The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-08-28
sgkSED NS76 NEWS.
PETRO.

News has been received in Madison
from a reliable source, that notwithstand-
ding the recent opinion of United States
Attorney General Williams. that the
lands granted for railroad from Lake
St Croix tc Superior are forfeited they
will not be put 10 the market until so or
dered bv Congress, which will insure
vigorous pushing of work on the North
Wisconsin Railroad thls season.
The hat and cap store OF A. Richter,
10 Oshkosh, was entered by burglars Oh
Sunday night.
The artes5an well at GAINESVILLE has
been sunk S25 feet, and is progressing at
the rate Of 40 feet per day.
A bear surprised a berrying party in
Clark county. the other day, by eating a
quantity of black berries which they had
placed In a wagon
4 Chicago man named Wilson was
robbed Of $3.50 on Tuesday.
q falling brick wall carried men into
cistern at Oshkosh. Monday. They were
with difficulty rescued.
Gen. David Atwood and wife celebra-
ted their golden wedding at Madison on
Tuesday. The reception in the evening
was brilliant one. The presence ann
ounted to between $1,000 to S., 900.
a q. Conn & Co., of little Saumico,
have just sold their large milling estab-
lishment with $4,000 acres OF land for
G5 900, 000 CT "a" shingles, equal TO
$3.50 00O.
A white frost occurred at WatertoWn
last Sunday night.
Trees are dying rapidly IN the vicinity
of Eau Claire.
Gov. Taylor has returned from his trip
to Superior.
Early Monday morning another at
temp5 vas made to burn the Fox River
House, at Green Bay.
The mills at Oconto are again in full
blast.
The corner stone Of a new Catholic
church, at Hudson, was laid last Sun
day and the church consecrated. The
church was completed. and the stone
slipped into place left for the purpose.
Seventy children were confirmed. Fully
$500 persons were present.
Hon. James Ross lectured on temper
auce at Newark, Rock county. on Sun
day.
By recent forest fires in Kewaunee
county, Jacob Ambrose, new settler IN
the western part of Pierce, lost his house
and other outbuldings and most of bis
crops; no insurance. John Treokel.
Kewaunee, lost barn and stable; insured
10 Concordia. Gottfried BohDe Pierce,
lost Is cords bark. and John Lutgen,
Kewaunee, 9 cords wood. Various 9TH
er farmers lost portions Of their fences
and had their crops damaged.
Miss Jennie Young, daughter of the
late David Young, has beon appointed
| postmistress at Ahnepee, to fill the
vacancy oocasioned by the death Of her
| father.
A fire at New London, on Tuesday
evening, damaged the coopers' stock
manufactory of Diedolph & Lipke to the
extent OF SIS, 900; insurance $4,000.
In addition Of gold, copper has been
discovered in Oconto county.
The connection in Fort Howard is now
F.! fully completed between the track of the
| Wisconsin Central, Green Bay and Min
uesota, and Chicago and Northwestern
railways.
The people of Sturgeon Bay have de-
cided, by vote Of 6l against so, in fay-
or of villege organization.
The Fort Atkinson Union says that S.
r. Crosby, while recently digging well,
| struck bed of solid clay, niue feet from
the surface, Partially under a small
stone, imbedded in the clay. was found a
small buckle.
Some one stolen silver service from
the Emanuel Lutheran Church In the
town of Trenton, Washington county.