The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-11-28
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Adams County.

WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Adams County.
The official canvass in Adams county
is as follows: For Congress, McDlil re
ceives 654 votes, and Judge Cate 367;
McDills majority 2S7.
Barron County.
The full returns of the county have
been received at Menominee. They
give a majority to Judge Cate, demo-
cratic candidate for Congress, of 116.
Brown County.
A LAKE SUPERIOR miner named VIM.
Rule, was enticed into the Railroad
yard at Green Bay, by three unknown
sharpers recently, and there beaten
nearly to death and robbed of some
$500 in money. Rule was Ell route for
GAINESVILLE The new Baptist church
at Fort Howard was dedicated Sunday,
Sth inst. "A young man from Escan-
aba fell in with gambler at Green Bay,
the other day, to whom he lost his
watch and money on a foolish bet.
The verdaDt youth handed over tho
property in manful way, when the
gamblers better nature arose, and, tax
ing the victim aside, he lectured him
soundly on the folly of gambling and
drinking, and returned tie watch and
money, and bade him good bye. The
body of a new born infant, minus the
head, was found floating in the river at
Fort Howard. Van Dykes build
ing, on Cherry St, Green Bay, was re-
Gently destroyed by fire. Loss $1,000
Columbia County.
A VERY serious, if not fatal accident,
occurred on the Wisconsin Central Rail
road at Portage recently. A brakeman
by the name of Burke, while attempting
to pass from the engine to fiat car, fell
between the cars and was run over by
the entire train, cutting off both legs be
low the knee.
Dane County.
The Madison German dramatic club
celebrated its anniversary on the 10th
inst.-James Halves, an old and re-
spected citizen of the county, was buried
at Madison the Sth inst He was So
years d-Hotel keepers ana other
business men of Madison, are anticipat-
| ing unusually lively times during ike
coming SESSION OF the Legislature The
bids for furnishing paper for the state
printing were recently opened and
awarded, principally to Milwaukee ard
Madison dealers.
Dodge County.
TYPHOID fever has made its appear
ance at Juneau, there being several
cases at that place. William Rusch,
of Lowell, recently went into the woods
and committed suicide by shooting him
self III the head with shot gun. Do
nestle trouble was the cause of the rash
act.-C. K. Davis, of Beaver Dam,
was recently thrown down by his team
and had an arm broken. Barber Ran
dali, of the town of Hustisford, says the
Juneau Democrat, had several fine cat
tie poisoned recently, bysOme malicious
person.-The Wind Lake eagle, an
old resident of the county, was recently
killed with a club.-The new Odd
Fellows Hall at Horizon has been COM
pleted. 1t is said to be very hand
some structure.
Dunn County.
THE dwelling house of Mr.. S. G.. Put
nam, of Red Cedar. was destroyed by
fire recently.
Fond DIN Lac County.
A FOURTEEN-YEAR old boy named
Monagle was drowned in the lake at
Fond du Lac, having fallen from a boat
while endeavOring to secure duck
which he had shOt.--Mr. Thomas
Spence and Miss n. Talmadge, of Fond
du Lac, while ont riding, met with
quite an accident. The horses became
crbt aI,nI NV,
and overturned the carriage, injuring
both occupants quite severely, and com
pletely demolishing the vehicle. 1t
will cost Fond du Lac $4,000 to
sustain the public schools during the
year commencing August 81, 1874, and
ending July 1, 1875.
jefferson County.
At a Universalist State Convention
held III Jefferson, to consider PROPOSE
ton from the Grand Lodge of Odd Eel
lows for the transfer of the Jefferson
Liberal institute to that order, it was
decided that the transfer be made at the
| close of the present year, June /, 1875,
provided the executive committee of the
convention should fail, by that time, to
secure the payment by the Universalists
OF the current expenses of the school and
the raising of an endowment fund of at
least $4,000.
Juneau County.
A public meeting was recently held at
Hickory Grove, which adopted a set of
resolutions emOodying at length the
idea that all Indians who insist upon re-
naming in that locality, as we'll as evil
disposed white men who encourage the
stay ofthe Indians, shall have thirty DAYS
III which to withdraw their presence,
OF suffer summary regulation" AS the
citizens of that region pronounce the
word regulation" in italics, it is pre-
sulned that they mean to make the
coming winter the warmest that the
Indians have ever known i'll Wiscon-
sin.
la Crosse County
Mrs. Ihos. Davis, wife OF livery
stable man of La Crosse, was badly in
Jured by team running away on the
10th inst, had her thigh, arm. and several
ribs broken. But faint hopes were en-
tertained Of recovery The four year
old son of G. B. Solberg, of la Crosse,
fell down stairs recently and broke a
leg.-La Crosse was recently visited
by terrific storm of wind and rain
which did much damage, uprootine
trees and sidewalks, and blowing down
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