The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-17
Nevs Notes of Wisconsin

Fond du Lac.-That Fred nj. Mil
Ter, 500 line fireman killed in the
wreck at Gray's Lake May 90, was
a bigamist, Is the discovery made by
the claim department Of the railroad,
which has ascertained that Miller
had wife living In Marquette,
Mich, besides the young woman he
married at North Fond du Lac In
August, 1910. No record of divorce
from his first wife can be found and
therefore the claim department will
make settlement with the first Mrs.
Miller.
Marlnette.-But for the timely In
reference Of Marshal Emmett Butts
1t is said that Mrs. Madison of AM
berg. craZed by drink, would have
drowned her three young children on
Tuesday. The woman had taken them
to a deep pond and was undressing
them preparatory to drowning when
the marshal arrived. The mother
said she was going to put them to
sleep"
Milwaukee.--The Gridlay Dairy
company has contracted with the
management Of the International
Dairy show for ali of the milk given
by President Taft's COW, Pauline
Wayne. The price paid is IS can
of eight gallons. The Gridley COM
pany will bottle the milk and sell It
in small quantities. Pauline is said
to give sixty-four quarts of milk
day at two milkings.
Ashland.-Mert Vought, former
official of the town of Mellen. Ashland
county, who was sent to Waupun for
grating In town orders, has been
| released on parole Judge Vinje OF
| the State Supreme court and the dis
| trict attorney who prosecuted him,
signed an application that he be thus
| released.
Couderay.--The farmers OF south
ern Sawyer county are harvesting the
best crop OF small grains that they
| have had for many years through this
| section The great abundance OF rain
that has fallen all through here re-
Gently greatly benefited crops and
pastures and bumper potato crop Is
assured.
Milwaukee, Gorge Sheehan.
| aged 10, son of Supervisor James
Sheehan, chairman of the county
| board, was drowned ii little creek
near East Troy while bathing. 1t
Is believed he succumbed to heart dis
ease as the water was shallow.
Fond du Lac.-The discovery of a
skeleton. believed to be that of a
negro, under pile of brush on the
farm OF Henry Krenn, near Eden.
Is being investigated by authorities
Remnants Of clothing were on the
bones.
Madison.-So great has been the
demand for expert instruction in
dairying at the college Of agriculture
that the dairy building has been over
crowded and an addition has been
built.
Beloit. Robinson. q
school teacher, has introduced an
ordinance penalizing parents OF chill
dren In the public schools, who are
affected with vermin. Mayor Cum
ningham refuses to approve the ordi-
nance on the ground that the matter
Is In the health boards Jurisdiction.
Grand Rapids.--While attempting
to put out fire In a gasoline launch
at Waupaca. T.. Il. Winch, former
assemblyman from Wood county. had
his hand crushed I'm the machinery.
Amputation of one finger was neces-
sary.
Wausau. freed by an angry bull,
two Wausau men spent most of the
night without sleep. Henry Berk-
holder and Ed. Seymoure had gone to
pick hazel nuts. While they were
resting under tree the animal spied
the red pail and charged.
Rhinelander Fred Trip, arrest
ed on the charge of setting Gre to
his store at Robbins In April, was
discharged In court.
Superior. Green Bay was named
by the delegates to the National Fra
ternal League meeting here as the
convention city for 1912