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February 4, 1854 Manitowoc County Herald Manitowoc co. GREEN BAY, TWO RIVERS, AND MANITOWOC ROUTE.-Next Saturday, as will be seen by refering to an advertisment in another column, Mr. Paul Fox will commence running a semi-weekly line of stages between this place and Manitowoc, passing through the village of Two Rivers. This will be a very convenient arrangement for our citizens, and we hope it will pay well. - Green Bay Advocate.

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June 19, 1856 Manitowoc Tribune Two Rivers Long Article/Growth of Two Rivers
June 26, 1856 Manitowoc Tribune Manitowoc co. The enterprising propietor of Bakers Mills has recently put up a sash machine, which not only does its work well, but turns out a large amount of sash. A shingle machine has also been put in operation, and we are informed that improvements will be made during the present summer in the mills of Messrs. Pierce, Murphy, and B. Jones & Co. We have had occasion to speak of all the others except that of Messrs. Van Valkenburgh & Co., and Clark's Mill at Maple Grove, which keep up with the times.
June 26, 1856 Manitowoc Tribune Manitowoc PLANNING MILL NOTICE. The undersigned will be ready at all times, upon the shortest possible notice, to PLANE LUMBER at the following low prices. Common wide boards, - $2.50 per M. Common slding, (sic) - 3.00 per M. Common Flooring (tongued and grooved) 5.00 per M. For manufacturing beveled siding, - 5.00 per M. We would also remind those in want of planing, that as we do the work at half the cost by hand, we expect all to pay for their work when finished, and that hereafter, no lumber can be delivered until all charges are paid. Remember the place, at the old mill, near the bridge. ADAMS & CO. Manitowoc, June 19, 1856.
July 24, 1856 Manitowoc Tribune Manitowoc Improvements about Town. To chronicle all of them would be a hopeless task but there are some which strike the eye at a glance and indicate an increase of business which augers well for our future. A fine brick building is going up on York st. and in a short time Pontiac will lose one of her best citizens and Manitowoc will be the gainer therby. (sic) Messrs. W.H. McDonald & Co. have completed an addition to their extensive Establishment which increases their facilities and improves the appearance of the Store. Mr. I.H. Parrish is finishing a new building on Commercial street near the Store of Platt & Bro. The Tribune office will be found there after the 15th proximo and the upper part of the building will be occupied by Mr. P. himself as a Law and Land office. Hosts of new houses are going up and we notice a number of old ones are also getting ambitious, and with the aid of our good natured friend Nic Baker are on the rise who when the case requires is always on hand to lower others to the level of the street grade. Change is the order of the day, and it is from every where except in the pocket of the poor printer.

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Mar. 4, 1884 Lakeshore Times Manitowoc Messrs. Tillson & Schmidt have been entirely refitting their livery stable, and have now made it the most commodious and comfortable in the city.

