The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-01
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Brown Comfy.


gregationa church at Lyons, Iowa,
town on the Mississippi river, adjoining
Clinton. those reported as
names of Mr.. and Mrs. Bloom, of
Green Bay. There is evidently some
error in the reports, or some outside
parties who have thought to add eclat
to their names by registering from
Green Bay.-Green Bay Adrertiesr.
Clark County.
Work on the new Presbyterian
| Church at Neilsville is progressing.
When finished it will be the best church
edltice IN the county. The contract
/ for doing the work on the new court
house has been awarded to G.. B. Brad
shaw, for SO, 500, all material furnish
ed. 1t is to be brick building, 60x94
feet. Offices on the first floor and court.
room on the second floor.
! Dane County.
THE University Regents, at their re-
cent meeting, elected Geo. II. Paul,
President, and John S. Dean, Secretary,
A professor of the Norwegian language
has been added to the faculty of the
University.-The Madison Democrat
tells this eve understand that Mayor
Pinney received q letter from Boston re-
Gently, making enquiries about man
| jumping into the Ohio river. The
writer addresses his letter to the Mayor,
saying that he understood from reports
that man, name given, had jumped
into the Ohio river, at Madison, Wis;
and requests the Mayor to make en-
quiries into the matter. The Mayor re-
piled respectfully, stating that he had
heard nothing of the report but added
that if the man jumped into the Ohio
river at Madison, Wis, there was no
possibility of his making an appearance
alive"
Dunn County.
DANIEL FARRELL, engineer of the
pile driver of the Green Bay Pile Driv-
ing and Dredging Company. had his
arm so badly crushed in the gearing of
the driver, at Menominee, recently, that
amputation was necessary Fletcher
Massee, of this county, has imported
Norman stallion four years old. weigh
ing 600 pounds.
Eau Claire County.
THREE men named J. r. Higgins,
David Jenkins and Hugh Kelly, who
left Eau Claire on the third of April for
the Black Hills, have returned, having
been taken in company with an expedi-
ton of III men, by detachment of
troops under command of Major Fergu
Walker, when within sixty miles of tn
Hills.--Some miscreants placed an
obstruction in the shape of a pile of
ties, Oh the track of the West Wiscon-
sin railroad on Friday night of last
week, and the engine and tender of the
night passenger train were thrown from
the track distance of twenty feet. No
one was seriously hurt. The accident
occurred near Augusta.
Fond du Lac County.
4 KEG of printing ink standing In
front of he Commonwealth office was
cautiously approached by pair of old
bummers, who thought there was
bourbon inside, and tapped. Finding
ont their mistake, they wrote New
England Rum" on the innocent key,
and left it to the mercy of the waves
| Fond du Lac Commonwealth. If they
had written concentrated lie they
would have hit it.-Sentinei-The
Commonwealth remarks: "The wife
of Rev. A. b. Taylor, who went to
Michigan to put up preserves last
winter, has never returned. Some
,
self"
Grant County.
The Mineral Point Railroad Company
has proposed to the people of Lancas-
ter that if they and the towns along the
proposed line from Platteville will raise
100000 by tax and subscription, and
secure the right OF way, the company
will iron, equip and operate railroad
from Platteyille to Lancaster.
Kenosha County.
WORK will Immediately commence on
the rebuilding of ST. Georges Catholic
church, recently burned at Kenosha.
Last week the first crib was launch
ed in the extension of the Kenosha
harbor piers. The Kenosha Driving
Park Association will give one days
races, July 5. Three races-First for
horses owned in Kenosha county that
have never beaten 800; second, for
running horses; third, for ESQ horses.
Purse 1925.
/ juneau County.
The Mansion Star publishes the fol-
lowing census returns: Plymouth l ,438
against 795 in 1870; Elroy 632; Ar
menia 236, against 254 in 1870; Lisbon
514, gain of IS since 1870; New Lis
bon /, 143, against /, 221 in 1870; Maus-
ton LII, against 952 in 1S70-gain
165.
Milwaukee County.
THE " Ranzen Guard" is the name of
a new military company of Milwaukee.
1t is fat mems company, and no one
can hope for membership who weighs
less than 200 pounds. has been
developed that the liabilities of Pick &
Son, of West Bend amounts to 1926, 600.
A nunber of Milwaukee firms lose heav-
lily by the failure.
! 0coDtO County.
THE railroad office at Peshtigo was
broken open by thieves Oh the night of
the 18th, and every lock except the safe
was forced. Five or SIX dollars in
change and few railroad tickets was
the extent of the booty obtained. Sew
erai other places In the town were also
entered, but the amount of swag OBJ
tanned is not stated On the night Of
the 10Th, while John Hagard, of Mari
cite, with his son and daughter, were
returning home in a wagon, they were
met by Swede named Nelson Burr, a
former sutton of Miss Hagard. Burr
was permitted to enter the wagon for
short ride, and very soon drew revol-
yer and shot the elder Hagard, the ball
entering the left breast, inficting a Sc
rious though probably not fatal wound.
The old man clenched the assassin and
succeeded in getting the pistol away
from him and throwing him from the
wagon, whipped up the team and lett
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