The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-08-14
WISCONSIN STATE NEW.

A SODA WATER bottle exploded in the
saloon OF Geo. Hohl, at La Crosse, and
piece of the glass cut out one of
Hollis eyes.
jacob Bros wagon and black
smith shop, together with a house,
barn and d dozen or more sheds and
outbuildings, were burned at La Crosse
Wednesday,. Loss small.
Mrs. THEODORE ARTRuR, of Baro-
nette, Burnett County, strayed in the
woods while berrying and wandered
aboutthree days and nights before she
found way out OF The labyrinth.
She subsisted on berries and slept up
on leaves.
| THE La Crosse authorities failed to
identity the prisoners at Prairie du
Chen as the murderers OF Nels White.
| ALBERT E. BUCKINGHAM has sued the
La Crosse Street Railway Company
for damages for personal injuries. He
| claims $4,000.
| A LABORING man named Brand living
in the outskirts of Milwaukee, snot
himself fatally on the night OF the 5th.
He was 20 years old.
| JIMMIE NOLAN, about 20 years of
age, living on Detroit Street, Milwau-
| kee, walked off the dock into the river,
at the foot OF Mason Street, shortly
| before O'Clock on the morning OF the
5th, and wasdrowned. He was under
the influence OF liquor at the time.
| A HORRIBLE accident occurred at
Meridian, fifteen miles down the river
from Eau Claire, on the Sd. John
| Johnson, foreman in a sawmill, was
caught by log and carried to a rotary
saw which severed one OF his legs.
| HENRY HNRICH, who lives at Pine
| River, ran his hand into nest of green
snakes in the garden. He had to
shake off two OF them, they hung so
tightly to his hand. 1t is not known
what the result of the bites will be-
THE marshal of Prairie du Chen
captured three men answering to the
description of those who murdered the
La Crosse saloon-keeper, Nels White.
81. n. SMITH, of Milwaukee, died sud-
denly at Hilbert, at noon on the 4th,
| while sitting at dinner. He had left
Milwaukee apparently in good health,
on business for the Milwaukee &
Northern Railroad Company.
The Trempealeau elopement of John
| Sullivan with Maggie Brady, has end
ed in a tragedy. The parties went to
Winona, where they were followed by
Brady and his son, and after some
threatening talk the girl returned home
| without anything serious happening.
| On the Sd inst. Sullivan went to
Brady's place with friend and hid in
a field while the friend went to the
house to tell the girl to come out. In
stead OF doing so, he told Brady that
Sullivan was hiding in the field and
waiting for chance to see Maggie.
Brady went out where Sullivan was,
the other man remaining at the house,
| and ordered him off the premises. He
| refused to go. Brady then fired ov1r
his head to frighten him, but this had
no effect. Sullivan made a motion as
| if to draw pistol, whereupon Brady
fired again, the ball passing through
Sullivan from side 20 side, penetrating
| his heart and causing instant death.
This is the account given by Brady, as
no one else was present. On examina-
| ton OF the body, two shot wounds
were found, one in the knee. Quarry
men working within hearing distance
say they heard three shots. Brady at
| once went to the village and gave HIM
| self up to the authorities, and was re-
| leased on bail. Hehas unusual public
sympathy. 1t is said that Brady, aft
er returning from Winona with his
daughter, went to see a Justice OF the
peace and declared that if Sullivan did
not clear out he would shoot him.
The Justice advised him not to do
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Sullivan around his house he would
shoot him. The girl Maggie is but 13
years old.
ARTICLES of association have been
filed at Madison of the Chicago, Madi-
son, & Northern Railway Company.
This is the corporate title OF the Hi
nois Central Northern extension via
Freeport and Madison.
WHILE Mrs. Richard Bosch, livingon
Walker Street, Milwaukee, was getting
dinner on the Sd inst, her 3-year-old
child pushed the chair containing the
baby, z months old, near the stove,
where a pan of milk was being scalded.
The little one pulled the pan off the
stove and was frightfully scalded by
the contents, death following In few
hours.
IT is now stated that the deficit of
the big sengerfest at Milwaukee will
be about $1,000.
HERMAN MARTEN, driver of wood
wagon at Milwaukee, was thrown from
his seat on the 3D. by the upsetting OF
the vehicle. Part of the load fell upon
him and he was so badly injured that
he lived but few hours9
IT is reported that John Sullivan,
aged 35, has eloped from Trempealeau
with Maggie Brady, aged 13 years.
THE village council of Bay View
passed a resolution favoring annexa-
tion to Milwaukee, but as two MEM
bers OF the board were absent the pres
ident refused to sign it on the ground
that its passage is illegal.