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Jan. 25, 1899 Manitowoc Daily Herald Manitowoc Long Article/New Buildings
Jan. 26, 1899 Manitowoc Daily Herald Manitowoc Long Article/Aluminum Company
Jan. 27, 1899 Manitowoc Daily Herald Manitowoc STORE TRANSPLANTED. The Sohrweide & Gelbke Building To Be Moved Soon. Contractor Geo. Kennedy signed the contract this afternoon to move the building on Jay street now occupied by Sohrweide & Gelbke's shoe store. The building has been bought by Mr. Bloquelle and will be moved onto the lot facing on Ninth street back of his store at the corner of Ninth and Jay. The building is to be moved to make room for the new Schuette block. As it is a frame structure it will be veneered with brick to comply with the law regarding the remodeling of buildings inside the fire limits. A brick basement will also be built under it. The second story will be used for ???iling rooms. The mason work is to begin as soon as the weather will permit.
Jan. 30, 1899 Manitowoc Daily Herald Manitowoc C.W. Schroeder has had the plans drawn for a brick barn to be built in the rear of his place of business on Jay street. C.H. Tegen is the architect.
Jan. 30, 1899 Manitowoc Daily Herald Manitowoc The plant of the Manitowoc Post is to be moved into the building now occupied by Sohrweide & Gelbke's shoe store as soon as that structure has been moved onto the Bloquel property on Ninth street, between Jay and Washington.
Feb. 1, 1899 Manitowoc Daily Herald Manitowoc WILL FIGHT TO THE FINISH. The Manitowoc Pea Packing Co. Have Appealed the "Clipper City" Case. The fight over the name "Clipper City" is still on. The Manitowoc Pea Packing Co. adopted the name for a choice brand of their peas. Their reason for doing so was the fact that Manitowoc has from time in memoriam been nicknamed the Clipper City, and on the label, which bore that name, they placed the picture of a full rigged ship. Last fall a firm by the name of William Mumsen & Sons Packing Company of Baltimore brought suit against the Manitowoc Co., claiming that they had a prior right to the name. They were turning out a brand of vegetables which they labeled the Clipper Brand and also used the picture of a ship. The labels however were totally different. The Baltimore company won their suit in the lower court and the Manitowoc co. was restrained from using the name. The pea packers were not satisfied with the decision and have now appealed the case. The final decision will be given in about ten days, which will determine whether Manitowoc can legally claim the nickname of "Clipper City".
Feb. 16, 1899 Manitowoc Daily Herald Manitowoc W.A. Hempton opened his new grocery store in the Platt building, corner of York and Ninth streets, today and is now ready to serve the public. Mr. Hempton has a large and complete stock of new goods and is prepared to compete in quality and price with any merchant in the city. Orders will be called for and goods promptly delivered to any part of the city. Phone orders will receive prompt attention and he will make it his aim to merit a share of the public patronage. Watch the HERALD for advertisement of specialties. Phone No. 109.
Mar. 28, 1899 Manitowoc Daily Herald Manitowoc The old building on North Eighth street formerly occupied by Houghton's barber shop, was moved across the river to-day, to make place for the new Zabel building. Geo. W. Kennedy who had the contract for moving the building, loaded it onto sleighs before people were astir this morning and hauled it away.
Apr. 4, 1899 Manitowoc Daily Herald Manitowoc The work of excavating for the new Zable building has been commenced. George W. Kennedy has the contract and is pushing the work with a large force of men. Hermann Bros. have the contract for wood work on the building and the mason work has been let to John Bull. The work will be pushed rapidly with a view to the early completion of the building.
Apr. 8, 1899 Manitowoc Daily Herald Manitowoc John Phalen will remove his plumbing shop to the building corner Main and Washington streets.
Apr. 10, 1899 Manitowoc Daily Herald Manitowoc The Aluminum company's large plant at Two Rivers narrowly escaped destruction by fire early Sunday morning. The blaze started in the engraving room in the second story and was due to spontaneous combustion. No one was in the building at the time and the blaze was discovered by a passer-by, who immediately gave the alarm. The loss will be about $1,000, but is fully covered by insurance.
Apr. 11, 1899 Manitowoc Daily Herald Manitowoc The store located at the corner of Ninth and York streets and occupied by Wallace Hempton, will hereafter be known as "The City Grocery."
Apr. 18, 1899 Manitowoc Daily Herald Manitowoc The work of excavating for the new Zabel building on Eighth street is being hurried to completion and it is expected that the work of laying the foundation will be commenced this week.
Apr. 28, 1899 Manitowoc Daily Herald Manitowoc John Staudt is nothing if not progressive, and he has no intention of being classed with the "back numbers." He intends to make things hum in a lively manner and is going to improve his property on Jay street. The improvements contemplated are quite extensive and will add greatly to the value and attractiveness of his popular resort. Men are at work excavating for a cellar 40x66 and the regulation ten pin ally will be put in, not a dummy affair, but the same as is operated in large cities. A pool room will also be added, and upstairs, John intends to make a complete change. The present dining room will be remodeled and the parlor and sitting room will receive attention. A new front will be place in the bar room and when the work is completed, John figures that he will have a bill of from $1500 to $1800 to settle.
Apr. 29, 1899 Manitowoc Daily Herald Manitowoc Reif Bros. have started a factory of the manufacture of coffins at Reif's Mills. Vogelsang & Murphy, of this city, will act as shipping agents for the new concern and have established a warehouse and office near the C. & N.W. tracks on So. Ninth street.
May 11, 1899 Manitowoc Daily Herald Manitowoc HAVE ADDED A SMELTER. Manitowoc Aluminum Novelty Co. Make An Addition to Their Plant. The Manitowoc Aluminum Novelty company have recently added a smelter to their institution. This is quite an extensive addition to the already very complete plant but it has become a necessity because of the scarcity of aluminum. All the scrap metal will now be made use of. Owing to an increasing demand for the various aluminum alloys which are taking the place of copper and brass, the manufacturers of aluminum are fully three months behind with orders. The Manitowoc company is already behind with orders and rather than be delayed three months longer, they have put in the smelter.

