The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-09-08
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The public debt was reduced during the
month OF August by $6,000,000.
CANON CITY, Colo, is determined to come t.
the front as an oil center. On the 31st another
well was struck at depth of ,06O feet.
AT Hempsted L. l., Miss Ella Johnson, age
10, was married to George Powell, a wealthy
farmer, aged GA.
Jason DowNER, one of the judges of the
supreme court of Wisconsin from 1864 to 1867.
resident of Milwaukee, Wis, died on the
| 1st, aged 20 years.
A DISPATCH from Fort Worth, Tex, dated
the 31st says that southwestern Texas is suf-
fering from want of rain. Grass is dead and
dry. the streams and wells are dried up. stock
is dying and crops are ruined by the drouth.
Boston engineer named Baker visited
Niagara Falls and on the Both reported that
after careful investigation he finds the current
at the inlet pier is nine miles per hour and is
| confdent he can produce 500, 900 horse power
with an l8-foot wheel.
THE National Women's Christian Temperance
Union commenced its annual session at Cottage
| City, Mass, on the 31st.
THE western window-glass manufacturers
in convention at Chicago on the 30th, decided
to cut down the wages of the workmen from 10
| to 20 per cent.
| The legal fight between E. p. Allis & Co.,
and the Filler & S.owell Co., both of Milwaukee,
Wis.,! concerning the manufacture of patent
saw-mll dogs was settled on the 30th by a
compromise. Henceforth both firms will
manufacture the "dogs in accordance with
the terms of agreement.
| On the 29th the people of Big Springs, Kv..
were astonished to see falling from cloudless
| sky shower of wheat straw
| ITDAT sunnoSad m hav hoo, oo,,,o I
| bys the earthquake at Java we're noticed on
| the California coast on the 30th.
| A. MARTIN, lumber mill owner of New Or
leans, La, Suspended on the 3Oth. Liabilities
| $50,O00
| MYSTERIOUS disease unlike cholera is re-
ported 10 be killing off the hogs in Dane
County. Wis.
| Mas. JENNIE PUGH, young wife, took ia
tai dose of morphine at Missouri Valley Ia,
on the 2Sth.
An insane woman named Corbett suicided
| by throwing herself under moving train at
| Fond du Lac, Wis, on the goth.
On the 29th at Rock Creek, Colo, Edward
Nottingham shot and killed VIM Maddigan.
Jealousy Is supposed to have been the cause
The committee which investigated the
charges against Supervising Architect Hill
| reported the charges unsustained, but CEN
| sured him for not attending to his duties as
| thoroughly as he should.
The report of the postmaster general will
| show that 5000 postoffices were established
during The last fiscal year and /, 100 discontin-
ned, making a net increase of 1,S4O. The
total number of postofficeS IN the United States
| July lst was 4S,00l.
| ST, JoHNsBURY, VT, reported light frost on
the Goth.
| As result of religious work in Blooming
| ton, ILL.,. during the past year 200 converts
were received into full membership in the NJ
| +. Church, on the Goth.
VALUABLE discoveries OF argentiferous galena
ores have been discovered in parts of Tennes-
see and North Carolina. The veins discovered
yield ore containing SIS of silver and As per
| cent lead to the ton.
On the 25th was made the first shipment of
wheat from California via Galveston, Tex, to
| Cork Ireland