The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-12-04
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES

SoMMERMEYEB's brewery, IN Eau
Claire, burned Friday night. Loss SO
900; insurance S15, 900.
GREEN BAY Gazette: As the freight
train of the G.. b. Il NJ. r. r. was ap
proaching this city last evening shortly
after ten o'clock and when about mile
from the depot and Indian was run over
and killed. From MI that the reporter
of the Gazette could learn, 1t seems that
the Indian, whose name Is Nicholas King.
was no doubt attempting TO go home.
slightly under the influence q hquer
had sat down ON the track 70 rest AM
had fallen asleep.
AFoz LAKE. dispatch says Yester
day morning man about % years OF
age was found lying by the side of the
track of the Chicago and Northwestern
railway, mile south of Minnesota june
ton. with both legs cut off, his hands
frozen, and speechloss. He was removes
to juneau and died soon after reaching
there. No clue TO his identity could b.
found on his person. He WAS probably
run over By The tram gong north at !
o'clock yesterday morning.
GREEN BAY Gazette: This morning
report was circulated IN the city that
some fishermen were out lii the bay ID
boat opposite Suamico and could not
reach land owing to the ice, and that til.
tug Bottsford was preparing TO leave to
their assistance. The particulars of the
affair we learned from Mr. Fl. Piucker
of Pensaukee, whom the reporter was
fortunate to find in the city, and who Is
owner of the fishery, and the men spoken
of are in his employ. He stated tbs,
yesterday morning they broke through
the ice at Pensaukee, and with their boat
cleared for the purpose of taking IN then
acts. The names of the fishermen arr
John Winsing, Fred Van Patten and
Julius Hipseher. While they were out
at the fishing grounds the wind suddenly
changed and drove the ioe toward the
shore, cutting them entirely of from the
land. From the time they left On Fri
dav morning to the time they reached
land to-day, they had been exposed IN
their boat surrounded by ice some thr-
ty-six hours.
EVANSVILLE GQ1tHc: Yesterday nj
ternoOn young man named Daniel
Beck. who boards with Mr. Yongst's
family In the first ward, went up the nv
er for little skating, o ,compnmed by
Yongst's son. They crossed the railroad
bridge, and then started up the river on
the east side. Beck, after a little ways,
took off his Overcoat and hung 1t on the
bank. and went on. 4 little further or
his comrade becoming tired cOncludedtc
return home, but Beck said he would 20
further up, and bade the boz get his
coat az he went back, and take thu
home. Some time after the separation.
Beck, in skating about near Thomas
Pratt's place, fell through the ice, Nhici
had been worn thin by the current, AMI
began crying for help. Pratt's family.
Strunk's family, and others, heard the
calls for help, and hurried TO the river.
Arthur Strunk and Vernon Strunk, on
reaching the bank saw Beck ching 70
the ice. He told the boys to shove ont
to him q boat lying on the shore. They
did so, and with il rail. He gav-
directions as II Just what he wanted done
by the boys, and warned them not to a.
too far out, lest they, too, should fs.lM.
He talked collectedly, gave his directions
coolly, and III accordance with them tie
boys showed the boat out rs far as the,
dared, and then taking the rail. used
that to shove it still farther out 1t still
lacked two feet of reaching him, but he
warned them it was dangerous to come
further They proposed sliding the raj
10 him, but he told them that he would
rather have the boat, and if they could
shove it two feet further he could reach
it. They ran the risk, and by using the
rail managed 70 shove the boat Their
They saw It tilt NJ one end, and wheu
they looked again they found he had
sunk, as though III reaching for the boa.
be had lost MS hold and the current hai
swept him away.