The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-03-18
From OUR STATE EXCHANGES.

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THE CITY charter was adopted at the
sDecial election held at BarabOo on the
9Th inst, by 81 majority.
MAPLE SAP is running and sugat
"bushes - throughout the state are be-
ing worked.
THE entire no-Iicense ticket at OAR
lington. with p. A. Orion at its head,
was elected on the 9th inst. by large
majority.
Mrs. SHoLER, of La Crosse, offers
reward of $50 for information that will
lead to the discovery of her husband,
who has mysteriously disappeared.
THE state medical bill now before the
legislature, will take ten thousand dol
lars, as a license tax, out of the pockets
of the physicians in this state. 1t Is
quite a pile to be distributed among nine
official dead-heads.
AT Elroy, Charles Tucker. former
resident of Mansion, accidentally SHOT
himself with rife, the ball entering the
neck under the chin and lodging just
back of the ear. The patient is still
alive, but the doctors say he must die.
EAU CnAIEE dispatch says: Sheriff
Whipple arrested at Chelsea man by
the name of John Morgan, who has been
recognized as the man who threw
stove CRATE at A. classified, hitting him
on the head and causing his death.
julius KRAUsE, a hostler in the
Kreir House barn, Eau Claire, while at
work on the 9th inst, was knocked down
and trampled upon, the horses heels
crushing one hand, breaking a hip and
nearly severipg his nose from his face.
TIE sixty-tbird anniversary of the es-
adjustment in this country OF the [. o.
O. L. is to be celebrated Mt Reedsburg
on April % with a grand parade. in
which ii is expected over 800 memblrs
will take part.
TIE residence Of G. ". Sturgis, at
Green Lake, was destroyed 10y fire on
the 5th inst. Tie fire originated in a
defective chimney Loss about $500;
no insurance. The public school build
ing narrowly escaped destruction.
IN the breach OF promise case of Miss
Dora apple, Of Chicago, against Nathan
A. Stone, the La Crosse merchant, the
Jury returned a verdict awarding 81, 900
damages to the plaintiff. Mr.. Stones
attorney moved for Il new trial, which
viii soon be argued.
SHERIFF WBEELAN, OF Wood County,
closed up 3. Essrogers saw-niu at
Section 28," four niles east Of Mont
field on the 7th inst, IN the interest of
eastern parties from whom Essroger
purchased his machinery and failed to
pay tor the same.
JAHEsvLLE RECORDER: Yesterday af-
IenOon a tbree-year-old male child of
5Ir and Mrs Frank Mercott. who live
on North Mann Street, near the railroad
bridge, fell backwards into pail Of boil
ing hot water that was standing on the
floor, and was seriously, perhaps fatally
scallcd.
WHILE Edward Starks, farmer, was
banding q loaded gan in the depot at
R0ymtop, on the 7th inst, it went off,
the whole charge of shot taxing effect IN
his body, causing death few minutes
atterward The unfortunate man was %
wears old, and was married not many
weeks ago
| ST. CHARLES Borromeo (Cathollc)
| Church, Neenab, was burned to the
! ground 81 I'D early hour on the 7th inst.
| The ST. Charles was one of the largest
! churches IN the Twin Cities, and was
! located on the island between Neenah
AMI Menasha, and the members were
residents OF both cities
EVANSVILLE RECORDER: Mr.. T. G..
Collmann, OF Freeport, ILL.,, purchased
the tobacco crops yesterday Of Maurice
Reed and c. F. Comstock, Of this city.
Mr.. Reeds crop comprised 10027
pounds, for which hereceived AZ cents,
! aggregating 81 ,453. 80. Mr.. Comstock's
| ,.aonloI N 400 ,,r1,,Io o4 e oon+c
a pound, amounting to 81, 500 %. The
tobacco was Of the Spanish variety, and
is to be shipped by Mr.. Collmann, to-
gether with other purchases, to his ware
huse at Freeport.
THE annual convention of the turner
societies of the state of Wisconsin will
be held III Fond du Lac, beginning on
the 10Th and ending on the 18th of April.
Some twenty-five societies will be repre-
scented. The committee of the society
of Fond du Lac chosen to perfect the
necessary arrangements for the recep-
ton and entertainment of the delegates
expected, some seventy-fve persons,
consists of L. Goldstucker, J. Thomson,
j. f. Harthun, r. Katz, and J.. F.
Haas. This committee is now actively
at work.
The house committee on claims have
agreed to recommend the passage of the
bill introduced by Representative
Guenther for the relief of the laborers
of the Lower Fox River improvements.
The facts are that IN 1875 Day, Call &
Co. contracted to do the work there re-
CURED, but in the latter part of the year
failed. At the time of the failure they
were largely indebted to laborers in their
employ, which has never been lquidated.
The government retained and still holds
81, 1851, being the 10 per cent. kept
back on their contracts as security. 1t
is proposed to take this money and pay
| the laborers and mechanics the amounts
| due them.
OK the 4th inst, an old gentleman
named David Cobb was found dead on
the road, about one mile south of the
village of Sun Prairie. Deceased was
about 81 years Of age. He lived alone
on his farm, three miles south of Sun
Prairie, and had walked to the village in
the morning, signed the papers for his
! quarterly pension, made some Purchases
and started hOmeward on foot. An hour
afterward he was found by DR.. l.. Y.
| Lewis, who was passing that way. The
deceased leaves a son and daughter, who
reside at Colby, Clark County.
! The payment of the bona tide labor
ers of the Air Line has been made by
! G. NJ. Butte, the agent appointed by
! Gov. Rusk, and now nearly all Of them
are eager to get at work again. George
| Eye, of Duluth, Mimi, has taken a
party of seventy-five of them out into