The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-04-23
SURROUNDING COUNTRY

No trace of DR.. Nansen has yet been
found.
j. d, Harris an old resident of Neenah
committed suicide by hanging himself on
Monday last.
The Wisconsin University won IN the
debate with the Minnesota University
on Friday last.
The Sunday law went into operation
at Marinette last Sunday and was quite
rigidly enforced.
[ Wallace Quincy, half breed In
dian was killed IN river drive nonr
John Hamper, Racine county farmer,
committed suicide on Saturday last. He
was Il widOwer and 20 years old.
A party of Chicago men are looking
over Fond du Lac with q view to estab-
fishing bicycle factory there.
1t seems strange to read of nigh water
IN Wisconsin. But it is said the Me
nominee river is lust bowling.
The main building of Schmit Bros
trunk factory at Oshkosh was destroyed
by fire on Monday, causing a loss OF 80,
coo.
4 young Eau Claire farmer has
been missing for some time and De
tectives are unable to find any clue TO
his whereabouts.
Principal Fairchild OF Milwaukee will
be discharged by tbs school commission
ers of that city, for lndnlgin2 too freely
IN corporal punishment
Madison has a republican mayor. He
has carried politics right into the police
department and every policemen ap-
pointed by him is a republican.
THE body Of an unknown man was
found in the water near Lake Whine
bago on Tuesday. He was apparent
ly about 30 years old and a laborer.
Three members of one family in Outa-
game county, two sisters and brother,
went insane within the past three weeks.
The brother was violent and had to be
confined.
Mrs. Brazean of Grand Rapids. this
state, took a spoonful of carbolic acid by
mistake on Monday last. Antidotes were
promptly administered and she was soon
out of danger.
Judge Cough of Chippewa Falls, who
han been appointed postmaster of that
city by President Cleveland. had his name
withdrawn before the senate could act
upon the nomination.
Joseph Strong who was shot by an
officer at Appleton last week, having
been mistaken for Zuelke. The murderer,
is steadily improving. His brother has
made an investigation OF the shooting
and says the officer was justified in what
he did.
George Ellington a well driller
at work near Berlin on Tuesday last
had his arm caught in the gearing
1t was steadily drawing him in when
he severed the arm with knife, leav-
ing his hand and part of the forearm
III the gearing.
A Racine county farmer had an e.
peIience with Il robber on Sunday night
last. The farmer had received some
money the previous day and when he
went out to his barn on Sunday night he
was confronted by a man who showed
revolver INTO his face. The robber fired
two shots but neither took effect.
4 furious runaway occurred on Grand
Avenue, Milwaukee onMOnday afternoon
while that street was crowded with peo-
pie and teams. 4 horse team with O
heavy wagon came down the avenue at
breakneck pace. with lad eight years
old clinging TO the lines. They collided
with several teams and were finally caught
by man on horseback who gave chase.
The shooting of a mentally unsound
man near Appleton on Thursday last by
Officer Garvey under the impression that /.
he was the murderer L elke Is deplor- .
able circumstance. 4 singular feature
of the affair is that the man who was shot /
bears striking resemblance to Zuelke /
and his real name is Zuelke though be
goes by the name of Strong He had an
idea that officers were pursuing him and .
refused to surrender when called upon
to do SO. Garyey was alone when he
encountered the man who was armed
with rifle. Strong had come from Osh-
kosh where he had spent some weeks at
hotel. His rifle was his inseparable
companion. When he quit the hotel in
which he boarded. he left his trunk but
took his rifle with him. 1t Is thought be
will recover.