The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09
STATE NOTES IN BRIEF

Beloit-The Wisconsin industrial
commission has allowed the claim of
Mrs. Lulu Hoey, widow of Sergeant
Harry Hoey, who was killed during
rifle practice In the armory at Mil
waukee last winter. The decision Is
the first to affect the state as 1t re-
lates to national guardsmen. Mrs.
Hoey is to receive sum not yet an
nounced.
Grand Rapids.-Thomas Lake and
Charles Washburn of Oshkosh, started
from this city to make the trip home
to Oshkosh by canoe via the Wiscon-
sin river to Portage and through the
government canal to the Fox and
down the Fox to Oshkosh. The dis
lance to be Travelled is 224 miles by
water.
Port hington-Gottlieb Gun
Their, president Of the Gunther & Sons
East Valley Brick and Tile company
Of this city, was killed and his nephew,
Felix Gunther, was seriously injured
when brick kiln r. the course of
! construction collapsed and buried
both. Mr.. Gunther was sc years Of
age and had lived in Port Washington
since 1860.
Depere-A unique dinner was CIV
en- the members Of the Wisconsin
branch of the American Institute OF
Criminal Law and Criminology, which
met In Green Bay in connection with
the Wisconsin state reformatory near
here. The dinner was prepared and
served by the inmates.
Kenosha.-A JOY ride has ended In
prison sentence. Leo Jahnico, II,
Bristol, was charged with horse steal
ing Jahnico was attending a dance
at Bristol and borrowed a horse Of
William Krahn to go to Salem for
liquor. He pleaded guilty. Sentence
was deferred.
Portage Mrs. Wilhelmina Kleist.
I'm walking to neighbours house.
! grasped high tension electric wire
among the branches of trees that had
! fallen in her path. About 1900 volts
I passed through her body but she was
released by passersby, She is recov-
ering.
Kenosha.-The summer home for
children of the Sisters Of st. Mary, To-
Gated on the lake shore at the south
limits Of Kenosha, has opened and $50
children were brought from Chicago
to spend the summer.
Madison-Papers have been served
in suit by August Anderson for
s4,092, he claimed to have paid the
state Illegally for timber on swamp
lands in Shawano county. He cor.
tends the Indians owned the land. The
legislature gave him the right to sue.
Grand apids.-Arthur Postley OF
| Milwaukee, an employee of the Barnes
/ circus, which showed In this city, had
| his foot crushed by one of the ele
plants stepping on 1t.
| Gordon. The plentiful rainfall OF
| this summer will produce a bumper
| hay crop for this vicinity. although
| there are some complaints of potatoes
and other tubers rotting In the ground
Oshkosh. The unwilling of the
statue of Carl Schurz, presented to
! this city by John Hicks. publisher OF
| the Oshkosh Northwestern, took place
July 4.
Milton-Stanley Kruger. aged 10
son OF August Kruger. a farmer OF
Milton Junction, was accidentally sho,
and killed. A younger brother was
! playing with rifle which had been
left by hunter without removing the
shell.
Sank Clty.-Harry, the 9-year-old
son OF Mr. and Mrs. 0. N. Nelson. lost
his life while swimming In the Wis
consin river He stepped off sand
bar into deep water.
Antigo.--Th Amigo Electric com.
pany viii install a new $50 horsepower
boiler In the near future, which will
give the plant 1000 horsepower.
Grand Rapids.--While the II. w. Ell
lis family was downtown viewing the
parade OF the Barnes circus their
home on Third street was entered and
burglarized. A valuable gold watch
and S25 In cash was taken. No clew
has been obtained.
Crandon. cornerstone OF the
new Catholic cruhch al Armstrong
Creek was laid with the Pew Francis
Menal of Pulaski as master of the GER
emonies.
Danbury The residents OF this city
saw the first logrolling contests In
years at the celebration Of the fourth
| NJ yuly