The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-01-15
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In Racine, SO adults and rs children
are receiving aid from the city.
EVANSVILLE manufactures show total
result OF about s., 900, 600 for 1880.
HE extensive carriage works of
Thompson & Hayward, of Omro, viii
probably be removed to Oshkosh.
RACINE Journal: Work on the arte-
sian well is rapidly progressing, and it
has reached depth of over 200 feet.
THE new freight depot of the Milwau-
kee and st. Paul at La Crosse viii be
ready for occupancy In about two weeks.
DENNIS MCNElLIs, of West Depere,
was badly crushed while loading cars at
that place, last week. He will probably
recover.
RAILROAD men and others are talking
up the ACCESSIBILITY of a road from Phil
bps to Rice Lake and the Northern Wis
consin.
HE Thompson hotel in Madison was
destroyed by fire Saturday morning, and
Mrs. Martin Miller and her young babe
were burned to death.
ED. HENNEssEY, an eleven-year-old
JanesviIle boy, was sent to the reform
school on Thursday, for stealing a whip.
He has two brothers there already.
COCHRAN, of Grand Rapids, on trial
for killing Hayden, has taken a change
of venue to the Circuit Court of Clark
county.
JULES PARMENTIEB, of Green Bay,
dealer In general merchandise, has made
an assignment. Liabilities 1913, 900; as
sets about equal.
Coz. WIN. f. Villas, of Madison, has
been appointed attorney of all the north
western states for the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad.
GEO. r. DAvY, of Trempealeau
county, in prison at Waupun for man.
slaughter, died very suddenly last Fri
day, OF hemorrhage Of the lungs.
THE Fond du Lac Building association
has commenced the manufacture Of wire
screens for doors and windows, and ex-
pect to get out 1000 before spring.
TIE Menasha Wooden Ware Co. are
contracting for al the hard wood timber
they can get. They intend to tit up an
old mill near the Stevens Point boom, to
work it up.
Mr. r. L. DANIEL, of Oshkosh, has
resigned his position as deputy collector
of internal revenue for that district, and
z. c. Ellsworth has been appointed to
fill the vacancy.
GREEN BAY Globe: The city council
has authorized the selling of the G. B.
& L. 2. stock owned by the city. Grand
Rapids sold its stock on the same road
at 5 per cent. of its face.
Two BROTHERS, Jackson and Frank La
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", charged with setting fire to the barn
OF j. j. Cronk, near that place, on the
| Odd ult
GREEN BAY Gazette: A telegraph
cable is talked OF being laid so as to con-
meet the Manitous, the Foxes, and the
Beaver Islands, at the foot of Lake
Michigan, with the mainland.
The sixth annual convention of the
Wisconsin State Musical association will
begin its session 1T Depere, on January
11th, under the direction Of Prof. II. S.
Perkins, Of Chicago.
The third annual meeting Of the Wis
consin Sheep-breeders' and WOol-grow-
ers' association new organization) will
be held III Whitewater, on the 18th and
18th days of January 1881; commencing
on Tuesday the 18Th at one o'clock.
A YOUNG man named Telbar was ar
rested lii La Crosse on Friday last for
swindIin9. He had obtained several
small sums Of money by means OF forged
letters, but Was finally detected and is
now in jail awaiting the process of law.
The Southern Wisconsin, Cane Grow
ers' and Manufacturers association viii
convene at Bidwell hall, Palmyra, the
18th and 18Th pr0x. This viii be the
third and largest annual convention in
that place.
GREEN BAY Gazette: The city of APP
! pleton has made application for relief
| from excessive imposition of county tax,
under the law providing for q review Of
the assessment, and we believe that Fond
du Lac has taken a similar course
The Southeastern Wisconsin Sheep
Breeders and Wool-Growers' associa-
ton will hold its 10th annual meeting at
| Caldwell's Prairie, ON Thursday, Janu-
airy Is, 1881, at 10 o'clock A. NJ. Ali in
terested in sheep husbandry are invited
to attend.
FOND DU Lac Commonwealth: The
Fond du Lac Harrow Works this year
cOntemplates getting out 5000 of its ia
nous harrows, and for that purpose has
just given Chicago firm an order for
$40, 600 worth Of steel and iron furnish
ings.
GREEN BAY Globe: The Chicago and
Northwestern company has resolved to
lay double track from Escanaba, Mich.
to the Junction, at least, and probably
through Norway and Quinnesec in order
to handle the ore that will pass over that
road next season.
FoND DU LAC Commonwealth: Old
Nick MeDzick reports that he was robbed
of watch at Pebbles Corners Sunday
morning by one of gang of Fond du
Lac boys who were visiting a saloon
out there. He has not yet identified the
thief, though looking for him.
MARISETTE Eagle, January /: Ar
serene PrudOm, an employe in John
MOrrisons camp, was instantly killed
while at work on Monday last 4 fall
ing tree struck a smaller dry tree and
broke 1t, one piece flying and hitting
PrudOm on the side and back of the
head, breaking his skull. Deceased was
% years OF age.
OK Saturday night Frederick Rolfis, a
carpenter of Sheboygan, was burned to
death in his shop, whittier he had gone
to spend the nigh5. The cause OF the
/ fire is unknown, but it is supposed that
be was intoxicated, and fire was COM
inundated to the shayings from his pipe.
He was fifty eight years old, and leaves
a wife and eight children.
THE Business Mems association Of
Appleton have appointed committee to
consider the expedielcy of attenp ling
I to secure the extension OF the Wisconsin
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