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THE MANITOWOC PILOT.
VOLUME SLI. -NO, 50.
51.000. IS
BROUGHT HERE
EACH YEAR.
his Money Comes From
the County.
: AP.MERS WHO
SEEK PROFITABLE
INVESTMENTS
id this Prompt the Organization
of New Bank?
).ME INTERESTING STATISTICS SHOWN.
hat .Manitowoc Agricultural Produce
Sells For.
nount of .Money Used to Run the
Farms.
VNITOWOC MONEY GOES ELSEWHERE.
e Estimate Made by The Pilot is Approxi.
mately Accurate.—lt was Not Possible
to Get Results to the Cent.—Pro
gressive Men Would Like to
Use the Money for Indus
trial Development.
In view of the new German American
nk being organized in Manitowoc The
lot submits some figures carefully
thered showing what is an approxi
ite estimate of the savings of the
mi to woe county farmers, due to agri
tural operations. The total farm
>duce raised and sold last year was
781.500, the total expenditure for liv
farm help and incidental charges,
860.000. leaving a surplus of $031,520.
e farm statistics may he summarized
follows
ricultural Produce $3,78 1,500
tlay by Farmers 2,800,000
rplus 02i,520
rning.s per Family 800
vlngs per Family 200
st of Living and Help 600
xes 100,000
t should be borne in mind that the
ires given above are within the mark
I are not in excess of the actual con
on which exists in the county out
s the cities and villages. It was ini
sible to give the amount of interest
le of the farmers are paying. That
re is a large surplus is a patent fact,
it is well known in Manitowoc that
he end of each year this capital of
farmer- seeks profitable investment,
i stated that considerable quantities
lanitowoc money leaves the chanty
is placed at interest in other sec
ts of the state.
!any men who are interested in Man
roc, and who are pushing its indus
-1 development with all the energy
j posses- believe that what surplus
lev comes from the county to the
as the result of the farmer's frugal
can be safely used here. It has
i mooted that the increase of bank
facilities will bring about this result.
INERARY OF MR. BRYAN
THROUGH THE NORTHWEST
AND INTO WISCONSIN.
’illiam Jennings Bryan will be in La
on the evening of Oct. 3 if pres
plans go through. At the same time
I Schurz and Louis Bohmrich. candi
-1 for governor will speak,
r. Bryan will speak in St. Paul Mon
, Oct. 1. He starts from Sioux Falls
he morning of Sept. 3K completing
tour of South Dakota at Aberdeen
evening. Thence he will go to
vh Dakota. He will l>e turned over
the Minnesota coniittee Sept. 2!t,
iking early that evening at Crooks
>ulnth early Monday, (Jet. I. and in
Jventh ward Democrats The Sev
-1 ward Democratic clnli will hold a
ting on Saturday. Sept. 32. All
locrals within the ward are invited
ttend.
! SEATING COMPANY GETS
AN ORDER FOR 3000
ADJUSTABLE DESKS.
The Manitowoc Seating company is
busy making 3000 adjustable desks for
the schools of St. Paul. This desk which
jis being adopted from one end of the
; country to the other, is making national
! fame for the city of Manitowoc. By a
I simple process, just the turning of a
crank, a school mam can adjust the
seat or desk so that the child who sits
upon it may do so in comfort. The
non-adjustable desk in school rooms has
been the cause of great physical incon
venience to pupils, distracting their
mind from studies, hence injuring their
education.
CANDIDATE R, M. La FOLLETTE
WILL SPEAK IN THE CITY
ON SATURDAY NIGHT.
Robert M. La Follette, candidate for
governor on the Republican ticket will
be in Manitowoc on Saturday afternoon,
and in the evening he is scheduled to
speak at the Noithside opera house.
Preparations are now being made for
the meeting of the county chairman of
the Republican party, Christ Muth. He
expects a large delegation from over the
county to be in the city to hear the Ma
dison man.
It was thought that Mr. La Follette
would be in the city early enough to at
tend the convention, but this is impos
sible hence the meeting at night.
TO BUILD A DUPLICATE
OF THE BIG CAKFERRY
THE PERE MARQUETTE.
