The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-13
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Brown County.

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der which summary legal proceedings
lately placed it. The settlement with
creditors was effected by bonding it for
$50, 900, and issuing time paper for
! further sums.-There is a man III
Green Bay 106 years old. He first Wis
tied the Bay in 1870.
Clark Comfy.
THERE is a furry of excitement at
| Neillsyille, the county seat of the
county, over supposed default in the
county treasury of that county. Re
Gently, it is reported, the Court House
Building Committee drew an order on
the treasury, the payment of which was
refused on the alleged ground that the
committee had no authority to draw 1t.
! The committee afterwards claimed that
the refusal was made because of de-
ficit in the funds, and the Board of
! Supervisors was called and undertook
an examination, but the treasurer re
| fused to show the funds claimed to be
on hand. Suit has been commenced
against the treasurer.
Dane County.
The Madison Mutual Insurance Com
pany has made an assessment of fifty
per cent. on its premium notes.-Mr
| David Richardson, of the town of Mid
dletOn, recently exhibited at Madison
! two dead lambs joined together at the
chest, excepting which, the bodies of
both are well formed and developed.
| They are facing one another, and the
| legs seem to be entwined around each
other. The portion which connects
them is about three and one-half inches
in diameter, reaching from one fore leg
to the other, and up just even with the
breast bone.
Fond du Lac County
A SENSATION was caused in the Com
mon Council of Fond du Lac last week,
by the entrance OF large number of
ladies and gentlemen, who presented a
petition signed by several hundred cit
liens, asking that the saloons might be
closed on Sunday. The petition was
laid over one week.
Iowa County.
A DRUNKEN row occurred at a dance
in Moscow few nights since, during
which Andrew Rear, Norwegian, shot
his cousin three times, infiicting severe,
if not fatal wounds.
juneau County.
HE following persons have been
chosen officers of the Lemonweir Valley
Horticultural Society for the ensuing
year: President, C. IS. Whittier, Oak
dale; President, DIR. H. Allen,
Tomah; Treasurer, G. w. Fasbinder,
Mansion; Secretary, M. l., Clark,
Fountain; Trustees, E. l.. Bostwick,
Tomah; j. 2. Sheldon, Lisbon; G. FL.
Grote, Mauston.
La Crosse Comfy:
A NOTORIOUS band Of thieves, Bill
King, James Foley and Bob Grover,
were arrested III La Crosse recently and
were sentenced to two years and nine
months Imprisonment in the state peni-
Tertiary.
Lafayette Comfy.
A TwO-YEAR old son of Thomas Glea-
son, of Darlington, fell backward into
pail of boiling water, a few days ago,
and his life is dispaired of.
IInnitowoc County.
FRED SEEGER, of Manitowoc, killed
a hog the other day, which weighed,
when dressed, 900 pounds. -Jona-
than Danforth and his wife, of Mon
roe, celebrated their golden wedding on
the 10Th ult.
| APPLETON talks Of erecting 5000. 900
cotton factOry-A few days ago, two
prominent citizens of Appleton, named
W. \. Clark and Edward West, having
heard certain slanderous rumors cir
culated by DR.. Switzerland, a we'll
known city physician, charging Brook
lyn irregularities between said Clark
and Mrs. West, the two met the doctor
on the avenue and proce eded to horse
whip him. The affair created consider
able excitement. "A new Catholic
church was recently dedicated at APP
pleton which cost $50, 000.-The Gu
tagamie County Mutual Insurance Com
pany has property insured to the amount
Of S347, 200.
i Waiworth County.
The project of establishing works at
Geneva, for building the Crawford
reaper, seems to be an entire success.
The capital stock of 100000 is all
taken or provided for. As soon as pos
sible building will be commenced. The
factory will be 120x64 and two stories
high. It's full capacity will be twenty
machines day, and when worked to its
full capacity one hundred men will be
employed.
Winncbago County.
THE dwelling house of John Istas, in
Neenah, was destroyed by fire Tuesday
night. Most of the contents were
saved. 1t is supposed to have caught
from defective chimney. Loss about
81, 000.--Reports received at Oshkosh
say that there is plenty of snow in the
woods, and that as many logs Will be
put III as there were last year, The
logs being cut are of superior class,
and will make tirst-rate lumber.
I Washington County.
THE Musical Society of Port Wash
ington is contemplating the erection of
an elegant opera house this spring.
Contracts are already made for material
and work. The building, when com
| pleted, will cost about $4,000 without
the grounds. john Hainsworth, con-
fined in the county jail for deadl y as
sault on Mic. Wether, escaped on the
9th ult., since which time nothing has
| been heard from him.
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