Flavor of the 1900s : Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Genealogy

FLAVOR OF THE 1900s

These I can't categorize, but will give you a feeling of what life was like in the 1900s in Manitowoc county.

[ 1916 ]

NEWSPAPER DATE NEWSPAPER EVENT
May 23, 1901 Manitowoc Daily Herald GAS LIGHT IN TWO WEEKS Construction of Plant About Completed and Operation Awaited Gaslight illumination in Manitowoc homes is promised for the immediate future in the announcement that the plant of the Manitowoc Gas Co., will be in operation within the next two weeks. Work upon the construction of the plant has progressed satisfactorily and with a rapidity that has fulfilled the plans of the promoters. Believing that the best economy is to build well, the Company has accomplished a degree of success that should insured the greatest immunity from accident or disorder, by applying only the best material in construction. The Works are equipped with all modern improved machinery and a holder that has a capacity equal to double the probable demand. A feature of the equippment (sic) is the process for purifying the gas before it passes into the mains and the adjustment of the machinery so that if any one part of the plant fails, the service will not be interrupted. Manitowoc is to be congratulated upon the possession of the plant which is a monument to the enterprise of local capital.
May 29, 1901 Manitowoc Daily Herald Try the new drink, coca cola at Kretches.

NEWSPAPER DATE NEWSPAPER EVENT
May 21, 1902 Manitowoc Daily Herald KEEP US DODGING Automobiles, Street Cars and Fast Horses on City StreetsBetween dodging automobiles, keeping out of the way of street cars and fast driving horses the Manitowoc citizen will be kept on the move in the future. The automobile promises to be numerous within the course of a short time, the purchase of several being contemplated, and two machines having already come into the possession of Manitowoc people. Daniel B. Bleser, head of the Kunz & Bleser Brewing Co., will be among the first to drive an auto, a machine purchased now being enroute from New York for his use. The automobile of Alderman Plumb was received today and is now being tested.

NEWSPAPER DATE NEWSPAPER EVENT
Feb. 19, 1916 Manitowoc Daily Herald HOUSE BEING MOVED OVER ICE GOES THROUGH AT TWO RIVERS YESTERDAY Two more houses were moved over the ice on the West Twin River this week. They are houses that were sold to make room for new buildings. Moving them across the ice makes the job a comparatively simple matter. Although three or four were moved across the ice this winter. Moving them over the bridge would be impossble (sic). One was being moved yesterday afternoon and sank through the ice into the channel. The men and teams were a distance away and no one was injured or got wet.
Feb. 23, 1916 Manitowoc Daily Herald Maribel news: All our hotel keepers and butchers have their ice house filled to capacity.
Feb. 23, 1916 Manitowoc Daily Herald Maribel news: The farmers will be busy this week hauling their logs to Rabenhorst's mill at Rosecrans for fear that the good sleighing will be spoiled if warm weather sets in.
Feb. 26, 1916 Manitowoc Daily Herald The second woman to apply for naturalization papers in the records of the circuit court here is Mary Hruby(?) whose application for first papers was filed with Court Clerk J.P. Ledvina this week. There is one other record, some years ago, of a woman securing her first papers but no petitions have been filed by women in a number of years.
Mar. 3, 1916 Manitowoc Daily Herald Three new cases of measles have been reported on the North side and the disease threatens to become an epidemic.
Mar. 14, 1916 Manitowoc Daily Herald Uncle Sam, fearing a shortage of paper is going to issue an appeal to the public looking to conservation. France's embargo of the export of rags has caused many American manufacturers to fear they may have to curtail production of their mills. The department has begun sending out 1,000,000 circulars to be posted in postoffices and elsewhere throughout the country urging that papers and rags be saved. The commerce department promises to put those who save papers and rags in touch with manufactures. Chambers of commerce have been asked to co-operate.
Mar. 15, 1916 Manitowoc Daily Herald LARGEST SHIPMENT OF FLOUR UNDER ONE BILL OF LADING GOES THROUGH HERE TODAY, 153 CARS. 3 TRAINS The largest shipment of flour ever consigned under one bill of lading is enroute from the Minneapolis mills of the Pillsbury company to New York, through this city via the Soo and Pere Marquette carferry lines. The total shipment, for transportion of which three special trains were provided from Minneapolis, was made up of 101,200 sacks, totaling 14,220,000 pounds of flour.
The bill of lading covered 14,220,000 pounds, requiring 153 freight cars for the shipment.
John A. Hewitt of Minneapolis, ????western representative of the ???? company and Eugene Warner, traffic manager of the Pillsbury mills, accompany the shipment and said today that the route through Manitowos (sic) had been selected as the fastest for the shipment, which is under rush orders. It is said that the larger portion of the shipment is for domestic use though some may be for shipment abroad.
Mar. 20, 1916 Manitowoc Daily Herald With Manitowoc county owners of automobiles gasping for breath at sight of the sky high prices of gasoline at present, the declaration from Milwaukee that a substantial reduction is in sight comes like a cooling breeze to a fever sufferer. E.A. Wadhams, president of the Wadhams Oil Co., is authority for the statement that within sixty days medium or low grade product will be selling at 15 cents.
Mar. 22, 1916 Manitowoc Daily Herald The epidemic of measles which has had the city in its grip for some time past has somewhat abated though there are still a number of cases on the North side.
Mar. 28, 1916 Manitowoc Daily Herald CITY HAS NEW SMALLPOX CASE AFTER 10 DAYS Quarantine at Home of Jos. Burish on West Side Smallpox has invaded the city again, after 10 days freedom from the disease quarantine having been established by the health department at the home of Joseph Burish at Eighteenth and Wollmer streets. Mr. Burish is a victim of the disease. Reports from Newton say that several cases have developed there and smallpox is prevalent in the northern section of the county also.
Apr. 20, 1916 Manitowoc Daily Herald Residents of the city will welcome the day when North Eighth and Franklin Sts. are paved, the two thoroughfares being regular seas of mud after the spring rains.
Apr. 25, 1916 Manitowoc Daily Herald Rural mail carriers report the county roads in the worst condition they have ever known them. In many places they are apparently bottomless. They say that unlike other years the bad places keep shifting. One day they find passage fairly good on one side, while the following day that side will be impassible.

