The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23
STATE NEWS.
ACNE wants new school-houses.

RACINE wants new school-houses.
Nor a death was recorded in Fond DIN
Lac county during January. But people
died, Just the same.
AFAMILY residing in the town of Sulli-
van rejoice in the possession of a75-year-
old teapot.
Mr. GEORGE FURs, of Palmyra, died
Tuesday morning at the advanced age
of 81 years.
SIX emery wheel mill stone dressers
were shipped by Ostrander & Hoppin, of
La Crosse, Friday, to parties in London,
England.
JOHN DoNovAN, of Suamico, whose
mysterious disappearance has already
been noted, was found dead upon the ice
of Big Suamico river.
"JACK" Turner, having been APP
pointed railroad commissioner, has sold
his paper, the Portage Register, to Judge
Clark, who assumes entire control.
THERE is now new move on foot.
That is to have the charter of Waupun
repealed, and set the wards back onto
the towns to which they originally be-
longed
The two young gentlemen injured at
Whitewater last week, by being thrown
from a wagon drawn by runaway horses,
are reported nearly recovered. Their
injuries were at first thought fatal.
II. PETRIE, Of Forest, was instantly
killed in the pineries, north of Mari
nette, Friday, by log which was struck
by falling tree and thrown against
Petrie's head
WE hear of numerous cases through
out the state where large land owners
refuse to pay their taxes, on the ground
that the taxes are illegal. This may be
called the first fruits of the recent tax
decision by the state Supreme Court.
CHARLES ALLINGER and Henry Sulze,
of Fond du Lac, are likely to be i'm
prisoned for swindling man named
Kramer, by obtaining money on tax
deeds to worthless property. They have
been arrested.
IT begins to look as if the log crop of
the northwest would be almost a total
failure this year. There is now but
little time left, and even if good snow
should come there would be but part of
the cut put into the water.
ADANE Farmland, employed by Mr..
j. G. Powling, of Hartland, named
Zappe Hansen, committed suicide few
days since by hanging himself in the Gel
lar Temporary insanity is charitably
assigned as the cause.
A MINK escaped from its confinement,
Tuesday night, in the room for the ex-
hibition of poultry at Green Bay, and
| before it was discovered had killed a
couple of Guinea hens, half dozen rare
and fancy pigeons, a few rabbits and sew
eral chickens.
/ MONDAY morning a little colored girl,
| daughter Of Andrew Jackson, of Oshkosh,
jumped from a moving passenger train
on the G. q Y. w. r. r. in Oshkosh, and
was instantly killed by being thrown
violently to the frozen ground, breaking
her neck.
AN old Dutch clock is on exhibition at
| Fosses jewelry store, Oconomowoc, said
to have been in constant family use over
one hundred years. 1t is made entirely
of wood, and has been owned by Mr.. w
! G. Lyman, and ancestors one hundred
and three years.
WORK on the bridge at Eureka is pro.
crossing favorably. The bridge was
closed to teams on Thursday last, anc
the work of piling for the piers is going
steadily along. A central draw will b.
put in, in place of the old draw. The
estimate cost is about $4,000. Team
are crossing on the ice now, but if the
present weather continues few days al
travel will be suspended.
A very distressing accident happened
yesterday afternoon to the little two
year-old daughter of John Clark, at hi
residence on Waugoo street. Tho little
girl was standing on the sofa near tn,
window bouncing up and down with the
motion OF the springs when she lost he
balance and fell forward. Her heao
went crashing through the window anC
Just tar enough to allow the points O.
the broken glass to cut her face and heaC
IN a shocking manner. Her cheeks ano
forehead were fearfully lacerated, A
surgeon was called and the little suffer
er's wounds dressed and she is doing al
well as could be xpected.- OSHKOSH
Northeastern.
THE Chicago ice COMPANIES, who or
dered verbally several t4-ousand of tons
of ice from. Madison parties, have gone
back upon their word, it is reported.
The cold snap which prevailed, a few
days since, had the effect to thicken the
ice of southern Wisconsin and northern
Illinois, and the companies nov, state
that, as they can obtain their stock from
water 100 miles nearer Chicago than we
are, verbal contracts are annulled
Madison ice men are accordingly feeling
blue, and laborers who expected to OBJ
tain employment in cutting UP the frozer
bosom OF Monona, are mourning the cut
thug short of their prospects.-Madisol
journal.