The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-05-01
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Fan Claire County.


THE recent rise in the Eau Claire has
carried a large portion of the logs out
upon the fiat, and as the water is now
going down, it is probable that great
number will remain there this summer.
making light drive on the tributaries.
Free Press.-Eau Claire was en-
tirely surrounded by brush fires on the
/ 10th.
! Green Lake County.
A GERMAN woman named Bowman
i of Kingston, recently attempted to com
nit suicide, by cutting her throat with
razor, but did not succeed.
Kenesha Comfy
/ The spring meeting of the Kenosha
/ Driving Park Association will be held
on the 26th, 9th and 2Sth of May,
with purses amounting to S2,100.
La Crosse County.
| A BOY named Jones, with a comrade.
/ who had run away from their parents at
Lake City, Mimi, were arrested in La
! Crosse few days ago, and while in the
Office OF the Chief of Police, Jones drew
revolver and shot himself. The boy
was alive at last accounts, but there was
no hopes of his recovery River-m
!
son.-A furious gale at La Crosse on
ing on Messrs. Lloyd & Clark's hard
| block, Pomeroy's Opera Hall, and sew
eral others got hurt. Steamers were
blown ashore and sunk. Old steamboat
men say they never before saw tie wa
tiers of the Mississippi roll SO high and
furiously, and predict great amount of
damage done to boats, barges, &C.,
within the range of this destructive hur-
ricane.
Grant County.
On the 10Th inst detective officers
broke up and captured four members of
gang of coanterfeiters at Boscobel
The gang consisted of Malcolm Robin
son, Frank Brown, Kale Ellis and a
woman named Mrs. Robinson. The
work has been carried on at the house
of Robinson, who is a harness maker,
and resided in rooms over his shop,
where the headquarters of the queer"
were overhauled. Frank Brown is a
| peddler of patent wagon-lifters, and
probably used that occupation to cover
operations il the more lucrative bust
ness of g showing the queer" The de-
tectives here had clue for a considera-
BILE time, but only got it in position to
work profitable about three weeks or a
month ago. The chief of the gang is
Kale Ellis, who is said to have been a
counterfeiter for about eight years, but
| how the others got into the business is
not related They are reported to have
got rid of over SIS, 600 worth of the
stuff from their unpretentious quarters
/ The prisoners were taken to Madison
and bound over in heavy bonds for
trial.
! Milwaukee County.
The mains of the Milwaukee water
works have bursted in several places
thus spring, necessltatlng great expense
| for repairs.--The Swiss Club of Mil
waukee cleared $75 on Peck's lecture
DIR. G. j. Scott, of Milwaukee, re-
Gently tried to bring his wife to terms by
making her believe he had taken POISON.
Physicians were called by the frighten-
ed woman, and they proceeded to pump
the Doctor out, much against his wishes.
The process revealed the fact that he
had taken no poison, but merely wanted
to scare his wife. He succeeded -
Milwaukee has total Indebtedness of
/ s., 5Sl ,301. Milwaukee has sent
81, 020 to Dacota grasshopper sufferers,
besides large amount of clothing and
other supplies.
Monroe County.
On the night of the / 4th the large
F. brewery of j. n. Wagner, at Sparta,
was discovered to be on fire. The build
ing, being of wood, burned very rapid
! ly. Although the fire department were
promptly on hand, and did everything
III their power, yet III less than one
hour from the time of the alarm the
| building was a smouldering mass of
ruins. 1t was insured for $50, 900 ia
| the Hartford and $50, 900 in the Etna,
which will probably cover the loss. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
Portage County.
A. HAIGHT and VIM. Stillman, of
Oshkosh, have purchased the interest
Of John Washburn III the Portage Lum-
Der Company of Stevens Point. The
officers of the company are now as fol-
lows: President, A. Haight; Secretary
and Superintendent, Edward G. Owens.
| The company intend to start up their
mill In a few days. The river at
Stevens Point on Monday week was
higher than for ten years before The
| booms and piers of Harness mill were
entirely carried away, as also the piers
of the Wisconsin Lumber Companv's
mill, The slide on the dam at Little
| Bull Falls has been carried away, which
will greatly hinder the running of lum-
! Der for it cannot be replaced until low
water.
Rock County.
| RECENT frOsts have seriously dam
aged the apple crop III the county. Mr.
Cook, of Harmony, says not one tree in a
hundred in his orchards good. james
villains complain of being confidenced
! by dead-beats lately The men en-
gagged in clearing away the ruins of the
Institute Tor the Blind, which burned
one year ago, came across living en-
bers in the debris, from which they lit
their pipes Gov. Taylor has reap
pointed j. B. Whiting, and appointed
Arson Rogers, in place of j. ID. Rex
ford, Trustees of the Institution for
/ the Education of the Blind, located at
GAINESVILLE.
SheboyRan County.
The manufacturing establishment of
I Croker, Bliss & Co., at Sheboygan, was
destroyed by fire recently. Loss $50
600, with but 81 600 insurance This is a
severe loss to Sheboygan, as it was one