The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-05-19
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS,

DR. =. b. CHAPMAN, an old and high
ly esteemed resident of Madison, one of
the oldest physicians of this state died
suddenly Tuesday of pneumonia.
The next fair of the Southern Wiscon-
sin and Northern Illinois Industrial As
ISOLATION will be held at Beloit, during
the first week in September.
DURING the last two years there have
been shipped from the counties of Ra-
cine, Walworth and Waukesha nearly
10000 sheep, at prices ranging from
l.25 to Sc per head.
A TRAMP was found dead near New
burg, Washington county, last week.
The verdict of the jury was "came to
his death from exposure and dissolute
manner of life"
The residence of Mrs B. F. Fetch, of
Stevens Point, was destroyed by fire last
Friday night. Loss 5000. The fire was
caused by the explosion of a kerosene
lamp.
THE body of Miss Compton was found
in the woods near Eau Claire, Saturday
She ran away from her home two weeks
ago, and had remained in the woods I'M
til found dead.
THE GAINESVILLE Recorder says that a
party of burglars went through the
dwelling house of Jerry Hazleton, a
local millionaire; and made raise of 81
cents.
THE station building owned by the
Wisconsin Central and Milwaukee and
Lake Shore Railways, at Forest juno
ton, was destroyed by fire Friday night
together with the saloon building and its
contents on the north side of the Lake
Shore track.
THE Neenah Yacht Club held its an
nual meeting Tuesday night, and elected
the following officers: Commodore, S.
F. Henry; Vice Commodore, A. Bill
| stein; Fleet Captain, E. w. Clark; Sec
rotary, JAS. Jamison; Treasurer, Geo
Kellogg.
ANsON BENNET, and his brother
Charles, of Platteville, went to a sand
pit on Mound Branch to bring load of
sand, and, while in the act of digging it
out of the bank, large stone fell in and
struck Arson on the head, killing him
instantly.
THE city of New London pays its city
clerk salary of $50; city attorney,
800; chief of police, 1915, and alder
men, S25 each. Now, that is something
like it-only the salary of the aldermen
is too high. The mayor has no fixed sal
ary-he takes his pay in honors.
GEORGE BRETT, of Gratiot has three
children-two boys and one girl-all
born at one birth, who are now fourteen
years old, and bright, healthy young
people. At the birth two of them weigh
ed six pounds each, and the other five
and half pounds-about the usual
weight of ordinary children at birth.
ROBERT SMITH, of Leon, Green Lake
county, aged IL years, met with a shock
ing accident on Saturday before last
The lad was in the cellar, and had in his
possession a heavy pistol, loaded with
buckshot. By some means or other the
pistol was discharged, while the boy had
his left hand over the muzzle, the shot
carrying away the entire palm.
AS Mrs. Martin Rider and her son
were driving home to Alton from James
vile, Friday, the horse became I'M
manageable and ran away, throwing
| them both out Mrs. Rider struck her
head upon some roots, and was instantly
killed, her skull being crushed in on
the right side. The boy was more or
less injured, but not fatally.
ASHLAND lumber mills are manufac-
turing lumber to fill Quebec orders, and
quite number of mills are manufacture
ing for the Paris market. A prediction
made ten years ago that Wisconsin lum-
Der could soon be protitably marketed in
France, would have subjected the person
making it to a suspicion of lunacy.
THE Prescott Bank has failed, caused
by the suspension sof the National Ex-
change Bank of Minneapolis. The bank
was the private banking house of Miller
& Westfall, and besides having large
amount of money from Prescott, has
$4,000 belonging to st. Croix county.
How much depositors will realize is not
known.
RAFTING operations have been begun
on Beef Slough. One hundred and fifty
men, half the number employed former
ly, are at work About 10000, 900 feet
of logs were wintered over in the Slough.
No new logs have been received on ac-
count of the low water in the Chippewa
river. The water is also very low in the
Slough.
ABOUT a year ago a Monroe farmer
captured two wild geese and raised them
with the rest of his goslings. They be-
came quite tame; but in November,
prompted by instinct to seek more sun
ny cline, flew off to the south. This
spring, however, they have returned,
bringing with them eleven more wild
geese, which they piloted from some
southern bayou, and the whole flock
have settled down as if to "the manor
born"
ABOUT four weeks ago, little daugh-
ter of Mr.. ID. Youcum, of Crystal Valley,
fell into burning brush pile; her
clothing catching fire, she was so severe
" burned that she died in few hours.