The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-01-08
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES

THE thermometer ranged from 20 to
80 below zero throughout the state on
Tuesday.
THE residence of C. c. Paige, of Osb.
kosh, was badly damaged by fire Tines.
day night, involving loss of $4,000.
BERTHA JEFFERSON, of Hudson.
handsome little girl, was bitten in the
face few days ago by q dog, leaving
traces that will mar her beauty for.
ever.
ELLIS RrNGLE, Stockton school
teacher has been found guilty of assault
for whipping scholar numerically for
running away from school, He has ap-
pealed the case.
EVANSVILLE Gazette: Henry Schu.
macher, son of Herman Schumacher
while playing with tin whistle, fell and
forced the whistle into the roof of his
mouth making an ugly wound, which
DR.. LOOMS attended to.
THE stock of dry goods in John C.
Smiths store at La Crosse, was de-
stroyed by fire Wednesday morning, IN
volving loss of "a, 500, on which there
was insurance of 81, 900. Incendiarism
was undoubtedly the cause.
AT the meeting of the Principals as
ISOLATION in Madison, Tuesday, the fol-
| lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President, S. 4. Hooper;
Vice President, A. A. Miller; Secretary
n. G. Clough; Treasurer, j. H. Cum
! mings.
L. A. MEIsTER, of La Crosse, agent of
the Buffalo German Insurance company,
was arrested Monday charged with vio-
lating the insurance laws of the state.
He has often been In trouble regarding
the insurance business, having once be-
fore been arrested.
MAzoMANIE Sickle: Daniel Riley
slipped on the ice while walking down
Stickney hill on Brodhead street last
Friday evening and broke one of his
| legs. The last week or two has been
prolific with accidents of this kind with
only one serious one mentioned above.
EAU CLAIRE Press: A human skele-
ton found two weeks ago bya man named
Kaeser, of Alma, on the West Newton
bottoms, has been identified by DR.. Lin
coin, of Wabasha, Mimi, as the remains
OF William James, former resident OF
Pierce county, this state, who disap-
peared during the flood last spring.
PETER VANDERHoOF, who is toleraby
clearly identified as one of gang that
attempted to wreck Wisconsin Central
train a few days ago, near Plymouth,
was captured near Fond du Lac Sunday
afternoon, after an exciting chase. His
wife and family had been arrested few
days previous near Sheboy gan Falls,
charged with stealing wheat.
LA CROSSE Chronicle: On Christmas
day, Hugh Roberts, aged eleven years,
son of r. t. Roberts of Bostwicks val
ley, while riding on load of wood met
with a very serious accident. He was
sitting on the side of the load when, III
going down hill the sled slowed against
a stump, catching his legs between it
and the load and breaking both above
the ankle.
MAzoMANIE Sickle: On Monday af
ternoon while they were running cir
cular saw at the brewery little twelve
year old son of the proprietor, Ambrose
Lang, was caught in the belts and
thrown against the saw In such q manner
as to cut him across the stomach, intllct-
lug a dangerous wound. The saw cut 20
within an inch of the heart. The boy
will recover.
RACINE Journal: A distressing acct
dent early Monday morning caused the
death of Thomas Burns, brakeman on
! the c.. & n. W. r. r. While engaged IN
uncOupling cars, near the depot, the I'M
fortunate young man slipped and fell
under the wheels of the still moving
cars, which mangled him almost beyond
recognition and caused instant death.
! ha Il oh rpSnprtqnIH
young man % years of age, and lived nj
| kenosha.
| WEYAUwEGA Chronicle: The saw and
shingle mill belonging to Kingsbury
/ Bros. at Auburndale, was burned last
Monday morning, the freabeing disco
cred about O'Clock A. NJ. The mill had
! not been running since October, and the
only theory of the origin of the fire is
! that it was incendiary, or that 1t caught
/ from a spark of passing locomotive;
/ The mill was built seven years ago ana
] cost something like 81, 900. The lnsuf-
ance was s., 900. 1t will be rebuilt next
summer.
FoND DU Lac Commonwealth: Man
! ager Schwartz, OF Oshkosh, doesn't pro-
pose to be bled by q conceited city coun-
/ Gil. The Oshkosh council claimed a
monetary license for hall shows ana
twenty free tickets. He refused to give
the tickets for the Ideal opera and the
mayor instructed the chief of police TO
/ shut down ON The license, whereupoh
/ Schwartz had IN injunction, granted ny
Judge Pulling, served upon the cry
fathers and the opera proceeded without
any interference. The case will now 20
into the courts, and the aldermen Will %
defeated, as they ought to be.
STEVENS PoIST Journat-On MondaE
morning last, John Keef Jr., was EN-
ployed at handling lumber from BoylngG-
toms mills to bis switch IN Stockton WIN
o span of fine horses. When about one
half mile from the mill, the bolt holding
the near horses whiffietree to the evener
( came out, allowing the whitfietree 10
4 drop down against the animals heels
causing him to jump suddenly forward
and starting both into keen run down
I the hill. When about half way down
the team turned suddenly out OF the
road, and ran astride a large pine stump
killing both horses instantly.