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COUNTY oURT-MANITowOC COUNTY
WISCONSIN-IN PROBATE


In the Matter of the Estate Of Tosten
Iostensen, Deceased
NoTIcE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that at special
term of the county court TO be held in and for
said county at the court House in the City uf
Manitowoc IN said county on the fourth Tues
day being the 2bth day Of April, A. d, 1922, at
the opening Of court on that day the following
matter will be heard, and considered;
The application of Mary Tostensen' executrix
OF the win Of Tosten Tostensen, deceased late
OF Manitowoc in said county, for the exam.
nation and allowance of his final account. and
for the assignment OF the residue of the estate OF
said deceased 10 such persons are by law EN-
titled thereto. and for the determination and
adjudication OF the inheritance tax, II any, pay
able In said estate.
Dated March "a, A. D., 1899
By the Court;
JOHN CHLOUPEK,
County Judge.
Hougen Brady & Meyer, Attys.
Pub, March 3d. April 0, IL,
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The report Of icebergs in the path Of
ocean liners is grim reminder that
Just about ten years ago the Titanic
found one.
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IN CIRCUIT CoURT, MANITowoc COUNTY.
Alma MargaI ct Walters,
Plaintiff,

IN NlNOtli NobhI' hANlIOWOC COUNTY
Alma MargaI ct Walters
Plaintiff,
Hulda Marie Hougan, widow of Hakon
Hougan, deceased, Mabel Hougan. and
Henry Vessel Johnson, Margaret John
son and Mary johnson, children of
Johannes Hougan, deceased and all
other unknown owners.
Defendants
BY virtue of judgment Of partition and salt
made in the above entitled action on the
Goth day Of March, A D. 1922 the subscriber
Sheriff OF Manitowoc County will sell at the
office of the Sheriff in the County Jail building
in the City Of ManitowOc, on the 18th day of
May, 1922, at ten o'clock in the forenoon
Judgment to be sold and therein described as
follows:
All of Lot 4 in Block l57 and also driveway and
right-of-way through and over the East IL it,
of Lot 3 in said Block lj1 which right-of-way
is Intended as a mutual driveway between the
owners of Lot and Lot D. All of said property
being situated IN the City of Manitowoc Coun-
ty OF Manitowoc and State of Wisconsin. ac
cording to the recorded plat thereof, all subject
to the reservations and conditions contained in
a quit-claim deed executed by Peter Peterson
and Mary Peterson, his wife, to one Georgina
Anderson recorded in the Office of the Regist-
er Of Deeds of said County in Vol So of Deeds
on Page 1871.
Dated March 2lst 1922
CHARLES SCHUETTE,
Sheriff.
MARKHAM & MARKHAM.
Plaintiff Attorneys
Pub. March 23-6t
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College graduates are 81 two kinds
those that got 40 education and those
who jDst vent through college.
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To be Of the silk stocking class once
meant TO be az arlstocrat Nowadays
IL means To be q young woman.
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TIE CITY OLE MANIToWoC.

