The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-06-02
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

IHE railroad bridge over Rock River
at Horizon was totally consumed by fire
on the 18th. Loss $1,000.
FRED. KAvETER's dwelling was de-
stroyed by fire at Eau Claire on the 10th.
Loss $500. No insurance.
L VIM. WEIGH fell into bleaching vat
at the Whitewater paper mill on the
l4th inst. and was fatally scalded.
Tie remains of the son of Chas. Buss,
OF Green Grove, the young man who was
reported missing April 17th, was found
on the 18th inst. by Fred Neuman, about
three-fourths of mile west of Mr.. Buss'
residence. The body was badly decom-
posed
Mrs. RICHARDSON, aged 70, mother of
John Richardson, who WIS killed by a
flying slab at Cedar River saw min
several days ago, died of grief the next
day after her sons body reached her
home in Marinette. Mother and son
were buried in one grave.
JEFFERSON COUNTY is the banner
| county of the state in the production of
cane syrup, as to the number of gallons
produced. It's product is more than
double that of any other county in the
whole number of gallons being more
than $4,000 or more than l, 600 barrels
On the 18th inst, as a 12-year- ola
son of VIM. Murlacb, of Trenton, was
driving span of colts, having with him
on the seat his 4-year- old brother, the
team rap away. throwing the youngest
boy out and killing him. The mother
| ran out to hold the horses, when she
was thrown down and the wagon passed
over her. She was seriously injured in
ternally.
FIRE at the mill of John Connor &
Co., Auburndale, on the 18th inst, de-
stroyed 5000, 000 feet of lumber of John
Corners, 200, 900 feet of Henry Sherry,
and 1000, 900 feet belonging to other
| parties. The mill was saved by hard
labor. The fire is thought to have been
incendiary. Loss, $40, ,000; three-fourths
covered by insurance.
La Crosse Republican Leader: Wal
ter L. Halleck, connected with the War
Department, who Is on detail charged
| with the duty of revising and verifying
the census report of the Winnebago In
dians, was N La Crosse yesterday on
his way to Black River Falls. Nineteen
years ago Mr.. Halleck was married IL
La Crescent, and on the breaking out OF
the war entered the military service qnd
hiss remained soldier ever since, ben g
now On the retired list.
THE second annual contest for the
Burrows prize occurred In Assembly
Hall, Madison son tho evening of the
18th. The prize was won by Miss
Josephine Sarles, of the CastaIian
Society last year, after an interesting
contest. This year Fred J. Turner of
the Adelphian Society carried off the
honors and the engraving will adorn the
walls of that society for the ensuing
year. The prize, a handsome steel eu-
craving, representing Shakespeare at the
court OF Queen Elizabeth. is valued at
$50 ard was otfereda year ago as a prize
| to the society whose representative
| should in two successive years succeed
in presenting the best Grafton,
THE twenty fifth anrnal convention Of
| Young Mems Christian Associations of
the United States and British North
American Provinces was held in Milwau-
kee during last week, opening on Wednes-
day, May 10th, and closing on Saturday,
May 20 h. Nearly 700 delegates were in
attendance representing every important
section of English-speaking North
America. There were also three visitors
from Great Britain prominent in asso-
citation work-W. Hind Smith, Percy
| Bankhart and VIM. n. hewitt. The
following officers were chosen:
| President-C L. Colby, of Milwaukee.
| First Vice Pfesident-D. II. Warner, OF the
| District of Columbia,
| Second Vice President-J. Murray Smith, of
| Montreal.
| Third Vice President. l. Houghteling, of
| Chicago Ill.
Fourth Vice President-Jamos Bowrop, of
| Nashville, Tenn.
Fifth Vice President-C. A. Jewell, of Hart
| ford Conn.
Sixth Vice President-H. b. Chamberlain of
| Denver, Col.
Recording Secretary-F. A. Hatch, of Kan
| sas City, Mo.
! Assistant Secretaries-J. n. Shannon, Of
Quebec; Z. Ober. of Boston, Mass; II. Z.
| Sheahan. of San Francisco, Cal.
The sessions of the convention were
devoted to discussion of ways and means
of carrying on the various branches OF
work which the association have as
sumed. The next international conven-
ton Will be held at Atlanta, Ga in 1885.
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