The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-08-21
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

W. W. CHADWICK had 2,777 bushels
OF oats threshed on his farm in the
town OF Jefferson, from A acres, an
average OF SO bushels per acre. This
Is very good for dry season. They
were white oats OF the best quality.
GEO. LAwsHA was dangerously
burned at Reedsburg, by fire from a
detective oil stove, which he was en-
deavorlng to throw out OF his house.
The fire in the building was ex-
tingulshed before it had inflicted mate
rial damage.
SOME excitement was oecasioned at
Eau Claire by the exhibition of speci-
mems OF gold which were discovered
north OF the city by ]. V. Newell, and
which assay $500 TO the ton. Newell
struck the lead near the Wiergor River,
seventy miles north OF Eau Claire.
Byron A. Burlington, OF Eau Claire,
has purchased 200 acres supposed to
cover part OF the vein, and will ship
half ton OF ore to Denver to be
smelted as an experiment.
RICHARD PIRON was a homesteader
living near Glidden, and was induced
to sell his homestead for $3.50. Some
days after he was offered a very large
sum for his farm, and several tried to
buy it from him. The land lies near,
or on, the range. He brooded over his
loss until his reason gave way and ne
became raving maniac.
THE Eau Claire Street Railway Com
pany has filed articles OF association
with the secretary of state. The in
corporators are II. H. Hayden, w. A.
Rust and Geo. B. Shaw, and the cap
ital stock is $4,000.
A4-YEAR-OLD son OF Thomas Burke,
OF Waukesha, swallowed shingle
nail, some time ago, which passed into
the right lung and caused an abscess
to form. On Tuesday the abscess
broke and the nail was coughed up,
but the child died shortly after.
ABOUT five years ago, Andrew Herr
man, of Black Creek, received a slight
injury in the right side, which devel-
oped into a running sore. On the
9th ult. he was taken to Prescott
Hospital, where he underwent a sur
gical operation, having two inches OF
the cartilage OF the sixth rib removed.
The operation was performed by Dr..
Reilly, assisted by Drs. Loope, Levinss
and Beveridge. He is now slowly re-
covering.
AT Colgate, on the Wisconsin Cen
trails new line, a brakeman named
Jacob Deltgen, Of Granville Station,
was killed Tuesday night about 8
O'Clock. Deltgen was on top OF box
car, and in passing the water tank he
was struck in the face by the pipe and
knocked of the moving train. His
neck was broken either by the blow or
the fall from the train. Deceased was
% years OF age.
THE Chippewa Falls Woolen and
Linen Mill Company has filed articles
OF association with the secretary of
state, the capital stock being S35, 900.
The incorpOrators are j. A. Mitchell,
G. c. Wolf and II. c. McRae. The S.
Freeman & Son Manufacturing Com
pany, OF Racine, has also filed articles,
| the object being to manufacture ma
chinery. The incorporators are
Stephen, Charles and Michael Freeman.
The capital stock is 100000.
A HOUSE, at Lake Geneva, belonging
to Austin Woody, OF Chicago, and &C.
cupied by l.. E. Brown, burned Mon
day morning. Loss about 80, 800.
ROBERT REARDoN, OF Racine, while
intoxicated, ran his hand against
revolving saw, used for saving wood,
and it was terribly mangled. Partial
amputatiOn was necessary.
GEORGE HOWARD, OF North Prairie,
Waukesha County, has Just received
| $4,000 from the estate Of q dead
relative in England, and an additional
sum is TO come in the near future.
CHARLES CRAMER narrowly escaped
| death from the sting OF a wasp while
camping at Target Lake. Before he
| could receive medical treatment his
eyes were swollen shut and his lips
had lost all resemblance to lips. His
tongue was enlarged, and his case had
| grown quite serious.
JOHN TURGRIMsON, who assaulted
and dangerously shot Julius Westgord,
in the town OF Winchester, on thenight
OF July 8, was arrested at Erin, st.
Croix County, on Saturday last, by
Sheriff Burgess, and taken to Win
| chester for trial. Westgord has been
in the hospital ever since.
A HARD hailstorm passed through
| Rosendale last Friday afternoon. 1t
was accompanied by heavy wind,
which scattered grain in the shock,
and a large amount OF it was de-
stroyed. The grain not cut was hall
shelled out. The amount OF grain lost
on the 6. W. Mitchell farm will be over
500 bushels.
THE remains OF Rev. Geo. c. Had
dock, the Prohibition advocate who
was murdered at Sioux City, Ia, were
inferred with simple but impressive
| ceremonies at Racine, on Saturday
| last. As the train bearing his remains
passed through Iowa crowds gathered
at the stations, bells were tolled and
| sincere sorrow was demonstrated on
| all sides.
THE gradual convalescence is re-
ported OF Mrs. ]. s. Schroeder, the vic
tim OF the recent stabbing affray at
Hartland. Her neighbor, Mrs. Sic
bert, however, does not seem to re
cover so fast. She was so shocked by
fright at the horrible deed that she
tainted, and has not yet been restored
to her former self. She was one OF
those who saw the Would-be murderer
deliberately sharpen his knife before
! doing the brutal deed.
JOHN SHARER, OF Madison, who cut
his throat with suicidal intent, q few
days ago, is dead.