The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-11-27
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES

GILBERT E. PORTER, one of the mo-.
prominent residents of Eau Claire d.
Sunday in Hannibal, Mo.
THE jury in the case of George Dres.
/ sci, whose body was found in the rive,
at Racine, returned verdict that ID
ceased was murdered.
Mrs. W. w. CURTIS, of Evansvin,
| Wis, who for some years has been en-
gagged III missionary work In Japan. died
at Hiogo. in October.
/ MADISON Journal: On SATURDAY aftar
noon Frank Dorisy, a boy about fourteen
years old, was playing around the new
turn-table being put up Mt East Madison
! and caught his foot, cutting his ngb
ankle and leg very badly.
An old man and young girl walks
from Depere to Green Bay Mondsq
night and at midnight rang upa CathoL,
priest, Father Kersten, and wanted tobe
married. The priest advised them 10
! think it over and come back III the day.
light. They went away quite detected
THE body of John Grpsel, brick.
layer of Racine, who had been MISSING
since the middle of October, was found
;
A man named Robinson has been held a.
an important witness, and a man named
/ Turner is thought to also know some.
thing of the manner of Grpsel'sdeath.
JENNY Adr0cate: \ man whose
name we have been unable to rs.
certain, WAS picked mp few miles out
of town on Friday last, in pretty badly
I frozen condition. His hands and feet
were so bitten by frost that il WAS
! thought amputation Of several finger,
and toes would be necessary.
/ EVANSVILLE Gazette: There are fogr
/ brothers living III GAINESVILLE whose ayes
/ added together make 259 wears, and lv
q like way of figuring they have lived In
+ GAINESVILLE 1O1 years. Their combined
weight is no pounds Neither of them
| has ever drank any intoxicating liquors
! or used tobacco in any form, and nj o.
100 years. They're "a big four, sure
JOSEPH COLLIER, of Menasha, was
/ Wednesday convicted of rape upon the
person Of his own daughter, about Is
years of age The trial has been watched
with great interest, las Collier has always
1 been quite highly respected. The jury
were out but short time, when they
brought in verdict of guilty. His sen.
/ tence has been deferred, but will be MOI
less than ten years in prison, and may
run as high as thirty.
! EVANSVILLE RcUie,c: On THURSDAY
! last young man named Andrew Ihomp-
/ son, from Brodhead, working on the
4 Adee farm, between here and GAINESVILLE
was kicked in the face by horse Dr.
Smith, being called to attend him, found
hisface very badly cut, some small bones
1 broken and his upper jaw completely
cut loose, making very bad injury and
one which 1t Will take some time t. IT,
cover from.
1 GREEN BAY Gazettc: A young man
/ by the name of Rowlett discovered about
+ fifty letters last evening which had been
I stolen from the postoffice. They had
been thrown into the river and We're
washed ashore near the mouth OF East
/ river. A number OF envelopes were
found without letters and letters without
envelopes. The thieves after examining
I the letters and finding nothing of value
had disposed of them by pitching them
into the river.
i MADISON Democrat: Yesterday. Mr.
4 James Livesy, contractor, of tins city,
was engaged III hosting and putting in
shape large frame building belonging
to the Heath Brothers, of the town Il
! Burke. Helping on the Job were sew
eral neighbors, among them Mr.. T. 4.
/ Chaplin, of the town of Blooming Grove
I 1t seems that Mr.. c.. was attempting To-
! perform work on loists up near the peak
{ of no he l,,o MI
/ fell to the basement, distance of over
forty feet, striking on his head and
shoulders. He was picked up in help
less and unconscious condition Du
! Jackson and Joseph Hobbins, OF this
/ city, were at once summoned to the (
scene. They found that the unfortnat- .
man had broken several ribs and III
/ back bone-the whole a very bad affair
| There is but little hope that the ma7a1
/ survive such shock.
APPLETON Post: This morning, about
! IL o'clock, quite a serious accident o.
CURED upon the Chicago and Northwest
ern side track, III the rear of the wooden
mills, and the Appleton foundry and ma
chine shop. While the switch engine
was pushing couple of box cars, loaded
with lumber, III a westerly direction
both cars jumped the track, laid upon
the trestle work just east of the nyeT
bridge. The first car was precipItatd
into the channel on the south side Of Tie
track and the other car plunged down
upon the other side. Fortunately the
locomotive did not feave the track.
brakeman who was on top of the rear ci F
next the locomotive, had a narrow IS
cape. His presence of mind alone saved
him. When he say the cars begin to
topple over, he made leap for his Ill.,
landing upon pile of planks belonging
to the foundry. Fortunately he escaped