The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-27

ing the roof off from the old courthouse
also the roof off from Allard & Martins
store, and blowing down the liberty pole
A VERY sad accident happened at
Clinton on the 4th of July. Miss Lizzie
Paulus was run away with and jumping
from the buggy was hurled against a
wood pile and was fatally injured. She
died the next day and was buried on
Sunday.
EDWARD TREUDo, of Rudolph, Wood
county, died Monday morning from the
effects of injuries received July 4th at
the hands of Henry Boyer. Reports are
conflicting as to the Immediate cause of
the difficulty between the two men.
Treudo leaves wife and three children.
Bever was arrested Monday.
| JAMES GRIFFIN, a prisoner in the
/ Grant county Jail, at Lancaster, writes
/ to the state board of charities and re-
/ form to the effect that he is confined in a
foul cell and is being undermined in
health thereby, although there are empty
cells in another quarter of the Jail. The
board is investigating.
GEO. FOSTER, young man aged Is
years, was bathing in the Catfish, at the
! junction of the Chicago and Northwest
ern railway, last evening, and, in diving
/ down from the bridge, broke his back; a
report, this afternoon, received too late
to enable us to ascertain its authenticity,
is to the effect that he has since died.
Madison journal, 9th.
| THE barn of the Oakton Springs Hotel,
at Pewaukee. was struck by lightning
Tuesday evening and totally destroyed
in twenty minutes. VIM. Blanchard, of
Evanston, lost horse and wagon, valued
at $3.50. G. II. Rowe, of Chicago, lost a
horse and buggy also, valued at $3.50
Amount of insurance not known.
! Through the exertions of citizens the
| hotel was saved.
ORLEY GUESS, aged years, son of
Mr.. Albert Guess, of Viola, was drowned
in the Kickapoo at that place last Fri
day afternoon. He had been engaged in
fishing, and, wishing to croes the stream,
started over on the board walk of Cush-
mans dam, and fell off into the water.
No assistance was near, and the boy
drowned. The body was found after
search of five hours.
A BREAK occurred in the Harrisville
mill dam Friday night, letting the
water out of the pond and doing consid-
cradle damage to property. The break,
as we hear. was near the Touring mills
The shed at the mill and the blacksmith
shop were destroyed, and A. O. Stebbin's
garden and store lot were badly washed
1t is supposed the embankment was I'M
dermined by rats.-JionteiLo Express.
YESTERDAY afternoon Officers DYKE
and Lewis were in search of Jim Shan
ley and others, charged with breaking
the peace through riotous conduct. The
offenders were evertaken in the woods
near Greenbush, but when repeatedly
ordered to stop they refused Officer
Dyke drew his revolver, fired low and
brought to the ground young Stanley,
the ball entering the left leg near the
knee.-NddisOn Democrat.
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD horse belonging to
". j. Burton, who lives near Shopiere,
was struck and killed by lightning last
night, as he was standing in the pasture
near the house. The lightning has
struck near the same point three differ
ent times, but never before doing any
great damage. The storm last night at
Shopiere was bad one, and beat down
the grain badly in some places, but no
other damage has vet been reported. |
The loss was covered by insurance in DIR.
Moves agency.-J0nesuiLIe Gazette, 10Th. !
GREEN BAY Gazette: Circulars have
been sent out by the government en-
gineers having charge of the Fox and
Wisconsin Improvement, asking pro-
posals for furnishing timber required in
the De Pere dam. About 100000 feet
are required, most of it large-sized, long
sticks, some as large as 16x20, from So
To 40 feet long. Such timber is scarce
and expensive at this season of the year. |
We learn that the engineers are about to
open a quarry at Duck Creek, and will
use the rough stone from there for fill |
ing the dam.
THERE are many who will recall the |
fact that twenty-seven years ago to-day |
the first ground was broken, in this city,
for what is now the G.. q n. w. Ry. |
The first spadeful of earth was lifted by
John B. Macy, deceased, the second by |
A. Hyatt Smith, and several more by
7. F. Strong, ST., one of the four Yer
deceased, and others. Then followed |
II pIOCeSSlOH Ill WHICH L. L. iCIIODg, |
Jr., carried the spade, and grand |
banquet at the Lewis House,
then kept by Col. James Even. Later,
whisky was drunk by those who suffered |
by drinking water. The road was called |
the Rock River Valley Union, and under
that name was built to the Illinois state
line. Thence to Chicago it was known
as the Illinois and Wisconsin R'y. 1t /
next became the Chicago, st. Paul and |
Fond du Lac, and before being COM
pleted to Appleton took its present name.
Fond du Lac Commonwealth, 10Th.
A DISPATCH from Menominee contains
the following information about another
young idiot: "YOung George Thorn,
whose attempt to elope with a married
woman some days ago was frustrated bv
the vigilance of his father, has succeed
ed in making a frst-class fool of himself |
Trusting to his honor, his parents allowed |
him TO visit a young friend at Knapp
Station last Friday, he promising to re-
turn home. But the charms of |
his waiting grass widow he could |
not resist, and stepped ST. Paul
ward to gain her, Sheriff Moore yes