Your Committee on Streets, to
whom was referred bids for 1900 gal
Ion and 1900 gallon capacity Street
Flusher, after carefully considering
the report of the special Committee
appointed to investigate flushers in use
in different cities, hereby recommend
that the bid of Robert Guttman be ac-
cepted, and that contract be awarded
to Robert Guttmann, for Master
Truck with 1900 gallon husher ca
pacity, the truck equipped with radius
rods, Ga" Buda Motor, 40 X IA
Giant Kelley Springfield Caterpillar
| tires, at S7,63300, it being the best
legal bid made, to be furnished +, 0. b.
Manitowoc, Wisconsin,
Dated March 20, 1922.
(Signed) G. II. THOMPSON,
THEO. WERGIN,
b. NIENABER,
PETER STAALSON,
ED. KLUSMEYER,
WALTER A. KAZDA,
ED. FRICKE
Committee on Streets.
Motion made and carried by accla-
nation that the Utilities Commission
be instructed to move light pole from
driveway on Lot 3, Block 332, to end
| &c Jr;,a ,,,ox,
Report of Building Inspector for the
month of March, was read and or
dered filed
Report of the City Clerk of Budget
estimate expenditures and actual ex-
penditures for the month ending
March 81, 1922, was ordered filed.
Sections first quarterly report for
the year 1922, was ordered filed.
The following report of the City
Treasurer for the month of March, was
read and ordered filed.
April 3, 1929
TO the Honorable Mayor and Board
of Aldermen.
Gentlemen:
l herewith submit to your honorable
body a statement of the receipts and
disbursements, made by me as City
Treasurer, for the month of March,
1922
! p,l E,l OCH moo potO oar
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Communication from Rotary Club,
Kiwanis Club, Lions Club and Associa-
ton of Commerce, extending invitation
to the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council to meet at the Knights of
Columbus Club House, Saturday even
ing, at 500 O'Clock p NJ, to discuss
St. Lawrence Deep Waterway project,
was referred to the Bridge Committee.
Communication from Andrew Gerl
and others petitioning against the nui-
sance caused by smoke stack of the
Henry Zannacker Dye Works, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Complaints
and judiciary.
Communication from Miller & Ket-
ter, regarding claim of Edward Buk-
hardt, was referred to the Sanitation
Committee.
Communication from John Chou
PEEK, County Judge submitting list to-
gether with fees due the Jurors for the
condemnation of land on South
Twelfth Street, lying South of Division
Street, was referred to the Street Com
mittee.
Petition for water main on Twenty
second Street between Washington
Street and Franklin Street, was re
ferred to the Utilities Committee.
Two petitions, one of the business
men on South Eighth Street and one
of the business men on North Eighth
Street, petitioning to have an ordi-
nance passed forbdding the parking
of all vehicles on either side of North
Eighth Street, on the North from Chi
cage Street and Eighth Street to
Washington Street and Eighth Street
on the South side, were referred to
the Street Committee.
Communication from the Industrial
Commission of Wisconsin regarding
chimney construction, was referred to
the Public Welfare Committee.
Communication from Guy L. Shaw,
Congressman of the goth District Hi
nois protesting increase of flow of
water from Lake Michigan into the
Illinois River by way of Drainage
Canal, and attaching thereto bill II. r,
9046 and II. Res. 305, was referred to
the Committee on Bridges and Har-
bOrs.
General City claims numbered 39S to
532 inclusive were referred to appro-
pirate Committees.
Resolution appropriating amount
due on lands condemned on South
Twelfth Street, South of Division
Street, together with City Attorneys
report, was referred to the Committee
on Streets.
Resolution authorizing the issuance
of Street Improvement Bonds for the
purpose of raising funds for 1922 PAY
ing, was referred to the Street Com
mittee.
Committee to whom was referred
the following tenders, returned same
recommending acceptance.
Clara ID. Fraenzl, Administrators OF
Ferdinand Fraenzl Estate .......
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COMMUNICATIONS

Marcn u, l9ZZ.
To the Honorable Mayor,
City of Manitowoc, Wis.
My dear Sir:-
Am herewith enclosing copy of II. r.
9O46, bill providing for an increased
flow from 4,l67 second feet to 10000
second feet from Lake Michigan into
the Illinois River by way of the Drain
age Canal of the Sanitary District of
Chicago.
My home is at BeardStown, Illinois
which is situated on the Illinois River
We, of the Illinois River Valley,
know the effect of too much water
from Lake Michigan already and do
not want an increased flow.
am starting a new fight against the
Sanitary District of Chicago and have
introduced House Resolution 3O5 on
which ! am promised a hearing in the
near future.
Expect soon to introduce another
bill with the same end in view.
Are you interested in this matter?
Very truly yours,
(Signed) GUY l.. SHAW.
Recommendations
The Committee recommends that the
Clerk protest against House Resolu-
ton 90i6 and to protest any measure
of movement for increasing the flow
from Lake Michigan into the Illinois
River; and that the Engineer assist the
Clerk in gathering facts and data to
support such protest.
(Signed) THEO. WERGIN,
CHAS. BOURIL,
g. II. THOMPSON.
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G.. II. THOMPSON,
THEO. WERGIN,
WALTER A. KAZDA,
+. NIENABER,
PETER STAALSON,
ED. FRICKE,
Committee on Streets.

