The Post-Crescent from Appleton, Wisconsin (2024)

lWMO DB CENT, VOL. 21 IISTO; 161 APPIiETCXtf, WISCOXSESr, FRIDAY ETEOTNG, APELL 29. 1911. PRICE TWO CENTS. "CHARIIE" PEETERS PAVING CREW WILL FLETCHER MAY BE FRANCIS FERDINAND WILL BE EMPEROR OF WILLIAMS TO FIGHT FOR RECIPROCITY IN THE S.

SENATE IS "TOUCHED" BY A "FRIEHD" FlfTH Of CLASS MISSIONARIES AUSTRIA-HUNGARY LYING UNCONSCIOUS ARRIVE ON MONDAY QUESTION OF BOARDING NEGROES STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY WED NESDAY CANNOT SPEAK I W. WORRIES CONTRACTORS j. olmstead; whose saloon WAS CLOSED WEDNESDAY, ROBBED OF $500 ELEVEN OUT OF ,59 GRADUATES AT LAWRENCE VOLUNTEER -THEIR SERVICES Postmaster and Assistant Cashier of Council Completes Work of Assessing Bank in Little Chute Has Been Unconscious for Nearly 48 Hours Will Recover MONEY IS RECOVERED Benefits and Damages and Fixes of: $50,000 Pavements City Pays a Third 1 Drank Himself to Sleep in Milwaukee G. H. "Charlie" Peeters lies in an un THREE ARE CHOSEN Willett, Perkins and Clare to Rush from Commencement Banquet to Catch Steamer at New York for India and the Java Fields" A conscious state in his home.m Little Chute as the result of a stroke of apop Last Night and Awakened to Find His Roll Missing Police Recover $475 When W.

Corbett is Arrested The paving, crew and material for the Pacific and Oneida street pavements will commence to arrive in the city Monday. The Hill' company has issued an order that the work here must be finished by July 1. Appleton is the lexy. He has been unconscious since stricken at 9 o'clock Wednesday night: but this morning he began to show signs of. returning consciousness.

He has not been able to speak, since, he was stricken. Eleven of the fifty-one who are to The physician who is attending Mr. first job that company will undertake this year. i Pacific street will be paved first, although in all probability work will commence next week removing the blocks on Oneida Peeters said this noon that there are fl fry bright hopes for his recovery, if he not stricken a second time. Mr.

Peeters was in the kitchen of his 1 Trouble is being encountered in finding a place in which to the ner groes who are to be employed on the home Wednesday night, getting himself lunch, he was seized with W. J. Olmsted, the West College avenue saloon keeper, who disappeared on Monday, and whose saloon was closed by the police Wednesday afternoon, has been heard from. According to the Milwaukee morning papers, Olmsted, who was reported to have drawn considerable money from a local bank on Monday, fell in with some old railroad friends in Milwaukee yesterday afternoon and went 'from saloon to saloon buying drinks and finally went to sleep in a saloon and was robbed of $500. The Sentinel said this morning: W.

J. a saloon keeper living at 995 College avenue, Appleton, came to Milwaukee on Thursday and visited friends he us.ed to work with when a apoplexy. Mrs. Peeters had retired. She heard his body fall to the floor, but graduate at Lawrence this year have volunteered to go into the missionary work.

Three "were selected this week and will leave as soon as the dinner is finished June 15 for Nevr York from which port they will sail June 17. It will make a rather exciting finish in the educational line for the three for it will mean a rush against time in reporting in the foreign fields. They will be rushed from the banquet to the depot and have to make the closest connections to reach their boat before, she sails. Arthur Dan Willett; of Madison, has been appointed pastor of the strongest English speaking church in India. Jud-son T.

Perkins, of Woodnr.an, goes to Rangool, India while M. Amer Clare, of did not know what had happened. She called her husband and when he did not answer she arose, and found him lying on the kitchen, floor. -v. iTs' 'sg v.v.v.-.'- job, the blacks appearing to be the only successful top men the company has.

