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VOLUME XLII.-NO. 16.
OR A DIVISION OF
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.
on. Maurice McKenna’s Force
ful Presentation of Facts.
HIS IS Tilt LARGEST CIRCUIT IN STATE
r’ork of Court Here Half as Much Again
as Other Judges.
IGURES WHICH ARE UNANSWERABLE.
ond du Lac Lawyer Suggests Relief by the
Creation of an Extra Circuit. An
Interesting Argument.
Below is reprinted an article
aken from The Fond du Lac
Commonwealth, written by the
lon. Maurice McKenna, in which
ie argues with unanswerable
orce for a division of the Fourth
udicial circuit. A point over
yoked by Mr. McKenna but in
upport of his contention, it
hould be stated that if Fond du
<ac is cut off from this judicial
istrict, still the Fourth district
‘ comprised of hut Manitowoc,
iheboygan and Kewaunee Conn
ies would be larger in population
han the average judicial district
i Wisconsin as shown by tiu
ensus of ISMS, which would
lake the district have a popula
ion of luii.S.-.u, the average for
he sixteen districts being abou 1
03,00(1. Mr. McKenna's force
til presentation of facts follow;
“Since the election of the last judge
f the Fourth Judicial circuit of thi
tate. it has been many times asserted
iat the work of (he circuit is altogeth
r too large and too burdensome for
ny one judge to handle.
“As is well known, the present Fourth
udicial circuit consists of four coim
es, to-wit: Fond dn Lac. -Sheboygan
lanitowoc and Kewaunee. Three of
hese counties have large cities, contain
ug the county seat of each, and the
usiness of these four counties, const i
nting said Fourth Judicial circuit i
ery large.
“To show that the circuit is far too
irgt in proportion to other judicial
ircuits in the state, a compilation of
he population of the remaining judicial
ircuits in the state lias been made from
he census of as -aid circuits are
efined by the map of the circuits of the
tatt, found in the Wisconsin Blue
Jo >k for 1 899. -
Population of th>‘Judicial Circuits o! WN
onsin. according to the census ol ls;is. (S,-,-
ec. S.CftJ of Wisconsin Statutes of 1 s;is; u I—.
lap of the circuits, in the Wisconsin Blue
ook for 1899.)
IRCUITS. COUNTTKB COMPRISIN'.. POP.
ith. Ashland. Bayfield, Iron. Price,
Sawyer, Taylor St.iibM
ith. Lincoln. Marathon, OneidH.
Vilas 63.331
7th. Clark. Kan Claire, Jackson il.tSki 1
ah. Florence, Forest. Lungdalc. Out
agamie. Shawano ... S 1 !i 7
Ist. K'*nosha. Racine, Walworth 57.53-I !
ird. Calumet. Ur ecu Lake, Winne
bago 01,310
>th. Buffalo. Dunn. Pepin. Pierce, St
0 114
7th. Adams, Portage. Waupaca. Wau
shara, Wood lici sis
Ith. Barron. Burnett Chippewa.
Douglas. I’oik. Washburn 105.110
Jth, Oi Jefferson. Kock 108,1511
till. Brown Door. Marinette. Oconto 1((5.3e.3
ith. Crawford. Orant. lowa. Lafay
ette. Richland..-. 1311.139
Jth. Dodge. Ozaukee, Washington,
Waukesha 135,105
iltli, Jnnean. La Crosse, Monroe,
Trcinpelean. Vernon 1:17.71:.'
Bth, Columbia, Dane, Marquette.
Sauk ... I SUIT,it
tth. Fond du I,ae. Kewaunee. Mani
towo - 1 154,3116
ind. Milwaukee. (Judge.- Circuit, 3:
Superior. 3: Municipal,!) 357.M32
Population OF Wisconsin in IHWi.
l) Population of tit Circuits, exclu
sive of Milwaukee ismuty I.lMtl.lHiS
i) Average population of each there
of P. 124
“) Ratio of population f<ir each cir
cuit Judge in Wisconsin, 'dint
ing each of snid live judges in
Milwaukee count y ns an equiv
alent to a circuit .indue '.r,’,:;sl
1) Ratio of population in Milwaukee
county to cadi of said judges
therein 57. >1
•) Population of 4th circuit 154.3111
') Which is 1 It* 1 ■ pet of the aver
hkc in (hi above
t) And is :.' W pet of the average
in (and) atiove.
i) And is HIT percent of the average
in (c) above.
