The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-05-15
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Columbia FANNY

columbia County.
HE dwelling house of John Brisbois,
at Portage, was destroyed by fire few
days ago. Loss S4O0.-A German
woman In the town of Lewiston. visited
a nelghbols on the 2Sth ult. leaving her
three little children, the eldest five wears
old, locked IN the house. On her re-
turn home, three hours later. she found
nothing but ashes, the house haYing
peen entirely consumed, with her three
little ones. How it happened no one
will ever know. The steamer Ellen
Hardy continues to make daily trims
between Sank City and Portage.
freighted with wheat.
Dane County.
IHE Madison Mutual loses S25, OOO
by the Oshkosh fire. rumor tel
egraphed to the Chicago papers that
Jack Turner, of the Portage Register
was to become interested in the State
journal, Is pronounced untrue. DR.
Dawes, of Madison, professor at the
University, received a dispatch last
night from his sister in Oshkosh saving
that her husband, Rev. L. J. Davis, was
dead. 1t appears that he was book.
Keeper IN the mill of Morgan Brothers,
where the fire commenced. He was
trying to save the books. Last july
when the same mill was burned, he at
tempted to save the books, and was SC
seriously burned that he was confined
to his house for long time. Madison
Journal, 29th.--One of the largest
bells III Grace church chime, at Madi-
son, IS badly cracked, and so useless.
Fond du Lac County.
Coz. Isaac ToMPKINs, resident OF
Fond du Lac, since 1847, committed
ouicide by jumping into the river, on the
3Oth ult. He was temporarily insane.
Marathon County.
FIVE IAen belonging to the gang Of
Francis Byron, of Grand Rapids, were
drowned in the Wisconsin river, above
Wausau, few days ago, They We're al
work on the log drive.
Milwaukee County.
The Olivet Church congregation, OF
Milwaukee, have regular services in the
Academy of Music. The collection OF
Internal Revenue for the First District
OF Wisconsin, during the month OF
April, amounted to S251, 94S. To-
Manager Deakin, of the opera house
has withdrawn from the control of thai
institution, and is to be succeeded by
L. ). Gilmore, of the Milwaukee
Monthly.-The Milwaukee police
made 155 arrests during the month o.
April, twelve of the disturbers being
women. One of the offences. assault
and battery brought III %, drunk %
disorderly 45. The United States fur
nished 56, Germany %, Ireland %
Fifty-two were married, and 129 could
read and write.
Racine County.
The Racine Advocate says: 1.-The
mirage on the lake on Monday after
noon reflected the vast sea of ice which
Is upon the eastern shore. "A camr
OF gypsies is located near the city limits
of Racine. An employee of the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railroad sho1
Edward Ledger, a conductor, in the les
at Racine, on the 9th inst-J. l.
Case & Co. have added a So, 900 fire
pump to their immense establishment.
Rock County.
THE Congregational Church at James
vile, one of the finest church edifces
IN the state, was burned on the first
inst. The building and organ were in.
sured for $4,000.
Waukesha County.
Bliss BROS, proprietOrS of the La
Belle House at Oconomowoc, which was
burned a few days ago, have taken the
Clarendon House. The La Belle viii
not he rebuilt at present, as it is owned
by non residents. The Metcalf block,
destroyed with the La Belle House will
be Immediately rebullt.--A sheer
shearlng festival is to come off at the vii
lage Of Genessee, on Wednesday, Nav
II. This is one day before the Pioneer
Festival at Caldwell Prairie. -Another
. family building" is to be added to the
Industrial School building at Waukesha
which will complete the row-the schoo
buildings in the center, and two family
buildings on each side.-It has beer
a very hard winter on fish; hundreds O.
loads of dead fish can be seen on tht
shore of Big Muskego lake.
Wausharn County,
WHILE four lads were hunting in the
town of Leola, one of their guns was &C.
cidentally discharged the contents
entering the arm of boy named Walk
er. The wound necessitated the ampu-
tatlon of the limb. "A house and barn
belonging to a man by the name OF
Dallas, four miles east of Wautoma,
were destroyed by fire few days ago.
The house was formerly occupied as a
tavern and known as the Silver Lake
House. The contents were mostly de.
strOyed, together with several bushels
of grain. Loss, some $1,000, a small
part of which is covered by insurance.
The Waushara Argus says: THE
weather has been 50 dry for the past
few days that fires have been running in
the woods, the air is rank with the
smoke of burned leaves, and one would
suppose from appearances it was Indian
summer.
Wood County.
DAN CASTILLO, clerk of the Roche
House at Grand Rapids, attempted to
commit suicide by shooting himself with
a pistol, on the Doth nit. THE Odd
Fellows of Grand Rapids celebrated the
anniversary with a grand dance and
other festivities.