The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-07-05
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES

OSHKOSH voted Tuesday to grant the
aid to the M. L. S. & w. r. r. by vote
of / ,439 to 178.
AN unknown Norwegian who had just
arrived at Manitowoc, was drowned in
the river there Monday.
HERMAN KNOLL, convicted of the
murder of Charles Rhode, at Black
Creek, near Appleton, was sentenced to
imprisonment for life.
WATERFOWL, Dakota Territory, num-
bers among its business houses no less
than twenty-five, operated by late resi-
dents of the Badger State.
MRS. NIsCoM, of Delavan, who was
SO severely injured at the Old Settlers
reunion at Whitewater, last week, died
Sunday from the injuries.
A BONUS of $1,000 is offered by the
citizens of Durand to any good miller
who will erect good grist mill worth
$40, 900. A good mill site will be thrown
in.
THURSDAY two men in Fairchlld,
near Eau Claire, named Eaton and
Powers, quarreled over an ox-bow and
Powers gashed Eaton terribly with a
meat-axe.
JOSEPH G. MITCHELL, a colored bar
Der about sixty years old, was found
dead on lounge in his shop, in Mazo-
mamie, at one o'clock Saturday after
noon. Cause, heart disease.
AN only son of Mr. and Mrs. John
| Wester, German family living in Stur-
geon Bay, was accidentally killed few
days ago while chopping in the woods,
by a tree that was lodged falling upon
TIE town of Lakeland, at recent
special town meeting, voted $500 to aid
in repairing the road from this place to
Cumberland, and 5000 for the road
| from Cumberland to Barron.-Rice Lake
| Chronicle.
FRIDAY George Shepard, aged eight
and half years, son of DR.. Shepard, of
La Crosse, while jumping near his home,
failed to strike fairly upon his feet and
broke one of his legs few inches above
| the ankle.
| FELKENsON, whose leg was amputa-
ted lately, died last week of Indigestion.
He was injured about two years ago in
the lumber woods by being cut with an
axe, and since then has been a county
charge Pilot.
YESTERDAY a farmer living near Ed
gerton visited GAINESVILLE. Though hav-
ing lived within thirteen miles of here
ever since he came from England thir-
teen years ago, he had never seen James
vile until yesterday,-JanesUitte Gazette.
A BARN belonging to Wm. Fry, of
the town of Miff1in, Iowa county, was
destroyed by fire few nights ago. The
| fire was first discovered about 9 o'clock
and it is not known how it originated.
There were three horses in the barn
which were burned.
THE residence of George F. Stroud, on
Algoma street, in Oshkosh, was entered
by burglars, Monday night, in very
bold manner, and robbed of jewelry and
valuables to the amount of $500. The
night being warm, the lower sash of the
bedroom window had been left up, and
the inside blinds unlocked and partially
opened.
THE residence of Mrs. VIM. Lean,
near Palmyra, together with furniture
and contents, was entirely destroyed by
fire Monday, supposed to be the work of
an incendiary. No insurance. Two
years ago Mrs. Leans husband was
struck by lightning and instantly killed,
the same flash setting fire to a barn,
which, with its valuable contents, was
burned to the ground.
| A FELLOW has been in the city during
the week dressed in a suit of parti-
colored calico with small bells attached,
and in this garb has advertised himself
as chimney sweep. Last night about
half past o'clock he was passing up
street and when near Kings drug store
he met a woman, and jumping before
her, scared her so much by his antics
that she tainted and fell to the sidewalk.
1t was two hours before she recovered.
The fellow skipped the town.-Green
Bay Gazette.
BURGLARS entered the house of w.
Tibbets, on Sheboygan street, Fond du
Lac, Sunday morning, and after admin
istering chloroform to Mr.. Tibbits and
wife ransacked the entire dwelling.
Among the things taken were two
valuable watches and chains, many att
Giles of fine jewelry, about twenty-five
dollars in money, and a new suit of
clothes belonging to Mr.. Tibbets No
clue has as yet been obtained, though
suspicious persons are under the sur
veillance of the police.
OK Sunday forenoon about II O'Clock
four or i've boys were playing about
Lutz's stone quarry in the Sixth ward.
A portion of the quarry that had been
dug out the deepest was filled with
water to the depth of fifteen or sixteen
feet. Accordingly it is supposed one of
the boys named August Kundee, about
twelve years of age, slipped and fell in.
His two brothers who were with him at
tempted to save him by holding a stick
out to him and showing out board but
the little fellow seemed too overcome
with fright to help himself and was
drowned.-OshkOsh Northwestern.
GRAND RAPIDS Tribune: A young
man, whose name we have been unable to
learn, supposed to be tramp, was killed
on TIE Valley road on Tuesday morning.
AS near as we are able to learn he board
ed the train at Tomah, unbeknown to the
conductor, and rode as far as Norway
Ridge, and while the train BOYS were
doing some switching, he undertook to
make coupling, and as the train
moved On went along with it and caught
his foot in the switch and was thrown
down on the track in such manner as
TO miss being run over by the wheels,
out SO that the brake rod struck him
and broke his neck.
Miss MARTHA PEEr, of Beloit. well
known and highly respected throughout
the state, committed suicide Tuesday
morning by hanging while suffering from
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