The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-12-18
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\ steer spent six weeks under a stra s.
stack in the town of Meccan, Marquette
county. recently.
! train on the Milwaukee and St. Paul
Railway. at WATERFOWL, on Tuesday eve
| ming, and instantly killed.
| Fishing through the ice is nnw in Or
/ der at Green Bay.
1t is claimed by Temperance StaticiaDs
| that the residents of the Lake Superior
Country spend 81 200, ,000 Annually for
whisky ana beer
| The Ashland Press learns in regard to
the construction of the Wisconsin, Central
Railway, that the tote-road is being cut
out between the two ends of the track
distance 55 miles-the work being done
from the south end of the road also that
regular trains will be run all winter, and
connection by stages be made over The
| tote road. 1t is expected the choppers
will finish the road By the Isl Of January
and from and after that date passengers
will be able to make the tri:, from Ash
land to Milwaukee in 4S hours
A saloon keeper has just boea fined at
Green Bay for selling liquor. on Sunday
Fond Gu Lac is to have fire alarm
telegraph.
Prof John Bascom, of Williams Col
lege, has been called to the Presidency OF
Wlsconsin's State University at Maai
son, the chair formerly flled by President
Chadbourne, now of Williams College.
Intense excitement prevails in OooDto
City in consequence of the. discovery of
| gold in Jones Greek, six miles above
Leigh's mill, in tributary OF the Ocon
to. An experienced California miner has
been prospecting along the c.'-uk, and
has discovered gold in paying quaint les
| 1913 to the TONI The people in that
section are wild with excitement
Samuel Utter has been appointed post
| master of the East Delavau postnffiee.
A fire at Green Bay. On Wednesday
night, DESTROYED a two story frame build
ing owned by F. Shepard, and occupied
by him as marble-cutting establish
| ment, and damaged several adjoining
| buildings Total loss on buildings and
contents about $4,000.
j. L. arsh, senior proprietor of the
! Sheboygan County Herald has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Sheboygan. MIR.
Marsh is one OF the very oldest newspa-
per men in the State, having published
a paper in Grant County as long ago as
| 1912.
The Prairie du CHEN Union says
| wolves are troublesome in the town OF
| Union A few nights ago these beasts
attacked flock of q sheep belonging to
| Mr. Barnum, and killed and destroyed
all of them.
Large quantities Of pickerel are being
| taken through the ice on Fox Lake aud
sent to Milwaukee.
The State Visiting Committee inspect
ed the Iustite for the Blind, at james
vile or Friday.
Mr.. P. L. Spooner, who some time
since, resigned the position of Assistant
Attorney-General,h has been re-appoint-
| ed, since the recent accident TO Gen.
Barlow, which prevents that gentleman
from giving his usual personal attention
to the duties of his Office.
Mrs. Maggie Stout, wife of Peter
Stout, printer in the Journal Office,
fell dead at her residence in Madison, Oh
Friday.
The Wisconsin Academy OF Arts and
Sciences met in Madison on Friday eve.
ming, and passed the following resolu
tions of respect for the late Bishop AZ
mitage.
Resolced. That the Academy has
learned with deep regret the death of it,
late Vice-President Right Reverend
'A-NN
in him 1T has lost an active and use
full member, who has been identified
with its useful interests from the beginn
ing, and to whom Il large share of it
success is due.
ResoIred That these resolutions b.
published in each of the daily papers o
the city, and that copy of them b.
transmitted to the family of the de
ceased.
The new telegraph line from Chicago
to Madison was completed about weei
ago, Heretofore, all dispatches were sen
over the Railroad Company's lines, ant
il many cases this neeessitated exasper
ating delays. Under the present arrange
men6 it matters not how much railroaG
business is being done, there is at al
times a through line unoccupied. James
vile is the only connection with the lin
between Madison and Chicago.
The creditors of Myron FL McCord
whose recent suspension at Shawano ha
been announced, have generously grant
ed him an extension of time.
The German Methodists will erect
fine church III Columbus next season.