The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-05-22
Calumet County.

IaEfoEIS 1IOII 1ultlCU say tildt rag
ments of the great fire at Oshkosh fell
IN several parts of the county. Papers,
shingles, pieces of cllico, and other
fabrics, and even books partially
| burned fell as far east as the towns Of
/ Charleston and New HUlstem. The
/ ascending column of heated air at the
great fire was SO strong that light
materials were carried upward to a
great height, and were borne east
ward by the strong wind prevailing at
| the time. The distance to which some
| fragments were blown exceeded twenty
| five miles.
Columbia County.
The Portage Register gives particu
lars of a sad accident In the town OF
New Haven. y Young man named In
gelrest Armeson was taking a short
double barreled gun from the hooks ON
which it was suspended, and in the
| operation the hammers we're caught, and
discharged both barrels, one of them
sending its contents first through his
wrist, and lodging in his face, and the
| other sending its contents directly into
his face, rendering HIM totally blind.
| The wonder is that he was not instantly
killed.
Grant Comfy.
TIE county paid out, during the year
ending Nav l. for bounty on wolf
and cat scalps, the sum of 81, 0iO, being
S45 less than the amount expended
| during the previous year. The number
/ OF wolves caught and killed was IT'S,
and Of cats 80. The state also paid to
the catchers the same amount of
money.
Jefferson County
FIFTEEN thousand in bonds issued
| by the town ol Jefferson to the Chicago
and North Pacific air line Railroad,
were destroyed 10y fire Mt Jefferson ON
! the 30th ult. As the road is not
built, and the bonds are burned, the
town viii probably not pay them. "A
recent spelling match ut Jefferson, be
/ tween the Congregetionalists and Metho-
dIsts, came very near breaking up IN a
row.
1Inrquette County.
! 4 MICHIGAN capitalist named G. w.
Ballard has purchased half interest
/ III the mills at Briggsville. The saw
mill Is being converted into Il wooden
mill, ana viii be ready 30 commence
4 operations about the first of June.
milwaukee County.
THE Turner's of Milwaukee have
. given $3.50 to Oshkosh, and are still
collecting. On Sunday the 9th INST,
/ Charles II. Ramien of the
wholesale firm of Bamien Bros,
of Milwaukee, while walking on
the street, WAS shot in the back by his
brother-in-law, Capt Ernst +. Herr
{ NJ, al =
Mr.. Ramien's recovery. Family affairs
were the cause of the murdor.--On
the 9th inst, farmer in the town of
( Granville. found an old man named
/ Simon Masterbroenk i'm his door ward
with his throat cut. The old man had
committed the act while suffering from
mania potu. Simon was dying at last
accounts. "A Mrs Augusta Metz, of
Oak Creek, was missing from home on
the 9th inst, and it was feared she had
committed suicide. best brewing
company made It's first shipment of lager
| beer on the 7th-2, 600 kegs
0uiagnmic County.
! \ YOUNG man named Joseph Meusch,
of kaukana, died very suddenly of
/ heart disease ou the Sd iust.-A few
days ago, the Messrs. HammcIl Bros, of
/ Appleton, sold sixty-ninc head of fat
/ cattle to Michigan mans. J. Ron
/ dibush, a resident of the county for
/ twenty years, died Mt q and Chute "a
/ few days ago.
Pierce County
The cheese factory at Fall River has
I commenced busincss.-An association
| of Methodist ministers viii convene at
River Falls, commencing CA Tuesday,
june /. and continuing two days. 4
little son Of John Clifford, living near
River Falls, was recently terribly in
iured by an axe in the hands Of his
seveu-ycar old brother, but was eN-
pected to live.
~hawano County.
The license question was up in the
I Shawauo Council ON the 9th ult., and
there was tie vote ON it, The Mayor
gave the casting vote against 1T, cousc-
/ quently no license viii be granted there
during the coming year.
~. Groin County.
4 SPRING like that Of Setter, in Ger
many, has been discovered on Star Prai-
RE. BY setting ariel of whisky near
I by, IL might be made popular a. sum
mer resort.
Vernon Couut,.
On Monday, tho Goth inst, the RESI-
dcnce of Mr.. BoufmaD, at Chaselburg
was destroyed by fire, and on the day
! following, the house of George Waller,
/ of Geneva, was burned Thirty five
/ Chippewa Indians passed through VINO
| qua, n few days ago, on their way 10
/ the eastern part of the state. They had
with them a sad wreck .of what had
once been eight ponies The climate
did not agree with them, and their
health becoming poor, they have re
turned.
WuIvorth Comfy.
The meeting Of the new board of the
deaf and dumb institute, held at Della
van ON tle 9th inst. elected the follow
ing officers DIR. \. l.. Chaplin, BeIglt,
president: Hon. Joseph Hamilton, MI
waukce. secrr tal9; Hon. John IT,
/ Thomas Sheboyga1, treasurer; hon.
willard Isham and lion. Joseph Hamll-
/ t.,, evecutivc committee. Tins lsthe first
meeting of the new board, as recently
reorcanized. The financial affairs oi
fba institution we're thoroughly cNmm
cd and found in "a satisfactory oohdl-
ton. The raspberrics areaIl repait,e"
as very bad injured throughout l"e
county.
Naulc~ha County.
N-or.vTrHsrAxDI>G the law prohibiting
fine taking OF fish at this season, very
r7orv are being taken in the county.
4 Waukesha paper mentions the tact
that two. men recently caught 10 spawn
- .;,E.raI in Ire keesua, IA the