1bUlllllANNi WI oilNNlhs
Upon motion on roll call the report
was unanimously adopted and contract
awarded to Jay Hall for a Federal
Truck Ayes II Nays, none.
Committee to whom was referred
proposals on Road Oil, returned same
with the following report'
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR
AND COMMON COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MANITOWOC;
Your Committee on Streets, to whom
was referred bids for the delivery Of
Road Oil, according TO specifications
submitted, after carefully considering
all bids, hereby recommend that the
bid Of the Clark Oil Company be ac-
cepted and a contract be awarded to
Clark Oil Company for six COY car
loads Of 80 to 60 liquid asphalt road
oil, at GHc per gallon, +. o. y. Mani
t0wOc, and the bid Of the Lockwood
Company for one N) carload of 90 to
% asphaltic contents Indian Road Oil,
at G%c per gallon, f. o, y. Manitowoc,
be accepted and the contract therefore
awarded to it.
Each Of the above firms to execute
proper contract with bond attached in
the amount Of $4,000 for each car Of
oil delivered or in lieu Of a bond de-
post certified check in the amount
Of $4,000 for each carload delivered
to guarantee quality Of oil MS per
specifications
Dated March 20, 1929.
(Signed) g. II. THOMPSON,
TIIEO. WERGIN,
WALTER A. KAZDA,
b. NIENABER,
PETER STAAISON,
ED. KLUSMEYER,
ED. FRICkF,
Committee on Streets.
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V''oNN" - r
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) WILLIAM c. HERMANN,
City Treasurer.
Report of the Board of Pablo
Works on bids received for 1922 Paw
ing, was referred to the Street Com
mttee.
Mayor declared a recess of fifteen
minutes.
Alderman Fricke absent after re
cess
Moved and unanimously carried on
roll call to suspend the rules to take up
all matters on the table and allow
claims. Ayes 12-Nays, none.
Committee to whom was referred
the following communication, returned
same with the following recommends
ton.
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COMMON COUNCIL
Wednesdav. April 5. l022.

Wednesday, April 5, 1922.
Council met in session adjourned
from Monday, April 3, 1922, Mayor
presiding, all members present except
Drumm
Minutes Of previous meeting were
approved.
Moved and unanimously carried on
roll call, TO suspend the rules and take
up bids on High School Bonds and
canvassing Election returns. Ayes I3
Nays, none.
Motion made and carried by accla-
nation TO open bids on High School
Bonds.
Bids were referred to the Committee
on Assessment and Finance.
Returns of the Municipal Election
held on April !, 1922, were referred
70 the Committee on Elections
Mayor declared a recess of twenty
minutes.
Committee to whom were referred
bids on High School Bonds returned
same recommending that the bid
OF the National Bank of Manto-
voc, Wisconsin be accepted and that
all other bids for the High School
Bonds be rejected and the City Clerk
be instructed to return by mail at
once, all certified checks to the unsuc-
cessful bidders Upon motion on roll
call, Committees report was unani-
mously adopted. Ayes 10 Nays, none
The following report of Committee
on Elections was unanimously adopted:
The Board of Aldermen of the City
Of Manitowoc having met at Council
Rooms on the 9Th day of April, 1922
for the purpose Of canvassing the re
turns of the election held in said City
on April 4th, 1922 and being now in
session at such meeting for that pur-
pose, and after thoroughly examining
the returns of the various Boards of
Election find the results of said cleo
ton to be as follows;
/. That for the office of Aldermen,
each of the following named candi-
dates received the number of votes set
opposite their names:
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The Committee recommends that this
report he adopted and the following
officers declared elected.
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LEGAL NOTICES

STATE OF WISCONSIN, IN CIRCUIT
COURT FOR MANITowoC COUNTY.
Rose Gass,
Plaintiff,
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MARKHAM & MARKHAM,
Plaintiffs Attorneys
Pub. March est.

STATE OF WISCONSIN, IN CIRCUIT
COURT, FOR MANITOWOC COUNTY
Roy Curtis,
Plaintiff,
VS..
Clara Curtis.
Defendant.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, to The said
defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after the service Of this summons
upon You, exclusive of the day of service and
defend the above entitled action, in the court
aforesaid; and in case of your failure so
to do judgment will be rendered against you
according to the demand of the complaint
of which copy is herewith served upon you.
Kelley & Wgseman,
Plaintiff Attorneys
p. o. Address: Wood Block Manitowoc,
Wisconsin.
The summons and complaint in the above
entitled action are on file with the Clerk of the
Circuit Court for ManitowOc County, Niscon-
sin.
Pub. Mar est
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Plaintiff
Charles Gass,


