The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-09-19
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WISCONSIN ITEMS.

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| Patrick McAndrew, of Plymouth, vas
run over and killed by the cars, near
| Wrighstown.
A lad nared Stull, residing in Pack
neck with scythe by his brother, and
killed.
The eighteenth session of the West
Wisconsin Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church is to be held IN Eau
Claire. commencing on the 18th inst and
holding over Sabbath. Bishop Hayland,
Of Boston, will preside.
kaolin has been found in large guam
titles on Yellow river.
Lead ore has been discovered in Ru-
dolph.
A 30O-lb black bear was killed in Lucas,
last week.
Manchester is to build new $4,000
school house.
A large black bear was shot near
Appleton one night last week, but succeed
ed in making his escape
A badger was trapped near Geneva
Lake recently.
The quality and yield of the hop crop
are excellent.
Rock county is terribly shaken-fever
and ague.
Burglars entered the premises of C
G. Nj. Hodge, of Oak Center, and sue
ceeded in getting away with quite an
amount of plumber.
William Chandler, Familiarity known
as Uncle Chandler, was thrown from
his wagon while on his way TO Byron from
Fond du Lac, and so badly injured that
he lived but two hours.
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
A man was knocked off the track and
severely injured by the engine Of an in
coming freight train, at Watertown. the
other day.
RACINE COUNTY.
Racine has grain association
William Cockett was kicked to death
by colt in Racine
About ten days ago German farmer
named Ferdinand Alcan, was killed at
Rowley's Bay, while setting a spring-gun
to shoot deer.
Within the past three months, Thomas
Hamilton, farmer of Union Grove, has
hat. much of his property destroyed, and
his life attempted, by enemies. Depre-
dations were begun by smashing a reaper
worth $40 A few nights after, they
sawed horse rake in pieces Later, on
dark night, Mr. HamiIton's daughter
heard some Body walking about the house.
She called her father, who, taking his
lantern, went out of doors to discover
who it was, when some one fired at him,
the charge (of shot) striking tree close
to his head A few nights ago he had
two stacks of hay fred and burned to the
grou2d.
WAUKESHA COUNTY.
Lac La Belle, Oconomowoc, floats a
beautiful new yacht, Sortie, the property
Of George w. Westover and g. L. SUIT
ton.
A. NJ. Bruce, the former landlord of
the La Belle House at Oconomowoc, has
leased the new hotel at Waukesha, for
merly known as the ''Clark Mansion"
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A new NJ E. Church at West Bend
will soon be dedicated. Wild ducks
are very numerous on the small lakes of
the county. On Friday last about ten
rods Of fence was burned on the lands
of the Hon. John Kessel, of RiehEeld
caused by a spark from locomotive.
OCoNTo COUNTY
Over 100. 900, 600 feet of logs have
thus far been assorted catch-marked aud
handeled by the boom company, whose
headquarters are at Marlnette On Fri
day Of last week the Pestigo Harbor saw
mil cutl over 2O2, 600 feet Of lumber,
ordinary mill-run in twelve hours.
GRNERAL.
The Sturgeon Bay Company met at
Chicago Monday. The first number of
the FortHoward Times has been published
this week. The Chippewa county
Court House is contracted to cost in
building $37, 800 On Tuesday evening
Of last week, span of horses and set Of
harness we're stolen from Mr.. Cheesbro
Not yet recovered. A German laborer
named Louis Cronaucr suicided at Hud
son Sunday afternoon, by cutting his
throat with a razor; sickness and in
sanity were the cause. y fire at New
London on Saturday night destroyed
large hop-house and contents, the prop
Gritty of II. ketchum. Esq, president of
the Green Bay and Lake Pepin Rail
road. Loss $4,000 insured for 81, 900
Work on the new Methodist Church
in Madison is to be begun soon. The
building is to be cruciform, and will
cost $4,000 A fire at Lima Center
on Friday night destroyed the store
Elijah Hull, together with the post
Office and a portion Of the good in the
store. "A. w right hardware store was
also destroyed. The formers loss is
about $4,000, on which there is no
insurance, and the latter's about 81 200
insured for 81 200.
THE Crops.
The Monroe Republican says: 'Mr
VIM. j. Hodges, of Clarno. has laid on
our table tobacco-le leaf measuring feet
and inches in length. The stalk from
which this leaf was taken weighed 8
pounds"
The Waukesha Plaindealer says:
eve are pleased to learn, as we have
from several threshers, that the wheat
crop is yielding more bushels to the acre
than it did last year. From what we
can learn by consulting several farmers
and threshers we are satisfied that the
yield will be at least one eight more TO
the acre than it was last year.
GRAHAM, Alexander Graham, Hon.
A Graham, of Rock county, and Of bill
No. I, is unquestionably the most accom-
plished political acrobat in the state.
His feats Of agility, his somersaults, and
flying leaps are the wonder of all behold
ers. Two weeks since he stretched his