The long negotiations between the
Pere Marquette Railway company and
the American Ship Building company
were concluded last week and President
Heald of the railroad line closed a con
tract with the ship yard trust for a car
ferry steamer to cost $350,000, The
new boat will come out Oct. 1. 1901,
and will be practically a duplicate of
the ferry steamer Pere Marquette, which
was built by F. W. Wheeler in 1890,
and has run on Lake Michigan ever
since. The new craft will have inor e
power than the old boat. Her speed
loaded will In* fourteen miles an hour
and she will carry 33 cars. The dimen
s'oiis are 338 feet keel. 350 over all. 50
feet beam and 3fU feet deep. There
will be two triple expansion engines and
four scotch boilers.
M AMTOWUC MARK H I
Latest Quotations Corrected for the Ben
efit of Farmers
The following are the current prices of
the various articles of produce as report
ed for The Pilot on Sept. ‘2O
Potatoes -35
Wheat.—Spring 70
Wheat—White Winter -8
Bye -50
Barley -48
Oats -24
Corn -48
Hay. 9.50-1050
Butter 14-17
Eggs 13-14
Salt per bbl I 10 130
Wood 4 00-5 00
Peas White 05
Peas—Man if at -85
Peas—Green -85
Peas—Scotch -90
Wool 20
RETAIL.
Flour Patent 9.20
“ Daisy 1.95
“ Rye 1.75
Midling 90
Coarse Meal 1.10
Fine “ 1.25
Oil “ 1.70
Married fifty years William Echt
ner and his wife celebrated their golden
wedding on Monday at their home 910
Washington street. Many old and young
friends felicitated the aged couple on the
auspicious event.
both the Twin citi s. probably Mon lay
afternoon and evening. Oct. 2 will be
spent in Minnesota with speeches at
Redwing, Winona and perhaps other
places, closing the day with an evening
address at La Crosse.
Chairman Mahoney states that it is
about settled that the candidates for
state offices will he in La Crosse at the
same time and every effort will be made
to have an enthusiastic reception. Mr.
Bryan will he at BeaVer Dam Horicon,
Hartford and Waukesha on Oct. ;i.
Telephone Company’s New Office.
The Wisconsin Telephone company
has taken two rooms over Stnmpf &
Langhoffs store on North Eighth street,
and as soon as the switch boards are in
they will be used for a central office.
TO ASK COUNTY
TO CONTRIBUTE.
Library Board Will Try for an
Annual Appropriation.
SUBJECT TO BE BROUGHT UP THIS FALL.
To Enlarge its Scope to a City and
Count;' Library.
INSTITUTION HAS DONE GREAT GOOD.
Meeting of the Board Tonight to Discuss
Rules for the Permanent Government
of the Library.
The Library board lias decided to ask
the County board for an annual appro
priation toward the support of the li
brary, so that the institution may serve
the purpose of city and county, thus ex
tending its usefulness. Mr. Nash, presi
dent of the board, says that the County
board is clothed with the authority to
make such an appropriation. When
the library was established, wholly by
the voluntary subscriptions of the citi
zens, the city government considered
the library of such value to the com
munity that a resolution appropriating
$1,300 a year was passed, which sum is
to be used to meet current expenses.
The Library board, however, while it
has been judicious in its expenditures,
apprehends that the reading public is
multiplying very fast, and with this
growth larger amounts of money will
be necessary. Then again to bring the
library within the free reach of the
county will entail much additional cost,
inasmuch as there will lie a greater de
mand for books, which will compel quite
extensive purchases.
The Library board is to meet tonight,
and Mr. Nash will submit rules and
regulations for the governance of the
board and for the transaction of its busi
ness, It is likely the plan which will be
submitted will be adopted.
Mr. Nash says that the appreciation
shown by the public in the library is
very gratifying to the board, and now
that the fall is here and winter is com
ing the rooms of the institution will be
made more attractive.
Manitowocs win last game The
Sheboygans and Manitowocs met on the
diamond on Sunday for the final game.
The score II to 7 favored the home team.
JAMES E. CRAIG STRICKEN DOWN
IN THE VERY PRIME OF MENTAL
AND PHYSICAL MANHOOD.
Two weeks ago James E. Craig, of Springfield,
Mass., returned to Manitowoc, the home of Ids child
hood, to visit friends of other davs. particularly Dr.
Banzhaf. In company with the doctor he called at
the Pilot office. He was full of life and laughter.
