The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-09-25
WISCONSIN NEWS.

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| baby not less joyous than if they were
just starting in life, were married in that
| village few days ago The bride was
only 72 and the groom 10 years old.
The depot building at Calvary Station,
on the Sheboygan and Fond du Lac Rail
way, was struck by fire and destroyed
Wednesday morning. Everything in the
building was destroyed. Frey Brothers
elevator near the depot was also destroy
ed. There was some grain in the eleva-
tor at the time, but how much is not
stated.
Amelia Grumell, who was sealI,ed in a
shingle mill at Oshkosh, is in fair way
to recover.
One day, the latter part of last week,
as couple OF boys were out in a small
boat above the dam at Appleton, their
craft was caught by the current Of water
running through the sluice way and
drawn into the gap. One of the boys
caught on a projecting spar, and escaped
without injury, but the other went
through. and received injuries of seri-
Gus character.
Two burglars named Miller and Olean
Abril, were arrested in Neenah, ON Mon
day.
Alex c. Botkin, the young and tai
ented managing editor of the Chicago
Times, is to deliver the annual address
before the Northern Wisconsin Press As
sociasion, at Oshkosh, October lst
A cargo of 1876, 26O feet of white pine
lumber was shipped from Oconto for the
Philadelphia market on the 9th. 1t is
pronounced the most valuable cargo of
lumber ever shipped from that port.
Snow fell on the Michigan peninsula,
Saturday, in such quantities that the
ground was covered.
HI. B. Sherman S large stock barn on
Spring Brook Farm, one mile from Bur
nett junction, was struck by lightning
and consumed. By great efforts the
house and surrounding buildings were
saved All Of his horses and valuable
stock were rescued except one largs bull
and two steers. Mr.. Sherman paid
81 900 for the bull when one year old
There were 800 tons of hay in and on sew
eral stacks near the barn. One thousand
bushels of wheat, 500 bushels of oats,
400 bushels of barley, and all of his farm
ing tools were destroyed. Estimated
loss $50, ,000-insured for SIG, $50 Three
years ago Mr.. Sherman had the mis-
fortune of losing his barn by lightning on
the same ground.
The La Crosse Republican of Tuesday
has the following "Orders were sent
yesterday by the Milwaukee and St. Paul
Railway Company to Engineer Dodge to
across Black river. The Company does
suit is decided, but will push the enter
nrise with all their power"
A Fulton (Rock county, correspondent
! of tod
| tobacco in his town.
A heavy frost in Juneau, Adams, W ood
and Monroe counties, on Saturday last,
| has destroyed the cranberry crop in those
counties. 1t is estimated that the damage
will not be less than one hundred thous-
and dollars. Senator Kingston is among
the sufferers.
| The Darlington Democrat says the wife
of Joseph Coulthard, of White Oak
Springs, presented her husband with
three daughters last week, the sma lies,
weighing eight pounds. The mother
and children are doing well.
The Reedsburg Free Press states thai
large gray wolf was caught about fou,
miles east of that village, few days ago
1t is thought that more Of the same kline
are lurking around there. Quite mum
Der of sheep have been killed by them
| during the summer. Stephen Knowles
! of Narrow Prairie, lost nine sheep, ano
Eddy Shumway lost two. last week. by
wolves.
Burglars entered the house of printer
named Carville. in Madison, the Other
night, and robbed him of thirty five
dollars in money, which must embrace
his entire savings for year.
The city of Boscobel, on the Sth inst,
voted to issue S., 900 in bonds, in addi
tion to the $25 900 previously issued
thereby insuring the success Of the bridge
enterprise. These bonds were all taker
at home.
A young child of John Mulrooney wal
bitten by rattlesnake near Lancaster
Grant county, last week, and will probabl,
die from the effects of the poison.
The loss by the fire in Chicago on Wed
nesdav is now estimated at S125.0 900.
The thunderstorm of Wednesday wa!
very severe at Oshkosh. Several dwell
ings and barns on the outskirts of th,
city were struck by lightning early in th,
morning, and general CONSERVATION pre-
vailed. Forest, fruit, and shade tree
also succunbed to the violence of th'
tempest.
The Masons of Fond du Lac are max
| ing great pre- pdfdIlOHS IOF iH5 tcuiCdtiOt
of their new hall. which will be one o
the finest in the State.
The Alma Express says wild geese are
flying South now.
John Ber, of Waumandee, killed
large bear last week. and another wa
shot by Michael Reuter-.
The cranberry yield in the vicinity o
Berlin, this year, will probably not react
| IL n 4.
it was $4,000.
Another severe frost, Thursday highs
| destroyed what was left Of veg, tation IL
Rock and other counties in this State
Considerable backward tobacc, In The
field. buekwheat and grapes, are ruined
d. Ii. Comstock, young man %
GAINESVILLE, died at Shreveport, of yellow
fever, Wednesday.
Ice formed at Monroe on Thursday
nignt. All further growth Of crops i:
ended, but the extent of damage done
cannot be estimated.
Grand Rapids has steam fire engine.
The large Touring mill of Mr.. J. G.
Sherwood, at hartford. Green Lake
county, was destroyed hy fire short
time since. Loss about $50, ,000
The tunnels on the G. & n w. r. r.
were completed last week, and trains are
now run regularly through from Elroy tt
Sparta and the terminus of the road.
Three hundred cars pass over the new
tranfer bridge at Prairie du CHEN daily
The enterprise Is complete success.
The Masonic fraternity turned oui
largely at Fond du Lac, on Thursday,
and made fine display at the dedication
of the new hall. Many from abrold
were present. The Patty House fur
nished supper for nearly 500 on this oc.
| casion.
The Green Lake melon man has sid
in Fond du Lac. SO far. fifteen wagon
loads Of watermelons, numbering over
? COO melons. lie expects to sell nearly
| as many more this season.
The consumption of peat fuel is increas
ing in Fond du Lac county.
l The famous brood marc belonging te