The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-09-26
UESCOSST1 STATE NEWS,

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WEsCOSsIH STATE NEWS.
| On the night OF the 18th, Dennis
/ CrOnln, an unmarried man, aged 2S
! was employed with another in clean
/ ing out a cesspool at the residence O
/ j. ii. Palmer, cashier of the State
| Bank, Madison. The men had pro
| vlded themselves with a lug of hydro
! chlOric acid and a similar appearing
1 Jug OF whisky, the former for disin.
! fectant and the latter for refreshnent
1 About midnight Cronin went to where
| the Jugs were kept, intending to get a
| drink OF whisky. Being afflicted with
asthma, he had lost the power ot
smell and picked up the acid Jug by
! mistake. He swallowed fully a pint
and, though realizing Immediately
that he had made a mistake, thought
| ne could stand il, and returned to
work. In a few minutes he toppled
over, and by the time a physician
could be summoned was dead.
OSHKOSH viii be the scene OF the
| next annual reunion OF the Iron Bri.
gade.
| BRANsTAD q IJND, Eau Claire, fur.
| nlture dealers, have made an assign
| ment. Assets valuable. J. V. Far.
we'll OF Chicago, and the Eau Claire
National Bank are among the heavi.
| est creditors.
FIRE broke out in front OF Stolt.
now.s saloon, Spencer, at 1:3O P. NJ
on the 18th, spreading rapidly to Mu-
! sic Hall, Brock residence, LOtz's fur.
niture shop and dwelling, boarding
| house and saloon, Priest : restaurant
and Chas. Merkes' blacksmith shop.
| These buildings were totally DESTROYED
| The following were partially burned
! or damaged: Hartman Bros. & Oct
| tel's general store, building and resi-
| denCe; John Davel's harness shop and
| residence; RissInger's butcher shop,
/ Mrs. Collins restaurant and NJ. II.
| Ducate's lewelry store. The total
loss will reach 81 900. This makes
| twenty-fOu buildings destroyed by
tire IN the village since July Is.
NEAR Franklin sawmiu, five miles
west OF Monroe, Daniel Mcdonald and
Richard German, farmers and neigh
JOrs. quarreIed about a we'll from
which both drew water, and Mcdonald
was struck over the head with a club
and kIleI. German was arrested.
Both are said to have been drunk.
Belt PECK, hostler OF the Central
HOUSE barns, at Bichiand Center. was
stabbed by VIM. Clair or Martin Kel-
ly, VINO objected to paying charges for
the feed and stabling OF their teams,
which were in the barn. The men
were arrested and bound over to aw 1T
the result OF Peck's injuries, which are
not considered dangerous.
ALABORER named John Trubaske,
employed by Sanger, Rockwell & Co.,
Milwaukee, was severely injured on
the 18th, by a falling timber He was
taken to his home by the police patrol
wagon.
THE Touring mills in La Crosse are
being supplied with new wheat from
Southern Minnesota.
DURING August, the North Wiscon-
sin Lumber Company shipped +, ,472,-
600 feet OF lumber from Hayward.
THE Germans OF Madison have re-
solved to invite the German-American
Press Association to Wisconsin to
hold their next annual meeting at the
capital.
THE fire that destroyed the school,
house in Hayward, originated at the
furnace. It IS said that Miss Tibbets
! displayed rare tact in getting the chill
dren out of the building. An insur,
ance for 81, 5OOwiI enabletheauthori-
| ties to rebuild without delay.
THE mammoth elevator at Hay
ward requires a forest OF lrmber. The
Superior Lumber Company at Hay
ward Is to furnish 1900, 900 feet, r.
D. Pike, OF Bayfield,, 100000 feet, and
| the Rust-Owen Company, OF Drum
mOnd, $50, 900 feet.
4 DECAYED coffin was found by
graders at Milwaukee on the 18th.
| The property was once used as a Gem
( etery, which accounts for the presence
OF the coffin. There were no traces OF
| the body it once enclosed.
c. A. OSBORN, editor OF the florence
| Mining News, while out deer hunting
on the 18th, encountered four bears,
two fulI-gTown and two cubs. He at
tackled them and killed a female bear
and cub, whereupon theothers retreat
ed. The fight was a hard one.
THE sheriff Of Polk County has in
custody aman supposed TO be the one
who murdered John Breen at Lake
/ Mills, Ia, several weeks ago. The
Iowa authorities have applied 20 Gov,
| Rusk for a requisItIOn.
THE special election on the 18th al
| Milwaukee resulted in a bowling ma
iOrity for low license.
An unknown ruffian knocked Mrs
James Casey down in the Sixth
| Ward, Milwaukee, in daylight. on the
10th and took from her a gold watch
and chain.
THE Iron Brigade began its annual
| reunion at Madison on the 18th. The
annual address was delivered by Gen,
| Richardson. All the old officers were
reelected with the exception OF Vice
President Fairchild, who was sue.
ceeded by G. NJ. Woodward, OF La
| Crosse.