It is believed that it will be necessary to put up tents somewhere for them to live in while The shooting affair last year has, made them somewhat undesirable. The council yesterday completed the assessments of benefits and damages on the streets to be paved this year and divided the costi of the pavements as follows: I Pacific and Bruecke streets Cost to I This- was the first stroke of apoplexy UOHN SHftRP Wt CV1AMS Mr. Peeters ever suffered, and he was 'in his usual good health, apparently, mmm at the time. i 1 us I v.v.-.'.:.ws "Charlie" Peeters, as he is known to everyone in Little Chute and to many people in Appleton, is one of the most city $13,988.01, to property owners WASHINGTON, April 27 Commander William B. Fletcher is named among the men mentioned as likely, to succeed Rear Admiral N.

E. Mason as chief of ordnance. Commander Fletcher-has performed praiseworthy service in" the navy and is an expert in various phases of the duties coming under the work of ordnance head. 1 Rear Admiral Mason will ask to be" retired to avail himself 1 5 Spokane, goes to -the Java mission field. It is thought-that some of the other volunteers will receive assignments before commencement, while others may take up work at one of the mission training schools in anticipation of assignments in some foreign field" in prominent citizens of Little Chute.

He has been postmaster continuously since V8 WASHINGTON, April 27-Iohn Sharp Williams, new United States senator from Mississippi, is member of the democratic steering committee in the senate and will be a leader in the: fight to pass the reciprocity, resolution in the upper Williams also has been named as one of the new? members of the senate finance' committee. 07.73. Total $41,005.74. Oneida street Cost to city $5,977.42, to property owners $9,926.94. Total The large percentage of cost to the city is due toi the fact that the city Cleveland's first "administration and as: sistant cashier, but performing the cash switchman on the North-Western railroad.

Two hours after meeting one companion he came to the central police station and reported to the police that he had been robbed of $500 in a saloon at West Water "and Wells streets. He told the police that he had gone into the saloon with William Corbett, and after several drinks had gone to sleep in a chair. Corbett, according to Olmsted, woke him a little later and told him to ier's work, in the bank of Little Chute VIENNA, April 27 Emperor Francis having become afflicted with' of leave of absence until his regular since- its organization. must pay for the pavement along the feeble health and being naturally frail date of retirement for age, about a year Columbus school grounds. He has been prominent in fraternal work in Little Chute and.has represented on account 4of his extreme age, consider Sixth street Cost to city.

$1,437.81, able anxiety is felt" here as to how to property owners $1,797.79. Total FRANK KINGSBURY (WILL RETIRE FROM BUSINESS AND MOVE TOiDE KALB, ILL. The Crescent in that village for over twenty years. long he will continue to- rule the Aus- 235.60. tro-Hungarian monarchy.

On his death Hungary will attempt to become a sep church work. Others in the class torleave Lawrence this year are to take up work in the educational line. Miss Edna Wiegand, of Fond du Lac, has been appointed professor of Latin in Milton College; Miss Emma Lomasof Green Bay, is to teach, Latin 'at while Jlarry I Bleecher, captain of last year's foot ball team, goes to the Antigo- high school. If Hindermann remainss-there" the two former Lawrence gridiron men should be able to turn out an eleven there that will make a showing. hence.

It is desired by Secretary Meyer to secure for the place an officer of experience in ordnance work and if possible one of the junior captains or a commander. The ordnance, department has -been subjected to severe criticism at times, and the secretary of the navy is anxious to prevent it in" the future, arate government, and Archduke Francis Kingsbury has sold his barber Ferdinand, who will succeed Joseph, wil find himself confronted by a most diffi go home, saying he would call a cab. Corbett went out for a cab, but did not return, said Olmsted, who became suspicious and felt for his money, only to find it missing.i Detectives John Sullivan and Burns arrested Corbett as he was preparing to leave the city. When brought to the central station the missing $500 was found in his pocket, say the The Free Press version is as follows: shop pn Appleton street1 and. will retire from the business he has conducted in this city upwards -of thirty cult situation.

Germany also threatens to make trouble, for it is anxious to get a seaport on the Adriatic sea, and POLICE WOULD HAVE BEEN $50I(HER-IF HAD MAN THEY SOUGHT BEEN FRED HUNTER THEY WOULD 1 HAVE GOT REWARD AUTO DROVE ON LAWN IN THE THIRD WARD CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE BUT OFFERED NO APOLOGY TO THE years. JHe will move to DeKalb, Illinois, and make, his home with his" daluehter. Trieste is the place Germany has been ELKS TO DECIDE Mrs. Edwin Mr. Kingsbiyy was born in Ripon and came here when a coveting for years.

