The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-10-23
WCONSIN STATE NEWS.

In wv In the saloon of George
Keller, 4 the town of Wauwatosa,
Just Guide the Milwaukee city limits,
on the 7th, John Burns and William
| Daily weshot by the proprietor. Both
| will proably die.
| THE6th inst. was the last day of
the MRaukee Exposition.
| PEIR ROBBEAULT was sentenced to
state rson two years for murder
Gus asiult upon Officer Elliott, OF
Eau Cllre. Goodall, the burglar, was
also setenced for two years.
AUGsT GERsTMANN, a young unmar-
ried ierman, OF Driesbach. MINI,
| wentnunting in the marshes on the
| Wisconsin side on the 9th inst, ex-
| pectig to meet friends there. No sur
| prise was felt when he did not return
Monay, but when Tuesday passed
without his returning, search was in
stitIted. Late on the afternoon of the
14tl, the searching party found the
missing mans dog and followed in the
way the animal led. Soon rubber
boot. torn with shot, was found, and
a little farther on the dead body OF
Gerstmann, with bad wound in his
loot and a fatal shot wound IN his
forehead. 1t seems clear that the foot
wound was accidental, but that owing
to suffering from the wound, exposure,
hunger and despair of assistance, the
unfortunate man terminated his ex
istence.
THE closing session OF the Wisconsin
State Anti-Prohibition Association
was held at Milwaukee on the 18th.
JAMES MCKINLEY, of La Crosse, sold
his crop OF 27, 900 pounds OF hops at
% cents pound. Four weeks ago
hops rlled 4 cents higher, but several
large importations caused sudden
decline in prices.
GEORGE H. CONN, an old soldier liv-
ing at the Milwaukee Soldiers Home,
was found lying dead near j. Seefeld's
house on the National Avenue road
near the home on the 18th. The
mans death is supposed to have been
brought about by intoxication.
SPECULAR and hematite ores have
been found in the town of Rudolph,
Wood County.
WlLMARTH's BANK, at Ashland, was
compelled the proprietor, Lewis c.
Wilmarth, at the point of their re-
volvers, to retire to the vault, when
they secured about $4,000 from an
outside safe and made their escape.
JAMES MELLIN, a brakeman on the
Milwaukee & Northern Railway, was
killed on the night of the 18th, between
Chiffon and Hilbert, by falling from a
freight train. He was missed when the
train arrived at Hilbert, and, upon
going hack, they found him dead with
his right side and head fearfully man
gled. The deceased was about %
years OF age. Melin has brother re-
siding in Milwaukee, who is clerk in
! he Office OF General Passenger Agent
b'rser, OF the Wisconsin.
Is unknown man has been swindiing
Milwaukee grocers by sending them
chicks purporting to be signed by a
crtomer, with a request, purporting
tccome from the customer, 10 have
TIM cashed.
'URING a heavy thunder storm on
I'll night OF the 11th lightning struck
aoarn belonging to S. Stephenson in
| JcOOpOl CIlill Uut Ddl II dAd
we destroyed. 1t was filled with
l hg.
1. Bowen, aged 63, living six
mes north of Brodhead, was found
dad in bed on the 10th. Mr.. B. came
tGreen County in 1884. He leaves a
lfg6 estate.
BURKE FAIRCHILD, aged about so
yars, a farmer residing some two
rles south of Mineral Point, shot his
lie dead on the evening of the 10th,
ad then shot himself, inficting dan
.rOus wound. Domestic trouble is
ssigned as the cause of the tragedy.
AT the Kirby House, Milwaukee, on
ne 11th, man who called himself
.ugust Ginnie was found dead. Itwas
vidently a case OF suicide, as bot.
Ile marked "sulphate OF morphia'
vas found in the room.