The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-10-18

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lie is now limited that George Elder, OF
Reedsburg, who was thought to have
been murdered, has lightly jumped away
to avoid unpleasant notoriety regarding
a female.
S. II. HALL, telegraph operator at
Kendalps, was probably fatally shot
Tuesday, while bunting, by the acci.
dental discharge of q weapon of his
companion.
DIR. AMBROSE MORSE, aged 70 years
died at Madison On the 9Th. DR.. Morse
was an old and highly respected resident
He was born in Rhode Island, and came
to Wisconsin in 1859. He passed peace.
fully away, dying of old age.
A FATAL accident occurred in the
town of Pennington on Monday. Joseph
Yarmouth, resident of that town, was
standing upon his wagon loading corn
stalks when the horses started, and he
fell upon the ground, striking upon his
head and breaking his neck. Death was
instantaneous.
TUESDAY night, at about 9 o'clock
the ticket Office of the G. nj. & st. P
railway at Sun Prairie was entered and
robbed of about 800 in money and
nearly that amount in tickets. The thiei
cut out pane of glass, and thus OBJ
tanned access to the interior.
JOHN HAGENY and fellow named
Ryan, in GAINESVILLE, are under arrest
charged with murderous assault upon
DR.. J. E. James, of Chicago. The
physician claims that they were part OF
gang that almost murdered him
robbed him of $87 and threw him into
the river, Monday night.
The following are late patents issued
to Wisconsin people: Gate hinge, T
Crane, Fort Atkinson; whip socket, S
Hurlbut, Racine; grain drill, T. M
Stoves, Louisville; fluid propeller, J. B
hartford, Fond du Lac; draw bridge
gate, F. Beck, Manitowoc; postal card
@. r. Hanson, Fond du Lac.
GRAND RAPIDS Tribune: At the
Green Bay depot there is in process OF
erection large six stall roundhouse. II
has solid rock foundation, and will
have have solid brick walls and iron
roof, and when completed will be in
every way frst-class Mr.. Case is having
REINFORCEMENT pushed forward rapidly
Mr.. Landon is experimenting the job.
THE body of Christian Smith, OF
Olintonville, Waupaca county, was
found in a swamp near his residence,
Friday morning, with his throat cut
from ear to ear. A man named VIM. B.
Leavett was arrested in Fond du Lac
charged with the crime. 1t is said that
adultery between Leavett and Smiths
wife led to the commission of the decd.
Leavett denies his guilt.
The rapid work of spiders was illus
trated this morning at the Vine street
station. A train of freight cars were
run down to the freight warehouse early
this morning and at half-past eight the
spiders had woven between two cars q
circular web foot in diameter, with the
accompanying guy lines.-La Crosse Re
publican.
EAU CLAIRE Press: Friday girl in
the employ of Mr.. Elijah Swift, while
engaged in washing windows at his resi-
dence, accidentally forced her hand
through one of the Panes of glass which
resulted in cutting severe cash in her
wrist couple of inches long and half an
inch deep. Fortunately the artery was
not severed, but several veins were cut,
causing the wound to bleed profusely.
A SAD accident h appened near COST
burg at noon Saturday. AS the north
bound train of the Milwaukee, Lake
Shore and Western railroad was nearing
that place brakeman named John Koet-
niger, while pulling the coupling pin, to
set out cars at that place, lost his balance
n FOL hnfvr
passed over his body, killing him in
stantly, and mangling him beyond recog-
milton.
GALE MCGIBBoN, of Fond du Lac, on
Saturday accidentally shot himself in
the feshy part of one of his legs with a
small pistol. The boy saw a rabbit run
into brush-heap, and as he had had
considerable practice with his weapon,
having shot chicken after chicken by
permission of his father, he started out
to secure larger game. Kneeling down
and in the act of firing, he slipped and
the ball entered his leg.
Mr.. +. WEssOTT, an aged citizen of
the Seventh ward, while shaving a couple
of days ago, had the misfortune to
severely cut his head. He had finished
shaving, and, as was his habit, was
wiping the implement on his hair, when
it slipped, inficting deep wound and
severing vein, which caused profuse
bleeding. The old gentleman has been
confined to his room ever since from the
weakness caused by the loss of the large
quantity of blood.-Eau Claire Press.
A FARMER in the town of Herman,
named Robert Goedke, had the misfor-
tune, few days ago, to lose a pocket
book containing 81, 432 in money and
notes. 1t happened in this way: The
farmer named left his team standing
opposite neighbours on the Calumet
plank road, carelessly leaving his pocket
book in an overcoat on the seat of his
wagon. Inc team ran away, and, when
the coat was picked up, the pocket book
was some. No trace Of it has yet been
Observation-Disclosures Herald.
GAINESVILLE Gazette, 9Th: "In &C.
cordance with the sentence of Judge
Conger, and the recent decision of the
Supreme Court, Sheriff Comstock this
afternoon took Frank Dickerson to
Waupun, where he is to stay for the bal
ance of his natural life for the murder of
George Mack, unless he secures the new
trial he has asked for, but which he
seems to despair of getting. Dickerson
dreaded the journey greatly, and few
days ago he said that he would not 60
that he'd croak first meaning that he
would commit suicide. He hasn't done
SO, though"
EAU CLAIRE Press; The railroad
company are quarrying stone for the