Standing at the gateway of manhood; erect, hand
some and frank, he looked athwart into the future,
confident in his ability to achieve a high place
among men, equipped for the tattle of life with a
splendid physique, for health seemed to flash from Ids
bright eves.
This admirable young man who left his Manitowoc
friends a few days ago to rejoin his girl-wife, no
sooner reached his New England home than death,
like a thief in the night struck a cruel dart at Ids
heart, and to-day his tongue is silent, his eyes have
been closed in their long sleep, and his form is laid to
rest in Mother Earth, beneath the weeping willow, and
those who survive him can say with Tennyson:
Which weep n loss forever new.
A void where heart on heart reposed.
And. where warm hands have prest and closed.
Silence, till 1 he silent too.
Which weep the comrade of my choice.
An awful thought, a life removed.
The human-hearted man I loved.
A spirit, not a breathing voice.
WHAT THE MILWAUKEE GERMANIA
THINKS OF LOUIS G. BOHMRICH.
1 he Milwaukee Germania, the le.vding
Republican German paper of Wi- ,n in
says: “If Mr. La Follette does m>t know!
the Germania opines. I*,. will real. t I
before the < ampaign reaches its height,
that in .satis Bohmrich he husaf oeman
worthy of his steel. Tiie jmlitical career
of this man is astounding. It is without
comparison, and nlycase whi :h an
Is* likenel to it is the rapid riso of diry
an. Bohmrich never held an important
MANITOWOC, WIS. SEPTEMBER 20, 1900.
WERNER BRIDGE IN
MISHICOT COLLAPSED.
NOBODY INJURED.
The old Werner bridge two miles south
of Mishicot. which has been in a danger
ous condition for a long time, collapsed
Tuesday afternoon as the water tank be
longing to Wilsman Bros.; threshing
machine was being nauled across it.
The horses attached to the tank with
their driver went down with the bridge
but revived no serious injury. A bus
load of people from this city crossed a
short time liefore the accident. Anew
iron bridge will probably be built to
take the place of the old one.
MAYOR RAHR CELEBRATES
FORTYSIXTH ANNIVERSARY
OF HIS BIRTH.
Mayor Rahr pleasantly entertained
his associates in the city government at
his home on Monday night to celebrate
his forty-sixth birthday. During the day
his honor v.as felicitated by numerous
friends who wished him the enjoyment
of many long years of prosperity and
usefulness in the community as Well as
unsullied happiness within the sweeter
environment of home.
GERMAN-AMERICAN BANK
HAS BEEN ORGANIZED
IN MANITOWOC CITY.
The German-American bank has been
organized in this city, with a capital
stock of $lOO,OOO, and the doors were
opened for business on Monday morning
in the Wallschlaeger building on Jay
street. Hugo Kiel was in charge The
articles of incorporation were tiled in
Oshkosh and the following names appear
on the paper:- Leander P. Choate, Osh
kosh; Chas. Cowan, G. W. Carter. L. I).
Moses, Ripon: EmilTeitgeu, F. T. Zent
ner. Mr. Zentner will retain his posi
tion with the National bank, having an
assistant.
The Bolen property acquired by May
or Rahr will lie utilized for a bank site.
A structure costing $30,000 will be erect
ed.
W ISCONSIN PENSIONS.
Washington. Sept. 15. The following
Wisconsin pensions were grant . . On
ginal Nathan Stiner, Merrill. $0: Asa
K. Stickney, Gilette. $0 Additional
William (jueenan, National home, Mil
waukee, 13. Increased Oscar <). Sny
der. Wisconsin Veterans' home. Waupa
ca. SK.
political office uu<l few people ever heard
of him until lately. Mr. Bohni'-ich may
lw proud of the manner in which his
nomination was accomplished If the
Democrats have sjH’ciilateil rightly and if
the < ion nans of this state will forget
their past party affiliations in order to
vote for their countryman remains to
!• ■•en. It is line that the tendency of
t e t term, i is is to stand together "
CITY HALL SCHEME
IS UP AGAIN.
Say the Northsidc anJ SouttisiJe
Reach a Compromise.
A NEW SITE IS UNDER CONSIDERATION*
Some Agreement Between the Aldermen
Soon*
MAYOR RAIIR TO APPOINT A COMMITTEE.
