The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-12-31
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Burnett County.

Burnett County.
Marion Wescott is about to establish the
Burnett County Republican.
Columbia County.
Patrick Quinn, who was charged with an
outrageous assault upon Miss Bauchmann, at
Columbus, last fall, has been recently SEN
State Prison.
Dane County.
John Miller and the hired man of DR.. VIM.
II. Fox, both Of Fitchburg, were recently
kicked by vicious equines In the latter case
it is thought the injury is fatal.
Fond du Lac County.
Thos. Halligan, assistant yard-master in
the Chicago II Northwestern yard at Fond
du Lac, while lately attempting to make a
coupling, was caught between the switch-en-
gine and a lumber-ca crushing his left leg
near the knee in shocking manner.
a young man in Lamartine, named Bruen,
whom everybody in town supposed was good
member of society, recently plead guilty to
stealing horse.
Grant County.
The mines in the vicinity of Wingville
being thoroughly worked this winter, and
The County Jail is said to be empty, and
the Sheriff is alone in his $4,000 Jail. The
population of the county is in the neighbor-
hood of 40, 900, and the absence of crime is
remarkable.
jackson County.
Tom Smith, who was arrested and brought
to Black River Falls on suspicion that he was
the murderer of James Sern, had his exam
ination few days ago, and was discharged,
there being no evidence that he was in any
way connected with the homicide.
Juneau County
The Northern Light lodge of Masons at
Mauston have elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: Gaines Phillips, W. NJ;
Martin Craig, S. W; Francis Startling, J. w;
John c. Wetherby, s.; Chester Lyon, T.
Lafayette County.
Capt j. G. Knight, editor of the Lafayette
Co,tf.ty Democrat, has been appointed Super
intendent of Public Property.
Milwaukee County.
Some days ago thieves entered the milli-
merry store of Mrs. Burt, corner Of Milwaukee
and Mason streets, Milwaukee, and stole a
roll Of money containing from $3.50 to $500.
The other day Mr.. Kermerling discovered
August Schall, of Menomonee Falls, lying by
the roadside in Wauwatosa, terribly beaten
and left for dead
The Milwaukee brewers are indignant on
account Of a damaging rumor set a8oat by a
German newspaper of New York to the effect
that the well water of the city is poisoned by
drainage and that beer brewed here is there
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and the Herald have come 10 the rescue of
the Knights of Gambrinus, and ridcule the
stupidity Of the editors who have no more
sense than to suppose that a brewery requir-
ing from 5000 to 5000 gallons of water day
draws its supplies from well twelve to six
teen feet deep.
Henry Erring, of Milwaukee, has been ar
rested for paying for housekeeping purchases
in forged paper.
Samuel Brown one Of the old settlers OF the
county, has recently died. Mr.. Brown built a
log house in Milwaukee In 1854.
call, signed by members of the county
bar, has been presented to Chef-Justice Ryan,
asking him to allow his name to be used next
spring as a candidate for the place to which
hc was recently appointed.
chart = has recently been issued to the
a" Wisconsin Publishing Company" which
proposes to publish at Milwaukee the daily
and weekly Commercial Tines, by consolida-
ton Of the Times and the Jou,raa, Of Commerce.
The little daughter of H. Groede, of Mil
waukee, took $40 from his bureau DRIVER
the other day and kindled fire with it, think
ing il was roll of waste paper.
Outagamie County.
Jacob Phillips recently hired horse and
cutter at Seikman's livery stable, Appleton.
He failed TO return on time and he was ar
rested at Richtield, where he had sold the cut
ter and was trying to sell the horse.