The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS

w. j. FLYNN, of Waterloo, was bound
over IN the sum of $500, to await trial on
charge OF theft of cigars, liquor, etc.
THURSDAY evening two barns in Du-
rand burned, one Belonging to Caleb
Spooner. Insurance 5000; loss not stated.
A REUNION of the old settlers of the
Black River valley, will be held at
Neillsyille on February I'D.
THE Presbyterian church in James
vile refused to accept the resignation OF
Rev. J. w. Sanderson, and raised $3.50
and put the society out OF debt.
A PETITION is being circulated pro-
testing against the passage of bills
appropriating money for the State Agrl-
cultural and Northern Wisconsin Agri-
cultural societies.
DANIEL M. MORLEY, postmaster at
Morley, Barron county, was arrested aud
confined in jail Saturday, for Iaping his
own daughter last August. Morley is
forty-fve years old. The daughter is
held in custody by her bondsmen at
Barron, Wis.
A WOMAN named Mrs. Atwood was
standing too near the railroad track at
Seymour, (near Green Bay,) Wednes-
day evening, when she was caught by
the locomotive and pitched considera-
BILE distance, receiving several bruises,
but not of a severe nature.
THERE is rumor that new evidence
has been discovered regarding the MUIR
der of young Goodhue, for which Will
liam Chase is now confined in prison.
The rumor is to the effect that the real
murderer is at large, the murder having
been committed In fight, in which the
unknown man was also injured
AMOS BEIRNARDT was handling re-
volver in the sitting room of his house,
in Aston, on Wednesday evening, when
one of the chambers becoming accident
ally discharged, the cartridge almost
grazed the head of an infant which Mrs.
Mrs. Beirnardt was holding in her arms.
The only damage resulting from the &C
cident was a fractured looking-glas
which the cartridge had entered.
LAST Thursday night William Tofson,
who lives in the Norwegian settlement
in Newport, came to town on one of his
usual sprees About o'clock he started
home with others, taking several drinks
on the way, and then laid down in the
bottom of the sled box and went to sleep,
as they thought, but on arriving home,
and attempting to wake him, they were
Mortified to discover that he was dead
Kilbourn City Guard.
WILLIAM LEACH was brought from
Dave Weatherby's camp on Sunday,
suffering with severe INJURIES received on
Friday afternoon. 1t seems that he was
on top of load of logs, unloading. A
log rolling off fell on timber which flew
up and struck Leach a glancing blow on
the side of the head, knocking him off
the load senseless. He fell distance of
eight feet alighting on his left shoulder.
The scapular bone was fractured near
the joint. Two or three ribs were also
broken. The blow received On the head
was fearful one, and would have XII led
him had the timber hit him squarely.-
Oshkosh northwestern, q.
AS was usual this morning the fireman
at Kendall & Nichols mill started his
fire in the engine room never suspecting
that there was anything wrong with the
boiler, for everything had been left all
right on Saturday night After the fire
had been burning for some time it was
discovered that the boiler was dry, and
from the heat the fues had been rem
dered out of order, so that repairs will
be necessary before starting up again.
1t seems that some scoundrel had en-
between Saturday night and Monday
morning, and turned off every drop of
water in the bOiler-G Green BQu Gazette,
9th.
AN officer arrested Thomas Moran, at
Marinette, Thursday, for stealing an
overcoat from a man in Green Bay, and
Moran took desperate leap for liberty.
1t appears that the Marinette officer,
with his prisoner, Moran, had boarded
the train for Fort Howard, and got along
all right until nearing Oconto, when
Moran started from his seat and bounded
through the car, followed by the officer
with outstretched arms, within an inch
OF his prisoner, but unable to get a secure
hold of him. Moran on reaching the
platform of the car did not stop to get
out step at time, but made one desper-
ate leap from the platform into the dark
ness, while the train was running at the
rate OF twenty-three miles an hour. and
made his escape.
LAST Saturday evening Henry Brown,
residing east of the city, became glor-
1ously oblivious to sublunary things,
laid down in his sleigh and probably
dreamed of a land flowing with lager
and whisky; but finally started in the
direction of home, but with his senses
drowned il liquor, he was unable to
keep his team in the road, and they got
into cattle guard on the track of the
Central railroad, where one of the horses
broke his leg and remained in that situa-
ton all night, with the other horse at
his side and the driver in the peaceful
embrace of drunken slumber in the
sleigh, where they were found on Sun.
day morning. The poor horse which
had suffered all night with a broken leg.
and with being fast in the cattle guard.
was killed to get him out of his misery.
Portage AdUance.
| A RATHER peculiar case was tried
| yesterday before Justice Sarau. Albert
knopke was arrested on charge of steal
ing four pounds of summer sausage from
| Bowman, the butcher. Knopke works
for Bowman, and it was claimed that he
stole the sausage and went to Mother
Gustavus' saloon and traded it for beer.
knopke claimed that he took the sau
sage along as his supper and ate it with
beer and lunch. The case then turned
upon the point as to whether one man
could eat four pounds of summer sau-
sage TOR supper, and witnesses were ac-
tually brought in and testified that in
the Old country and in this it was no un-
usual thing for Teutonic sausage lovers
70 oeVour three and four pounds to A.
meal. knOpke cuO,a b;,o1o1c Al -