepted by Congress as the future
home of the u. S. Ambassador to
Great Britain. It is located at Princes
Gate, Hyde Park, and is magnificent
ly furnished.
The evening world., 1921-03-28
BritOns Offer
RiCkGrd $500, 900
For Big Fight

An eleventh hour offer OF a S5OO.O 900
purse by a group Of English sportsmen
for the Dempsey Carpenter worlds
championship contest was announced
here tonight by Walter C. Percival.
American representative.
The group headed by Solly Joel Brit
ish financier and sportsman, II was
stated. desire to hold the contest at the
Olympia Club, London. the last week
OF June or at the EPSON Downs race
track the day after the English Derby,
when thousands OF Europeans will be in
London.
TEX Rlckard. who Is expected this
week 20 announce a site for the con-
test. will be rendered the orer to-
morrow by Mr.. Percival Mr.. Rickard
would have absolute charge Of the ar
rangaments and would be guaranteed
through Lloyd's against loss by bad
weather, injury to the boxers or In any
other manner. Mr.. Percival declared.
He added that the main purpose OF the
EportSmen was to obtain the bout for
London and that there was no desire
10 make any pr0ht for themselves.
II the bout be held at the Olympia
club, which holds more than 10000
spectators, he continued the prices
would range from $500 for a box seat
down 10 tlS.
The evening world., 1921-03-28
NEW YORK PLAYER
SETS SCORING RECORD
IN BASKETBALL LEAGUE.

A new scoring mark in basket
ball has been established in the
Penn State League. according to
the record announced to-day by
William B. LOTUS. Secretary Treas
urer Of the league. The holder OF
the new mark is Johnny Beckman.
classed as the babe Ruth" of the
game. In forty contests Johnny
tailed 361 points for an average Of
nine points per game. Beckman Is
a New York boy and a member OF
the recognized champion quintet.
the original CeItics. He plays for
ward for that aggregation and has
been one Of the mainstays who
helped the Celtics set a new mark
in victories won this season. Joe
Berger of Plymouth, with 259 points
was runner up 10 Becllnan in the
league scoring while Ripley Of
Scranton. with 255 finished third.
The evening world., 1921-03-28
KRAMER STILL WINS
RACES AFTER 22 YEARS
OF CHAMPIONSHIP RIDING

Frank l.. Kramer started his twenty
second year as a professional bicycle
rider In a most auspicious manner when
he won the Mayor Gillen Stakes. a Ave
mile race, at the Velodrome In Newark
yesterday before the largest crowd that
ever packed its way in to see an open
ing meet at the Newark saucer. 1t was
estimated that 10000 fans turned out.
Every seat was filled and thousands
stood In the inheld.
Kramer made his bid lap and a half
from home. At that time he was in
eighth position He shot around the
field like a streak Of lightning, and even
All Goullet, looked upon as the greatest
all-around bike rider in the country,
could not hold him. Kramer gained the
lead a half lap from home and raced to
the tape winner by Ave lengths, beat
ing out Pete Mocskops the big Holland
er, Reggie Mcnamara, the sturdy dis
tance star. and All Goullet, the all
around champion Of America, in the or
der named.
The evening world., 1921-03-28
Even Veterans Like Sallee
Show Surprising Speed
and Control.

NEW ORLEANS, March 2S,-The
Giants pitching stan is steadily
rounding into condition. The weather
has been so favorable that even the
veterans are beginning to take libcr-
ties with their salary arm. slim"
Sallee is one oldster who is steaming
them over the pan in m4d-season
form. Sallee and Arthur Nehf pitched
30 ably here yesterday that they
made the st. Louis Browns begin to
think their bats were only the size of
toothpicks The Giants. meanwhile,
had no trouble connecting with Urban
Shocker's shoots. The score was 3
20 /.
New Orleans turned out a big
crowd To sec the teams and 1t was the
Giants record crowd of their trip, eX-
ceedng the attendance at Dallas
whom they were beaten by the Indians.
Sallee showed encouraging form in
the last four innings. The last time
out he was hit hard, but to-day he
gave only two hits and no Brown got
beyond second on him.
Arthur Nehf pitched five Innings and
The evening world., 1921-03-28
lspooisl to Too Dyentne wor.dJ
SHREVEPORT, La, March 2s.


