The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-12-10
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS
Barron County.

I lSCUNSiN SIAlE NE W ,.
Barron County.
! The vote on the removal of the county seat
/ from Rice Lake to Barron was one-sided
affair. There were 391 votes cast for removal
and only FIVE against.
bayfield, County.
! At the Red Cliff Reservation, near bayfield,,
/ the Indians have adopted the white mans
manner of living without single exception.
! Brown County.
! A boarding house in Green Bay, owned and
occupied by Mrs. Kemptic, was destroyed by
/ fire the other morning. Loss about 81 800.
Buffalo County.
| The people of Alma are rejoicing over tel
| egraphic connection with Winona, Mimi,
and the rest of the world.
Columbia County.
! H. $. Haskell has been appointed Postmas-
ter at Portage City in place of C. P. Austin,
| whose commission has expired.
Crawford County.
| The people of Prairie du Chen are waking
up TO the importance Of establishing manu-
| factories there and energetic measures to
| that end are being taken.
Dane County.
The Wisconsin Central Poultry Association
will hold poultry show at Madison on the
| 1st of February next.
The State Grange meets at Madison Jan. ).
1t will continue in session four days
Dunn County.
Charles Golden, young man twenty years
! old, was recently drowned near Knapp, Stout
Il Co.'S mill, at townsville He attempted to
| walk along one Of the timbers on which the
cribs of lumber slide from the raftiR shed
| into the water, when his foot slipped and he
| fell into the water. The strong current swept
him under some cribs of lumber which were
RATED together, and he could not be rescued
in time to save him.
Eau Claire County.
A fourteen year-old son of VIM. Mass, of
Augusta, recently had his left thigh and leg
broken by the rearing and falling of colt he
was riding.
Fond du Lac County.
A fearful murder was committed in Spring
vale, eleven miles west of Fond du Lac, on the
morning of the 9th. Mrs Russell Brown
was found dead in her bed, having been killed
by blow on the temple with the head of an
AK. The deed was doubtless done by her hus-
band, who fed. He is supposed to be insane.
About two years ago he attempted to murder
his wife in a fit of insanity, and then fed and
his wife procured divorce. He afterward
married an estimable widow named Rosetta,
and the two families lived happily together
until the 26th when the children noticed that
he was cross to them a thing foreign to his
habits. Mr.. Brown is fifty years old, one of
the largest farmers in the town, and very
highly respected.
On the Both ult., at Oakfield, three Young
men who were intoxicated went to the house
of a respectable woman whose husband is in
the State Prison and demanded admittance
She warned them away but they would not
leave. They pushed the door open and as
one of them, named Peeler, stepped into the
house the woman shot him, intlicting what
is considered fatal wound.
Grant County.
Mrs. d. B. Deyve, of Fennimore recently
hung herself while temporarily insane on ac-
count of sickness.
During the last six months the Lancaster
woolen mills have turned out 10000 yards of
cloth and 5000 pounds of yarn.
Last year the county paid out sl,30S for
bountes on wolf and wildcat scalps.
Jefferson County.
An aged German living in IXonia, while re
turning from Oconomowoc, lately, managed
to drive his team into the gutter, causing his
wife to pitch headlong from her scat and
break both her arms.
John BOrchert, German farmer living
near Watertown, was murdered on the night
of the Both ult by blow upon the head
with a hammer His wife and step-daugh-
ter have been arrested on suspicion ci being
the perpetrators.
George King section boss on the Chi
cago Il Northwestern Railroad, at Watertown,
was arrested on the I'd, charged with the muir
der of one Of his men named Garowski about
a week before. He had had some trouble
with the man, whom he struck and then
threw over the embankment, causing injuries
from the effect Of which he died on the 1st
King has been held to bail in 81, 800 for trial.
kenosha County.
A collision offreight trains recently occurred
at the crossing of the Milwaukee Il st. Paul
and Rockford Il Kenosha Railroads near Kc
noSha. As the matter is stated, the freight
on the Kenosha division did not stop at the
crossing as it should have done, and, in CON
sequence, ran into passing stock train. The
engine on the Rockford train was thrown
from the track by the concussion, and also
pulled off the track seven cars of the passing
train. As it happened the cars were loaded
with stock, and it is estimated that between
200 and 800 hogs were killed. The cars and
engine were badly wrecked.
Lafayette County.
Darlington is sproposing to make row un-
less it can have better mail accommodations
Jackson County.
mill-dam in Halls Creek at Merrillon
gave way recently with a tremendous crash,
and the waters carried away bridge and two
other dams located on the stream below. The
entire damage is estimated at $4,000.
kewaunee County.
Doleys dance house, at Kewaunee, was re
Gently burned. Loss $1,000.
La Crosse County.
La Crosse has an interesting case of mar
riage and divorce. Mrs. Syreen W Servis
few years since obtained divorce with several
thousand dollars alimonY from John Servis |
Subsequently John married Mrs Donaldson, |
who had been divorced from her husband
From this second wife Mr. Servis was recently
divorced, and now he has gone back to his
first love and married his first wife again.
Marathon County.
Gottleb Tanks was recently thrown from
his wagon near Stettin, and died almost i'm
mediately from his injuries.
Milwaukee County.
Guido Pfister has been recently made Pres
ident of the German Exchange Bank at Mil
waukee
The other afternoon DR.. J. F. Mulick, of
Milwaukee, administered a severe horse
whipping to young man named Edmunds
for slandering his daughter.
VIM. HOernke, of Milwaukee, after recent
nights debauch went into the street and fell
dead, probably from apoplexy.
On the morning of the 2Sth Sam Rindskopf,
late Reform candidate for Congress, began a
libel suit against the Eue.iag Wisconsin and
the See Bote, because they copied the Senfi-
neTs charge that Lynde bought Rindskopf of
for 5000. 1t is understood that the Sentinel
having withdrawn the charge, the suit for
libel brought by Lynde against that paper i.
abandoned.
The school statement for Milwaukee for the
month Of November shows the whole number
of scholars to be ;, s,7sl-an increase, compared
with last year, of l,069. Average attendance
1,695-an increase of 1881. Studving Ger
man, 4,514-an increase OF 459.
1t was said on the street in Milwaukee, on