The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-09
STATE NEWS.
Brown County.

owned by Mrs. A. Hunter was destroy
ed by fire, together with the contents.
There was an insurance of $500 on the
dwelling in the Continental, and 800
on the furniture. Loss about $1,000.
~ The Green Bay AdUocate says:
Mrs E. Z. DAM mourns over the loss
of twenty-four young goslings, which
were killed by mice.
Dane County.
Mr.. CHARLES d. ATWOOD, having
resigned his position as Vice Coun-
sci at Liverpool has sailed with his
family for this country, andis expected
in New York in a few days. After
visiting the Centennial Exposition he is
expected home to resume his position
as an editor Of the State Journal
hudson J0lruoL
Fond du :Lac County.
A CORRESPONDENT at Fond du Lac
says: " Chinch bugs have made their
appearance in considerable numbers,
but as the fall blowing was beaten so
hard BY the spring rains, but little fear
is entertained Of their doing much dam
age. Wheat fields are getting quite
spotted since our late rains, and should
a droutI ensue grain must be consid-
erably damaged from the ground being
SO compact. The contract for build
ing seyenty-five miles of the Fond du
Lac u Peoria Narrow-Gauge Railway
has been lett to New York contractors,
and work has already been begun upon
it.
Iowa County.
4 meeting Of citizens interested in
the construction of the Mineral Point
and Portage City Railroad was held at
Dodgeyille lately. Seventy-fve men
were present. Mr.. Strong, of Mineral
Point, stated that the estimate cost of
the road, built is cheapIy as may be, is
$4,000 per mile, or a total cost of SSH
900.
Jefferson County.
The Palmyra High School was closed
on Decoration Day, the teachers and
pupils assisting in the planting of
cedar Centennial tree in the grounds in
addition to the decoration of soldiers
graves Mr.. d. W. Balou, of the
Watertown Democrat, at the recon-
mendatlon of his physician, seeks for
himself a season Of quiet and repose,
IN the hope Of restoring his shattered
health and wasted strength. Mr.. Bal
lou and wife have started for Green
Bay, to enjoy the clear and bracing air
OF that region, among kind relatives
and warm friends and old acquain-
tances. For the first time in p years.
the period during which he has pub
llshed the paper, Mr.. BalIou retires
temporarily from active duties con-
nected with it, publication. A small
specimen of gold has been discovered
IN quartz rock at WATERFOWL.
La Crosse County.
DURING the storm Of May 80, a man
named George Hicks, employed in Mr..
Hiram Goddard's lumber yard in La
Crosse, was struck by q flying board,
and one side of his skull terribly crush
ed. lie lived only two hours after the
accident.
Oconto County.
JOHN THOMPSON, a resident of Oconto,
who has worked for some time in the
Little Suamico Lumber Co.'S saw mill
at Little SuamicO, was badly, and it is
thought internally injured on the LIST of
June, by board catching in the saw
and flying back, striking him and
breaking his right arm. There being
no doctor there it is impossible as vet
to state definitely the extent Of his in
Jurics. He has wife who at this time
i quite sick.
Outagamie County.
Hon. A. L. SMITH, Of Appleton, be-
ing deslrous of promoting the cause of
temperance among the young men of
that place, has fitted up reading-room.
club-room and billiard-room, free to all.
on condition that the abstain from fire.
quenung saloons. Ground was broken
Wednesday the 31st uit., for the rail
road extension from Appleton to New
London. 1t Is estimated that the road
Viii he completed in ninety DAYS.
Portage County.
The suit brought by Portage county.
Wisconsin, to recover from the hands
Of the trustees 100000 of bonds voted
IN aid of the Portage road will soon
come Of, in Boston. J. 0. Raymond is
IN Boston in the interest of the county.
The quantity of logs in the boom
mt Stevens Point, to be sawed there is
estimated at about 1000, 900 feet, with
about 100000 feet yet to come.
RichIand County.
WINTER wheat viii not be more than
half crop in Richland and Vernon
Counties. The narrow guage is com
pleted six miles sonth of Richland
county
Waukesha County.
Mr.. FRANCIS BANCROFT, of Genessee.
who i IN his ninetieth year, celebrated
ms sixty-eighth marriage anniversary
~ setting out two centennial trees, one