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I I I I GREEN BAY SEMI-WEEKLY GAZETTE. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1909. PAGE THREE AMOUNT PUT IN ROADS County Spends Over $21,000 for Highway Improvements This Year. ROADS IN SIXTEEN OF THE TOWNS IMPROVED Report Shows Cost of Keeping Asylum Inmates Has Increased and Board Wants Explanation in Matter from Superintendent Loftus--Supervisors Visit Asylum and Poor Farm. (From Thursday's Daily.) During the past year the sum of $21,088.95 was spent in Brown county for road and highway improvement, according to the report submitted this morning at the meeting the board of supervisors, by Commissioner of Highways Henry Van den Heuvel.

Mr. Van den Heuvel said in his report that he had inspected all of the roads improved and found them properly graded and in good shape. There is a credit of $2,243.21 in the fund. Roads in the following were improved: Allouez, Ashwaubenon, Bellevue, De Pere, Eaton, Glenmore, Holland, Howard, Humboldt, Lawrence, New Denmark, Pittsfield, Preble, Scott, Suamico and Wrightstown. Following the reading of the report of Superintendent of the Insane Asy.

lum Fred M. Loftus, Supervisor Joseph Servotte asked the cause 1 for the increase in the cost of keeping the inmates this year over the cost of last year. The report was laid over until Mr. Loftus can appear before the board and explain the difference. The cost per head of providing food and clothing for the inmates this year was per week, and last year it was $2.77.

The report of Superintendent Chas. Prust of the Brown County Almshouse showed a reduction in the cost of keeping an inmate of 13 cents per week. The cost this year was $1.80 per week and last year 1.93. Workhouse Report Given. Chairman Sellers of the committee on workhouse gave his report which showed that three visits had been made by the committee and the premises were found to be clean and orderly.

The sum of $38.41 was spent for a new chimney, and $28 for gravel on a road. The committee asked that it be allowed $34.59 to buy four and six blankets. The report was adopted. Wrightstown Bridge Report. The committee on the new Wrightstown bridge reported that that structure had been completed at a cost of $1867 and that an order for $933.50.

the county's proportion, be drawn for payment. Elect Officers Tomorrow. Supervisor Frank Crabb offered a resolution that the various county offleers be elected tomorrow afternoon, and the resolution was adopted by the board. Increase School Money. Supervisor Haevers offered a resolution that the superintendent of schools be allowed $250 more as expense money.

The resolution was referred to Mr. Haevers to have him consult with District Attorney Reynolds as to whether the board has the right to increase the amount now. Printing Committees Report. The report of the committee on printing, Supervisor D. Duaime, chairman, was submitted showing bills to the amount of $805.36, were presented and $5.80 disallowed, leaving a total of $799,56.

Make Country Trip. The board adjourned at noon until tomorrow morning, to visit the asylum and poor farm. Carriages conveyed the supervisors from the city at 2 o'clock. Financial Statement of Asylum. The financial statement of the asylum trustees showed the receipts up to Nov.

1 to be $28,717.06, and the disbursements to be $28,011.23, leaving a balance of $705.83. The trustees further reported that the Aldrich farm had shown a net profit of $428.50. The crops raised were valued at $958.50, and the expense attached to running the farm was $530. Superintendent's Report. The report of Superintendent Fred M.

Loftus of the asylum showed that there were 62 males and 62 females in the institution on June 1, 1909. The total number of weeks board during the year amounted to 6,689. The total expenditures amounted to and improvements cost $3,208.76. bringing the total to $24.234.74. The total amount received, earned and saved in the institution was 428.27.

On the asylum farm were raised the following products with amounts: 800 bushels oats, 104 bushels barley, 800 bushels potatoes, 100 bushels apples, 50 bushels rutabagas, 30 bushels parsnips, 10 bushels beans, 1,200 bushcarrots, 40 bushels cherries, 50 bushels tomatoes, 6 bushels currants, 80 tons timothy hay, 150 tons ensilage and 1,000 head of cabbage. Poor Farm Report. The report of Superintendent Prust of the almshouse for the year ending 1 showed the total number of inmates to be 38, 33 males and 5 females, and 33 of them of foreign birth. There were 56 inmates at one time during the year, 14 were discharged, four died. The net expense was $4,873.12.

On the farm the following kinds of produce with amounts were grown: 18 tons hay, 125 bushels oats, 125 bushels rye, 150 bushels potatoes, 50 bushels cow beats, 6 bushels table beets, 6 bushels onions, 10 bushels parsnips, 30 bushels turnips, 125 bushels corn, 25 bushels rutabagas and 1,000 heads of cabbage. WHITE FISH AND TROUT SO CLOSED Many Fishermen from Other Points Following Industry in Green Bay Waters. Season in Michigan Closes on November 20 and It Is Expected That Many Michigan Fishermen will Come to Green Bay Waters. (From Thursday's Daily.) A large number of fishing tugs from other cities have been arriving in this city during the past few days and leaving early in the morning. The tugs make port late in the afternoon or early in the evening and depart for Green bay early in the morning.