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1912 History of Manitowc Co. Two Rivers History of Hamilton Mfg

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May 13, 1915 Manitowoc Daily Herald Manitowoc CITY HAS NEW INDUSTRY, FARM FOR RAISING OF GUINEA PIGS ESTABLISHED BY PLANTICO BROS Manitowoc has another new industry and one which is advertising the city to the outside world. It is the guinea pig farm and is conducted by Plantico Bros., who have made a number of shipments to Illinois and other points, one shipment of thirty pigs being forwarded to Springfield, Ill., yesterday by the company. The present stock of the Plantico Bros. numbers over 200 pigs which will be increased and the farm enlarged as the business develops. Herb Plantico is manager of the farm which is on the south side but the company will probably be forced to find bigger accommodations in the near future owing to increase of stock. The pigs command a good price.

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Feb. 3, 1916 Manitowoc Daily Herald Manitowoc SPECIAL We are in need of all kinds of furs, especially skunks. Get our prices before selling. It will pay you to bring them to us. Manitowoc Iron & Metal Co., tel. 218, 1015 Buffalo St.
Feb. 18, 1916 Manitowoc Daily Herald Manitowoc MANITOWOC'S FIRST APARTMENT BUILDING READY FOR OCCUPANCY Six Flat Building Erected by J.J. Healy on Fifteenth Street First of Kind in City, Nears Completion Manitowoc's first apartment house will be ready for occupancy about March 1. The new building, a three story structure, embracing six five-room flats, modern conveniences and with latest apartment features, is located on South 15th street, off Marshall, and was erected by John J. Healy at a cost estimated to be $10,000. Plans for the building were drawn by D.H. Tegen. The building is 34 by 56 feet and has three flats one each side, each flat having a large living room, dining room, kitchen and bedroom, with a large alcove off the dining room containing what is known as a Murphyized bed, a brass bed which folds up and is swung on a pivot and can be hidden from view by drapery over the doors which enclose the alcove. The alcove is sufficiently large to permit a dresser being place in it and at the same time is large enough for use as a dressing room. The bed swings into the adjoining room on the pivot and does not touch the floor or rugs until ready for position. It can be placed at any angle and is a convenience that is a feature of apartment building in the larger cities. Large closets, wash rooms, with hot and cold water, toilets, and other modern features are a part of each apartment, while at the entrance there is a large community closet off the main hall which can be used for wraps, rubbers, baby carriages, etc., which visitors to occupants of the flat may use. There is a large basement divided into six cellars for use of each flat and two large laundry rooms for use of tenants. A dumb waiter has been installed from the basement to the third floor for use in transferring laundry or other supplies. Porches are provided for the first and second floor dwellers. The furnishings are up-to-date and attractive and the building is provided throughout with the latest electrical equipment, each flat having an individual meter with an additional meter for the halls and basement. The place is finished in attractive manner and the new building is attracting much attention. The apartment building is an experiment in Manitowoc but should solve the lack of housing facilities, providing a modern home for tenanats. The Healy building is within two blocks of the high school and adjacent to the factory center of the city.
Feb. 26, 1916 Manitowoc Daily Herald Mishicot The Stelzer & Krieck Co. of Mishicot has been incorporated with a capital stock of $20,000. The company is engaged in the hardware business at Mishicot. The incorporators are Walter H. Krieck, Walter Stelzer Jr., M. Stelzer and John Halberg.
Mar. 16, 1916 Manitowoc Daily Herald Manitowoc A nine-ton boiler arrived today from Milwaukee for the Smalley Manufacturing company and was unloaded and conveyed to the plant preparatory to being installed this week. The boiler was made by the Milwaukee Boiler company for the local plant.
Apr. 7, 1916 Manitowoc Daily Herald Two Rivers TWO RIVERS TO HAVE NEW FACTORY PLANT THIS SPRING Wisconsin Woodworking Co. to Build on Site of Old Pail Factory and Double Capacity of Business Two Rivers is to have a new, modern factory plant added to its industrial plants this spring, the Wisconsin Woodworking company having secured plans for a new plant to be built at once, work to start at an early date. The company plans to double its capacity by erection of the factory. The new plant will be erected on the site of the old pail factory plant, which was purchased by the company from Milwaukee interests this week. The power house of the saw mill of the old plant will be retained and utilized but the balance of the plant will be dismantled or moved away. The new factory will be built to have a fifty per cent larger capacity than what is now turned out with present facilities. This will mean approximately 375 carloase (sic) of pails a year. At the present time the company is not able to fill its orders having one contract which alone calls for 165 carloads perannum. The number of hands employed now is 125 and this will be, no doubt, largely increased. The new factroy will be run entirely by electric power supplied from the Wisconsin Public Service company which will have its power lines completed to Two Rivers by the time the new plant is ready. J.F. Conant is head of the Woodworking company.

