The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-09-05
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
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was struck by lighting recently. The
floor Of the warehouse and piles be-
meath 1T, and the chimney above were
tern to splinters, and The debris scat
tered around over the dock. 1t is very
fortunate that the building did not take
lire. firm at Depere shipped
l25 bushels of blackberries in ten days,
receiving therefor five cents "a quart.
Two Depere men have invented an
anger Tor boring square hole. Two
other geniuses have invented feed
mill and hay-cutter combined
Columbia County.
HEAVY transform accompanied by
thunder and tightening, passed over
Chiffon recently. The tightening struck
IN several places. A barn belonging to
Thomas Higgins, ST., was DESTROYED
by fire, lightning striking it. 1t was
filled with grain. The stock of grain
was burned also. Damage not estimated.
Modlin's mill at Hayton was struck. 1t
knocked the chimney and shattered
the building little. 1t was not fired.
Not much damage done.
Crawford County.
lT is predicted that the following gen
tlemen are likely to be the candidates
Tor the several county offices. The
Republican ticket will be about as fol
flows Assemblyman, Alley Peterson.
OF Clayton Sheriff, John Koch. of
Prairie du Chen, or James Porter of
Seneca Treasurer, Aaron Denie: Dis
trict Attorney, A. f. Frank Clerk of
Circuit Court W: "A. Waugh Surveyor,
Hulburt; Coroxer, ID. w. Briggs.
Democratic candidates are as follows
Assemblyman, j. Ii. Sewen, of Free
man Sheriff, l.. O. King or Geo. E.
Harrington, of Prairie du Chen, and
about twenty others Treasurer, b.
Dunn; DistrictAttorrey, VIM. Dutch
er or M. M. Webster, of Prairie du
CHEN; Couty Clerk, j +. Campbell or
Jack Rappauf. Mr.. John Koch will
undoubtedly receive the Republican
nomination and support for sheriff. -
The county fair will be held at Seneca.
September, %, a, and 25.-Mr. Her
man Widenfeldt, a dry goods merchant,
and a man highly esteemed by all wEo
knew him, expired August 20, from
chronic pleuuisy.
Dane County.
In the yacht racefor a game supper
between the yachts Magic and Jessie.
on Lake Monona, five miles and repeat.
the Magic was the winner. Time 2:4O.
Gen. David Atwood, the veteran
editor of the State Journal, and his
amiable wife celebrated their silver
wedding Aug. %. A large company of
the esteemed couples friends were
present. The bridal presents are said
to amount to from So, 900 to $40, 600. -
There was little excitement ut the
Chicago and Northwestern depot at
Madison recently, which was caused by
the stencil from trunk. 1t seems that
a man left Chicago, supposing that his
trunk was packed all right, but when
upon arriving there and claiming his
baggage, the agent demanded that it
should be opened. 1t was opened, and
upon examination, it was found that
the trunk contained the remains of
pig, which seemed to cause the owner
great surprise. 1t is supposed that
60 the boys" wanted little sport and
placed 1t III the trunk for that purpose,
it was rather bad on the fine
clothing that the trunk contained
1t is reported that Mr.. VIM. Fitch is to
succeed Mr.. George p. Frank as the
agent Of the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad Company at Madison that
Mr.. Frank is going West. Byron
Warner, a highly respected young man
of the village of Black Earth, was killed
by being struck by a bridge while
standing on the platform of a car.
Douglas County.
THE public schools Of Superior COM
mence early in September, with some
changes In the teachers. Mr.. George
W. Howard, late teacher in the reform
school at Waukesha, takes the place Of
John W. Sercomb in the high school.
A full list OF teachers is not made pub
lic.-The steam ferry, Stillman Witt,
sprung a leak and sunk near the rail
road dock in Duluth, and the owners
had not been able to raise her at this
writing Various are the coniectures
in regard to the accident, none of
which can be vouched for satisfactorily.
The public We're greatly discommoded
III consequence of the sinking OF the
boat.
Dunn tommy.
BISHOP HESS, of ia Crosse, confirm
ed % candidates to the Roman church
at Menominee on a recent Sunday.-
DIR. McDill is the only Congressional
candidate spoken Of III Dunn county
S. w. Hunt, of Menominee,
was to go up into Barron county Sept
1st, to attend the first term of court in
that county.
Eond .iu lac County.
The temperance people of Fond du
Lac were prohibited from holding their
regular Sunday temperance meeting
recently by the Turner's, who had rent
ed the hall which is used for that pur-
pose. They (the cold water people)
proposed to get even with the beer
bibers the following Sunday "A barn
belonging to w. FL. Benz, in Fond du
Lac, was entirely destroyed by fire re-
Gently. A small quantity Of hay,
cutter and a top-carriage were consum-
ed. Origin of fire unknown. Loss
about $780, Fond du Lac paper
says: "The Turner's completely cap
tured our city last Sunday, and orthree
days they have held high carnival. The
music and torchGght procession was
indeed very fine, but the parading and
boisterous noise upon our streets all
day and night Sunday is not exactly in
keeping with our orthodox creed, and
we should have thought the leaders
would have left that part ont. Then
there would have been nothing which
looked irreligious to the natives.
jackson Comfy.
The Jackson county normal institute
commenced a session in Black River
Falls, August II. Prof. Whitport, of