The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-03-03
WISCONSIN NEWS.

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the firm of Williams 4 SaIsisch Will
complete the work of cutting their tim
ber about August and will then tear up
and 90 to other fields. This Will leave
the now stirring little village of Me-
henna with its so families without life
or means of subsistence. and all
will be deserted, as the extensive
mill Is all there is. This company
has cleared away and cut up logs
from thousands of acres and for wears
has employed an army of men. Xeda
another village of about the same size
of Mckenna, that has been built so
that the two nearly touch each other,
will probably also be deserted during
the summer. Ii has been built up bv
the George Warren Company, and has
nothing back of it but the mill. The
George Warren Company is negotiating
for a large tract of timber among the
! cypress swamps Of the far South. This
company also owns Il fine village twenty
miles from Black River Falls, which
Will doubtless sink into a state of
''inocuoUs desuetudc.'
TIE terrible deed Of Even EvensOn,
committed a few DAYS ago in the town
Of Greenfield, La Crosse County, will
no doubt result in the loss of one if not
two lives. Mrs Eyepson lies at death :
door with q broken right leg, with Il
pistol wound in the left leg, a similar
injury in the left arm and bullet in
her back. Even Eyenson is helpless
with wound in his head, caused by a
ball fired with his own hand, and his
throat is so badly cut that he brcathes
through silver tube. His brother
Theodore is able to be about with an
ugly scalp wound. Their home rcsem-
bles a hospital. Even EvcnsOn had
quarrcicd with his brother a few davs
previous to the tragedy and had at
tempted to kill him with an axe handle
Even is thought to be insane and will
be taken to the county Jail as soon as lie
can be removed.
Herman ,>CHwIEE, of BostWick Valley,
La Crosse County. met with an acci-
dent which may cause his death. He
was engaged III lowering tree down
the side of a bluff when he got caught
between the improyised "block' and
another tree and his ribs were crushed
into his lungs.
The Eau Claire authorities entered
the store OF II. +. Converse, at that
place, and carried oft two slot machines.
MIR. Converse was notified to appear in
court to answer a charge OF keeping
gambling devices. The latter SAYS he
viii fight the cas-" to the end
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his INFANT cbiIJ sTLa rnITrI,iD.,nt =
hi. Jir"rr.J vifr Tha g,ttar s,ys tI,n
crjmc was committed twn vears aro
Int She J,rad NOT tnII tho sforv hnfIra
for fear Of her iirr. An C-yrar-nid
daughter of the couple corroboratcs the
statement of Mrs. McBurncy. The hus-
band is in iaii.
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rrrriyrr f,r tbn nrnnnrty of thn kirt.,-
200 Valley * Northrrn hallway Com
bauy. mt Madison .Iudrr Hunu an
nourrcd that ne had dpcIded that 4 re-
reiler should be APPOINTED. but would
delay the appointment for one week To
enable the parties in interest tn gGrcc
upon some pcr-on to act as receiver, If
they fail the court will select the re-
ccivcr.
Fire DESTROYED the plant of the Ra-
cine Iron Company nj Racine Jurctinn.
The buildings were owned hv W. :.
BuffIam. ana the loss is Sl OOD. insur-
ancr, s.. eco. The losso the machinery
and stock is Sl0.0oo; insurance, -, 600.
Seycnty-tiyc men are thrown out Of en-
pIoyment. The origin Of the fire Is un-
known.
MATT Hansen. a Neenah vouth WAS
arrested ON COMPLAINT of hi. father for
making threats and general abusive
ness. Young Hansen has served a term
at the state Industrial School, and was
let out on condition that he would do
better. He viii be returned to the
Waukcsha rciormatory.
The committee 9ppoiptcI at 4 mass
meeting of Oshkosh citizens to inyrstI-