The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-03-26
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES

MAN named Robert Spencer, of Rocp
ton, was killed by the cars at Beloit On
the Odd vi
BAYFIELD, county has but 564 inbab;t
ants-the smallest number of any count
In the state. e.
JOHN DEvINE, of Eau Claire, sustained
fatal injuries recently, by falling from
pile of lumber.
THE cost of constructing the proposed
railroad from Stevens Point to NeillsviUa
is given at 81, 100000.
THE log yield on the Wisconsin and
tributaries above Trapp river is est.
mated at 124, AIS, 900 feet.
THE Catholics of st. Mary's congrego.
ton, Racine, will put up new church
this summer to cost $50, 900.
PERCH are being taken from Lake
Mendoza by the thousands, and find
ready sale.
NEENAH's new city charter puts LIQUOR
licenses at not less than $50 nor more
than $3.50.
Mrs. RANDALL, one of the old resi-
dents of Johnstown Center, died recent.
ly, aged 80.
Grand RAPIDS is to have new court
house, the county having appropriated
80, 900 for the purpose.
THE La Belle wagon works of Fond
du Lac has made sale of 1000 wagons
to one firm in Kansas City. ....
FORTY feet of Vests canal, Appleton
were recently washed away. owing to the
depth of the frost, which loosened the
bank
In,
managed to put a revolver bullet intohis
arm, while crawling under a barn to
shoot a chicken.
The expenses for the institution for
the blind, at GAINESVILLE, the past year
was S1S, IA, or 62S cents per day for
each pupil.
A BIBULoUs printer named Flynn, who
pawned a watch at Brandon, fourteen
years ago, has Just redeemed it, he hay
ing sent for it from Cleveland.
THE residence of Ernest Homer, in
the town of Campbell, La Crosse county,
was burned recently. Loss, 81, 200; IN
surance, $500. Sparks from the chin
ney.
ANTON LYONNAIs was found dead In
the snow in the town of Scott, Brown
county, on the Goth. He was IS years
old. His death was caused by kidney
disease.
The amount of tax paid by the rail
ways into the state treasurer's Office last
year was SIT, $3.50. This year tits ex-
peeted that they viii increase this sum
by some $78, 600.
FRANK DODGE and John Bittel, of Rip
on, who were senteUced to tie prison
for four years on the double charge of
assault with intent to rob and larceny,
have been pardoned by the governor.
A LADY in Racine, recently, gave birth
to a child perfectly developed in every
way with the exception of visual ARRANGE
ments, which are totally wanting There
are neither eyes nor openings for them,
the skin being without an orifce Of any
kind.
A YOUNG man was found in a barn at
Darlington, one morning, lately, with
his feet frozen. He did not give his
name but said he had spent year in the
penitentiary Of this state for a robbery
committed at Platteville some eighteen
months ago.
FOND Do Lao Commonwealth: An
exchange north warns it's readers of an
agent who has been travelling through
that section selling sunfower seeds
upon the representation that if farmers
will grow sunilowers the seeds viii be
purchased at 81 per bushel to make oil
from.
An old man named H. Bennett was
brutally beaten by tour young men,
Dwight Barker Tom Applebee, John
Wilson and Henry Slack, day or two
since, at Pine Grove, Portage county.
The cause was a dispute in regard to land
boundaries The victim was quite old,
and any one Of his assailants was more
than his match Warrants were issued
for the arrest Of the leaders.
EDWARD PRIME, q weil-known citizen
of jamestown, Grant county, who is now
IN his 73d year, claims to be the best
pigeon shot OF his age in the country,
and will shoot with any man at pigeons
for money. He has "a gun which was
made fifty years ago IN London. He
shot three matches recently, In whichhe
killed every bird he shot at in all three
matches, at twenty-One yards rise and
eighty yards boundary.
On the evening Of the 18th, at Green
Bay, Christ Episcopal Chapel was dis
covered TO be on fire, but the flames
were soon cXtinguished. The rector's
robes and communion linen were de-
stroyed, however. As the contribution
box was rihed, there is a probability
that the fire WAS incendiary, although by
some it is supposed that the robbers
might have accidentally dropped a
lighted match during their search for
valuables.
A SUIT was begun against the Milwau-
kee, Lake Shore and Western railroad
company, at Oshkosh, lately, by man
named Yorton, for forcible election from
train. He had purchased ticket and
asked the conductor for stop-over tick
ct, but concluded to wait until he reached
the place where he intended to stop over.
He then got off, having only the ordin-
airy train check, and the next day was
put off the train while attempting to use
the check. He lays his damage at
5000.
RIVER FALLS Press: Quite a little
interest has been excited in a novel case
now pending before A P. Weld, court
commissioner, i'll which Lee Brown has
obtained writ Of habeas corpus for the
person Of his wife, who is, he alleges, re-
strained OF her liberty by her mother,
Mrs. Mollie Harris AS far as can be
gathered from the parties, the mother
clhims that the daughter is under age
and that the marriage was without her
consent, and she objects to her choice IN
the matter of husband. ~
STEVENS POINT Democrat: The case
of Taylor Co. VS.. the Wisconsin Central
r. r. Co., involving the constitutional
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