The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-03-11
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES.

the Doth, by bis physician, who had called
to see him. 1t is said to be the result of
heart disease.
The trustees of the First M. E.
Church, Racine, (recently destroyed by
fire. have closed a contract for the re-
building of the church at an estimated
cost of $40, 900.
4 COMMITTEE of Wisconsin Dairymen
appointed at the recent convention at
Geneva Lake will soon visit Minnesota
to aid in the institution of a dairy asso-
citation III that state.
The BODY of William HenDing, who
fell off the Monterey Railroad bridge
and was drowned on the 18th of last De-
cember, was found on the Goth near the
railroad bridge at Alton.
THos. O'CoNNoR and n. E. Putnam,
arrested for committing burglary IN Mid
dleton, were sentenced byJudge Braley,
at Madison, on the 9th. O'Connor got
thirteen months and Pullman twelve
months in the penitentiary.
THE body of a dead baby, naked, and
but few days, perhaps but few hours
old, was found between two lumber
piles, at the foot of Cass Street, James
Vile, on tho 28th ult. Physicians say
the childs death vas caused by violence.
FRANK DoTY, of Marion, while out
hunting, recently, carelessly put paper
cap on his gun. The trigger caught on
a limb, causing the gun to go off, mutt
lating the side of his face In shocking
manner, almost taking one OF his ears off.
THE trustees of the First Baptist
Church, Racine, have extended a call to
Rev A. II. Putnam, of Fit Edward, n.
Y, to fill the vacancy caused by the res
Ignation of Rev. II. l.. House. Mr.
Putnam has signiied his willingness to
accept.
EVANSVILLE Recorder: Mr.. George II.
Rumrill, of Fulton, packed for Mr..
HoDeysell, of Footville, 2,0l2 pounds of
Spanish seed tobacco, raised on one acre
of ground, and planted fifteen inches
one way and three feet the other. The
best yield out.
JOHN BALL. son of j. G. Ball, of the
town OF Madison, was killed a Midway,
La Crosse County, on the both, about
o'clock A. NJ, on the G. & NV. Road.
He missed bis step, while braking, and
fell between the cars, and was run over
and killed instantly.
AFox LAKE dispatch of the 9th says:
The farm house of Hamilton Craigon,
on the north side of Lake Emily, was
destroyed by fire Saturday night. This
house was one Of the old landmarks, the
family being among the earliest settlers.
Part of the furniture was saved. No in
surance.
A TERRIBLE accident happened on the
2Sth near StOughton, on the Prairie du
CO. &C hn
Norwegian, name unknown, was over
taken on a bridge by a passenger train
going east and run over. His body was
torn to shreds, all except his head being
! frightfully mangled.
A FIRE broke out in the dwelling
! house occupied by Fl. Jones, located Oh
Farwell Street, Eau Claire, on the 26th,
just before midnight, resulting In loss
of about 5000 on the dwelling. Two
families occupied the building as tenants,
who were losers of all their furniture.
! Loss on furniture 500.
| AT Racine most ludicrous suit was
/ brought by one John Cauley against his
! sOn-in-law, John d. Kelly, to recover
rat trap which was sworn to be worth rs
/ cents. A justice gave judgment to the
! plaintiff for 70 cents and the costs, about
! SO III all, whereupOn the defendant ap-
peals to the circuit court.
! BURLINGTON STANDARD: On Saturday
! last as Mr.. Petrie was riding over GardI-
ner's Prairie he discovered a flock of
wild geese feeding on the prairie. He
/ returned to town Immediately and IN
! formed Mr.. Wehmhotf, who at first was
incredulous as to his being able to get
| any. Still he went and shot three, two
| of which he secured.
A BIG log cut at Joseph Wilson's
camp, on the Elk, scaled 2, APO feet 1t
was 20 feet in length and its diameter at
| the smallest end was 40 inches. An
other log was banked at this camp re-
Gently that rivals the one described
above. 1t was 26 feet long and scaled
2,120 feet.
THE Medford Star and News says that
a man named Jens. Jensen, living there,
was crushed beneath a falling tree, on
the ODD. How the accident occurred
can only be cOnjectured, as the victim was
alone when it happened. He leaves a
wife and three children in almost desti-
tute circumstances.
SYLVESTER E. HOOD, of Lone Rock,
committed suicide on the 2Sth by taking
sixteen grains of etrychnine. He died
in great agony in forty minutes. Hood
recently graduated from the Lone Rock
high school with great anticipations of
brilli4n future, but becoming despond-
ent over the tameness of farm life, he
| suicided
In the town of Fulton, recently, lit
tie daughter of August Scebell, 3! years
old, was burned TO death. -Four chill
dren had been lett alone in the house,
and began playing with the fire. The
unfortunate one was sitting down in
front of the hearth, when the others
pulled the Goals out into her lap, and
| her clothers taking fire she was told to
run out doors. No sooner had she obeyed
than the wind famed and increased the
! flames, and continued to burn until the
chlld's body, in a great, was burned to
| a crisp.
OCoNoMowoC Free Press: On We'd
nesday morning at Bull Frog Station,
near Dousman's, in Ottawa, parties tried
the door of the saloon of John Cassidy,
| formerly of Genesee, and found 1t locked.
In the afternoon of the same day friends
again tried the door and discovered it
still locked. Looking through the win
dow they saw a light burning. They
then broke open the door and found Mr..
Cassidy lying helpless upon the floor,
unable to move a muscle or utter a
sound. He had been in this position
since the night before. At last accounts
the unfortunate man was dying.
The report of Major Houston i'll re-
gard to the Fox and Wisconsin freshets
last year has been transmitted to the
senate tbrOuGh the war 6enartnant