The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-02-01
SURROUNDING COUNTRY.

Charles Barber of Oshkosh, d well
known lawyer, was married on Tuesday
last.
1he Baraboo Savings Bank which sus-
pended last July resumed on Monday
last.
Large gray wolves are quite numerous
IN Sawyer county and are bold enough
to be dangerous to travellers.
The city of Racine now claims a popu-
lation of 26,230 This claim is based upon
the census taken for a new city directory.
Diphtheria has again broken out at
Grantsburg. That place has suffered
terribly from the disease within the past
year.
A young man named Johnson, a resi-
dent Of Union Grove, Racine Co, had his
nose bitten off last week by a vicious
horse which he was grooming.
Three hundred tramps have been COM
mitted in three weeks at Baraboo at
quite cost. The taxpayers are object
ing quite vigorously to the expense.
The bondsmen of c. II. Larzelere, the
defaulting county treasurer of Langlade
county. have settled with the county by
paying $4,000. The shortage was $4,000.
Larzelre is now in jail at Amigo.
The district attorney of Racine county
will not hold an inquest on the body of
Ellie Brownell for whose death Rev. Mr..
Hepp Is held responsible. He says he
has sufficient evidence without an in
quest.
Allie Brooks and George Viely, two
young men attending school at Marsh
field, fought in the ring for the favor of a
young lady student by whom both were
smitten, on Tuesday last. At the end Of
the thirteenth round the fight was de-
clared draw.
A three year old child was playing
with jack knife at Oshkosh on Tuesday
of last week. She stumbled and the
blade of the knife entered her cheek and
glanced upward severed two tear ducts.
Some injury was also done the brain as
the child died the Saturday following of
inflammation of the brain.
Otto P1erltz of Racine, man of 80 died
on Saturday morning from wound ID
the leg, caused by the accidental dis
had thrown his gun into wagon and
was walking behind; the jolting of the
wagon threw the gun out and it was dis
charged, the contents entering Pieritz' leg.
Ashton was found guilty on Saturday
last of having murdered Mrs. Stone last
June at GAINESVILLE. The evidence was
wholly circumstantial The body was
found,in cistern. Ashton had suggested
that the searchers look there. Themurder-
ed woman was the wife of his uncle who
was wealthy. She was the only person
who stood between him and his uncle's
property, which is considerable.
The Hurley people are demanding
more food. The county of Iron in which
Hurley is situated, voted $4,000 for the
poor fund, but many OF the large mine
owners have not paid their taxes and 30
this fund is not available. 1t would be
interesting to know how much tie mine
o-poro bora oop+r;buto C for tba cupport
of the poor in sections where the mines
are located.
Another case of killing with a gun
which wasn't loaded occurred at James
vile on Monday night. The victim of
the unloaded gun was Byron Street, a
lad II years of age He and a companion
we're playing cards, when Morse went out
and returned with gun. Assuring the
other boy that it wouldn't hurt because
it wasn't loaded, he pulled the trigger.
Six of the fine shot penetrated to the
boys brain and he died soon after the
shooting.
Throughout the summer the people in
the neighborhood of Lancaster have suf-
fered from robberies. About two weeks
ago lad named Smyth claimed to have
been robbed of 5000 of his fathers money.
Tracks were found from the place where
the robbery was said to have occurred,
to the door of three negroes and they
were arrested. It now transpires that
young Smyth and pal took the money
themselves, and then managed to cast
suspicion upon the negroes. They like
wise confess having committed all the
robberies the past season IN that section.