Rumor that the City Hall Mould he Moved
Over the German American Bank is de
nied It has no Foundation in Fact.
The city hall project is by no means
dead. It is understood that a compro
mise between the Northside and South
side aldermen has been effected and that
anew location, suitable for a city hall,
and which all the aldermen can agree
upon is in contemplation.
At the next meeting of the city coun
cil Mayor Rahr will appoint a committee
to consider another site now that the
Bolen property has been disposed of,and
it is expected that this committee will
be able to make satisfactory arrange
ments at the following meeting of the
council.
There were some rumors abroad that
the city hall would be moved into tin*
new bank building which is being em
ted by the German-American bank mi
the Bolen property. It was also asserted
that the library would occupy the third
floor. Both these rumors are without
the least foundation in fact.
The city is to have its own hall.
Carpenters’ Picnic Four hundred
carpenters headed by the city band
marched from the city to Silver (’m*k
park where the first annual carpeniers
picnic was held. George Kennedy was
marshal of the day.
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS READING
ROOM IS ESTABLISHED.
The Christian Science society will open
reading room, free to all. Christian
Science literature will be found on the
table for the use of the public, ami some
one will be in attendance to answer
questions and explain this new religion.
Tin* public is cordially invited to make
MR. BDIIMkICH IN TWO
KIVI kS AND MANITOWOC
SEPTEMBER 2S AM) 20.
County Chairman John Chloupek has
made arrangements by which l.onis ti
Bohmrieh will speak in Manitowoc on
Sept. '.".1 and in Two Rivers the day pre
vions. (in the Friday before the ■ int \
convention, the assembly convent ion I r
the northern district of the count >
Vie held at Two Rivers, and it is tin t*
that the Democratic candidate will open
the campaign in this section uf the slate.
Everyone should hear Mr Bohmrieh.
He is a most convincing orator and
what lie says is clothed in choice lan
guage and well expressed He will dis
cuss the Democratic issues
SAMI 11 M- JONI:S GOI.DIN
RUT MAYOR OF TOI11)0
COMES 01 T KIR BKY AN.
Samuel M Jones, the “Golden Rule'
mayor of Toledo. Ohio, who as an hide
pendent candid, lie for governoi of ( ijiio
111 I Will received II HI, 721 votes Ini cme
out for Bryan and Stevenson in an open
letter issued by him on Thursday a let
ter which tills the hearts of the Repuldi
can managers with dismay, and who h
means the loss of Mr. McKinley s own
state to the Republican party in Nov m
Ih*i - .
Ali elo r.c R>. public 1,11 an 1 111 0.1 l ;
turer, Mr. .Tones has served seveial terms
as mayor of Toledo, having been elected
and re-elected despite tile opposition of
machine politicians, bis platform con
sisting imply of tin golden rule.
Last je.ir Mayer Jones ran for gover
nor on bis chosen platform, and such
was bis bold upon tho laboring men and
reform element in Ohio that be p. lied
the phenomenal number of Di1i,721 votes
He carried his own county Lucas by
a plurality of 125 over Nash, the Repub
liean nominee for governor and carried
Hanna's county < nvahaga by I t.UITT
plurality over the Republican candidate
In I MMi (‘nvahaga county including tin
city of Cleveland, gave a majority of > •
451 for McKinley, while Lucas county
including the city of Toledo, gave the
Republican candidate 2,'.ti11) majority
It is conceded by Republicans and
Democrats alike that Mayor Jones'ae
tioii will result in a polite ..1 revolution
in the Buckeye slate.
THE MATTIE VICKERS
COMEDY COMPANY AT
TURNER OPERA HOUSE
At the Turner opera house on Monday
night jolly Mattie Vickers and her Com
pany opened a week's engagmeut. pre
senting Jacquine a comedy in three acts,
dealing witn high life on the stage. The
house was comfortably filled and. everv
one was well pleased. Miss Vickers act
ing wasapplauded. Specialties were in
troduced by members of the company.
Change of bill each evenening. The
company is a clever one. A pleasant
hour can be proved in the Turner opera
house.
LA CROSSE DAILY PRESS
HAS COME OUT
LOR W. J. BRYAN.
The Daily Press came out editorially
for William Jennings Bryan and an
nounces that hereafter it will be a Dem
ocratic paper.