William Corbett, 30 723 State street. Oil SHE T0IMI v. ia iis young man just out of his teens and wifcrked irrthe- barbershops '-Wf'HaTbeck and Schlosser both of whom long was arrested last, night, barged-with robbing J. Olmsted of $500. Four hundred and seventy-five dollars were Although the local police were LINE TIIROUOn (III TEACHERS' BEGAN HERE TODAY since passed away.

Jbor- many years Mr. Kingsbury conducted a shop on Ap found on him. LOOKS LIKE WAVERLY HOUSE COR Olmsted, who haa but one arm and one pleton street south of the First Na Efforts are being made to locate the owner-of automobile No. 154W, which it is claimed Juined a lawn in the Third ward recently, when it was sent onto the property in trying to avoid a bad NER IS MOST LIKELY TO BE TAKEN SURVEY IN FOURTH WARD IS EX in ignorance yesterday that a reward had been offered for the capture of Fred Hunter, they, would have got $50 had the dark colored tramp been the escaped insane black man. The Oshkosh Northwestern last night said: tional bank, his barber shop being the best known and oldest in the city.

leg, and lives in Appleton, came to Milwaukee with the intention of purchasing a saloon. Meeting a man on the street, he went from one place to TENDING ALONG CENTRAL'S PROPERTY i Mr. Kingsbury's friends in this city place in the street. Tonight will be one of the most im EXHIBIT AT HIGH SCHOOL IS ATTENDED BY 600 PEOPLE THURSDAY EVENING who regret that he leaves Aplpeton but It has been reported to the police that The negro, Hunter, who escaped from portant meetings in the history of the the driver of the car deliberately sent the auto into the yard where it became hope he will find comfort and happiness in his new home. His many local Elks.

The house site will be decided upon. Talk among the mem the Northern State Hospital for the Insane early last Saturday morning, is still at large. Dr. A. Sherman, the head mired and that the lawn was badly torn The fourth semi-annual convention of of the state institution, had heard' nothing of the convict's whereabouts up to a friendst here will be glad to learn that although he will make his home in Hli-nois he will spend several weeks each summer in this city.

It would be hard to keep Frank' away from the Fox river in the fishing season. up before the car could be started, it being necessary to partially dig it out and a pry was also The low number and star would indicate that the car belongs in a garage. late hour this afternoon. Fred Marshal the Wisconsin School Arts and Home Economics association began at the Appleton high school this afternoon with an attendance of about 100 teachers of manual training, drawing and domestic science from all parts of the state. The manual training department began its session in the assembly room Hunter was transferred from the state prison at Waupun to.

the insane estab- The surveying crew ofthe Wisconsin Northern railroad is now working in the Fourth ward. A line-is leing run along the old right of way of the Wisconsin Central branching off from near the Interlake Pulp Paper Co's tower crossing south street directly east of, where Foster street joins street. Should the road be run in that direction it is hard to tell -where. the depot will be, but in all probability a point near the base ball park would-be selected. On account of the company owning so much land in the Third and Fifth wards it looks like the best bet that that end of town will get the road not bers looks, like the Waverly house site will be the one decided upon where the building can face east thereby avoiding the, afternoon sun." The Reeder Smith park and the sites have considerable following, while others hang out for the Petermari property at the corner of Morrison and Washington streets, although the numerous barns surrounding that corner is the big drawback in the argument being used regarding the selection.

i The club house proposition has taken ishment at Winnebago. This is his Gustave Keller has returned from Chi- fourth escape. He is clever," bold and where he attended a meeting of Kenneth W. Brewer is here from Indianapolis in the interest of the electric auto, and visiting old casro. another" buying drinks for the two.

The pace was too hot for Olmsted, and when they arrived at the saloon 6f Julius Raasch, West Water and Wells streets, he fell asleep. His companion went to the bar and ordered a drink, which he said would be paid for by Olmsted. Then he endeavored to wake Olmsted upland a health inspector, sitting nearby, saw him fumbling rather clumsily with the man's clothing. Failing to arouse him, the other said that he would go out and get a cab in which to take Olmsted home. He never returned.

