The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-23
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES

IN CnlcagO, MISS Ida BlXDy, Oh Depere,
won the handicap shoot.
DURING the storm of Monday night,
one farmer of Reedsburg lost p sheep,
which were struck by lightning.
DENNIS HAGGERTY, of Manitowoc, for
assault with intent to kill his wife, was
sentenced Saturday to one years imprls-
onment.
NEILLsvILLE will soon have brass
cannon, one of the pieces captured at
the battle of Shiloh by the 18th Wiscon-
sin infantry.
Rock FALLS is the banner railroad
town in this county, having given 81
votes for and none against. A sensible
people.-Jenny Aduocate.
JOSEPH BoEHM's barn, in Bellevue,
near Green Bay, was destroyed by fire
Saturday evening, with contents. Loss
81 900; insurance $400.
MONDAY night the lightning struck
the granary belonging to Sidney Wells,
of Lodi, and destroyed 200 bushels of
oats, 3 lot of farming utensils, wagon,
harness, colt and fifteen tons of hay.
CARL SHANE, of Ixonia, was very
seriously injured few days ago by
being struck by falling pitchfork, one
of the tines entering his head, destroying
his eye.
A BRAKEMAN on the Wisconsin Val
ley railroad, named Frank johnson. had
both legs cut off by a passing train, at
Wausau, last week, Thursday. He died
at IL o'clock that night. The remains
were taken to Tomah, whe. mis- parents
live, for interment.
The La Crosse Republican says there
was a stabbing ARRAY on board the
steamer Dexter Friday night, fireman
named NJ. Kivelin thrusting a knife into
the abdomen of Hugh Campbell, also a
fireman. Kivelin was drunk and made
the attack without provocation. The
wound was not dangerous.
THE Weyauwega Chronicle says that
n. p. Willis, on going to work on his
farm near that place one morning a few
days since, put $43 in his vest pocket,
and when he reached the field took of
his vest and threw it down. During the
day some one discovered it and appro-
priated the funds. MOral-Do not plant
your money in the fields.
FOLLOWING are the latest reported
patents for this state: @. ID. Whiting,
Racine, car coupling; Jas. Brown, Mad
ison, heating apparatus; A. II. Hart.
Appleton, portable fence gate; James
Kennedy, Jr., Racine, wind engine;
John Leist, Sturgeon Bay, saw gauge;
John F. Schlosstem, Fountain City,
basin board.
EVANSVILLE Gazette: Arc Suther-
land, son of Hon. James Sutherland,
left this morning for Harvard, intending
to return this evening. While the train
was stopping at Clinton, he got off, and
in trying to jump from the railroad
track onto the platform, his left leg was
broken in just the same place where
it was short time ago The for
mer injury to his leg had not been
fully repaired, and the bone was in such
condition that it took but little to re-
break it.
VIM. Cooks saw mill, situated in the
woods between st. Nathans and Flint
vile. was completely destroyed by fire
on Friday evening. The warm spell had
dried up everything in and around the
mill as dry as finder, and some sparks
from the stack falling on the roof set it
on fire, and the flames spread so rapidly
1t was impossible to save anything from
the mill save circular saw. The loss to
Mr.. Cook is estimated at $1,000. There
was no insurance. on the property
Green Bay Gazette.
MARINETTE Eagle: Last Saturday
morning distressing accident happened
on the Menominee Branch railroad at
Hermansville. The western bound
freight and accommodation train was at
the station, switching cars. Fred Rob-
erts, brakeman on the same, was
braking, when the engine was checked
up suddenly by the air brake, throwing
Roberts between the cars, one of the
trucks passing partially over his head,
crushing the skull and killing him in
| stantly. The deceased was a young man
some p years old, single, and lived in
Sheboygan.
THERE appears to be difficulty re-
garding the proposed railroad from
Galesville to Trempealeau. All arrange
ments were complete for the carving
out Of the project, but the supervisors of
Galesville refused to vote the necessary
aid to the road, although they were petit
toned to do so by forty more than q
majority of the voters of the town. The
recent visit of Messrs. G. Y. Freeman
and w. A. Johnston to this city was for
the purpose Of consultation with some of
the La. Crosse lawyers regarding what
legal measures can be taken to secure the
carrying out of the will of the people,
La Crosse Republican.
DURING Sundays storm there were
several places struck by lightning in this
vicinity. The barn of II. G. Johnson,
in the town of Black Wolf, was struck
and totally consumed by fire, including
hay, grain and other property in the
barn and COW in the stable. The loss
is partially covered in the American.
The barn of r. j. Hughes, in the town
OF Nekimi, was also struck during the
storm. Fortunately it was not set on
fire. One end of the barn was badly
knocked TO pieces and splintered, one
horse was killed and another badly hurt.
The loss is fully covered by insurance in
the Continental. A barn was struck and
burned on the road between Omro and
| WinnecOnne, but the name of the owner
could not be learned to-day.-Oshkosh
| Northwestern.
FROM the Fond du Lac Commonwealth
18th: The fire alarm at little after
four O'Clock this morning in the middle
of terrific storm, and the rattle, roar,
and electric illumination of thunder and
lightning, startled the restless and wide
awake OF our citizens and called out the
department in quick time. The light
ming had struck and ignited barn on the
Joe Arnold property, on First street,