The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-06-19
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Brown County.

Brown County.
A FARMER on Duck Greek, is HAVING
curious experience with his cattle
During the past three or four months
he has lost nine head of cattle from
some cause that has operated to rot off
their hind feet. He Is inclined to leave
it to witchery, and nobody has offered
a solution of the difficulty that is any
more satisfactory to him.-Grass-
hoppers have appeared in great numbers
IN the eastern portion of the county,
although not sufficient to threaten seri-
GUS consequences.
Calumet Counts.
IHK remains of Anton Seidel were
disinterred at Harrison recently, and were
found to be petrified and as hard as a
rock. Seidel was killed four years ago,
by falling from a wagon-Geo
Dezell, who was convicted at the June
term of the County Court last year, of
larceny, has been pardoned by the Gov
ernor.
Chippewa County.
THE County Board has just sold $40.
000 of county bonds, issued for Jail and
! court house purposes, at So cents.
Dane County.
THE state Medical Society met Mt
! Madison on the I'd inst. There were
| seventy members in attendance. The
society visited the hospital for the In
sane, and partook of a grand banquet at
the Park Hotel.-The crop prospects
throughout the county are encouraging,
recent heavy rains having badly dam
aged the chinch bug.--The Athenaan
Society, the oldest of the literary socie-
ties of the University, celebrated its
10Th university at the Assembly
chamber in Madison a few days ago.
The Rodermund brewery property
was sold at bankrupt sale on Saturday
forenoon. The entire property, real
and personal, except, / belisve, the
homestead, sold for 5000, subject to an
encumbrance of S4S,00 Hon. Andrew
Proudfit was the purchaser. -MadisOn
Democrat, 30th ul.
| Fond du Lac County
! THE Good Templars dedicated new
hall at Fond du Lac last Monday
During the heavy thunder storm on the
night of the 1st inst, large ball of fire
was seen flying through the air and
struck Neocasmian Hall lat Fond du Lac,
which was set on fire. The flames were
extinguished with little damage to the
building.-A whirlwind passed over
portions of the city few days ago, do
ing considerable damage. vacant
house in Fond du Lac, belonging to
Carlton Peaslee, was few days ago des-
troyed by fire The fire was undoubt-
edly incendlary, and caused a loss of
$1,000.
Green Lake Lake.
The Berlin city Touring mills were
damaged by fire to the extent of 81, 900,
week ago last Friday. Visitors are
already arriving at the Green Lake
Hotel. Sherwood Fosest and the Oak
wood have been much improved. A
new but smaller house, the Pleasant
| Point Hotel, has just been opened on
the north shore of the lake. These,
with the Cuttings House, on the eastern
shore, give promise of comfortable
| quarters to all visitors to the beautiful
Lake George of the West.-Fred.
Chase, son of John r. Chase, was
drowned recently at Berlin, while bath
ing. Deceased was II years of age
Charles Brown, of Milwaukee, lost a
wallet containing 1920 while attending
a performance of Burr Robbins circus
troupe at Princeton. An employee
found the wallet and gave it to Mr.
Robbins, who returned it to the owner
The finder was literally rewarded for
his honesty.
Iowa County.
CHINCH-BUGs are already seriously
damaging barley and wheat crops in
every part of the county. On warm
days the bugs fill the air like swarm
ing bees. Barley fields already begin
to look Yellow, and the destruction of
the entire crop of small graiu is feared.
Corn and hops are very promising.
jackson County.
AN eight-ye old son of Alex Sires,
of Black River Falls, was drowned in
! Spaulding S mill race a few days ago.
The decoration of soldiers graves
on the 29th was participated III by from
5000 to 5000 people at Black River
Falls, and Rev. f. E. Clough made an
eloquent address.
kenosbH County.
A BOHEMIAN woman named Catherine
Lido, committed suicide at Kenosha,
a few days ago, by hanging herself in
her own house. She had been partially
insane for some time-Wm. Young,
aged 90 years, was struck by a falling
bucket in new well, near Salem, re-
Gently, and SO badly injured that he
died the following day.
Milwaukee County.
CAPT. ]. M. BEAN has been appointed
collector of the Milwaukee district, in
place of Erskine, removed. There
were 122 deaths in Milwaukee, during
May.-Mayor Ludington will be mar
ried on the 18th nst.-The Goth regi-
ment will hold reunion in Milwaukee
on the 4th.-Charles Holzhauer, the
West Side barber, who tried to commit
suicide on the 18th ult., by taking ten
grains of corrosive sublimate in a glass
of beer, but did not Immediately sue
coed, has since died from the effects of
the poison imbibed. Holzhauer became
Respondent over the criticisms of his
friends. He had been married but
six weeks Trapcze performer at
Quentin Park missed his calculations
last Sunday week and fell to the ground,
seriousl y iniuring himself.
Outpgamie County.
APPLETON is to have a S2O,OOO wooden
mill.-A series of revival meetings
have been held at the Baptist Church
in Appleton, by Rev. Mr.. Wells, of
ST. Louis, and a Minneapolis evangelist.
The church has been closed for the
past year, and these meetings were held
In order to enable the society to resume
worship, and were attended with graft