The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-09-23
WISCONSIN NEWS.

unroOted. Great damage was done to
crops in the country. At Eau Claire the
root OF Williams store was carried away
and many barns were wrecked. Trees
were blown down in great numbers. 1t
Is believed that much damage to farmers
resulted from the terrific wind. Durand
was hight in the line of the storm, and
numerous buildings were badly dam
aged. Rain fell in cOpiOus MANNER at
that place.
IT is said the estate of George W
Burlington, Of Eau Clare, who died at
Deland, Fla, may be as much az $780,
600. The funeral is to be at Eau Claire
under Masonic auspices. The body is
on the way from Deland, accompanied
by the son of the deceased, Byron \.
Burlington.
FoCE carrier pigeons owned in Green
Bay were released at Appleton a few
days ago They did not reach their des-
tination, however, evidently being lost
or 4utfocated in the dense cloud of
smoke that prevailed throughout that
section at the time.
L. 4. Erickson. a weII-known bust
ness man of Eicya, Trempealea1 COun-
", was found dead near that place with
bottle OF rough on rats by lis side.
No cause can be assigned for the act.
JAMES RICE had his hand badly
crushed while making a coupling in the
It. Paul yards at La Crosse. Amputation
OF part ot the hand was necessary.
Tue sail yacht Queen, the property of
J. 6. Birely, Of Oshkosh, was destroyed
by fire on Lake Butte des Mortes. Loss
81 500; insurance, $500.
NoURSE Bros, of bayfield,, have made
an assignment To- F. W. Denison, of that
place The assets are 5000; liabilities
about the same.
Two sons of Michael Worm, of the
town of Burke, Dane County, were sen
fenced TO the Industrial School at Wau-
kcSha.
JERRY NILES, of Stevens Point, was
badly injured by falling off a train at
Necnah
FIRE damaged Miller's Hall at Fond
du Lac to the extent Of $500.
THE SANDER suit commenced by
Father Boetting, OF Milwaukee, against
Father Jones, a Catholic priest of Nlazo-
manic, which promised sensation in
the way of testimony, has been thrown
out of the circuit court at Madison.
The action was based upon the allega-
ton that Father Jones said that Boet-
ting was worse than Father Staley."
The defendants attorneys objected to
evidence to show how bad Father Sta
ley was or anything else in the case on
the ground that the words quoted were
not actionabIe and no special damages
were alleged or asked for in the com
plant; and, further, the complaint
failed to allege that Father Jones had
any knowledge of the misdOlngs of
Father StalcV.
JAMES PoNTBRIAND and Swan Swan
son, two Florence young men, while
hunting partridges few days ago came
face to face with Il large black bear and
two cubs. The Young men were so
badly frightened that they forgot to
shoot the animal. Instead they turned
and ran for their lives followed by
bruin. They made good their escape.
BURGI AIRS are becoming very bold at
Madison Several attempts to "hold
up street pedestrians have been made
in West Madison recently, and few
nights ago Robbins X BartZell's mill
was entered and the safe drilled nearly
through, when the visitors were appar-
emily frightened away by the uneXpect-
cd shutting down Of the mill which
runs night and day.
\ 2-YEAR-oLD daughter of Herman
Konell. of Pittsville, was crushed to
death by the collapse of a granary i'll
which the family was temporarily
housed. The child's cradle was buried
under three feet of grain and wood.
FRED. MENnEL, of Oshkosh, who was
serving Il term in the state prison for an
alleged assault committed year ago,
has been pardOned by Gov. Peck.
GEORGE PORTER, a young man living
near Castle Rock, Grant County, was
terribly burned about the face by the
explosion of Il gun he was about to
shoot. 1t is thought he will lose the
sight of one eye.
GEORGE RUNSoM, formerly a resident
of Racine was killed in a railway wreck
near Minneapolis. He was an engineer
on the 4. Paul road.
MRs. PATRICK CUEEvEs, aged - years,
fell off the doorstep Of her home in Ra-
cine and broke her left arm. She will
probably recover.
JosErH NOEL was arrested at Marinette
on charge of running disreputable
house. He was bound over for trial in
$500 bonds.
The health officer at Racine reports
twenty-five cases Of diphtheria at that
place. Five deaths have occurred with
in the past week from the disease and
parents are becoming alarmed. All
persons who violate the laws III regard
to contagious diseases are to be arrested
hereafter at Racine.
The house of J. : Shampnor. a far
mer in the town of Rutland, Dane
County. who did his own banking in
his own home, was entered by burglars
while he was at work in the field.
They stole $500 in currency which he
had left there.
THE Rev c. H. Hall, of Minneapolis,
has been called TO the Methodist Church
at Appleton. The Rev. Il. II. Cooley
goes to Oak Park, suburb of Chicago.
4 FEW days ago 4 tramp called at the
farm house of Mr.. koplItz, near Osh-
kosh, and demanded What money there
was in the house from the two women
occupants at the time. The frightened
womts. complied without resistance and
the tramp left. Soon after Mr.. kOplitZ
returned and upon hearing of the rob
berry shouldered his gun and started in
pursuit. tie soon overlook the fellow
and compelled him to return the
money. The next night the farmers
barn was burned together with twelve
hogs 1t i believed that the tramp
bent on revenge fired the place.
ANOTHER break has occurred in the
rock at Little Chute. The new crack in
the rock forms 4 continuation Of the
former one and l. about 2p1 feet long.
II extends ont into the river and at last
accounts nrI>.oll X tTochnauer's : quarry
Tor the excavation OF the taIl race was
hriu. rapidly flooded in spite of meas
ure> which could he taken on the spur
of the moment to prevent II.
THE barn and stables Of William
kIumb farmer residing near Rock
field. Washington County, were de
s,rovcd Toy fire. Three horses and one
hog peri-hed in the flames. Twenty
loads of white clover, about so bushels
of old grain and all of this years crop
ot grain and hay were destroyed. Mr..
klumh was threshing at the time and
clover machine. which stood in the
barn. was also destroyed. The cause OF
the fire Is unknown.
WILLIAM LEVY, proprietor Of the Ath-
earn House barber shop At Oshkosh,
was arrested At the InSuCatlcn Of the