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1917 Manitowoc Daily Herald Manitowoc VISIT OF CHICAGO MAN RECALLS INTERESTING INCIDENTS OF PIONEER DAYS Emil Wolf, of Chicago, was a business caller in the city for the weekend and incidentally visited with old time friends of his mother, whose maiden name was Miss Emma Nollau. Her father, William Nollau, conducted an old time tavern here for many years, known as the Franklin House, the building having been razed several years ago to make room for the old St. Charles hotel, now known as the Robinson House, on Franklin street, and at present the property of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding company. Pleasant recollections still remain with old residents who made the neatly conducted little tavern their rendezvous in their early days. Before Mr. Nollau conducted the place a Mr. Langenfeld held sway therein as host. This was in 1853 when refugees of the ’48 German revolution made their headquarters there. Among them were hot spurs, who would take up the least reflection on the integrity of their character as an insult to be wiped out only by blood. One such duel took place before the hotel one midnight on the sidewalk and the bartender, Kurzwaell by name, meeting death at the hands of his adversary, Rosstaeuscher, who came out free in the courts of those days on the grounds of having acted in self defense. Another incident that the name of Mr. Nollau recalls, occurred at the time he became proprietor of the Franklin House and was the engineer in the sawmill which stood on the site the Elks club House is about to occupy. His fireman, Jos. Lenox, a character old timers will readily remember, as a later day drayman, one night found that there was no water in the boiler and replenishing the supply without first putting out the fires, ended the usefulness of the mill, then and there. Part of the boiler explosion flew through the window of the bedroom occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Reif, startling them in their sweet repose. The building owned by them is now the property of the Dickson Millinery company, being adjunct to their millinery store in the rear. John Reif, who conducts a shoe store on Washington street, can give further particulars, being a son of the couple in question, and now long since dead.

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Feb. 26, 1920 Manitowoc Herald News Manitowoc NEW SHOE STORE TO OPEN IN CITY Manitowoc is to have a new shoe store. Ray Lonsdorf of this city and W.J. Houfek of Hortonville have formed a co-partnership to engage in the business and will open a store at Sixteenth and Washington streets. Both young men are well known, Mr. Houfek having formerly been employed in the city. The store will be a convenience to the west side.
Mar. 29, 1920 Manitowoc Herald Times Manitowoc Manitowoc is again to take the lead among cities of the state. The Urbanek and Wattawa company has placed an order for an ambulance-limousine motor car for use in connection with its undertaking business and the car will be the first of its kind in Wisconsin, though in general use in the East. It will provide ambulance accommondation, medicine cabinet, dressing room, etc. and will have capacity for eight passengers at one time. The machine is manufactured at Cincinnatti and will be delivered in two months.

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February 4, 1854	Manitowoc County Herald	Manitowoc co.	GREEN BAY, TWO RIVERS, AND MANITOWOC ROUTE.-Next Saturday, as will be seen by refering to an advertisment in another column, Mr. Paul Fox will commence running a semi-weekly line of stages between this place and Manitowoc, passing through the village of Two Rivers. This will be a very convenient arrangement for our citizens, and we hope it will pay well. - Green Bay Advocate.

