The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-07
NeUs Notes of Wisconsin

Ferryville. Her mind affected two
years ago when her mother and sis
ter were burned to death in the
Sherman house fire at Richland Cen
ter, Mrs. Tosten Larson, aged %,
has become violently insane. AL
though she has eaten nothing for a
week, the strength of six men Is re-
CURED to hold her. Her illness dates
back to the time her mother and sis
ter went to see their dying son and
brother, an inmate of the Richland
Center insane asylum. That night
the hotel was destroyed by fire and
the bodies of the two were found in
the ruins the following day.
Waupaca. potato crop OF
Wisconsin bids fair from the present
outlook to reach the 20 100000
mark, according to local buyer who
has just made a trip about the state.
The yield of potatoes In this county
will be about 100000 bushels.
The acreage in the state and county
is about the same as last year, but
the growing conditions all through
the summer have been most propi
tious for a good crop.
Waupun - According to Acting
Warden Woodward, not single pun
ishment of the prisoners followed the
demand for concealed weapons. which
resulted in the surprising discoveries
recently. Hereafter all tools used
by convicts employed in the knitting
works will be carefully checked and
other precautions taken to prevent
weapons getting into the prison.
Madison. The Wisconsin insur-
ance department has refused a license
to the Commercial Fire Insurance
company of Washington, d. c., on the
ground that the stock is held by a
holding corporation, contrary to the
regulations OF this state governing
foreign insurance companies.
Madison. -Commissione of Bank
ing A. b. Kuolt has approved arti-
cles of incorporation on the Bank
of Ettrick, Trempealeau county, with
capital of $4,000. The incorpor-
ators are H. r. Claussen, o. f.. Run
nestrac. John Raiehle and others.
Kenosha. Twelve hours after
Walter b. Crumpton, a former sol
der in the United States army. had
been arrested Oh charges of assault
he was on his way to Waupun to
serve two years in state prison.
anesville.--Jame Furey, aged AZ
years, living alone in this city, was
found dead by his brother-in-law.
having died evidently several days
previously Of hemorrhage of the
stomach.
ployed at the power house at Eau
Claire, met instant reath when his
clothes caught In a shaft. His /
year-old daughter was the only wit
ness.
Clinton. &C. NJ Treat. aged "a,
former legislator, and Mrs. Phebe
Suillbo Itdl, db'u o., 'ti'Dl dlcu
the SEVENTEEN anniversary of their
marriage on August 90. Mr. and
Mrs. Treat. who have lived here for
| forty-three years, are the oldest set
! tiers in this district. Mr.. Treat re-
sided at Evansville when he was
elected to the state legislature In
1862.
Richland Center. While fishing.
Orville Eckeberry. aged IS. had a
fainting TT, fell into the river and
drowned
Fond du Lac Joseph Jones. aged
81, who has lived on his farm in
Lamartine for over sixty years, rode
on a railroad train for the first time
In his life few days ago when he
boarded the ears for Scofield
Neighbors have taken the aged man
for automobile rides on numerous
occasions. and he has enjoyed all
| the sensation Of that speed craze
but the chug OF the railroad engine
| failed to appeal to him.
GAINESVILLE. MRS Rose Hubbard
| residing near Evansville, committed
suicide bv taking carbo'ic acid