The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-04-08
STATE NEWS.

the widow of Charles Coleman, who
was killed by the Williams brothers at
Durand, Wis.
Three of the Green Bay burglars
have been convicted and sentenced for
nine, four and three years respectively.
Their names are f. S. Durkev, Albert
Despena and John Cole.
In Stoughton an old man named
Newell, aged tifty-fve, who became
discouraged, with increased infrmities,
shot himself. Two years ago he was
released from the insane hospital as
cured.
AT Sturgeon Bay, Wis, the wife of
Joseph Bonet confessed to her husband
to have committed adultry with forty
men, and warrants have been issued
for their arrests. The affair creates
intense excitement.
The Florence Furnace company, of
Florence, Marionette county, has filed
articles of association with the secretary
of state to-day. The capital is $780,
600. The incorporators are Wilber
Colby, Henry W. Jackson and H. B.
Brooks.
A German minister, preached in a
church five miles from Black River
Falls, Wis, was disturbed by man
under the influence of liquor, where
upon Rev. Mr.. Haferman left his
pulpit, seized the offender and threw
him out of doors, and went on with
his sermon.
w. q J. Warton, extensive lumber
men, residents of Appleton, have sold
their large saw mill and several thou
sand acres of land in the town of YES
per, Wood county, Wis, containing
about s5O,OOO,OOO feet, to Henry
Sheery, Neenah, and Geo. Gerry of
Appleton, for $4,000.
The supreme court has remanded
for new trial non-suited in the
court below, where claim is made
against an insurance company for the
value of house destroyed by a tor
nado, accompanied by lightning. The
company claimed lightning was not
an agent in the destruction.
The latest patents. G. H. Andrew,
Brookly, windmill. l.. P. Cadman,
Beloit, elevator frame of grain binders.
Ossian c. Davis, Racine, air blower.
Zoel Lucia, Little Samico, cogroller
for saw mills. W. r. Middleton,
Commonwealth, machine for separat-
ing middlings. p. Odenbrett, Mil
waukee, pneumatic chest for pipe
organs.
A Farmer in Walworth township,
having an over-supply of cash, put it
in tin can and placed it in a stove
that was rarely used Having COM
pany one day, his wife built a fire in
the spare room stove. As a result the
money was badly burned. The whole
lot, amounting to S447, was redeemed
by the United States treasurer, except
$40.
John j. Orton, Esq, of Milwaukee,
was disbarred last fall from practice
in all the courts of the state, by
Judge Small, of Milwaukee. Mr..
Orton appealed the case to the Su-
preme Court, and stay of proceedings
was granted until full hearing could
be had A final decision has been an
nounced which reversed the order of
Judge Small, and Mr.. Orton is all
right again to practice in all the
courts.
On Thursday of last week the office
of collector of internal revenue for the
Sixth district was turned over to the
newly appointed collector, L. Lott
ridge, by III. f. Keeley of Sparta.
Gen. Jasper Packard, general revenue
agent at Chicago, made the transfer
and found the books and accounts in
perfect order. During Mr.. Kelley's
incumbency over 100000 have
passed through his hands. The office
will not be removed from Sparta for
the present.