The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-12-20
FROM CUR STATE EXCHANGES

drowned in the river, while sliding on
the ice, Thursday last.
A. J. LAwLER, grocer, Of Eau Claire
and W. B. Harscome Il Co, grocers Of
La Crosse, have failed.
JOSEPH LAHEY, OF WATERFOWL had
both legs cut off by train Wednesday,
He may live.
JOHN DOwNET, of the town of Farm.
ington, has compromised his suit against
the town for 50 600 for injuries received
! owing to defective roadway, by accept.
| ing $500.
REPORTS from forty miles up the Chip.
pewa Sunday, are to the effect that there
/ ID six inches OF snow in the pineries and
the rcads ace IN good condition for haul.
ing, and growing better as the cold
! increases.
MADISON Journal: Word came Sat
named Michael Lynch, had been shot at
St. Paul, Friday night. His nother
started for that place Saturday aftex-
noon. A dispatch received here this
morning states that he still lives. No,
particulars are given.
A DISPATCH from Fairplay reports
the discovery of uranium in the Sacra.
ment0 mining district, mineral found
in Bohemia but never before in this
country, so far as known. The present
discovery was made by Il. L. Rice. The
ore runs so per cent. uranium, wOEtb
81 900 ton.
| THE farmers owning sheep in the town
of Lind are becoming alarmed at the
havoc the large number of wolves that
abound in that town are liable to create
! The county board did not offer q bounty
on the scalps of these damaging animals,
and it is suggested TO the farmers and
hunters generally that they form a big
hunting party and clean them out Of
| the county.
A FRIGHTFUL accident occurred Fri
day evening on the Whitewater Valley
railroad, near Harrison, o., by which
four persons were instantly killed. A
construction train, closely following a
passenger train, ran into a wagon cross
ing the road, containing Peter Senger.
Mat Senger, Mrs. Maggie Senger, Peter
Nye and Miss Ella Hurley. The first
four named were instantly killed snJ
Miss Hurley injured.
n. II. WooD, of Portage, reports that
a flock of seventy-fve birds of a species
hitherto unknown in this region are
flying about the parks. In describing
them he says their plumage resembles
that of the pigeon; in size and plump
ness they are like the quail, anG they
have a beautiful top-knot like the
| cuckoo. Apparently they subsist chiefly
! IN fruit and berries.
! COLUMBUS Democrat: On Tuesday
last Mr.. John G. Stirohmengar, Of Bris,
, toll II wears of age, father-in-law of Mr..
Mich. striker, with whom he had lived,
left the house and was not seen again
until western lay morning when be WAS
found dead in the marshes about mile
from the house. An inquest was held,
and Il was sai,S that the old man came
to his death from freezing, having lost
the way hOmeward.
VERNON CO. Censor, Work was re-
sumed at the copper mine IA ar star, last
week. About three tons On ore was
taken out, and shipped 10 Chic sgo. In
dications are that copper "a paying
quantities has been found, Other
mines will probably be opened. WHILE
getting out ore at the copper mine neal
Star, John fainter, miner, was badly
injured by earth falling on him. He
will recover.
WATERTowN Republican; Last Thurs
| day a farmer named Draeger, of Lowell,
and his son aged Is years, went on q
hunt and nothing has been heard from
them since. 1t is supposed that they
attempted to cross the Lowell river and
the ice being thin broke through and
we're drowned, 4 cap belonging to the
| father has bGsa found IL the river, and
this fact makes tie suspicl4'n strong that
both father and son met watery graves
an Eau Claire dispatch Say s: The
passenger train going west earl 9atur-
dav morning, cOllided with the freight
train at Elk Mound, two miles west.
Engineer Purdy, on the freight, had the
limb badly smashed. 4 few otheh
received slight scratches. The freight
was on the side track, and an engine ana
caboose, running ahead of the passenger,
passed, waking the freight crew, who we're
asleep, and thinking it the passenger
they pulled out and colllded before gs'A
ting under full speed"
Vernon County Censor The engineers
of the Chicago, Mineral Point and st.
Paul railroad are now at work this SIDE
of Boaz, and will probably reach TINS
locality the latter part of next week
Grade stakes have been act between Ain-
eral Point an D0dgevsli:. The eng
neers are working on the Old Holly SUI
vey. The result of this survey was pap
lished in the censor in 1867, ana gives
the preference 10 the FirOqua route
Engineer Holly stating in his report 'nS1
by this route the necessity OF IuiAen
would be obyiated.
a FRIGRTFUL and fatal accident 6etel,
JOS. Hainey, an employe of the Natlonal
Furnace company, Depere, on Friday
/ night last. Hainey was q stack stohef'
and while on his tour that night, becom,
, ing fatigued, it is supposed, dropped Oh
to sleep, This neglect of duty resuIteu
IN the accumulation OF too muCh gas I "a
the stack, which blew up the bell TO hnu
vent. As the gas flame shot out from
under the bell, it envelOped Halney hI.
ting on q truck close BY, and Durnt
almost the entire surface OF his person 10
q compIete blister, as it were. tic IN
gered for some time but could not Oe
saved.
La Crosse Republican,: Yesterday =
young man named Harvey Ca'ISnsn'
from Hokah, was in this city ana 70
ported rather mysterious ahaI "D mt
has astonished the people over thFl745 s gI
does not seem to worry them gfs'iI ron.
Here is his story in substance a :1-o3eIv