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June 19, 1856	Manitowoc Tribune	Two Rivers	Long Article/Growth of Two Rivers
June 26, 1856	Manitowoc Tribune	Manitowoc co.	The enterprising propietor of Bakers Mills has recently put up a sash machine, which not only does its work well, but turns out a large amount of sash. A shingle machine has also been put in operation, and we are informed that improvements will be made during the present summer in the mills of Messrs. Pierce, Murphy, and B. Jones & Co. We have had occasion to speak of all the others except that of Messrs. Van Valkenburgh & Co., and Clark's Mill at Maple Grove, which keep up with the times.
June 26, 1856	Manitowoc Tribune	Manitowoc	PLANNING MILL NOTICE. The undersigned will be ready at all times, upon the shortest possible notice, to PLANE LUMBER at the following low prices. Common wide boards, - $2.50 per M. Common slding, (sic) - 3.00 per M. Common Flooring (tongued and grooved) 5.00 per M. For manufacturing beveled siding, - 5.00 per M. We would also remind those in want of planing, that as we do the work at half the cost by hand, we expect all to pay for their work when finished, and that hereafter, no lumber can be delivered until all charges are paid. Remember the place, at the old mill, near the bridge. ADAMS & CO. Manitowoc, June 19, 1856.
July 24, 1856	Manitowoc Tribune	Manitowoc	Improvements about Town. To chronicle all of them would be a hopeless task but there are some which strike the eye at a glance and indicate an increase of business which augers well for our future. A fine brick building is going up on York st. and in a short time Pontiac will lose one of her best citizens and Manitowoc will be the gainer therby. (sic) Messrs. W.H. McDonald & Co. have completed an addition to their extensive Establishment which increases their facilities and improves the appearance of the Store. Mr. I.H. Parrish is finishing a new building on Commercial street near the Store of Platt & Bro. The Tribune office will be found there after the 15th proximo and the upper part of the building will be occupied by Mr. P. himself as a Law and Land office. Hosts of new houses are going up and we notice a number of old ones are also getting ambitious, and with the aid of our good natured friend Nic Baker are on the rise who when the case requires is always on hand to lower others to the level of the street grade. Change is the order of the day, and it is from every where except in the pocket of the poor printer.

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Mar. 4, 1884	Lakeshore Times	Manitowoc	Messrs. Tillson & Schmidt have been entirely refitting their livery stable, and have now made it the most commodious and comfortable in the city.

