The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-08-23
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

POTATOES sell for 80 cents per bushel
in Racine.
THE Beloit fair occurs on September
3d-6th.
THE Fond du Lac public library was
opened Friday.
| THE new elevator at Fox Lake is al
most completed.
THEY say there is probability of the
scarcity of pickles.
APPLETON allows cows to run at large,
but prohibits cow-bells.
DANE CoUNTY's entire crop is estima-
ted to be worth SO, 100000
| LA CROSSE had a $1,000 fire in a
bakery and butcher shop, Thursday.
CHAs. RICE, farmer of Buena Vista,
lost foot. Threshing machine did it.
FIVE miles south of Mansfield is a new
grist-mill which will start up in two
| weeks.
THE town of Flambeau has paid its
taxes at the rate of thirty cents on the
dollar.
THE Ripon Agricultural Association
holds its twelfth annual fair September
4th-7th.
JOSEPH PORTER, a carpenter at James
vile, fell from staging, Saturday, and
partially paralyzed himself.
A YOUNG girl named Starlochi, of
Genoa, Vernon county, had her jaw
fractured during Thursday
Two employees of the G. B. & Nj. r.
R. at Marshland, fell through the bridge
there, distance of 20 feet. No serious
injury.
LA CROSSE has petitioned the govern
ment to interfere regarding the c., Nj. &
ST. p. bridge, which is changing the
channel of the Mississippi.
THE third annual convention of the
Y. M. c. Associations and Evangelical
Churches of Wisconsin will be held in
Madison, October 3d-5th, inclusive.
AS train was leaving New Lisbon
tramps attempted to board it and fight
ensued. The conductor struck one man
who turned out not to be tramp. The
man has brought suit for damages.
c. J. KELLY, the Milwaukee mail
carrier, who in January last was SEN
fenced to a years confinement in the
state prison for stealing money from let
ters, has been pardoned by the President.
WHEN Rev. j. Walworth was admin
istering the ordinance of baptism in a
creek in Richland county, pickerel a
foot long became entangled in the leg of
his pantaloons, and was thus carried
ashore.
SOME young men in the town of Jor-
dan were running threshing machine
by hand in a foolish manner, when a son
OF Jacob 4oungblood attempted to stop
it by holding his hand on the cylinder
pulley. Crushed his arm badly.
AT Ogema, Chippewa county, c. p,
Martell, of Appleton, packed in the mill
owned by B. NJ. Holmes $4,000 shingles.
j. M. Brignow, of Green Bay, packed in
the same mill 50,250. G. p. Marteli
packed $4,000. and now ranks as the
champion shingle-packer of the state.
A SMALL stack of hay belonging to
Chris Baum, was burned few days
since, and early Wednesday morning
barn on Mr.. D. Chafee's place was
burned to the ground. 1t is supposed
that the fire in both cases was set by
tramps Whitewater Register.
III. G.. REED, merchant of Walworth
Corners met with a very painful acci-
dent, recently. In jumping from the
corncrib to the ground he lit upon
rusty nail, driving it through his left
foot. The nail was with difficulty ex-
tracted, and Mr.. r. is in ',";"f'i '.e--' ~
REV. JOSEPH SPECHT, recent gradu
ate of ST. Francis seminary, Milwaukee,
dropped dead few days since in town
in the interior of Louisiana, while
running to catch train. He was iden-
titled by papers on his person, and from
railroad tickets found in his possession,
it was learned that he was en- route to
Texas.
THE contract for building the proposed
new iron railroad bridge over the Wis
consin river at Kilbourn City, has been
awarded by the c.. NJ and St. p. R'y.
company, to the Baltimore Bridge COM
pany, whose figure for the work is $37,-
600. The work of raising the new struc-
ture is to be commenced on November
18th, and the contract made requires its
completion on or before December 10Th.
THE report of the enrolment and at
tendance at the schools in the several
towns of the First school district of Mil
waukee county during the summer term
now closed, has been completed by
Thomas OHerrin, the district superin-
tendent, and from it, statistics as follows
are secured: Town of Franklin, scholars
registered 27S, attendance, 18l; town of
Greenfield, scholars registered, 1S9, at
tendance, 116; town of Lake, registered,
At, attendance, 1854; town of Oak Greek,
registered, 255, attendance, 1S1.
A YOUNG man named George Grow,
son of G. w. Crow, farmer living
few miles from Berlin, states that he was
riding home ON horseback few days
ago and was passing through swamp
when suddenly naked Indian rushed
out from a place of concealment, and
grabbed the horse by the bride. At the
same instant another Indian, also naked,
appeared from behind and hurled a tom
ahawk at him which grazed his head,
cutting slight cash. The horse reared
and broke away, carrying his rider with
him to place of safety.-Oshkosh North
aCestern.
A SUIT has been begun by Mrs John
l.. Mitchell against her husband for
divorce, alimony and the possession of
their child, lad of two years of age.
This case is very sad one,
the family being prominent in
Milwaukee society. John l.. Mitch
ell is the only son of Hon. Alex
ander Mitchell. The latter has charge
of the boy, and will retain him until
the law grants him permanent custodi-
an. The questions of temporary alimony
and the custody of the child will be
argued in the circuit court on the 9th
instant.
MONDAY afternoon a foater was
discovered in the Menomonee river near
the Sixth street bridge, and being
secured by Officer Schmuell and Captain
Humphrey, was brought to the morgue,
where, by papers in the pockets of the
clothing, it was identified as the body of
G. johnson, brother of William John
son, the Michigan street lock-smith. De-
ceased was in life much addicted to the
use of liquor, and is supposed to have