The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-12-13
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

CYRUS SHARpLEss, one of the oldest
settlers of La Crosse county, died Thurs
day night.
THE residence of Horace Stroud, Osh.
kosh, was totally destroyed by fire,
Thursday.
THos. SHEEHAN, of Mitchell, and
Richard Andrews, OF Plymouth, old and
respected citizens, died last week.
A. LANG, who has been on trial on the
charge of killing F. Plenderman, has
been acquitted by an Appleton jury.
The c. and n. w. R. r. Co. accepted
the Menominee Range r. r. from the
contractors last Tuesday, and are now
operating it.
/ SYLVESTER KANE has been sentenced
by the circuit court in kenosha to two
years imprisonment in the penitentary,
for horse-stealing.
THE jury in the case of Hugh Brooks,
charged with the burning of Rodolfs
mill, in Richland Centre, brought in a
verdict of guilty.
THE following nominations have been
made to the senate, of postmasters in
this state: Jerome l.. Marsh, Sheboygan;
| Charles Frantz, Kenosha; Henry b.
Harshaw, Oshkosh.
! BENJAMIN MUTE an old resident of
Watertown, died On the 1st inst, aged
rs years. Frank Bishop, another old and
respected citizen of the same place, died
on the 9th inst, aged IS.
| THE Whitewater Pantagroph, a new
weekly, made its first appearance Tues
| day of last week 1t is published by =.
| B. Sherwood, and presents very credit
able, neat physiognony. 1t Is Demo-
cratic.
| SOME wicked young scamps attached a
lager beer sign to the house of l.. j. Hall,
prominent Methodist and temperance
man of Brandon. Hall offers so re-
ward to find out who perpetrated the
joke.
WHILE at work in one of the lumber
yards in Fond du Lac the other day, a
man named William Dunn fell distance
of several feet from lumber pile, and
striking upon his head sustained severe
injury.
The proprietors of the Randolph
L,rely Times have made arrangements to
remove their office to Tomah, at which
place they will commence the publication
of a democratic paper on the 1st Of
January next.
JOHN IMERHoFF, of Beaver Dam,
while holding block of wood with his
left hand, thumb on top side, in the act
of splitting wood, brought his axe down
with his right hand, but miscalculated,
and cut his thumb completely off.
THE house, barn and other outbuild-
ings of A. H. Caldwell, about six miles
northwest of Janesville, took fire from a
defective fue Friday night, and were
totally destroyed. Loss about $500;
insured in st. Paul Fire and Marine for
81, 500.
Two editors are indulging in the
luxury of libel suits in this state, Geo.
Marsh, of the Sheboygan Herald, for
styling Conrad kretz a "loafer," and
Fred. Coon, of the Oconomowoc Local,
for damaging the reputation of Hon.
Edwin Hurlburt, who ran for district at
torney of Waukesha county.
On Tuesday a Bohemian woman
named Schmidt died at Germantown
from the effect of lockjaw. About
week before her death she stepped upon
a nail and wounded her foot. No atten-
tion was paid to the wound and the re-
suit was her death as above stated
MdustOn Star.
AYOUNG man, son of Peter Arntz, of
Kildare, was seriously hurt at Lyndon
Station, a few days ago. He attempted
/ to board the westward bound express at
A. NJ, going at the rate of twenty
miles an hour, He was found about
! two hours later, wholly insensible, his
head badly cut, one arm and one leg
broken.
! CHARLES TALBOT, who was convicted
of robbing a man of $50 not long since,
has been sentenced to two years at Wau-
pun. He has been out of the Minnesota
state prison at Saltwater but three
months, and is known to be a very fly
/ crook. He is about twenty-five years of
age, and was raised in this city
La Crosse Republican.
! AN old lady fell from two story
! platform in the rear of the Bismark
| hotel, La Crosse, Wednesday afternoon
while emptying slops into the sink. She
was taken up with her right arm broken
and several minor injuries. She re-
ceived medical attendance and is doing
well.
DURING the month of November the
postal carriers in Milwaukee (26 in num-
ber) delivered 275, $50 mail letters, 29,613
mail postal cards, 25,256 local letters.
36,O51 local postal cards, and S1,915
newspapers. They collected from street
mail boxes 135, ,189 letters, A, ,848 postal
cards and 20, ,475 newspapers. The total
expense for the carrieI-service of the
month, was 81, 1867.
ALITTLE son of Mr.. John Franey of
| Waunakee, came near meeting an awful
death one day last week. The facts in
the case are these: He was leading
horse to water, and to make his hold more
secure, fastened the halter around one of
his wrists. The horse started to run, and
the boy not being able to hold him was
| dragged some distance and kicked and
stamped upon by the horse so that when
he was rescued he was found to be in
sensible and very seriously injured.
AN old man, few moments belated
ran after the Chicago and Northwestern
morning passenger train yesterday, and
made a Jump from the depot platform
for one of the ratings of passing
coach. He missed his mark and fell be-
tween the cars, but Telegraph Operator
Pierson, who was standing by, grasped
him by the coat-collar, quick as thought,
and rescued the victim from the merci-
less wheels. Pierson ran alongside the
moving train, holding up the old man,
until Engineer Hickok and Conductor
Merritt could effect halt. The old fell
low, who should have known better than
to attempt 50 insane jump, was then
taken aboard. He did not give his name.
I-Madison Journal.
The State Millers' Association met in
semi-annual convention at the Newhall
House, Milwaukee, on the 9Th inst.
An exhaustive report of the late half
years work of The association was rem
) dered by the secretary, :. III. Seamans;
the questions of millers' insurance and