“From the above statement, it will l>c
een that the population of the Fourth
nlicial circuit is 154.21‘tW. whereas, the
verage population of each of the rc
naming sixteen circuits of the state is
011,124. making the population of the
'ourtb Judicial circuit more than one
lalf as large again as that of the aver
se population in the remaining circuits
f the state; or, in other words, twice
he population of the Fourth Judicial
ircuit would lie a little more than tic
verage population of any three reutaili
ng judicial circuits iu the state. Thus
t will appear that the present judge of
his circuit, together with his official re
orter, is required to do half as much
nore work as the judge nr reporter of
nv of the remaining circuits in the
THE MANITOWOC PILOT.
suite. Asa matter of fact, the popula
tion of the Fourth Judicial circuit of
| Wisconsin is the largest of any circuit
|in the state. As will be seen from the
above table, the population of Mihvau
j kee is not twice the population of said
I Fourth Judicial circuit, and yet, in Mil
| waukee, they have five judges to trans
j act the business of their courts; where
as, in the Fourth Judicial circuit, they
j have but one.
“It is thus very apparent that the pres
■ cut legislature should pass some law
I creating an additional circuit, which
j would take in a part of the Fourth Ju
j dicial circuit, and reduce it to soine-
I thing like the proportion in population
i of the remaining circuits in the state.
“Below follow five statements of
counties which would form an addition
al circuit of about the average of the
remaining circuits of the state, and in
each of those live statements, it will l)e
I noticed that Fond dn Lac is one of the
, counties named in the combination.
Population of certain counties according to
census of 1895 (see map of Judicial Circuits in
Wisconsin Blue Book for ISSHU
Fond du Lac. Calumet, Washington... so.’lot
Fond du Lac. Ozaukee, Washington... 88,058
Fond dn Lac (jrccn Lake. Marquette
Washington 97.655
Fond du Lac, Calumet. Ozaukee. Wash
ington 105,718)
“Either one of the five foregoing com
binations of counties would make a ju
dicial circuit, the business of which,
could la- comfortably transacted by one
| judge and by one official reporter. This
| would be an improvement on the present
circuit, in as much as the bush i <s of
lhe court could b< transacted more ex
peditiously, and with less delay on the
part of those who have business to trans
act in the courts.
It would, therefore, seem that action
should he taken in the promises and an
r.d litioi rl circuit in the stale of Wis
i oosin 1 reated by the legislature now
in in' and that without delay.
“Mackick McKkxa.”
L\DIES AH) SOCIETY
OF NORTHSIDE GIVE
CONCERT NEXT THURSDAY.
The Milwauke" Journal Newsboys'
band has been organized for two and
one half years and although the average
age of the meiidiers is not more than
14 years, their music is equal to that of
most hands of adult musicians. The
North Side Ladies' Aid soejety. wishing
to raise a sum of money to carry on
it' charitable work among the poor
of the city have secured this hand for a
concert at the Opera house the evening
of Jan. til. The ()pera house should be
tilled to the doors.
No more novel jrogramme was ever
heard than the one to be presented by
the band here.
C. A. MUCHTHAUSEN
WHO HAS BEEN ILL
IS AROUND AGAIN.
(.'has. A. Hnchthansen, the popular
agent of the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad who has been ill with grippe for
the past ten days has so fur recovered
that he can lie out again attending to
hi official duties. His friends, and the}'
are many, are congratulating him on his
recovery. “Charlie” says it was a
strange sensation to him to he strk that
never before hud disease racked his sys
tem and he doesn’t desire further ac
quaintance with it.
CELEBRATED THEIR
GOLDEN WEDDING RELIGI
OUSLY AND SOCIALLY.
