The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-09-19
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Political.


Hon. A. G. Cook, of Columbia county,
was made the nominee of the conven-
ton. Mr.. Cook accepted the nomina-
ton, and the convention having adopt
ed series of resolutions, adjourned.
OzAUKEE county has four Democratic
candidates for the Office of senator
Blake, Zimmerman, Morgan and Bohan.
Buffalo County.
BUFFALO has a snake eighteen feet
| long and as big around as mans
body. They must have strong whisky
up there.
Brown County.
| GREEN BAY is to have society fol
the prevention of cruelty to animals
Several incendiary attempts have
recently been made at Green Bay and
Ft. Howard to set fire to buildings
The Green Bay base ball club recently
vanquished the Tom Collins club OF
Depere In match game. -Fast driv-
ers in the streets of Fort Howard object
to being fined by Justices across the
river. They call it a stretch of juris-
diction.
Crawford County.
| PLUNKEc's theatrical troupe has been
performing in Prairie du Chen.
burglar recently entered a boarder's
room in the Julian House, Prairie du
Chen, and stole watch and some
money. Rev. G. L, Clapp, who has
been rustlcarlng i'll Iowa, has returned
to Prairie de Chen and resumed his
pastoral labors.
| Dane County.
HI. ROGERS, the person who ran a
distillery at Middleton, has become in
sane on account of his trouble with
revenue officers. He is out on bail on
eharge of defrauding the govern
meit. - Madison has German
dramatic society, which gives frequent
enjoyable performances.
Eau Claire County.
A BOY named Smith recently fell from
the bridge at Eau Claire, distance of
80 feet, into the river, and escaped I'M
hurt. The residence of Albert
Knight, in Pleasant Valley, was recent
ly burned during the absence of him.
self and wife, and two children, a girl
aged IL and a boy three years old, per-
explosion probably caused the fire.
This is the second time that Mr. Knight
has been burned out.
Fond du Lac County.
The several temperance societies of
Fond du Lac have made arrangements
for grand temperance mass meeting
on the first prOximO. -AccOrding to
the school census recently taken, Fond
du Lac has 5, 1876 children between the
ages of 4 and p. This, upon the basis
of three and a half, gives the city a
population of 20,2S6. The total num-
Der attending the several public schools
is 3, 124. The creditors of Z. d. Mi
hills Il Co. have concluded to form a
stock company with capital stock of
$500, 900, the firm taking 800, 200 of
the stock, the creditors and others tax
ing the balance, the company assuming
the Ss73, 900 Indebtedness upon real es-
tate, said amount to balance all indebt-
edness of .. d. Mihills & Co., not
taken in stock. 1t is proposed by
Fond du Lac tiremen toinvite the steam
fire departments from other cities to a
grand state tiremen's tournament,
about Oct. l, on the occasion of the az
rival of their new self-propelling steam
fire engine. The regular Congresn-
tionaI sociabIes have commenced in
Fond du Lac.
Grant County.
The county fair opened at Lancaster
the I'd inst, continuing three days. 1t
was very successful. The September
term of the circuit court is in session.
There are eleven cases on tie criminal
among others the case of
Brown and Clark, charged with bur-
glary Of the Bloomington Bank and that
of Henry Clark, charged with procur-
ing money by false pretenses. The
crop of corn in the county will be I'M
usually large.
Green Lake County.
A FARMER named VIM. Cellar. of ST.
Marie, Green Lake county, was thrown
from his wagon and killed a few days
since. At the meeting of the Com
mon Council of Berlin, on the I'd inst,
two licenses for the sale of liquor were
granted at 500 each.-The cranber-
ry crop in the neighborhood of Berlin
promises excellently. The fruit was
never of a finer quality. -The reunion
Of veterans at Berlin on the 9th inst.
was not success, many old ''vets"
became demoralized, and the officers
could not control them. This sadly
married the pleasures of the occasion.
Jefferson Comfy.
THE circuit court opened at Jefferson |
On the 7th inst There were 70 cases
)n the calendar. The public schools |
IF Jefferson opened the 7th instant. -
Hon. L. B. Caswell, Republican can
lidate for Congress, was severely kick
ed by horse in the face, recently, Sc
7erely injuring one of his eyes. THE
Democratic County Convention is
called for October 2. The present in
,umbents generally propose to stick.
The new jail at Jefferson will be
inished by November l. 1.-The hop
'rop i'll the county is very good, and
picking is lively.
kewaunee County.
The Cliff Mine, in this county, EN-
Dloys 300 men, 100 of whom work I'M
Ter ground. The product OF this mine
s SO tons of copper per month. A
solid mass of copper weighing 100
ons was recently found in the mine.
Chunks of several tons weight are fire.
Iuently found here.
La Crosse County.
Ex-Gov. c.. c.. WAsHBURN urges upon
"a Crosse lumbermen strongly the i'm
of making small cutting in
he pineries this winter. A CORE
pondent says Theo. Rodolf will accept
If presSed) any nomination the Lib