The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-09-13
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS =

dents of Plymouth, was killed Wednes-
day by the kick of his horse.
JAMES MALONE, of Beaver Dam, was
shot accidentally, while drawing his gun
from wagon. Nothing serious.
SOME snmitigated scoundrel entered
the barn of the resident priest of the
town of Roster, one day this week, and
cut off the tail and name of his horse.
THE residence of Col. J. H. Howe,
Kenosha, was entered by burglars Tues
day night and valuable watch and
about $50 in money carried OIL. -
Mr. FRED. KELIERMAN, of Juneau,
in the act of rising from his bed, burst a
| blood-vessel, causing death almost in
stantly. He was aged 81 years. He
had been in poor health for several years.
| r. r. BARNES. of La Crosse, was shot
| by burglar, Wednesday night, but not
seriously injured. The burglar had !.
made noise sufficient to awaken the
/ family and when Barnes went for him
| shot him.
| SATURDAY morning, while son of
Andrew Hickey, of Friendship, was oil
| ing the horsepower to thresher, the
former being in rapid motion, his left
/
severely crushed.
/ Mr.. LAWRENCE, of Oshkosh, formerly
of Bloomfield, Waushara county, has
purchased the Nef bridge at Fremont,
paying therefor $4,000. Himself and
family moved there last week, and he has
taken charge of the bridge.
The Beaver Dam Argus says that at a
school meeting in North Lowell,
woman present insisted on her right to
vote. The men present "couldn't see
it," and the meeting adjourned, to await
advices from the state and county super
intendents in regard to the matter.
THE following have been elected
officers of the State Turner'S Association:
President, Richard Guenther; vice pres
ident, Joseph Baum; secretary, Charles
Meissner; treasurer, Sebastian Ostertag;
secretary of life insurance department,
! William Pueppke; turning overseer,
Charles Oellrich.
On Thursday morning some scoundrel
tried to set fire to the Fox House, in Co
shavings under the kitchen, and saturat-
ing it with kerosene, and lighted the
same, but the fire was discovered and ex-
!
No clue to the perpetrator.
THE safe of Postmaster Chessmore, at
Lake Mills, was blown open Thursday
night, and $500 in money and stamps
was taken. One of the thieves was shot
/ by neighbor, who had heard the explo-
sion and was on the watch. They es-
capped, and have not yet been captured
! AN item from Lincoln: "Mr James
/ Jaw informs us that he had piece of
oats destroyed by the hailstones last
week. Not grain stayed on the head.
He says they were as large as his pipes
head. The next morning Mr.. Jay was to
be seen picking his oats grain by grain.
| Mr.. c.. Lefevre had the same thing done
with his tobacco plants"
FRIDAY young lady named Jones,
! living in Byron, while eating a peach,
accidentally swallowed pit, which
stuck in her throat, nearly stopping her
breath. The young lady suffered great
agony while the obstruction remained,
| it being some time before medical aid
could be procured and the stone re-
moved.
A FEW weeks since we made mention
of heifer, owned by VIM. B. Ash, of
this city, that had never had a calf, and
vet was giving milk A few days since
She had a calf, and the strange freak of
giving some six quarts of milk a day for
nearly three months before calving, is
still unaccounted for.-Beauer Dam
Citizen.
! ALFRED l.. CAsTLEMAN, M. D., who
settled in Milwaukee as a physician in
oft Of
practice removed to Delafield, Wau-
| kesha county, thence to Madison, died
at Oakland, Cal, on the 22d inst. He
had lived on the Pacific coast during
the four years last past, and at his death
was aged 50 years. He leaves his wife
and one grown-up daughter.
THE Fond du Lac Commonwealth says:
"On Thursday young Stephiani was at
work threshing on his fathers farm in
! Calumet. Something lead him to lean
too close to the machine, and before Re
was aware of the danger his left arm was
literally torn out. The accident is terri
BILE in it's Details the young man suffer
ing untold agony and losing great
! quantity of blood. Before medical aid
could reach him he nearly bled to death,
and is in critical condition.
| Mrs. ANNA A. HANLoN, of this city,
| who left home a few weeks since, to visit
her brother, Rev. Charles Walker, of
Stratford, Ont, committed suicide, by
the use of strychnine, at her relatives
residence, in the town named, on Thurs
day last. Mrs. Hanlon had been twice
married. Her first husband died, and
she married his brother. Her last ven-
ture proved unfortunate, and the two
separated. Unhappiness On account of
her marital relations is supposed to
have prompted the suicide.-Evening
| Wisconsin.
WEST BEND item: "While thresh-
ing barley on the farm of Mr.. l.. Miller,
of West Bend, the owner of the ma
chine, Rudolph Jaecklin, noticing that
the work was not being done as it should
be, started to get on the feeding board to
notify the feeder, when the bottom of his
pants caught in the tumbling-rod, and
the boot on his right foot was speedily
jerked off. He braced himself with his
hands on the machine and his feet on the
ground, but before the machine could be
stopped he was literally stripped naked,
and his beard on one side of his face was
also torn out. He is able to be around
now"
WHILE AL. Kimmett and Dick For
roster were walking in the woods known
as Blackhawk Grove, near Janesville, a
child's cries were heard, and Fastening
to the spot from whence the sound
came they discovered two little girls of
about eight years of age screaming at
the top of their voices. Upon nearing
the little "babes in the woods" it was
discovered that an ugly black snake was
after them in hot pursuit. Dick and Al.
made charge on the varmint," when
he turned upon them and they retreated
behind tree. Dick, drawing his re-
volver, took deliberate aim and hit the
mark, the ball passing entirely through
the snakes head, laying him out for
-aool Tho childrcr doubt must