The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-07-28
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

WHILE pIdctlcluS NlVn u revolver at
| Weston, Clark County, on the Sth, Ed.
Wrin was accidentally shot in the right
| thigh.
VIM. LIvEskY, who has been nominat-
ed for state treasurer by the republicans
OF Pennsylvania, was once resident of
Watertown, Wis.
HARRY LOOMS, formerly conductor
on the Racine and Southwestern Divi-
sion of the st. Paul Road, died at At
lanta, Ca, on the 18th inst.
BILEs' cooper shop in Dexterville,
with a large amount of manufactured
stock, burned on the night of the 7th.
Loss estimated at $22, 900; insurance
S13, 900.
LAWRENCE STRUGGLES store at La
Crosse, was burglarized oD the night of
the 18th. The safe was broken open and
ritied of about $50 in cash, draft for
Sl07 and several small notes.
BURGLARS entered the residence of o.
z. Posey, Whitewater, on the morning
of the 8;n inst, and succeeded in get
ting away with Mr.. Posey's diamond
pin, valued at S400, and also his gold
watch and chain valued at 1925.
ANOTHER fire horror second only to
the Newhall House disaster, occurred at
at Milwaukee on the morning of the
10th. The dwelling house of David
Seelig, No. 234 Fifth Street, was de-
stroyed by fire and three children,
Dora. aged II years, Hermina, aged 7
and Rosa aged 3, were either burned or
sutfocated to death. TIE father and
mother and four other children escaped.
The proposition to establish an IRON
smelling works at Black River Falls is
still being considered by the public
spirited residents. The IRON company
have promised to build furnace that
will cost about 100000, on condition
that the iownsmen shall vote them a
bonus of $40, 900. Another proposition
is that the company will induce foreign
capitalists to invest in the project in
case the citizens prefer to form Joint
stock company.
If the efforts of several of MilWau-
KEGS promizent citizens are sustained
the city is bound to become the educa-
tional center of the great northwest in
few years. Articles of association have
been filed with the register of deeds of
the University of Milwaukee, with a
capital stock of 81, 900, 600, by Chas. L.
Colby, VIM. P. McLaren and Nathan L.
Wood. 1t is proposed TO found
college equal to any in the country and
also to establish academies at various
points in the northwest which are to
serve as feeders to the parent iustitu-
ton.
THE boiler in Philip Hendricks saw
mill at Milladore, exploded at IL o'clock
on the morning Of the 18th inst, COM
pletely wrecking the boiler, badly
breaking the englpg, and iDjuring the
mill to cor siderable extent. The loss,
it is estimated, will reach nearly 81, 500
The boiler proper was thrown fully 500
feet. and q portion of the crown-sheet,
weighing SO pounds, was thrown over
500 feet from the mill Although twenty
two men were wOTl ing in and about the
mill, more were feriously injured 1t
will require fully two months to repair
the damage.
GRANT COUNTY Witness: While Mr..
John Mann, an old resident of Muscoda,
was working in rock quarry about
nile from that place, on July 9th, he
was suddenly stuck dead. He was lean
ing on bis mallet and talking to Mr.
Dennie. After talking few minutes,
Mr., D. turned to pick up chain when
he saw him fall. Turning round he
tried to relieve hin, hut it WAS too late.
The doctors pronounced it apoplexy, but
1t was more likely sunstfoke. Deceased
was in his 67th year, and was respected
and hard working man. He was former
ly of this place.
PETER SCHRETz and s. S. Page, of
Peoria, H., were N Milwaukee recently
for the purpose Of investigating the
statement alleged to have been made by
ex-District Attorney Williams, in an in
terview with morning paper reporter,
lntimatipg that he had been offered 4
bribe of $500 to drop proceedings against
Kuhl, the man arrested there a year or
two ago on suspicion of being Lon Will
Jams. Mr.. Schretz is the brother in-law
of Kuhl and Page was his attorney. An
interview was had with Williams, with
unsatisfactory results. A suit for libel
against him and action for false impris-
onment against ex-county officials will
probably be commenced.
An unknown man was found dead
about one mile south of Kewaskum, ON
the 10th inst. by farmer who was GO
ing to his work. The farmer saw the
man In the same place the day before.
apparently asleep, but, supposing him
to be a tramp who stopped to rest, he
thought no more of it until ne found
him again the rext day, when he discov-
cred that the man was dead, and the
traDpled grass for several feet around
gave evidence that he had died in great
bodily agony. An examination Cf the
pockets Of the deceased brought TO light
S5. IS in money and a certificate from
the state treasurer certifying that
Philip Guth had paid certain amount
of money to that Office and that rapers
would be forwarded within thirty
days. DIR. chEendeuer mad an tx
animation and testified that the man
died Of cholera Z orbus.
The Milw ukce county clerk has com
piled his annual or p statistics for ;he sec
rotary of sta e. Tn will be fJ.w lI,Icd IN
a day or two. tie following tigures are
taken from the rtturns: Totai number
of acrcs IN county sowB IN wheat, J,2l1;
in corn, GIG; III cats. y 2I9; III bar
lev, s 5T3; IN Tyc, 3,727; IL potatoes,
3 9j6; IN root crops, 257; numbsr OF
acres used as apple orchards, ] 500;
number Of apple trees, J6 205; acres
sown IN fay, 21!; in hops, 20; in culti-
waited grasses. 1878; IN growing tim
| ber, IA, 767; number OF rilch cows IN
county, 9l3; value Of sane, S165, ,275.
Last years crops are estimated as fol-
lows. Wheat, 50, ,931 bushels; corn, 198.-
GA bushels; oats, 435, 722 bushels; bar
ley, % !, GS7 bushels; rye, 81, GIG bushels;
potatoes, 209 700 bu,he's; root crops,
%, ,075 bushels; apples, 30. or bushels;
clover seed, 552 bushels; timothy seed,
% bushels; fax, S,077 pounds: hops,
2,S05 pounds; tobacco, 80 pounds; culti-
waited grasses, 3l,561 tons. Produce:
/ Butter. 42l $40 pounds: cheese, 50, ,25O