The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-08-09
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

THE insane asylum at Oshkosh is
crowded.
THERE are II cheese factories in Co
lumbia county.
EDWARD 0. BROWN, of Stevens Point,
has been appointed to West Point.
THE La Crosse Valley is called the
"Garden of Wisconsin by the local
papers.
A TRAMP burglarized the house of Y.
R. Brand, at Beloit, of 800 worth of
valuables.
A NEW artesian well has been sunk at
Appleton. Water was struck at depth
of so feet.
THE new hotel at Ashland, called the
Chequamegon (ugh!) was opened to the
public August l. 1{If
WORK has been commenced on the
new iron bridge across the Wisconsin
river at Stevens Point.
| Mrs. STEPHEN PEET, lady 50 years
of age, well known and resident in Be
lott, fell down stairs and severely injured
/ herself. .s ta
A NEGRO named Zinke was arrested in
/ Oshkosh, "Wednesday afternoon, and
owned up to having stolen a lot of cigars
| from Waupun factory.
| THE county clerk of Monroe county
can't tell a dog skin from wolf skin.
He paid $40 bounty for a dog skin. The
/ chap who swindled him was arrested
| COLUMBIA county has raised 900, 900
bushels of wheat, 100000 bushels corn,
! 1000, 600 bushels oats and 200, 900 bushels
| potatoes, besides other things too num-
erous," etc.
JOHN DUNN, of Pine Bluff, was ar
rested Thursday on complaint of Mary
Campbell, charged with seduction and
! bastardy. Dunn was taken to the
Madison Jail.
| Now Madison claims TO have woman
who was relieved of live lizard which
had been fiourishing in her stomach. A
clairvoyant discovered it and removed
it, of course.
THE train on which were Earl Dufferin
and his wife came near being wrecked
near Rudd's Mills, Monroe county. A
bar of iron had been placed across the
track. A woman discovered it and
tagged the train.
JOSEPH HICKEY, an orphan boy six
years old, at play at st. Joseph's convent
in Janesville, with his brother, fell into
cistern and was drowned Friday even
| ing. He was in one hour before he was
recovered. ggsta
! A LARGE fire is apparently raging in
the woods southwest of here. The vol
umes of smoke arising are dense and
spreading, carried bYsa light breeze in
an easterly directie1,S and seem like
clouds reaching across the heavens
Green Bay Gazette.
THE cranberry marshes in this vicinity
and elsewhere, so far as we have heard,
are looking finely, and promise first
rate yield. 1t is rather early yet,
though, for calculations in regard to
this crop, but the indications 50 far are
gratifying.-iSparta Herald.
EAU CLAIRE Press: We have but
vague rumor of frightful accident, said
to have occurred in the vicinity of Van
vile, Chippewa county. The story goes,
that girl or young lady, while driving
reaper, was precipitated from the seat
to position which brought her in con-
tact with the sickle, which mangled her
so badly as to cause her death.
A DESTRUCTIVE fire at Green Bay on
Thursday afternoon broke out in the
stable of the Green Bay House, and
spread, destroying four other barns and
two stores. Everything was dry as tin
der, and the department had difficulty
in checking the fire before further dam
age was done. Total loss about $4,000;
insurance nearly $4,000, divided among
five companies.
A POOR woman in Racine named
Anna Zimmer sent her grandson John to
Manisftse @ IMfeh:0 = '"tttBGn ttBGn tas6 tas6RfiGteda frqW
mittance. The boy reported that there
was no letter. 1t afterwards proved that
the young rascal bad stolen the money.
He was sent out to the Industrial School
to remain until q years of age.
THE present week, as far as it has pro
gressed, was never excelled for harvest
ing purposes, and most faithfully has it
been improved. The greater portion Of
the wheat in the openings is in the
shock, and continuation of the present
weather through another week will wit
ness the largest portion of the prairie
grown wheat also in the schock. 1t is a
grand thing to have grown fine things; it
is equally important to have secured the
crops in good condition.-,State Register.
AT Middleton, Dane county, farmers
are in the midst of their harvest and will
have good crops, only few fields being
injured by bugs. At Springfield, owing
to the ravages of the chinch bugs in the
opening, and black rust in the prairie,
wheat is said not to be in very tiatter-
ing condition. Oats and barley are in
good condition, but corn has made a
very poor growth. The chinch bugs
have injured wheat badly in the vicinity
of Cross Plains, but it is expected that it
will be better generally, than it has been
for several years.