The fishermen who have brought their tugs to Green Bay are following the fishing industry in Green bay waters on account of the closed season for trout and whitefish. Many of the fishermen in adjoining cities make a specialty of fishing for this kind of fish and when the season is closed in the fall they make their way to Green bay to catch what class of fish it is lawful to. The Michigan season closes on November 20 and it is expected, at this time, that there will I be a large ber of outside fishermen bringing their tugs into this port and going out in Green bay to follow the fishing industry. Every season a large number of outside boats arrive here for this reason but it is thought that the number this season is considerably larger than in past years. During the past few weeks the fishermen locally have reported good catches.

Within a short time the local fishermen and fisher-1 the work of putting their nets and men all along the bay shore will be begin other fishing articles in shape for fishing through the ice. A large amount of the finny tribe is captured every year through the ice by fishermen along the shores of Green bay and from this city. WELL KNOWN RESIDENT PASSES AWAY AT HOME Ferdinand Behrendt, Well Known Resident Succumbs at Age of 59- Funeral Tomorrow Afternoon. (From Friday's Daily.) The death of Ferdinand Behrendt, an old and well known resident of this city, occurred yesterday at his home on Greenwood avenue, after an illness of several days. The funeral services will be held from the residence, 905 Greenwood avenue, at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and services will be held over the remains at the Grace Lutheran church at 2:00 o'clock.

The Rev. L. Gast of the Grace Lutheran church will officiate. Mr. Behrendt was born in Germany on March 30, 1850, and was 59 years old.

He is survived by a wife and five children. The deceased had made his home in Green Bay for a number of years and was well known throughout the city. REFINED SUGAR ADVANCED All Grades Go Up Making Standard $5.25 a Hundred Pounds. New York, Nov. grades of refined sugar were advanced ten cents a hundred pounds today, making standard granulated $5.25.

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EQUALIZING COMMITTEE SUBMITS ITS REPORT Total Value of All Property Is 730-Real Estate Shows Substantial -Explanation Made That Use of Butterine at Almshouse Caused Saving Over Cost of Running Asylum. (From Friday's Daily.) The value of all property in Brown county has increased in value $915,121 this year, as shown in the report of the committee on equalization submitted to the Brown county board of supervisors this morns. De This year's while the total valuation valuation last is 078,730, year was $30,163,609. In the cities and village of Wrightstown the total valuation is $16,759,013, and in the various towns it is 319,717. The value of real estate this year in the cities and villages is 865, and in the towns it is $12,494,998.

The report of the committee was adopted by the board following its presentation by Chairman Scheuring. Butterine the Saver. Butterine, costing on the average of about cents per pound, as compared with butter, costing between 30 and 40 cents per pound, was given as one of the reasons for the difference in the cost of providing for the in- I mates of the county almshouse and the county insane asylum. At the poor farm where butterine is used, Superintendent Prust said the people were perfectly satisfied. The superintendent spoke before the supervisors explaining the reduction in the cost at that institution.

Louis Peterson, one of the asylum trustees, then spoke and told why there was an increase in the cost of keeping the inmates of the asylum. Superintendent Prust said that about $400 was saved this year because butterine was used instead of butter. He had a big supply of flour and wood on hand to start this year with he said and both facts aided in reducing the cost of running the institution. Food stuffs are higher, Mr. Peterson explained, and that made the provisions used at the asylum cost more.

The reports of the asylum superintendent and of the trustees were adopted after the speakers finished. Court Clerk's Index System, Supervisor Sellers offered a petition that a committee be appointed to investigate the index system used in the offices of the clerks of the circuit court in other counties of this state, and if an improvement on the indexing system here could be found, to adopt it. The petition was laid over until tomorrow morning. County Clerk Hall explained that he had, by visiting other county clerk's offices, secured much valuable information and ideas. He was asked to speak by Supervisor Sellers after the reading of the petition.

Want Extension of Highway. A petition was received from the towns of New Denmark and Clenmore asking that the highway by Hebeis be extended. Accounts' Committee Report. Chairman Fred Altmayer of the com-1 mittee on accounts submitted the report of his committee which showed a total of $3,238.91. It was adopted.

Buchanan's Report. Dr. R. C. Buchanan, county physician, submitted a report on facts concerning the asylum, almshouse and jail.

He reported that no contagious diseases existed in any of the institutions. There were 12 deaths at the asylum and four at the almshouse. A nospital ward had been added to the almshouse which proved of great aid in caring for the sick. Supervisor Crabb offered a resolution that orders be drawn for a total of $27 for conveyances used yesterday by the supervisors in the trip to the asylum and poor farm. it was adopted.