When Olmsted woke up he discoverd that $500, lately drawn from the bank, was gone. A description of Corbett was given to Detective John Sullivan and Arthur Burns, who captured him within two hours. bad. the hfgh court of the Catholic Order of Foresters. There is an offer now of $50 reward friends.

at 1:30 o'clock. The drawing section began its session at 2 o'clock in another room. At both sessions important ad for Hunter's apprehension and arrest. Dr. Sherman has plenty of pictures and descriptive matter.

He is sending this dresses are being made. The meetings will close at about 6 o'clock, and at 6:30 the annual banquet will be served by the out to aid officers upon apnJicaiRiirT is believed the craifcc-olored man trav withstanding the new surveys. 1 girls of the domestic science department els enti'by' night. of the Appleton high school, under the GOVERNMENT PALACE, CITY Of MEXICO, DAILY BESIEGED BY NEWS SEEKERS direction of their instructor, Mrs. Blanchr sucn a rooting tnat it will without a question be rushed and plans for the rew, building formulated before the matter is allowed to cooj.

The meeting tonight will no doubt be the largest in attendance the lodge has ever had. A lunch will be served later in the. evening. Taft. CIVIL SERVICE EXAM- INATI0N AT APPLETON HIGH SCHOOL THURSDAY' MRS.

WOLCOTT IS This evenins Principal--" G. W. Keller of the Appljn high school and Miss Carrie -Jrgan, superintendent CALLED BY DEATH COUNTY FEDERATION F. E. Doty secretary and chief ex of the -ppieton scnoois, wui welcome delegates, and Supt Harvey of the TWO AUTOMOBILES GET STUCK IN MUD ON SEC aminer, of the state civil service commission, will conduct a civil service ex- Stout Manual Training school at Meno- MEETS HERLiU, DIES THIS MORNING AT HOME ON monie, will give the principal ad OND STREET THURSDAY amination for stenographers and type- I 1 A 1 'A a writers dress of the convention.

as ine Apple ton- nign school, RICHMOND STREET AT AGE OF 72 YEARS Thursday, May 2, beginning at 9 o'clock FATHER M-frS AND DR. SULLI- The-exhibit of work by the students in the drawing and domestic science departments of the Two automobiles, owned by strangers who came into the city from the west, in the morning, The following seniors i of the commercial department xf the wiITrUFKAUKAUNA, WILL AD Mrs. E. B. Wolcott died this morning high school, the district schools and DRESS MEETING high school have made application for this examination; Marie Sherman.

John got stuck in the mud on. Second street in front of the B. J. Zuehlke residence and had to be pulled out. at 5:15 clock at her home on Richmond street.

She was 72 years of ace. number of schools in other cities was attended by about 600 people last night. Sigl, Adah Chandler, Otto Hansen, Gus The street is impassable, and drivers of The regular quarterly meeting of the The deceased had lived in. this city Kiss, Regina Farrell, Merritt "Roblee, Much interest was shown and the prac horses as well as automobiles are de for a number of years and in Outa-. Howard Roudebush and Cecelia Kamps.

tical nature of the work was especially Outagamie County Federation of Catholics socities will be held at St. Joseph's manding that action be commented upon and praised. gamie county since 1852. Her husband died'an '1877, thirty-eight years ago. She hall in this city on Sunday afternoon, Improving Road SMALL SPORT HAD at 2:30 clock.

About seven leaves four children. r.f WIRE WEAVER TO SPEAK IN BREAKING WINDOWS ty delegates from all parts of the country By request of the; deceased, the fuh'e-1 BEFORE BROTHERHOOD CLASS B. McGillan has made a split log drag and uses it in front of his farm on the ral on Saturday "afternoon be pri- and a large number of visitors will at tend. There appears to be a desire on the vate. services will be held at 2:30 Carl Maeser, a wire weaver, at the Ap County Secretary Frank A.

