The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-10-02
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

EDWARD GETCHELI., brakeman en-
ployed by the Chicago & Northwest
ern Railway, had a narrow escapefrom
being killed at Baraboo. AS his train
was pulling out OF the yard under full
headway, Getchell tried to step from
the car onto the tender of the engine,
when his foot slipped and he fell be-
tween the cars. The wheel OF the front
car ran over the fleshy part OF his
limb, splitting the flesh from the hip
to the knee clear 10 the bone. The
doctor thinks he will recover.
THE case of George Long, as admin
istrator OF the estate OF Barbara Eliza
beth Long, against Jacob Block, a
prominent merchant os Platteville,
has been dismissed on motion of the
plaintiff. No reason was alleged for
the dlsmis al, and the ATTORNEYS for
the plaintiff will give no exclamation OF
Their sudden action. 1t will be remem-
bered that Block was accused OF caus-
ing Barbara's death by charging her
with THEFT from his house.
The annual reunion OF the Twenty
eighth Wisconsin Volunteers opened
at Milwaukee on the 23d with q good
ly representation of the old veterans.
In th9 evening they were given ban
quet by the WOman's Relief Corps OF
+. B. Wolcott Post G. A. r.
The annual business meeting Of the
State Fair Association was held at
Milwaukee on the 23d. The associa.
ton decided to hold the annual fair at
Milwaukee for the next five years.
Casper III. Sanger was elected president
and I. II. Newton secretary.
AN l8-months' old daughter OF Ed
ward Biersach, living at the corner OF
Windlake and Second Avenues, Mil
waukee, died on the 22d from the
effects OF injuries received by being run
over by wagon the day before.
WILLIAM BARNIcK, aged % years,
had his arm badly mutilated by q
buzz saw on the Dist, at the shop OF
Gus CuIdeWe, or Sixth Street, Milwau-
kee, where he was employed,
IN the Grant County circuit court
George A. Shuster was given a Judgment
against the town OF Platteville for
$3.50, for personal injuries resulting
from detective highway. Mr.. Shu5-
ter was riding on the running gears of
his wagon, without any box, along q
main Travelled highway in the town of
Platteville, when one OF his feet, which
was hanging down, struck q large
stump in the center OF the road,
wrenching his ankle very severely.
A FEARFUL cyclone visited q tim
bered tract few miles from Hayward
on the vest fork OF the Chippewa, a
few days ago, crushing and telling s.
600, 600 feet of standing pine belonging
to the North Wisconsin Lumber Com
pany. The length of the wind fall was
about eight miles by eighty rods in
width. Perfectly sound trees 2 feet in
diameter were in many instances
broken or twisted off fifteen to twenty
feet above the trunks.
THE Pioneer Lumber Company, OF
Eau Claire, failing to dispose OF its
mill, lands and other property for the
benefit OF its creditors, effected a set
tlement to day at 25 cents on the dol
lar. The assignment WAS made over q
year ago.
A SERIES of forty-five agriculture
Institutes will be held throughout the
state the coming winter. The initial
ihCCtiLS VIII pS ucli dC hlktI L ais,
November 80 and December ! New
Richmond, MenomOnie, Bloomer, Au-
gusta, Neillsviile, Richland Center,
Lancaster, DodgevilIe, Manitowoc,
Appleton, New London, Stevens Point,
Plaintield and Montello will follow
during the month OF December.
A HORSE THIEF named Sanders broke
away from Detective McManus in
front OF the police station at Milwau-
kee. The officer sent five shots after
him, but the thief, who had disposed
OF a team to j. B. Carper, OF Pekin,
H., escaped uniniured.
FRED. DAVIS, q negro deckhand on
the steamer Chicago stabbed two other
employees OF the boat while en- route to
Milwaukee from up the lake on the
21st. Davis is now United States
prisoner in the county jail.
Il. T. BOYD, receiver at the Bayfield,
land office, has been suspended for fail
ing to file his bonds.
AT Sturgeon Bay, on the goth, B. F.
Hall pleaded guilty to the charge OF
having practiced as physician with
out diploma and was fined $25. Be
ing unable to pay the fine he was sent
to the county iall