The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-02-13
WISCONSIN NEWS.

The Eau Claire laundering Co putting in a new
sheer boe:n at the mouth of the Eau Claire river
a cattle buyer named Geo Mute, induced Conrad
Boulder Madison butcher, to sign draft for So 2Jo,
and then yamoosed. The police are after the shar-
per.
A fire at Oshkosh, Thursday, destroyed the
carriage mandatory of Messrs Rud Holden. Loss
SlO,0G0-insurance ) % ..
On Friday afternoon Louis Hermann, an employe
at the Western Union Car Shops, i'll Racine, while
working box car, slipped and fell, striking head
frs; on the frozen ground. His injuries were SO
severe that he died the following day.
The Chiffon Times says a most singular accident
occurred to Mrs Van Bergen, of Clarlestown, Il fcw
days since. Mr. and Mrs Van Bergen intended goins
TO HaytUn. She heated fiat limestone in order to
keep her feet warm, and while holding it in her
hands during the time her husband was fixing a
place for it, the stone exploded aud portion of it
striking Mrs Van Bergen in the face completely dc
streyng the right eye and bruising several parts of
her countenance.
The barn of John Gettinger, in the town of Ahne-
pee, and Is tons of hay contained in it, destroy
ed by fire recently. Less about $3.50.
MIR Henry Bales, Of Scvastopol, Door county, died
last Sunday He attained his one hundred and
second year last Christmas
The Sheboygan Times that on. ednesday nj
last the heater in Hr Rertschys conversatory at
tached to his dwelling burst sometime during the
night, aud set ire TO the frame work inside, and also
to j wooden tank placed over the heater. This tank
had been fiiled with wafer the evening before and
when the fire had burned to the bottom of it. the
began do its friendly work in extngu:shing
the flames. which, with the help of the steam thereby
engendered, it did effectnay, thus preventing the
probable destruction of his handsome residence, Il
the conservatory destroyed and the glass broken
by the heat. The family knew nothing of it until
the next morning.
A fire in Appleton destroyed the planing-mill OF
Briggs, Riggs sa MILL and bcdstead manufac-
5000 sS5S OF o hSpsFeF' Loss Si'0'O' insurance
Patrick Roye, of stockbridge recently had his loft
foot badly frozen that aInputaion of four toes
necessary.
The Grand Rapids Independent has ceased to exist.
but paper called the Tribune will soon be
issued in its stead
servant girl named Lena Dahl was badly burned
by explosion of kerosene at the residence of A
Grossman in Sparta.
A little son of Norman Perkins, aged five or six
years, fell through the ice Wanpaca river and
drowned
The Door County Advocate states that three or four
attempts have been made by the ncendiares to buru
tho new Catholic Church at Ahnepee lately but tho
fire promptly oxtinguished in each instance.
Mrs Hartline. living near Lancaster. fell upon a
pair of shears, few days since, the points penetTa-
ting her side to considerable depth.
The barn OF Geo W Lee, near Bloomington, Grant
county, burned last week with two horses twe:.
ty tons of broom 900 bushels oats 800 bushels
corn 800 bushels wheat, and several tons hay and
straw Estimated loss 1000 insurance, -, 300.
On Monday last, as German farmer coming
out of the woods about twenty miles north of Perry
Mills, he fuund mans boots with the feet left in
them, particles of clothing few bones a dead dog
and two dead wolves. Signs of terrible struggle
were all around The unfortunate mans is no;
known as yet The sDpposit:on is that he going
from one numbering camp to another when the
wolves (who are starving on account of the deep
SHOWS preventing them from running down their
gane) overlook him in the road before he could have
time to climb tree, and deyeured him. The story
l. probably too true, the wolves famishing and
Will attack any thing this time.
The Times says Brand, IA has only physician
Wild cats have been killing hens and sheep in the
vicinity of Tom:ih
The Sbeboysan county pioneer festival which took
place on Tuesday night. u success.
Three Indians attacked. white man near De Seta
a few evenings since, with knives and made him de
liver up jug of alcohol Ae was carrying
Mr. Charles Pearson, OF IF5ntou. ATTEMPTED to stop
runaway the other dsy but was throw q do WI.
by the horses and dragged more than a
hundred rods under the sleigh lie was terribly in
Jurej, especially aboEt the head.
RoSina kFzcker German woman living in Water
zoo, recently paid So 900 for mill property near
Beaver Dam. The mony paid was earned by her own
hands in doing washing. cleaning Offices, house
cleaning. and days work
Frederick Kusel has resigned the position of Mayor
| of Watertown.
The lumber,nen and the ST Paul Railroad Cornpa n Y
have agreed upon the bridge Black river 10y
which she span he l26 eet instead Of 81, Is al
| Hr~t proposed 10y the company.
The corpse OF infant was found in 4 snow drift
in the yard Of the Fond Ga Lac House at Oshkosh
Wednesday
yo, ng n.ar named Eudsmiler was shot throng;l
the leg ly unkT plrties II Fond du Lac Thurs
day night One of the parties who done the shooting
WIS heard to excIaim innieliaieiy Efiervard, -1y
God that isn't hiin-ve haze shot the wrong
Entemiller's wound is severe, brf not dangerous
relief society has been organised IN Fond du Lac