The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-08-24
WISCONSIN NEWS.

recently.
The hop crop of Fond du Lac County
will hardly be worthy of mention this year.
There are not twenty yards in the entire
county in decent condition
\ dispatch dated Madison, Aug. Is,
says that Gov. FairchiId was taken down
with q severe attack Of bilious fever, and
was seriously i'll at that date.
The second annual exhibition of the
Dane County Agricultural Society viii be
held on the 10Th, Doth and 2lst Of Septem-
Der.
a meeting to organize the Prescott
River Falls and Northern Railroad Com
pany, viii be held at River Falls, on the
9th Of September.
Three suits have been commenced against
the city OF Hudson, for damages received
on account Of bad sidewalks and unpro-
tectedplaces.
The GAINESVILLE Gazette reports a large
amount Of grain yet unstacked in Rock
county, the freducnt rains having kept it too
damp to admit Of stacking.
The Columbus DcmocrGf SAYS that the
people Of Natertown on Saturday held a
peace harvest and Thanksgiving. 1t is
stated that nearly 10000 people paltici-
pated.
A little girl years old, the daughter of
George IIcmkc in Marion, Grant county,
was bitten on the foot by rattle snake in
the door yard, and died before relief could
be administered.
The River Falls Record says: alt is
reported that the West Wisconsin Railroad
Company have offered to build the road
from River Falls to Warren, if tie charter
Of the Prescott and Superior Railroad be
delivered to the West Wisconsin,"
The majority in Adams as far as heard
from, Is Ia in favor Of granting aid to the
Madison and Portage road. The proba-
bliIty IS that full returns will show IN in
creased majority. There was a yery strong
opp osltion organized against granting aid.
The Nsuston Star says there is horse,
on the stage route from New Lisbon to
/ Grand Rapids, that Is % years old, and has
run over the route Tor nineteen wears.
Many a horse not half as old has been
struck by Lightning.
The Hudson sta, SAYS that Ezra Glover,
Of Troy, has got the largest piece IF heavy
ty. He calculates to have 5000 bushels Of
wheat from 100 acres. Ills Is tIe second
crop.
\ man who was arrested in Clifton last
week, and confined in all. ON p G,,patcl
, from Sheriff Nittenber@. Of this county,
escaped on Monday night, Of last wcct.
in company with an insane man, the noted
Peter Schumacher.
The KcnoSha Crate of the 18th saws:
ave learn from the Waukcgan GazlHe
that it is unusually sic}ly ut the village Of
Half Day, Lake county. There were sew
eral deaths last week and nearly every
family has one or more sick inmates. The
disease, it is said, seems almost like an
epidemic, chiils and fever, terminating in
conGestiyc chills.''
The Appleton Crescent says that on
Thursday afternoon last a section Of the
east end Of the blast furnace dock gave
way, caused by the breaking of one Of the
timbers, and at about five o'clock another
section followed, sinking with the great
weight Of ore and pig iron stored on it,
That part of the dock sunken must be
about G0x90 feet All but about ten to
fifteen tons Of the finest ore will be saved.
The Appleton Post of the 18th says that
among the various reports that have
reached us concerning the large crops
throughout the country, we have heard none
to excel that furnished us by AIr. John
Waite, Of Iortonia. lie raised the present
season $50 bushels Of the best quality of
winter wheat on eight acres Of ground. We
believe this to be as large yield as has
10, IL =
season. If any other farmer has done
better let himre report at this Office.
The Door County 17rocate says that
boring ON the canal was suspended on Fri
day last, the material becoming SO hard as
to split the screw sockets at the Joints Of
the boring rods Lieut. Cassratn emf Mir.
Baby ON Saturday with the rods to the
Marinette machine shops to be repaired,
when Mr.. Prescott put his men at once on
the Job and the rods are now made strong
enough TO bear any amount of pressure
that can be put on them.
The Fond du Lac Journal saws: "A
large and enthusiastic meeting was held in
Ashford on Tuesday last with regard to
proposed aid by that town 10 the Milwau-
kee and Northwestern Railroad. Several
of the officers Of the road and many others
Of the citizens Of this city were present
and addressed the meeting The town will
vote on the proposition 10 grant aid to the
amouat Of $4,000 on Tuesday, September
9th. Report says that the people of that
town are quite unanimous in favor of the
enterprise.
The dredge Martin Green sent by Nessrs.
HasbrOuck X Conro, to Port Washington,
to work upon the harbor Improvement at
that place, broke down on Saturday, while
engaged in dredging a channel from the /
lake to the creek, and 4 heavy sea spring :
ing up soon afte-, she was slightly barred +
up. The tug Tiff will tow down one Of
the Nessrs. Stark dredges this evening, to
relieve her from the unpleasant predica-
meut. The mi-hap viii cost NesSrs. Has /.
brouck 4 Como about $500.
The Racine -fFrocGts is informed By the .
engineer Of the BeIoit excursion train that
while they We're at Clinton Junction Mon /,
day night, a man named George Thomp- /
son, Of GAINESVILLE, met with serious IN I
jury. In company with two others, he had .
stolen a ride from GAINESVILLE on freight
train, and was getting out Of the end Of one /.
Of the cars at that place, when the train .
started mp with sudden jerk, and Thomp- .
son fell between the cars, the brake drag
ging him along until cries Of his comrades
had stopped the train. His legs and body
were badly bruised, one leg so badly cut
and torn that amputation had 10 be per-
formed At GAINESVILLE where he was taken.
\ telegram received from J. r. Jor, Of
the Michigan Genital Railroad, TO T. F.
Strong, President OF the Fond du Lac Rail-
road, decides for the immediate extension
Of the latter road through Ripon to Prince
ton. The Company nave advertised for
scaled proposals, the surveys have all been
made. and 1t Is expected that work viii be
by September. The road will
connect with the Milwaukee and st. Paul
at Kipon, thus aforlinr this region Of