The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-12-25
wHsCONsi~ NEWS.

HOW resident III WISCONSIN, TO meet III
| the Capital at Madison on the 9th OF
January, 1874, for the purpose of organ
izing action to bring their claims to the
| attention of Congress. Such soldiers
who are unable to attend are requested
to send their names, residence, and the
regiment or organization to which they
belonged.
A case of suspected poisoning in the
town of Preble, Brown county, is being
| investigated by the coroner. The man
| died under suspicious circumstances last
June, but no investigation was then had.
Now brother of the deceased appears
| upon the scene and demands an investi-
cation. The stomach has been removed
from the body for chemical analysis.
The fishermen along the shores of
Green Bay will adopt a new plan this
year. Heretofore they would go out
from the shore five or six miles, in the
| morning, and return in the evening,
having but few hours on the ice. Most
of them have now built houses on run
ners and viii remain in them on the ice.
The man Rogers, who shot Redmond
at the Lafayette Mills, in Eau Claire
county, last September, has just been
found guilty of assault with intent to
murder. Redmund, strange to say, still
A. Depere, on Tuesday night, burglars
en- 5red the c. & n W. Railway depot
and stole all the baggage. They also
entered saloon and carried off cigars
valued at $40. the postofice was entered
by taking light of glass from front
window, and all the stamps carried off.
The robbers also took two bags of mail
that had arrived the night before, and
leaving by the back door, took them down
to the river bank, about two blocks off,
and there cut open the bags and opened
all the letters, leaving them scattered ON
the ground OF course it is not known
how much was stolen.
A three year old child of Mr. Zittel,
living in Savastopol, Door county, was
accidently burned to death r. Gently. It
is thought that its clothing ignited from
a stove.
A fire in La Crosse, early Thursday
morning, destroyed Fred Rreibach's
meat market and the saloon and dwelling
of John Toeller. Total loss, 81 800.
The building occnpIed by Toeller was
owned by Peter Lehnen.
Company G, Goth U. s. Infantry, is at
Sparta, to assist in the removal of the
balance of the Winebago Indians to their
new reservation in Missouri. The COM
pany numbers fifty one men.
The Green Bay and Wiuona Railroad
has been formally opened for. business
thrOue bout the entire length. Mr.. B. +.
Roberts. the Road Master, drove the first
spike in the track layirg and also the last
one.
The Independent is happy over the
fact that levy ot $4,000 this year free,
E.kborn fInm all railroad bonded debt,
and will leave taxes light hereafter.
The enrolment of ~chool children in
RacIne shows "a total of S62, an average
attendance Of s. 6 at the city schools
while there are 4, O63 Children of school
age in the city. So the Advocate shows.
The Geneva wooden mills are to he
transformed into grist mill.
According to the Ahnapee Record
Eorestyile hunter claims to have killed
three deer in an hour, two at shot.
The "auSau Wieconsin says the Wis
con>in Valley Railroad is pushing lor
ward. and the track is now laid to with
In two miles of the crossing of the Wis
consIn Central.
About 1900, 900 are due the lumber
men of Nausau from the Mississippi
markets. Ii paid there would be easier
tunes III the pinery.
The Marin. tie Eagle reports the burn
rloson of lamp, used to light the kit
chen fire 10 the morning, also the baru
adjoining with its Contents. The loss Is
$40 900, and the Insurance $1,000, 0.
which 81. 600 Is lii company lately =
bankrupt
Hon. Geo. F. Wheeler, State Prison
Commir sioner. will reside at Ripon after
the lit OF Janua v.
At meeiing OF the Northern Wiscon-
SIN Poultry Association. in Oshkosh, on
" Wednesday,, il was decided to hold an
exhibition in that city On January 18th,
I4rh and 18Th G. A Cunningham, j.
o Blien ana f. w. Sanders were ap
pointed delegates 10 confer with The exc
cutive committee of The Northern Fair in
arranging a premium list L. r. Gue.
W. j. Morris and John Blake were ap-
pointed delegates tn the animal meeting
of tie Northern Wisconsin Agricultural
and Mechanical Association. which lakes
place in January.
A work man at Morrison & Barnes
mill in ShioctoE. Outagamie county, had
both his legs badly crushed by log Il
few days since His life is despaired of.
James McWiilians. the pretended
Shawano lunatic and horse thief. was. on
Thursday. arraigned before the Circuit
Court in Oshkosh, and. on pleading
guilty. was sentenced to four years hard
labor at Waupnn TO be seasoned each
year With three days solitary cOnfine-
ment.
A new brick building in Eau Claire,
burned ON Thursday morning. The fire
extended over the new Metropolital Rest
aurani of Alexander & Ballard, and An
Il hn
Express office, telt graph office. office OF
the Register of United States Land OF
fee, and Office and library of Z. Moser.
Jr. The loss cannot be estimated at less
than seven Thousand dollars to individu-
ais, and that of the Government by the
destruction of the land office will be very
serious. Two of the occupants were In
-ured 10 the extent of S2,S00-no other
insurance.
All business connected With the United
States Land Office at Eau Claire will
necessarily be suspended for some time To
come, as all piats, books, and records of
every description name, and nature,
belonging to the Register : office were
totally consumed in the fire Thursday
morning. Duplicates of documents de-
,troyed will be obtained from Washing
ton.
A large number of bears have been
seen in the woods in different parts Of
Portage county during the past month.
The Pigeon lead mines. near Lancas-
ter. are more active this winter than at
any time during the past fifteen years.
There are now nearly one hundred men
at work. most, however on old pros
poets.
A hog, eighteen months old, which
weighed Csc pounds, was purchased at
Appleton few days ago.
A brakeman on the St Paul Road,
named Stephen Whelden, had one of his
feet taken off by the cars. at the depot in
Portage City, on Wednesday morning.
A man named Joe Moque had part of
his hand taken off by the ''planer" at
McDonarld & Stewards mill, in Fond du
Lac, on Monday
A Norwegian named Lelfer was run
over by the cars at St. Paul depot in
Ripon, several days since, aud so badly
| injured that he died in few days.
The Touring mill of James Scott, in
Burlington. Racine county, was burned
recently. Loss on mill between $I2 900
| and SIS. .00O-insurance $1,000. Mr..
Scott also lost household goods, tools,
| etc valued at $5u0-insured.
Hon. Fred Robinson narrowly escaped
| ha,n,