The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-05-24
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES

In Dunn county.
The rivers have risen from four -
i've feet and ioggers are jubilant.
HERE is very Hstle improvement in
the prospect for driving on the Chippewa
or rafting at Beef Slough.
a LARGE number of residents of
Princeton and vicinity have gone west
recently to seek new homes.
The Chicago, st. Paul and Mime
apolls railroad talk of building snur
track to Hatfield, on the Black river.
Two new engines, coal burners bove
been added to the rolling stock of the @
B. q ID. r. R. They weigh 80 tons each.
Mr.. @. B. MoRRIsoN's little bow, of
Appleton. fell and broke his arm, while
engaged at play with some companions,
G. J. WILTsE, of Chippewa Falls, has
purchased the residence of A. E. Pound
for $500. 1t cost $40, 1000 few years
ago.
JOHN RosECRAEs, of Horizon, after
being eight years blind from cataract,
has his sight restored, and though aged
rs, can read the finest print.
A sNEAK-THIEF in Fond du Lac stole
$75 from the pants pocket of Moses
Nightingale, engineer of the self-propel-
ling fire engine, Tuesday morning.
Mr.. THOMAS HEATH, of the town of
Burke, near Madison, received bodily
| injuries from a vicious horse, recently.
Among the fractures was broken rib.
FISH COMMISSIONER WEIGH wants
the state to establish fish hatchery at
Bayfield,, Ashland or La Pointe, for the
propagation of the white6sh and trout.
FRANTz GRAvER, aged about fifty
years, committed suicide by hanging,
Sunday, in the town of Ottawa, nine
| miles from Palmyra.
The first of this week, the feet and
hands of little child were found in
fruit jar at residence near the saw mill
known as the Jack Richards mill, in the
town of Manchester, Jackson county.
ARTICLES of association have been
fled in the Office of the secretary of
state for the construction of a narrow
gauge railroad from Freeport, H., to
Capital stock $4,000.
A TRN-YEAR-OLD son Of Thomas Lam
gan, harness maker residing at a Pine
street, awoke this morning and found
his right shoulder dislocated, and curl
ously is unable to account for the cir
cumstance.-L0 Crosse Republican,.
The second annual sheep shearing
festival of the sool growers of Winnie
bago county was held on Saturday last,
the 10th inst, at the farm of S. B. Cor
nish III the town of Utica. The attend
ance was very large.
A LITTLE son of Mr.. Erick Gilbertson,
full accident. While running into the
house he STUDDED his toe on the door
step, fell, and in the fall broke the
bridge of his nose.
@. II. NOBLE, Sun Prairie's missing
treasurer, had in his possession at the
time of his disappearance, and which
his bondsmen will be required to pay,
$551.83, Of which $198.07 belongs to the
village corporation, 1928 to the school,
and S25.76 to the road fund.
On Wednesday night Melvin Bunce,
brakeman on Conductor Finehouts
train, picked up pocket book contain
ing about 500 in currency from the
car steps, as the train left Menomonie.
He found the owner, and received a
reward of Y.
A LITTLE girl of David Garron, of
Dorchester, CLARK county, aged eight
years, few days ago, was playing near
the stove when her clothes accidentally
took fire, and before they could be ex-
tinguished she was burned SO badly that
she only lived short time.
JOSEPH PAToIs, who claims to hail
from the Wisconsin side of the Missis-
sippi, while visiting st. Paul, on Thurs
day, was met by a party, invited to
drink and ride with them, and then,
when out on the Mendoza road, was set
upon and his watch and 1895 taken and
himself thrown into some bushes by the
wayside. He recovered and reported
his mishap to the police, who have made
some arrests.
A FEW days ago the sheriff of Clark
county arrested August Frank, charged
with the crime of numbering Jeremiah
Murphy. Frank is the owner of q
saloon, store and hotel located about
twenty-seven miles north of Neilsville.
A row occurred In the saloon and Frank
broke Murphy's skull with ice, from
from the effects of which he d:ed The
murderer has been held to tie Circuit
Court in 81 900 bail
THE water in Third lake, Madison,
this spring, is lower than it has been for
70 years-at least, so reports the Oldest
whose statements are not
always to be gainsaid. The reasons for
this are the unusually dry weather which
has prevailed this spring, and the break
age OF the StoughtOn dam last fall,
which has let the waters of the lower
lakes into the Rock river. The dam at
St0ught0n remains unmended, and the
Catfish is almost down to bed rock.
DURING the severe storm of yesterday
morning Lightning struck the barn of
Ole HoIverson, farmer living in Bost-
Wick's valley, instantly killing a horse
and setting fire to the barn. Mr.. Hol-
version succeeded in extiDguishing the
ire before any important damage was
done, SO that his actual loss is confined
to the horse. But another team stand
ing IN the barn, proved upon being har-
messed the following morning, to be
g stone deaf."-La Crosse Chronicle, 11th.
A CHIPPEWA FALLS dispatch of the
18th says: The log jam at the big
eddy, which contained sixty millions,
gave way this morning and passed the
falls to day. 1t is estimated that one
hundred millions have passed here in the
last forty ight hours. Messengers from
up the river report big Jam Of fifty
million st TIE mouth of Jumn river and