'Wentink o'clock by Dr. John Faville." T- part of some to carry Qut a cheap sport in breaking windows. Last night while pleton Wire works- will address The brotherhood class of the (Methodist COLLEGE HOUSE IS a dance was being held at the Harmo-nie hall someone hurled an iron kettle Center road. Loose stones in big quantities have been on this road since gravel was hauled last year, but Mr. McGillan throws them into the ditch, -and with the drag' improves the road very much.

Going to Europe Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Schmidt and daugh church at the Conservatory of Music BEING REMODELED, 9 through a double window in the base next Sunday on "What the Trade Unions Want." ment, taking out two lights.

A stone The Bennett house, owned by Law was also thrown through the large glass front of the bulletin' board in front of rence college, at the corner of Alton Nominations Held Up Washington The appointment of and Meade streets is being remodeled. A. the Presbyterian church. concrete foundation and cellar are being the following named. postmasters, Frank put in and the house remodeled inside.

haa prepared the following 1. Call to order, President Henry 2 Invocation. 3. President's address. 4.

Address of welcome, the Rev. Basil Gummermann, O. M. Cap. 5.

Music Cornet solo, Charles E. Collar. 6. Address Dr. W.

C. Sullivan, Kau-kauna, on "Catholic Men in Public Life." 7. Reports of Committees. 8. Appointment of committees.

9. Address, the" Rev. Maurus. Ascherl, O. M.

The Central Verein and the American Federation." 10. Old and new business. 11. Closing prayer. JOYCE BUYS A LOT A.

Everhard, Ripon; E. Minor, Sturgeon, Bay; George R. Hall, Oconto; Albert B. Leyse, Kewaunee W. A.

Jones, IN THE THIRD WARD NUMBER OF FARMERS I 4 ter, Miss Helen, will leave Appleton May 6 for New York, to take passage to Naples. They will visit Italy, Switzerland and Germany, spending most of their sojourn abroad in Germany. They intend to return to Appleton in August. Lieut. A.

R. Brunett, of Fond du Lac, deputy game warden, was in the city yesterday looking over the armory here. They have commenced to raze the Co. armory to the cround and will commence THROUGH WITH SEEDING Walter Joyce, manager of the Superior Oconomowoc; H. G.

Kress, Manitowoc; C. Morgan, Oakfield, and James Tea Coffee has purchased from A number of farmers -have finished I Mrs. Katherine -Tenney the corner lot CITY OF MEXICO, April 27 During their The light rain of last to another, and meanwhile vast throngs at Sixth; and Elm streets, opposite the Strickland, New Lisbon, whose nominations were sent to the senate some time ago, but their confirmation is being held up at the request of Senator LaFollette. besiege the building for the latest in court house, for, $900. night and this morning if followed by the continued warm spell should shoot forward the backward vegetation in a formation as to the success or otherwise of the Mexican federals in driving out xne Jjittie Uhute Forester court last I work this spring on a $40,000 armory.

His action will probably result in their indefinite postponement. 12. Singing of "America" by night initiated another class of candi Wednesday the Monroe armory burned. manner that will give a green covering to the earth next week. the rebels or whether the United States has sent any troops across the border dates, and shortly will confer the ad a loss of $6,000 being inflicted on a $15,000 building.

these days of turbulence in Mexico the government palace in the city of Mexico is the center of great activity. Not alone are President Diaz's offices situated in this building, but within its walls is the sanctum of nearly every great official of the government of Conferences between these men are. continuously -going on, clerks are hurrying with messages from one room Larger Porkers If a young man gets down to work on to restore order. The national legislators also meet here. "It is indeed a busy place this government palace: and upon the decisions ren junct degree on all the new, members.

J. A. Kuypers, of DePere, state chief ranger, was present. The Little Chute court last year won a prize for increas Marriage Licenses -Marriage licenses have been granted to Frank Roover and Jacoba Van Poeek, both of Kimberly; Ernst Blohm, of Appleton, and Dora Vandenberg, of The fire department was called at about 11 o'clock this morning to put John Storm, of the town of Menasha, brought dressed hogs less than a year old to market this morning weighing 226 pounds. time two mornings in succession' he immediately begins to talk a good deal about how "he is trying to do the right thing." I out a rubbish fire back of the 4arn at ing its membership and is working hard dered there depends much of the fate of Mexico.

i 5 the H. D. Smith home on John street. to repeat the victory this year..

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