The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-12-20
STATE NEWS.

Mrs Anna Beck, daughter Oh MI dH,i
Mrs. Charles Uihlein of Milwaukee
died unexpectedly at the Polytechnic
hospital in Chicago shortly after 6
o'clock last Friday. Mrs. BecE was one
of the victims of the explosion that
wrecked the Chicago powerhouse OF the
Northwestern railway on the evening
of December 2 and shattered the parlor
car of the Milwaukee train that was
lust leaving the station. On "Wednesday
November IA. Anna Uihlein was married
to August c. Beck, and one month
ago the happy couple departed Tor Il
wedding journey through the SCUM ana
East. They were about to leave Chicago
on the return from the honeymoon jour
new the afternoon of the accident, and
were seated in the train when the eX-
plosion occurred. The sudden death
of Mrs Beck was great shock to
friends and relatives.
The only son of the Rey Andrew Por-
ter, presiding elder of the Methodist
church. Oshkosh. ran away from nome
a week ago The cause is unknown
The lad is 10 years old. Mr. Porter says
that he has heard from his son, but re-
fuses to state when or whence.
Anna Reichert, of La Crosse who has
been in the hospital four weeks on ac-
count of injuries alleged to have been
received from trainmen on the MilWau-
kee road, is preparing to bring suit for
$40, 600 damages. She claims her fare
was paid from Milwaukee, to La Crosse
but the conductor gave her station
slip only to Columbus then rsed violence
in trying to put her off there. She was
brought through 80 La Crosse and at
once went to the hospital.
In the preliminaries for the freshman
defamation contest at Madison, held IN
Athena hall Saturday afternoon, the ilve
winning contestants were members OF
the Athena Literary society. The sue
cesssul contestants are F. L. Randolph,
Madison; L. Ludlow, Waukesha; l.. ID.
Blackman, Ames, Ia; &. 5. Wooledge'
Amigo and F. Arnold of Eau Claire.
H. A. Smyth was elected manager OF
University Cooperative association at
meeting of the Board of Directors at y.
NJ. C. A. house He succeeds 7. 5.
Morris, resigned, and takes up his du-
ties at once. Mr. Smyth has been first
assistant to Mr.. Morris for several years
and is fully competent to take charge OF
| the large business of the association.
Levi Hale, supervisor of the town OF
Crivitz while out hunting with two
other men, managed to bag four bears
They felled an old tree and three cubs
and the mother emerged. One cub was
killed by a blow from IN axe. The 9th
er two We're captured and the old bear
waS killed after four shots had been fir
ed into her. She made straight for the
men and they had lively time before
killing her.
The purchase of over 1000 acres Cf
government pine land in the northern
r. part OF Idaho by syndicate Of which
Gov. Scotield is the head has been com
| pleted at Marinette
Considerable agitation Is going on III
| ond du Lac for the establishment Of a
new circuit to consist of Sheboygan
Fond du Lac and Green Lake counties
The work of the present district has
grown so voluminous. as to make it
almost impossible for one judge to attend
to all matters as properly and thoroughly
as it could be if arrangements were
changed. An active campaign on this
topic will be organized and it is hoped
carried to a successful issue.
Fire Sunday morning destroyed the
large tannery of Zzchetzsche & Sons,
Sheboygan, entailing loss of $3.50, 900.
The institute of the state normal teach
ers was held at the Normal school in
Oshkosh and 172 responded to roll call.
This is the first meeting of its kind to
! be held in the West and the State Board
of Regents of this state makes attend
ance of teachers compulsory.
The meeting was called to order by
State Supt Harvey, who delivered an
address of welcome. Two sessions
day morning and afternoon are held
and the institute will continue through
the week
l. Q. Emery of the Albion Normal
school opened the work with a paper on
the conditions which influenced the
Board of Regents to call the institute.
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