The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-09-28
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county, which will be used in the
manufacture of matches. The tract
contains much Eastwood.
The Northwestern road has filed {
suit in Dane county Circuit court
protesting an order of the railroad
commission that it pay $4,000 toward
the relocation of highway SO in Wash
ington county.
In a jealous rage because a Wauke
sha girl refused to accept his atten
tons, Ernest Isenbeck, 10, cadet al
st. Johns Military academy, Delafeld
attempted to end his life by taking
poison.
Joseph Straher, 70, was killed on his
farm IL miles west of Shell Lake
when the team he was driving ran
away. He became entangled in the
lines and was dragged several rods
over the rough ground, Mr.. Straher
was dead when his son reached the
field.
A $4,000 suit for damages has been
instituted in ghe Rock county circuit
court, GAINESVILLE, by attorneys for Carl
Fairbert, Beloit, against Charles
Reimer, Beloit taxicab operator. Fair
bert charges that he was run over by
a taxi driven by Reimer and had two
ribs broken.
A suit against Peshtigo for $4,000
has been brought by Stanley SWAT
nicki, administrator of the estate Of
John Zuiewski, who was killed last
winter when his sleigh tipped over as
he turned a corner on road west Of
the city of Peshtigo. The complaint
has been filed with the clerk Of courts
at Marinette.
Work on the new 500 Line railway
freight and passenger station at
Menasha has been started. 1t is
interesting to note, in connection with
the erection of the new station, that
it is almost 81 years to a day that the
first train OF the old Wisconsin
Central road ran out of Menasha for
Waupaca, distance of IS miles, which
it covered in hours and 45 minutes.
Miss Evelyn Calnan, DePere, teacher
in the Racine public schools, was
killed by an accidental blow delivered
with a golf stick by Allan Simpson.
assistant district attorney. Simpson
was showing a stroke to a number of
devotees of the game when Miss
Calnan stepped behind him just as he
lifted the driver over his shoulder.
The club struck the young woman just
back of the ear.
August holds the record for number
Of accidents occurring on state trunk
highways this season. There were
total of 1872 accidents, involving ap,
proximately $50 persons, 25 persons
were killed, So seriously injured, III
slightly injured, and the remainder
escaped without injury OF the 1872
accidents, 1875 of them, or "a per cent,
were caused by reckless driving, re-
ports to the state highway commission
show
Despite strikes the number of per-
sons employed during August was
greater in Wisconsin than during July,
the industrial commission reported.
Building, highway and railroad con-
struction, logging, iron mining and
manufacturing all showed gains Agri-
culture, stone crushing and quarryipg
and lead and zinc mining showed de-
clines for the month from that preyi-
GUS In manufacturing the number of
workers increased IL per cent and
the pay roll increased 8.4 per cent.
Cracksmen invaded the city hall at
Kenosha and worked within 40 feet of
The police headquarters. They opened
the vault in the office of City Clerk
George w Harrington and looted the
cash drawer, taking $3.50. The thieves
left about $50 in change in the drawe".
It is believed the vault was looted
while the city clerk was at a meeting
Of the common council and the rob.
berry was not discovered until after
the office had been opened the follow
ing morning Police officers entered
the city hall during the night but
none reported seeing any suspicious
| characters about the building.
A woman who is unable to answer
all of the questions asked her under
requirements of the state marriage
laws, may still marry in Wisconsin,
Mortimer Leyitan, assistant attorney
general has ruled. The question was
brought up in Sank county, where a
woman who was desirious of obtain.
ing a marriage license could give only
her name, residence, age and color
State requirements stipulate that she
shall give the proposed date OF mar
! Hage, her name relationship to pros
pectiye husband, if any age, national
| ity, name of parents or guardians and
any previous marriages "To some OF
the questions the applicant could
properly answer I do not know" Mr.
Leyitan said, "and the license could
still be issued"
Three little daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. arthur Beattye of Woodstock
Vernon county, were buried alive
when a root cellar, in which they were
playing, cayed in, Before the mother
and neighbors could remove the mas.
of earth which entombed the tire,
children, they had smothered to death
A light sedan carrying FIVE peopl,
/ ran off an ON ha !, L r1ant IN a hIuff AZ 81