The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-12-20
SURROUNDING COUNTRY.

The Baraboo schools are closed on &C.
count of the prevalence of diptherla.
Charles Chietham of Milwaukee was
knocked down and robbed of his watch
and $25 on Sunday night last.
Tab Prior of Rhlne1ander who had un-
pleasant connection with the Mead muir
der at Waupaca, died of small pox at his
home on Sunday last.
A boiler exploded IN the -four mill of
Wiley & Co., Appleton, on Saturday
morning and two men were blown to
pieces. One was the engineer and the
other laborer.
Madeline Pollard is in straitened cir
cumstances financially. She is trying to
secure work but every effort IS failure.
She is being supported by her brother
and lady friend.
Three tramps attacked a prominent
merchant of Burlington, Wis, on Sunday
night and after cruelty beating him, re-
lleved him of $500 which he carried in
one of his pockets.
The people of Eau Claire do not want
TO have anything more to do with hypno-
tism and in consequence are in serious
disagreement with a professor who wants
to lecture on that subject there.
A farmer with hay wagon drove over
little six year old boy in Milwaukee on
Saturday last The heavy wheel passed
over the boys head crushing the skull
The child died instantly; the farmer
drove off but the police are searching for
him.
Mrs. Jacob Oleson, 81 years of age and
almost blind was found in the shallow
waters of the river at Kenosha early on
Sunday morning. She was stuck in the
mud and could not extrIcate herself. She
would soon have persisted. How she
came there she was unable to explain.
Ex-State Senator NJ. c. Ring of Nellls-
vile will look after the interests Of the
Chicago Il Northwestern at Madison dur
ing the session of the legislature. Geo
n. Wlswell of Milwaukee will be the
| representative of the st. Paul, The roads
have decided that no free passes will be
issued in future.
Ernst Ullrlch, lad 10 years old, who
lives with his parents few miles from
Brillion, accidentally shot himself on
Sunday last with a revolver and he died
instantly. His sister had just advised
| him to handle the revolver carefully as
one chamber was loaded. No sooner was
| the advice given than the revolver was
discharged and the boy dropped dead
A Young man, lumberman, was killed
| by a tramp near Iron Mountain, this
state, on Saturday last. He had taken
| off his coat and hung it on limb A tramp
passed by and took the coat. The lum-
herman followed him and the tramp drew
a revolver and FREQ, killing the lumber
| man. The tramp narrowly escaped
lynchlng at the hands Of the friends of
the murdered man.
Sup. W. H. Schulz, who was the demo-
| cratic nominee for state superintendent,
| was also the nominee for county super1n-
| tendent of Sank county. He had his
name removed from the ticket and John
Roessler, principal of the Sank City
schools was elected. Now Mr.. Schulz
accepts the principalship of the Sank
Clty schools, so that politics IN the case
OF these two men has just caused them
to exchange places.
The two Schultz children who had
wandered away in snow storm last
week near Waupun, persisted IN the storm
which prevailed that night. Their bod
les were found about two miles from the
homestead. From the fact that snow
was found under the bodies, it was evil
dent that the children had wandered
about until long after II o'clock at night
The bodies were not found for six days
after the children had wandered away
from home.