The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-01
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
CHARLES LLOYD, who attempted to
kill City Marshal North, of Beloit, has
been sentenced TO Waupun for two
years.
THE governor has appointed Thomas
Armstrong, Jr., district attorney of
Columbia County, vice II. Fl. Curtis,
resigned.
| DAVE DIVER, brakeman, fell be.
tween the cars at Redwood, and was
killed. Eight cars were diJched by
rolling over his remains.
MISS JANE GRANGE, a resident of
Waterloo since lS47, died at her home
on the 18th inst, in the Second Ward,
aged 50 years, after brief illness.
HARLOW Bolton, founder of Bottoms
vile, died suddenly of heart disease.
He was native Of Cataraugus, n. Y,
and settled in Washington County in
| 1887.
A MAN named Braun, a resident of
Maple Grove, died in a barber-shop at
Reedsville, while in a chair to be
shaved. He had long been subject to
consumption.
THE Galesville Independent says
"The Princess Marie Nunka, grand
daughter of the great chief. Decora,
died at o'clock on the morning of Oc-
tober 4, at the Arctic Springs, and was
buried at midnight of the same day, on
the point of land belonging to the
springs property.
A YOUNG man named Gardner, an
employe of the Meyer factory ut Fond
du Lac, met with peculiar and severe
accident while at work a few days ago.
He was engaged upon an edger" when
block slipped, a piece flying upward and
cutting deep cash in his throat, ever
ing the wind-pipe. He viii recover.
| SPARKS from an engine lodging
among campaign torches and other in
tiammable articles in the express car of
a train ON the st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha Railroad caused a blaze near
Deer Park. The postal car was burned,
but the registered mail and all letters
were saved. The second-class matter
was lost.
| JOHN CONNoRS, an inmate of the Mil
waukee County insane asylum, savage
ly attacked John Owens, keeper, on
Wednesday, the 18th inst, stabbing
him in the body with a large butcher
knife, and intiicting a terrible wound
Connors escaped from the asylum, after
the assault, but was soon recaptured at
his home in the Third Ward.
On the night of the 18th inst. thieves
entered the dry goods establishment OF
Mr.. Edwards, at Appleton, through q
rear window, breaking the glass and
turning the fastening, and carried away
every piece of silk IL the store amount
ing to about $500. Beside the silks in
the neighborhood of $50 worth of fine
underwear was taken making total OF
$3.50.
AN unknown man was found dead IL
a room at Lakes Hotel at Black River
Falls on the 10Th inst. An old revolver
lay beside him, one chamber empty
and there was bullet-bole in the mid
die of his forehead. His features werl
bloated and bloody beyond recognition
There were no papers or other means o1
Identification. The man registered as
W. t. Alexander, ERADICATE, Ia.
AT Chippewa Falls, between l and
o'clock on the morning of the 10th inst.
fire broke out in a barn attached tC
Mrs Barnabey's residence of Appleton
on Bridge Street, and before it could
be checked Hives grocery store, Bar
nabey's residence, McMarteu's black
smith shop and Wo0druft's agricultural
implement warehouse were destroyed
Loss above insurance. estimated at
$4,000.
FRANK 4. BURTON, q prominent young
business man OF La Crosse was shot
dead at the head of Blaine aud Logan
procession, on the night Of the 10th by
Nathaniel Mitchell, lumberman and
logger. Mitchell was taken from jail by an
infuriated mob and lynched. No motive
can be assigned for Mitchelfs crime,
but as he has been an inmate of an in
sane asylum, it is thought his brain
gave way during the excitement OF the
evening.
THREE burglars entered the store of
Burch & Clark, at MenOmOuie, Dunn
County, and while removing the con
tents Of showcase, attracted the atten-
ton Of Walter Clark, occupying d room
in the second story, who opened fire
through a scuttle in the floor, instantly
killing one of them. The others
escaped. The dead burglar was recog-
nized as a st. Paul crook who recently
served term in the Saltwater peni-
tentiary.
FRANK SMITH, of West Salem, La
Crosse County, recently purchased q
blooded Hambletonian stallion for
81 600 at a sale of stock from the
Strong estate at Beloit. Tie horse is
years old, bay with black points, white
in the forehead, and stands 10! hands
high. He is registered rs Iron Duke
Jr., by Iron Duke, by Rysdyk's Ham
bletonian. Mr.. Aver, of West Salem,
bought at the same sale two promising
young colts.
THE Racine Journal says: "It is a
noticeable fact that the farmers IN this
vicinity are not sowing as much wheat
this year as last. most farmers devOtlnq
half as many acres to that cereal. In
explanation they say that wheat at less
than 81 per bushel does not pay on this
soil, and that it pays much better to
raise cattle or corn rather than wheat
Farmers in close proximity to the
CITY are also devoting their time tC
producing milk and vegetables for the
groceries. They find that a small farm
or few acres will thus pay them bette
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