The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-01-29
News Notes of Wisconsin,

Albany John Burt, 20 years old.
prosperous farmer OF Green county, be
came suddenly insane and attempted
to murder his aged Wife, using razor.
He cut her severely about the race,
neck aud body several times before
she was able to escape through Win-
dow. lie then turned the razor upon
his own neck and committed suicide.
Burt was hurt IN a fall last July
when he was thrown from his wagon
by horses frightened at celebration.
Since that time he has complained of
pcius in his head.
SHADES Corners.--At the annual
meeting OF st. Johns Lutheran church
at this place, Charles Getka and Her
man Seno were reelected as trustees,
August Neumann was chosen delegate.
and Hermann Kessler az alternate.
The synodical meeting will probably
be held this year at Watertown, Wis,
The Rev. Henry Giescher OF Milwau.
kee will be invited to preach at the
annual mission festival.
Madison the annual meeting OF
the State Association OF Master
Steam and Hot Water Filters Hugo
0. p. FRANKIE OF Milwaukee VAS elect
ed president. Other officers elected
were: Vice president, James sullivan.
Stevens Point; secretary, Albert Lueb.
ke. Milwaukee: treasurer, Fred knuf
man, Milwaukee,; sergeant at arms.
Otto Biefeld Watertown; directors, H..
H. Sonnemann, Sheboygan; Franz
Kraft. Kenosha, George Reeke, Green
Bay and James Smollen, Racine.
Chiffon The announcement from
Washington that W. l.. OBilly) Hume
has been recommended by Congress
nan NJ. X. Reilly for appointment as
postmaster here, Is received by citt,
! zens irrespective of party with express.
sions OF satisfaction. Mr. Hume had
the backing OF very large majority
Of the patrons OF the Office in his can
| didacy.
Washington, ID. C.---Presideut VIII
son nominated the following Wiscon-
sin postmasters: Nicholas II Berl-
gan. Fox Lake. Albert I.ieb'. i.uSem-
burg: NJ. !. Elstad, NATION; W. w.
Lauson, New Flolstein: Harry p.
Walker. piain6eld.
! Green Bay.--Iohn Egan. u year,
! Did. son OF Mr. and Mrs. Michael Eean
| NJ this city, vas drowned in the Mis-.
| lissippi river AT st. Paul. The Ice
| ,yave way while he was walking
| across.
Madison Prof l.. J. Peterson oi
! Rushford. Mimi, was the principal
| speaker at the dedication exercises al
| the new bethany Free church. Prof
c. G. iraurer of Chicago gave the ded
| icatory sermon.
Kenosha The kenosha common
! council passed resolution instructing
| the chairman Of the license commit
| tee to have a placard with names OF
BLACK listed men printed on It dis
played prominently in every saloon.
| Madison Ray J. Hart Of Water
town, s. u. aud Miss Emma Griffin o
| Clark. : H.. both students at tho Uni
yersity Of Wisconsin were married
during the Christmas vacation The
secret has Just been made public
Waukesha Or. j. w, TAFT physician
in charge OF the keely institute
which was destroyed by fire last week
has secured quarters To continue tn,
work OF the institute. which will re
main In this city.
Baraboo. -- Fortyseyen years age
Anton Ludwig and John Wolii came
10 America from Switzerland together
They settled in Sank county wher,
they met William FRANKIE OF the towI
III Woodland. Later the three separ
ated Now they are all together agar
Mt Sacramento, Cal. where they me
accidentally after separation OF 3
years.
Ashland The three.story bricl
building OF the Garnich Hardwar
company burned here. The loss |
100000, including $4,000 on hare
ware stock, partially covered by iNsul
ance
Iaona. The new bank building
nearing completion and Will be ope
for business about Feb. |. II Is u tvs
story brick structure, % by 40 feet. A
the first annual meeting OF the dire,
tors the following officers were elec
ed. President, John y. Kissinger
vice president. r. s Elliott; cashie
y. II Jnhu
Riehlaud Center.-The Lone Roe
civic league organized by Alice
Curtis 81 Madison. elected officers 4
follows President Mrs Grat
Young; sice.p~sident. Mrs l.. {
Brninerd secretary and treasure
Miss blanche Schoonoyer,