The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-02-18

NV fhttNiINy tduS''t iN lIt recent
tlCn OF Lyman L. Powell.
PETER WEGENEE, formerly a resident
or Sturgeon Bay, died at his home in Two
RIVERS, aged 10 years.
ELMOHE c. HUTTo, of Sturgeon Rav.
was seriously and probably fatally kicked
by horse.
Mrs. MARY A. Brown died at her home
III W aterloo, Dane County, aged 81 years.
HE question of a telephone line between
AShiand ana Iron River is being agltated
ALIEN. MINNIER a resident of Brussels
Door county, Is confined to his bed from
The effeciS OF an assault by four unknown
parties near his home
MRS. 1TTREHUS, wife of a La Crosse
minister, has become dcmcnted, and Will
be taken to an asylum for treatment
Mrs, E. NJ. Hunt, of Liberty Grove,
'ooT county, was granted divorce from
Her husband, hOmaS W. hunt.
Tie jury in the case of Joseph Zettel
VS.. ALVIN Banmann and Joseph Kramer.
at sturgeon Bay, returned verdict award
ing the pialntitf l,5i3. The plaintiff sued
10 recover damages sustained by the burn
ing OF barn and other property, alleged
TO have been caused by sparks from the
defendantS Shingle mill.
THE trial of William Alters on a charge
OF murder IS III progress at Sturgeon Bay.
Alters is accused of the murder of Joseph
W errlck, an Oid Australian, who resided
In the northern part of the county. The
crime was committed about October /.
Alters was arrested at the time, and taken
to Sturgeon Bay, and was examined In the
justice court. but as there was not Suf-
hclent evidence against the youth, who is
only II years, the case was put over until
the present time.
MISS thaw sets in soon great and
widespread suffering is going to result to
farm stock OH account of the scarcity Of
water, says the Door County Advocate.
Wells and springs that have never failed
are reported giving out in all parts of the
county, and IN consequence great deal of
suffering IS cntailcd on the brute creation.
Although the well drillerS are kept busy
sinking old wells deeper and constructing
new ones, the water supply continues dan
gerOuSly short.
AT a meeting Of the Ashland County
Board resolution was passed reducing
the price OF board paid the sheriff for
prisoners from to cents to 80 cents a day.
The experts were also ordered to stop work
on the county books.
EX-MAYOR DENGLER, of La Crosse. Sc
cured golden eagle, measuring nine feet
from TIP to tip, few days ago. 1t was
shot by farmers boy near that place
recently. Farmers i'll that vicinity state
that the bird has made It's home there
ahOutS for tWenty-ninc years. Ten years
ago the bird was caught in 4 steel trap. but
escaped after tearing OFF one claw. When
shot by the boy the claw was missing,
which proved that 1t was the same eagle.
TIMoTHY HALEY. a resident of Mazo-
mamie, was run over and killed by the cars
near the Arcade mills. He was on his
way home and when on a crossing Il
switch engine struck hm. \ cOroner'S
jury returned a verdict eXOnO-atlng the
railroad from all blame. Deceased leaves
wife and SIX children.
j. f. y. PYRE VIII represent the Wis
State TniyprSIty a tho ~ a Shln
ton ) birthday celebration which is held by
the Chicago Club IN the Worlds Fair City.
He represented the state University in
the intercollegiate oratorlcal contest last
year.
JUDGE BAILEY has set aside the verdict
of the Jury IN the case of the city of Eau
Claire Us. Martha Wilson. The city was
rec .utly awarded $500 on account of the
Defendants alleged negligence in keeping
the sewer on her property IN proper
shape
IL the case of Golf VS.. the Chicago. st.
Paul, Minneapolis X Omaha Railway
Company, at Eau Claire, the Defendants
motion tor new trial has been denied.
The plaintiff was recently awarded
81. 900 damages for an injury alleged to
have been received in the defendants
yards at ElrOy.
ANDREW T.. JOHNSON. a Scandinavian,
while cutting logs near Cedar River, Mari
nette County, was struck on the head by
falling tree and his skull crushed. Tie
was taken to the MenOminee River Hos
pital, at Marinettc, but died the following
day.
Two daughters of Eugene WiggenhOrn,
of a Crosse, died within few hours of
each other of typhoid fever. One was %
and the other ID years of age.
A SHIPMENT of 10000 brook trout has
been received at Marinette from Washing
ton by r. Carney and A, e. Merryman,
Z hoy Il 1ll alive and VIII he Dlarpi
the small lakes IN that vicinity.
LYMAN IL. POWELL, extension lecturer
in history at the Wisconsin University at
Madison, has tendertd his resignation,
which was accepted by the executive COM
mttcc of the Board Of Regents. Mr.
Powell withdrawS from the university to
accept position as lecturer for the Amer
lean Society for the Extension of Uniyer-
Sity Teachings, with headquarters at
Philadelphia.
GEORGE MITCHELL. of Madison, Will
spend thirty days in the Dane County jail
for stealing an oyercoat
THE residence of William Witte, stu
ated in the town of Hamilton, La Crosse
County. was destroyed by fire. Loss, $500;
insurance, 500.
GEORGE SAVAGE was arrested at Fan
Claire on a charge of jumping a board
bill at Chippewa Fails
Mrs. KATE MEYER hus been granted
divorce from her husband, Joseph Meyer,
| at Ashland.
MRS PuILIIP SCINELI, SR., of La
Crosse, had two of her rIbS and one hip
fractured by fall on slippery walk.
F. l.. LANGLEY. of La Crosse, news
bOy on the Chicago. Milwaukee X 81. Paul
road, was arrested at La Crosse on
charge of stealing $40 from passenger.
His case was continued until February IL.
Miss AGNES PRIMO, the young woman
a "
accident at MarInette few days ago, died
at hospital III that city. Miss Primo was
the youngest daughter of Alexander
Primo, one of the pioneer residents OF
MarInctte.
CHRIS Helm lies at the Rinehart Hos
pital, in Ashland. badly injured, as tne
result of a very peculiar accident. " hlie
chopping near PIummer, Helm feiled
tree across a ravine. Mounting the log, he
attempted to chop II through. IN some
manner he slipped and tell tWentS-iNc
feet. striking on the edge OF freshly cut
Stump. 4 silver about three feet long
projected from the stump. pom TINS the
Unfortunate man fell, the silver running
completely through his body. ImpaIlhS
him as though he had fallen upon spear
There he lay for some time before his com
panIOnS were aroused ny his cries, "heh
he was with difficulty released.
Il. !. WuIrPLE. Of Eleya. Eau Claire
County has been arrested on charge OF
selling liquor in violation of the law. lie
was bound over for trial IN S5'u bonds
Miss. LUCINDA J. CHAMBER wife OF
w H. Chandler, eNSupcrlntendent or
public instruction. died yesterday at her
home in sun Prairie. Mrs. Chandler was
one af Dane County pioneers. Sne came
TO Wisconsin with her husband IN lN3i,
and settled in Walworth County. In 1913
they moved to Windsor. and in 1869 settled
in sun Prairie.
The Jury i'll the case of Loren NJ. Pow
GrS. who was recently taken PACK TO a>h-
land from the state of Washington. on
cb,rna Of h;camy, returned a verdict Of
rmiIty Powers was formerly connected
with a law firm at Ashland and married
prominent society young woman named
pottcrs at the same time had another " Wife
and two children living IN Iowa, OF whom
his Ashland atfianced ana heT lSldiiNtS
-,-1rE 1,uvare until shortly before the date
w =. ta..,., N, :, rriamn HMMnrS eNnlllned