The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-13
NeUS Notes of Wisconsin

Crandon. Barney Toohey, a well
known bachelor of this town. has
been committed to the Northern Hos
pital for the Insane lie imagines he
is county clerk. Last fan Toohey.
who is an odd character and was
once before an inmate OF an asylum.
got the election fever and secured
nomination papers through the in
diligence of his friends and made an
earnest campaign, He received
few scattering votes among the jot-
ers, but became possessed of the idea
that he had been elected. The hal
luCination grew upon him until re-
Gently he went to the Office and in
sisted upon taking possession His
evident earnestnoss impressed the of
ticials and an examination into his
sanity was ordered
MadisOn.-C Campus facilities which
will surpass those of any other uni
ycrsity in the world will be possible
at the University of Wisconsin II
present negotiations are successful. A
movement is under way to annex
300 acres along the shores Of Lake
Mendoza west of the present campus.
The c. +. RaymPr farm of LAG acres.
located on Eagle heights, overlook
ing the lake is given under option
for about $l5O,00O. The John NJ.
Olin property, forty acres, is under
option at 100000.
Manitowoc John Weinort, local
banker, was surprised to receive Of
fetal notice from the German gov
eminent ordering him to report at
once to the German consul at Chi
cagO prepared TO return to Germany
for military service Weinort left
Germany with his parents when five
years old, and though he has never
taken out naturalization papers, he
announces that he will fight re-
moval
Viroqua. -Iyar Stcpke, young
Bohemian farmer residing near HIS
boro. IS dead and Jerry Roffel. his
neighbor is dying. as the result Of a
shooting ARRAY at the home of the
latter. Stcpkc who is said 10 have
been acting quecrly for some time. Is
alleged TO have gone to Roffel $
home. and calling him TO the door
shot him twice Stepke then sent a
bullet into his own brain and died
an hour later
Milwaukee. After an inquest GOV
cring several days In which Coroner
Nahin sought TO place blame for the
Middleton fire horror, which cost the
lives Of five hremcn, the jury re
turned a verdict without ccnsurc
Better building laws were recon-
meuicd.
Wausau. The death OF Mrs
Frank Oswald wife Of the manager
OF the Rothschild pavilion Of the
Wausau Street Railway company,
who was found dead in the pavilion,
will be investigated by Coroner r.
T. SchulZe
Hayward John Dictz must keep
of the stage sheriff Clark has
been notified by District Attorney
! Williams 10 WalIn ljltIE 'lpStlF anu
If he ia found disrcEarding the con
| ditions of his freedom to serve upon
him the two remaining warrants in
| his hands
Hudson Robert T.. Truax vii
( lage clerk Of Osceoa and editor OF
the Osceola sun has been missing
for several days lie left for the
/ irwin cities on business. but nothing
has been heard of him since he took
| the train at Osceola
Beloit Tire Belolt common conn,
4 Ell has unanimously adopted a rcso
4 luton protesting to the assembly
4 man and senator from this district
4 against the bin transferring saloo,
license money from the city to tn,
! county and against CON mission 70
4 revolving licenses
Racine The Grand Army pos
and other patriotic bodies are up il
arms o,er the proposition 70 remoy,
/ the Two Spanish cannon from Monu
meut square as proposed by the parl
board, and an injunction may fol
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