The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-06-09
STATE NEWS.

EVANSVILLE has fire alarm tele-
graph.
A FIRE in Depere, Saturday, destroyed
the store of Nj. Morresette. Loss 81, 800;
insured for 81 200.
Two BARNS and contents, the property
OF }. r. Davis, at Neenah, were burned
Sunday. Loss, 81 900; no insurance.
IRON of a superior quality has been
discovered ON the Oneida Indian reserva-
ton, in Brown county.
c. c. WILKINSON, of La Crosse, shot
John Neesham. former partner, Mon
day, lniicting serious wound.
WILLIE CRUMB, aged nine years, was
drowned at Fond du Lac Monday while
playing on logs in Sexmith's saw mill
pond.
A HOUSE at Green Bay, built in 1888
by Gov. Honer, and occupied by him for
several years, was destroyed by fire Sun
day morning.
MICHAEL MCMAHAN, a young man
living near the depot at EIkhorn, who
was crushed while coupling cars III the
yard, Friday, died the following day.
A EVANSVILLE lad who wouldn't 90
to Sunday school, and wanted to 90 fish
ing, tried to get cork from under an
iron gate which fell upon him, cutting
off one of his toes.
THE Appleton Crescent says that
shower of caterpillers seemed to have
fallen in that section last week, and that
they are devouring apple trees and the
growing wheat.
A GRANGER named Stowe visited
GAINESVILLE, last Friday, and was robbed
of $50. He happened to pass an old
barn, where he saw three roughs playing
cards. One of the party attacked him
while the others rifed his pockets.
THE body of Charles Carpenter was
found in the Menominee river near,
Arkansaw last Monday. The boy was
supposed to have been drowned a month
ago, at Menominee, which proved to be
the case, the current having carried it
down the river.
| Two lads about sixteen years old,
named Schafer and Munsel were sailing
on the Chippewa river, Tuesday after
noon, at Eau Claire, and in backing the
boat capsized and Schafer was drowned.
Munsel was rescued by Mr.. E. S. Chase,
| who SWam to his assistance
THE stockholders of the Fond du Lac
and Lake Superior railway have received
their charter, and had an election at
which Charles j. L. Meyer was elected
president, Senator Hiner, secretary, and
A. G. Ruggles, treasurer A number Of
wealthy men have subscribed for stock.
IN defense of its assertion that James
vile is the second city in the state, the
Gazette states that the GAINESVILLE post
master receives 81, 800 year, while the
postmasters of La Crosse, Madison, Fond
du Lac, Oshkosh and Racine only receive
81, 500, and asks, "Why is this?"
A STEAMBOAT has been launched on
Rock Lake, Lake Mile. The craft is 46
feet long, run by a six horse power
engine, and will accommodate 100 per
sons. 1t is commanded by Captain Ed
ward Meade, of Madison The boat will
make regular trips around the lake every
evening.
In his capacity as Corresponding Sec
rotary of the Western Unitarian Confer
ence, Rev. Jenk IL. Jones has travelled
during the past year, eleven thousand
! two hundred and sixteen miles, has at
tended eleven conferences and preached
and lectured one hundred and eighteen
times, besides attending to his pastoral
duties in GAINESVILLE.
THE Chiffon Times says the building
occupied by Charley Stephens (Indian),
in Stockbridge, was destroyed by fire
and he lost about $75 worth of property,
and although 73 years old he would not
ask assistance from the town. How many
white men, under similar circumstances,
would have been as independent as poor
old Charley?
LAST week a farmer from the country
! brought in load OF inferior wheat for
which he was offered Sl.55 per bushel by
some of our millers He refused to sell
for this price, and started for Neenah
There he was offered $40, and again
refused to sell. He returned to Apple
ton, and finally let it 90 for .46. He
went back home wiser but very dis
gusted man.-Appleton Post.
On Wednesday of last week, Messrs.
Bray & Choate sold 100000 feet of mill
run lumber, at the Brunquest mill, on
the Oconto river. to Messrs. Pond & So
per, Chicago, for so per thousand at the
mill. Terms, cash in 60 days from de-
livery of each 500, 900 feet. The lumber
was cut from Indian logs on the South
Branch of the Oconto, sold at Oshkosh,
and brought by Bray & Choate in April,
1876, at $3.50 per thousand feet, and
after reckoning the cost of driving, saw
ing, interest, ETC., Bray Il Choate will
probably clear not far from 81 per
thousand. 1t will cost the purchasers 81
per thousand to get the the lumber down
to the vessels, and will cost them $13 de-
livered in their yards in Chicago.
LAST Friday while Chas. Prohl and
one of his sons were saving log off
from an uprooted tree, on their farm in
the town of Brussels, Kewaunee county,