The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-05-01
WESCONSIg STATE NEWS.

W. SLlutil Gil udulel w olll lax, Ih lllg
IN Milwaukee, were taken i'll on the
23d, having been poisoned by eating
wild parsnips. The youngest, a boy OF
Z, died from the effects.
Mrs. HIRAM MCDONALD, OF Eau
Claire, who Is laboring under mania in
the form Of religious excitement, took
from bureau drawer 1925 in green
backs-her husbands savipgs-and
went to st. Patrick's Catholic Church
and put the entire amount in the col
lection box for the poor. The priest.
learning the facts, returned the money
to the husband. Mrs. Mcdonald be-
came violently insane and broke the
furniture in the house and smashed
the doors. Three persons were re-
quIred to hold her. She will be re-
moved to an asylum.
THE La Crosse Fuel Company has
been incorporated with a capital
stock OF S25 900. Among the incor-
porators are L. n. Perry, cashier o.
the Union National Bank, and VIM.
Lohmiller, agent of the Chicago &
North Western Road.
NJ. l.. BLAKE, with numerous aliases,
was arrested in Milwaukee on the 22d,
charged with using the mails for
fraudulent purposes. He issued cir
culars under the name of "W Huber
Il Co." representing the Louisiana
Lottery Company, and gathered in
many dollars by guaranteeing prizes
to his customers by q scheme OF his
own.
THERE Is a probability OF dairy
exhibit the coming fall in connection
with the Milwaukee exposition.
EARLY On the morning OF the 21st,
Gustave Mendelson, welLknown
travelling representative of Marshall
Field & Co., Chicago, committed sui
eide in a Milwaukee house ot ill-fame.
The deed was evidently premeditated,
as previous to ending his life, which he
dia by shooting, he wrote number of
letters to his family and friends. He
was As years old.
WILLIE JONAS, 13 years old, had
his right foot caught in Grand Avenue
bridge, Milwaukee, on the 21st. He
was standing on the end OF the bridge
as it was being closed, and his foot was
caught Detween the bridge and the east
approach. 1t was found necessary to
amputate portion OF the foot.
FIVE men charged with illegal voting
at the recent city election in M!lwau
kee, were taken into court. Only one
was examined, the others waving that
privilege, and all were held for trial.
SECRETARY WRIGHT OF the state
board OF charities and reform, has
compiled the following statistics rela-
tive to lails for the year ending Octo
Der !, 1885. The returns come in
slowly thus the report is delayed:
The number OF persons in jail October
|, last, was 304, OF whom but II were
females. The number received during
the year was s, ,162, of whom $50 were
females. The number OF insane or
ldlotlc persons now in jailS is %.
During the year 40 persons were ar
rested for murder in this state, for
manslaughter, 21 for rape, As for as
sault with intent to kill, 1S6 for burg
larry, "a for embezzlement, 81 for OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses,
531 for assault and battery, So for
bastardy, / ,S4S for being drunk and
disorderly, $50 for petit larceny, 195
for grand larceny, 50 for selling liquor
to Indians, and 1434 for vagrancy.
During the year % persons have es-
capped from county jails and five have
died.
PETER SCHoLL, a German 75 Years
OF age, committed suicide at his nome
N Dutch Hollow by cutting his throat
The act is attributed to alteration OF
mind.
A GANG OF burglar is making success
ful raids on the sms Ter towns along
the Omaha road, west OF Eau Claire
The residence OF DR.. Lyman, at Wilson
Station, was entered and large sum
of money and a $500 gold watch and
chain stolen.
IT is reported from Prairie du Chen
that the Mississippi is rising at the
rate OF sixteen inches in twenty-four
hours. The upper river is within few
inches OF the high water mark Of 1SS
W. H. GAsPARD, dealer IN boots al.
shoes, La Crosse, has assigned. Liza
bihties, $4,000; assets, 5000 His
creditors are nearly all Milwaukee and
Chicago firms, most OF whom have as
sented TO a compromise.
CHARLES E. HoYT, an employe in
the capitol, Madison, has been notified
that MS claim for back pension has
been allowed, and S2, $50 will soon be
sent him.
AT Eau Claire a 3-year-old child, a
son OF John Schubert. fellfrom the Sec
ond story OF p house, a distance OF
fifteen feet. He fell on his head and
was picked up insensible, but revived
in q few hours.