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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16
R0TARIAN SPEAKER

Mr.. Emmett Bailey, president of the
Oil City, Pa, Rotary club, was guest
of the local Rotarians last Thursday
and gave several addresses. Mr.. Bailey
has a national reputation in Rotary af-
fairs as self-styled talking pilgrim" ."
He gave a talk to the local club at a
MONDAY dinner at the lllks club but
the main address was delivered at a
public meeting at the Orpheum in the
evening The keynote was:
Square dealing in the key to sue
cess in life. Service to the other fell
low is the best of riches and the most
lasting monument we may leave when
deeds for the community in which we
lived that will make us missed. Pos
session of wealth is not the crowning
virtue of life--use of wealth and a
wealth of real service to mankind, is
the highest achievement"
1t was an inspiring talk, full OF
homely truths The speaker made no
pretensions as to oratory but had a
gift OF projecting his sincerity and q
personality that holds attention and
puts over his message.
Ills closing was:
"Sell yourself to your community
not with selfish motive, but with de.
termination of sacrifice, if need be, foi
the community good and you viii have
made life something worth the living
was his concluding admonition."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16
LADIES AID MEETING

The annual meeting of the South
Side Ladies Aid society was held last
week and the following officers were
elected: President Miss Johanna
Lueps; yice-presdent, Mrs. Reinhart
Rahr, Sr,; secretary, Mrs. Frank Guse,
Jr.; assistant Sec, Mrs, Elmer Bleser;
treasurer, Mrs. Fred Robinson; assist
ant treasurer, Mrs. Max Staehle.
The following business report was
read for the year 1921, by Mrs. Laura
Guse, secretary. g.
Annual expense for charity, S756.57.
Total number of people cared for,
1924, including 25 widows, 235 children,
Ga old people and unemployed, also the
orphans and old people at St. Mary's
Orphanage and the Holy Family hospi-
tai.
This formal report indicates but &
small part of the society's charitable
work of the year There were in adj
.dition many sick calls, contributions OF
clothing, furniture, and other necessi-
ties, as well as toys and the like for
children.
Resolutions were adopted rendering
thanks to the many agencies that have
assisted the society in its work.
The society is probably the city's old
est charitable organization and pursues
objects of practical relief of distress
meeting il wherever it may be found
without posing or publicity and with
out emolumcnt or reward TO any on,
connected with it. Like its north Side
counterpart it has no overhead L
eat up large part Of the offerings o
donors.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16
LOCAL VISITOR WANTED

George Mcclellan came here last
week to visit his mother who resides
on the west side. While he was here
a telegram came from Iron Mountain,
Mich, asking that he be held on
charges of forgery made against him
there. The local police awaited the
arrival of proper papers and then took
Mcclellan into custody. Friday the
Michigan sheriff arrived and Mcclellan
accompanied him to Iron Mountain
without any demand for extradition
process The charges against McClel-
Ian include charges of three distinct
forgeries totaling Sll0.23. Mcclellan
denied being guilty.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16
ITEMS FROM THE PILOT FILES
FIFTY YEARS AGO

The many friends of John +, Cronin
will regret to hear of his death, which
took place at his residence, in Maple
Grove, on Friday last Mr. Cronin was
born in Grouton, Mass, in lS45, and,
at the age of 10 years came to this
city, where he began his career of use
fulnesS in adopting the profession of a
printer, commencing at the very bot
tom of the ladder, as a carrier of the
Pilot, when this paper was published by
Mr. Jene Crowley. In consequence of
i'll health, he removed to Milwaukee,
having accepted situation with Moo
nan & McNab, paper dealers, with
whom he remained for five years, He
then went to Maple Grove in this coun-
ty, where he went into business for
himself, which he carried on until his
death, which took place as above stat
ed. Mr., Cronin was a long sufferer by
that fell disease consumption. He was
universally beloved and esteemed, and
made a host of friends in all circles in
which he moved. We extend our most
heartfelt sympathies to the family of
the deceased
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16
CIRCUIT COURT

