The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-26
WISCONSIN NEWS BRIEFS.

nesyille.-Funeral services over
the body of Benjamin Courtney KIM
lin, famous race horse owner and train.
er, who died here were held from his
home on Main street. Mr.. Kimlin was
member of the Modern Woodmen
and Tribe Of Ben Hur and is widely
known throughout the middle western
states. Mr.. imlin owned Don Labor,
with a record Of 2:05H, and trained
Ernest Axtell, 2:0S%, the horse which
broke the track record here a year
ago. He also brought to the front of
the horse world, Bird Grafton, 2:O9H,
and Bertha c., 2:O9A.
Kenosha.-Stephen Corr, prominent
Kenosha man. was held In bonds of
$500 in the Municipal court pending
the hearing of charges brought against
him by Mrs. Matte Lightfoot of Wau-
kegan. The woman claims that Carr
brought her to Kenosha last January
with promise to make her his wife and
that since that time they have lived
together in Kenosha hotels. Corr de-
clined an invitation to marry the
woman made in court, and declared
that he would fight the case
Kenosha-John w. Willis, the Ital-
ian consul at ST. Paul, Mimi, Is max
ing an effort to get possession of the
estate of the late Constantine Co.'S
tanzo, who was murdered here two
years ago. The estate is sought for
a son who resides in ST. Paul Co.'S
tanzo was murdered here on Sept. 7.
1913. Leonardo De Carlo Is now serv-
ing life term In the state prison for
the alleged offense.
Marinette-Mrs. Agnes Pinkowski
and William Duvall rode less than a
mile on a street car, but both now face
charges under the Mann act Accord
ing to the confession of the woman,
she and the man met in Menominee.
Mich, just across the river. They came
to Marinette on street car and spent
the night here, she says. The man Is
held under a bond of $500 and she
under $50.
Madison.-Charles Holman, director
Of the university press bureau, who
has been investigating land and agri-
cultural conditions in Ireland for the
last four months, returned to Madison.
Mr.. Holman made his Investigations
FOR Sir Horace Plunkett and his asso-
ciates with a view of applying the
Irish methods of handling the land ten
ire and agricultural cooperation prob
ems in the United States.
Racine.--Alexander Jouat, % years
old. of Chicago, who was injured about
six weeks ago in a collision with an
)ther motorcycle rider, who was in
,tantly killed, died here. He came to
Racine to recuperate after being dis
charged from a Chicago hospital as
having recovered from his injuries, and
lis case is puzzling to physicians.
Madison.-DNing July Wisconsins
ire losses totaled s197,12O, cove<ed by
insurance amounting to s520,9S0, &C.
,ording to state report. This is re-
luction of nearly 100000 over the
July record of 1914.
Depere-The work of building a six
cen foot concrete highway four miles
ong between this city and Green Bay
through the town of Allouez will be
begun shortly. The sum Of $1,000 was
'aised among Depere, Green Bay and
Al,ouez business men. The township
,oted an additional $500 and the
county and state will appropriate $1A,-
100 more each.
Superior-When the funeral was
leld one coffin contained all that could
De found of the bodies of two sons of
Pearl Phelps, a farmer near Scion
Springs, who were blown to bits by
dynamite explosion.
Racine-Dr. A. w. Foster received
what may prove to be fatal injuries as
result of the collision of his automo.
lile with a Chicago and Milwaukee
electric car. Miss Mabel Timer, a
Nurse, who was in the automobile with
Or. Foster, sustained a broken collar
zone. The automobile was wrecked
sha.-Kneeling at the same al.
ar where her mother knelt thirty
,ears ago, Miss Helen Hobbs Of Evan.
ton became the bride of John Peter
Milton Of San Francisco. The cere.
rony was performed at st. Matthews
Ihurch by the Rev. Fred Ingley.