The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-09
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES

iously injured by being caught in a
threshing machine Wednesday.
By a runaway collision in GAINESVILLE
Monday morning, horse belonging to a
groceryman named Garlic was killed, and
the driver, Henry Sykes, badly injured.
The Appleton hub and spoke factory,
owned by George Kreiss. was destroyed
by fire Monday. Loss 81 800; insurance
5000. Spark from locomotive
A GARDEN lilac bush grown by Mrs.
A. j. Craig, III Palmyra, is in blossom
for the second time this season, freak
Of nature hitherto unknown in that lati-
tude.
THE coroner's jury in the Walton
I murder case III River Falls, returned a
verdict that the deed was committed by
! the father, Luke Walton. He has not
yet been captured
PHILLIP kRUMMENAUER of Fond du
Lac, was found dead in a ditch contain
ing but eight inches of water, Monday
night He was II years old. He prob
ably fell, face downwards, and was I'M
able to recover himself.
ANNA SToKER, the servant girl arrest
ed on suspicion of having killed her mis-
tress, Miss Nancy Haywood, i'll Manito-
| voc county, has confessed her crime
She said Miss Haywood scolded her and
told her she was crazy, which so incensed
hcr that she pushed her to the floor and
struck her with an axe.
FOND DU Lac Communicable: \
farmer from the ledge sold in this city
yesterday chunk of copper ore Of 2J5
pounds for $40. 1t Is said to have been
found on his farm, but as we have not
had time to institute a thorough investi-
cation we shall not advise all Fond du
Lac to migrate to the ledge on a copper
exploring expedition.
VERNON County Censor: A little
daughter of Mr.. Lars Tobias, living
north of town, met with a terrible acci-
dent last Wednesday, by which she lost
her life. Mr.. Tobias was making mo-
lasses, and the little girl in some man
ner fell into the vat containing boiling
syrup, scalding her SO terribly that she
lived only twenty hours. Her age was
/ fourteen years.
MONDAY noon George GoodnOw, a
nine-year-old son of Henry Goodnow, of
Paoli, was accidentally injured in ter
rible manner. Some boys were at play,
and one Of them threw a crab apple at
another, and hit George in the left eye,
totally destroying the sight. At last ac-
counts the little sufferer was doing as
we'll as could be expected, but no hopes
were enterteined Of saving the sight of
the injured organ.
KAUKAUNA Times: Wednesday after
noon a shocking accident occurred on
| In II 1t
Derricks, an employe of the company,
was engaged tamping a drill hole pre-
paratory to blasting, when, by some I'M
known means, premature explosion
/ took place, injuring the poor man in
horrible manner. His hands and arms
were literally burned to a cinder, his
right eye destroyed and his skull slightly
fractured. He was not killed.
COLUMBUS DcmOcrut: 4 tweIve-year-
old son of Chas. j. Pardee, of Pardee-
vile, this county, went out into the yard
one day this week with a shot gun and
indulged IN little target practice which
resulted disastrously to his paternal an
cestor. \ piece of carpet was hanging
on the clothes line short distance from
him, and taking careful aim at it he dis
charged the gun, Mr.. Pardee, who was
standing Just beyond the carpet, but
concealed from view, receiving the en-
tire charge of shot inhis head and shout
dcrs
LA CROSSE DajLV Nears: Two wrongs
"a horse running aU large, contrary to
the law, and a boy foolishly getting too
near him-werc the cause of a bad acct
dent yesterday. Johnnie DOYLE, aged
six years, and living with his parents on
Division street, was playing III the street
when stray horse came by. The boy
wanted to have some fun, so he walked
silently up behind the animal. The
horse saw him, suddenly took fright, and
bounded off with a snort, at the same
time planting one of his hind feet in the
little fellows face. His nose was broken,
and he was badly cut, bruised and dis
/ figured.
EVANSVILLE Gazette: To the surprise
of all, the bank Of c. T. Cleghorn & Co.,
at Clinton, suspended this morning. The
liabilities are about Sl4, 900, aud the
assets are only sufficient to warrant Cap
tain Clcghorn in paying forty cents cn
dollar to dcpositOrs and giving certifi-
Gates of deposit for the balance, these
certificates to be paid at some futWetime
not fixed The excitement at Clinton is
quite great. Some of the depositors are
accepting the terms, and others are hold
lug off The suspension Is said to be
caused by the losses on the Clinton
steam mill, in which Captain Cleghorn
was interested.
GREEN BAY Giobc:: 1t is reported
that the insurance companies which lost
heavily III the fire of last week are about
to bring suit against tho Goodrich
| Transportation Co. for damage. They
claim that they have good evidence that
the fire originated from a spark from the
smoke-stack Of the OcontO of the Good
rich line, and are confident that they can
cover damages OF courseif they secure
Judgment, it viii pen the doors for
people who lost by the fire without in
srrance to bring similar action and the
prospect is that no small amount of lit
CATION Will grow out of the fire.
MADISON UCu1Ocr0t: Yesterday after
noon, between four and five o'clock,
Master James, fOurtCcn-yCar old son
of Mr.. n. Is. Van Slyke, cleaned up his
fathers revolver. and then, to try if the
instrument was all right. loaded It, and
with two on three young friends, went
to the Shore of Lake Mendoza, at the
foot OF Carroll street The revolver vas
III Master James right inside coat peck
ct Reaching the shore Of the lake, and
stirring around there the young man