The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-10-27
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

THE wife of n. 8. Hawley, farmer
residing near Beloit, committed suicide
by hanging herself on the 11th.
| A FARMER named Geo. Rice was re-
lieved of $50 by highwayman at Eau
Claire, on the night of the 10th.
HENRY STEERS, a bachelor who lived
alone on farm near Little Green Lake,
was found dead in his house on the 9Th
inst. 1t is supposed he died the day
previous.
DIR. b. Z. VANATTA says the burning
of his barn, III Troy, occasloned loss
of s., 900, of which amount only 81 500
will be made good by insurance COM
panies.
A VALUABLE COW belonging to Robert
Hamilton, of Arena, recently died from
the effects of dog bite. Mr.. Hamilton
removed the skin from the animal and
foolishly gave the carcass to thirteen
fine shoats of last springs birth. all OF
which died of blood poisoning and were
buried in the same PIT with the COW.
Two heavily-loaded freight trains on
the North Western road, colhded near
Hanover, Rock County, on the 11th
inst. In the wreck three engines, twelve
cars and large quantity of merchan-
disc, especially wheat In bulk. were de-
stroyed. The loss is estimated at over
$50, 00G. A fireman named Mott was
killed.
JOHN SNAIL, a former resident OF
Platteville, Grant County, met tragic
death at the soldiers reunion, at Mary
vile, No., on the Goth ult. 1t seems that
during the progress of a sham battle
the unfortunate man rushed up to with
in three feet of piece of artillery that
was concealed by smoke and received
the whole charge IN his breast and
shoulder. He lived nearly an hour
after the mishap. During the war he
served as second lieutenant in the Tenth
Wisconsin Regiment but was discharged
for disability. After recovering he
again entered the service, this time as
first lieutenant of Co. F, Thirty-fifth
Regiment. He leaves a wife and five
children IN good circumstances. The
executive committee of the reunion do
mated 81 900 to the widow.
The friends of John Windberg, who
was employed at Fish Creek, Door
County, last winter, are of the opinion
that he has been murdered. In March
last he left for the west with a Dane,
going first to Menekaune. Windberg
promised to keep his friends informed
as to his whereabouts, but they have re-
ceived no word from him. Recently it
was discovered that the absent mans
baggage is still in the railroad Office at
Merominee. Investigation was made
and it was found that after their arrival
in Menekaune last spring Wlndberg and
the Dane went off together. Subse-
quently the Dane returned alone, took
his baggage and started westward.
Some time after the body of an un-
known man was discovered in q small
creek near Menominee, and buried,
after slight effort by the authorities to
identify it. 1t is now thought the body
was that of Windberg and that he was
murdered for money oy the Dane.
FOLLOWING are the particulars of
singular accident by which a babe was
run over and killed by hand-car near
| Waukau, Wiunebago County, on the
7tb: Mr.. Trougert, the section boss of
| the road between Waukau and Rush
Lake, started for the former place with
hand-car, having on board his wife
and baby and his daughter with her
| husband and child. While coming down
| a grade near Waukau at high rate of
/ speed, Mrs. Trougert's hat blew off and
as she grabbed for it her baby slipped
out of her arms and In front of
the car AS the car passed over
the child the little thing was
caught up by the gear wheels under
meath and in an instant was wound about
the shafts of the machinery, and torn
limb from limb. The car was thrown
from the track in some manner and those
/ uponit were hurled some distance. Both
ladies were very badly hurt and are now
in precsrious condition, while the other
child was also quite badly injured. The
mangled remains of Trougert's child
were pried from between the wheels and
gearing of the car, and its body was so
tightly wedged in places that it had to
| be cut loose.