The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-02-07
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS,

| burned. Scipio has been arrested.
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
The La Crosse Gaslight Company
has sold its plant to W. W. Woodbury.,
of Minneapolis, W. l.. Crosby, of La
Crosse, and S. r. Edwards, of Elkhorn.
The amount of stock transferred was
100000.
THE auction store Of Gardner & Loose,
La Crosse, has been closed by the
| sheriff.
| THE site of the burned Newhall
House, Milwaukee, was sold on the I'd
inst. to the Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance Company. The price paid
was $4,000. The company will build
on the property.
FIFE at Eau Claire, on the morning
of the Both, destroyed the grocery store
of Childs & Co. The building was val
ued at 81 900, and is complete wreck
insured for $500 in the Allemania, of
| Pittsburg, Pa. Loss on stock, $4,000,
with 81 900 insurance in Phoenix, of
Hartford. Total loss with fixtures will
reach $4,000.
WILLIAM ZANDT is under arrest at
Washington for robbing farmer.
| GLENN PEARCE, an old borsethief, was
arrested at Black River Falls for steal
/ ing horse at Hokah, MINI.
GEORGE GILL, who moved from
| Green County to Kansas, last February,
was instantly killed there by the acci-
dental discharge of a gun.
The dry goods store of E. Y. Spauld-
ing, at Black River Falls, was closed on
an attachment of 81 900, by 81. J. Hoff-
man, of Milwaukee.
THE Hon. 81. s. Magoon, of Darling
ton, has offered to give $4,000 toward
erecting a soldiers monument in La
Fayette County, if the county board
will levy tax of $4,000 for the same
purpose.
A MOST disastrous fire occurred at
Ripon on the morning of the 29th. The
flames were first discovered shortly be,
fore midnight, in what is known as
Reeds block, in which was situated the
| Rlpon National Bank. The entire block
was destroyed. All the tenants lose
| heavily. The losses will aggregate be-
JW0eu SOD,UUU anu ~tU,UUO.
SEYMOUR, Outagamie County, is
| afflicted with scarlet fever. Andrew
View lost two children and fears are
entertained for other members of the
family.
a DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred in Eau
Claire, on the morning of the 28th, in
| volving total loss of over $4,000.
| fIn
| owned by the Eau Claire Lumber Com
pany, and occupied by Schwahn Bros,
was completely destroyed. Loss on
building $4,000, covered by risks in
| Tealls agency $4, 500. Schwahn Bros
loss is $4,000, covered by the following
risks Norwich Union, 81, 200; North
American, Boston, $500; Standard,
New York, 1000, North German, Ham
burg, $1,000. In the second floor the
apartments leased to the Hart House,
the loss ON beds, building and furniture
exceeds S569; no insurance.
WATER has at last been struck at the
artesian well at the Milwaukee County
Hospital, at depth of ZOO feet.
The jury in the Whittemore case, at
hartford, were unable to agree on YER
dict, and were discharged. The jury
stood nine for acquittsl and three for
conviction.
A BILL is to be introduced into the
Legislature during the present session
looking to the formation of new
county from parts of Clark and Mara
thon.
Gov. RUsK received telegram from
New Orleans on the 27th stating that
the exposition inspectors had awarded
to this state the first prize for exhibits
of butter and cheese.
A SECTION man on the st. Paul road,
named Thomas White, was run over
and killed by switch engine at West
Madison, on the 9th.
LEDYARD and Kaukauna want to be
incorporated into one city.
GARGoN ELLIFsoN, man living near
Abbotsford, committed suicide on the
9th, by hanging. Dependency was
the cause of the act.
JOEL l.. BRIGGS, a well known citizen
of the village of Colby, blew the top of
his head off on the 9th. Although
well off he had become deranged through
brooding over fsncied financial Difficult
ties.
MAzoMANIE has ghost sensation. It
is in the form of woman in white, who.
it is alleged, fits about the streets at
night.
HENRY KEYsER, of the town of
Preble, Brown County, suffered a COM
pound fracture of one of his legs in q
Peshtigo lumber camp recently. He
was struck by limb of falling tree.
THREE dwellings and the Union
House, at Rice Lake, Barron County,
were destroyed by fire on the night of
the 23d, involving a total loss of 81 900,
partially insured. Most of the hotel
furniture was destroyed.
THE United States Clothing House
stock, Samuel Lowenthal proprietor,
was sold at Appleton, on the 26th, to
satisfy the creditors, and was purchased
by Charles Bachrach, of Chicago, for
$40, 900.
THE La Crosse Odd Fellows News
has suspended publication.