The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-06-05
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

THE mill of A. K. Porter, four miles
from Shawano, burned. The loss is
about 81, 900 with no insurance. The
fire caught from sparks.
MRS. CHRIsTIANA KURT, aged so
years, committed suicide at her home
in Wauwatosa by drowningin water
barrel.
In saving the life of younger sister,
at Milwaukee, on the 29th, August
Schlechter, 10 years old, was struck
by an engine and killed.
WoERGEL's portable saw-mill burned
down at Bailey's Harbor, on the 29th.
Loss, $4,000; no insurance.
HoRSE-THIEyEs are at work in Rich
land County, and farmers are getting
excited.
Hermann, the 4-year-old son of
Friedrich Berndt, was drowned in the
river at Milwaukee on the 2Sth.
THE lifeless body of Charles Ham
mer. a German laborer on the Chica-
go, Burlington & Northern Railroad,
was found near Cassville, in a sitting
posture, under tree. Alcoholism was
the cause of death.
THE supreme court adjourned on the
9th. The fall term will open in Sep
| tember.
The corner stone of the new Congre-
gational Church at Eau Claire was
| laid on the 9th.
The body OF an unknown man was
taken out OF the river under the rail-
road bridge at North McGregor As
cries for help were heard in that vicini-
ty few evenings previous, it is sup.
| posed that the man was waylaid on
the bridge and thrown into the river
A 2-YEAR-oLD child of Mrs. John
| Forty, living near Barron, was very
seriously, if not fatally, burned recent
ly, through it's clothes catching fire
from mosquito smudge.
CONGRESSMAN WOODWARD, Of La
| Crosse, has been engaged to deliver the
Grafton at the Southern Wisconsin
veterans reunion to be held at Miner
al Point. A number of other speakers
will be present on this occasion, in
| Guiding George Peck, of Peck's Sun,
who Is down on the programme for an
address.
A CARRIAGE occupied by Mrs. Jane
Hayes and her son, who reside about
mile from Porterville, Eau Claire
County, was driven into q ditch, at
Eau Claire. Mrs. Hayes was thrown
out, and in the fall two ribs were
broken and her breast bone crushed.
The accident was the result of intoxi-
cation on the part of the driver, who
had been warned of the danger.
THE premium list for the state fair
next fall has been completed. The
prizes aggregate SIS, 1000.
THE mayor of La Crosse formally
announces through the evening paper
controlled by him, that he is candi-
date for the labor party for governor.
THE heavy wholesale liquor and
wine house of A. Blade, Son & Co., OF
Freeport, H., will shortly remove to
| Milwaukee.
ANDREW LILLICH has discovered a
| fine quarry OF sandstone on his farm
near Madison. The quarry covers
some thirty acres, and the stone lies
in level layers from four to twenty
four inches thick.
EARLY on the morning of the 26th,
vacant store OF James Graves OF
Gravesville, was destroyed by fire.
The building was valued at $4,000;
insured for 81 900.
A HOUSE of ill-fame, situated about
a mile from the village OF Rhinelander,
was burned early on the morning OF
| the oath, together with four OF the in
mates. A fifth escaped alive, but is so
badly burned that his life is despaired
| of. The names of the persons burned
to death are as follows: A. ]. Smith,
the keeper OF the place; Maggie CouT-
vile, an inmate; Dan Doyle; a woman
reputed to be Doyle's wife. VIM. Clark
is badly burned.
CAsIMIR DUDEK, the rioter whose jaw
was shot to pieces during the recent
riot at Bay View, is still at the county
hospital. He continues to improve
and there seems to be no doubt OF his
ultimate recovery.
THE jury in the case of Mrs. Clemen.
tine E. Quackenbush, OF Eau Claire,
against the old Wisconsin & Minneso-
ia Railroad Company, for damages for
the death of her husband, conductor
on freight train, four years ago, have
returned verdict of $4,000 in her
| favor. Thecase was tried in the Chip
pewa County circuit court.
THE building and stables at Pitts
burg, owned and occupied by the Phil
ip Best Brewing Company of Milwau-
kee, Wis, were entirely destroyed by
fire at an early hour on the morning OF
the 25th. Thirteen horses belonging
to the Brewing Company were roasted
alive. The loss is estimated at $10,-
| 600.
Four floors, comprising the store at
144 West Water Street, Milwaukee,
fell with a loud crash early on the
morning Of the oath, carrying with
them large stock of goods. A small
section OF the floors in the front and
rear alone remained intact Until the
wreck is cleared away, the loss will
not be known, but it will reach several
thousand dollars. Fortunately no.
| body had reached the store when the
accident occurred. An hour later
there would undoubtedly have been q
| loss OF life. The hardware firm OF ]
| P. Lindemann & Son occupied the
store at 146, and also used the fourth
floor OF 144 for storage purposes. The
firm had also rented the third floor to
relieve the crowded condition OF the
other floors. The two lower floors
were occupied by the ]. NJ. Brunswick
Bake Billiard Table Manufacturing
Company.
H. A. FLINT, conductor on a tie
train on the Chicago, st. Paul, Mime
| apolis & Omaha Road, fell from the
cars at Ashland while the train was IN
motion and broke his leg, besides re
ceiving other serious injuries. His
home ID in Minneapolis.