The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-12-31

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| alive with chances favorable for recovery.
THE State Historical Society has re-
Gently received some very valuable &C.
QUESTIONS to its library, forwarded by
the Royal Society, of Madrid, through
ex-Minister Fairchild. The works in
question treat of the early Spanish col
onies in America.
GREEN BAY Gazette: A white pine
tree was cut on the land of Gotlieb Erd-
man, IN the town of Humboldt, which
which measured 70 feet long and Is
inches diameter at the top. 1t was cut
by Gotlieb Erdman and Joseph Lecoque
and brought to the city by Hans Jacob
son. 1t will be used for the steambarge
w. L. Brown.
AN Appleton dispatch of the 10th says
A great sensation was caused by the
shooting of III. j. Ashman, a mechanic
of this city, about 6o'clock this morning,
| as he was going out to his barn, by an
unknown party. A shotgun was used
and twelve shot lodged in the right leg
of Ashman. The cause of the shooting
and persons who did it remains mys-
terry. The injury is not fatal
ROBERT BUTCHER, a market gardener,
was knocked down and robbed of some
$50 and some papers, on Wednesday
night, while making his way home to the
suburbs of Kenosha. He has offered a
reward of 5000 for the apprehension of
the parties who assailed him. Some of
the people III the vicinity think his
assa1ant was tree or a hitching- post
which he encountered while under the
influence of liquor.
LAST Friday evening, three foot-pads
attempted to rob William Hadden, of
Harmony, as he was on his way home
from GAINESVILLE, where he had sold a
load of barley. Two of the men at
tempted to hold the horses, while the
third attacked Mr.. MADDEN with a club.
The horses broke away, however, and
started off on the run, and Mr.. MADDEN
escaped with only slight injuries.
AN old gentleman SO years old, named
VIM. f. Hiney, of Ableman, walked into
Baraboo, Monday, stayed at the Sumner
House all night, and was Tuesday morn
ing to take the $50 train for home On
going to the depot he stepped off an en-
bankment, landing on some rocks TWEEN
ty-fve feet below, receiving injuries
from which it is doubtful if he can re-
cover. He lay where he fell for two
hours before he was discovered.
A BARABoo dispatch of the 18th says:
\ painter named Conrad Ostermier,
came to the county jail Saturday, and
asked protection from the sheriff. He
was laboring under nervous excitement,
caused by hard drinking. He vas taken
IN, and died during the evening. He
leaves a wife and large family, and was
about 40 years of age. A coroner's jury
rendered verdict in accordance with the
above facts.
WINoNA (Minn. Republican: 1t will
be remembered that a year ago in No
vember well-known farmer named
John Newman, living on the Wisconsin
side of the river opposite Winona, while
driving home in the afternoon was struck
by the North Western train at the cross
ing near Bluff Siding, sustaining serious
injuries. He has brought suit for dam
ages IN the amount of $4,000, the trial to
come off at the present term of the cir
cult court at Whitehall.
THE case of Mrs. VIM. Hill VS.. the
City of Fond du Lac, in which action
was brought TO recover damages received
by Mrs. Hill from slipping down on the
sidewalk in Oshkosh and breaking her
leg, was tried last week in Portage,
Finch & Barber of this city appearing
for plaintiff. The jury rendered ver-
dict for plaintiff and assessed the dam
ages at $500. 1t is thought likely that
the city of Fond du Lac will appeal the
case.
MADISON Journal: This forenoon,
jury was impaneled and an inquest held
upon the body of Mr.. Peter Paine, who
was accidentally killed by passing
freight train on the st. Paul road, near
Black Earth. yesterday morning. AS it
was shown that every endeavOr had been
made by the train men to warn Paine
while the train was bearing down upon
him, the company was exonerated from
all blame in the matter, and verdict In
accordance with the facts rendered.
New developments are being made in
the matter of the late Alto poisoning
case, and the probabilities are that the
Vermeer woman, now lying at Fond du
Lac jail, on the charge of having adj
ministered poison in the Sunday soup to
her mother and brother a few weeks
since, will be called upon to explain the
mysterious death of a sister and another
brother about two years ago. Itappears
that these latter died, as was supposed,
of being poisoned by some sort of wild
poisonous vine and no inquiry was made
into the matter. Suspicion has, how
ever, been aroused by late events and
an effort will be made to discover, if
possible. the real cause of the deaths
mentioned.
FROM the Colby monograph is
learned the particulars of a stabbing
ARRAY which occurred in that village on
Thursday evening, the 9th inst. VIM.
S. Meach, of Unity, and Asa Morley, of
Colby, In company with two other men
were engaged in playing game of
cards ID Blanchard's saloon, when O dis
pute arose between the two former.
Meach struck Morley couple of times
with his fist, when the latter stabbed the
former with a sheath knife in the side,
the blade of the same entering the alb
dominal cavity, which it is thought will
not necessarily prove fatal, although the
victim now lies in very low condition.
Morley was arrested and placed under
81 900 bonds, his trial to take place to-
day.
A FOND DU LAC dispatch of the 18th
says Among party of young people
skating on Lake Winnebago, three miles
east of this city, about 5 o'clock this
afternoon, were Louis Mcneil, son Of
| Valentine Mcneil and Katie, daughter
of John McIntee. Young Mcneil was
on skates pushing hand-sled on which
! Miss MpTOtaa was seated In their