NEWSPAPER DATE NEWSPAPER EVENT
Feb. 23, 1920 Manitowoc Herald News FARMERS NORTH TO GET ELECTRIC CURRENT SERVICE Farmers residing between Francis Creek and Mishicot and between Mishicot and Two Rivers are to get electric power and light service as result of plans announced by Ira Beyer, of Mishicot, who has completed arrangements for extension of service to these districts, through the Mishicot light and power plant, with additional current which is to be secured from the High Falls Co. by tapping its lines at Francis Creek. Farmers will assume the cost of the pole lines but will not be charged for the privilege of connecting up, the cost being for the installation and for the current used. The equipment will be put in at pro rata cost to the patrons and where a farmer may not desire to hook up now, he will be able to do so later by meeting his assessment. Contracts for poles and wire have been placed and the work of installing the lines will be undertaken this spring and completed by seeding time, it is promised. The lines will run east from Francis Creek and east and south from Mishicot.
Apr. 5, 1920 Manitowoc Herald News GIRL MOTHER'S BABY IS MISSING; POLICE PUZZLED Local authorities are investigating sensational reports that a young girl who was removed from a north side hotel to the hospital Saturday had, previous to the time her condition became known, given birth to a child, the whereabouts of which are unknown. It was reported that the girl had been found ill in her room and was taken to the hospital in the belief that she was about to become a mother, but physicians say that the child was born before removal of the girl and the matter was reported to the authorities. A search at the hotel failed to reveal any clew as to what disposition might have been made of the baby and it is not known whether the child was born alive or dead. The girl is said to be too ill to be questioned. The girl is said to be about 18 and to be the daughter of a farmer of the county.
Apr. 8, 1920 Manitowoc Herald News U.S. AGENTS HERE TO SEEK OUT STILLS Uncle Sam's official snifters revenue agents, are in Manitowoc county this week under orders to seek out violatiors of the prohibition laws and make arrests. It is said that a quiet search is being made for illicit stills which the department says it suspects every section has for manufacture of moonshine. It is not believed that the "revenoo" men will get very far in uneathing any violation of the dry law here.

NEWSPAPER DATE NEWSPAPER EVENT
Mar. 25, 1944 Manitowoc Herald Times HORSE TICKET Use of a fire hydrant as a hitching post for a horse and wagon cost Charles Pohl $1.50 in police traffic court this morning. "Parking too close to a fire hydrant" - that was the charge. After some argument as to the legality of ticketing a horse for a vehicular violation, and pointing out that there was no place to tie a horse, Pohl paid the fine. Office Ben Muchowski, who placed the ticket on the horse, said his attention had been called to the horse tied to the hydrant by a motorist who had paid a similar fine some time ago. The horse was hitched to a wagon used for paper pickup work, and the fire hydrant used as a hitching post was located in the 700 block on Jay street.

