The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-06-12
Items of Interest Which Happened
In Various Parts of Wisconsin.

Skipper Jones and l.. Frank Gates o.
Oshkosh, have been requested to sal
the Yacht Tecumsch at Bridgeport
Conn. in the Scawanhaka cup chal
IenQe races to be held the middle OF
this month. The boat was built by
Jones and LaBourde in Oshkosh
The governor Saturday morning ap
pointed Leonard T.. Spencer of Wausar
as a member Of the state Board Of
Health 70 succeed J. II. Mcneil Of Fond
du Lac whose term has expired. Mr.
Spencer will hold until Feb. /, 1908
The declamatory, essay and athletic
contests 10 be held in connection with
the graduating exercises on June q in
Jefferson city have been arranged Tor.
This year all diplomas will be given IN
this city to the graduates OF the com
mon school Of the county.
Frances Soper. aged 81, Of Oshkosh
on Saturday morning after an illness OF
two years Of heart disease. She at
tended Carlton college at Mortified,
MINI. and was also student 1T Dos
ton.
Sam Gregg, aged 10, Of Omro, was
brought to Oshkosh Saturday morning
by Deputy Leon Hoover on II charge OF
burglary. Hoover caught Gregg Friday
night at II o'clock in the saloon OF Nor
gan Neary. He had entered through a
rear window and had tapped the till, Sc
curing 81 cents. He pleaded guilty to
the charge in Municipal court The
court took the matter under Amusement
and will sentence him June H.
Hugo Wilbert Of Sheboygan, aged 20
years, was killed Saturday night by
wa king into live wire, which hung
suspended from pole at the corner OF
North Thirteenth street and Erie aven-
ne Death was instantaneous. lie
leaves a wife and one child
An alarm given by Saint Bernard
dog saved 60 head Of valuable blooded
horses. some of which are valued ut
$4,000, from pcrishing by fire early
Saturday morning on the Mihilis farm,
south Of Fond du Lac The barn was
struck by lightning at . o'clock and
took fire, at which the dog commenced
barking and brought o. n johnson, the
man in charge, to the scene.
Though the entire roof Of the barn
was ablaZe. men entered the buildir &
and removed the horses, which includ-
cd 4 Perchecon stations, 2S PercherOn
mares and II colts
After the horses had been removed
several Of them ran back into the barn.
but they were brought out again, al.
though the men were badly burned by
falling timbers
Besides the loss to the building, 40
tons Of hay and some farm machinery
were destroyed The loss is estimated
at about Sl2, 900 The insurance is at
present unknown.
A head-end collision between two
freight trains occurred on the main track
of the south western division Of the Mil
waukee railway one mile west Of Kan
sasville at o'clock Saturday morning
Both trains We're going Mt the rate Of
fifteen miles An hour The two loCOmO.
tives were completely wrecked and
eight cars composed of merchandise
Were totally ruined The engineer Of
the east bound train was Ted Meyers,
who stuck to his post and was consider
ably cut and bruised but not danger.
onsly hurt His fireman escaped by
jumping The west. bound engineer
George Schowater and his fireman.
jumped and escaped without scratch.
None Of the crew Of either train was
seriously injured On account Of the
wreck traffic was badly delayed for sew.
eral hours. The trains were given or,
ders 10 pass by way of Frauksyille. TIL,
blame Of the accident has not yet beer
fixed. The damage will npproximat,
between 81, 900 and $4,000
GAINESVILLE IL excited over the fac.
that il has been discovered that man,
0. the divorces recently granted hav,
not been properly filed the clerk Of In,
courts fees, attorneys fees aud othe
costs not having been paid, aud the de
crees have not been entered In man
cases the divorced parties have re-
married and sensational cases may b
brought 10 the notice Of tn, court.
In the beautiful chapel Of Racin
college the large substitution Of III