The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-06-21
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EDWARD HIGGINS, of Lima, was run
over by freight train near Whitewater,
Monday.
THE State Horticultural society will
hold its annual meeting in Green Bay
June 1926.
PERRY COTTRILL, of Oshkosh, had his
hand cut off in a saw-mill Tuesday
morning.
AUGUST KosANKE had his leg broken
by being thrown from his wagon in
Weyauwega, few days ago.
BERNARD LEssINGER, of Waterloo,
was thrown from wagon by runaway
team at that place; his hip YVES dislo-
Gated by the conclusion, and he was
otherwise quite badly injured.
F. S. ELLIS, late treasurer of Brown
county, died at his home in Green Bay,
Friday, of pleuro-pneumonia. An in
dictment was found against him several
months ago for embezzlement, and his
trial was soon to come oft.
THOMAS Brown, hardware dealer in
Fort Atkinson, was shot, Tuesday morn
ing, by trap gun he had placed in his
store for burglars. The discharge en-
tered his leg below the knee, and the
loss of blood, together with the shock,
killed him.
2. GORMLEY, president of the United
States Star Windmill company, of Della
AVIAN, and a prominent manufacturer,
hanged himself in his barn Monday af
ternoop, and was found, about CLOCK,
by his son, hanging by halter. Bush
ness troubles are the cause.
WILLIAM SCHwANKER, at Paul's MILL,
La Crosse, was engaged in putting down
a new plank near one Of the rotary saws,
Tuesday, when the moving carriage
caught the end of the plank and damned
his left ankle between the end of the
plank and a log, badly frscturing it.
OSHKOSH is to have hospital. The
Alexian Brothers, of Chicago propose to
build and run it. 1t is to be capable of
accommodating fifty patients. Only
males are to be admitted. But no dis
elimination on account of religion is to
be made.
On Saturday morning a young man by
the name of Bernard, residing near
Helena, accidentally discharged a pistol
while taking it apart and the ball pene-
trated the palm of the hand and lodged
between two bones near the skin on the
back of the hand.
IN Oconto county the forest fires of
last week did considerable damage, In
the town of Oconto j. Regain lost his
house, two barns and farming imple-
ments. Geo. Smith, Pole Hansen and
Mr.. Rowland also lost their houses. In
the town of Little Suamico, about Is
miles of green timber near st. Nathan's
was destroyed, also a dam on the SuamicO
river, and quantity of saw logs in it.
Mr.. GEO. MOORE, wealthy farmer,
living few miles from Evansville, fell
from the loft of his barn, on Monday
morning, distance of twenty feet,
striking upon the hard plank floor. He
was carried into his house and physi-
clan sent for, but he died before aid
could reach him. He was 80 years of
age, and a man Of prominence and
responsibility in his neighborhood. The
loss will be generally regretted.
THE large circular saw at Biron's mill
run on mill dog last week while in
rapid motion, and forty-seven teeth were
thrown with lightning velocity into
every quarter of the mill. Over twenty
men were at work, but not one was hit.
1t was miraculous escape. The parts
and sides of the mill are stuck as full of
saw teeth as dog is full of feas in July.
Grand Rapids Reporter.
ABOUT ten o'clock yesterday morning
the father of Adolf Schmidt, in Liberty,
went to the field with a lunch, and there
found him lying on the ground, dead,
with a horse tied close by. He was in
robust health when he went to the field
in the morning, and the cause of his
death is shrouded in mystery, slight
bruise on the back of his head being the
only mark. His age was IL years.-Lan-
caster Gazette, 9Th.
A SAD accident occurred on Wednes.
day evening, in the town of Lincoln,
whereby young man named ShepIey,
aged 20 years, was drowned in the Eau
Claire river. Young Shepley with sew
eral acquaintance went down to the
Eau Claire, near Fall creek, on Wednes-
day afternoon, to fish in that stream.
They scattered along its banks for that
purpose, and towards evening when thew
got ready to return home Shepley was
missing. His body was recovered, after
search.
DURING the heavy storm that visited
this village and vicinity last Thursday
evening Mr.. Thomas Walkers house and
buildings were badly damaged by the
wind. The house was moved off it's
foundation some six inches, chimneys
and plastering being torn down and the
whole building racked to one side. The
granary was taken from its position some
three feet and the barn more or less
damaged; while fences and trees were
blown down in every direction.-River
Falls Press.
The Peshtigo Eagle says: "The fires
up river Thursday and Friday of last
week got almost unmanageable. Most
of the Sugar Bush farmers were engaged
IN fighting them, and notwithstanding
their efforts considerable fencing was
destroyed. The high winds of those two
days carried the flames in all directions,
and the whole country seemed to be on
lre. Fortunately but comparatively
little damage was done and the rain Sat
urday put stop to any further destruc-
ton for the time being"
MADISON Journal 10th: The heavy
rain storm which prevailed through this
section, last night, was accompanied by
considerable electric disturbance. In
the Geographic Office in this city, at mid
night, ball of FIRE passed through the
room, and made it rather warm for the
night operator, Fred. Parker; one end of
the switch board was burned, ground
WIRE was cut in two, and the ceiling
burned; the lightning also burned a
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