The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-09-06
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

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The GAINESVILLE cotton factory sold
S45, 900 worth of goods during August.
G. HI. BADE, one of the oldest resi-
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 unmitigated 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.
Mr.. FRED. KELLERMAN, of Juneau,
in the act of rising froE, his bed, burst
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 a burglar, Wednesday night, but not
seriously in jured. The burglar had
made noise sufficient to awaken the
family and when Barnes went for him
shot him.
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.
SATURDAY morning, while son of
Andrew Hickey, of Friendship, was oil
ing the horsepower to thresher, the
former being in rapid motion, his left
arm was caught between the cogs and
severely crushed.
Mr.. LAWRENCE, of Oshkosh, formerly
of Bloomfield, Waushara county, has
purchased the Neff 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
school meeting in North Lowell, a
woman present insisted on her right to
vote. The men present Couldn't see
it," and the meeting adjourned, to await
ffem IN bs state Co and ndt SUPER
On Thursday morning some scoundrel
tried to set fire to the Fox House, in Co
lumbus, by piling lot of rubbish and
shavings under the kitchen, and saturat-
ing it with kerosene, and lighted the
same, but the fire was discovered and ex-
tinguished before any damage was done.
No clue to the perpetrator.
A FEW weeks since we made mention
of heifer, owned by VIM. B. Ash, of
this city, that had never had calf, and
yet was giving milk. A few days since
she had calf, and the strange freak of
giving some six quarts of milk day for
nearly three months before calving, is
still unaccounted for.-Beauer Dam
Citizen.
WE are grieved to hear that two sons
of Charles Woodward, of Peshtigo, were
drowned in the river there, while fish
ing, on Saturday last. One of the bodies
was recovered on Sunday. Mr.. Wood
ward himself is very low with lung
disease, and this is crushing blow.
We deeply sympathize with the bereaved
family.-Greea Bay Adrocate.
AN item from Lincoln: "Mr. James
Jay 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.. G. Lefevre had the same thing done
with his tobacco plants"
FRIDAY a young lady named Jones,
living in Byron, while eating peach,
accidentally swallowed a 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.
ALFRED l.. CAsTLEMAN, M. D., who
settled in Milwaukee as a physician in
1887, and after several years of active
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.
S. M. WAGERs has left on our table a
specimen of sulphur from the Cazenovia
iron mines, near the place of our friend
Joseph Moody. He was told that
large quantity of it had been raised, and
that large vein of it was at the hands of
the miners. The specimen is exceed
ingly pure. Thus another and not i'm
probably permanent source of wealth is
opened to the people of Cazenovia.-
Observer, Richldnd Center.
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 he
paS auor of tba Jopror HE Loft r,,o xr-oo
literally torn out. The accident is terri
BILE in its 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 a critical condition"
WHILE Al. Kimmett and Dick For
roster were walking in the woods known
as Blackhawk Grove, near Janesville,
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 a 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
good. The children, no doubt, must
have suffered death had 1t not been for
the timely arrival OF assistance, The
snake measured four feet two inches in
length and ten inches In diameter