The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-08-28
WISCONSIN
BREVITIES

that has attacked their potato vines.
Those who are familiar with tobacco
raising pronounce this the tobacco
worm. The largest are four inches
long and three-quarters Of an inch in
diameter. They have an enormous ap-
petite and will go from one hill to
another, stripping the leaves clean,
more destructive pest than the potato
bug. Every available hand on the
farm, women and children, are in the
potato field picking off the worms,
the only known method of getting rid
of this new destroyer of the tuber.
Fond du Lac.-Ellery Stone, an en-
gineer on the 500 line, will probably
be the possessor of a Carnegie medal
if the efforts of several Cottagers at
GillS Landing are not in vain. 4 few
days ago, while on his regular run,
Mr.. Stone saw a small girl walking
along the trestle, which the train go.
ing at quite high rate of speed, was
fast approaching. Unable to stop the
engine before it reached the trestle.
Mr.. Stone climbed out upon the pilot
of the locomotive and seizing the
child rescued it from its peril.
Eau Claire-Eau Claire has an aero
plane inventor. Walker Russell of
Water street is the man, and he is
thoroughly convinced that his ma
chine will be equal if not superior to
any yet built He has spent five years
of hard work in utmost secrecy on his
machine and has just made an appeal
to business men of the city for funds
with which to complete it, The ma.
chine is on the monopane style.
Oshkosh a gale of wind
blowing from the southwest the dry
kiln of the former Williamson &
Libby plant, which is being tempo.
rarily used by the Paine Lumber Com.
pany, was the scene of a disastrous
fire The loss is estimated at $4,000
with $4,000 on lumber and $4,000 on
buildings About 100000 feet of lum-
Der belonging to the Paine company
was consumed.
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blow up several square blocks Of
buildings were found in load of
scrap iron in the yards of the Stand
ard foundry. The iron was shipped
to the foundry from Chicago. Work
men came across 25 shells or bombs,
ranging in size from thirteen to
twenty inches in circumference, and
holding from two to five pounds of
powder.
Madison n-Magnus Swenson, the
well-known capitalist and university
regent, was severely shaken up
and Mrs. Swenson and daughter,
Edith, Mrs. f. c. Inbusch, daughter Of
Gov. Davidson, and Alma Peterson Of
Soldiers Grove, narrowly escaped seri-
Gus injury in an automobile accident
Sunday afternoon three miles east of
Mcfarland.
Green Bay.-Assistant Superinten-
dent O. Il. Bickford of the Wisconsin
state refOrmatOry and Guard Frank
Boyd were eXonerated of guilt in
connection with the death Of John
Smith, in municipal court at the pre-
liminary hearing on the charge OF
manslaughter for which they were
held by the state. Smiths death was
due to acute nephrltls
La Crosse Expressing the belief
that he would soon die, Joel t. Slmp-
son. former conductor on the Wis
consin Central and later proprietor
of the Hotel La Crosse, well known
in hotel and railroad circles all over
this section. wrote his will in his own
handwriting and committed suicide at
his home in Portland, Ore.
Kenosha.-The police here have
picked up a suit case belonging TO
W. NJ Carnaham, formerly OF Mar
quette, Mich. and Shullsburg. The
suitcase contains a lot Of clothing and
a great mass of correspondence OF a
personal nature. The officers believe
that Carnaham has committed suicide.
Oshkosh DIR. W. 4 Gordon, super
intendent Of the Northwestern Insane
hospital, underwent an operation at
the HdUuS OF III. Aux IL ~ S''''
of Chicago Or p. G Gudden, Dr. c,
w. Oyiatt and Dr. F. Gregory Cornell
The operation was Of a serious nature,
but DR.. Gordon rallied well
Appleton.--James VI. Wright Ph. D.,
professor Of history in the University
Of Missouri and one Of the bestkno|n
research historians in the United
States, has been elected to the chair
of history in Lawrence college, 10
succeed Prof Havighorst resigned
Kenosha The body of an unknown
man was taken from the waters Of
LAKE Mary at Twin Lakes, In this
county. The man has not been iden-
tilted, but II is thought that he was
some visitor from either Chicago or
Milwaukee who fell into the water
Racine -Gaorgo Lewis farmer
living ID tie town III ugsa Has
thrown from loaded wagon one IN
the wheels PASSING over hts abdomen
rlpturtng loth k.aE Hs Mr. Lewis .s
abuut "a years 81 age
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