The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-20
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Columbia County.

THE Dane county agricultural Society
has a surplus of 1926. Is on hand.-At
the annual meeting of the executive
board of the agricultural society, which
held its session in Madison, Sat. Clark
formally preferred charges against
Gov. Taylor, for alleged misdemeanors
while the governor was president OF
the society Legislature have
agreed to adjourn on the 25th. The
Madison Denocra has information that
quail by the thousands have made their
appearance in the western part of the
county. This is the first time for ten
or twelve years that they have appeared
in such numbers.
Fond du Lac County.
THERE are 243 prisoners in the state
prison at WaupUn. IT is with deep
regret that we hear of the decision of
Rev. Leighton Coleman not to accept
the office of Bishop of Fond du Lac Do
cese. The news, which will be found in
an Associated Press dispatch, will cause
much sorrow in the Diocese, for the
people during his late visit came to adj
mire him very much. What Will be the
next move Fond du Lac Common
aOe0ith.
Grant County.
The county has paid her quota Of
state tav-$20, 7S3-intO the state treas
ury.--The lead mining interest at
Hazel Green is looking up. Mr. Chan
der has struck fine lead close to town
good for 100, 900 pounds. Matt Carroll
and John Rowe have struck a good
sheet Of mineral one mile west of the
IL lD =
Thomas Edwards The sheet will av-
erage two inches thick. Cox & Lucky
nave a good vein of mineral on the
same land, averaging one and a half
inches thick. The Coon Branch Min
ing Company have struck what promises
to be good digging on the farm of Rob
ert Mason, on Coon Branch.
jefferson County
THE wife of Rev. W. A. Hendrickson,
pastor of Olivet Church, Columbus,
died of consumption a few days ago.
Watertown has an amateur comedy
troupe, who visit neighboring towns
and exhibit. They were at Jefferson
last week.-The death of Mrs. S. J.
Barber, wife of Mr.. J. H. Barber, for
merly assistant-surgeon OF the Twenty
ninth Wisconsin Regiment, occurred at
Ravenna, Mo, December 81, 1874 Mrs.
Barber was q sister of Mrs Asher
Nichols, and Elder Bailey, one of the
old settlers III the town of Watertown.
La Crosse County.
A FEW days ago, a little six year-Old
son of Fred. Fass, of La Crosse, was
run over in the street by a team, the
driver of which is not known, and so
severely injured that he died the same
night The Fond du Lac Common
wealth says there is rumor that G. G.
Washburn will be appointed postmaster
at La Crosse. That paper does not
credit the report, however. One hun
dred La Crosse people are engaged in
rehearsing the oratorio of esther"
Maniiowoc County.
OUR Norwegian fellow citizens of the
adjoining towns are going to build a
church in the town of Cato, on section
sc. The main building is to be 34x52
Besides these there is to be one or more
additions, for chancel and vestry. The
probability is it may cost all the way
from 81, 800 to So, 900. -N011itOaCOc Iri-
GWae.-A steamer is being built to
run from Manitowoc 10 Ludington.
Milwaukee County.
THE spire of st. Johns Cathedral at
Milwaukee is to be raised something
over 100 feet, and will be pierced for
'sun-dials" of glass, to be illuminated
by an electric light. The city of
Milwaukee will require loan
the city government going Escaping
Hyo1-n,, I
Milwaukee, took fire the othermorning,
and the flame following down the pipe
caused explosions wherever considerable
gas collected. 1t is said the explosions
fairly shook the houses and ratified the
windows in a weird and extraordinary
manner Senator Carpenter
returned to Milwaukee, after his defeat
at Madison, a crowd of admiring friends
detached the horses from the sleigh
and 'Fsnaked the honored Senator from
the depot to the hotel. "A large piece
of stucco fell from the ceiling of the
Cathedral at Milwaukee, during service
on Sunday the 7th, and the worshippers
beneath narrowly escaped injury.
Ocouto Comfy.
THE residence of W. H. Phillips, OF
Oconto, was burned few days ago.
The Jeff Honse, a place of bad repute
in the outskirts of the town, was also
burned. Mr.. Phillips was insured, but
there was no insurance ON the latter
place, and the loss is considerable
The real amount of lumber now upon
the Oconto will not amount to more
than one-half of what it was last
year at this time, the season being fully
one month later.
Outagamie County.
CLARK, one of the assailants in the
recent cowhiding case at Appleton, was
bound over in the sum or $500 to keep.
the peace. The affair grew out of Sian
ders circulated by prominent ply
lcian. charging criminal relations be
tween Clark and Mrs. West The lady's
husb band, in company with Clark, cow
hided the doctor on the street, and the
above is the result. The physicians
name is Switzerland The Appleton
Philharmonic Society gave its thirteenth
annual banquet on Friday last.
Racine County.
SEVERAL students of the college were
badly frozen in their escape from the
burning college building recently
A former employee of the Western
Union Railroad appeared at the com
pany's Office in Racine few days ago,
and returned $500 which he said he
had received in excess of his dues some
time before. His conscience smote
him, and on receiving receipt for the
amount he departed with light heart.
He was a section man.
Rock County.
THE Beloit Free Press has reached it's
18th volume. The Press gives an in
terestino history of Beloit Collene