The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-10-16
wIsCONSHN MEMS.

The Oshk osh Northwestern, s;ates that
the short-horn herd Of Eli SiiiSon has
this season been exhibited II Ripon and
Fond du Lac, and the State FAIR at Mil
waukee and the Northern Fair at OSh-
kosh. and has met with great success for
such Young herd, having taken forty
eight prizes, five Of which we're herd
prizes, and sweepstakes.
The Grant County Herald states that
since the rise in freights the Bridgeport
grain buyers refuse to ship wheat east
over the Nj. & St. P r. r., and have
been shipping west to the river.
In the town of Clyman. last week, a
German named August Torr,Iy vas caught
by the tumbling rod of threshing ma
chine, wound around it two or three
times, and so badly hurt that he is not
expected to live.
The cheese factories Throughout the
State are closing up.
The whole upper portion oi tire proof
brick building IN process OF construction
at Clinton Junction fell Thursday noon,
burying in the ruins 4. Fl. Hatch and
DR.. j. W. Jones. Both were badly in
iured, the latter, it is feared fatally
David Ward, son Of DR.. Ward, of
Wrightstown. al old time resident of
Green Bay. has become hopelessly in
sane
During the Indian payment in Ash
land county, last week. about 1000 lndi-
ans were present, representing the entire
bands of Red Cliff, Bad River. Lac de
Flambeau and Lac Courteiilles Indians,
which number several thousands. About
S4 600 were paid these Indians. with the
usual amount of clothing, provisions, ctc
The residence of VIM Camp. in Fond
du Lac, was burned on Tuesday night.
Insurance, 5000.
The Brule copper mines, just opened
in Douglas county, present a very fine
show of mineral.
The Fort Howard Herald says ''The
Indians report bears as being numerous
In the vicinity of Taylor's Mills. An In
dian boy 3 years of age killed one of the
"hugging kind on one day last week
which weighed over one hundred and
forty pounds"
One day last week, Messrs. Sanders
& Graham made haul with a net off
Peninsula Point, between Little aud Big
Bay de Noquet, and took from their net
I25 half barrels of fish, which was all they
conld dispose of at that time, leaving liz
tie net the estimated quantity of 600 half
barrels. The first haul they made there
they secured S5 half barrels.
Case. Klaus & Co., of Green Bay, are
again doing business.
Hon. Philetus Sawyer. member of
Congress has sold his pine lands in
Wisconsin. to Messrs. Laird. Norton &
Co.. of Winona In the trade Mr.. Saw
yer has closed out to these gentlemen all
of his pine land on the Mississippi River
and its tributaries, amounting to 1900
acres, the price paid being the sum of
$4,000. or ten dollars per acre.
Mrs D. w. C. Wilson, wife of Cap
tain Wilson, of the Monroe County Re-
publican, died at Mauston, on Monday,
last week.
George Bean was found dead in bis
bed at Wautoma, on Tuesday. He mad
long beer subject to fits.
Jas. Russell, editor of the Fond du Lac
Journal. in attempting to rass team IN
that city, on Thursday, was thrown from
his carriage. His right arm was broken
in two places.
Bears are unusually plenty in Outa ga
mie county. They have recently destroyed
FIVE acres of corn belonging to NJ. Ca7e-
naugh, and have also done considera BILE
injury to the fields of VIM Jones and
other neighbors in that vicinity,