The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-11-17
STATE NEWS.


The cheese-factory in Weyauwega
burned Saturday. Supposed to be the
work of an incendiary.
LA CROSSES water works are complet-
ed and the engines will be tested this
week.
HE Madison Democrat has seen
potato weighing two pounds, twelve
ounces,
LA CROSSE has been having trouble
over the death of an insane man in her
jail. Blame has been laid on the shout
ders OF officials, and Investigations have
been made.
THE Oeonto circuit court has finished
the trial of Ferdinand j. Frankhart. ON
a charge of the murder of Charles Don
Levy last August. The jury returned a
verdict of not guilty.
OSHKOSH had her customary taste of
fire Saturday night. Weisbrods furni-
ture store, Holmes q Wanderers grocery
store and several dwelling-hou were
destroyed, making a total loss of S12, 800,
insured.
A JANEsvILLE cat got into register
in church Sunday, and after the fires got
well under way there was music by
singed cat, sure. One of the brethren
extricated the impromptu choir after
much trouble
AT Metomen recently Mr. 5. Dennis
departed this life in the SSth year of his
age. He was an old settler in Fond du
Lac county, and in the course of his life
had voted for seventeen presidents, and,
which is still more notable, in every case
fnr no hot tod
ONE of our office boys found mans
thumb in the enclosure back of the Com
D,onpealh building Saturday afternoon.
If the remainder of the man is alive and
wishes to be joined to the portion now in
this Office, he should call Immediately
Font de- Lac Commonwealth
THE men who have been engaged in
building dams on the forks of the Eau
Claire river this fall are now engaged in
making drive for the company, to be
discontinued at the falls, so that logs can
be secured from that point for early
spring saving.
LAST Saturday Charles Dubois, an en-
ploye of the Central Railroad Company,
while shooting ducks off the railroad
bridge at Menasha, accidentally shot off
three fingers from his right hand, and
badly mutilated his thumb and small
finger.
A LITTLE daughter of c. Donovan,
residing near Waupun, fell into pail of
not water her mother was using in the
mopping of the floor, a few days ago, and
was severely scalded Though suffering
from the effects of her painful bath the
child will recover.
! THE work on the Dells Improvement
is progressing finely, and each day adds
materially to the shapely form of the
lock structure. A good many people
are visiting the works daily and the gen
eral commentary is that the enterprise
/ is grand scheme furthering the manu-
featuring interests of the valley.-Eau
Clare Press.
LAST Friday night four prisoners
chained together passed over the West
Wisconsin railroad in charge of sheriff,
from Dakotah territory, and en- route
for the Michigan State penitentiary,
there to be incarcerated. 1t may not be
generally known that Michigan contracts
to take care of Dakotah's criminals; but
such is the case.-Eau Claire Press.
A SEVERE accident occurred last night
about Q o'clock to Peter Dolan, who
works in the yards of the Northwestern
railway He accidentally fell off the
tender of the engine, and struck a stick
of wood which lay on the ground. DIR.
St. John, who was called upon to attend
the man, says he has sustained severe in
ternal injuries, though his recovery is
hopeful.-JanesviHe Gazette, 3lst
A HoRsE-DoCToR by the name of Bes-
singer, arrested in Appleton for attempt
ing to steal money of Mr.. Hettinger,
hung himself in the Jail on Sunday
night. He told an Indian incarcerated
that he would fire Hettinger's hotel as
soon as he got out. The Indian appraised
the authorities of his intention. He
then attempted to kill the Indian, but
was prevented, whereupon he hung him
self. He was about 60 years of age
LAST Monday 4 young man named
Woodwork, who had parted from his
wife, went to the house of his wife's
parents to see his child, a blind bow
about a year old. He was refused adj
mittance. He broke open the door and
entered, when he was set upon by several
members of the family He is now or
namented with many cuts and bruises
and severe scalp wound from a revolver
| bullet. His brother-in-law, John Collas,
languishes in jail in default of bail
/ Grant County argus.
| THE Portage Democrat says "The
town of Dekorra, in this county, has a
bigamy case. Alexander futile, an old
resident, expelled his wife, poorly clad,
from the house, and Saturday, the 10Th,
appeared before a Portage justice, was
married to a Norwegian girl of 16, and
returned home. His first wife's father
5wore out warrant for his arrest, and
sheriff Russell went after him, but the
wretch took to the woods. A vigilance
committee has been organized, and if
caught he will be roughly handled"
/ AS we 60 to press the flames that are
rapidly consuming the bath house of
George Hunter, in lower town. are max
/ ing sad havoc with that 10000 institu-
ton. The fire originated in the engine
room and was first observed near the
smoke stack, but in a very few minutes
! spread all through the building.
The high wind raging famed the
blaze and it was only the herculean
efforts of the fremen, and assembled
citizens, that kept them from spreading
TO the adjoining hotel buildings. As
the fire is still in great Roadway, as we
write, it is impossible to give any esti-
mate of what the loss will be. We learn
that there is an insurance of $4,000 en-
the bath houses.-F'ond du Lac Common