The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-09-10
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES

DIR. JAMES B. Bowen, a we'll known
physician of Madison, died in Boston re-
Gently, aged &c years.
III. A. TAYLOR, of Hudson, consul at
Marseilles, France, departed for the
scene of his duties on the 28th.
RACINE's school census gives the num-
Der of children privileged to attend
school as 1926, against 5,S12 in 1880.
A VERY heavy rise in the Eau Claire
and Chippewa Rivers has greatly facil-
tated logging operations.
BAsING calculations on the names in
the new city directory, La Crosse is try
ing to figure out population of 20, 900.
THE total assessed valuation of per-
sonal and real property in Oshkosh is
Sd, 49,, 270, an increase of SAG, 900 over
last year.
JOSEPH ARLE, of Sturgeon Bay, II
years of age, has been sentenced to the
Waukesha reform school till he is twen-
ty-one for stealing meat from butcher
shop.
VIM. G.. GILLESPIE, a son of Assem-
blyman Gillespie, of Sank County, re-
ceived such severe injuries in thresh-
ing machine recently, that his right arm
had to be amputated.
Two Indians, named Jonas Doxtater
and CODES Paulus, fell asleep on he
railroad track near Fort Howard, day
or 80 ago, and were killed by passing
train. Whisky.
PETER MowICHA, an employee at How
burning Goals of the kiln on the 29th,
and was dangerously burned, before he
could be extricated.
THE city council of Eau Claire will
take favorable action in regard to prop
osition made by a capitalist to erect a
large paper mill at that point in case
water-power privilege and So, 500 in
money is given.
THE blame of the recent railway acct
dent on the Lake Shore and Western
Road at Birnamwood is attached to the
operator at that station, who should have
| tagged the gravel train and held it till
the other had passed.
REV. w. d. ATwATER, the presiding
Methodist elder of the River Falls dis
trict, and the first party of the FIRST part
in the recent Atwater-N orthrup scandal
at Knapp, has rendered his resignation
| TO tne DlSnOp.
THROUGH runaway accident at James
vile, a day or two ago, Mr.. Ward re-
ceived a broken hip, Mrs. Ward, a
broken shoulder, and n little boy named
Mcnamara broken collar-bone. All
are reported doing well.
| A NINE-YEAR-oLD boy, named Eich-
staedt, was killed near WATERFOWL, on
the Both, by the overturning of tllresh-
ing machine water-tank attached to a
runaway team. A younger brother with
him was also seriously injured.
CAPT. FOREsMAN, of the state land Of
flee who has been III Washington some
| time looking after state lands, reports
about 1000, GOO acres of swamp land in
| the state, and that there is due from the
| government the equivalent of 100000
acres, from which the probable value of
! 400, 900 acres will be realized
JACKSON BLAIR, one of q crew of men
at work with a pile-driver on the rail-
road extension between Plover and Ste
vens Point, was killed on Friday last by
the capsizing of the pile-driver-or 80
| badly injured that he lived but few
! hours. The remains were Drought to
Fort Howard and inferred on Sunday.
SPARTA Herald: Mr.. T. G.. Wilcox,
of Angelo, sends us small piece of lead
ore, which he writes is found in good
sized Jumps at the roots of tree struck
by lightning about four miles from
Angelo. The specimen sent, we should
Judge to be about 80 per cent. pure lead.
If there is great deal of such in that
locality it might be worth looking after.
THE prosecution of Cochran, of Grand
Rapids, for the killing OF Hayden, will
be conducted by District Attorney Will
Hams, of Wood County, assisted by
Judge Cate, of Stevens Point, and J. p.
G. Cottrill, of Milwaukee. G. NJ. Webb
and G. r. Gardner, of Grand Rapids,
and Emery A. Storrs, of Chicago, are for
the defense.
OSHKOSH was greatly excited on the
3Oth by the breaking out Of fire i'll seven
different parts of the city, with strong
wind blowing. The fire department pre-
vented the blaze from becoming general,
and most of the fires were checked in
time to prevent serious loss. Wander
| cook Il Ferguson's warehouse, however,
was burned, together with contents.
The loss is not known but there is an in
surance of 81, 800 on the property. The
barn of ex-Alderman Blake and the re-
sidence of Gustav Grimisks were also
burned. Fully insured.
GEORGE MAYER, ieweler of Oshkosh,
had little son killed night or two ago
| by means of a small cannon which
| Mayer had attached to burglar alarm.
| The cannon was out of repair, and Mr..
Mayer had taken it to the back of the
house to fix it. Mayer being called
away for moment, the boy took up the
cannon, which was fired by means of a
percussion cap, and in showing another
boy how it worked, discharged it. The
charge of powder and paper wad entered
the boys abdomen, making q large
wound, from the effects of which he died
in a few hours. The boy was six years
of age.
BARABoo Bulletin: A remarkable case
of recovery of speech is reported from
Devils Lake. Five months ago, a Miss
Lawrence, of Springfield, ILL.,, took a
severe cold and grew so hoarse she could
not talk. AS she recovered from the
cold itself, her speech did not return,
and soon it was discovered that her
power of articulation was entirely gone.
Miss Lawrence was treated by skilled
physicians, but without avail. A month
ago she came to the Lake, and on Tues
day, after dinner, her friends were over
joyed to hear her talk. Her speech had