The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-01-31
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES

1HE state tax Tor brown county this
year was only So, against &i7O00
last year.
c. II. HALE, of Augusta, had bis leg
broken few days ago by being run over
by his team.
THE last building of the old Fort
Crawford, proper, at Prairie du CHEN,
was destroyed by fire few days ago.
THE Chicago and Tomah railroad
earned from February LIST to September
LIST, 1879, the sum Of SIC, 053.21. The
expenses during that time amounted to
S7,713.50.
Mr.. SNowDEN, of Oshkosh, and a fell
low named Gates, of Marinette, have
been arrested for the death, by abortion,
of Aunie Kpnig. of Portage, who died III
Oshkosh sometime ago.
A YOUNG man named IThos Moran, en-
gagged III the capacity as brakeman on
the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis
railroad, fell from a train at the depot
Monday morning, resulting in breaking
his leg below the knee.-Eal claire
Corr.
4 FORCE of fifty men are engaged III
work on the cut off from the Chippe-
wa dells to the lake and are making
/ fayorable progress III their operations.
! The enterprise will prove most beneficial
4 to lumbermen, and is expected to be
completed by the first Of April.
i THE efforts to secure the right Of way
. to Pike lake by the Pike Lake Ice COM
1 pany have failed, and their large double
ice house, built last winter, has been
moved to Fox lake, where it will be filed.
| The house built here two years ago viii
remain and be filed from the pond
i Hartford Republican.
YESTERDAY, Odin J. Ogden, the fifteen
year old son of Lewis Ogden, went to
step over kettle of boiling water, and
by slip got one foot into it. DR. Evans
was summoned, and found the boy seri-
ously but not dangerously scalded; he
dressed the wound, and reports the suf-
ferer improving. -MadiSon Jolu7saL
FRIDAY evening young man named
Traverse, stole from the barn of Bnuey
Borland, who resides just outside the
city limits, valuable span OF horses,
harness, buffalo and trunk. during the
temporary absence of the family He
was overtaken III Trempelcau county,
but deserted the team and escaped into
the woods.-Eau Cajrc Corr.
A LATE number Of the MERRIAM Lcadcr-
says " Advices received here Yesterday
from persons closely connected with the
headquarters OF the Green Bay Railroad
company to construct the new road from
this point to Neilsville az soon rs the
weather Will admit are very favorable,
and almost such as to preclude all doubt
upon the subject as to who VIII build the
road.
4 FOLLOWING are the officers elected by
the Rock county Pharmaceutical society:
President, f. 5. Fcnton, Beloit first
vice-president, A. H. HOLSTER, Maoi-
son; second vice-president, j. Spencer
Ide, Evansville; third vice-president, W.
P. Clark, Milton; treasurer, Q. L.
Woodward, Clinton; permanent secre-
tary, Z. B. Heimstreet, GAINESVILLE; local
secretary, \. II. Hollister, Madison
TINS afternoon Mr.. Charles T. Ball
and wife started for the asylum, with
one of Kentzler's horses and carriage.
When some distance out, the horse be
came frightened by au ice-boat and ran
away. 4 wheel coming off, the oc-
cupants Of the buggy were thrown out,
and the horse ran wildly until he came
to the open rpot whore the icemen were
atwork into which he plunged and oespite
the efforts T. save him he was drowned.
Owing to the lateness Of the hour, we
cannot give full particulars N0djSOn
journal, 1871.
AT the annual meeting Of the Me-
chanics' Mutual Insurance company held
yesterday afternoon, Messra. Christian
Preusser, Jacob Oberman, Frederick
Vogel, Franz Gcele aud Henry Stern
We're reelected MS directors, and the full
board rs organized last evening stands:
President. Christian Preussrr; secretary
and treasurer. Adolf J. Cramer; general
agent, Daniel Schultz; Jacob Ohcrman,
Conrad Meyer, John Escb, Frederick
Vogel John c. Dick, Guido Phster, Fer
, dinand kuehn. J. p kissmger, Fred
Pabst and Henry Stern, d TINS city,
Franz Geele, Of Sheboygan, and Rudolph
Puchner, of New Holstein.
A SERIOUS accident befel a teamster in
the employ of the Eau Claire Lumber
company last Saturday, named John
Stilhngs, a resident of the Second ward
of this city While crossing II bridge
oyer a tributary of the north fork Of the
Eau Claire river, the loaded wagon ran
off the stream below, distance OF eight
feet, Mr.. Stillings falling in such way
that the load fell upon him. When taken
out it was found that his shoulder was
dislOcated, q leg and one finger broken.
Besides the unfortunate man sustained
internal injuries. He was taken to his
home on Sunday, and although biz IN
iuries are serious, it IS possible h may
recover Edn claire Corr.
LAST Saturday evening George +.
Marq,Iisse, the foreman in Stevens. cigar
factory, drove 10 I5eloit on business and
while on the streets there between light
and nine o'clock. he was assaulted sud
denly by three men. who struck Inn
with sand-bae or some such walp2n,
knocking him scnseless, ana IN ms
helpless condition be was robbed Of Sz24;
The city marshal came along and iouhG
him living where he fell and removed
him to the Commercial hotel, where ne
lay unconscious until o'clock yesterday
morning There we're several t1rJl'e On OF
his face showing where the blows ieI,
but no fracture was discovered H'nt ~
feared that tn blows may prove 4ul@
serious.-.Joa>rW GH1cH"
THE annual meeting Of the state de-
partment Of the Grand Army OF the re
public, at Berlin. closed on the 4lst mst.'
after electing G. 7. Thomas, Ct EiLl'
department commander: {. D. JieIs-
land, Of Oshkosh. senior wee; = =
Staff, of Milwaukee, junior .l'r.. .-...,..
Russell, Of OsI koeh, medI'4 IN D