“Local.” from the January 25, 1902 Door County Democrat
LOCAL.
Sleighing is again in order.
Following is the unclaimed letter list: Edward Fehl.
Dr. Farmer of Appleton will preach at the Methodist church this, Friday, evening.
Bear in mind the University Club lecture at the Opera House next Wednesday evening.
Circuit court time is approaching. From present indications the calendar will be a light one.
Sleighing parties have been “all the go” since the advent of good sleighing the first of the week.
The council will fix the salaries of city officials at the regular monthly meeting in February.
Frank Feuerstein, Jr., is the proud papa of a baby girl that arrived Thursday. “Thanks, don’t care if we do.”
A party composed of old and young was held at the home of Capt. Easson Tuesday evening and a right royal time ensued.
Landlord, Wm. Moeller, has bought the ’bus that has heretofore been run for the Union Hotel by Washburn & Putman.
Merchants are getting in their spring stock and making plans for a lively spring trade, and all indications are to the effect that they will not be disappointed.
Jos. LeMere, of Jacksonport, has this week delivered about six hundred packages of salt fish to the warehouse at the canal to be shipped south on the Goodrich boat.
Policeman Van Doozer requests us to caution children about disregarding the ordinance prohibiting coasting on sidewalks, there having been some complaints made.
The “skating party” at the roller rink Wednesday evening was a cuccess, being an invitation party, and something of a society event. Swan’s band furnished the music.
A bevy of young people surprised John Feuerstein at his music parlors last week Friday evening. John took it good naturedly and entertained his guests in truly royal style.
On account of Fr. Kelley’s lecture at the Opera House next Wednesday evening, the second of the series of skating parties by the Yachting Club will be held on Thursday evening.
Herman Noll, of Milwaukee, who has been a guest of uncle Jacob Noll, for the past week or ten days, is a vocalist of rare ability and treated his friends here to some choice selections.
The prospects for good crossing on the ice from here to Marinette and Menominee are by no means encouraging at the present time. Fishing operations are also being seriously retarded by the delayed freeze up.
Frank Grauss was tendered a surprise party by a large number of his young friends last Friday evening. Music and games was the order of the evening and a jolly good time was had by all the participants.
WASHBURN & PUTMAN have purchased the Hotel Waldo ’bus and besides running the ’bus in connection with that hotel, they also announce themselves ready to wait upon the public for ’bus or baggage service.
It will require upwards of two hundred thousand feet of lumber to build the three large new warehouses to be constructed by Falk & Buchan. A goodly proportion of this large quantity has already been purchased.
What you doin’ neighbor? Helping Bill. What’s Bill doin’? Helping Mandy. What’s Mandy doin’? Helping Mother. What’s Mother doin’? Taking Rocky Mountain Tea. Sensible family. Stiles & Co.
The early closing of the stores, at six o’clock, on all evenings except Saturday is meeting with general approval by the public and is entirely satisfactory to the clerks. Another raise in lighting rates is one of the possibly natural results.
Once again the public can be accommodated with a “shine” while you wait at the tonsorial parlors of Wm. Long. A “shine-’em-up” boy is an absolute necessity, almost, and ought to be well patronized even if the “voter” is “agin” fire protection.
The lighthouse department has finally given notice to discontinue the lights on Dunlap reef, and Sherwood point, notice to that effect having been received last Saturday and complied with by keepers C. W. Sanderson and Wm. Cochems, respectively.
Health officer Dr. H. A. Norden was voted $50 by the council as extra compensation for his diligent work in combating the prevailing epidemic. The present salary of the city physician and health officer combined is $150. Dr. Norden is filling both positions.
The Democrat job printing department is in the field for all the job printing it can get and with that end in view is prepared to give customers first class work in every particular and at as reasonable prices as is consistent with good workmanship and good stock.
