The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-08-22
WISCONSIN STATE VIEWS.

growers in this state was inaugurated
on the 14th.
The Fourth Battalion. w. n. G..
went into camp at Whitefish Bay, near
| Milwaukee on the l 4th.
The corner stone OF the new armorv
OF the Milwaukee Light Horse Squad
ron, on Broadway adjoining the re-
Gently erected central police station,
was lald with the expressive ceremo-
MES OF the Masonic order by the Off
GERS OF the Wisconsin Grand Lodge, on
the 18th inst.
UNDER the new state license law,
there will be special election at Mil
waukee during September to determine
| the price of liquor licenses in that city
| Tor the coming three years. The re-
| quIslte number of signatures to the
! necessary petition has been obtained,
| but the date for the election has not
| yet been fixed. The present price of
! the right to sellintoxicating beverages
IN that city Is 5000.
FLORENCE SULLIVAN, a stevedore,
was instantly killed in the hold OF the
schooner j. |. Case at Milwaukee on
the 18th. The Case was unloading at
the gas-house dock, and Sullivan was
at work shoveling coal in her hold. A
heavy bucket used in hosting coal
gave away in some manner and fell in
to the hold, distance of about thirty
feet. Sullivan was directly under the
hatchway, and the full weight of the
bucket struck him on the head, break
ing his neck.
Gov. RUsK and party have reached
home from their trip to the Grant fun
eral. On their home Journey the Gov
ernor was presented with a beautiful
silver water service by the members OF
his staff and a iewelled Grand Army
Commanders badge by the soldier
members of the party.
LATE on the night OF the 10Th, as
Mrs. Dorand, OF Appleton Junction,
was sitting in her front door holding a
little son about 5 years old, she heard
a man coming along the walk. \ dog
that was in the room began barking,
and the man, drawing a arevOlver, fired
through the screen door, the ball
striking the little boy and intlicting a
severe wound in his leg. The wound,
although very painful one, Is not
dangerous. The only explanation
that can be given for the strange pro-
ceeding is that tramp must have
been prowling around the house. and
becoming angered at the dogs barking,
fired at what he supposed to be it on
the inside OF the screen. The lady
could see the man, but does not think
she would be able to identity him.
THE wooden mills OF Street Bros,
Marshal & Co, at Lancaster, have been
sold and they will move the machin-
cry away. This will throw about for
ty men out OF employment.
DURING the third biennial session OF
the Grand Council of the American
Legion of Honor OF Wisconsin, at Mil
waukee, the following officers were
elected and installed; Grand COM
mander, William A. Fricke; grand vice
commander, George Decker; grand or
ator, c. ". Graves; past grand COM
mander, Col. l.. j. Rusk; grand secre-
tary, John A. Diederichsen; grand
treasurer, Henry C. POrth; grand
chaplain, NJ. G.. Bloch; grand guide,
Charles Lau; grand warden, Elizabeth
Runkel; grand sentry, Henry Steel;
grand trustees, H. c. Runkel, II. H.
Dodd, George Bach.
THE body OF man was found on
the bay shore at Union, Door County,
last week 1t was too much decayed
to be identified, but is supposed to be
the body OF John Vincent, who went
out in a boat and was never seen
since.
THE Wisconsin Telephone Company
is about to build a line to connect
Osseo with Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls,
and other towns. 1t offers to include
Augusta in the system provided the
people will take not less than $3.50
subscription ahead. 1t is believed
that the project viii be successful.
Two magnificent white cranes have
been hovering about the marsh Just
west of the causeway leading to North
La Crosse, and have an exasperating
talent for keeping out Of the way OF
the local spOrtsmen, who have tried
rifles and shotguns without effect.
They stand about six feet high and
their plumage is as white as the driven
snow.
An Indian boy living near Post
Lake, Forest County, died OF hydro
phobia. 1t is claimed that he cut his
finger and allowed a dog to lick the
blood off; the dog afterwards acted
strangely and they shot it; later the
boy was taken sick and acted by spells
just like the dog.
DURING the afternoon of the 9th
burglars entered the crockery store of
the c. Eisefeldt Company, on East
Water Street, Milwaukee. After
breaking open two empty money
drawers, they carried off large guam
tity OF valuable silver ware. No clue.
Two hundred men employed On the
water works construction, at Chippe-
wa Falls, struck on the 10th for an
advance Of 25c per day in wages. The
manded 81 so. Work was suspended
quietly and without any demonstra-
ton.
IL the town of Center, on the 10th.
a number of farmers were putting the
top log on a log cabin, when the log
slipped and falling seventeen feet,
struck Ludwig Wood and VIM. Bruck,
killing the former aud iniuring the lat
ter so that there is little hopeO Of his re
covery. The owner OF the building,
John Nich, received severe bruises.
OK the 18th inst, a 12-year-Old son
of Herman Schmidt, OF Milwaukee, re-
ceived permission from his mother to
90 into the back yard to pick cherries.
Shortly after he returned to the house,
clasped his arms about her neck, and
and before he could explain what was
the matter, died. 1t is supposed that
he eclimbed a tree and fell to theg guOund,
rupturing a blood vessel IN the head,
which proved fatal.
A CHICAGO special to the New York
World says that Col. Fred. Grant has
accepted the position OF engineer OF a
railroad company, which is backed by
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad and the
Wisconsin Central, for the purpose Of
making a new entrance into Chicago.
Col. Grant will 20 to Chicago to take
charge OF this new work as soon he
has had time to gather his fathers pa