NEWSPAPER DATE	NEWSPAPER	EVENT
May 23, 1901	Manitowoc Daily Herald	GAS LIGHT IN TWO WEEKS Construction of Plant About Completed and Operation Awaited Gaslight illumination in Manitowoc homes is promised for the immediate future in the announcement that the plant of the Manitowoc Gas Co., will be in operation within the next two weeks. Work upon the construction of the plant has progressed satisfactorily and with a rapidity that has fulfilled the plans of the promoters. Believing that the best economy is to build well, the Company has accomplished a degree of success that should insured the greatest immunity from accident or disorder, by applying only the best material in construction. The Works are equipped with all modern improved machinery and a holder that has a capacity equal to double the probable demand. A feature of the equippment (sic) is the process for purifying the gas before it passes into the mains and the adjustment of the machinery so that if any one part of the plant fails, the service will not be interrupted. Manitowoc is to be congratulated upon the possession of the plant which is a monument to the enterprise of local capital.
May 29, 1901	Manitowoc Daily Herald	Try the new drink, coca cola at Kretches.

NEWSPAPER DATE	NEWSPAPER	EVENT
May 21, 1902	Manitowoc Daily Herald	KEEP US DODGING Automobiles, Street Cars and Fast Horses on City StreetsBetween dodging automobiles, keeping out of the way of street cars and fast driving horses the Manitowoc citizen will be kept on the move in the future. The automobile promises to be numerous within the course of a short time, the purchase of several being contemplated, and two machines having already come into the possession of Manitowoc people. Daniel B. Bleser, head of the Kunz & Bleser Brewing Co., will be among the first to drive an auto, a machine purchased now being enroute from New York for his use. The automobile of Alderman Plumb was received today and is now being tested.

NEWSPAPER DATE	NEWSPAPER	EVENT
Feb. 19, 1916	Manitowoc Daily Herald	HOUSE BEING MOVED OVER ICE GOES THROUGH AT TWO RIVERS YESTERDAY Two more houses were moved over the ice on the West Twin River this week. They are houses that were sold to make room for new buildings. Moving them across the ice makes the job a comparatively simple matter. Although three or four were moved across the ice this winter. Moving them over the bridge would be impossble (sic). One was being moved yesterday afternoon and sank through the ice into the channel. The men and teams were a distance away and no one was injured or got wet.
Feb. 23, 1916	Manitowoc Daily Herald	Maribel news: All our hotel keepers and butchers have their ice house filled to capacity.
Feb. 23, 1916	Manitowoc Daily Herald	Maribel news: The farmers will be busy this week hauling their logs to Rabenhorst's mill at Rosecrans for fear that the good sleighing will be spoiled if warm weather sets in.
Feb. 26, 1916	Manitowoc Daily Herald	The second woman to apply for naturalization papers in the records of the circuit court here is Mary Hruby(?) whose application for first papers was filed with Court Clerk J.P. Ledvina this week. There is one other record, some years ago, of a woman securing her first papers but no petitions have been filed by women in a number of years.
Mar. 3, 1916	Manitowoc Daily Herald	Three new cases of measles have been reported on the North side and the disease threatens to become an epidemic.
Mar. 14, 1916	Manitowoc Daily Herald	Uncle Sam, fearing a shortage of paper is going to issue an appeal to the public looking to conservation. France's embargo of the export of rags has caused many American manufacturers to fear they may have to curtail production of their mills. The department has begun sending out 1,000,000 circulars to be posted in postoffices and elsewhere throughout the country urging that papers and rags be saved. The commerce department promises to put those who save papers and rags in touch with manufactures. Chambers of commerce have been asked to co-operate.
Mar. 15, 1916	Manitowoc Daily Herald	LARGEST SHIPMENT OF FLOUR UNDER ONE BILL OF LADING GOES THROUGH HERE TODAY, 153 CARS. 3 TRAINS The largest shipment of flour ever consigned under one bill of lading is enroute from the Minneapolis mills of the Pillsbury company to New York, through this city via the Soo and Pere Marquette carferry lines. The total shipment, for transportion of which three special trains were provided from Minneapolis, was made up of 101,200 sacks, totaling 14,220,000 pounds of flour. The bill of lading covered 14,220,000 pounds, requiring 153 freight cars for the shipment. John A. Hewitt of Minneapolis, ????western representative of the ???? company and Eugene Warner, traffic manager of the Pillsbury mills, accompany the shipment and said today that the route through Manitowos (sic) had been selected as the fastest for the shipment, which is under rush orders. It is said that the larger portion of the shipment is for domestic use though some may be for shipment abroad.
Mar. 20, 1916	Manitowoc Daily Herald	With Manitowoc county owners of automobiles gasping for breath at sight of the sky high prices of gasoline at present, the declaration from Milwaukee that a substantial reduction is in sight comes like a cooling breeze to a fever sufferer. E.A. Wadhams, president of the Wadhams Oil Co., is authority for the statement that within sixty days medium or low grade product will be selling at 15 cents.
Mar. 22, 1916	Manitowoc Daily Herald	The epidemic of measles which has had the city in its grip for some time past has somewhat abated though there are still a number of cases on the North side.
Mar. 28, 1916	Manitowoc Daily Herald	CITY HAS NEW SMALLPOX CASE AFTER 10 DAYS Quarantine at Home of Jos. Burish on West Side Smallpox has invaded the city again, after 10 days freedom from the disease quarantine having been established by the health department at the home of Joseph Burish at Eighteenth and Wollmer streets. Mr. Burish is a victim of the disease. Reports from Newton say that several cases have developed there and smallpox is prevalent in the northern section of the county also.
Apr. 20, 1916	Manitowoc Daily Herald	Residents of the city will welcome the day when North Eighth and Franklin Sts. are paved, the two thoroughfares being regular seas of mud after the spring rains.
Apr. 25, 1916	Manitowoc Daily Herald	Rural mail carriers report the county roads in the worst condition they have ever known them. In many places they are apparently bottomless. They say that unlike other years the bad places keep shifting. One day they find passage fairly good on one side, while the following day that side will be impassible.

