The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-09-22
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS

THE cranberry harvest is progressing.
Pickers are receiving from 66 cents To 81
per bushel.
G. WALKER, of Springvale, Columbia
County, has fallen heir to $4,000 by the
death of a relative in England.
ABOUT 70 cords of wood belonging to
the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul
Railway Company, were destroyed 10y
fire near Pike Lake, Washington Coun-
ty, ON the Sd inst.
While two sons of Manager Daggett,
of Bethesda Spring, Waukesha, were at
pistol practice ON the 5th inst, one of
them received ball in the jaw, the mis-
sile coming out of the chin. The wound
is not dangerous.
CHARLES MARSH, an old resident of
Patch Grove, Grant County, chloro-
formed himself to death on the 18th
inst. Grief at the death of his wife,
which occurred recently, is supposed to
have been the cause of his suicide.
A PHOTOGRAPHER who had been TAX
ing views along the line of the Wiscon-
sin Central Railway to be sent to Eu-
rope, met with an unfortunate accident
recently at Glidden. His whole stock
of negatives were stored on a shelf which
gave way, breaking all but two.
THE farm-dwellipg and contents of
James Thompson, prominent farmer
of the town of Pleasant Valley, fifteen
miles north of Eau Claire, were destroyed
by fire on tie 9th inst, not particle of
the household goods being saved. Loss,
81, 500, on which there was & small in
surance.
FIRE was discov early on the
morning of the 9th inst. in the back part
of T. Richardson's boot and shoe store,
on Main Street, Whitewater. 1t
was extinguished with difficulty. The
damage to the building which was
owned by Joe Bower, wfil not amount
to over $500, but the damage to Rich
ardson's stock 10y water was quite large.
THE heavy rains during the month of
July formed lake in the town of Byron,
Fond du Lac County. The water covers
about ten acres of what was once good
farming and pasture land. Theproperty
is owned by A Bliss and Geo. Moore,
who are at heavy loss from planted grain
as well as pasture land. The lake has
also wiped out of existence portion of
the Milwaukee and Green Bay Road.
A BEAR CREEK, Sauk County, young
man named Harry Braiuard, met with
thrilling accident few days since, while
stacking hay. While on the top of
stack he lost his footing, and on his de-
scent, was impaled on the point of
pitchfork. The tines of the fork tore
through his breast and run clear through
the heshy part of the thigh near the
main artery. Itwas miraculous escape
from death.
The stockholders of the Wisconsin,
Pittsville and Superior Railway Com
pany have held their annual election,
electing the following board of directors
for the ensuing year: George Hiles, 81.
KetchurD, Il. 9. Atkins, l.. Ward and
James Hiles. The board of directors,
after their election, held a meeting and
elected the following officers: George
Hiles, president; II. Ketchum, vice
president; r. L. Doud, secretary; l..
Ward, treasurer; G. o. Baker, general
solicitor. Starting from Superior juno
ton, on the Wisconsin Valley division
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul
Railroad, the Wisconsin, Pittsville and
Superior Railway will be built and in
operation to Pittsville, in Wood County,
by October 1st, and branch from ear
Dexterville to Vesper by November LIST.
SEVERAL farmers in Fond du Lac
County have been swindled by ma
chine agent who claimed to represe st a
Cleveland company. He sold thea a
combination corn-sheller and ed
grinder which was to be paid for a. the
end of a years time, or returned L un-
satisfactory. The Unsuspecting far ers
signed agreements which they sup 3sed
were to that effect. Shortly afterw ds.
however, collector put IN an appear
ance, bearing documents duly signed by
the machine purchasers, agreeing to
pay Oh demand. This of course, they
were compelled to do. The victims VIII
undoubtedly closely scrutlnize all pa
pers they may be called upon to sign in
future.
THE following officers were elected by
the Grand Lodge |. o. G. T., at Madi.
son, on the 5th inst: G. W. Q. T., Can't.
j. L. Cleghorn, Clinton; &. w. V. T.,
Miss A. A. Reed. Prescott; G. c., E. G.
Comstock, Milwaukee; G. S., B. F.
Parker, Mauston; G. t., L. w. Parker.
The following were elected delegates to
the Right Worthy Grand Lodge: B. f.
Parker, Mauston; J. T. Cleghorn, Clin-
ton; S. ID. Hastings, Madison; Mrs.
Nancy j. Comstock, Milwaukee; J. F.
Johnson, Melrose; Fl. Il Giles, Madi-
son; ?. r. Brigg, Mauston. The sala-
ries of officers were placed as follows;
G.. W. G. T., 81, 200 and expenses; G.
S., 81, 200 and expenses; the G. W. ",
as ex-oficio superintendent of Juvenile
temples, $500 and expenses. The re-
port of the secretary shows a total men,
bership of IA, 227. The total receipts of
the year were 81, 1895; expenditures
81, 1891; balance on hand $4,000.