Defendant
The STATE OF WISCONSIN, to the said defend
ant:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after service of this sum
mons, exclusive of the day of service, and de-
fend the above entitled action in the court
aforesaid, and in case Of your failure so TO do,
Judgment will be rendered against you accord.
ing to the demand of the complaint.
HOUGEN, BRADY 4 MEYER
Plaintiff Attorneys
p. o. Address, Torrison Building Manitowoc
Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
Pub. Mar. 9-6t
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STATE OF WISCONSIN, IN CIRCUIT
COURT, FOR MANITOWoC COUNTY
John P, Schrehart
Plaintiff,
Anton Eckert, his unknown wife.
heirs, personal representatives
aud assigns and all whom it
may concern,
Defendants.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, To The said
defendants and all persons whom it may
concern:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after the service of this summons
exclusive OF the day of service and defend the
above entitled action in the Court aforesaid
and IN case OF your failure so to do judgment
VIII be rendered against you according to the
demand of the complaint
The lands affected by this action are describ-
ed as follows:
The East one-half f. ~ of lot eight ts)
aud the west Onehalf wv. ~ of lot nine
d. and the west eight ,S feet of the east
one'halt %. ~ of lot Nine 90 all i'm block
No. TWO hundred seventy (27Ol of the CITY
OF Mantowoc, Manitowoc County Wiscon-
sin
KELLEY & WYSEMAN
- Plaintiffs Attorneys
p. o Address: Wood Block, Manitowoc,
Wisconsin.
The summons and complaint in the above
action are on file in the office Of the Clerk of
the Circuit Court for Manitowoc County,
Wisconsin.
Pub. Mar. 23-6t
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NAMES Received
First Ward Fred c. Schultz......19 100
First Ward Henry Mahnke. 1863
Second Ward--Ira +. Smith. ..... 206
Second Ward Ed. Frickc. 237
Third Ward Precinct No. Otto
A. Nogel ....,.......,.......2S i
Third Ward Precinct No. will
liam c. Sampc ...............15i
Third Ward Precinct No, . otto
A. Nogel OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .256
Third Ward Precinct No. 2-Wil-
liam c. Sampe ........i.,....2l2
Fourth Ward Chas. J. Bouril ... $50
Fourth Ward Edwin p Hansen $50
Fifth Ward Gilbert II Thompson,23O
Fifth Ward-Chas. Schlei .,..,..l57
Sixth Ward Peter Staalson. 29S
Sixth Ward Edward ldaa...21l
Seventh Ward Frank Smuger 423
Seventh Ward Theodore Wergin. 800
2. That for the Office of Supervisor
each of the following named candi-
dates received the number of votes set
opposite their respective names:
Vote
NAMES Received
First Ward VIM Gcnnrich ~ 1921
Second Ward Jos. Willot Jr....472
Third Ward Precinct No. Vic
tor Trastck .....,............ 1913
Third Ward Precinct No. Henry
WallSchlaeger .,,.......,,..... 23t
Third Ward Precinct No. . Vic
tor Trastek ........,,..... 285
Third Ward Precinct No. 2 Henry
Wallschlaeger ...,..,.......2 go
Fourth Ward-Jos. kostlevy 49,. 262
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Grover j. Meyers, Executor of the
VIII of Mrs. A. b. Melendy.....

report was unanimously accepted and
money placed into the City Treasury.
Ayes l3-Nays, none.
Committee to whom was referred
resolution for the construction of COM
bination curb and gutter on the West
side of North Twentieth Street be-
tween Michigan Avenue and Prospect
Avenue, returned same recommending
adoption Upon motion on roll CALL
Committees report was accepted and
the resolution unanimously adopted
Ayes l3-Nays, none.
Committee to whom was referred
resolution instructing the Chicago &
North Western Railway Company to
place a flag man at the crossing South
of Twenty-irst Street Viaduct, re-
turned same recommending adoption
Upon motion on roll call, Committees
report was accepted and the reSolu-
ton unanimously adopted Ayes 10
Nays, none.
Committee to whom was referred
resolution prescribing location of side
walk on North Nineteenth Street be-
tween Michigan Avenue and Prospect
Avenue, returned same recommending
adoption. Upon motion on roll call,
Committees report was accepted and
the resolution unanimously adopted.
Ayes l3--NayS, none.
Committee to whom was referred
resolution for the construction of side
walk along the North side of New
York Avenue between North Eight
zenith Street and North Twenty-frst
Street, returned same recommending
adoption Upon motion on roll call,
Committees report was accepted and
the resolution unanimously adopted
Ayes l3-Nays, none.
Committee to whom was referred
resolution establishing the width Of
carriage way on North Water Street
from Twelfth Street West to the edge
of the bank at 80 feet, returned same
recommending adoption. Upon motion
on roll call, Committees report was
accepted and the resolution unani-
mously adopted. Ayes l3 Nays, none.
Committee to whom was referred
resolution for the grading and gravel
ing of Twenty-ffth Street between
Washington Street and Franklin
Street, returned same recommending
adoption and that the width of the
Street he established at 80 feet, Upon
motion on roll call, Committees report
was accepted and the resolution unani-
mously adopted. Ayes Nays, none.
Motion made and unanimously car
ried on roll call that the following re-
port Of the Street Committee on. bids
received for 1900 gallon capacity
Street Flusher be adopted. Ayes ID
Nays, none.
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR
AND COMMON COUNCIL OF
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D. mat Tor INt OHICts OF SCHOOL
Commissioners the following named
candidates received in the several
wards the number of votes set in the
column below their respective names:
John j. BENJAMIN A.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-03