REFORMATORY INMATE MAKES HIS ESCAPE Robert Painter, Aged 20 Years, Sentenced to Two Years for Burglary from La Crosse, Escapes. (From Friday's Daily.) Some time during Wednesday night Robert Painter, aged 20 years, made good his escape from the Wisconsin State reformatory and up to the present time has not been recaptured. The young man was sentenced to the institution from La Crosse about three months ago, for two years for burglary. The man was appointed a trusty and was working nights at the brickyard. Some time during Wednesday night he got away and it was some time before his absence was noticed by the guard and other workers at the yards.

It is believed he will either go to Milwaukee or Viroqua and authorities there have been notified. His parents reside at Viroqua and he has a brother, a dentist, residing in Milwaukee. FUNERAL IS CONDUCTED AT ST. JOHN'S CHURCH Rev. L.

A. Ricklin Officiates at Funeral Services Held at 10 o'Clock from St. John's Church Yesterday Morning. (From Friday Daily). The funeral services for Mrs.

Charles A. Melzl, of Baraboo, were conducted yesterday from St. John's church. The services were conducted from the church at 10 o'clock, and were largely attended by friends and relatives. Rev.

L. A. Ricklin conducted the funeral. Interment followed at Woodlawn cemetery. Mrs.

Melzl was the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Joannes of this city, and in addition tc many relatives, leaves a large circle of friends. CHICAGO COMPANY AWARDED CONTRACT Kirkman Construction Company Awarded the General Beaumont Hotel Work. Martin Wigman of Green Bay to Install Heating Plant and Langstadt Meyer Electric Wiring-Building to Be Completed by July.

(From Trursday's Daily). The general contract for the building of the new Beaumont hotel and the remodeling and adding of another story to the old part of the present building has just been let to the Kirkman Construction company of Chicago. This company will begin work immediately on the building and expects to lay a story a week after the first story has been completed. The other successful bidders in the work are: Plumbing, Nelson Bros. of Chicago; electrical wiring, Langstad Meyer of Green Bay; vacuum heating system, Martin Wigman of Green Bay; plastering, Ruthiux, of this city; elevator, the Otis Elevator company of Chicago and New York; painting, N.

Wagner of this city. Two 150 horse-power boilers are to be installed in the basement of the building, the boilers being built for this purpose by the Lyons Boiler Works company of De Pere. This work will be started this week and will be completed within a short time. The basement has all been completed and water proof floors laid so that it is all ready for the installing of the big boilers. According to a statement made by F.

G. Hall yesterday afternoon, after the first story has been completed the contractors intend to complete one story a week. The general contract calls for a roof over the new addition by January 15, and completed by the first of April. The old part of the building is to be remodeled and an addition added and completed on this section in July. The entire building operations will not be completed until some time during the month of July but the rear part of the structure will be ready for occupancy by April.

MANY BIRTHS REPORTED HEALTH COMMISSIONER Dr. Rhode Receives List of Births in the -Eighteen Baby Girls Re- ported and Seventeen Boys. (From Thursday's Daily.) The following births have been reported to Commissioner of Health Dr. H. P.

Rhode: Female. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lynch, 1329 Crooks street; Mr. and Mrs.

Emil Blank, 736 South Jefferson; Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Hartman, 427 Ashland avenue; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Greenwood, 303 Lawe street; Mr.

and Mrs. L. H. Barkhausen, 402 Forest street; Mr. and Mrs.

Louis Ayrall, 934 McDonald street; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schupita, 1245 street; Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Chlebroski, 317 North Broadway; Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Tegge, 534 South Maple avenue; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whipple, 515 North Madison street; Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Le Capitan, 11159 Velp avenue; Mr. and Mos. Alphonse Roskum, 1915 Elmore street; Mr. and Mrs. George L.

Patterson, 1300 South Chestnut avenue; Mr. and Mrs. George Judkins, 222 Tenth street; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gopp, 119 Alard avenue; Mr.

and Mrs. John Heintz, 708 South Quincy street; Mr. and Mrs. David Robinson, Mr. and Mrs.

Daniel L. Rees, 415 Mather street. Male. Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Rolain, 414 Elm street; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schoen, 1333 Harvey street; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Christensen, 814 St.

George street; Mr. and Mrs. Antone Klaus, 114 North Tenth street; Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Gunderson, 1229 South Broadway; Mr.

and Mrs. Jule Bero, 1119 Twelfth avenue; Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Patton, 212 South Norwood avenue; Mr.

and Mrs. Louis Nelson, 413 Fourteenth avenue; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blindhauer, 619 South Eleventh avenue; Mr. and Mrs.

