The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-08-25
STATE NEWS.

ONE and half millions of wheat
Dane county claims.
PRAIRIE CHICKENS are legally shoota
BILE now, in the state.
HE country press can't say enough
about the splendid crops.
," HARVEST HOME" picnics are now
In order throughout the state.
The water in the Chippewa river is
lower than ever known before.
A PECULIAR and fatal disease has at
tackled the hogs of Fond du Lac.
PENsAUKEE isn't dead, by good deal.
Things are already looming up finely,
there
FOND DU LAC picnic parties on De
Nevue's lake were robbed of their pro-
visions.
TIE First National bank of Chippewa
Fails has declared dividend of per
cent. without tax.
The United States engineers will as-
semble at La Crosse to determine about
the river channel
LIBBY's mill at Chiffon had to shut
down last week; the men struck and
went into the harvest fields.
THERE is now considerable doubt
about the new road connecting Oshkosh
with the Wisconsin Central.
SOME despicable thief broke into St
Joseph's church, at La Crosse, and stole
the money from the alms-box.
n. O. POWELL, of Sparta, Wis, died
very suddenly of heart disease, at his
place of business, on Monday, the 18th
instant.
WILLIAM RossITER, of La Crosse, was
engaged in removing shingles from a
wet roof. He slipped, fell and broke
two ribs
Mrs. WARREN SMITH, of Sheboygan,
who attempted to step on tram, fell
between it and the platform and broke
her arm.
JOHN DYER, of GAINESVILLE, rowed 80
miles in 81 hours, including % minutes
stoppage-and then repeated the feat the
same day.
A FIRE Sunday afternoon, at Port
Washington, destroyed the planning and
plaster mill of 0. A. Bjorkquist & Co.
Loss $4,000. No insurance.
THE Eau Claire Lumber Company has
taken the contract for building boom
1,130 feet in length at Rock Island, to
protect the government bridge.
MADISON is the place for workmen.
d. X. Tenney, who is building new
block there, gave his workmen fish
chowder party, yesterday afternoon.
BURGLARS in Mazomanie set fire to
some old boxes,-yelled " fire, got the
people out and then tried their pro-
fession. They secured So from a tele-
graph operator.
WILLIAM Poll, the agent of the Wis
consin Central railroad at the junction
of the Valley and Central roads, fell
from a hand-car and was seriously in
| juled, last week.
WILLIAM LIMBO and Bartholomew
Mesick, grangers living in La Crosse,
| have been firing shot-guns at each other,
without serious effect. An old feud
exists between them.
SOME fend went into Mr. Icons hop
yard in Coon Valley, a week ago last
Saturday night, and cut the hop vines
from the poles, doing some $500 damage.
Vernon County Censor.
AUGUST KoPEI, of Green Bay, left
the place suddenly. He was financial
secretary of the Turner'S society during
their fiscal year just ended, and was in
debt to the society about $500.
GAME in Wisconsin may be shot under
these restrictions: Pinnated grouse, Au-
gust 10 to November Is; ruffied grouse,
September Is to January l. quail, Sep
TENDER Is to January /; woodcock, July
to November 10.
Now that the narrow gauge has been
completed to Iron Ridge, it is the inten-
ton 10 finish the road to Milwaukee be-
fore winter. Negotiations have com
menced for the purchase OF the right of
way Commonwealth.
FIRST one reads the New York papers
and sees several very good original
articles; then he reads the Madison
papers and sees them worked over
trife and made local. The ways of the
world are peculiar.
THE Chippewa Falls and Western R.
r. expect to handle half million bush
els of wheat this season. Eau Claire
will ship as much more. This speaks
volumes for the growth of the agricul-
tural interests in that section.
AN Infatuated ram near Ripon nearly
butted the life out of Charley Williams
yesterday The little fellow was only
four years old and screamed Justify for
assistance Several large gashes were
cut in the boys head, and he was quite
severely bruised Commonwealth.
THE barn of Peter Simon, in the town
of Humboldt, was struck by lightning
Monday night during the storm. The
building took fire and was completely
destroyed with all its contents. 1t was
insured in the Fire Insurance Co., of
WATERFOWL, n Y. The loss we could
not ascertain.-Green Bay Gazette.
REPORTS from all quarters state that
harvesting and stacking is being pushed
forward very rapidly, the protracted dry
weather being favorable in this respect
Small grain of all kinds will be an album
dant yield throughout the Chippewa
valley. Corn in some localities has been
injured more or less by the drouth-
Durand Times.
IT is claimed by those who happened
to be watching that there was an i'm
mense water-spout at the head of the
bay, just below the mouth of the river,
during the storm of Monday evening,
and that 1T lasted at least ten minutes,
causing great commotion in the water
and carrying heavy column up into the
Clouds Green Bay AdUocate.
MICHAEL HUBBARD, of Middleton, /
found guilty of assault with intent to
commit bodily harm, and Montgomery,
the man who won the affections of Mrs /