Material is now being delivered on the ground for M. V. Cochems’ store building. The foundation is to be one hundred ten feet long and the building twenty-five feet wide clear of the walls. It will all be for rental purposes, and will be completed early in the spring.
Mayor Harris and health officer Dr. Norden learned while out at Valmy this week that scarlet fever prevailed to a small extent in Sevastopol. Also that there were some cases in Nasewaupee. This was brought out at the meeting of the town health officers held at Valmy.
The large boilers for the heating plant at the new school house arrived this week and have been put into the basement. The heating apparatus will now be got into working order just as fast as possible. When that is completed and the windows are in, interior work will be begun.
A sleigh load of young folks took advantage of the fine sleighing on the ice last Sunday and swooped down upon Adam Dier at the canal. They took along lunch baskets and music books, and the combination proved a happy one for everybody enjoyed the trip and the visit to the fullest extent.
J. F. Stroh announces his intention to open up a dry goods store in the north store room of his business block in the near future. The location is not an unfavorable one, and as Mr. Stroh is an all-around hustler there is not the least doubt but he will make a success of this branching-out venture.
Next Wednesday, Jan. 29, is “McKinley day” by proclamation of Gov. Lafollette. All the public schools of the state, he requests hold appropriate exercises, and that all churches on the preceeding Sunday, which will be next Sunday, be given up to memorial services and a collection taken up for the McKinley Memorial fund.
Since the proprietor of the lighting plant has become an emulator of Daniel Webster one would think from the appearance of some of the street lamps that he was endeavoring to “hide his light under a bushel.” Come, come, Daniel, don’t be bashful, let your light shine. Meat axes, of good quality and razor edge, may be had for reasonable price at either local hardware store.
Carl Anderson and Miss Carrie Zepherin were married last Monday, the Rev. A. Broens officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are among our best known young people and the Democrat joins their many friends in wishing them a happy and prosperous journey together through life. They will make this city their home. Mr. Anderson being in the employ of Carpenter, Cook & Co., Menominee, Mich., in the capacity of traveling salesman. The bride is one of our popular society young ladies.
Henry Herbst was having a “rip-roaring” old time Monday afternoon when taken into custody by marshal H. Van Doozer and placed in the caliboose until the following morning. Herbst is a Jacksonport saloon keeper and came to town the day previous to take the train for Green Bay, but missed it. He kicked up a pretty big row at the depot and the marshal was called with the result as above stated. Herbst putting up quite a fight before being placed behind the bars. Once there he proceeded to smash things up and was placed in a cell. He was fined $10 and costs the following morning, which he paid.
On Tuesday of this week Falk & Buchan closed a deal with Mr. Goodwin of the Goodwin-Harries Seed Co., who was in the city for that purpose, whereby they, Falk & Buchan, are to build a large seed warehouse for the latter mentioned firm who lease the same for a term of five years. This warehouse will be 40x100 feet and will be located 40 feet east of the former site of the Falk & Buchan warehouse occupied up to the time of its destruction by fire, by the John H. Allen Seed Co., and which latter is also to be rebuilt of the same dimensions as formerly. The dock warehouse is now under course of re-construction, the pile driving work being done by Jack Ryan, an expert in this particular line.
A representative of the State Board of Underwriters has been in the city this week re-rating the town as per orders of the above mentioned board. The raise will be from 20 to 25 per cent and will mean not less than $10,000 a year in additional premiums for the property owners of Sturgeon Bay to pay,—mind you, dear reader—it is the property owners who have got to pay this, and it will in no wise affect the “voter” who, it is contended by some, ought to have a right to say whether the property owner shall have fire protection or not, whether or not such “voter” be a tax payer. In the eyes of some narrow minded people there is only one kind of person in this world worthy of consideration and that is the “voter.”
Courtesy of the Door County Library Newspaper Archive
[The spellings of “cuccess”, “preceeding”, and “caliboose” were acceptable alternate spellings at the time.
Webster was known for being thrifty.]