The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-11-05
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A MOVEMENT is on foot looking toward
the establishment of sewing machine
factory in La Crosse.
OLE NELSON, aged 80 years, resi-
dent of Racine, received fatal injuries on
the Goth, by falling down stairs.
Mrs. AUGUSTA RADELL, well-known
young lady of Palmyra, died on the 22d,
aged Is years.
IT is now stated that the name of one
OF the two cousins recently lynched at
Marinette was McDougall instead of
Mcdonald.
L.. M. REESE, examined at Madison
for completely in the recent burglary at
Waunakee, has been held to bail in the
sum of 81, 900.
A FRENCHMAN named Jaloit was
drowned on the 22d by falling through
the floor of saw-mill into the river at
Chippewa Falls.
WILLIAM POWERS, brakeman on the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Rail
way, was killed at La Crosse on the 23d,
while coupling cars.
EDWARD r. EVANS, well-known liv-
eryman of Watertown, died on the 25th,
from the effects of injuries received in a
runaway accident on Saturday last.
A MAN named Martin Hoffman, SIX
miles north of Oshkosh, committed
suicide on the Oath by hanging. The
cause was temporary alteration of mind.
The body of E. NJ. Brown, a night
Waterman at the harbor at Sheboygan,
who had been missing since October 5,
has been found floating outside the har-
Dor.
HUGO WERTHMAN's store and stock of
goods at Green Bay were damaged by
fire on the 25th to the amount of 50 900.
The cause of the fire was a defective
chimney.
Ex-GovERNoR FAIRCH1LD has recently
written from Madrid to friends in Wis
consin, that he will spend the coming
winter ut some resort in southern Eu-
rope.
WILLIAM STUMM, a special Waterman
of the Chicago and North Western Rail
way at Baraboo, was killed by train on
the 22d. 1t is supposed that he went to
sleep while sitting on the track.
A BOY of eight years, name not given.
was drowned at SHELLS Station day or
two ago through the sudden flooding of
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of the family escaped with difficulty.
THE water at Appleton, Neenah, Osh-
kosh, Stevens Point, Fond du Lac and
other places is still very high, and APP
prehensions of danger are still felt. The
Mississippi at La Crosse is falling
rapidly.
ARTICLES Of incorporation have been
filed by the Oshkosh Carriage Company,
comprising the creditors of Parson &
Goodfellow, of Oshkosh. The works
will be run on larger scale than even.
Tho capital is $125,000.
The remains of man named Reese
Davis were found in Tomah recently,
lying in ditch near the depot. A cor
oner's Jury found that he was acct
dentally drowned while under the infu-
ence of liquor. he was laboring man.
F. r. BIcKEsBACH, OF Freeport, ILL.,,
a brakeman on the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul Railway, was seriously in
jured by falling from moving train at
Elkhorn, on the Oath. One leg was
caught by the wheels and badly maDgled.
A SMALL warehouse near the depot at
Palmyra, owned by Mrs. Chopin, was
burned on the 23d. Lumber worth
81, 500, belonging to j. E. Gregory was
also burned by the same fire. There
was no insurance on any of the property.
The fire was incendiary.
HIGH WATER still continues at Osh-
kosh, and the food is spreading. The
manufacturers are investigating report
that this is partly due to the Neenah mill
men raising their dam to secure greater
water power. In case this is found to be
true, actions for damage will be COM
menced.
MISS Eta JUDD, a well-known young
lady of Monroe, through the sudden
opening of door recently, had lamp,
which she was carrying, smashed. The
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expected to live. Her clothing was al
most entirely burned from her person.
MEDINA correspondence Oshkosh
Northwestern: Daniel Lieby, a young
man residing in Dale, fell dead the 18th
inst. The family except young Leiby
and sister were away from the home.
His sister had gone down cellar, but
upon hearing scream from her brother
rushed up stairs to find him corpse.
He had been In usual health excepting
an injury upon the knee about three
weeks previous, but this was not sup
posed to be anything serious.
WILLIAM DErTERIoK, an old bachelor
of Beloit, German, was attacked in his
cabin recently by two young men, who,
after knocking him down with an axe,
tied his legs together, covered him with
Blankets and left him for dead. The at
tack was made for the purpose of rob-
berry, though the robbers got nothing of
value save watch, which they dropped
in their haste. The old man, who is a
railway flag man, has nearly recovered
from his injuries. Two young men,
McKevitt and Gilbert, have been ar
rested for the crime. McKevitt was
identified by Dettrick as one of his as
sailants, though stoutly protesting limo
cence.