The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-01-02
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| Madison, lately.
John Wilkin, a Canadian, made two attsmpts t.
drown himself at Appleton last week, while insane
Hsnr, Libby, of New London has been appointed
| route agent on the Green Bay and Lake Pepin Rail
road
Ar effort is foot to start large woolen factory
at Shshoy Falls Fifty thousand dollars stock il
required to be taken. -
| An engineer named Samuel Davis was badly ecsldsd
on the northern extension of the c. n w r. r.. the
other day, by the bursting of luo of his locomotive
The Englishmsn of Brown County are to have q
union at Dspero on the 9th of January.
is Murphy, of Fond du Lac, shipped to Lake
Superior two tons weight of dressed turkeys gesss
and chickens.
man named Gorh.m lost his way in the woods
| near suamico, Sunday night, and was found Monday
morning, frozen to death.
A Ere in Fond du Lac, destroyed Browns McKey's
Trewbrdges and Rowler's stores. Loss S15,oo0-in-
sured for s. 600,
stroyed the livery stable of Good Spence the hard
ware store of Otis Bros and the grocery and liquor
store OF James hcShane. Loss and insurance Lot
known.
The Congregational Church at La Crosse narrowly
escaped destruction by fire on Sunday evening.
Nathan p Spauding, An old and highly respected
citizen of Burke, Dane county, died on Thursday OF
last week, aged 81 years. "
The Jefferson Union gives the dairyins experience
of Henry Abbe, of Lake Mills, who has fine dairy
Of 22 native cows by selling the milk of which to
cheese factory he has cleared $40
The Watertown papers record the death of Anton
Prancl city clerk after illness Of four weeks He
was Bohemian by birth, aud resided in Jsferson
y years.
Mrs Eichnger and Mrs Bouton, sufferers by the
fires of last year, came to Green Bay Sunday and
reported that their families suffering tor the
bare necessities of life Capt Langworthy State Re-
lief Agent, happsned to be in town, and chartered
tearn loaded 1t with provisions, aid sent them back
to their lit tie ones in happy frame of mind.
NJ OToole, an old resident of Prairie du Chen,
aged 9U years, died Sunday last.
One of Squires Purdy's store rooms and another
wooden building next to it, in Fond du Lac, we've
The schocl-hou.s at Old Johnstown, Rock county.
was completely destroyed by FIRE on Sunday night.
Loss 81 ,tOU.
Mira kirkland, of Jefferson. mad a very narrow
escape from being crushed TO death by the al
Fort Atkinson last week.
The tank house of Chicago and Northwestern Rail
road at Jefferson was burned few days ago.
st Bernards Catholic Society. of Watertowo, in
tend TO commence the erection of beautiful church
edifice next spring 1t Will cost $4,000.
Sunday night last the dwelling house Of Daniel
Main, of Mill Centre. Brown connty, was destroyed
by fire, with the entire contents, leaving the family
houseless and without food there being neighbors
nearer than Green Bay the Thermometer twenty four
degrees below
At Peshtigo, last Wednesday, a young man named
Jno Cramer got into a drunken br&wI, in tho pro-
gress of which he was struck from behind by chair
his head badly, in consequence ofwhich he died In
few days.
James Hamilton an old resident OF Wood county
died suddenly few days since.
brick sehoolhouse, 81 soO is to be erected
in Centralis, Wood county, next summer.
The Lutheran Society of Wood and Portage coun-
ties ar" making preparations to build large church
the coming spring.
The mercury indicated IS and 50 degrees below
zero at Grand Rapids on Tuesday cf last week.
A hotel at Port Edwards Wood county erect
ed last summer by Mr. Edwards, and conducted by
Geo. Zenier has been destroyed by IRE. Loss 81 600
Mrs Lyons millenery establish msnt, in the State
Journal block at Madison, was burned on Saturday.
Loss IS, ,0O0
Mrs Cerril Hill :of Warren, st Croi1 county, died
from the effects or an operation upon abdominal
tumur
Huntington, near Plsttevile, has sold thirty
hve Poland China hogs which averaged 5O2 pounds
each.
saloon keeper named shinn, in Prescott, has
been sentenced to ten days Imprisonment and fine
OF one hundred dollars, under the Graham bill.
Hops which in October were slow of sale at fifteen
cents pound in mauston, new bringing from
forty to forty five cents.
j Walker, of Fennnore, Grant county, lost an
arm by accidental discharge of gun.
A National Bank is TO be started in Eau Claire by
Hessrs Woodward and Bust the first of January,
with capital of 10000 all ped up. This bank will
The officers Francis W Woodward, President :;
VIM Rust, cashier; Geo T Thompson, assistant
cashier.
Several new cheese factories to be started In
Waupaca county in the spring
The heirs of portion of q ty-nillion estate in
Vile says the Gazette.
Henry Mclean of Wsusau, was injured, probably
fatally, on Wednesday evening Of last week. by tbs
falling of tree upon him.
The dwelling of Leopold Weber in kildare, june
su county was burned last week.
Ostrandsr, an employs of the Patty House.
Fond du Lac died from an overdose of chloroform,
Christmas night His death is supposed to have tsen
the result of accident. not design.
Make friends and gain knowledge; q few years will
render them useful to you.
The Wisconsin Central has paid off its force beyond
Afsyens Point, aud stopped work for the winter.