The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-09-11
WISCONSIN, NEWS.


A tornado passed over the town oi
Johnstown. Rock county, and the adja
cent region in Walworth county. Sugar
Creek prairie. Fences and fields of cor
were Frustrated. and stacks which came
in the winds path thrown down.
The annual payment of The Chippewa
Indians by the Government will take
place between the first and tenth of Oc-
toter The payment will amount to up
ward of $1,000, and will be made in Lac
Court Orelles. They will also receive a
$40. 00t payment on their timber sales
made to W A Rust. of Ean Claire. an,!
parties 10 Washington, at cost of Sl25,
900.
The residence OF Thos. Davidson, in
Milton. was totally destroyed by fire OF.
Tuesday.
The Milwaukee and ST. Paul Railroad
will soon add eight stalls to their already
large and commodius round house in La
Crosse
Edward Pratt residence in La Crosse
was burglarized Monday night MIR
Pratt lost $3.50 in greenbacks. The
thieves also visited the Kennedy House,
and secured some booty. Two arrests en-
Susplclon are reported.
A meeting of the Northern Wisconsin,
Editorial Association will be held at Osh
kosh. on the lst of October. during the
Northern State Fair. A general atien
dance Of editors of the northern part of
the State is solicited.
TIE meanest editor in the State, ac-
cording to the Fort Howard Herald, re
sides in that vicinity. He pays off his
teamsters and working men in long time
paper, and then hugs it up at Is cents
on the dollar.
In Racine, an infant daughter of ohm
DeGroat drank solution Of Cobalt that
was placed near the window to kill flies.
The child lived but few hours alter
taking the poison
Dan CASTILLO has purchased the Mon
roe colt, paying $4,000 He is perfect
match for Dams Billy Utley. and it
is not too much to say that CASTILLO now
has the best double team in the State.
j. l. Case, of Racine, had valuable
young horse (half brother to Wisconsin
Star'} killed. The colt attempted TO
jump picket fence, and was impaled on
the sharp pickets. He lived but a few
moments after the accident.
Green Bay, voted to issue bonds for
the construction of two more bridges
across Fox river.
Last week young man named Her
mann Erick, about 8 years old, living in
the town Of Osborne, Outagamie county,
was killed in that town by a threshing
machine
The loss by the fire on Gideon Trues-
dell farm at Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha
county, last Sunday morning, is estimat-
ed at $50. 900.
A young man of Osceola, Fond du Lac
county, named James O Brien, while
going through a piece Of wood, few
nights since, was attacked by lynx,
that jumped upon him from tree. His
father and dog coming to the rescue,
James escaped with lively scratching
In Oshkosh. on Thursday afternoon, a
spark from Derby's mill set fire to the
barn Of Geo. Streeter on High street
The fire spread to the adjoining dwell
ings. Five dwelling houses and two
barns were consumed. Loss on Streeter' 5
house. So 500, insured for 50, 500 in the
Madison Mutual. The balance of the
losses are unknown. At 5 P. NJ spark
from the fire set the barn of w. B Falk-
ner on fire, totally destroying it, together
with valuable trotting horses.
A lad named McDermott had his feet
cut off by Il train in Fond du Lac. on
Thursday, and has since died from the
effects of his injuries.
Appleton is to have another paper
mill at cost of $40, 900
The fall term of Lawrence Univeri.y
will commence on Wednesday. the 18th
instant. Prof. Jones acting as President
during the absence of DR.. Steele.
Hon. A. NJ. Kimball was serious in
jured near Wautoma, on Thursday, by
the accidental discharge of revolver.
Wednesday forenoon burglar entered
the house Of d. w. Smith, in Fond du
Lac, ransacked bedroom, and took away
$45 in cash.
The barn of Moore, Galloway and
Bakor. in Fond du Lac, were destroyed
by fire on Wednesday.
VIM. Hunter, of Mondovi, Buffalo
county, has raised this season, on fifteen
acres of ground, five hundred bushels OF
wheat. an average of about 33 l-3 bushels
to the acre, and averaged 63 pounds
machine measure.
Beloit has just enjoyed the first fan
held there in many years. 1t was held
under the direction of the newly organ
lied Southern Wisconsin and Northern
ILLINOIS Agricultural Association. Ine
show Of cattle, sheep, swine and poultry
is said to have been excellent.
The burning of barn at Sheboygan
on Sunday morning, brought the new
Silsbee steamer into service for the first
time
A scaffold gave way Saturday morning
at Daniel Fitzgerald S house, in Oshkosh.
precipitating two men a distance oi
eighteen feet. One of the men, a car
penter by the name of BATHS, fell on a
pile of stone killing him almost instantly
The boot and shoe store of Myhr &
Evenson, in Janesville, was brlrglarized
last Friday night. The thieves took &
box of shoes and o watch.
An agriculturist in the town of Farm.
ington, La Crosse county, reports forty
four bushels of winter wheat to the acre
A carpenter named Louis Bogardus
fell from a scaffold in La Crosse, Satur-
| day, and was instantly killed.
Two men have lost two fingers eact
| by accidents in mills at Oshkosh, within
few days.
An Oshkosh belle, twenty years oi
age, eloped with a married man last
week