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Jan. 25, 1899	Manitowoc Daily Herald	Manitowoc	Long Article/New Buildings
Jan. 26, 1899	Manitowoc Daily Herald	Manitowoc	Long Article/Aluminum Company
Jan. 27, 1899	Manitowoc Daily Herald	Manitowoc	STORE TRANSPLANTED. The Sohrweide & Gelbke Building To Be Moved Soon. Contractor Geo. Kennedy signed the contract this afternoon to move the building on Jay street now occupied by Sohrweide & Gelbke's shoe store. The building has been bought by Mr. Bloquelle and will be moved onto the lot facing on Ninth street back of his store at the corner of Ninth and Jay. The building is to be moved to make room for the new Schuette block. As it is a frame structure it will be veneered with brick to comply with the law regarding the remodeling of buildings inside the fire limits. A brick basement will also be built under it. The second story will be used for ???iling rooms. The mason work is to begin as soon as the weather will permit.
Jan. 30, 1899	Manitowoc Daily Herald	Manitowoc	C.W. Schroeder has had the plans drawn for a brick barn to be built in the rear of his place of business on Jay street. C.H. Tegen is the architect.
Jan. 30, 1899	Manitowoc Daily Herald	Manitowoc	The plant of the Manitowoc Post is to be moved into the building now occupied by Sohrweide & Gelbke's shoe store as soon as that structure has been moved onto the Bloquel property on Ninth street, between Jay and Washington.
Feb. 1, 1899	Manitowoc Daily Herald	Manitowoc	WILL FIGHT TO THE FINISH. The Manitowoc Pea Packing Co. Have Appealed the "Clipper City" Case. The fight over the name "Clipper City" is still on. The Manitowoc Pea Packing Co. adopted the name for a choice brand of their peas. Their reason for doing so was the fact that Manitowoc has from time in memoriam been nicknamed the Clipper City, and on the label, which bore that name, they placed the picture of a full rigged ship. Last fall a firm by the name of William Mumsen & Sons Packing Company of Baltimore brought suit against the Manitowoc Co., claiming that they had a prior right to the name. They were turning out a brand of vegetables which they labeled the Clipper Brand and also used the picture of a ship. The labels however were totally different. The Baltimore company won their suit in the lower court and the Manitowoc co. was restrained from using the name. The pea packers were not satisfied with the decision and have now appealed the case. The final decision will be given in about ten days, which will determine whether Manitowoc can legally claim the nickname of "Clipper City".
Feb. 16, 1899	Manitowoc Daily Herald	Manitowoc	W.A. Hempton opened his new grocery store in the Platt building, corner of York and Ninth streets, today and is now ready to serve the public. Mr. Hempton has a large and complete stock of new goods and is prepared to compete in quality and price with any merchant in the city. Orders will be called for and goods promptly delivered to any part of the city. Phone orders will receive prompt attention and he will make it his aim to merit a share of the public patronage. Watch the HERALD for advertisement of specialties. Phone No. 109.
Mar. 28, 1899	Manitowoc Daily Herald	Manitowoc	The old building on North Eighth street formerly occupied by Houghton's barber shop, was moved across the river to-day, to make place for the new Zabel building. Geo. W. Kennedy who had the contract for moving the building, loaded it onto sleighs before people were astir this morning and hauled it away.
Apr. 4, 1899	Manitowoc Daily Herald	Manitowoc	The work of excavating for the new Zable building has been commenced. George W. Kennedy has the contract and is pushing the work with a large force of men. Hermann Bros. have the contract for wood work on the building and the mason work has been let to John Bull. The work will be pushed rapidly with a view to the early completion of the building.
Apr. 8, 1899	Manitowoc Daily Herald	Manitowoc	John Phalen will remove his plumbing shop to the building corner Main and Washington streets.
Apr. 10, 1899	Manitowoc Daily Herald	Manitowoc	The Aluminum company's large plant at Two Rivers narrowly escaped destruction by fire early Sunday morning. The blaze started in the engraving room in the second story and was due to spontaneous combustion. No one was in the building at the time and the blaze was discovered by a passer-by, who immediately gave the alarm. The loss will be about $1,000, but is fully covered by insurance.
Apr. 11, 1899	Manitowoc Daily Herald	Manitowoc	The store located at the corner of Ninth and York streets and occupied by Wallace Hempton, will hereafter be known as "The City Grocery."
Apr. 18, 1899	Manitowoc Daily Herald	Manitowoc	The work of excavating for the new Zabel building on Eighth street is being hurried to completion and it is expected that the work of laying the foundation will be commenced this week.
Apr. 28, 1899	Manitowoc Daily Herald	Manitowoc	John Staudt is nothing if not progressive, and he has no intention of being classed with the "back numbers." He intends to make things hum in a lively manner and is going to improve his property on Jay street. The improvements contemplated are quite extensive and will add greatly to the value and attractiveness of his popular resort. Men are at work excavating for a cellar 40x66 and the regulation ten pin ally will be put in, not a dummy affair, but the same as is operated in large cities. A pool room will also be added, and upstairs, John intends to make a complete change. The present dining room will be remodeled and the parlor and sitting room will receive attention. A new front will be place in the bar room and when the work is completed, John figures that he will have a bill of from $1500 to $1800 to settle.
Apr. 29, 1899	Manitowoc Daily Herald	Manitowoc	Reif Bros. have started a factory of the manufacture of coffins at Reif's Mills. Vogelsang & Murphy, of this city, will act as shipping agents for the new concern and have established a warehouse and office near the C. & N.W. tracks on So. Ninth street.
May 11, 1899	Manitowoc Daily Herald	Manitowoc	HAVE ADDED A SMELTER. Manitowoc Aluminum Novelty Co. Make An Addition to Their Plant. The Manitowoc Aluminum Novelty company have recently added a smelter to their institution. This is quite an extensive addition to the already very complete plant but it has become a necessity because of the scarcity of aluminum. All the scrap metal will now be made use of. Owing to an increasing demand for the various aluminum alloys which are taking the place of copper and brass, the manufacturers of aluminum are fully three months behind with orders. The Manitowoc company is already behind with orders and rather than be delayed three months longer, they have put in the smelter.

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1912	History of Manitowc Co.	Two Rivers	History of Hamilton Mfg