The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-01-09
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.



pened to Fred Harry, of Alma, recently
He was engaged in hauling wood, and
ON returning after load one of the tugs
pole to drop from the neck yoke, and
the horses becoming frightened, started
on a run. Fred could not hold them,
and tried to escape by jumping from
the wagon, but IN doing SO hisright arm
was dislocatcd and his head badly
scalpcd. Medical aid was at once
called, and his wounds pronounced
pretty bad, but not fatal.
Calumet Couuty.
Mss EMMA j. HARSH, daughter of
Assemblyman elect Harsh, of this county
was married to Mr.. Sol. II. Kuler, a
Chiffon, on the Odd ult
Grecn Lake County.
DR. WILLIAMS committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head, in
Berlin recently. He was Il young man
about twenty-five years old, a printer,
and one Of the former proprietors of
the Berlin Journal. The cause o. the
rash act was family trouble.
Jackson County.
LoGGEBs in the numbering districts
have got to work in earnest, and it is
estimated that about 100, 600, 900 feet
will be put in on Black River the com
ing winter, only about one half of last
winters stock. Men are plenty at S18
to $40 per month. "A woman at Black
1 River Falls recently brought strange
child to that place, and as it bears a re
semblance 10 Charlie Ross, it is sup
posed to be the long lost child One Of
/ the burglars recently killed Mt Bay Ridge
Is said to have been intimate with the
woman in possession of the child, and
/ this fact Strengthens the supposition
that this is the mis- ing child. He is
held 10y the authorities for identified
ton.
Jefferson County.
ID. ". KELLOGG, of Jefferson, agent
for the Singer Sewing Machine Com
pany, dropped dead of heart disease at
ult.
FHtayettc County.
CAPTAIN j. G. KNIGHT, editor of the
Lafayette Democrat, has received no
tica Of his appointment as Superintend-
ent of Public Property at Madison
The season of festivities opened at Bur
lington with a grand sOirec terpsichore
en- Ha0sque at the residence of Hon. H.
Gray The elite Of that and adjoining
cities were present
Marquette County.
THEY have an artesion well at Mon
tello which forces water feet above the
surface Of the ground. Montello ad
mits to being 'taken III " by a band OF
minstrels recently, who "rehearsed a
few time-worn negro melodies, and
poorly, at that
Milwaukee County.
LOUIS GlEs and John Keeper, the
WauwatOsa boys charged with brutal
assault on far mer Schalk, of MenOmOnee
Falls, were arraigned before the Munic-
ipal court, and each held to bail in the
sum of 81, 500.-The sheriff of the
county has presented to the board of
supervisors a bill of $500 expenses IN
CURED in the conflict Of authority be-
tween the officers of the soldiers home
and the county, some months ago. The
board holds that the sheriff had no right
to incur this expense While a force
OF Iaborers were eXcayating under q
bank on one of the avenues in Milwarl-
kee. recently, a heavy body of earth
cayed il, burying both of the two Ia
borers emplogad at that point One Of
them, a Pole, named Joseph Baczch,
who lived ON Grove street, was dead
when rescued, and the other had both
legs and an arm fractured, besides other
injuries which rend I his recovery very
doubtful indeed.
Polk County.
\ sQUAW at Balsam Lake recently cut
one Of her legs nearly off, and a man at
work in Jackson S wood camp also came
near losing one of his legs IN the same
way about the same time.-A few
days ago, in St. Croix Falls, a Chippe-
wa Indian named John Buck, while rest
ing in the woods, was approached from
behind and stabbed by another Chippe-
wa. He died IN n few moments. His
assallant escaped.
Pepin County.
Mr. AND MRs. WALTER GREENWOOD,
Of Durand, celebrated the 25th anniver-
sary Of their marriage on the night of
the 26th ult., by giving an entertain
ment at Topping's Hall. There were
full $50 invited guests in attendance.
The river at Durand is clos ed, and
trains cross ON the ice.
Racine Comfy.
A YOUNG MAN named Baker Mclean
had a quarrel with two men named
Kline and Gagermeyer, at Racine, 1t
/ few days ago, and during the fracas he
drew a knife and stabbed both Of them
several times. He was arrested and is
now in jail awaiting the result Of the
/ injuries OF the two others. Mclean is
said to have received two or three stabs
also.
Rock County.
A DRUGGIST of Fort Atkinson, named
| Beard, became infatuated with woman
named Matte Welles, who keeps mil
! linery shop in Janesyille, and while
/ visiting the woman on the 29th ult. dis
covered that she was not what she
ought to be. The discovery so worked
upon Beard that he attempted to COM
NIT suicide by taking poison; medical
/ assistance, however, prevented, and he
Is IN fair way of recovery. Beard has
a family at TT. Atkinson.
Vernon County.
THE trial in the Circuit Court at Viro
qua of the suit of c. l.. Ingersoll
against A. l.. Ankley, the proprietor Of
the Wisconsin Independent, on charge
of libel, has closed, having occupied
nearly three days. The jury found a
verdict for the plaintiff for So; he claim
ed so, 600 a crowd of thirty mask
ed men recently attacked the jail at
FirOqua, 1t Is supposed with the inten-