The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-02-28
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES

LARS GoHvALL, q Swede, was instantly
killed at logging camp Saturday by
falling tree.
TED BURKE, OF Oshkosh, was run
over while jumping on train SATURDAY
His foot was amputsted.
c. w. LAMBERT, a carpenter IN Osh-
kosh. fell from a two-story house Satur-
day and was badly injured.
The first train of the Milwaukee and
Northern railroad reached Appleton
Monday evening amid great demonstra-
tons.
Mis-. r. HIL. the Oldest resident of
Palmyra (92) died Saturday evening
from the effects of fall received few
days previous.
ALEXANDRA MoNrA, of Fort Howard,
was arrested Monday on a charge of big
amy. He was taken to Mischicott, Man
itowOc county, where his first wife is said
to reside.
A son OF John Sand, a farmer living on
the range line road, was hit by falling
tree, while working in the woods the
other day, and quite seriously injured
Ttco Rjrers Chronicle.
The name OF the Indian who was run
over aud killed bv train on the WlscOn-
sin Central road near Hilbert Junction,
Monday evening, was John kau-kau.
He was drunk, Of course.
EAU CLAIRE Press: John Doohttle, Of
Chippewa Falls, who lost a COW n few
weeks ago, found her on Friday, sunk
and frozen in the mineral spring, on the
South Side. with only her head sticking
out.
PRISONERS in the Mansion jail set
fire III the tlues with paper and rags and
then yelled for help. The sheriff calmly
told them to either put out the fire or
stay there and smoke Hooray for the
sheriff
EVANSVILLE gazette: Alfred Wilson,
the horse thief, who was taken TO Jeffer-
son yesterday to plead, owned up guilty,
and Judge Conger sentenced him to five
years imprisonment in Waupun, whittier
Sheriff COmstock has taken hun.
An insane man named Arthur Twist, u
resident Of Logansville, went into
hardware store III Baraboo, Saturday,
and asked for a revolver. When 1t was
given him he put cartridge III 1t, placed
it to his head and committed suicide.
Mrs PATRICK MULLIGAN, of Wau-
kesha. who has long been subject to
epileptic fits, fell IN one Tuesday while
lifting boiling water from a stove She
was terribly scalded. Two hours after
wards she gave birth TO child, which is
doing well.
Two RIVERS Chronicle: A son OF
Xavier Plues. living In this town, while
out hunting one day last week shot two
lynx. each of which weighed over forty
4 1
in length These, we believe, are the
largest lynx ever captured IN this vicIn-
ity.
A WOMAN named Ella Deckna, claiming
to be married, threw her newborn babe
down vault at her clearinghouse in
BarabOO, a few days ago. The babe
lived, despite its treatment, and was req
cued an hour after it's exposure. What
Will be done with the mother, who is
now sick, Is not known.
SERVANT girl in Racine, left the
baby carriage containing Mr.. and Mrs.
James Brockway's infant on the walk.
for few moments, Tuesday. The
strong wind whirled the carriage from
the walk under the hOofs of pair OF
horses hitched 10 "a post. The horses
were frightened and kicked the carriage
to pieces and 80 frightfully manglea the
child that it died lis few hours. The
sight was horrible
JENNY 1droc0tC: The work on the
frame of the Jenny Manufacturing Co. s
steam mill is progressing at rapid rate
twenty men beng employed, and 1t Is
thought the frame Will be ready to be
raised III few days. The entire ma
chinery for the new mill arrived a few
days ago, and is now on the ground,
ready to be put into place as soon as the
frame is up. The owners are confident
that the mill Will be completed rs soon
as the logs begin to run.
The following letter has been sent To
the clerk of every county III the state;
The secretary of the Soldiers Reunion
general executive committee is required
to name one cOmrade IN each county.
with whom all correspondence pertain
ing to the reunion, may be carried on, IL
order that each county may have direct
, and constant communication with the
movement, and rice ycrs0. The move
l ment Is assuming such magnitude that
this course has become lmperatlvelv
necessary We call upon the soldiers d
{ the state to call meetings and organize
by counties, select their men and for
ward names to ID. \. Kasson, secretary
of the general executive committee Mil
waukee, Wisconsin.
EVANSVILLE Rcc0rdef: On FRIDAY
afternoon while two young boys-oue the
son OF John Mclean and the other the
/ son OF H. !. Bentley, of the town Of
/ JohnstOwn-were out upon the ice. when
had formed over a sort of sink-hole, uo1
: far from their homes, they broke through
! and were drowned. The boys beng
missed Mr. Mclean started across the
I fields in search OF them, and not seeing
! them upon the ice fastened there ana
found his worst fears realized vi
, James Riordan seeing him crossing me
' fields surmised from his manner ina.
3 something had happened and hastene4i
I to his assistance The boys were iouna
! in water about five feet deep, closely
il, locked in each others arms. They were
subjected TO all the means usually ap'
: piled, but life had fled.
WAUPAcA Posi-: A young man by tHe
name of Arthur Collier, OF Menasha mar
, been stopping in the town Of Lind 1of
5 short time. and last Sunday nlgnf "a'
e returning from neighbours when Re |rs
attacked by two men, one grabbing L.!lt,
+ by the shoulder, and the other polI'ine
: a revolver at his head. As quich5 aS
g thought Collier knocked the one uOHb