The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-08-11
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


Racine, was recently heeced out of 800
by pair of confidence men.
AT Birnamwood, man named George
Palmer was accidentally shot through
the foot by neighbor named Quincy,
the ball entering the instep and coming
out 1t the bottom of the foot.
NELSON w. FULLER, an old-time jour
nalist and printer, died at Sturgeon Bay
on the 26th, at the age of II years. Mr..
Fuller has been engaged in the printing
business continuously for fifty years,
having entered an Office IN New York
state when he was I9 years of age, and
was closely engaged in it up to the day
of his death.
WILLIAM KUHL, of Peoria, H., has
commenced suit against John Rugee,
VIM. S. Williams and Jas. A. Greding, of
Milwaukee, to recover the sum of S25, 900
for alleged false imprisonment couple
of years ago. 1t will be remembered
that Kuhl was arrested by Greding, then
a deputy sheriff, on suspicion that he
was Lon Williams, the noted outlaw.
JAMES HICKCox, a Milwaukee law
yer, died on the 9th at the Wauwatosa
insane asylum, where he has been the
last few weeks. Mr.. Hickcoy COM
meneed the practice of law in Milwaukee
IN 1857. He has held the position of clerk
of the courts and served eight years IN
the school board, where he was identi-
fed with the Introduction of German in
to the public schools. He was so years
of age.
CLINTON BABBTT, secretary of the
State Agricultural Society, has received
letter from the Pres dents private sec
retary thanking him IN behalf of the
President for tie invitation TO the state
fair. The President anticipates that
public business viii require his direct
return to Washington after he has con-
cluded his trip to the Yellowstone. For
this reason, although pleased with the
invitation, he cannot accept If.
A ZIMMERMAN, name unknown, was
killed on the Goth, by Albert Kicks,
proprietor of a crossroads saloon at the
junction of the Beef River and the Beef
Slough aud Alma roads, IN Buffalo
County, Wis. The luEberman had be-
come filed up on Ricks' whisky, and
upon leaving got into some difficulty
with the landlord on the outside, when
Kicks rushed IN, got a gun and shot
him, death occurring almost instantly.
THE Chicago, Portage and Superior
Railway Company has brought suit
the United States circuit court for the
Eastern District of Wisconsin to enjoin
William r. Chadsey, a citizen of the
state of New York, from making or de-
livering to the Chicago. st. Paul and
Northern Pacific Railway Company, or
10 any other corporation, any deed or
conveyance affecting the title Of the com
plainant's roadbed, right of way and 9TH
er property.
A FARMER named Springer, residing III
the town of Milwaukee, was In Milwau-
kee on the 2Sth looking for his 16-year-
old daughter, who, he says, has
eloped with a Milwaukee gambler.
He claims that the girl took from him
81, 700 IN notes, etc., besides 5000 in
money. The gambler leaves q livery
bin of nearly 500 unpaid. A West
Side hveryman would join the father in
rejoicing if the erring pair could be ap-
pretended.
On the morning of the 9th, Lieut..
lockwood, of the Milwaukee police
force, had d narrow escape with MS life.
While out taking a walk he saw a man
trying TO burglarize Harry Deakin's
residence, on Jefferson Street. He at
tempted to capture the burglar and for
his pains was almost killed. The bur-
glar and a confederate slipped up be
hind lockwood and struck him a stun
ming blow over the head, and then shot
him, the ball passing through his right
arm. Then they hastily decamped.
lockwood Is suffering severely but viii
recover.
FRED P. HUNTER, an employe in
Cody's Shingle mill at Humbird, made
himself obnoxious to Mrs. r. B. Brown,
who, with her husband, was boarding
the hands working at the mill. He was
elected from the house, but returned for
his clothes and assaulted Mrs. Brown.
She resisted and he threw q knife at her.
Meeting Mrs. Brown on the street after
ward Hunter addressed her insultingly
and made an attempt to strike her. She
drew a revolver and shot him, the ball
making bad, but not dangerous wound.
Hunter had Mrs. Brown arrested, but
her friends secured her release on bail.
Officers are now after Hunter, who went
TO Eau Claire to arrest him for criminal
assault with intent TO commit rape.