The divorce grind was begun last
Wednesday and a number of coniugal
infellicities were brought to an end.
Henry Pingel was given decree on
the grounds that his spouse, Anna, had
treated him cruelty, and desertion.
Frank Hunt went out hunting a job
about two years ago but evidently has
not yet found it as he hasn't come
home since. 1t won't matter any more
to his wife, Anna, as the court served
the marital bond.
Roy Bishop met Mary in May. They
became engaged in June and married
in October Bishop made an abrupt
fadeaway in January. Mary waited
the statutory year and had the knot
severed. The tale recalls Solomon
Grundy's romance as set out in Mother
Goose's ancient classic.
Ray and Mary Fifeld lived together
three years after which the husband
sought new fields of endeavor without
leaving a forwarding address That
was just two years ago, long enough
to win a decree for the wife.
After living together over a quarter
century Louis Laude and wife, Mary,
quarreled and Louis departed and
hasn't seen fit to correspond. The wife
was given a decree.
A number of minor non-iury cases
were heard.
Mollie Cootway was given a degree
of divorce in her atcion against her
husband, Tuft Cootway, after the hus-
band had withdrawn his claims for a
divorce and the parties had agreed on
a division of the property.
The plaintiff was granted her prayer
for relief from the bonds of matrimony
in Helen Grabo VS.. William Grabo.
The plaintiff is Is years old. She said
that her husband was industrious until
his marriage at Rockford, ILL.,, in 1920,
and that since this event he has shown
a remarkable aversion to remunerative
labor
Judge Werner of Shawano will be
here February % to preside at the
trial of the Cereal Products Co. VS.. the
City, an action involving the correct
ness of the assessment made on the
company's plant in 1920. The owners
claim that since the advent of prohibi-
tion the plant has a sale value of but
a minor fraction of its former value
and that the assessment did not allow
for tlas.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16
TO PROBE BUILDING COSTS

The annual meeting of the Manito-
woe Building and Loan association was
held at the city hall Tuesday evening.
The three directors whose terms were
expiring, j. c. Schmidtman, Fred
Rockhoff and Martin Georgcnson, were
unanimously reelected. The board will
meet within a week, with the probabil-
ity that the present officers will be re-
elected. They are: President, O, A..
Alter; vice-presdent, John Kellner;
secretary, c. A. Groffman; treasurer,
Edwin Schuette; attorney, John Chou
pek
At the meeting Tuesday Judge
Baensch broached the question of build
ing costs in Mantowoc and said that
there were complaints that building
costs were more in Manit0woc than in
other places in the state. He suggested
that it be ascertained whether or not
this is true, and if it is that the blame
be fixed.
Mayor Georgenson cited figures to
show that the worker are not overpaid
here by comparison to other towns and
Rudolph Goetzler said brick is cheaper
here than elsewhere.
The president was authorized to ap-
point a committee of building condi-
tions in the city. The general sentiment
was that prospective builders and the
general public are entitled to the facts
and a square deal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16
GREAT ORGANIST HERE

A Manitowoc audience was priyi-
legged Monday evening to hear the per
formance of one of the worlds greatest
organists, Gatty Sellers. lie gave a
concert at the First Lutheran church,
Eighth and State streets, to crowded
church. Miss Signe Hagen, vocalist
late prima donna soprano of the Casino
Opera, Coopenhagen was also on the
program and gave pleasing perform
ance.
In the program were four selections
of Mr.. Sellers composition, among
which the "Storm in the Alps" was re-
ceived with rapt attention. The artists
gave concert for school children in
the afternoon.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16
CHERMAK NEW CAPTAIN

Next years high school football
team will be under the guidance of
Anton Chermak who was elected cap
tain last week TO succeed Paul Schuette
Jr ochuette viii be back in moleskins
next fall but tradition of the school
forbids two years in office. The choice
is popular with the students. Cher
max has been awarded the official IN"
in football, baseball, basketball, and
track team, a rare record.
He will make a good leader.
The boys are planning to have a
school baseball team in the field and
will start training as soon as the
weather permits.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses have
been issued by the county clerk the
past week.
Frank StrSus Of Valders and Johana
Pieschel Of Cato; Erwin Warn and Ruth
Bruhn, both OF Two Rivers; Alexsnd-
er Bazie Of Green Bay and Sophia
Zarnik Of this city; George Schneider
and Rose Mueller, both o' Centeryille;
Raymond Hsuch OF Centerville and
Mabelle Thompson Of Black River
Falls; James ROLAND OF Franklin and
Esther Watt OF Maple Grove Edwin
Brady OF Liberty and Marguerite Kee-
han OF Franklin.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16

