The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-03-21
STATE NEWS.

ty, at an early hour on the morning of
the 18th, destroyed nine business
houses, entailing a loss of about S25,-
600. The property was insured for
about $4,000. The particulars as
reported are that the fire originated in
the saloon OF f. ROdier. who occupied
the upper story OF the saloon as a
residence. The family We're awakened
by the night watchman, and, rushing
to the back stairs to escape found
them mass OF flames. Burning kerO-
sene could be smelled distinctly, which
leads to the belief that the fire was of
incendiary origin. Several people also
heard men running from the place
about fifteen minutes before the fire
was discovered. The parties owning
the buildings are Booth & Briggs, J.
Donahue, W. Bowers, VIM Mcdonald.
Nels Moe, f. Rodier, A. Gilshaw, JOicy
Bowler and the Odd Fellows Lodge.
FIRE at Eau Claire on the 14th, de-
stroyed a dwelling house owned by the
Valley Lumber Company, valued at
81, 900.
THE Dubuque Herald says a new
ferry-boat is being constructed there
for Prairie du Chen parties About
$50 men are employed in the Diamond
10 yards.
AN old man named Thomas was
found on the ice at Dells pond, Eau
Claire, in an unconscious condition.
1t is thought he halls from st. Paul.
VIM HOUSE, who has been Operat-
ing a portable saw-mill a few miles
from Weyauwega, had his right hand
completely severed at the base OF the
thumb on the 18th. Only a few days
previous Mr.. House cut his foot
severely with an axe.
THE body found on Lake WinnebagO
was that OF II. l.. Leuth, of Appleton,
a man OF family. He was missed in
January and when last seen was in an
intoxicated condition.
Miss EVA JAMES, daughter Of Senator
James, OF RichIand Center, IS sole
manager OF her fathers immense bust
ness interests while he is in Madison,
having under her immediate control a
large lumber-yard, a tie-ya!d. mill and
two farms, keeping all books and per-
sonally managing all tie business.
Miss James has frequently paid out
81 900 in one day for ties ct Y, so the
magnitude of her undertaking can be
estimated.
THE gold fever promises to break
out with renewed vigOr in ShawanG
County, with the disappearance OF the
snow. \ Mr.. Cole, who resides in the
town of Lessor, is said to have made
a rich strike If reports are to be be-
lieved he is realizing from S12 to S104
per ton. He is working day and
night.
A BLOCK of four buildings burned at
West Merrill, on the night OF the 10th.
Loss about $4,000; fully insured.
The buildings burned were Barrett's
saloon, Wisconsin River Hospital,
,Judd's feed store and RusselI's store.
JOHN LYNCH, a farmer residing a few
miles south of Columbus, while apply
ing Iiniment to a horses leg on the
night of the 10th, was kicked in the
face by the vicious animal, breaking
the upper jaw bone twice, after which
the beast attacked him and mutilated
him fearfully. He cannot recover.
WHILE Frank O'Neil, an employe of
the Sterling Mill Company, was anus
ing himself at Thorp, by whiting a
cartridge of dynamite, an explosion
took place, which blew off three OF his
fingers.
THE Northwestern Horticultural
Association held its spring meeting at
La Crosse, on the llth inst. Papers
were read and discussed on the sub
iect OF grape culture.
LAWYER G j. Cox, OF Portage, went
home on the night of the 10th, and
was astonished to find a babe on his
doorstep; it was about a week old.
He took it in and kept it over night.
The following morning 1t was sent to
the pOorhouse at WyOcena. Nothing
is known as to the child's parents or
who placed it there.
FoRTY-NINE Indian children from the
Oneida reservation, bound for the
Juniata school at Martinsburg, Pa.
where they will be educated. passed
through Milwaukee on the 10th, in
charge of p. II. Bridenbaugh, the prin-
cipal OF the school.
THE Rev. Thomas NJ. Boss has been
installed as pastor of the La Crosse
First Congregational Church.
AT Neirsville, Judge Newman SEN
fenced Albert Martin to the peniten-
tiary for life for the murder of August
Leideger, September 10, 1884, Martin
having pleaded guilty. The convict
had planned to kill his employer and
marry Mrs Leideger The woman is
to be tried as accessory to the crime.
GoTIEB HARP's wife died at Chicago
while hewas enroute from Germany TO
Medford. Wis. As the immigrant was
without means, the Wisconsin Central
Railway Company provided transpor-
tation for the family, forwarding the
remains of the wife and mother on the
same train.
The wife OF a homesteader named
Manney. living near Medford, Taylor
I County. gave birth on the Sth to four
girls.
THERE are now nearly $1,000 Ma
sons in Wisconsin. There were 81
chapters Of Royal Arch Masons and 2
under dispensation when the 1888 re-
port was printed, and a membership
Of 3,817 That year there were 19
communicates in the state, with a
membership OF 1,7O1 The member
ship now IS not far from 800, and
there are about 1000 chapter Ma
sons.
FRANK ZrGIE. OF Berlin, received
fatal injuries in q lumber camp near
Kempster.