Contented and happy the Yankees
are ready for the regular season OF
the American League. Favored by
excellent training conditions in this
cty, every department OF the team
developed rapidly. The result is that
the club is now in better shape, both
mentally and physically, than when
the season opened last spring.
Like all veterans, Baker and Peck
are taking their time about reaching
top form, but there is no reason to
suppose that either will be a bit be-
hind his mates when the gong finally
sounds. Peck jumped into the game
yesterday and covered the shortield
with all his old brilliance.
Johnny Mitchell, the recruit in
fielder from the Pacific Coast would
have displaced almost any other
shortstOp In baseball this year, but
Peck was too much Of a task for him.
The sorrel- headed wizard from Yer
non has the satisfaction of knowing
that he himself is better than many a
man who will play a regular infield
position in the American League next
summer. Each game the Yankees
play Is Just that much toward the
perfection Of the team work that is
50 cessary-and necessary from the
very start Of the long pennant grind
Each one they win is just so much
toward the attainment OF an indom-
liable spirit. That, too, is vital to the
The evening world., 1921-03-28
Giant Pitchers Tame
st. Louis Americans

gave the Browns only three hits. re-
firing Sisler twice on infield grounders
The second OF these gave Dave Ban
croft a chance to maI" a gaudy play
with a barehand stop Hud a fast throw.
They have to throw them fast to catch
the Browns star.
Bayne pitched one frame and was
very lucky. He passed Bancroft on a
hit and run play, Monroe missed the
ball and Dave was caught sliding to
first. Then Monroe walked and Young
beat out a buut. Kelly clipped a fast
one past Smith, who broke the ball
down and 1t bounded right on the bag.
enabling him to make a force play.
Urban ShockeT. champion spltballer
of the American League, took severe
punishment in his six Innings on the
hill. He gave eleven hits, but fine
throws by Tohin and Wetzel and poor
base running by the Giants held the
score TO three.
Healthy wallops by Brown, Walker
and Smith gave the Giants a run I'm the
second. Then with Smith on second
and Walker on third, SEVERED gave
them another with bad throw Ia
catch the Giants catcher mapping al
second. In the fourth Walker and
Smith singled again, Nehf sacrificed
them along and Burns brought In
Walker with safe hit to left, Smith
| should have scored too, but didn't gel
a start and had to stop at second.
The evening world., 1921-03-28
CeLticS Score
First Win for
Local Net Title

Swept on their feet in the opening
half Of the first interborough battle
ever staged, the Original Celtics
fought back in the second period last
night and, after the score was tied
seven times, took the lead in the
last two minutes of play and turned
what looked Like a sure victory for
the Brooklyn Pros into defeat by 49
to 46 More than 1000 fans went
away feeling certain they had seen
one OF the best court struggles OF the
yenr.
No such a bitter battle had ever
been seen before in the list Regi
ment ATmory, and 80 eager were the
champions to annex that battle that
they ripped Andy Soulie out of the
lineup and rushed Barry in to pair
with Beckman. 1t was. strategy that
proved successful, for the Celtics took
a brace and snatched the game out
of the hre. The first test showed
the teams 10 be about evenly matched,
The big, aggressive five from across
the East River had the champions
slowsd 30 n walk in the first half.
The pace was terrific, and toward
the end of the game the challengers
were considerably slowed down, but
only a shade more so than the Gel
tics.
In team work, offensive and de-
fensive strength the Pros showed
surprising form. Most of the honors
OF the game went 10 them, though il
was their ill luck to be nosed out at
the finish after showing one Of the
best attacks seen here this season.