Mr. and Mrs, Christ Stndler of lid.')
South Seventh street celebrated their
Holden wedding Tuesday. Solemn High
Mass was celebrated at St. Boniface
church by Rev. Father Peil after which
a reception was held at their home.
City Council fleets The city coun
cil met on Monday night. President
Bleach in the chair. Very little busi
ness was transacted. Time was con
sumed in allowing a few bills.
SIMON WHERWEIN’S EXPERIENCE IN THE EARLY MORNING WITH A SUPPOSED BEAR.
Everybody out in Newton is enjoying
a huge joke on Simon Wherwein. It
was ‘3 o'clock Lot Friday morning when
Simon was luxuriating in the land of
dreams, that liis better half awoke,
startled by the howling dog-, the bray
ing horses and the noisy breezes With
out. Simon! Simon!" she said, prod
ding her husband and disturbing his
slumbers, "Do yon hear the noise in the
barnyard?"
The good nian wearily ojteiied his
eyes and rubbed the haze from them,
and said: "What! what is the trouble?
"The screeching outside," said his
wife.
Mr. Wherwein'.- sem es quickly came
to him and he listened, and hear-
PLUMB AND
WAGNER OUT.
Names of Two Men Suggested
For Office of Mayor.
EITHER W ILL ACCEPT THE NOMINATION.
The Announcement Comes as an Astonish
ment.
BOTH MEN ARE PROMINENT IN BUSINESS.
Hope of a Non Partisan Municipal Ticket
Seems Very Far From Realiiation.
Agitation in Both Parties.
Quite a little commotion was caused
in local political circles by the announce
! inent that John Plumb would run tor
j the Republican nomination for mayor,
i A number of Mr. Plumb's friends have
I approached him and suggested that he
would be a good man to run for the
| office and assuring him that he would
have their hearty support. To tne ear
nest pleadings of his friends Mr. Plumb
has given ear. and from present indica
tions, it looks very much like as if lie
will be given the nomination.
Such action on the part of the Repub
lican party will destroy any hope of a
non-partisan mayorality ticket and it
will bring the office directly into a par
tisan struggle, an object which the Re
publicans are working hard t - attain.
It had been hoped by some of Mr. Ruhr's
friends that the present mayor would
be renominated by one party and en
dorsed by the other, because i! is gener
ally conceded that he has made a cap
able officer.
Shortly after Air. Plumb’s name as a
candidate was announced certain men
interested in local politics called on
Urns* Wagner and suggested that he be
a candidate for the office. Mr. Wagner
told his friends that he was flattered by
their confidence in him, and that though
a busy man. yet he felt, if he was want
ed. he would serve the people in the ca
pacity of mayor. Mr. Wrgner is in no
sense of the word a seeker for the place,
but he stands ready to accept any call
to honor and duty which the people may
make. Such is Air, Wagner's position.
PRESBYTERIAN MEETING
TONIGHT TO ACCEPT MR
JOHNSON’S RESIGNATION
A meeting of the congregation of the
Presbyterian church has been called to
night. when the Rev. Walter JohnsonV
resignation as pastor of the church will
be formally accepted, and steps will be
taken to dissolve the pastoral relation
existing between the ministt r and the
congregation. Air. Johnson has receiv
ed a better offer at Logansport, Ind.
than he has here, and after much pray
er. he said, Sunday sermon, he
had decided to take the Logansport
church. In the opinion of the eongie
gation, as expressed freely by the indi
vidual members, Air. Johnson made an
acceptable record during Ids stay here,
and that he leaves of his own volition
and his departure is regretted. 11i -
people wish him well, however, and a
one Presbyte- ian said he hoped Mr.
Johnson would meet with the same
measure of success in Logansport as he
has in .Manitowoc.
Sent To (Tie Asylum Philip A!a
niann a Two Rivers man, who has of
late developed symptoms of insanity,
was committed to the Northern hospital
at Oshkosh. Drs. J. Ii Unrrens and
Kemper were examining physicians.