NEWSPAPER DATE	NEWSPAPER	EVENT
Feb. 23, 1920	Manitowoc Herald News	FARMERS NORTH TO GET ELECTRIC CURRENT SERVICE Farmers residing between Francis Creek and Mishicot and between Mishicot and Two Rivers are to get electric power and light service as result of plans announced by Ira Beyer, of Mishicot, who has completed arrangements for extension of service to these districts, through the Mishicot light and power plant, with additional current which is to be secured from the High Falls Co. by tapping its lines at Francis Creek. Farmers will assume the cost of the pole lines but will not be charged for the privilege of connecting up, the cost being for the installation and for the current used. The equipment will be put in at pro rata cost to the patrons and where a farmer may not desire to hook up now, he will be able to do so later by meeting his assessment. Contracts for poles and wire have been placed and the work of installing the lines will be undertaken this spring and completed by seeding time, it is promised. The lines will run east from Francis Creek and east and south from Mishicot.
Apr. 5, 1920	Manitowoc Herald News	GIRL MOTHER'S BABY IS MISSING; POLICE PUZZLED Local authorities are investigating sensational reports that a young girl who was removed from a north side hotel to the hospital Saturday had, previous to the time her condition became known, given birth to a child, the whereabouts of which are unknown. It was reported that the girl had been found ill in her room and was taken to the hospital in the belief that she was about to become a mother, but physicians say that the child was born before removal of the girl and the matter was reported to the authorities. A search at the hotel failed to reveal any clew as to what disposition might have been made of the baby and it is not known whether the child was born alive or dead. The girl is said to be too ill to be questioned. The girl is said to be about 18 and to be the daughter of a farmer of the county.
Apr. 8, 1920	Manitowoc Herald News	U.S. AGENTS HERE TO SEEK OUT STILLS Uncle Sam's official snifters revenue agents, are in Manitowoc county this week under orders to seek out violatiors of the prohibition laws and make arrests. It is said that a quiet search is being made for illicit stills which the department says it suspects every section has for manufacture of moonshine. It is not believed that the "revenoo" men will get very far in uneathing any violation of the dry law here.

NEWSPAPER DATE	NEWSPAPER	EVENT
Mar. 25, 1944	Manitowoc Herald Times	HORSE TICKET Use of a fire hydrant as a hitching post for a horse and wagon cost Charles Pohl $1.50 in police traffic court this morning. "Parking too close to a fire hydrant" - that was the charge. After some argument as to the legality of ticketing a horse for a vehicular violation, and pointing out that there was no place to tie a horse, Pohl paid the fine. Office Ben Muchowski, who placed the ticket on the horse, said his attention had been called to the horse tied to the hydrant by a motorist who had paid a similar fine some time ago. The horse was hitched to a wagon used for paper pickup work, and the fire hydrant used as a hitching post was located in the 700 block on Jay street.