less of the amount of net income upon
which the tax is assessed, necesstates
careful computation on the part of the
taxpayer. Gross income" includes
practically every dollar received by the
taxpayer during the year 1921 in sal
aries, wages, commissions, rents, roy
altes, interest on bank deposits, cash
dividends on stock. cor income from
any source whatsoever" met income"
is gross income less certain deductions
provided for by the act, including all
business expenses incurred in the con
duct of business, trade, profession,
or vocation.
Certain expenditures, however, are
not deductible as business expense
when made for the purchase of articles
more or less permanent in character,
or for permanent Improvement of
property For example, a merchant
would not be allowed to deduct the
amount expended in the erection of a
new store, or farmer the cost of
new tractor or thrashing machine, since
such investments are held to be capital
investments. The law expressly pro-
hibits the deduction of family or living
expenses, such as rent for dwelling,
repairs to a dwelling. cost of food and
clothing for the family, education of
children, servants wages, and similar
items. Amounts spent during the year
1921 for any Of these items are not
' ,lnINat;hlo
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16

Injuries which he sustained at Aus
tin, H., when he dragged woman to
safety from an automobile, eliminated
in the death of Fred Zentner, Jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Zentner of this
city, messages announcing the demise
having been conveyed here to his par
ents Wednesday morning Mr. Zentner.
left on the early morning train for Chi
cago.
The accident which caused the death
of the local man occurred two weeks
ago. He was walking to his home when
he noticed woman, becoming CON
fused on the crossing and who was
about to be run down by passing car.
Xentner ran to her assistance and man
aged to get her to safety, but both
were knocked down by the fender of
the car. The woman, it appeared, re-
ceived no injury outside Of few
scratches and Mr.. Hentner, though
stunned, managed to walk to his home
unassisted. 1t developed, however, that
he had sustained fractured jaw and
was taken to hospital, where his head
was placed in plaster cast. The fam,
/! lily here was advised Of the accident
and from all reports he was recovering
from his injury. The telegram that
came yesterday morning was a shock
to his mother and father, who had beer
led to believe that he was due to leay,
the hospital this week.
Mr.. Zentner more recently had beer
employed in the general utilities de
ipartment Offices of the city Of Chicago
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16
Elrs, keoroes In America.

The first appearance OF the negro
In the English colonies In America
was In 1910, when cargo OF negro
slaves were landed at jamestown. In
1890. when the FIRST census was taken,
there were 757.20S negroes In the Unit.
ed States.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16

Emil Musil, aged 3S, was found dead
in bed at home of Anton Witt at -Four
Corners Tuesday morning, when mem
bers of the family entered his room,
after he had failed to respond to re-
peated calls. The man retired at about
10 O'Clock in the evening, apparently in
fair health. Musil came to this coun-
try about thirteen years ago and so
far as known has no relatives here. He
has held odd jobs about the city and
county and for three months past has
been employed by Mr.. Witt in the
blacksmith shop. He had worked hard
all week, although he complained of
not feeling as well as usual
Coroner DR.. W. g. Kemper and Dis
trict Attorney Brady were called, and
decided that no inquest was necessary,
as death was evidently due to natural
causes
As far as could be learned the dead
man has only one relative living, a
brother in Bohemia.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16
Growth OF Brazil Nuts

The Brazil nuts are contained In a
round. woody pencarp, or seed vessel.
almost the size Of a mans head. with
In which there are many Of the seeds
or nuts. These are packed so closely
that II would be quite impossible to
replace them once they were removed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16

and made his home at Austin, lie was
80 years of age and was born at Wau-
sau, later coming to this city with his
parents, and graduated from the local
high school Besides his wife he is sur
yiyed by his parents and one sister,
Mrs. George Schmtz of Amigo.
The body will be brought here for
burial.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

p. j. Mcmahon of Meeme has pur-
chased his brothers interest in the
grocery store of Mcmahon \ Miller and
has moved to the city. He disposed of
all his personal property by auction a
short time ago. He has not yet sold
his farm.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16