George Luecker a Trustee Upon
tiling Ids bond for sf 1 f,OOO. as required
by the court, Heorge Luecker, a well
known business man of Brillion, will
assume the duties of trustee of the
failed bank of that city.
ing the dogs barking, and fin hor
ses neighing he apprehended some
thing had gone wrong. Alternating
currents of thought ran through his
brain. It was warm, coiled up in the
blankets and reposing on a downy
couch; but without the wind shrieked,
and the shadows were nuusullv ominous
Would he or would he not investigate
the cause of the tumult ? Tli::: was a
question he hesitated in deciding. But
his wife's uneasiness and her insistence
that he should straighten matters out,
finally made him dress himself and seek
a solution of the mystery.
Armed with a gun he went toward
the barn. There he dimly saw through
the Waves of night ttie dogs dancing
MANITOWOC, WIS. JANUARY 24, 1901.
MR. RAHR RETURNS
FROM THE EAST WITH
A TOUCH OF GRIPPE.
Mayor William Ruhr returned from
an Eastern trip on Tuesday night. In
the interest of the Manitowoc Malting
Cos., the mayor went to Chicago, Cleve
1 land, and other cities in Ohio, thence to
New York, where he transacted busi
ness. On his return home he stopped
oft in Philadelphia While away he
contracted a bad cold, which bethought
might have turned into grippe. For the
last day or two he has kept within doors
to ward off possible danger.
MOVEMENT OF PERSONS
TO AND FROM MANITOWOC.
I M. H. Murphy has gone to Chicag >.
He will return in a day or so.
| A. ('. Miller who has been out of the
I citv is home again.
Edward Thompson and wife have
gone to Chicago for a few days visit
.1 M. Kenny of Monon, Ind who
was in Manitowoc for a few days, has
returned home.
Dr. H L. Banzhaf, who was in Mil
waukee attending the meeting of the
state Dental examiners has returned
home and has retaken up his work.
Edward Schuette attended tie meet
ing of the Electrical association at the
Hotel Blister. Milwaukee hist wed:
Miss Inna Schuette left for Mihvau
kee on Monday morning.
Mi s Gertie D.mwiddie of La < 'rossp is
a visitor in the citv.
Miss Leona Si eger of Kewaunee i> a
visitor in the city.
Wm. Schuette who has been ii South
Haven, Mich , returned home on Sun
day.
Rev. T. .1. Ryan, of Maple Grove was
in the city on Monday.
Andrew Erickson was in Shell wgan
on business.
AT LAST CONCERT THE
AIR IN OPERA HOUSE
BELOW I REE7I.;G POINT.
Many complaints have been lodged
against the mu fori able atmosphei .
in the <) pent house, the vi uing of the
Concert given by the* )ttu uwu quartette.
The hull was excessive!v colli, indeed it
"'as almost freezing inside the room
The management of the hall are sharp! \
criticised for permitting such a condi
tion to prevail, especially wln-n so manv
ladies were present. If the North side
high school course management will
not look after the heating hereafter,
their entertainments will be failures,
A concert is enjoyable in a warm room,
but it can be done without if a person
must sit in a room with tin thermome
ter below freezing.
MRS. VS . MUSH. GETS
ALL THE PROP! KTV
WILL iS INTACT.
The decision of Judge Anderson in
the Fore jit contested will case finds that
no undue influence was no 1. that the
deceased was of sound mind and that
therefore the will holds. By the term
of the "ill Mrs. W. Mnsil ..| Two Rivers
receive- all the propertv.
WISCONSIN PENSIONS.
I lie following Wisconsin pen ions
were granted today:
Original John Hrahendn Pe.slitigo.
