The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-06
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS,
Brown County.

organized Board of Trade, with Chas.
d. Robinson as President, and nj. u.
Peak. Secretary. Work has begun
on the iron work of the two new
bridges across the Fox at Green Bay.
-O1D Mr.. Ducharme, of Prairie du
Chen. celebrated the fftleth ami
versary Of his weddingday by marrying
again.
Columbia County.
WoRKMEN have commenced repairing
the government boats at Portage
Capt. John Nadir, assistant y. 5. en-
gineer in charge of the Fox and Wis
consin improvement, has resigned his
commission The Poynette curriers'
defeated the crack Portage club few
days ago, ard Milwaukee is avenged.
Crawford County.
OVER $50, 600 will have TO be paid for
railroad ties in Crawford and Richland
counties by the close of February.
Green County.
PETER BURTRAM, of Mt Pleasant,
met with an accident a few days
ago, which proved fatal. He was
thrown from load of hay, striking
on the frozen ground on his head suf-
fering such injuries that he died shortly
afterwards.
Grant County.
On Thursday of last week a German
named Joe. Janan, formerly of Potosi,
who was in the employ of Mr.. O. G.
Hathaway, of Muscalonge, was sent to
Guttenburg on business, in charge of
a span of horses and box sled. Upon
attempting to cross the Mississippi, at
Cassville, he drove into an air hole and
was drowned with his team The
postoifice at Fennimore Centre, was
robbed of six dollars in nickles q
few nights ago.
Iowa County
ABOUT 1000 pounds of mineral are
being daily taken out of the mines
owned by the Craig Mining Company at
New Diggings. The prospects for
very rich body of ore, when the level
shall have drained the water sufficiently
to allow access to the Clover opening"
are most encouraging.
Jefferson County.
I. ". EVANS of Hebron. while re-
turning home from Fort Atkinson, re-
Gently, was thrown from his sleigh, the
team becoming unmanageble, and had
his neck broken, which caused his death
after suffering intense agony-A meet
ing was held in Brening's Hall, in JEFF
ferson, few evenings since, in aid of
Kansas and Nebraska sufferers. A
large amount of clothing, blankets, etc.
and $3.50 in money were the proceeds of
the evening.
milwaukee, County.
The effect of the late cold weather on
the Milwaukee Celestials is thus
summed up by Wing Wau, the laundry
man on Mason ST. "Muchee cold, dam
no washee this weather-everybod
go dirtec-dam. Mr.. Weiss, chair
man of the board of supervisors, has
resigned. -Engleman' block on Gin
ton street, Milwaukee, was burned few
nights ago. The building was formerly
known as the Newhall elevator. Loss
$50, 0O.-Mr. A. j. aiken, of the
WISCONSIN, has recently added to Mil
wauFee's stud of thoroughbreds splen-
did trotter which he has christened
Printing Press" The horse gets
"way down into he thirties."
Ontagamie oouu,v.
APPLETON is to have sewing machine
factory. Mr.. Spearman, 1ssnected
citizen of Appleton since 1859, dle1 at
West Liberty on the 18th nit -Lum-
bermen complain of a scarcity of snow.
In Buchanan, few days ago, a
young man named Duit, while chopping
in the woods, was struck by a falling
tree and literally crushed to death.
Rock County.
THE ground is frozen to the depth of
four feet at Beloit "A burglar en-
tered the house Of Mr.. Pentland, ut
Beloit, few days ago, and stole a watch
and $40.
~hawuuO County.
In an alteration growing out of
friendly contest of muscular strength
| between two young Germans in a lrm-
bering camp at White Clay Lake, re-
Gently, one of the men, named Albert
Kruger, was struck on the head with
grub-hoe, which fractured the skull.
Medical assistance was called, and sew
eral pieces of bone removed, but little
hopes are entertained for his recovery.
Washington County.
THE old settlers club of Washington
has elected the the following officers for
the ensuing year: President, VIM.
Wightman; ice-Presidents, Richard
Rohn, J. 7. Van Vechten, Willet Wes-
colt; Secretary, S. S. Barndy; Treas
urer, B. G9tter; Marshal I. Farmer.
Executive Committee, p. A We'll,
Chairman; W. Rix, Alfred Rolfe, Charles
Wilka, Peter Fraser.
Waukesha County.
A DAUGHTER, of M. A. James, of
Wauksha, aged years, partially swal-
lowed bean few days ago, which
resulted in injurtng her throat so badly
that the little one died the next night.
-Waukesha has Grange, two Good
Iemplar lodges, two singing schools
and lyceum.
Wampaca County.
A SON of Tristan Collins. of Warlpaca
froze one of his feet 50 badly, during
the recent cold weather, that amputa
ton was rendered necessary.
Manitowoc County
THIS comes from Cato, Manitowoc
county: A large amount Of rock I'M
der ground III the northern part of this
town has been pronounced by an old
European miner to contain silver ore
Portions of it have been broken off and
sent to Manitowoc to be analysed Peo-
pie are awaiting the result with consid-
cradle interest
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