Lincoln High School - Flambeau Yearbook (Manitowoc, WI)

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to persuade Alfred Koehler to put a bill through the house for woman suffrage. : And then in England, I see Esther Gerpheide and Mary Red- din fighting for woman suffrage and Irish Home Rule. PRESENT: Isn’t Robert Frazier a Senator? What is he doing? FUTURE: I see him doing time in Waupun for violating the Sherman Anti-trust law by trying to corner the market on original thoughts; and beside him is Chester Worel who is also doing time for trying to smuggle in a hen’s egg without paying duty. PRESENT: ‘‘Chet” always did like to evade questions and “Bob” always did have such foolish ideas. Who's next? FUTURE: Esther Gennrich I see asa typist, having won the world contest for speed and accuracy. Then, Agnes Gleason and Margaret Meany, who always were together, are now in Africa, civilizing a wild tribe of man-eaters. Enola Giffey I see as the famous actress of the Vixograph com- pany. Then I notice the name of Nell Gregory and associated with that name I see the newspaper announcements ‘‘Gregory’s latest styles from China; Mme. Paquin doomed.” PRESENT: Are none of the girls taking up music? FUTURE: Yes. Estelle Gunderson is studying at France, and is soon to make her appearance on the stage with Paderewski’s “Sunrise on a Rainy morning ” There I see George Kennedy as stage manager and composer of popular rag-time. His latest song hit is ‘“‘Way down in Goo- Goo-Eye-Land Where the Watermelons Grow.” PRESENT: Ohmy! Poorchap! He will get over it soon. FUTURE: Then Iseeon this list the name of Lydian Guttmann, who is a practicing physician in Dunlap, South Carolina; heart dis- eases, a specialty. Adolph Haese has large lumber interests in Northern Canada. PRESENT: Oh say, how about Orin Hansen? FUTURE: He’s next on this list. 1 see happiness in store for him if he can earna living for two. He has a great fu- ture in his art of playing checkers. Some day he is bound to get a prize if he can get a king before the other player has all his men. PRESENT: I’d rather see him married to the art of playing checkers than— — oh, well,— —. FUTURE: He will make a good husband anyway. Next on the list [ see Helen Hess, She is widely noted for her synopsis of Burke’s ‘‘Conciliation with America.” Here is Erwin Kaderabek, international law expert for the U.S. Just at present Mr. Koehler has had him arrested for Malfeasance, —26-—

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FUTURE: Name them oneby one and [shall endeavor to sat- isfy your wants. PRESENT: Here is a list, take them in order.’ (He hands over alist). FUTURE: Here I see first the name of Maud Baringer. Isee a lady sitting upon a throne of gold. Beside her is a kingly looking man wearing a gold crown, and around them I see many subjects. PRESENT: Where is this? It isn’t England, is it? FUTURE: No. The Mardi Gras carnival at New Orleans. Here is Alfred Bazal; beside a ticket stand at the Manitowoc County Fair, I see a man with a three legged table. He has three cards in front of him and is calling this out to a large number of be-whiskered gentlemen: ‘‘Come on, boys, try your luck, half a dollar. Pick out the king of hearts and you get this five dollar bill. Youcan’t lose. If you fail to pick the king, I will give you this beautiful package of unexcelled chewing gum.” PRESENT: ‘‘Battleaxe” could deal himselfa royal flush without. getting pale. Who's the next? FUTURE: Edwin Chloupek I seeasa retired farmer in Mishicot who recently put on the market condensed pig squeals for use in the latest dance, the barnyard dip. Then I see Josephine Craite. On account of her knowledge of History and Commercial Law, she has been appointed domestic science instructor in the Manitowoc High School. Here is the name of Grace Dickson. She has charge of three large millinery stores in Chicago, New York and London, and she has purchased sites for branch offices in Cato, Clover and Coopers- town. I see the name of Royal Elfner. After his name, I see the words Hon. Senator from sixty-ninth district. PRESENT: There ought to be more in Congress. FUTURE: There are. Here are Frank Frelich as Majority Leader of the House of Representatives and Alfred Koehler as Speaker of the House. They often have furious debates on ‘‘The Conservation of Summer, for use in Winter.” In political positions, I also see Herbert Schmitz as Secretary of Agriculture and Arthur Rahn as Chairman of the U. S. Eugenics committee. Then, since Wisconsin has adopted Woman Suffrage, I see Linda Reiland running for mayor of Maribel on the prohibition ticket. There are some other good suffragists in that class of 1914: there are Dorothy Nelson and Martha Marquardt, both command- ers in General Jones's army, which annually walks to Washington —25—

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incomposmentis tort feasion, malefactions, and — — —. PRESENT: I’ve heard that before. Whereis Norma Karnopp? FUTURE: She isin Cincinnati, Ohio, manufacturing large red hearts and sticking arrows into them for St. Valentine’s day. Emma Kono is in the jungles of Arabia, hunting for elephants for her new circus in which she is one of the great animal trainers. And here I see Edward Konop and Kostlevy. They are at the head of a great olive raising plant in Kellnersville, New Jersey. PRESENT: Ed. always liked olives. I remember at Sheboy- gan when he — —. FUTURE: Haven't time for that now. Here are the two Kuhl brothers, Carter and Charles, who have started a laundry for thou- sand dollar bills! Here also is Sidney Lang. He is teaching tango lessons by mail; ten dollars per. PRESENT: I hope the government doesn’t arrest him for using the mails to defraud. FUTURE: Next Isee the name of Oscar Lindemann. Heis picking holes out of the U. S. constitution. Lillian Luschow is at the head of a seminary for girls in New Hampshire. Ezra Miller I see as a rival of Edison, having invented a rotary commutator for internal combustion engines. It works on a Ford, he declares, but is likely to back fre on an automobile. = Joe Mirijovsky is completing his suspension bridge to the moon! PRESENT: What! FUTURE: Edwin Nemitz is patentee of Nemitz’s condensed vacuum for automobile tires. Adina Otto is at her observatory in Florida, where she is try- ing to get one of the planets near enough to look at. She has been awarded the Nobel prize for astronomical research and is consider- ed next to Mme. Curri in woman’s sphere of discovery. Edith Rechcygl. Let mesee. I believe she is editor of the “‘Cupid’s Dispatch” in Kalamazoo, Michigan. If you are desirous of wedding; send your name, your photograph, your automobile license number, and a lock of your hair to her and she will find a suitable mate for you. Then here is the name of Rosalind Smalley. She is Past Grand Patriarch of the Ancient Order of Camp Fire Girls. Allen Maney is next on the list. He has a position in the con- struction of the highest sky-scraper inthe world which is being built in Chicago. His position will certainly lead him to the top of the ladder if no accidents occur. He carries a hod of bricks up to the masons on the hundred and seventy-fifth floor! —27—