Gus Schmeckal, 1238 Lawe street; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sellissen, 1141 Lawe street; Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Piaskowski, 618 street; Mr.

and Mrs. Richard Schoen, 114 North Quincy street; Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Kaye, 1346 Chicago street; Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Kukamp, 1156 Willow street; Mr. and Mrs. ton Chielwski, 1280 Chicago street; Mr. and Mrs. August Jahn, 213 South Ashland avenue.

ESCAPE MADE FROM CITY JAIL Walter Roberts and Howard Lace Make Escape by Filing Bars. WALTER ROBERTS IS TAKEN TO WAUKESHA Boys Taken in Custody When Alighting from Street Car at De PereLace Escapes from Officer ThereSecure a File from Two Small Boys Going Past City Hall. (From Friday's Daily.) Yesterday afternoon about 5:45 o'clock, Walter Roberts and Howard Lace who were both sentenced Industrial school for boys at Waukesha by Judge Monahan until they are 21 years of age, escaped from the city jail. Walter Roberts was recaptured at De Pere a short time later, but Lace is still at large. All of the police departments in the valley have been notified and, it is thought, that the boy will be taken into custody before long.

Howard Roberts was taken to Waukesha by Chief of Police Thomas E. Hawley at 11:30 over the Northwestern road this morning. Robert's Story of Escape. According to a story told by Roberts to a Gazette reporter this morning a file was given to Lace by two small boys. Lace called the boys from an open window at noon as they were cutting through the yard.

He offered them ten cents to get the file and when they returned from school they brought the article with them. Lace began the work of filing about 5:15 and after 45 minutes' work succeeded in breaking one of the bars. They crawled out and went directly south to the new Northwestern railroad bridge, which they crossed and took the Kaukauna interurban to De Pere. They got off at Fourth street and Deputy Marshall took them into custody. Notice had been given to the De Pere officers from this city.

Intended to Go South. Deputy Marshal Laisson gave Lace permission to get a drink at the water fountain near the police station and he escaped. Officer Holz arrived at De Pere about 7 o'clock and returned with Roberts. According to Roberts, Lace intended to go south on the night train to Milwaukee and then to Chicago. The trains were watched at 1 De Pere, but no trace of the boy could be found.

MILLER RASMUSSEN TEAM IN A RUNAWAY Canvas Blown Over the Three Horses Frightens Them -Stop at Barn With No Damage. (From Friday's Daily). A three-horse team hitched to one of Miller and Rasmussen's ice wagons became frightened and ran away about 1 o'clock Wednesday. While standing without a driver on Dousman street, near the Northwestern depot, a large canvas which is used to cover the ice was blown over the horses, frightening them and causing them to run. They ran on Dousman as far as Broadway, where they turned north, racing down that street to the barn where they stopped, no damage having been done.

DETAILS OF HATHAWAY FUNERAL ARE GIVEN Body of Former Resident is Cremated Previous to Burial at Los Angeles -Services at Merryman Home. (From Friday's Daily.) The Pottersville (California) Messenger prints the following in regard to the funeral of Oscar Clark Hathaway, former resident of this city, whose death occurred recently at Exeter, California: "Simple funeral services were held at the Merryman home on Wednesday afternoon o'clock (Nov. 3), Rev. Albert G. Bryant of this city officiating.

In accordance with an expressed wish of the deceased, made many times during his life, the remains were taken to Los Angeles Wednesday evening for cremation. They will then he brought to Pottersville cemetery for burial, at which time a short funeral service will be held." In closing, the obituary notice said: "He was a native of Vermont, a kindly dispositioned man, who had the respect of all to those who knew him, and was a devoted husband, a fond father, and a good citizen." Forced Into Exile. Wm. Upchurch of Glen Oak, was an exile from home. Mountain air, he thought, would cure a frightful lung-racking cough that had defied all remedies for two years.

After six months he returned, death dogging his steps. "Then I began to use Dr. King's New Discovery," he writes, "and after taking six bottles I am as well as ever." It saves thousands yearly from desperate lung diseases. Infallible for Coughs and Colds, it dispels Hoarseness and Sore Throat. Cures Grip, Bronchitis, Hemorrhages, Asthma, Croup, Whooping Cough.

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Washington and Pine Streets. Both Phones 1125. GREEN BAY, WIS. WORK OF PUTTING UP LAST SPAN IN PROGRESS Good Progress Being Shown in the Erection of the New Bridge at the Present Time. (From Friday's Daily.) Work on the new Walnut street bridge is progressing in a very satisfactory manner at the present time.

The steel workers are now engaged in putting up the last span which is on the east side and will be next to the lift. After this work has been all completed the work of putting in the lift over the channel will be commenced. This is the last span to be installed and will perhaps not be riveted by the riveting crew for some time as this crew is still busy at work on the three spans which were nearly completed before they arrived walls in the are fast city. two protection being filled in by contractors Vincent and Rothe. Material for the bridge is arriving daily and it is thought that there will be no delay on account of shortage of material.

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