The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-01-25
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS

FOND DU Laos bonded Indebtedness
is $685.
OSHKOSH is having lots of fun racing
her fast horses on the ice.
TIE Palmyra Enterprise still nomi-
mates Ulysses Grant, with one "s") for
president.
THE new freight house of the G. and
n. w. Z. r. at Fond du Lac is about
complete.
A FIRE in Fort Howard, Sunday even
ing, destroyed the house of Florimont
| Depas. Loss $500; insurance $275.
JANUARY 10th, Major George Ander-
son, of Dane county, died. He was
aged "a years.
0. w. TRAYNoR, the defaulting treas
urer OF Dodge county, has been arrested
and, in default of $4,000 bail is in jail.
FRANK DIcKERsoN, the accomplice of
Mrs. Mack, the murderess, will be tried
at the April term of court in GAINESVILLE.
BY the topoling over of water tank
containing hoI water five men in log
ging camp near Fifeld were badly
| scalded.
| A FIvE-YEAR-oLD daughter of George
| Gibson, Of Fond du Lac, was run over
| by farmers sleigh Friday, and SO badly
injured that death may fellow.
| A LITTLE boy named Erickson, in La
Crosse, fell headlOng from the top to the
bottom of the stairs in a school-house,
without sustaining serious injuries.
In Durand, Thursday, a fire destroyed
about $4,000 worth Of property, includ-
ing w. E. Hills machine shop, Nels
| Raymond's blacksmith shop, Stringer's
brewery and j. Plunee's dwelling.
The past season having proved so I'M
remunerative so far as the manufacture
of cheese is concerned, several of our
largest farmers are going cut of the bust
ness another season and will turn their
attention to butter.-,IttreGu Demo rat.
THE Northern Wisconsin Agricultural
society have decided, through their
| boord of control, to charge exhibitors an
entrance fee of $3.50, except for do
nestle manufactures, fine art, plants
and flowers. One thousand dollars was
appropriated for races, and premiums on
various exhibits were raised.
A MAN named Ferrit. residing in the
| Sandy Hollow settlement town of Sum-
NIT, accidentally shot off three fingers
| VI LIS IlSIIb Uduu tllS uESG Vi L week,
by drawing his gun towards him grasped
by the mouth; the trigger coming in
contact with some prOtrusiOn discharged
the loaded contents through his hand.
! THE residence ana furniture of an old
gentleman named Dickerson, living four
or five miles south in the town of La
| Grange, were entirely destroyed by fire
on Thursday afternoon, supposed to have
originated in defective chimney. The
loss is heavy, and with the exception of
a small insurance of 800, total.
! JUsr as we are going to press, Wednes-
| day afternoon, We hear Of most serious
accident which happened on the school
section, town of Grand Chute, about an
hour previous. While a man by the
name Of Malone was at work in the
woods, he was struck by falling tree
and crushed to the earth. His head was
| terribly bruised, and ii is feared his skull
is fractured. Several ribs and one leg
are also broken 1t is doubtful if he
can hve.-ApPfeton Post.
A MAN named Hagin, aged so years,
living at Greenville, Outagamie county,
just east of AortoDville, died last Satur-
day from the effects of poison admins
tered by his own hands by mistake. In
taking some medicine, he got hold of the
wrong bottle, and swallowed large dose
of corrosive sublimate. The mistake
was Immediately discovered, and ply
slcians were sent for in every direction.
Everything possible was done to save
him, but without success, and he died
after four days of Intense suffering
| Oshkosh Northeastern.
A DEPLORABLE accident happened to
little son of Mr.. [. Alexander, of Doty
street, the other day. The little fellow
was tplay with his sister and had in his
mouth clay pipe with q broken stem.
In the romp between the children the
boy came into collision with his sister,
and the pipe was driven back into his
mouth. The Jagged stem forced its way
under his tongue severing the roots, and
tearing a painful cash. The boy bled
profusely, and it was only after several
hours and great loss of blood that the
flow was staunched. The boy lost a
large quantity of blood, and at one time
1t was feared that he would bleed to
death-Fond du Lac Commonwealth.
For the past three weeks there has
been great excitement in the towns in the
eastern part of this county, over death
| by poison, mention of which has been
made in these columns for the last two
weeks. Three weeks ago, George w.
Mason, of Marsh Lake, came home from
his work at night, ate his supper as
usual rested, went to bed, was taken
with spasms at 8 o'clock, and was dead
at | O'Clock the same night Suspicion
was aroused, but he was buried without
an examination. A week later, District
Attorney Babcock caused the arrest of
his wife and the Palmer family, five in
number, charged with poisoning Mason.
The body was exhumed, and the stom-
ach analysed by DR.. Hoyt, of Hudson.
In one fourth of the stomach, the doctor
found five graiss of strychnine, enough
to Kill six men. On the examination at
Clear Lake, last week, the evidence was
sutfi Gent to hold Mrs Mason, his wife,
for trial, and the Palmers were dis
charged.-Osceola Press, lin.