The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-06-24

Buffalo County.

Buffalo County.
THERE Is large pigeon rOost below
Anna, near West Newton, and sports
men are bagging the birds by the
hundreds. SO says the Alma Express.
Brown County.
iHE M0ravlan church at Green Bay,
eeiebrated its 25th anniversary on the
18th inst.--The BODY of the man
found drowned at Green Bay, some
uays since, has been Unidentified as that
OF fisherman named LEROY. who
resided at Fish Greek, where he has a
family.
Dunn County.
HE corner stone of a fine Episcopal
o ca, ut Menominee was laid on the
Sth.--A lecture Ill aid of the grass
topper sufferers OF Dakota, recently de-
iiVereu AZ Menominee Melted Sal. so.
Green Lake County.
THE Woman's Temperance Leagues
of the Fifth Congressional District held
successful convention at Ripon. The
attendance was good and the exercises
very interesting. Mrs. Griffin, Mrs.
Barnes, Mrs. Moore and others attend
ed from Milwaukee. Mrs. Griffin read
an interesting paper relating to Temper
ance work among the children. The
next convention will meet at Waupun.
Iowa County.
A RICH lead mine has been discovered
near Linden. Chunks of lead weigh
ing from 500 to ZOO pounds have been
taken out of it.
jefferson County
THE Universalist state convention
met at Jefferson on the 11th. 1t was
the largest gathering held in many
years.
ManitowOc County.
AN accident occurred in the town of
Cooperstown, recently, resulting in the
almost instant death of young man
named Huser, Bohemian, aged about
20 years. He and his brother were out
hunting, and had sighted a bear.
While waiting for a favorable oppor-
tunlty to fire, the brother, who was
standing on an old decayed log few
feet behind the unfortunate man, slip
ped and fell, the gun was discharged
and the entire load went through the
body of the victim, from the effects of
which he died in an hour.
Marathon County.
The store of G.. w. Ghoca, at Colby,
was recently destroyed by fire.
Milwaukee County.
A coMPosIroR in the Columbia print
ing office, at Milwaukee, fell from the
dock in rear of the Office on the 18th
inst, and WAS drowned. The Upton
military organization of Milwaukee, has
104 rank and file, and Is officers rank
ing from colonel down, and mounted
Style "A regular prize fight took
place, between the two oughs of Tory
Hill, Milwaukee, on Sunday of last
week, and terminated in general
knock down among the crowd of bruis-
ers present. The police We're absent, of
course.-But three bodies of the Mil
Yankee victims of the Schiller disaster
have yet been returned to their friends
those of Mr. Friend and wife and Mr..
Stein. The burial of the latter took
place last week.
Portage County.
Mrs. f. M. SLosSEN, milliner of
Stevens Point, whose store was destroy
ed by fire few days ago, has been ar
rested, charged with having set the
building on fire to obtain insurance.
There is no doubt that the fire was in
cendiary.
Rock County.
Ten Thousand dollars have been
pledged for rebuilding the Congrega-
tional Church at GAINESVILLE. -Janes-
Williams fondly anticipate the time when
that city is sure to be the ''largest inland
city in the State" by reason of the
building of the narrow gauge railroad
from Milwaukee Geneva, III this
State, and town in Michigan, have e1-
tended calls TO Rev. Geo. Williams, of
GAINESVILLE. He has not yet decided
which to accept--The factory at
GAINESVILLE turns out 1000 yards of cloth
daily. Two hundred and three acres
of cucumbers have been planted for the
use of the pickle factory at GAINESVILLE.
The number is divided up among q large
number of farmers, and are located i'll
several towns.
sank County.
Mrs. WOoD, of Baraboo, was recently
severely injured by the overturning of
her carriage.
~. Croix County.
HUDSON has La population of 1876,
twelve of whom call Mike Mcdonald
father. Monson, aged IA,
was found drowned in a mill pond re
Gently. His elder brother was drownei
a short time ago and his father died two
weeks ago,
WHiworib County.
The Unitarians will hold camp
meeting at Geneva Lake The dwell
ing. house owned by Mrs. Alice
Gaskell, and occupied by Otis Snow,
at Elkhorn was recently burned. The
fire was caused by the ignition of tur-
pentine while making varnisb Loss
$500.-The census of Delayan, has
been completed. The figures are as
follows: Town, 2,549; village, 1875;
males, 1928; females, 1921; colored
males, Z; colored females, 8; deaf and
dumb, 131; blind, 2.
Wood County.
On the 18th inst fire broke out in
the Grace House, at Grand Rapids and
in short time the building was in ruins.
At one time fears were entertained that
the tiremen could not control the fire in
the face of the strong wind, and the
entire city would thus be imperiled.
Their efforts however, were successful,
and tire flames confined to the hotel.
Loss So, 600.
Winnebago County.
THE amateur navirators of Oshkosh,
propose erecting light house to direct
venturesome mariners on Winnie
bago perilous waters old pauper
known as Poney was killed by the cars
at Oshkosh recently. case
of inianticide has occurred in the burnt
city.
An Artistic Joke