The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-05-31
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES

A FIyE-YEAR-oLD son of Carl Denas,
of Foud du Lac, was drowned IN a CTS
tern Friday afternoon.
THE Oak Grove and Waupun glass
ball shooters had a match Thursday, the
latter coming out victorious.
FRD. YoNKER, little boy living In
Newton, near Manitowoc, fell and broke
his arm while attempting to catch ball.
The new telegraph line connecting
Mineral Point and DOdgeville is IN oper-
alton.
Miss SARAH DooLTTTLE, daughter of
james r. Doolittle, was married Tues
day evening to Henry Pease, in Racine.
OSHKOSH will vote on the question of
issuing $75, 900 bonds to the nj. l.. 5. and
w. r. r. in aid of the proposed extern
sion.
STEPHEN JOSEPH NICHOLSON, of
Fond du Lac, a little boy nine years
old, was drowned Saturday in the river
while fishing.
JOHN M ROBERTS, of Watertown,
was seriously, if not fatally, injured
Saturday by runaway accident, he be-
ing thrown from his wagon.
The good folks at Burnett Junction
forgot to hold the village election on the
first of May, as the law provides, so the
old officers hold over for another year.
On Friday last little daughter of S.
w. Clark, of Hixton, while playing with
other children, was pushed over an en-
bankment, breaking her leg above the
knee.
A MAN named August Kargus fell
from wagon at the corner OF Algoma
and Bond streets, in Oshkosh, Tuesday
evening, and broke his arm badly at the
elbow joint.
On Monday a young man named
James McCauley, residing in La Crosse,
and for some time past employed on the
Southern Minnesota extension, had his
left hand taken off by pile driver.
A LAD named Louis Weber fell from
boom in Half Moon Lake, near Eau
Claire, Sunday afternoon, and was
drowned. The body was recovered the
same evening.
AT last the item comes. This from
the Madison Journal: GA Dunkirk cor
respondent writes that chinch bugs are
appearing in great numbers; potato bugs
are also on the wing"
Roll. BILLINGS has sub-contracted to
carry the mail from Kingston to Ran
dolph, three times per week. His time
commences on the first of July next.
He gets from the U. S. $3.50 per year.
THE steam Touring mill in Randolph,
owned by George Newton, of Waupun,
and operated by Knowles, Bigelow &
Townsend as a cleaning-mill, burned
Wednesday evening. Loss, $4,000, on
which insurance is unknown.
LENA LANGWAY, a Norwegian girl, of
Oshkosh, was drowned in the river Sun
day evening. She, in company with sew
eral others, was enjoying a boat-ride,
when the boat upset; the others were
saved
AT the semi-annual meeting Methodist
bishops in Wheeling, appointments for
Episcopal visitations were made. For
Wisconsin the appointments are: West
Wisconsin, La Crosse, September "a,
Peck; Wisconsin, Milwaukee, October /,
Andrews.
THE Chippewa river has fallen four
feet. There is jam of one hundred and
fifty million in the fowage of the Lite
Falls dam, which will be sluiced to the
mill at Eau Claire. Reports from UP
river are favorable for clear drive on
the Chippewa and all small streams.
SUNDAY evening, three brutes at Kill
| bOurn City enticed little seven year
old daughter of Christian Teege to the
woods, where each accomplished his hell
ish purpose. Her recovery is doubtful
No one has been arrested, but the officers
feel certain of capturing the outlaws.
WHILE running raft of lumber over
"CliDts Dam" on yesterday it saddle
bagged pier and broke in two, and Mr..
Peter WeaZen, of Stevens Point, was
knocked off and drowned. He was en-
ployed on John Redfeld's lumber; we
have not learned whether he was a man
of family or not.-GOand Rapids Tribune
DURING the severe thunder storm OF
last Saturday afternoon, barn belong.
ing to VIM. Nelson, on his farm in
Somerset, near Pine Lake, was struck by
lightning and totally destroyed. Two
horses belonging to Nelson and one
owned by Peter Cunot were killed. Mr..
Nelson also lost harvester and consid-
cradle farm machinery, sustaining loss
of $500 or more.-OsceoLa Press, 18th.
ON Tuesday morning last L. II. Kud-
erling received a telegram from the man
in charge of his branch store at Brillion,
stating that it had been completely de,
stroyed by fire the night before. Mr..
kuderling's books show that the goods
In stock there amounted to So, 500. His
insurance was only $3,500.-AppLeton
Post.
JENNY Advocate: We learn from Mr..
Hoffman that man in his employ by
| the name of Kliptoe was drowned last
Monday while at work on the log drive
on the Aewwood river. 1t appears that
TOUR men attempted to cross the river at
one time, upon one log, when Kliptoe
fell In and was drowned before assistance
could reach him, the men on the log be-
ing powerless to help him.
For more than a week the logs have
been running in Black river, and fo,
nearly fifteen miles above La Crosse the
river is filled. 1t is estimated thai
about 200,000,O0O have reached the
booms, and there is a fair prospect OF
getting down 100,000,000 more. 1t j,
feared by .loggers that the prices will
materially decline on account of the
supply, leaving but little in the shape Of
profits for the past seasons work.-Bzqcl
Rt0er Falls independent
HENRY W. BOYER, who has been Oh
trial during the past week for killing
Edward Trudeau in the town of Ru.
dolph, July 4, 1878, was found guilty OF
manslaughter in third degree, by the
jury Monday morning. The Jury were
out twenty-six hours. Boyer has left
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