The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-03-11
SURROUNDING COUNTRY.

ID Minnesota and the two Dakotas on &C
count Of the unprecedently heavy fall OF
snow
The Wisconsin Press association
began its fourth annual session in
Madison on Wednesday of this week.
The tobacco business In this state is
booming. The Cuban war is a pretty
stiff protective measure for tobacco
growers.
The bill allowing the city council of
Milwaukee to reduce the street rail
way fare to four cents has little pro-
spect of passing
The general superintendent of the
Great Northern says, in all his experience
he has not seen such snow az there is this
winter in North Dakota.
Richard ID. Cantillon. a we'll known
brakeman of the Chicago q North
western road died on Tuesday at
GAINESVILLE of inflammation of the bow
els.
The so called Fogo bill which had
for It's object the removal of President
Adams from the board of University
regents failed to pass.
There is a prospect that the Polish
church of Menasba will lie closed by or
der of Bishop Messmer because of dis
sensions IN the congregation,
Ger. E. S. Bragg, while taking bath
at his nome in Fond du Lac last Satur-
day, slipped and fell on the edge of the
| tub, breaking one of his ribs.
George Palmer, the boy murderer of
Black River Falls was taken to Wau-
pun Tuesday to begin hislife sentence.
He showed no regret whatever.
Lonny McMullen of New Lisbon, this
state accidentally shot himself on Mon
day last while handling lis gun. He
| died soon after tbs accident occurred.
Col &. Caldwell has resigned his
position as commandant of the Wis
. consin Veterans home of Waupaca.
He had charge of the Institution for
the past ten years.
On Tuesday John Miller of Wausau
received the contract for the new
school building to be erected in Kau-
| kauna. The cost of the building is
| estimated to be so, 800.
The Evansville Il Richmond Railway
| Company has abandoned its entire line
| indefinitely on account of washouts. All
| section men have been discharged and no
attempt is made at repairs.
A heavy snow slide came down noun
tain at Park City, Utah on Monday morn
ing, 1t struck bunk house IN which nine
! men were sleeping. The house was
! broken into atoms and four of the men
| killed.
Mrs. Maggie Kennedy of Milwaukee
committed suicide on Saturday last by
! saturating her clothes with kerosene and
| then setting them afre. She was at one
| time circus rider, But little of her his
tory is known. She has become strongly
addicted to strong liquor.
Gustave Larson, farmer residing
near Ashland was found dead in a
snow drift Tuesday He left the
house on Thursday to 60 to an ad-
joining town but persisted by the way.
He was found by a searching party
with his hands protruding and was
dug out.
As5emblyman Hall made fight for
longer business hours in the assembly
but it was of no avail Great things
in the way of expediting Legislation
were offered earl y in the session of
the Legislature but they have gone
where the 'woodbine twineth AID
thrushes sing no more"
Albert w. Curtiss was killed IN Mil
waukee instantly on Monday evening.
He was walking along the tracks of the
Milwaukee & St. Paul when the heel of
his left boot caught in frog. He tried
for minute to extricate himself but
could not and soon after an engine cam 3
around the curve and crushed him to
death
An attempt at train robbery was pre-
vented by an oversight on the part of the
robbers, on Monday last near Hawthorne,
this state. The officials learned of the
purposed robbery and placed 100 armed
men on the train which was to be ditch
ed. The robbers mistook a freight for
the passenger train and ditched It, They
decamped before the arrival of the pas
senger.
A terrible shooting affair occurred near
haukauna on Montay lass. Peter Ross
shot ana killed his wife and wounded
two others SO seriously that their recov-
cry is not looked for. Ross wife left MIN
few weeks ago On Monday she drove
by the place in company with her sister
and man named Schabeau. Ross fol-
lowed them to a notorious resort outside
the city. He entered the room where the
three were and Schabau started to put
him out. Scnaebau was succee ding IN
his efforts when Ross drew a revolver
and began firing. The shots were in.
tended for Schabau. but they missed him
except one. Mrs. Ross was shot through
the heart, Schabean through the stom-
ach and the sister in-law. Miss Duprey.
received fatal wound.
Later it was heard that Katie Du-
prey, the sister of Mrs. Ross, who was
shot by Mr.. Ross in Kaukauns. died.
One Minute is all the time neces
sary to decide from personal expert
ence that One Minute Cough Cure
does what its name implies. Henry
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