W. S. Luce who lias been the owner
and editor of the paper almost since its
birth will continue to have control and
editorial charge. This change has been
expected for a long time but the an
nouncement was not made officially un
til Saturday.
F. A. Briggs, who has been managing
editor of the Press for several months
has resigned, his resignation to take ef
feet Saturday. Mr. Briggs, with his
brother. A <l, Briggs, has purchased
the Tomali Herald, a Republican paper
and will take charge of it immediately
DEMOCRATIC CAUCAUSES.
I H'UDMTHt l' CHlb’U.spx to <l*ll*tfllt‘* to Ht
tend tin* t ’hiiit v ami Assembly Conventions to
I** held MMMI wil 1 In* Ih*M in the several
wards of tln* t ily of Manltowoe on Wednesday
St-pt. ;.*•. ID** l r l'ln* jhilN will !• kept open fmm
T.:nit' H M and will he held at the follow
injj place*
1 Ward Council Rooms \ delegates
~ Windlatc House l
-I Schreiliart m Hall 4
I Win Witt m :i
r M. Zlnipdiclm s j
• .1 Boecncr h Stan* I
7 I*. Naidy * Mall 4
By < >rtlt*r of tin* I >eino< ratio < ‘it v (’oinmlttce
Ml NHV Mn.HoI I.LAND
< 'hair main
free use of this reading room open
everv Tuesday and Thursday afternoon,
from 3 to ( o'clock beginning today
The room is located at Frazier's hall.
Vork street, between Seventh and Eighth
streets
Stock buyer Robbed Frank ! huein
lor, h Sheboygan stock buyer, reported
ill police headquarters that lie bad live
robbed of St 75 and a gold watch He
alleges that the assault took place in a
saloon on t be t'alnniet road several miles
from the city
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REPUBLICANS MEET
ON SATURDAY.
Convention Promises to be Rather
a Stormy One.
CUT AND DRIED STATE APPROVED.
Delegates May. However, do the Bucking
Broncho Act-
BRE VCH VV ILL BE C VISED BY SHERIFF FIGHT
Some Dark Horses Ma> Make Their Appear
ance and Upset the Calculations of the
Machine All Candidates are anxious
Republican p. ilnarios wore hold last
night ami on Saturday the delegate* "‘ill
assemble in the court house and llanifo
woe Republicans will then deride who
will he placed upon the county ticket.
It is given out that a cut-and-dry slate
has Iweti settled upon by the machine,
hut that the choice for sheriff is not gen
erally popular, hence four candidates
are waging strenuous warfare to secure
the nomination, notwithstanding the
improbability of any of them ever gett
ing elected, good fellows though they
lie. The following is the ticket propos
ed. giving the four contending candi
dates who wish to head it
County Clerk
ii m a u’l-.v.mi, city
Sheriff
KHKtI KIWiKRT. City,
IMKKHK BCIIT. city
I'HHIST WITH. city,
i iikiiiik. ('lurks .Milts
T reosiircr
I 'HAs HA' KUH city,
HcKl.ster of Deeds
I I.INHNKH Kiel
Clerk of the Circuit Court
I’KTKH IIAON' in. Two Hirers
District Attorney
ATTY A K H'H okn city
County Superintendent of School*
While the ahove ticket in the main
practically reflects the wish of the lead
ers, yet it is not wholly Jtcqttiesced in
the county. From a good many sources
the rumblings of dissatisfaction is heard
and it is not improbable that a storm
may break over the convention from
other causes than the sheriff - light For
nearly ail the offices the candi late- for
Humiliation have been cho en it a sacri
tice of other dese ving men. and the
friends of the disappointed aspirants
may make their pr seuce len iwiion con
ventlon dax by projecting names to the
front for nomination, thus causing a
more serious and complex disturbance
limn was ex'peeted
Most of tlie candidates are now on tho
anxious seal and de!eg. ‘is ■ e lieing
butliinholed right and leu, importuned
to vote this way and for that candidate.
Notwithstanding the fact that there
wil’ be: good many b ‘achos earned by
tile .iotn.nation of men for offices ite
neatli that of the sheriff’, vet the deepest
laceration will lie caused in the party
ranks by the victor for the nomination
of sheriff Whoever get- it will do so
by wrenching ’ln heartstrings of his op
ponent Pierre Hurt now leads.