The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-01-24
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES

joyable.
Col. G. R GILL, of Watertown, has
been awarded pension OF thirty dollars
per month, with arrears amounting to
nearly $7.G00.-Lake Mills Spike.
Two little boys named Dale were
drowned while sliding on ice formed ON
small pond in a field between Pine
River and Plainfeld, few days ago.
THE total amount of logs to be banked
on the Elk and the north and south
branches of the Flambeau river is esti-
mated by the Phillips Times at 147, 500,-
900 feet.
Gov. SMITH has appointed Dr. Henry
Palmer, of Janesville, to the position of
surgeon general of the state made vacant
by the death of DR.. E. B. Wolcott, of
Milwaukee.
FREEMAN FELIX, resident of Black
River Falls, lumberman, was killed 81
the Badger State camp, twenty-five
miles from Phillips, few days ago by
falling tree.
DR.. WALTER CROKER, one of the
oldest physicians, and among the pio-
neers OF the Chippewa Valley, died on
Thursday night at his residence, in the
town of Dunn, twenty FIVE miles west OF
Eau Claire.
MRS. MARY WILLIE, woman of un-~
sound mind, aged GA years, strayed away
| from the Walworth county infiImary
early Friday night, and after search of
an hour and half, was found dead in
pool some forty rods from the building.
AMIGO, New county, isn't so far out
of the world after all. Wednesday noon
the citizens listened to the first locomo-
| tive whistle of the season, which
sounded on the Valley railroad, i'll the
direction of Jenny. Inside of twelve
months the Lake Shore locomotive VIII
sound in our very midst.
BELoIT Free Press: Last Wednesday
Mr.. Albert Allison of Alton, brother
of Mrs. Charles n Nye, living few
miles from the city, was killed by the
cars between Madison and Baraboo, on
the Chicago and Northwestern railroad.
He was brakeman, and stepped from
one track to another in front of moving
train.
GREEN BAY Gazette, II: We learn
that the elevator st Browsdale, Minn.y
was burned on Saturday. 1t was owned
by Cargill q Van, of this city. The
building and machinery cost about
So, 500 and was insured for $4,000. The
contents were insured for 81 600 We
are unable to learn at this time the value
Of the contents or the amount Of the
loss.
WE hear of shocking accident which
occurred near Escansba on Monday. A
brakeman named Thomas Esgan slipped
and fell between the cars while breaking,
tho tho
man and mangling his body in terrible
manner. Our informant could give us
10 further particulars.-Green Bay
| Gazette.
A MICHIGAN firm are about erecting
new saw mill in Ashland, with a
capacity of $4,000 feet per day. There
are two others expected to be built this
year. There are five logging camps on
the west side Of the bay, in which there
will he 5000, coo feet of logs cut Snow,
plenty, and logging operations on the.
MarengO progressing finely. We ven
ture again the prophecy that in few
years Ashland will be great lumber
market Mississippi Valley Lumberman,.
WE challenge the press of Wisconsin
to name locality that has developed
faster in the past two years than Spring
| Brock valley. Two years ago last March
| the nrst settler struck the initial blow
to-dsy hundreds of cabins dot its fertile,
surface, surrounded by clearing Of from
FIVE to forty acres. Amigo boasts three
stores, blacksmith chop, shoe shop,
| pOstottice, and a ste8m saw and Single
MILL and with early spring will add
grist mill -AntigO Republican.
SAIsCHFIDEh' block in Fort Howard,
was burned on Friday morning. The
lodge Of United Workmen, whose room
was in the building lost $500. The
KalmbsCh Rife company lost all their
guns, uniform and their furniture,
valued at 81 ,300-insursnce $3.50. The
other occupants of the block were g.
Oldenburg furniture; Aug. Planert,
shoe shop; Fl. Burmeister, clothing
D. w. Bromley, hardware. Not single
article was saved from the building
The total loss ioots up over $400 on
which there u as an insurance of $l3, $50.
GEORGE CRAIG, of Evansville, Rock
county, has been found guilty of defac-
ing tombstones 10 the Evansville GEM
etery. He is marble cutter by trade,
and wanted the job Of repairing the
stones, He was sentenced to three
HiODiAS 1Ed fiiscHEltuJ Ill the COuHIy JILL
As this action gas brought on the multi
alton CT ore tombstone only, it follows
that the same course can be pursued as
regards each Of the ninety stones thus
broken, it il rot probable that it will
be done, but if il should be, and TIE same
result foil0a ei in each case, he would
have about seventeen or eighteen years
to serve.
The Milwaukee members are about
prepared to slaughter the proposed
scheme to extend the limits Of the Sec
Old ward westward from Twenty-seventh
street 10 Thirty fourth street, as soon
SIS action is had upon the matter by the
common council. The majority of the
delegation consider it but move for the
creation Of new ward. With that will
come lot OF Few councilmen, supervis-
ors, school commissioners, and all the
necessary paraphernalia of ward govern
ment. The people of the Second ward
are represented "a being largely IN favor
of the extension, and Mr.. Laverenz pro-
poses to advance the wishes OF his con-
stituents
The annual meeting of the Wisconsin
Horticultural society will be held 81
Madison on the % TO the 6th Of tebrn'
airy next. The meeting will commence
on the eyenipo If the ID Of the GgrICul'