The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-12-03
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES

APPLETON has decided on water
works.
j. E. JONES has assumed the manage
ment of the Portage Democrat.
THE county seat of Pepin County has
been changed from Durand to Arkansaw.
The new Catholic Cathedral for the
diocese of Green Bay was consecrated on
the Goth.
FRANK NETTzEL, a young man of
twenty -One years, was accidentally killed
by the premature discharge of his gun
while out hunting.
AN association has been organized in
Baraboo for the erection of monument
to the Sank County soldiers who fell
during the late war.
BURGLARS entered the residence of
Mr.. Gagnon, Green Bay, on the 18th,
and after chloroforming the inmates.
robbed the house of some 800. No clue.
A LITTLE raft steamer named the Car
RE was sunk near the mouth of Black
River on the Goth. Mcdonald, of La
Crosse, was her owner. Loss not stated.
KENNELL and Goodland, the two
young men arrested for the burglary of
ticket office at Appleton few days
ago, have confessed the crime and Will
plead guilty in court.
Louis WoNRER, mulatto barber from
Boscobel, fell over stove in the Min
nesota House at La Crosse, and the fall
together with the effect of the whisky he
had been drinking, caused his death.
AT Alto, Fond du Lac County, ION
Sunday, Mrs. Verneer, Hollander, in
duced her mother and brother to partake
of poisoned soup. Both died in a few
hours. An investigation is in progress.
The people of Oconto County will on
the Goth of December vote on the propo-
sition of the st. Paul Eastern Grand
Trunk Railway to build road through
the county in consideration of grant of
the swamp and tax-deed lands of the
county.
HERBERT THEIRS, the Kenosha forger,
has been arrested in Chicago, where he
has been ever since his flight. He had
been living at a house kept by Mrs.
Phelps, somewhat known in police
circles, and had assumed the name of
"Jesse." His propensity for writing
letters was what led to his arrest.
GREEN BAY Gazette: The announce
ment IS made that Green Bay is to have
new daily newspaper, to be conducted
by Mr.. J. FL. Nevins, who sewers his
connection with the Depere News for
that purpose. The new paper is to be
six column folio. The material is nego-
tlated for, and it is stated that the first
number will be issued about December
LIST.
MAzoMANIE Sickle: Old Mr.. Ryan, one
of the early settlers of this section, died
very suddenly at the poorhouse on
Thursday evening of last week. The
old gentleman was at supper, we learn,
and became SO excited upon receipt of
some unusual intelligence that he rup-
tured a blood-vessel, and expired in a
few minutes. His remains were brought
to this city and inferred on Saturday.
THE Burlington people are consider
ably worked up over the discovery of
some S35, 900 il bonds issued by that
town years ago in aid of the Fox River
Valley Railroad, which was never built
The bonds were supposed to have been
destroyed in a Milwaukee fire several
years since, but such proves not to have
been the case, and one of the holders,
residing in Maine, has brought suit for
SIS, 100 bonds due. The result of the
suit is doubtful, and the town may have
to pay the entire amount.
1T is now stated that DR.. Patten, whose
mysterious disappearance from Ripon
some time since has created so much
comment, is in Canada. It was thought
that he WAS drowned in Graan T,oka
but life insurance company interested
In the matter asserts that woman was
In the case, and that both she and the
doctor arein Queen Victoria's dominions.
The statements of the insurance men are
not generally believed In Ripon, how
ever, and an effort is being made by the
doctors wife to collect the insurance on
his life.