■■sfi: David Sparks, Reedsbur sn William
II Reese Racine. $(1 Increase Victor
E. Fnrgason, Mondove, s- Christian
Loos •, North (b'eenfield. On John Dhiel,
Racine, ijw ; Abner A, Speiio r Oshko-h,
|lb- Reissue Sylvester A. French,
Baraboo, sl3. Widows Marry .1 li,
trance, Milwaukee. ss, Rosiua B. (*rm
ocher, Milwaukee, ss ; Whiheimie Bat
alia. ('liftou.iij j
about a moving object The homes
were nearby ami were ablated. The
object first moved forward id then re
treated, and these evolution disconcert
ed Simon. He subsequent!' concluded
lb.it the object was none other than a
bear and he primed Ins gnu ready for a
shot. Blare’ blaze’ bang' 1 zzl the gun
went oft. hut no sooner had I lie grape
shot emptied itself into what he thought
tin; vitals of the animal, than the bear
made a dash forward toward Mr
Whenvein.
In recounting this part ot bi>* cxneri
cin e Simon tells bis friends 1 always
thought I had courage to barn, having
fought >n many a blood > battlefield,
where shot, shell and shrapnel came
LOOKING FOR A
POWER BOISE SITE.
Higgins Want a Piece of Manito
woc Property.
SEVERAL PLOTS ARE NOW IN VIEW.
They May Extend the Line to the City of
Kewaunee.
M W PROJECT IS NOW BEING CONSIDERED.
Might Bea Paying Investment Because it
Would Facilitate Travel Kailwav
Connection Now Bad.
Thomas Higgins, who has got the
franchise for street car service between
this city and Two Rivers has lately been
in the city investigating a number of
| sites for the erection of a power house
to operate his system of trolley cars.
! Several sites have been offered but up to
the present none have been chosen. It
is not known whether or not he has an
; option on any site, but it is understood
that the land must be secured before
the end of February so that the build
ing can be erected and made ready for
installing the plant. It is said that the
! electrical contrivance for running the
street cars will he of the most approved
i pattern and the transit service will he
1 equal to any in the country.
It is mooted that the Higgins brothers
| have in mind an object for securing a
right a way between Manitowoc and
Kewaunee. The fact that there is no
direct railroad service between tbiscit'
and Kewaunee makes the plan of the
Higgins' entirely feasible, and it is
cl.dined that if the road was once built
it w uld be operated at a profit, as it
would largely facilitate travel. '■ !■ -
pioject. bower is yet embryonic
Deaths of a Week.
Frank O'Brien, formerly of Manito
woe, but late a resident of Denver,
Col . died in that city last Friilav. Th ■
body of the young man reached this
city yesterday and it will he laid to rest
in the (’atholic cemetery.
The meral eTvice -over the remains
lof Gilbert Burnet were conducted by
| the Rev. Walter Johnson at the home of
j ihe dead man last Saturday ( elite a
I large number of sorrowing friends were
present to pay the last respect to the
i memory o' the departed. The pall
bearers were: John Burnet. Gilbert
Burent, Edw. Hubbard, .1. S Anderson.
IJ. Garey, Fred Ives. Interment was at
I Evergreen.
Mrs Alettta Thompson, aged sewutv
1 four years died at the home of her
daiighl ■!'. Mrs. Maria Edwards on North
I seventh struct. The deceased came to
! t hi.' county in Ml. Four children stir
I vi vc lo r
I Christian Rathsack died at the home of
S his son William on Tenth street He
i was !H years of age
I t?i Memory Of Judge W illiams A
' memorial service as a tribute to the
long service of the late Judge Billie
Willia ii as | ; ■
[was held ill Sheboygan last Saturday.
Judge Kirwan of ibis city presided and
1 made a few appropriate remarks.
Liquid Air Lecture A liquid air
entertainment will be given under the
! auspice- of Cos. II Fell. I in Turner
Music hall. Prof. Woodland, who
appears here in the lecture, is a grade
'ate of Denison Pniversitv. Ohio, and
has devoted his entire time, nine years,
since then to scientific researches.
P ir a Stvdish Warm Winter < ap go to
Mlmo.ik & Mi' 1,1 ini,i. \niTs. They
can suit you Imtli in quality and price
down like rain from the clouds, but at
tb mon til I saw that three looking
brute mak< I dropped the gnu.
and m\ joints - l ilT*-n•• 1 by agennd bind
work, limbered up as if by magic mid I
(lew to my neighbors house, August
li uipt and awoke him. August ami
his hired man kindly volunteered Ii as
sist m in destroying the fierce animal
and so they came to my barnyard.
