The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-05-15
STATE NEWS.
Items of Interest Which Happened
In Various Parts of Wisconsin.

painter; f. f. Koch, manager Of a
creamery; Oliver Johnson, T. J. Ottom
and Erich Helgerson, farmers. They
were brought before Judge Donovan Of
the Municipal court. Melvin Lewis
one of the men arrested, said when seen
in Jail:
About two months ago there was or
ganized in Mcfarland the Law and Or
der society. Over 100 influential citi-
zens of the little village and country
around joined Edward Edwards the
man who wants to be Republican sher-
if, was president, Charles F. Moore was
treasurer, the minister n member
About the same time Lewis Mcfarland
started a temperance saloon. He also
ran dice games and cards and the repu-
tation of the whole town was suffering.
A short time later he began selling what
he called malt phiz, but composed Of
liquor that made people drunk.
Six business places are in ruins in
Sullivan and five families are homeless
az the result Of fire that almost des-
troyed the village Sunday night The loss
is $50, 900, with small insurance. The
fire started in Henry Zahns hotel Mt
about o'clock through the explosion of
Il lamp. The whole place was soon on
tire, and the neighboring buildings, all
Of frame, caught. Jefferson, fourteen
miles east Of here was asked for aid,
which was sent A fire engine and
hose cart arrived about II o'clock and
succeeded in placing the flames under
control
John Morgan was quite severely
burned in fighting the fire He is n
well known Democratic politician in
this county, and was formerly county
clerk Of jefferson. His injuries are
not considered dangerous.
John Johnson, the overland mail
carrier between Sturgeon Bay and
Green Bay, was drowned about &
o'clock Sunday evening while attempt
ing to cross the bay. He and two com
panions started ont in rowboat and
had gone only short distance when
the craft capsized and the trio were
thrown out. Two Of the men were
rescued by Eugene Jacquart, who
padded them ashore in skitf John.
son never came mp, and though search
has been made by the lifesaving crew
and others the body has not yet been
recovered. The deceased was about %
years old and married less than year
The tobacco market in Rock county
IL rather quiet at present A number
Of buyers are riding about the country
picking up fair amount Of goods each
week. The prices remain about the
samc, from 4 to 8 cents, the latter price
for assorted tobacco. The sales Of old
goods are confined to small lots There
promises to be nm abundant supply Of
plants this season
Ted CASTOR and Jim Powers, young
boys were arrested in Beloit Sunday
evening, charged with burglarizing the
jewelry store Of William Hamlin last
Sunday evening The stolen goods
were all recovered, they having been
hid in the factory whore Powers is en-
ployed Young CASTOR is the son Of
Edgar CASTOR and Is out on parole
from the Industrial school Powers
mother is very i'll ut present
Train No. 80 on the Chicago. Milwau.
kco d St Paul road, stalled in the
tunnel west of Tunnel City and En-,
gineer William Curran was overcome
by gas and smoke and nearly a-phyxiat-
ed The train was too heavy for the
engine, it was necessary to send for an
other engineer 10 take the train through.
A wreck on the Ashland division Of
| the North Western road occurred ut
| HortOuyille Mt . o'clock Saturday
morning. Henry Klein of Kaukauna.
"a brakeman on one OF the trains. was
killed. A dozen bcx cars were piled up
and the track was blocked for several
/ hours
The wreck was the result of n rear
end collision of two freight trains, one
Of which was pulling out of the station
while the other was doing some switch
ing IN the yards near the depot
A body was found Monday floating in
Hnghitt Flip West Superior II was
taken b. the morgue, but has not been