The high school lost to the Shebov-
gan students Friday night at the Or
pheum is to II. This is the second
time the Chairmakers have defeated
the local boys on the Manitowoc floor
this season.
Manitowoc started off with a rush
but it was only fash in the pan, and
at the half the visitors led IL to Z.
Early in the second half the score was
~ all Chermak was out of the
game for a few minutes during which
Sheboygan ran the score up to IS.
When he came back they held the ,is-
itorS scoreless and tried desperately to
recover the lost ground and would have
succeeded if the time had held out. 1t
did not, ard the whistle blew with Man
itowoc , to go to win.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16
BASKET BALL

The kraemers surprised the cage en-
thusiasts last Saturday evening at the
Orpheum when they administered a de-
ciSive beating to the New York Ma
tionals, one of the best road teams in
America. This is the team that two
or three weeks ago was an easy winner
over the crack Bright Spot team Of
Milwaukee,
The kraemers got started at the he
ginning, took lead and were never
headed. The score at the half was 10
to 10 in favor of the locals.
The visitors played brilliant basket
ball and astonished the fans with some
spectacular passing and shooting but
they could not pierce the five man de-
tense of the locals to advantage. The
game ended 40 to 80.
For the visitors it must be said that
they showed the effects of constant
traVeI and appeared stale from con
Stant playing. The small and infamil-
lar floor was also clearly a handicap.
The members of the team have been
playing together for six years and max
ing all due allowances for them it was
creditable feat for the locals to de-
feat them.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16

Teachers meeting at the Branch,
February 90 Literature Character
study of Ophelia, Gertrude and Claud-
ius, Miss O'Dea; Greek History, Diyi-
sions 2 and 3, Maggie Mullins; Greek
History Division 4, Charles Meisnest;
Local Puzzles, discussion led by Ella
Jcckel.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16

Matt Reddin of Franklin and Bat
Doolan of Brown county have had
enough of sailing. They were in the
city on Tuesday when the new carferry
arrived and went aboard. When the
boat quit the Northwestern slip for the
Central slip, they thought the trip
would not take much time and re-
manned aboard. The boat went up the
river and did not 90 to the slip until
late in the afternoon and the two were
unable to get off They were prisoners
practically, and fumed and fretted but
all without avail.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16

As the locomtive, Jacob Leups, on
Tuesday night, was backing down a
train of cars on the A. & n. l.. II. r.
loaded with timber, one of the stakes
holding the timber in place fell off,
which tilted one of the logs, causing
it to strike the ties. The momentum
of the train was such as to cause the
cars to ride one another, breaking the
headlight of the locomtive and knock
ing off the head of one of her cyln-
ders. No one was hurt.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16
OBITUARY

