The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-02
News Notes of Wisconsin

kenosha. John Nashinski. a tin
ner, 90 years of age, was fatally in
jured here when he fell twenty-siN
feet from the skylight of the new
building of the Kenosha Crib COM
pany. His skull was fractured.
Porta G e-Mrs. Lizzie Meyers
jumped from a Milwaukee passenger
train between Rio and Portage while
the train was in full motion and was
fatally injured. She was being taken
from Milwaukee sanitarium TO her
home near Rockland
Racine. While delirious, r c.
Grover, aged So, proprietor of local
hotel leaped from a second story
window of St. Mary's hospital and
ran several miles before being cap
tured. Pneumonia, contracted from
exposure, caused his death.
Jefferson.-J John Buckley, trust
ed prisoner in the county jail, and
John Lindquist, wanted by the Mil
waukee police for forgery, escaped
from the county jail in this city
Buckley was to be tried in February
for larceny committed in Lake Mills
Eau Claire-In a test case brought
by a special license agent against the
Creenbaum company on charge Of
conducting fire sale without a Ii
cense because they had changed their
name TO the American Salvage COM
pany during the sale, Judge McBain
in municipal court found no cause for
action and dismissed the case.
Madison. -Accordin to a new rule
in the registrars office, university
students will be required to register,
make their election of studies and
pay their fees before leaving for
home at the close of the first semes-
ter. This is deemed necessary to
prevent students from returning late
to begin the second semester's work,
Manitowoc.-The death of Jacob
Brey, Jr.. has halted the prolonged
litigation over his refusal to contrib
ute to the support of his aged father.
from whom he is alleged to have re-
ceiVed a farm years ago. Brey plead
cd inability, despite the fact that
he is said to possess an estate of
$4,000 TO S12, 900 The aged Brey,
Sr.. claimed to have been robbed OF
$4,000 he received from his son in
release of a bond for maintenance
given in exchange for the farm, and
was left penniIess and i'll at so years
Marinette-F "a is a day that
never passes in the family of Charles
Wills of Pound but what Wills is
that three children of different ages
| in the Wills family were all born on
! Feb. q. The interesting facts were
e'icitated when Wills made applica-
ton for citizenship papers. The chill
! dren's birthdays are as follows: John
| Feb "a, 1896; William, Feb. 90, 1897.
| Emil, Nov. Il, 1898; Minnie, Feb
! "a, 1901; Fred Feb. %, 1903; Paul
June 4, 1905; Edna, Feb. "a, 1907
! The week of Feb. 90, in the Wills
family is given over almost exclus,
lively to birthday observances.
Beloit.-Dr. George l.. Collie, dean
! and professor of geology at Beloit
college, will return from a globe circ-
| ling trip on February IA. He was
last heard from at Manila From
! there he left for Australia. New Yea.
land and the Fiji islands. The great
est feat OF Dr. Colie's journey was
the crossing of the continent of Afri
"a on foot in November and Deem
Der.
Racine The plant of the Reliance
Engine and Iron company has beer
purchased BY La Crosse syndicate
and will be removed from here
Ncenah because his son-in-law
filtered from himself in politics Fred
Palmer. an old resident of Neenah
and who recently died, cut off hi!
laughter in his will He stipulated
hat the $4,000 which he had in.
tended to give his daughter Mrs
Lillian Ashby, was to be given hel
only when her husband died The
will was oyeuuled in county court
Merrill-A company has been or
ganiyad for the operation of $75
300 veneer fadory al this place. Con
struction of the plant will commenc,
| soon