The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-09-11
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county, y. W. COapman, has skipped
away. 1t is said bigamy was his crime.
The Viroqua railroad has been run
ming Just one year and has done far
better than anybody expected.
DEER are plenty this season and there
is hardly turnip patch III Barron
county but what has been visited by
them.
LADY named Mrs Frank Goodrich,
of Lone Rock, committed suicide Mon
day afternoon by cutting her throat.
She left a note stating that trouble
brought about the act
OSHKOSH incendiaries saturate cotton
batting with kerosene and after igniting
it hurl it upon the roof of the house
doomed to destruction by them. Mrs.
Moody's house had narrow escape the
other night.
A BARN belonging to J. Fl. Allen, at
Sparta, was struck by lightning a few
nights ago, causing n loss of 81, 900: in
surance $500. The Sparta and NirOqua
r. Il. roundhouse was also slightly dam
aged
L. NJ. BIGELow, of Palmyra, fell from
his carriage in an epileptic fit Monday
night and was dragged a distance. sus-
tanning injuries that render recovery
doubtful. When found he was en-
tangled i'll the lines, the horse standing
still.
VIRooUA County, Censor: Mrs. Rams
berger, of Bergen, while on her way
home from La Crosse, last Wednesday,
was thrown from the wagon and injured
so badly that she died in a few hours.
The team had become frightened and
run away, with the sad result noted
above.
FOND Do Lac commonwealth: Frank
Parsons, of the town of Fond du Lac,
deplores his luck. He ground up sew
eral bushels of apples and manufactured
a six gallon keg of excellent cider.
During Tuesdays storm the head of the
keg blew out with such force as to shake
up the whole residence. OF course there
wasn't much cider left.
THE Beloit fair is under way. The
following officers have been elected for
the ensuing year: President, John Muir
ray, of Clinton; vice presidents, J. r.
Bailey, Beloit, and r. J. Bridge, New
ark; secretary, b. NJ Malone, Beloit;
treasurer, q. A. Houston, Beloit; direct
Ors, NJ S. Human, H. =. Strong and b.
A. Chapman.
FOND DU LAC communicable: A
nine year old dan ghter of VIM. Trudeau,
OF Scott street, barely escaped drowning
Monday. She had gone to the cistern to
draw pail of water when She fell in.
The accident was noted bysome children
and they made ali cutlery which brought
Mrs. Trudeau 10 the scene Just In time
pull the girl ont as she was going down
under the water for the third time
LA CROSSE Rcpubiican: The black
berry crop III the woods north of Rock
land, La Crosse county, is immense this
year. At BacOn's mill 1,3O0 quarts
were bought of the Indians in one day
There are forty Indians camped at Ba-
con, and about as many more at Millston,
to pick berries. They are making large
quantities Of them into wine at Bacon 5
mill. Two men have 800 gallons made
already, and can get berries for two
weeks yet.
THE Stoughton COtWjcr contains the
following: While in GAINESVILLE, on
Monday, Henry Reels met with a serious
accident. While driving along the
streets of that city, the carriage was
overturned, and himself and family pre-
cipitated upon the pavement. Reels
met with g dislocated shoulder and a
bruised head, and Carrie La,ld, who was
III the carriage at the time. received a
broken arm. Mrs, Reels was also badly
injured, and since then she has suffered
from nervous prostration and severe
bruises
FOND Do Lac COnlnlOn1CC0itH: The
lightning of Tuesdays storm did some
damage III the western part of the city,
1t having been accompanied by a strong
wind. On the AmOry place a two-year-
old bull was struck by lightning and in
stantly killed. About this vicinitv sew
eral trees and fences were leveled. On
the PierrOn place tree was struck and
the shock frightened the horses engaged
III operating a thresher They attempt
ed to run away, and did smash several
sweeps, but no other damage was intiict-
ed.
An Oakdale dispatch of the 29th SAYS:
During n German gathering last Sunday,
III which beer flowed freely, two men
named Habelman and Belkie got into a
quarrel, when the latter struck the for
mer with fence stake about four feet
long, intiictlng a dangerous wound upon
the head. from the effects of which he
died this morning. Belkie has been ar
rested upon warrant issued by Justice
Young, and will be held for manslaughter.
Habelman leaves a wife and six small
children III destitute circumstances.
Belkie also has wife and four children.
The trial will be an interesting one. as
both parties are we'll known in this
county.
EVANSVILLE gazette: The grading on
the GAINESVILLE and Beloit branch is pro-
crossing as rapidly as the weather will
permit. 1t is nearly done within the
limits of this city, the piles are driven
for the bridge across the river below At
ton, and there is general activity all
along the line. The continuation Of the
branch from Monroe to Gratiot is being
energeticaly crowded, and there is every
indication that trains from Mineral
Point will be running through GAINESVILLE
before the year closes, making accessible
a section of country which has been an
almost unknown land to our people in
the past. New rails are arriving and are
being distributed to relay the line be-
tween this city and Monroe, and it will
he placed in most excellent shape.
GREEN BAY gazette: DIR. Williams,
of D2pore, who has been IN rather poor
health lately, to give himself ease yes
terday afternoon injected, or rather IN
tended to inject morphine into his blood
by hVDOIrrmic injection in one of his