The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-06-27
WISCONSIN STATE VIEWS


! WISCONSIN STATE VIEWS
| p. S. MATTHEWS, alias Wilson, a
| young man from La Crosse, was ar
rested at the Kirby House, Milwaukee,
| on the DIST, on a charge of forgery
! Sheriff Ole Jansen, of La Crosse, ar
rived the same day in search OF the
young man, who was employed by a
La Crosse firm as agent for & wringer,
andin that capacity is alleged to have
forged his employers name to notes to
theamount OF nearly 81 900. He was
taken to La Crosse.
THE Thirty-sixth Wisconsin Volun-
teer Infantry will hold a reunion at
Madison on the 14th of next month.
LA CROSSE papers say the Mississip-
pi River is rising at the rate OF five
inches a day, owing to the recent
freshets.
THE town of Chelsea, Taylor Coun-
ty, has brought suit against Carl Tay-
lor and his bondsmen, Abraham Tay-
lor and T. NJ. Miller, for the recovery
OF So, ,267.79, the amount of the defal-
cation claimed.
The Second Regiment OF the Wiscon-
sin National Guard will go into camp
at Appleton, August 3,
THREE hard characters who robbed a
store at Black Earth, were tracked
by armed citizens to a railroad cut
near Cross Plains, H., suddenly
pounced upon and ordered to hold up
their hands. The robbers obeyed
promptly, but while they were being
disarmed and relieved of their booty
two of their companions appeared on
the scene and ordered up the hands OF
their captors. The citizens were
forced to comply with the order, and,
after paying tribute to the extent Of
whatever arms and valuables they
had about their persons, were allowed
to depart.
THE Hon A. X. Delaney is to be the
orator at the Markesan celebration
of the Fourth.
THE Second Regiment of the Wiscon-
sin National Guard will go into camp
at Appleton, August 3.
JOHN ZEIGLER, a well-to-do farmer
in the town of Brillion, Calumet Coun-
der temporary fit of insanity.
The Eau Claire common council re-
fused the temperance people the use
OF Randall Park for a st. John mass
meeting.
THE tramp scare in the town OF
Washington, Eau Claire County, has
subsided, and the families OF Messrs.
Porter and Foster have moved back
into their homes. Some are inclined
to think that the throwing OF stones
at the houses in the night time was a
piece OF malicious mischief not con-
nected with the assault on Mrs. POr-
ter by tramp, but devised and exc
cuted by persons who are unknown,
but are not thought to be tramps.
AN old man named John P. Runkle
was run over and killed by a train on
the Chicago & Northwestern Road,
near Milwaukee, on the 18th.
THE Rev. f. G. Homme's asylum at
Wittenberg, shelters sixty orphans and
eight aged and infirm people.
A YOUNG man aged 19, named Latue,
EMPLOYED at the Washburn Lumber
Mills, La Crosse, fell upon circular
saw on the 18th, receiving injuries
from which he died in few hours.
DURING the fearful wind storm which
prevailed at Appleton on the Is, the
Catholic Church was damaged so heav-
iIy as to necessitate the tearing down
and reconstruction of the entire build
ing. The loss is about $4,000.
THE antiquated check racket was
played on a lumberman named
Dalstron, at Milwaukee on the 10th.
THE date for the annual reunion OF
the Iron Brigade has been fixed for
September IS.
BERTHA MANN, daughter of Henry
Mann. a well-knOwn business man
Of Milwaukee, went to her room
on the afternoon of the 10Th,
and after opening the gas jet near
her bed lay down to die. She was
| found soon after in an unconscious
condition and medical aid summoned,
but she died in a few hours. Deceased
was % years old and had been an In
| valid for several years.
| DURING the evening OF the 18th, the
| steambarge Rainey came IN COLLISION
with the Sixth Street bridge, smashing
| the timbers considerably. Michael
| Iauer, one of the tenders, who was IN
the act OF swinging the bridge at the
time, was struck by the bar with which
| the operation is performed and
| knocked against the framework with
such force as to fracture one shoulder
| and one leg, and also intilct serious IN
| ternal injuries. He will probably die
He is over so years old.
MILWAUKEE has two cases Of small
pox on hand, for the first time IN about
a year Both victims are recently ar
rived emigrants.
A FIRE in A. H Krouskopf's lumber
drying house and yard at RlchlanC
Center, on the 18th, did $4,000 dam
age; insured.
A 2-YEAR-oLD son OF R. Heber Pass
! more, the teller OF the First Nationa
Bank, Milwaukee, met a sad death Oh
the evening of the 18th. The littl
child was playing in front OF his faith
er's residence, 1920 Wells Street, whel
he took a notion TO chase west
bound street car on the West sid
Railway While in pursuit OF the frs
car, the little fellow, who was scarcel.
able to walk, met another car travelln
in the opposite direction, and in som
manner fell down and got under tn
wheels. The horses didno touch bin
but the wheels ofthe car passed over HI
body, cutting one OF his legs to the bone
and iniuring him terribly in the reglo
OF the intestines. The child was take
) home at once and physicians called
: but he died shortly after O'Clock.
KING Milan, OF Servia, is trouble
7 with gout, and he has gone to Bader