The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-06-01


HE state convention of the Y. NJ. c..
A, IN GAINESVILLE, was quite successful.
JACOB RosENFELD, a we'll known-citi-
zen OF GAINESVILLE, died Tuesday after
noon.
The new St. Joseph's Church, which
was dedicated in Racine last Sunday,
cost $4,000.
FOND DU LAC and Oshkosh are each
making strenuous exertions to secure
the location of the Northern State Fair.
AN Indian in the town of Freedom.
near Applton, was imprisoned for ten
days for stealing and threatening to kill.
HENRY HERMsEN, an employee in the
DePere furnace, had his nose broken by
an accidental blow from a sledge-ham-
mer.
VIM. J. FLYNN, of Waterloo, and a
man named Barth, of Sun Prairie, have
been arrested by the revenue officials,
charged with crooked tobacco transac-
tions. They will be tried soon.
VIM. M. TALLMAN, of GAINESVILLE, one
of the Oldest residents of the city, died
Monday afternoon. Mr.. Tallman was
thoroughly identified with abolition,
during the discussion of the question.
TUESDAY evening bloody row took
place at Slippery Corners, Racine. An
ex-policeman named Christensen was
dubbed in terrible manner by parties
whom he attempted to stab with a knife.
No arrests were made.
WAUfUN's fire company has disband
ed in disgust and the little city has now
a good chemical engine, but no company.
The boys grew tired of hearing the en-
CINE called a "saleratus machine" and
receiving abuse generally.
TUESDAY afternoon about O'Clock
young man by the name of Leffingwehr,
Dobray's single mill, in Green Bay, had
the thumb of his right hand almost
severed at the first joint.
The heavy wind on Thursday after
noon blew down the old chair factory
near Lorenz' brewery, in Durand. This
was one of the oldest buildings in Dur
and, having been built in 1859 by Scott
& Harding, who used it as a chair fac
tory.
MARINETTE EAGLE: One of our bust
ness men, who is not given to making
wild statements, predicts that in five
years Marinette will be the largest town
on the bay shore, and that 200,OOO,0OO
feet of lumber will be manufactured an
nually on this side of the river. To
those who are aware of the advantages
of Marinette, the prophecy is not an
unreasonable one.
JOSEPH GOoDYER, clerk in M. Pc
bricks store in Fairchild, Eau Claire
county, manfully defended his employ
er's money. Two masked men entered
the store and, with pistol in hand, COM
manded him to open the safe. The door
of the safe was unlocked but closed and
while pretending to unlock it Goodyer
locked it and, watching his opportunity,
seized weight and struck one of the
men. A scuffie ensued and the men
escaped but nothing was stolen. Good
yer was severely injured.
NOTHING can be learned from the in
vestigatiOn into the Delavan scandal
case. The sessions are held with closed
doors and all reporters are watched with
the ntmost suspicion. The commit
tee contemplate placing the states
battery of Calling guns at the doors
to prevent the approach of press repre-
sentatives. Miss Stillwell, deaf and
dumo mute, of Mazomanie, has given
the only testimony thus far, and it is
said to be very preJudicial to the officers
of the institution
LA CROSSE Republican, 18th: Between
eleven and twelve o'clock yesterday AN
elght-year-old daughter of w. Yelemek
Bohemian residing on South Third
street, was badly and probably fatally
burned. She was building fire in the
kitchen stove and by some means her
clothes took fire and she was soon en-
veloped in the flames. She ran about
the room, which seemed to fan the
flame, and when man who had been
attracted by her cries arrived, nearly all
dld clothing was buried. The man at
tempted to smother the fire, but was
himself badly burned about the hands
and her not succeed, and at last soueIcb-
ed the flames by throwing pail of water
over her.
The Madison Journal saws: "Tbe
Legislature adopted several memorials tn
congress, last winter, haaing reference to
the swamp lands along the Mississippi
river, IN this state. Governor Smith is
now IN Washington consulting with the
secretary OF the interior and the general
land commissioner, relative to those and
other topics of state interest. Among
matters in which he is there oficially
interesting himself, are several claims
pending before the interior department.
which involve 10000 acres of land in
the Lac de Flambeau and La Poipte
Indian reservations; and several oues-
lions relative to the states swami and
school lands. The governor will return
to Madison within five or six days.''
MADISON Journal: Articles of associa-
ton were filed to-day in the secretary of
states office, organizing the Indian Ford
Water Power Company; this is an adj
lustment of the Indian Ford Dam ones-
ton, this company organizing under the
general law Chapter IA. laws of 187oI
LOT tne purpose of purchasing the dam
ana all lands flowed thereby, and the
future control of the same, and the
IIgnC 10 sell water power to the
below. The compapy's
place OF business is to be at Reloif. il
mas asa capital of $4,000, consistin.. of
wv shares at $25 each, and is confused
OF Messrs Joseph B. Merritt, Judd NJ.
COBB, +. S. Eldred, and O. B. Ford.
Afticles OF association were also filed to-
day, Tor the organization of general
lumoer company at Ashland. The COM
Pany Is composed of Horace J. James,
Blake, VIM. R. Durfee, George
remington and Eugenia De F. Durfee.
BERLIN Courant: Mr.. Robert Edwards
whlIe blowing about half mile north of
tne school house, turned up a collection
Oh o. slXtyoseven stone implements Luck