The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-02
STATE NEWS.
BUFFALO COUNTY.


There was large attendance. The re-
port of the work at Beef Slough was
very flattering. They have turned ont
63,00O,0 600 feet of logs this spring. There
are 100, 100000 feet in the boom now
and enough more is expected in to
bring the amount up to 100000. 900
feet. About 100000 feet of logs are
turned out of Beef Slough daily. The
drivers on the Chippewa are making
one Of the cleanest drives ever known
"A severe hail storm visited the
town of Buffalo and the southern por-
ton OF Marquette county on Saturday
night, the Goth, doing considerable
damage TO the growing crops, especial
ly hop vines. The hail stones were of
unusual size and fell with great force.
DODGE COUNTY.
Mr.. w. D. MARTIN, Of Beaver Dam.
has disposed of his lumber yard in that
city to Messrs. R. McMillon & Co.. of
Oshkosh, his former creditors. The
value of the yard is $1,000. Mr.. C.
Nesper, of the town of Oak Grove, has
piece of winter wheat in which, on
the Dist of this month, there were
spears measuring two feet and four
inches in length, and many places it
was lodged If it continues to grow
until harvest, it Will be hard to guess
how long it will be.
FOND DU LAC COUNTY,
The copper spear spoken of some
time since as having been contributed
to the collection Of the State Historical
Society, was found on the farm of Mr..
U. DE Neveu, Of the town of Empire,
IN Fond du Lac County, and is one of
the rarest and most valuable curiOsities
IN the Society's rooms.
DANE COUNTY.
The Fish Commissioners advertise
for sealed proposals for furnishing all
materials and the erection of a State
Fish Matching House, also tenement
house at the Nine Springs, near Madi-
son. The 10Th, being Ascension Day,
was duly observed at the Episcopal and
Catholic churches of Madison. At the
former, services were held at S A. NJ,
communion at II A. NJ, and services at
P. NJ. Many people from the country
were IN attendance at St. RaphaePs
church, where the day was duly hon
ored Examinations are in progress
at the State University. Commence
ment this year upon the 21st of June.
w. {. Williams, Of Middleton, was
found III his barn on the Goth, by his
son, with his skull fractured, and near
ly dead. A vicious colt had kicked
him.
ia CKSON COUNT Y.
-FOUR strings of logs broke loose from
Bob Mooers, on Black river, on the
24th, but were recovered some hours
afterwards about mile below the CITY.
" The BURBERRY crop promises to be
very abundant, and this is no small
Item to the industries of this county.
Last year some $4,000 were paid out
at this place for this luxury for ship
ment. In this crop there is more clear
prott to this county than that of the
products of wheat, corn or oats. The
amount of milk received at the Black
River cheese factory was 6,525 pounds,
and the quantity is daily increas
ing, with the prospect of reaching TO-
900 pounds per day day during the best
part of the season.
MONROE COUNTY.
For the accommodation of SINNERS
Of eggs and fresh butter, the Chicago,
Milwaukee and ST. Paul Railway Co.
have, with considerable enterprise, put
on refrigerator car, which will 60
through east weekly, starting from
Sparta at 10 o'clock A. NJ. of each We'd
nesday. Producers of these articles
Will find this Of great value, as by it
Their consignments can be kept abso-
lutely pure and fresh during transit,
and until delivery.
OUTIG1AIE COUNTY.
q. NJ. MILLER, of the Appleton Post,
has been confirmed postmaster at Ap-
pleton, and will assume the duties of
his office May 2Sth "A lady teacher
OF Appleton, while going to visit some
friends IN Weyauwega, had her pocket
book, containing S3l, stolen at West
Menasha
RACINE COUNTY.
\ BOY named Sullivan, residing with
his parents on the North Side. and EN-.
ployed at Bauman'S cotton factory, Ra-
enc, got entangled in the machinery
while at work, on the 23d. and had one
arm terribly lacerated. The arm was
amputated at the elbow by DIR. Meach
am Albert q. Knight, of Racine,
VINO was severely injured by being
thrown from his buggy a few weeks
ago, and whose life had been despaired
OF at different times, has recovered
sufficiently to so out riding, and is I'M
proving rapidly.