The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-09
NeUs Notes of Wisconsin

Racine. In an explosion at the
Mitchell Motor Car company's plant,
Frank NJ. McNear, aged 35, superin-
tendent of the assembling room. lost
his life, and John Foley, aged so,
night Waterman, was terribly burned
about the head. face and arms. Nc
Near entered the assembling room
and taking lantern, walked between
the two ovens. 1t is believed that
he walked into Give gas" from the
ovens, for there was a terrific explo-
olon that blew out the end of the
building, all the skylghts in that
section of the factory and demolished
the ovens. 1t is thought that the
loss will total $4,000 or $4,000.
Marinette. Marsch is the
new owner of the Wisconsin and
Michigane railway. Marsch, whose
home is at Iron Mountain, Wis, got
control at the annual meeting in Chi
cago, after purchasing bonds and
stocks of the company and elected
himself and two brothers to the di-
rectorate. The line was one of the
John r. Walsh properties and ex-
tends from Peshtigo to Iron Noun.
tain, seventy miles.
Chippewa Falls.-An interurban
car ran over Michael SchmitZ, aged
90, in front of the Ottawa hotel cut
ting off both his legs above the knee.
He died in ten minutes. He was a
blacksmith at Tomahawk and was
enroute from Tomahawk to Eau
Claire to visit his aged mother. He
was trying to enter the closed vesti-
bule when the car started dragging
him under the wheels.
Sheboygan.-At Plymouth. Mi
chacl Straub fell and broke his neck,
causing almost instant death. Mr.
Straub was GO years of age and had
been resident of Plymouth for a
number Of years. At the time Of
the accident he was on his way to the
depot, intending to take . train for
London to visit his daughter.
Eau Claire. Ernest ROLAND, ar
rested here on forgery charge, was
taken back to ottawa, Can. as a
paroled prisoner from penal insti-
tuition in Canada. At the death Of
his aged father he was released, az
his mother was quite i'll. Christmas
he came here and passed n forged
check.
Waukesha.-M Mrs Catherine HID.
aged IS, committed suicide by tying
a stone to a cord around her neck and
jumping into cistern. Her mind
has been more or less affected the
past five years, since her husband
broke his neck in a fall down stairs.
Manitowoc. Reports of coal re.
Ceipts on the Great Lakes, lust is
sued, place this city in fifth place
with $4,000 tons, leading the sec.
ond class
Wausau-Three launches, the
| largest having accommodations for
fifty passengers. have been received
| by {. Marian of Waupaca, who will
| inaugurate a passenger boat service
on Lake Wausau this summer be-
tween this city Rotschild Park and
Rib River.
Madison Dr.. Hermon c. Bum
pus, business manager of the uni
yersity recently elected at a salary
Of $4,000 "A year. has arrived and
started to study the minute details
Of the financial administrative end Of
the university
Oshkosh. Preliminary surveys
have been completed for deepening
the channel of the Wolf river from
| here to New London. This work
| will open the river not only to pleas
ure craft, but to freight traffic as
we'll. and 1t Is anticipated that a
| two-boat line will be operated
Madison No one is blamed for
| the death of little Ruth Learman. the
year old Baraboo girl who died as
| the result OF wound inflicted by a
| revolver held by a relative, according
| to the verdict of the coroner's Jury
which investigated the case.