The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-09-29

legged murder of his brother, was aequit-
ted by the jury in the Circuit Court at
Green Bay.
The University at Madison is to have
an astronomical observatory. Ex-Gov.
Washburn will supply the apparatus and
the state will attend to the instruction
fund.
WHILE Mrs. John Trip and sister, of
Fond du Lac, were driving, their horse
became frightened and ran away, both
ladies being thrown to the ground. Mrs.
Trips sister lost valuable gold watch
during the accident.
THE burglars who robbed Jones
clothing store at Madison of 5000 worth
of goods, were captured near Edgerton
Sunday. They are young lads and an
swer to the names of John Fox and
Frank Boyd, resident at Stoughton.
A LETTER has been received by Mayor
Orion, of Madison, from II. w. Webb,
of Indianapolis, who claims to be the
father of the waif, Willie Webb, about
whom the Madison papers had much to
say. The father claims the boy was
stolen from him last June.
THE State Firemen's Association.
which closed its annual session in Green
Bay Wednesday evening by grand ball,
elected the following officers for the en-
of Wausau; vice president, H. J. OFT, of
Green Bay; secretary, G. j. Smith, of
Jefferson; treasurer, l.. f. Stowe, of
Fond du Lac
A SHORT time ago miserable wretch
named John Kelly turned a switch on
the Central railroad, near Auburndale,
and ran passenger train off the track
Fortunatel y no one was seriously injured
but the crime was none the less afro
cious, and for committing it Judge Park
last week sentenced the villain to eight
years imprisonment in the state prison.
WE shall not get mad if our readers
refuse to believe this story, although it
is true One day last week our old fore
man, G.. w. Clark, went up the river
/ fishing, and while passing the mouth of
Mud Greek, lusty pickerel, at least a
/ foot long, leaped out of the water and
into the boat of the lucky angler. We
are very sure we haven't got this story re-
versed, and, besides, G.. W. is a good boy
and never tells lie, and he assures us
that the incident, as we have stated it, is
fact-Appleton Post.
/ THE Madison Democrat relates the
! following wondrous story: For some
time young man of the First ward
named James McCann, has been suffer
ing from a severe case of lock jaw
brought on by badly smashed finger
Various physicians attended the case
1t was thought desirable to amputatt
the injured finger. DR.. Jackson per
formed the surgical operation, and pre-
scribed for the patient. 1t was thought
that no relief could be obtained. We
believe that it seldom occurs that lock.
Jaw, in its severest form, such as this
case appeared to be, is cured. But sue
cess has followed in this instance we arc
Informed. The case will receive the at
tention of medical journals.
GREEN BAY Adcocdte: We learn
from Mr.. j. Flesheim, Menomince, that
it has recently been discovered that an
immense fire occurred early in the season
in the pine timber between the Brule
and Paint rivers, which competent
/ Judges estimate to have DESTROYED from
G0,000,0 600 to 100000 feet of timber
The destruction was principally in town
~, range AZ, and town Al, range 81. A
part of it belongs to the Canal company
and a part to private individuals. The
worms are already so thick in it that a
person standing among the timber can
hear nothing but the worms at work and
in few minutes will be covered by the
falling dust. All of it that is not cut
the coming winter will be utterly
worthless.
Mrs. WEBER, q widow lady, resides
in Fond du Lac, and supports her family
of children by her labors with the needle
In the same house she occupies resides
another family named Hoffman. Sunday
night Mrs. Weber had left the house
and made call on one of her friends
leaving the premises in charge of the
children. While she was absent some
unknown dastards sprinkled the front
doors and corners of the house libe rally
with kerosene, and then set fire to it
The combustible substance blaZed up in
a few moments and was in fair way OF
communicating with the building when
passer by noticing the flames gave the
alarm, and the fire was extinguished
All this while the little children we're in
the house unconscious of what had oc.
CURED, and it is not at all improbable
that had the fire gained much Roadway,
the innocent babes would have persisted
in the flames. No trace of the guilty
parties.
CHARLEY BENNETT, detective, fol
lowed up the thief who stole Mr.. Nc
Granahan's horse, in which undertaking
he had a tOrtuous course Mr.. Noes
horse was left in the stable of !. H. Shell
don, six miles east of Darlington, and
the thief took therefrom a horse which
the owner valued at $3.50. This horse
he left six miles east of Monroe, with a
German named Matz, and took good
mare He rode the mare to place four
miles this side of Belvidere, ILL.,, where
he left it and stole a valuable colt
from Mr.. Gleason This animal
he rode towards Belvidere, but before
arriving in town it threw him and went
back home. In this way Bennett lost
the thief, but he returned all the horses
back to their owners and brought back
the saddle, bride and halter which are
supposed to be the ones stolen from Mr..
Winney, of Glen Haven. The thief
travelled only in the night and made time
at the rate of about 10 miles per night.
Grant County Herald