The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-12-07
Ne,Ds Notes of Wisconsin

promises to be unusually quiet in
logging operations in this locality.
Chippewa Falls Is the residence of
many famous loggers but so far the
only man 10 secure contract is Vic
tor Michaud who has been awarded
job cutting 100000 feet at Ora
per. The swamps are not frozen and
are covered by the heavy snawfall
which prevents their freezing. This
winter marks the retirement OF
Bruno Vinette, one Of Chippewa
Falls most " ted loggers, and who
has been cutting down the virgin
pine forests since 1869. He recently
sold his contract to log 30,000,OOO
feet, together with his outfit for $780,
600 and will live on his farm south
of this city.
Kenosha, that he is not
criminal, but insane with a mania
for burglary, Walter Strochein, Il
former Sheboygan man, but now
serving two years in the state prison
at Waupun after being convicted Of
burglary here, appealed to the state
board Of control to be transferred to
the Northwestern hospital at Winnie
bago and the local officials have been
asked to give their sanction. Stroch-
Elm surrendered voluntarily and de-
clared to the police here that he had
committed twenty burglaries and had
been able to get away with all Of
them.
Boloit.-Men clearing up the de-
bris on the farm of VIII Douglas,
near Hanover, in the heart OF the
cyclone stricken district, uncovered
COW which had been buried ever
since the storm OF Nov. H. She was
still alive and had eaten the hay all
about her. though, of course, she had
nothing to drink. One of her legs
had been broken in the crash of the
building over her, and after her suf-
fering of over week she had to be
killed
Eau Claire. AT the annual meet
ing of the West Wisconsin District
Medical society the following officers
V,
II. Lyman; secretary-treasurer DR..
r. f. upper, both of Eau Claire. The
meeting will be held at Eau Claire
next year. The district comprises
the counties of Chippewa, Dunn. Pc
pin. Eau Claire, Pierce. Polk, Bar
ron, Washburn. Sawyer, Burnett,
Rusk and st. Croix.
Spooner.--After battling her way
through snowdrfts In zero weather
for a distance of two and one-half
miles, Jennie Derosiers, l7-year-old
school teacher reached the home Of
Ernest Johnson, near Barronett. but
fell dead from exhaustion as she en-
tered the door. The girl had started
to walk from her boarding house to
the schoolhouse.
Superior. Total receipts of S1,SS4
for the benefit OF the Black River
Falls food sufferers were reported by
| Superior society women.
Oconomowoc Frank Bartell. n
| farmland, aged SO years, was killed
| by a Milwaukee road train at the
Wood street crossing here.
Superior. -- Wisconsin will place a
candidate in the field this year for
| the Office of grand exalted ruler OF
| the Benevolent Protective Order of
| Elks, and this man will be Thomas
b. Mills OF Superior. This will be
| the first time that Wisconsin has ever
! offered a man for this high Office.
| Formal announcement of Mr. Mills
| candidacy has been made by Superior
| lodge, No. 400, OF which he Is one OF
the first members.
MERRIAM. The Hotel Dudley at
| Alma Center, four miles west OF
MERRIAM, burned to the ground
Wausau. Bonnville of Rim
Lake, who went hunting some time
ago, is believed to have been frozen
to death Searching parties have not
been able to find any trace of him
Superior While riding on the
footboard OF an Omaha road engine
Claude l., Ronald, a switchman, was
killed when the engine collided with
fiat ear.
Waukesha Charles A. Gardner
a policeman on the Waukesha force
has resigned his position TO TAX,
charge OF the Waukesha county poor,
house.