The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-23
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES

L HE nOS cHOlefu Is preNallnS DaulN III
the vicinity OF Viroqua, and many farm
ers are losing heavily.
In Green Bay Saturday evening the
residence of NJ Hoffman vas DESTROYED
by fire, involving loss of 81, 200; in
surance, 500.
II Manitowoc, hay press, containing
40 tons of hay, owned by \. 3. Morse,
burned Saturday night. Loss 81, 800,
insured.
Mrs. CATHERINE FoGARTY, on trial at
Elkhorn for the murder OF her husband
in Rock county, was acquitted Saturday,
the jury having been out thirteen hours.
Mrs JOHN KoHLER, of La Crosse, was
frightfully and possibly fatally injured
Saturday by being thrown from a wagon
by runaway horse. Her husband was
also seriously bruised.
JoHN MULHERS, of Monroe, boy Of
l6, was engaged III a charivari at the
twice, from the effects of which the boy
died. Burkey is in Jail
YoUNG SANDER, of Van Dyne. the par
ty who attempted to cut his throat when
the girl he loved married another man,
has been adjudged insane and sent to
the Northern asylum for treatment.
Mrs. CAREY, OF Gratiot, Wis, died
suddenly Sunday morning. Her hus-
band, Michael, died q few minutes after
wards Of grief at the loss of his wife,
with whom he lived happily for many
years.
PEorEsson RIoRSsrERSE BRONSON
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week, will afterward go to Madison, this
state, where Il hearty welcome is in pre-
paratiOn, and will then visit all the Nor
wegian settlements in the northwest.
VERNON COUNTY Censor: Last Tues
day morning Mr.. Josiah Adams, living
three miles east of Liberty Pole, put his
gun into his wagon to shoot bird for a
sick wife, and while husking corn and
throwing it into the wagon, the gun was
discharged, lodging its contents in his
left forearm and side.
STEVENS POINT Gaaehc: Marrow
Rogers, of this city, while at work at
work at AIcCulloch Il Bailey's saw mill,
at Beans Eddy, met with a painful and
serious accident last Monday evening.
He was engaged near the foot of the ele-
vator that carries the shingle bolts from
the first floor to the one above, where
they are sawed into shingles, when one
OF the bolts fell. striking him upon the
leg near the ankle, breaking that mem
Der.
OSHKOSH NOrth5rc8tcrn: Charley Ref,
assistant engineer III the fire department.
was seriously and dangerously injured
yesterday i'll Pratt's mill. A lath bolt
was III some manner hurled from the
saw striking him in the ribs. The force
WAS SO great as to smash his ribs, and
splinters of bone from the ribs pierced
his lungs. The injuries are very pain
full and Mr.. Rief is in critical condition,
although he is somewhat easier this after
noon.
OSHKOSH NOrthWcStc1n: A young boy
about twelve or fifteen years of age,
named Covill, employed in Radford's
sash, door and blind factory, had one of
the most narrow escapes from instant
death on Friday night ever recorded. 1t
was Just before SIX O'Clock. He was
passing one of the machines when a
twenty-two-inch pulley on the machine
burst into three pieces. One of the
pieces flew with terrible force Just graz
ing the top of his head and actually tear
ing the crown of a tlgbt skull cap that
he wore, pulling some of the hair out
with it. An inch lower and it would
have taken the top of his head off. The
boy was 50 scared that he almost tainted.
GREEN BAY Gazcttc: Another smash
up on the northern banch of the G.. & y.
w. r. r., on Saturday morning, about3
O'Clock. Two ore trains cOllided, and
the results are two totally destroyed
engines and about fifty ore cars. 1t is
reported as a sad looking wreck. The
company is building a temporary track
around the debris so that business NAV
be resumed We hear that another
engine run off the track yesterday morn
ing and was disabled Other accidents
of a similar nature have occurred on the
same branch lately that have rendered
some half dozen locomotives unfit for
use, although two or three of them have
been sent 'tO the shops" Fortunately
III these accidents no lives have been lost
nor any one received injuries.
EVANSVILLE Gazette: About IL
o'clock this morning there was heard the
report of gun III the barn belonging to
Mr.. Hugh Chaplin. Mrs. Chaplin hearing
the report, went to the barn, and enter
ing looked around and noticed no one,
and was about leaving again when the
smell OF powder and smoke attracted her
attention and she made a closer search
and discovered her son Albert living up
on a pile of 1lnhusked corn at the end of
passagewav on each side of which were
bins. His clothing was smoking, where
it had evidently caught from the firing
of the shotgun which lay beside him and
the blood was oozing from an ugly
wound in the left side. 1t was too late
to do aught for him, for he was already
beyond the reach of human aid, death
having claimed him. As soon as possible
the body was removed to the house and
DR.. Palmer examined the same and
found the left breast badly shattered
with shot, some of which had passed
him, lodging in the side of the
barn.
JANEsvILLE Gazette: Yesterday the
GAINESVILLE, Beloit and Rockford company
completed their road between GAINESVILLE
and Beloit, which is to serve as one of
the branches OF the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul road. The construction
train, under command of Conductor
Frank Wood. left the GAINESVILLE depot
yesterday afternoon at 1:13 o'clock. and
having as passengers the president Of
the Janesvllle, Beloit and Rockford
company, NJ. c. Smith and other Of the
officials, together with few invited
friends Although the r0adbPd was new