The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-09
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES

NOANAi1i3 cOOI'
The customary reaper and mower &C.
cidents are being reported.
CRANBERRIEs on the Berlin marshes
are well advanced and in good condition.
LUDWIG KRAUsER had three fingers
sawed off in an Oshkosh saw mill Friday.
FROM 800 to 1000 quarts of blue
berries are being shipped from Shawano
daily.
A METHODIST minister of Kansasville,
Racine county, is under arrest on a
charge of bastardy.
The ladies of the Methodist church
in Appleton propose to raise 81 500 to
repair the church building.
THIRTY new fat cars have been added
to the Milwaukee, Lake Shore and
Westerns rolling stock, and more to
come.
JOHN KLEIN, young man resident
in the town of Buchanan, across the
river from Appleton, was struck by
lightning and killed Monday.
The residence of James Heming,
Eau Claire, burned Monday, involving
loss of ST 200, on which there was IN
surance of 5000.
IN the neighborhood of West Bend
the hail storm Monday was terrific, de-
stroYing crops to large extent. Enor-
nous stories about enormous hail stones
denting rail fences are told.
The young wife &c years old) of
Horace Gould, near Menominee, tried to
elope with former lover named Henry
Watson, but the affair was blocked, and
now the three are separated.
HERMAN SMITH, of GAINESVILLE, has
been missing for about six weeks, and
description of body washed ashore near
Chicago answers go well to him that his
wife has gone down to see if she can
identify it.
WHILE Henry Engels was leading a
COW by rope, in the town of Humboldt,
the animal made sudden spring, throw
ing Henry to the ground. In the fall he
struck against stone and broke his
shoulder blade.
1t is the intention of the G. B. & M.
r. r. Co. to at once erect a capacious
round house at Plymouth, with stalls for
nine engines. Probably the old site
will be occupied, thong it has not yet
positively been determined upon.
FARMERS are busily engaged cutting
their spring wheat in this section of
country. Although the straw stands
thin upon the ground, it is reported that
the crop will be much better than that
| of last season.-Btack RiUer Falls Lnde-
pendent.
Mr.. AND MRS. BERENDsEN, of Little
| Chute, left this afternoon for their home,
They have been enjoying themselves
visiting their family, who reside here
and one day last week celebrated the
anniversary Of their SD wedding day
Green Bay Gazette.
LAST Thursday, Frank Riley, while
on his way to Middleton, from this
place, with horse and buggy, met with &
severe accident, The horse was fright
ened by the cars, and ran down steer
embankment, throwing Mr.. r. out Of
the buggy, breaking several ribs, injur.
ing his breastbone and leg.-Madisor
Democrat.
FROM all that we can CLEAN, we are
forced to the conclusion that the pros,
pect for large crop of cranberries in
this county is not so good as it was yeal
ago. With favorable weather from now
until the berries are gathered, the croI
may be al average one. Where's that
talked-of Cranberry association ?-G Crane
Rapids Tribune.
A FIRE in La Crosse Sunday caused
damage amounting to $4,000, on which
there was insurance of $4,000. The
fire originated in a shed, and destroyed
Dittmann's blacksmith shop, Smith &
MerrilPs paint shop, Hirscheimer &
. Barclays maahine shop and w. P
! Powers stOre-bouse. Several people
were injured, but none seriously.
A FARMER named John Robinson
residing a few miles distant from Mon
dow, dropped dead last Wednesday
morning, while engaged in adjusting {
hay rack upon wagon. He partook OF
his meal in the morning as usual, and
was apparently in good health anC
spirits, and his sudden and unexpected
death is attributed to heart disease.
A GENTLEMAN who has lately trav
eled pretty extensively through the
state said in our Office this morning that
there never had been such good pros
pect for an abundant corn crop during
his twenty-five years residence is Wis.
consin, as there is this season. He said
also that the feed in the pastures was
holding out remarkably well, and cattle
at this season of the year were never in
better condition than they are to-day
Madison Journal
NEWS was received in La Crosse to.
day of sad accident which occurred in
the town of Burns, this county, on
Thursday which resulted in the instant
death of farmer named Brown Pauison.
He was in his field loading wheat into q
wagon upon which he was standing, and
when few shocks had been loaded the
horses took fright and ran, the action
throwing him violently to the ground,
from the effects of which his neck was
broken and death ensued instantaneously
Deceased leaves wife and four small
children.-La Crosse Republican, &c.
EAU CLAIRE Free Press: A laborel
from Chicago, named John Klein, who
was employed on the new railroad bridge
now in course of construction across the
Red Cedar, was knocked off the bridge
Tuesday, by the swinging of heavy
iron beam, throwing him distance down
and landing him on the rocks below
His head and shoulders were terribly
crushed and mangled, and DIR. Pease
who was Immediately summoned, rem.
dered every medical assistance possible,
but the unfortunate man expired the
next day.
FOND DU LAC Communicable, 2Sth
Just as we GO to press, we learn that
creditors to-day shut down upon the
printing establishment of the Star
Printing company, which published the