The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-08-21
STATE
HAPPENINGS


Maertske, North Freedom; secretary,
Mrs. L. v Bitter, Milwaukee; treas
urer, William Schacht, Racine. Wa
tertown was selected as the next con-
vention city
Mellen.-Fishermen near Penokee
made grewsome find when they &C.
cidentally came upon the badly decom-
posed remains of man. Evidence
about the skeleton leads to the belief
that the body had been washed some
distance down the river There was
little remaining except blue shirt
and a pair of heavy shoes that might
lead to identification
Marnette-Harry Slater, an en-
gineer at High Falls on the Peshtigo
river by mistake took strychnine in
stead of quinine. He died in fearful
agony while at the supper table be-
fore he knew what he had done. He
was a young man of Madison. Ind,
and was to have been married within
a short time to a young woman of
that place.
Manitowoc--A state committee
composed of r. J. Coe, Fort Atkinson;
l.. G.. Kellogg, Ripon, and d. Bingham,
Sturgeon Bay accompanied by Sec
rotary F. Cranefield of the Wisconsin
State Horticultural society expressed
themselves highly pleased with the
progress shown by the trial orchard
at Nanitowoc.
Racine,-There was a running duel
at Central park, south of this city, be-
tween Undersheriff Joseph Patrick
and a brother of Albert Steffen, want
ed for assisting in kidnapping Louis
Gegare, four-year-old boy, at Green
Bay.
Sheboygan-Dr Leo Breitzman,
who was brought here from Elkhart
lake suffering from blood poisoning,
developed signs of insanity at st.
Nicholas hospital and it was neces-
sary TO have him committed to the
state hospital at Oshkosh.
Kenosha.-The police of Kenosha
have started new investigation
into the death of Cornelius Mcfarland,
50 years of age, a New Haven, Conn,
man who was found dead along the
track OF the Northwestern road in the
local yeads here
Kenosha. -Announcement has been
made here of the approaching mar
rage of Louis +, Rahr of this city
widely known as an orator and politi-
cal speaker and Miss Cora A. John
son, a daughter of G. A. Johnson of
Mantowoc.
kenOsha, - improvements are
planned in the interior of st. Mathews
church which will probably cost about
$4,000 and which will make the edifce
one of the most beautiful in the coun-
try.
kenOsha.-L. w. Beecher. a former
well-knoWn contractor of Kenosha, is
thought to have been foully murdered
al Thompson Falls, Mont. The body
of Mr.. Beecher, badly mutilated, was
found in a box car at Thompson Falls.
Mazomane.--Daniel Goodwin, con-
ductOr on the Sank branch and one of
the oldest conductors of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway. dropped
dead while sitting on a chair on the
yeranda Of his home.
Marinette.-Mary Lomry, aged four.
OF Menominee, died of ptomaine POI.
soning, due to eating sardines 4 can
OF sardienes was thrown into the back
yard, the child found it, ate some OF
the sardines and died.
Grand Rapids. Kofey who
accompanied Charles Bartz to Fargo,
n d., where they expected to work
in the harvest fields this fall, was ac-
cidentally killed at Clear Water Mimi.
Beloit.-G. Grunke's farmhouse sew.
eral miles west of the city was burned
by lightning Lightning did $500 dam.
age to Emil Fornecker's house and
the escape OF his family is remark
able
Plainfeld-The long drought OF
over month has been broken by
soaking rain which was a great bless.
ing to the parched earth and dried up
crops. Corn potatoes, vegetables and
pastures will be greatly benefited
superior Patrick Sheylin Of this
city was killed in the Northern Pa
citc yards a; Duluth by being thrown
under the wheels of hatcar on
which he was standing. The engine
started the train with a jerk and he
fell
Nceush The eleventh annual re-
union VI the Winuebago County Vet
Grams association will be held at the
armory September l. A campfire will
be- a feature in the evening Lieut.
Gov. John Strange will he one Of the
principal speakers
Neeuah T. G White and 4 +
Jones two OF the first Eve white men
TO settle in this part Of the state. died
almost at the same hour Both had
been lifelong characters in Neenah.
Oconto George Trip OF Stiles was
killed az Stiles Junction His BODY
was horribly murlated There is
suspicion that he met with foul play
Beloit During an electric storm
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