whether received by all--rail or water
delivery
Az wilminEtonians you are anxious
to know how anthracite prices here
compared with other cities. I will
takc Philadelphia and make COM
parison. using the same car OF stove
coal:
Cost OF coal at mine. $50 per gross
ton; freight to Philadelphia. $3.50 per
gross ton; cost T. o. b. Philadelphia
$l0.90 or $9.73 per 1000 pounds, against
Wilmington's 31o.36 per 1000 pounds
Selling price. Philadelphia, Sl4.2S
gross. or aI2.22 per 1000 pounds COM
pared to Wilmington's 313..5. Phila-
delphia retailers gross margin, 1898
per 1000 pounds. Wilmingtons, S2.S9.
a difference OF 10 cents per 1000
pounds In favor OF Philadelphia. Every
one knows that by reason OF the
natural physical conditions in Phila-
delphia, absence OF hills. grades. etc,
cost of delivery In that city should be
cheaper than in Wilmington, yet
ind that one large dealer In Philndci-
phia, who does an annual business OF
10000 tons, reports his total cost OF
doing business for the four months OF
January. February. March and April
1921. as $2.95 gross ton or $2.63 per
1000 pounds.
Going back TO the gross profit oi
the operator and the retailer. we have
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-03

high stove coal prior to April I, was
$40 per gross ton, tho independents
prices running from that figure up ms
high at $500. We Will use the COM
pany price OF Ss.10. The rate OF
freight TO Wilmington from tho Le-
high region Is ss,50 per gross ton.
There In n rate In effect from the
Southern and Middle fields Of $3.3S per
gross ton. Using the Lchigh rate we
have total cost Of $11.60 a gross ton
{. o. b. tracks to set tho coal to the
dealer. Reduced to the net ton of 1000
pounds, which Is the weight unit by
which anthracite is sold at retail gen.
orally, the coal costs the dealer $10.36.
The present retail selling price In Will
mington il $13.25 per 1000 pounds,
making the dealers gross working
margin $2.S9, which reflects the maxi
mum margin as practically on all other
sizes the margin Is smaller. This
S2.S9 is not profit. Out of 1t the deal
er has TO pay all OF his cost OF doing
business, including degradation, un-
loading and yard handling, delivery,
selling and administrative expense.
which in my Judgment and experience
will average In this city around $3.50
per 1000 pounds. This figure will
vary, according TO the dealers hand
ling facilities and ability TO keep his
Organization operating at a fair aver
age. This leaves a gross profit OF 80
lcents per 1000 pounds. from which
the dealer must pay interest on his In
lvestment and Federal taxes.
have included in the cost of doing
business the item OF degradation
which while one OF the biggest items
lof cost to tho dealer, aside from the
lcost OF the coal. transportation and
wages, but absolutely an unavoidable
lexpense, is as n rule overlooked en-
tirely by the consumer. The tern
means the breaking up. or degradin,
OF larger sized coal into smaller ant
less valuable sizes. This breaksg'
starts at the mine breaker, followed
by further breakage in cars In transi
, land considerable loss OF coal through
leakage enroute. Then comes unload
, ing at the dealers yard, either {
, ground, trestle or overhead storage
: The coal is then screened and IN
broken, degraded coal and dust is re
moved before delivery is made. Th
fine coal so removed must then b
resized and although the dealer pal
; for the coal at egg, stove or nut price
2 a percentage of the rcsiZed coal mus
J be sold as pea or buckwheat at muc
| lower prices. and the remaining POI
} ton sold, II a market can be found. q
! prices below the actual cost OF de
= livery. The loss from degradation is II
!, ported by the National Coal Mel
e chants Association as from 80 to
cents on every ton OF coal handle
: dependent on equipment in use ar
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-03

ono knows when operations win -
resumed. At tho present time estt-
mate there Is approximately 10000
tons OF domestic coal In the local
dealers yards. This is about twp
weeks normal winter requirem snts
and should the public make uD their
minds TO buy. it would mean that by
the early part OF June all stocks would
be cleaned up. With no opportunity
OF replacing the coal should the mines
still be closed down. Then thero would
be a howl and everybody would want
their coal. Without making any
recommendation Il would seern 70 mo
if II is policy 20 take out insurance 10
protect against losses by IRE. that Sc
would be equally wire TO take out a
heat policy while It may stiIl be Sc
cured.