The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-05-29
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Buffalo County,

Buffalo County.
On the night of Friday, May 7, reg
ular deluge visited the Trout, Deer and
Iron Greek valleys in the town Nelson.
sweeping everything before it. The
water rose five or six feet in an hour, car
rying away bridges, fences, etc.
Clark County.
AN immense log jam occurred at Black
River Station, and about midway be
tween Black River Falls and Neillsville,
on the 18th. The river banks here are
of solid rock, quite high and steep; as
the logs accumulated the immense pow
er of water behind them crowded and
drove them into every conceivable pc
sition. Large pine logs, 2, 3, and even
4 feet through, and from Is to Is feet
long, were thrown around as though
they were but sticks of stovewood or
kindling, and heaped up to the height
of more than 40 feet. There were from
10, 1000, 900 to 10000, 900 feet in the Jam.
High water finally carried the logs out.
and now the river is clear
Dane County.
Two hours work for fisherman. on
Lake Mendoza, on a recent forenoon.
eighty-six good sized white bass, and a
dozen black bass. Some men could
stand around on that same lake half a
day and not get bite.-The superin-
tendent of property is planting more
trees in the park at Madison.
Dodge County.
JOSEPH CLARK, of Lowell has a eve
in his flock of sheep that on the
9th of April dropped lamb, and,
strange as the fact may be, just eight
days from that time, on May 9th, the
same eve had another lamb
Grant County.
A PLATTEvILLE man went to the
mountains to hunt for gold year ago.
The other night he came home and
found man of the same name occupy
ing the pleasant position of head of his
family. He burst into the house flour
ishing a small arsenal of revolvers, but
the husband number two didn't scare
worth a cent. 1t took the marshal and
his deputy to make peace in the family,
which they did by bearing off number
two to prison. No names are GWEN
The Lancaster Village Board now
charge $50 for retail liquor licenses,
and $40 for wholesale licenses.
juneau County.
Two young men named Eastman,
sons of Lyman Eastman, Esq, Of Seven
Mile Greek, have been arrested on the
| charge of passing counterfeit fifty cent
pieces.
Marquette County.
A RESIDENT of Packwaukee, named
Eratus Dart, recently captured ten
cub foxes, for which he received $40
apiece state and county bounty.
milwaukee, County.
MILWAUKEE beer statistics: Brewed
during the year %, 760 bbls; sold 81,
l53 bbls, in store 1896 bbls.-Ar
Indian agent.passed through Milwaukee
a few days ago, with the following "bie
| Indians =" III charge ON their way tC
Washington to see the president. Lone
Horn, the head chief, Long Mandan
Red Shirt, Spotted Elk, Rafting Rib
Swan, Duck, Charger and Full Eagle
They are "the warriors of three
tribes whose reservation includes the
Black Hills country, and are quite IN
telligent.--Dr w. M. Ormond Of
Milwaukee, has purchased of John Cor
rigon, of Mequon, his celebrated horse
Jackson " for $1,000. jackson is
ten years old and has an excellent
record well known to hors emen. He
will be at Cold Spring Course for this
! season.
Racine County.
THE Burlington Standard states tina
wolves are making sad havoc with sheer
in the neighborhood of Honey Greek
-Four have recently been killed.
Rock County.
The new cotton factory at GAINESVILLE
will have Il, 900 spindles, and the city
has thirtytw licensed saloons.
WaiwOrth County.
THE Wisconsin State Sunday School
Convention came to a close at White
water the evening of the 18th, after a
very interesting and profitable series OF
meetings. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: G. M.
Blackman, of Whitewater, President
E. j. Lindsey and Mrs. E. p. Elmore,
of Milwaukee, Vice Presidents; w. G.
Wheelock, of GAINESVILLE, Treasurer; and
S. c. Johnson, of Kenosha, Secretary
Geneva has mineral spring, and
her future is assured.