The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-12-24
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES.

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THE entire cut of lumber in the Chip
pewa Valley for the pastseason is placed
at 1856, S79, 978 feet.
HE bounty paid for the capture of
wild animals by Grant County during
the past year YVES 81, $50.
Miss HATTIE SoHELL, vocalist, former
y OF La Crosse, has been engaged by
Theodore Thomas for series of concerts
In New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia
and other eastern cities.
THE c., M. & st. p. r. r. Co. s ticket
office at Palmyra was entered-through
the ticket window Sunday-and the con-
tents OF the money drawer taken. No
clue to the thief. Loss unknown.
THE remains of Miss Mamie Fowle,
aged IL years, who died suddenly of
heart disease in Chicago Saturday morn
ing, were inferred at Palmyra, Sunday.
Miss Fowle was a very beautiful and
amiable young lady.
GEORGE COATES, brakeman, who was
run over by the cars near Winona, Mimi
a day or two ago, died at La Crosse on
Monday. Before his death he stated
that he was a son of Coates, the we'll
THE death of Professor Paul Broder,
of Beloit, occurred at 4 o'clock Wednes-
day morning, after he had lain in state
of Inconsistencies six days and seven
nights, from the effects of fall down
the stairs leading from his Office.
JAMES MELLIs, of high family rank in
Scotland, who has been visiting in Fond
du Lac for the past year, is missing
He left the city for home in the country
Thursday afternoon, has not since been
heard from, and foul play is feared.
The towns between Milwaukee and
Palmyra, south of Waukesha, receive
| mail by Star route service. The contract
is in third hands, and is very poorly car
ried out, and the citizens along the route
are seeking relief through a change of
service.
AN investigation of the management
of the MenOmonee Indian agency is
being conducted in secret at Keshena by
Gen. Mcneil, of ST. Louis, special gov
eminent commissioner The testimony
taken is said to be very damaging to
Stevens, agent.
The Iowa supreme court decides that
where, in decree of divorce, the GUS
tody of the children was granted 10 the
husband by the courts of Wisconsin, and
the wife and children were in Iowa, the
Wisconsin decree has no Jurisdiction as
to the custody of the children in Iowa.
A DRUNKEN mob at Hersey attacked
the house of Mr.. Prophet, destroyed the
furniture and the clothing of Mrs.
Prophet, broke out the windows, and
drank what whisky they found ON the
premises. Prophet was obliged to climb
to back window to get his children out.
A UNITED STATES surveying party has
just taken the levels between Portage
City and Dekarra with d view to build
ing levee to keep the waters of the
Wisconsin from flowing into the Fox
River. The descent between the points
is 104 feet.
THE c., M. & st. P. Co. are putting
in an ice track from the main line to the
lake at Palmyra, with the intention of
taking out ten thousand tons of ice for
foreign use, during the ice season. They
have leased the ice and ground for a
term of years.
A DISPATCH from Hudson, dated the
18th, says: Thomas Riley, a spectator
right leg above the knee literally rid
died to pieces this morning, by flying
slab from the large circular. Drs. John
son and Hoyt, of this city, were sum-
moned, and made an amputation.
THE city council of Fond du Lac has
voted to adopted the electric light for
lighting the city. Four towers are to be
erected, and it is expected that the light
will be in operation within thirty days.
The project causes much feeling and the
gas company will bring an injunction
suit under its contract.
AssEMBLYMAN GEORGE ID. MCDILL
will introduce a bill in the legislature
the coming session to provide home
for dependent and neglected children.
The object of the movement is to keep
the poor but deserving children from
being contaminated by being placed in
the institution at Waukesha.
CHIPPEWA Herald: Miss Bessie Reed,
county superintendent of schools of
Eau Claire County, took out her nat
uralization papers, Tuesday, in the cir
cult court in this city. She is now a
full-fedged American citizen, and is en-
titled to all the privileges and benefits
allowed such by this government.
A Dies MONIES special says that Albert
Dopke, working on top of pile driver
on the Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway
near Manning, was knocked from his
place by the hammer, and falling 35 feet
was instantly killed. Letters found in
his trunk indicate that he had father
and sister living near Fairwater, Wis.
DR.. KING, first assistant physician al
the Mendoza insane asylum, desiring to
remove to New York, preparatory to
opening an Office for the special work OF
treating nervous diseases, rendered his
resignation to the state board of super
vision, on Wednesday, and the board
promoted DR.. Buckmaster to the vacated
position.
FOND DU LAC Commonwealth: Rela.
tive to the administering of aconite tine.
ture to the late Sylvester Hessler, DR.
Bishop says that the dose administered
as reported to him-less than half tea
spoons not poisonous dose, as pei
"United States Dispensatory." This
world seem to dispel the theory that de-
ceased came to bis death from the dose
| above named.
JANEsvILLE Recorder: Michael Muir
| phys son, jeremiah, was caught in the
machinery of the cotton factory, where
he works, Monday afternoon, and Sc
verely injured. DR.. Palmer, after al