The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-06-03
WISCONSIN NEWS.

Sll WIN othef children was PLAYING
ABOUT the house and grounds after the
school bad been dismissed for the dav.
Some one dared her to climb in at a win
dow which was part way open. She at
once attempted the rather difficult feat
ohe was IN the act of putting her head
INTO the schOol-roOm when the window
fell square across her neck. The in
slant the sash was raised the girls life
less body fell to the ground. The spi-
nal cord was broken at the point where
1t enters the skull
SEVERAL farmer bows, all under 20
years, were throwing stones at each
other at Big Falls, on the Eau Claire
Rlver, when one of them finally fired a
target rifle. The ball went into the hip
OF August Biegler, of the town of Sew
mour. He may die. Emil Kroeger,
Louis Nolbrudt, Charles Harke and
Henry johnson were arrested, all on
the charge of assault with intent to do
great bodily harm.
Col. JOHN C. SOONER delivered the
Memorial Day address at Eau Claire,
Gen. Luclus Fairchild at Fox Lake, and
Col. George W. Bird at sun Prairie
MARINETTE dispatch says that an at
tempt was made to burn the factory of
the Menominec Stained Glass Company.
The pile of kindling did not ignite.
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER RooT will
shortly go to Minnesota to examine in
surance companies in that state.
The Press is the name of the new pa
per established at Port Wing, BAYFIELD,
County, by Ripley d Hunter.
&. \. PINE, of Bayfield,, is one of the
lucky ones who made a stake out of the
Omaha and Central lands that were
thrown open to settlement two wears
ago. He has sold his claim for s. POO
and got the cash. Mr.. Pine located at
that place number of years ago with
ont cent.
The barns and outbuiIdings of Coggins
& Parish, of Fitchburg, Dane County.
were demolished by a severe wind
storm few DAYS ago The damage will
amount to about 81 900.
TIE Worlds Fair exhibit of the Wis
consln Cranberry Growers Association
consists of a miniature cranberry marsh
about 3Ox5O feet, complete in every re-
speCt, with growing vines dams, bitches,
reservoir, etc.
THE recent forest fire did considerable
damage In the town of Gibraltar, Door
County, and especially in what is known
az the Poland settlement. Ignetz Char
netzky lost all his earthly possessions
except the ground on which the build
house and barn and their contents, also
thirty-two cords of wood. John Norton
lost considerable wood Martin
Schram, Henry kirchner and Sam
kaezmorek are likewise losers on this
account.
THE fishermen at Fish Creek, Door
County, have been completely over
whelmed by the myriads of herring
which have gluttcd their nets. They
have thus far been unable to obtain
sufficient help to properly take care of
the catch, and many farmers have been
induced to assist in the work of dressing
One-half the fish.
FRITZ kEELEE, resident ofCOmmon-
wealth, Florence County, was killed by
falling ore while at work i'll mine, He
leaves a wife in an insane asylum and
six children.
ROBERT G. GRADY, formerly a we'll
known resident of Madison, died sud-
denly of heart failure at Sioux City, la.
He was - years of age.
PRESIDENT Emery, of the River Falls
Normal SCHOOL, will retire at the close
of the present term. having arranged to
move on his large farm in Dane County,
hoping there to reCUpCrate his impaired
health. He began his career by teach
ing a common school in 1868, then, in
turn. taught in the Albion Academy,
the Union School at Grand Rapids, anI
the high school at Fort Atkinson, of
which he was principal for sixteen
years
Miss CorxErIl R ScHLAFEr, of
Ncnomonee Falls, was united in mar
riage to Charles puehler, assistant
secretary of the Milwaukee !. VI. {. \.
The ceremony took place at the home
Of the brides parents
The comptroller Of currency has
issued statement showing the condi-
tion of banks in Wisconsin. exclusive of
Milwaukee. The amount of gold coin
on hand is 81 50, ,O94 and gold ccrtiti-
Gates $4S,370. The reserve Is 23.6l per
cent.
Plans are maturing in Milwaukee for
the elaborate entertainment OF large
party of European newspaper men now
ut Chicago III attendance on the orid
Fair. Invitations have been extended
by the Milwaukee Press Club; under
whose auspices the affair will be con-
Quoted. The date fixed is June -, and
the party j. expected to number 100 or
more.
TnE Rev. Father Shoenen, who had
charre of the Church OF Our Lady Of
Jourdes, Narincttc, during the absence
of the Rev. Father Fox in Europe, has
returned to Green Bay where hc VIII
assist Bishop Messmer.
II. II. PowERS, a student in the = radu-
ate department of economies at the
State University, has received an "itcf
of the professorship of political econ
omv at Smith College, Northampton,
Mass.
4 LODGE OF Good Templars has been
orrgniZed at South Ia Crosse. Ihe
I, oh
bership.
IA CROSSE is making . strong bld Tor
one of the new normal schools me me
citv has presented an offer Of Sli"u
and a suitable site to the Normal school
REGENTS for the location OF one OF the
schools at that place.
THE State Womcn's Christian Tenn
perance Union. which has been IN ses-
Sion at Eau Claire, elected the follow
ing officers: President: Mrs. v H.
Campbell. Of Evansville; NIce-prtSl-
dent. Mrs fannie X. East, OF LAKE
Mills. treasurer. Mrs Ames, Of Madl-
son corresponding secretary, Mrs. Ma
ria +. Hanchcttc: recording secretary;
Mrs. Strong. of Baraboo; secretary "I
1.ol,rer women branch Mrs. Maud Bar
kew, of Superior.
While John Kurtz. 4 Mequon farmer,
was driving his cattle across the railway
track. the engine struck one otthe COWS
and threw her body against Mr.: hurtz,
Who was twenty feet away. lie was
badly hurt, but will recover,
UTGu JoNF<. Of Elmo, aged wears: Is
suffering from a fractured taigh, having
been dragged under wagon 10y 4 dog,
He had tied himself 10 the dog and gwen
chase to 4 pig. ..,,;,,,,,,, an,
AN Eau claire hunter SAYS that nlhe out
of every ten scalpN presented 70 1A' CG"",H
for tI,a bounty as wolf >cslp> are onlyioNc>,
the officials not knowing the difference he
tween them.
ASHLAND i to have a new chemical fire
engine II will cost 40.
Trnrct ". SPARKS. OF Chicago. the actor
who fell four stories down an elevator shaft
Ii a EeIoit hotel. receiving terrible injuries.
-, .riNrn . henciit in a pertormanCe OF