There the dogs were still barking and
the bear moving as before August had
an ax, the hired man a gun and myself
alieav. tali V\ e agred to wait until
we could see better, but all of us con
eluded that the object was a bear An
hour afterwards, getting on towards I
••clock, there was a lull in the -.111111 and
FEE BILL BEFORE THE
LEGISLATURE PROMPTED
IN MANITOWOC COUNTY.
The marriage fee bill which was intro
duced into the legislature by Assembly
man Willed was prompted, if is said, by
the present county clerk. The fee bill
I means that one half of the fees means
j that one half of the fee for issuing the
I marriage license should be 1 pocketed by
I the county clerk, and the other half go
Ito the county. This question came be
fore the recent session of the County
board, and local legislators refused to
allow any fee Through the bill, if it
becomes a law. the County board will
be compelled to allow a division of the
fee. _
T. J. WALSH DISCUSSES
THE QUESTION OF
DEMOCRATIC ISSUES.
T J. Walsh of Newton was in the
city this week. Mr. Walsh says that
the late snow came as a God send to the
country. In speaking about politics he
says that if seems to his mind that the
Democratic party must take up the tar
iff for revenue doctrine again as a lead
big issue and a paramount issue. He
claims the party never should have
shelved this supreme question for any
[other. Ho believes that if this country
| ever got down to a tariff for revenue
I basis, and i( was allowed to have a fair
I trial the death knell of protection would
j be rung and the death of trusts certain.
1 liIRARIAN MIN 151/11 SI N
Submits Her figures on Circulation for
Past Week.
Miss Von Briesen, librarian of tie
Manitowoc public lihrarv siibmitshcr tig
ures, bowing the circulation statistics
lei the past week ending January lit.
J’hes arc General. ~ 1 ; !: religion, I
sociology, s natural science, II; useful
arts, t; tine arts IT: history, I travel. :!T
biography, literature, *!i|. Total lo.Vi,
l Of these log were German, ill Polish, II
Bohemian and T Norwegian. Bails
average was I TV
Christian Science.
The Christian Science society holds
service Sunday at lOTIo A. M Subject
for next Sunday's lesson is - Love.
Sunday school 11:15. Wednesday
evening service at s o'clock.
Reading room is open Tuesday and
Thur'-Jay from to tP. M Frazier
hall. York street between Seventh and
Eighth. All are invited
Must Be Vaccinated Alter Feb |.v
children who have not been vaccinated
and are unable to present a physician's
certificate of successful vaccination will
be barred from attendance at the cite
schools. I bis is in accordance with an
order issued by Board of Health,
>1 VMTOM tIC >1 A It K 1.1
l atest Quotations c irrc.tcd fur the Ben
efit of farmers
The following are the, nrrent prices of
the various articles of produce as report
ed for The Pilot on Jan. g I
Potatoes | ( (
Wheat Spring, (iS
Wheat White Winter. ( ;s
K '
Bariev
Oats
<
Day ...) oho. j | on
Butter a ( |
Salt per bid No | |-
Wood {no r, on
Peas White .
Peas Marofat. .. | im
Peas Green.... s.A
Prim Scotch no
Wool | M
ItKT.MI,.
Floor Patent o. 15
" Daisy J !M)
Rye |, 70
M idling
('oarse Meal no
Fme
oil 1,70
the hear re;.nied to be tired out and vvn
moving but slowly The hired manat
this moment pulled the trigger of his
gun nii’l the oil,. 1 rolled over, appar
ently dead
' Ihinpt moved toward the dead ani
mal, saying that probably it was onlv
feinting uad wielding his a\. |,. t it come
down with a vicious plunge, but, flier • i
and then splinters Hew in all direction*,
for the bem- mi none other than an
empty barrel wliieh uad been tossed
about by the wind. ’’
The three men after their di-appeinl
ing e \pei ienee 1,1 whieh the barrel bad
got the best of them, laughed heartily,
each one departed his own way. but Si
mon w’iis mo disgruntled that Ije didn't
hi I. further repose lieneath the warm
covering of hi-- eoileh
WHOLE NO. 2200
TRIBUTE TO
GILBERT BLRNET.
