The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-06-05

Columbia County.
A NEW post office, with a daily mail,
has been established in the town of
West Point, with the name of Fairs
Corners-J. J.. Farr, postmaster.-
Work on the Kilbourn City artesian
well has been abandoned as a hopeless
undertaking. The work has been in
progress for the past six or eight
months, and the depth of 500 feet was
reached one day last week, and finding
no water it was given up by mutual con
sent.
Dunn County.
The champion jumper lives in Dunn
county, and has $50 that says he is en-
titled to that distinction. Eau lGale
celebrates the Fourth by holding a camp
meeting. One farmer in the sugar
bush made 800 pounds Of maple sugar
the past season,
Dane County.
AT meeting of the resident Alumni
of the State University, it was decided to
have their literary entertainment one
evening and social reunion another,
Wednesday evening the annual address
will be delirered by Prof. Parkinson,
of the Madison Democrat, and poem
viii be read by Mr.. c. n. Gregory, OF
Madison. On Thursday evening, June
18th, there will be reunion and recep
ton at the Senate and Assembly
chambers, and q dance.-At Sun
Prairie, Il few days since, Mr..
j. G.. Egberton picked up sound,
plump apple, from under tree in his
garden, whore 1t fell last fall, and had
lain ever since. During the long, cold
winter it had lain covered with leaves
and snow, and came forth as fresh and
green as when dropped.-Seven
hundred young trees have been
set out in the Park at Mad
ison, to replace those which have
died or been removed in making i'm
proyements. The gang press for the
new cheese faC tory at Black Earth,
has arrived, and this new enterprise is
now fully In operation with fair pros
poets of success.
Fond du Lac County.
WHILE Burr Robbins circus cayalcade
was passing through the streets OF
Ripon, thieves entered Wolcott's Jew
elry store and carried off four valuable
watches.-The Northwestern road is
now engaged in laying steelrails between
Oshkosh and Fond du Lac. The work
is nearly completed. The laying OF
steel rails is also contemplated between
Fond du Lac and Milwaukee, on the
air line, and, in that case, the air line
will be made the main line between
Oshkosh and Chicago.
Green County.
BRODHEAD charges 500 for liquor
licenses. has a cornet band
and poet who does the mound-builders
up in rhyme.
Green Lake County.
Mrs. OLIVER DART, mother of George
". Dart, of Markesan, died on the 17tl
inst. Mrs. Dart settled III Green Lake
county in 1912, being among the frs
to make home on the south shore O
Green Lake. She was about eighty-fvt
years old.
.iIneaU County.
A DEPARTMENT for the confinement o
insane persons is being added to til,
Jail at Mansion. The Lodge of TIN
18th District, L. O. of G.. T..
comprising the counties of Juneau
and Adams and Kilbourn City
will assemble iii convention at New
Lisbon, Tuesday, June s, 1875, at II
o clock A. NJ, and continue two days
A Union Mass Temperance Meeting vii
be held i'll Curtis Hall, Tuesday even
ing, the 9Th, and will be addressed b,
G. w. G. L. Kanouse, of Sun Prairie
and Rev. NJ. White, of Mansion.
Two young men of Seven Mile Greek
James and George Eastman, have beer
committed to Jail at Mansion for pass
ing counterfeit money.
Milwaukee County.
MILWAUKEE ranks as the sixth city il
the Union in the pork packing business
Number of hogs packed last year, 24S,
197.-The direct exports Of produce
from Milwaukee to foreign countries
during the past year, amounted to s.,
765, 1913, rs entered at the Custom House
There were 81 deaths in Milwaukee,
during the past Week.-Mrs. Emm;
Abbott, of Milwaukee, has finished he
musical studies, and will make her de
but at Mapleson's London Opera House
The funeral of the late nod. Green
man, clerk of the Newhall, took plac,
on Sunday last, and was attended by al
immense throng of people.
Oconto County.
THE Assignee of the Brunques
let the contract for converting in
Oh e.
of pine saw logs. Mr.. A. NJ. Spear, 0
that place was the lowest bidder, taking
the contract at $1.70 per thousand, tn
lumber to be delivered in RATS at tn
mouth of the Oconto river.
Outagamie County.
A PRELIMINARY line is being surveye,
between Appleton and New London
preparatory to extending the Wolf
The severe weather killed a great mum
Der of fruit trees throughout tn
country.
Pierce County.
A PIERCE county farmer has had {
twelve acre patch of wheat picked III
by pigeons.--The schoolnasters %
the county hold a convention on tn
18th prox.
Rock County.
THE case of A. V. Burpee VS.. Mat
IL. Carpenter, before the circuit cour
for Rock county, growing out of tn
sale of certain Sentinel stock, came t,
an abrupt conclusion on the Odd. Tn
plaintiff was first sworn as a witness il
his own behalf, and examined for SOM
time. Then Mr.. w. G.. Roberts test
fed briefly. After him the counsel TO
the plaintiff called Mr.. Carpenter, VIII
was on the stand about three hours, a
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