The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-11-30
STATE NEWS.

iueouay night, ana carried OF 500
worth of goods.
MRS. ANN CLITTY, of ,tohnstown
Center, lost $50 in money during an
accident by which she was thrown from
wagon in GAINESVILLE.
TIE River Falls Journal is authority
for saying that "the iron is to be laid
next month on the first twenty miles
north of Clayton" on the North Wis
consin railway.
On Wednesday last John Compton
shot and killed an eagle about a mile
north of this place. The bird was
remarkably large one, measuring six
feet and eight inches from tip to tip
Jenny AdvOcate.
Ii is expected that the Grantsburg
railroad will be graded to the ST. Croix
river, from Grantsburg, this fall, and it
is believed that the $4,000 borrowed by
Burnett county from the state will be
sufficient to complete the grading
Osceela Press.
J. J. ROBERTSON and John IlliRg-
worth were here the first of the week,
and purchased eighty three head of
cattle for Isaac Staples, of Saltwater
The prices paid ranged from q to three
cents per pound. Nearly $4,000 were
paid out to the farmers of this and Polk
counties. TayLor's Falls Journal.
w. II. TAYLOR has received by mail
from Oshkosh, without note or comment,
the notes and papers taken from him at
the time his pocket was picked at the
Oshkosh fair. The reward offered was
not claimed, the parties evidently con-
sidering their secret safer with them
selves than with any one else Wdupun
Times.
EVANSVILLE had heavy fire early
Tuesday morning, involving a total loss
of 5000, on which there was insurance
of 81, 900. The fire was discovered in
the rear of Riders grocery store, on
West Milwaukee street. It spread to
Farrell's butcher shop, and destroyed it,
as well as several family rooms over the
stores.
REPORT says that A. w. Phelps, an old
resident of Waupun, was last week mar
ried to lady in Omro. Mr.. Phelps is
IS years of age, and his happy brides
age is given at 80. She is said to have
about $4,000 worth Of property. Mr..
Phelps is possessed of about the same
amount of worldly goods Waupua
Times.
a FEW mornings since, George Met
calf, of Marshall, in attempting to jump
upon the train from cattle guard near
the depot at that place, fell between the
cars and received severe if not fatal
injuries. His right foot was so complete
ly crushed, the left leg fractured, and the
foot SO badly confused that it had to be
amputated.
The total amount realized by the
thieves who robbed the postoffice last
Tuesday night was about $25 in money
and stamps, stamped envelopes, postal
cards, etc. About IS of the SO cash
taken was III three-cent pieces. OF the
letters opened (about twenty-five in
number) none indicated that they con-
tanned any money, and therefore the
total loss is confined to the amount
above stated.-Spdrto Herald
FROM the Montello Erpress: A cow
which old Mrs. Mittlestadt was tying up
in the barn the other evening, reared up
on her hind legs and brought her fore
feet down upon the old lady, bearing her
to the ground and stamping upon her.
Mrs. NJ. was severely, though not
seriously injured before she could escape
from her dangerous situation.
The jewelry establishment of Aug.
Mueller was robbed Of nearly It's entire
stock, on Thursday evening, consisting
of watches and iewelry. Mr.. M. went
up stairs for three minutes, leaving his
front door unlocked, and on his return
the goods were gone. The loss falls
heavily on him, and the German Work
lngmen's Association rendered him some
assistance.-TOnaah Journal.
EARLY this morning dog belonging
to John Ryf, in the town of Oshkosh,
got loose and, getting into the sheep pas
ture of Robert Cowham, a neighbor,
killed or mutilated twer ty-four sheep,
so that those not already dead had to be
killed afterwards. Mr.. Ryf very honor
ably paid for every sheep killed $3.50 in
all), and taking possession of the car.
cases brought a load of mutton to
town.-Oshkosh Northwestern, 30th.
Mr.. JOSEPH FRAME, residing on the
town line of Fond du Lac, on Thursday
lost valuable horse His father was
in the field, blowing, when the team ran
away. One of the horses ran much
faster than the other, and the pillow,
dragging upon the hind legs of the
slower animal, severed the cords and
lacerated the flesh so badly that it was
deemed expedient to shoot the suffering
beast.-fond du Lac Commonwealth. 9
SAcKET BROS, are not progressing
rapidly with the work of picking over
their cranberries. The berries. thew find
IL necessary to pass through three pairs
OF hands In order to get all the frozen
ones out. Some of them they have to
take to the river to wash, and afterwards
place them on racks to dry. The frost
was bad thing for cranberry growers
but the laboring classes have had en-
ployment for many weeks that thew
would not have had if the berries had
escaped frost.-Berlin Journal.
FROM the Madison Journal, 26th The
three rutfians and would-be murderers
who broke open the house G. Oslock Ice
IN oprlngdale, few weeks since and
after shooting, stabbing and beating the
octogenarian nearly to DEATH made off
with all his money, were before Judoa
Bradley, at the Municipal Court, this
morning. Ole Halverson and Nels An
derson pleaded guilty to the charge of bur
glary; the former, the more violent of
the trio, was sentenced to eleven years.
and the latter to ten years in the state
penltentlary at Waupun-one dav of
each year to be spent in solitary con6ne-
ment. John Anderson pleaded not
guilty, and he will be tried next week.
Judge Braley did well in sentencing the
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