The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-24
Nevs Notes of Wisconsin

Washburn. People residing in the
towns in the northern part of Bay
field county and along the south shore
Of Lake Superior between the head OF
the lakes and Chequamcgon bay are
becoming greatly interested over the
prospects for Il new railroad through
that section. 1t is said that a crew
of surveyors, who have heretofore been
identified with work being done for
the 500 railroad, have been in that 90
cality for some time, making ram
Der OF surveys and the people believe
that this is the preliminary step to-
ward building the connecting link of
railroad between the two points The
country through which the new sur
vey is being made contains several
large towns, among them being Port
Wing, Cornucopia, Perbester and Bark
Point. The only outlet that these
places have is by boat and by road
and for years they have been clamor
ing for railroad.
Camp Cleghorn. The Wisconsin
grand lodge of Good Templars closed
its session here with election of the
following officers: Grand chief temp.
lar, Rev. Il, w. North, Stevens Point
grand vice templar, Edith Treleven
Omro; grand counsellor, A. ID. Hill
Grand Rapids; grand superintendent
of juvenile work, Ida t. Leason. She
boygan Falls; grand electoral superin-
tendcnt, Thomas Edwards, Ashland
grand chancellor, A. Is. Taynton, Mad
ison; grand secretary, Is. +. Parker
Milwaukee; grand treasurer, Mrs. W
S. Frazier, Milwaukee.
Green Bay.-Thrce people narrowly
escaped death by drowning when M
automobile driven by William Hoberp
ran into the open draw of the Main
! street bridge. Two of the occupants
lIoberg and William McGinnis, were
thrown into the river, but were res
cued by Il launch. Tile ear did not &c
into the river, its hind wheels remain
ing on the approach while the front
ones lodged in the piling under the
draw.
Berlin. In an effort to swim
across the Fox river near this city
| Dick Highknocker. aged 10, a Winnie
bago Indian, was taken with cramp!
and drowned. He was known as ar
expert swimmer. 1t is said the In
dian was the son Of Chief Dick High
knocker, who was ruler of the Win
nebago tribe of Indians in the day,
when the city Of Berlin was frs
founded.
| Madison. -Despondent because sh,
was unable to secure work. Elsie Tau
bert II years old, attempted sucid,
here by drinking cnrbolic acid. Sh,
was taken to hospital. where. il /,
said she will recover. This is the thir,
| time she tried to end her life. She wa,
recently released from an orphan asy
lum ut Milwaukee.
Oregon. Sam Rollond OF Chicago
lost both legs when the wheels of
Northwestern freight train crushed
him as he was stealing ride.
Milwaukee. --- The Wisconsin But
ter Makers association will hold IL
annual convention in Milwaukee dur
| ing the international dairy show. Thi
was determined at conference be
tween President Schulz, George II
Benkender, secretary. Prof. Moore
University of Wisconsin, and other of
fcials OF the butter makers.
Kenosha. The grandstand of tn
Motordrome, 200 feet square, wa
leveled by wind storm. The dam
age is estimated at $1,000. Fou
houses in Kenosna were struck b
lightning during the storm.
Mi!waukee.--Dr George II. Erns
superintendent OF municipal tubercule
sis institutions, declared ut meetln
OF n public health committee that Their
are about $500 cases OF tuberculosis
In Milwaukee, The meeting was hel
to devise campaign Of cooperate
between the city and county official
against the spread OF tuberculosis.
Madison Peter White OF Cbicag,
an acc".a;.ng expert, has been Ell
LACED by the state board of publ
,ffairs to advise with the board In pla,
ng Wiseonsin's state accounts on
uniform basis