My aunt, Mary Ann Mautz, kept everything!!! All those exclamation points are not an exaggeration. She really kept everything! Sadly, she passed away on May 28, 2019. The contents of her home and settling her estate has been left to her nieces and nephews. That's where I come in. I am one of those nieces. Mary Ann lived her entire life in her home. She was born there and she died there. In fact, this dwelling, located in East Bristol, WI has been in the family since approximately 1893 when her grandfather, Engelbert Mautz settled his family there and started a business running a tavern and dance hall. Mary Ann's father, my grandfather, took over the tavern and raised his family there after Engelbert's death. So, back to the part where my aunt keeps everything. Sounds horrible to those of us that despise clutter (I'm raising my hand here - I'm one of those people). Instead, I ask you to focus on the fact that she did this in a home that has been in her family
Mautz Tavern Outhouse - It didn't Always Lean This Much The Outhouse If you ever visited Mautz Tavern while it was open - and you had to use the facilities, you walked out the backdoor, down the little sidewalk to the restrooms, pictured above. Yes, even when the tavern officially closed for business in 1978, there was still no indoor plumbing, so patrons had to use the outhouse. This small building housed both a men's and a women's bathroom. One of my most vivid memories of going to the tavern in the 1970s when I was a kid was using this outhouse. The women's side had a bench with three different size holes, small, medium, and large. As a small child, I felt it was important to choose the size hole you would sit on wisely. Maybe just irrational childhood fear talking, but I did NOT want to risk falling down that large hole. Smart that each hole had a lid that was chained to the platform. Unsure how effective it was to keep those holes covered, but I was all for elimin