Written by One of His Old Time
Friends.
IT IS A SYMPATHETIC EULOGY.
i A Man of Sterling Character and Kindly
Heart.
LIVED a MOST CONSISTENT LIFE.
Who He Was, Where He came Emm ami
His Official Connections With the
County.
The following tribute to the worth of
Gilbert Burnet Inis been written by an
old associate of his
"The death of the late Gilbert \V.
Burnet is deserving of more notice t urn
j the ordinary detail of fact given by the
I papers. When the news of the tragic
1 occnrrance which resulted in his death
j became km wu there was a feeling in
| the community as of a iktsoiihl Ivereav
| incut.
Air, Burnet came to this county in
; is til, as a stalwart young pioneer of
| twenty seven lie settled in Kossuth
town and on two farms in that locality
where once stood the primeval forest.
I there are fertile fields which silently
i hear wit less to his energy and indnstrv.
I Ile hnili his eahin and cleared his land
jas did other settlers at that arly day.
I tint he was no ordinary man. Coming
from his native Scotland with an edit-
I cation far he. >nd the average, with a
trunk open expression and hearing
| which convinced all who met him of
his strict integrity. lie was at once
j chosen to till various otliccs of honor
and responsibility in his town. He was
at different times town clerk, super-
I visor and justice of the peace. The
writer who knew him for nearly
half a century e.s no recollection that
he ever tried a contested ease in the
latter capacity. Hut he loved justice
j and promoted peace and nmnv a differ
cue.- between neighbors was settled and
adjusted by his wise counsel and good
judgment
The pains he took to inform himself
in regard to all public business with
which lit* was intrusted and the nnifoi m
correctness of his returns and leports as
a public officer made him noted us a
competent, eflieient and iullnentml man
in his locality In IH.T7 without any
solicitation and almost without his
knowledge. lie was nominated and
elected conntv clerk and in 18.A1I was
le elected to the same office.
"The same characteristics which
marked his conduct of town business
1 were still more manifest in the larger
sphere of the conntv. He knew every
detail of the affairs of office and the
public records and files were never
iletter kept than when in his charge.
At the end of his second term he be
came hook keeper and manager for
John ton iV Ho-lges who then conduct
ed the old north pier and were doing an
immense shipping business. In G7O
|he wh> again called to public life and
forthird time became the county
clerk of Manitowoc county. Later he
became the resident agent for the Good
rich line.a' steamer which at that time
i began to be a leadir factor in lake
navigation. Herema.ne.l in this posi
tion until about twenty live years ago
when he e tefed tile employ of t lie Alan
itowoc Drv Ho (’ i as chief a count
ant in which position he remained until
his death.
"Sneh is a brief outline of the public
i and outward life of the man who has
passed from among ns. His home life,
| his inner life is almost to sacred to I**
mentioned here It was all that the
life of a husband, a father, a neighbor,
a friend should he His, was a life of
usefulness to his fellow men, a life of
good works without ostentation, of
holiest purpose to give to others the best
that was in him
i'n! il was not this alone which
ma ie his trace detail the theme of uni
versal regret. It vva. the rude and
sadden taring cam. of one vvho.se
honest. of purpose, regard for truth and
kill Witless ot feeling for his fellow men
ha 1 made a stronghold in the hearts of
all vvh . knew him They did not know
till then h v !><• had entrenched himself
in their affections. There have been
few more p itn die -ignis than was wit
nessed at lbs funeral, when the long
line of nett who ha i be m associated
with him in his labels a* t: shinvards
marched in pro,-, cion. The deceased
bcl >ug.*l to no or ler or -o ne v for the
pis*, twenty live years he ha 1 taken no
active part in jnditicr.l affairs yet ids
tun.-nil was one of the larg. st .. en m
the city for many veers.
It seems strange that -me who had
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