The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-05-08
wESS 0NSEN NEWS.

The Waukesha freeman says: f'Clo
yer in this county has been pretty gen
erally killed OUT 10y the 4ate cold weath her
| of the sprIng. In the town of Menopo-
nee more winter " heat was sowed last
fall than for severa years befnre. and it
| has mostly gone along with the clover.
And this is from the Prairie du CHEN
Union: MIR Zenas Beach, OF Eastman,
was IN the city last week, and reports
| that farmers in that town have finished
sowing wheat He also says that the
ground has not been III better condition
| for years than IL is BOw, tor small grain.
and the prospects are exceedingly favor
able for good crops As much as people
shudder to think of snow falling at this
season of the year, MIR Beach says that
| FIVE or six inches of snow at this time
would be of great benefit to the crops
He would rather see it than heavy
| rain.
| A special train from Madison having
| on BOARD about sixty insane patia MS from
| the insane hospital, arrived at Oshkosh,
Thursday afierno n. and was sent direct
iy to the Insane Hospital north Of that
| ciIy
A new steam dredge was launched at
| Pc htigo q few days ago.
| Ga Saturday last. at the ferry over
| Black River. at North Bend, jackson
county, a span of horses attached to a
wagon loaded with merchandise, back ked d
| IF the ferry boat and were drowned.
| Tne value of the goods lost was aboat
| $50. Total los $500
Frank Dairy mpIe was arrested for horse
! stealing. in Ekhorn. last week.
| Immense quantities of fish are now be-
| ing caught in Fox river, both by seines
and liues. They are principally pickere,
rock bass and perch.
| At Appleton, few days ago, Mr..
| Shak, who Is engaged In the black smith
| shop near the depot. received an acciden-
| tai blow in the head from siedge ham
mer in the hands of fellow work man
| 1t is feared that he cannot survive.
La Crosse county farmers had nearly
| finished spring wheat sowing April 29th.
April 2Sth, most of the spring grains
had been s"wn in Dane country.
w. Il Finch. the editorial rover. has
! left the La Crosse Leader again
The dwelling house of P. K johnson.
! of Clinton, was burned few days since
Levi Reed, an oil resident Of James
vile, died suddenly on Tuesday, aged
sky eight years.
On Saturday the Huffman House in
Fort Howard was sold by Mr.. H. p.
Huffman to Monroe Bros.
A yonng daughter of Mr. Willis. OF
| Berlin, was very severely, and perhaps
fatally. burned the other day, while play
ing around an out door fire
| The residence of man named Cam
| bell. of Cfarno Green county, was broken
| into oB Sunday and SI25 in money and
some clothing we've stolen.
Mr. Clark. well known citizen Of Fox
| Lake, was killed on Tuesday last, By a
Stone falling on him while he was work
| Ing in the bottom of a WELL On Satur-
day last, the marsh about mile south OF
Berlin was on FIRE. and towards evening
it spread over a portion of Mr.. Ki>sam s
| farm, burning a large amount OF fence
and dning other damage.
The La Crosse Republican and Leader
learn from private New York letter that
| Mr. Nj. Pomeroy will revive the old La
| Crosse Democrat, and will soon have the
material and all the necessary machinery
for the publication of DAILY and weekly
paper in La Crosse. lie will also con
tinue the Iuhlieation of Pomeroy's Dem
ocrat in New York city.
The Hiscons1a says there remains still
thirty -four miles Of the Fond du Lac Air
Line to be laid with rails 1t the wea
her is favorable The force now nrloyeC
on he road can lay mile each dav The
road will probably be completed abou
the first of June.
The latest man in the world is a pos
tai clerk running rom La Crosse tn St
Paul He was arrested at Winona June
iion for burning up mail matter to save
the labor Of distribution.
The work of stocking the lakes anC
rivers of Wisconsin with salmon trout i:
being carried on in earnest. Over 10, UU(
have already beer rnt in this season.
MrS. Martin Schultz, of Princeton
wandered away from home while insane
Any information as TO her whe- about,
will be thankfully received by n-r hus
band
\ new chamber of commerce is to b,
built IT Milwaukee this season.
4 new mail car has been put on the
Wisconsin Central Rail Road
An effort is betg made to organize {
street railway in Madison. The CITY
needs it badly.
In the La Crosse Leader, Charles Sey
moIr publishes vigorous plea for th.
pardon of Stokes by Gov Dix.
Rev. DR.. Chaplin. of President of Be
loit College. has been appointed one o
the Board of Visitors to West Point
The Harris Manufacturing Co'upan.
of GAINESVILLE have received an order TO
% Champion Reapers from Prussia
The merchants of Shavano talk of form
ing a stock company. aud establishing
rne of steamboats, TO run on the " off
between New London and Shswano L
not this chance for some of cur steam
b,at men? A small steamer from New
London to Shawano would probably pa,
we'll
The saw mill of Tormey & Prettyman a
Warren : Mills, on The Wes. Wisconsin
R.i:road vas burned on Friday 18th. Lo,,
& 60 o. which there was no insura G..
Fire caught from the engine
TN Wsasaes Regutataa says; -