1902 South Ninth street, after an i'll
ness of many weeks. The deceased was
born in the town of Manitowoc, Oct 9,
1853, and has been a resident of Mani
towoc for the past thirty years, having
been employed as a carpenter. He was
married Jan. 10, 1882, to Miss Ange-
line BRAKEMAN, who with three sons
and one daughter survives to mourn his
death. The sons are Peter and John
Klein of Milwaukee and Otto of this
city, and the daughter, Mrs. William
Pilger, also of this city.
The funeral was held Monday morn
ing from St. Boniface church. Inter
ment was in Calvary cemetery.
Halvor Thompson, well known boat
captain and resident of this city for
fifty years, died at his home, SOB North
Eighth street, Monday afternoon, after
having been confined to his bed but
few days. The deceased was born in
Norway, Oct. 3, 1919, and began his
career as sailor and navigator on the
ocean when but fourteen years old. AT
the age of twenty-four he came to this
country and direct to this city, follow
ing the lakes as captain of his own
ships until about ten years ago when
he sold his last vessel, the Francis
Miner, since which time he has led a
retired life.
The deceased is survived by four
daughters, and two sons They are
Mrs. J. w. Patterson and Mrs Robert
Sieger of Chicago, Mrs. George Chat
ham of Lacrosse, Miss Hilda Thomp-
son of Milwaukee, Theodore Thompson
of Ludington and Gust J. Thompson
of Kalamazoo, Mich. His wife died
ten years ago. The funeral will be
held this afternoon from the William
Frazier undertaking parlors. Rev. Es-
peseth will conduct the services. In
terment will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Thomas Malone, aged 20, of Loyal
ton, South Dakota, died at Aberdeen,
South Dakota, on Friday and his body
was brought to his former home at
Kaukauna where the funeral was held
Monday morning. Thomas Malone was
born at Cedarburg and was married to
Miss Susan Murphy of Cato and for
many years before moving west, made
his home at Kaukauna. He was well
known in this city where he visited oft,
en- and has officiated as Judge at the
county fair, a service which he per-
formed for many other cities of the
state The deceased is survived by
three sons, Thomas of Louisville, Ky,
Clark of Loyalton, S. D., and William
of Spokane, Wash, and two daughters,
Miss Nellie Malone of Milwaukee and
Mrs. Joseph NJ. Zahork of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph NJ. Zahorik,
John Murphy, of this city, Leo Muir
ply, James Brennan and Joseph Ia
horik of Cato attended the funeral at
kaukauna.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16

George Washington and Will Nash
it is just as well to give George prece-
dence-were born on the same day, not
chronologically speaking, but by the
calendar viii thinks there are other
points of resemblance, and no doubt
there are, but this story has charitably
concealed Georges foibles. If he was
like Will he must have been what a
Scandinavian friend of The Pilot calls
a "reguly cuss"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16

Quite serious accident happened
Monday evening to Mr.. II. Lobe, an
old resident of the South Side. While
in Esch's store trying to greet Mr..
Esch, he accidentally came too near
the stairway, stumbled and fell into
the basement. A large lamp chimney
in his hand broke, cutting it quite Seri-
ously. Although bruised, he is not
hurt internally and may be about again
in short time.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16
Died at Cato Falls, February 6, 1872,
after a long illness, Daniel B. Silsbee,
in the G3rd year of his age.

Smalley Bros. have removed their
warehouse and office from their old
place of business on York street to the
commodious building formerly occu-
pied by Goodenow & Barnes, on Com
mercals treet
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16

j. p. Nolan was in a merry mood on
Monday last, occasioned by the arrival
of a baby boy at his home.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16

G. G. Sedgwick left for the south
this week to recuperate. Overwork
has told on him as it will on a few
more Manitowoc lawyers unless they
take an occasional vacation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16

The new requirement of the income
tax law that returns shall be made of
gross income OF $4,000 or more regard
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SOCIETY NOTES.

Miss Lillian Hart has returned
from Calumet. Oklahoma. where she
has been member Of the high
school faculty the past year. and
Will spend the summer with her par.
onts. Mr. and Mrs. j. l.. Hart, 923
Iowa avenue.
Rev. Samuel Pearson has returned
from kngfisher whore he attended
a meeting OF the college board Of
which he is a trustee.
=
Mrs. G. l.. Stone OF Oklahoma City
Is the weekend guest OF Mrs. j. A.
Thompson and other friends.
=
Mr. r. O. Blakoney OF Oklahoma
City visited ChickaSha relatives and
friends this week and attended the
o. c. w. graduating exercises.
The bridal party of the Arm
strongIiatcher wedding was enter
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Pretty Birthday Party.

Mrs. A. i. Bankston, 1901 Dakota
avenue celebrated the fourth birth
day OF her little daughter, Virginia
on Friday afternoon by inviting a
number of her playmates to spend
the hours with games and other
amusements. A pink and white
color scheme was used in the attrac-
tive decorations of the home and in
the prettily trimmed birthday cake
with its four candles. The guest
list included: Vera Lee and Homa
Gene Hawn, Kathrine Cook, Mary
Louise Timmons, Marian and Gene
Krulish, Mary Louise Britain and
ID. S. Downey.