The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-06-25
State Notes In Brief

Madison.--In the case OF a man
shot by the sheriff while resisting
arrest the supreme court held: The
! general rule is that shooting at a per-
son in an endeavor to arrest or re-
take a person who has escaped from
arrest for a misdemeanor, Is excessive
force, constituting assault" The case,
that of Adolph Gosczinski against
| Gustav Carlson, undersheriff of Doug
las county, is sent back for retrial
because the damages awarded, $40.
are held inadequate,
| Waukesha.-At a meeting of the
| grocerymen and butchers It was de-
cided to give the cooperative delivery
system trial and twelve firms have
already become a part of the scheme.
! The new system will be inaugurated
June 20, and If at the end of sixty
days It has produced favorable results,
! 1t Will become permanent system.
School Hill-Joseph Blust "a years
old, of this village, was instantly
| killed when he was caught in a belt
in the local saw mill and whlrled
about the shaft. Blust was working
on the first floor when the belt slipped
from the shaft in the basement He
attempted to slide down the belt
through the hole in the floor. When
about half way down the belt sudden
/ ly slipped back on the pulley and
! Blust was thrown about the shaft and
every bone IN his body crushed
Barron.-About fifty Democrats met
! here and nominated the following
county ticket Assemblyman, J. NJ.
| Moe; treasurer Frank McKensie;
clerk, c. Il, Lawton; clerk OF court,
! Whitaker Of Chetek; register Of
deeds, Frank Samson; sheriff, George
! Stahl. This is the first full county
ticket the Democrats have put up in
this county for years,
Neenah.-The police and health
committees of the city council will in
spect the premises where applications
! for licenses to operate saloons have
been filed to See II the regulations
/ of the ordinance recently enacted pro-
| hbiting the placing of screens or
/ other distractions at the windows
are complied with. TWENTY-FIVE sa-
! loon applications have been present.
| ed, against twenty nine last year
La Crosse.--Speedug on water as
we'll as on land must be stopped in La
Crosse. Police officials are attending
10 the land side OF speeding while the
La Crosse Motorboat club has begun
campaign against speeding excur.
sion boats and packets coming into
the local harbor
Supcrior.--The body Of Miss Mary
Nolan drowned while canoeing at
Billings park, was recovered with the
aid OF dynamite used on the bay in the
vicinity OF the spot at which she was
! believed to have sunk. The young
woman's mother, Mrs. Margaret No.
Ian. a widow III at the time OF the
| drowning. it is now said as a result
of the shock, Is now Ia critical con-
dition and cannot recover.
Milwaukee, dispatch
es state that pensions OF $l2 each
were today granted 70 Amalie H.
Koams. North Milwaukee. and John
Mcdonald. Eau Gale.
Washington f. Loehrs, Hill
| but, Wis. has been appointed a ply,
sician at Mo1ui Indian agency. Ari-
| IONA.
Madison Turbush OF Mllwau-
kee. admitted cg sting an Illegal ballot
at the wet and ory election here. and
was fined $50 and costs
Racine. unidentified man was
killed by a passenger train on the
Northwestern road at Berryville.
| Madison. Helen Grace Andrews.
80, Portage was elected vice-presi.
| dent of the Alumni association and
Lochner. '09, OF Chicago. was elected
recording secretary.
Madison. Wisconsin Library
school will begin summer session
Aug. 3.
Blue River.--Al and Ed Anderson
killed six rattlesnakes while building
a bridge near here.
Madison. --Castalian society of the
university celebrated its fftieth ami
versary with dinner. Margaret
Godfrey was toastmistress.
Sheboygan. William Leibl has
purchased me Republican house from
| the heirs OF George Lelhl
Il ia go, .s4