The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-10-12
STATE NEWS.

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GREEN BAY has 2,06S children over
four years of age.
The Wisconsin Central Railroad Go,
will build a station at the Big Flam.
beau.
TOTAL receipts from all sources of
the state fair at Madison foot up $40.
22625.
SHEPARD SHELDON, who died of vel.
low fever in Gallipolis, O., was former
resident of Marquette county.
WILLIAM DELwICHE, who had resided
in Green Bay for twenty-three years,
died Friday morning.
CAPT. j. w. COTTON, an old resident
of Green Bay, died Tuesday morning.
He had been gradually failing for some
time.
A GOLD watch worth $3.50 was stolen
from man named Magner, of Milton.
Tuesday. 1t was hanging in his vest in
his shop.
A MAN named Loomis, of Appleton,
fell into ditch while trying to extri.
cate his horses from mire, and broke
his leg and arm.
JOB PADLEY, of Lodi, was accident.
ally shot through the foot the other day
while he and several other boys were ex-
aiming revolver.
Mrs. JOHN LARK succeeded in raising
some peanuts this season, and they were
large and fully matured. How is that
for Marinette climate ?-Mdr1nette EaqL.
VIM. CoLvILLE, of Calamus, this year
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than half an acre of land, and got 81
bushel for them.
CHARLES WILLIAMS and George Har-
ris, the two tramps who plead guilty to
the charge of burglary, were sentenced
by Judge Pulling at Oshkosh to two
years each in the state prison.
The proposition transmitted to the
voters Of Taylor county, to vote $4,000
bonds to secure the construction of a
railroad from Chippewa Falls to Medford,
was carried by large majority.
THE Valley Fair held at Taylor
Falls last week was great success, and
shows beyond question that the upper
st. Croix valley can produce products
equal to any locality in the northwest
A GERMAN woman named Benger,
living in Chippewa county, started to
look for her cows Wednesday evening,
since when nothing has been seen of her,
although large numbers of people have
been searching several days.
s. S. BURTON, receiver of the First
National Bank of La Crosse, has com
menced suit in the United States Court
at Chicago against Albert L. Coe for 81
900 and Andrew G. Clarke for 81, 500
for their liability as stockholders.
Mrs. j. |. CASE, of Racine, is the lady
who purchased the Bible at Minneapolis
offered for sale for the benefit of the yell
low-fever sufferers. After she had paid
800 for it, she presented it to the donor
again, with her compliments.
HERMAN LAWRENCE. aged Is years,
who has worked for Gen. Harnden some
two years on his farm, four miles north
of Madison, was fatally shot Wednesday
morning, at half-past ten o'clock,
through the right lung. He, with a son
of Mr.. Moulton, was fooling with gun,
with the result as stated. He lived only
| four hours.
JAMES FITZPATRICK and James Han
ley, two notorioI Madison roughs, got
into a fight in a saloon, and Hanley
pounded Fitzpatrick so severely that the
latter died. At least he died and it is
supposed death was caused by the
pounding. The police have taken no
action in the matter.
JOHN WISE, of Knapp, ten miles west
OF MenOmOnee, who four months ago
was arrested on a charge of assault
with attempt to rape his twelve-year-old
daughter, was acquitted Friday, the
jury remaining out only a short time.
The evidence clearly shows that it was a
put up job on the part of his wife and an
older daughter.
! STATE SUPERINTENDENT WHITFORD
has appointed the following boards of
visitors for the normal schools this wear
Platteville-J. II. Carpenter, ESQ, of
Mrdison; Prof. j. NJ. Geery, Ripon; O.
| B. Wyman, Viroqua. Oshkosh-Hon
Geo. II. Paul, Milwaukee; Pres. Albert
Whitford, Milton; Kennedy Scott, Rio,
Columbia county. River Falls-Hon.
Rockwell J. Flint, Menomonie; Prof. w.
J, l.. Nicodemus, Madison; John Ulrich,
Esq, La Crosse. Whitewater-C Chair
man not appointed; Prof. James J.
Blaisdell, d. D., Beloit; Miss Agnes
Hosford, Eau Claire.
FROM a Coon Valley farmer who was
in town yesterday il was learned that
there was considerable excitement in
that locality the last of last week. A
| young girl, the daughter of farmer,
was walking to a neighbor's, when she
was set upon by tramp. She made a
desperate resistance and cried Justify for
aid, which fortunately arrived and
| frightened the villain off A number of
farmers then took their guns and search
ed for him the entire day, but without
success. The reporters informant stated
that he would certainly have been shot
had he been seen.-L0 Crosse Republican.
OK Wednesday, on the Wisconsin side
OF the river, near Fountain City a horse
belonging to Mr.. NJ. Fidler was instantly
killed by huge boulder weighing about
three tons, rolling down from the quarry
OF Jake Richmond, where the men are at
work gett ng out stone for the govern
ment work at Betsey Slough. The
driver had team, but singular as it NAV
seem, but one of the horses was injured,
the other being simply knocked down.
The driver jumped from his seat when
he saw the accident inevitable The
horse that was killed was valued at $1.75
which the contractors express a will
ingness to pay for.
The Brandon Times says: The man
agement of the Bank of Neenah last
week ordered 10000 Mexican dollars and
began to pay them out at par. The citi-