The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-04-03
WTSCONSIE STATE n EWS.

HISGONSIE STATE n EHS.
l.. i. ROBINSON died at his home in
GAINESVILLE on the 9th. Deceased was
born in Erie County, Pa, in 1914;
came to BeIvidere H., in 1845, and
went to California in 1S49. He came
to GAINESVILLE sixteen years ago, and
was for long time identified with the
Harris Manufacturing Company.
AT noon on the 9th, fire destroyed
the barn, tobacco shed, fifteen tons
of hay, grain, farming utensils, and
number OF swine, the property OF Ira
cy Montgomery, residing four miles
east OF Evansville, in the town of
Porter, Rock County. The fire origi-
mated in the shipping room attached
TO the tobacco sheds while Montgom-
cry was at dinner. Loss about
50, 900, partly covered by insurance
in the Continental, of New York.
IT is now definitely determined that
the Vienna Mannerchor will not visit
Milwaukee in a body during the San
gerfest, but will be represented by q
delegation.
The ice went out at La Crosse on
the 9th, and the river is now open
the entire length below. Above the
ice is solid at the railroad bridge and
one or two other points, with which
exception the river is clear co the foot
of the lake.
JOHN S. ANDERSON, travelling sales
man for the st. Julien Gear Company,
Of GAINESVILLE, has been arrested for
forgery. It is alleged that he forged an
order for several hundred dollars
worth of gears. Anderson was held
under bonds OF $500.
THE state supreme court has Just
decided that structure used as a
Baptist parsonage, at Darlington, but
not owned by the church society, is
exempt from taxation, thus reversing
the decision OF the county court.
AT Eau Claire, on the 26th, in Sage
ct AL vs.. the Badger State Lumber
| Company circuit court Jury
gave q verdict OF $945 for the
plaintiffs. A third party had cut logs
from plaintiffs land and sold the logs
| to the defendant lumber company.
The case mad been pending over year,
and many prominent lumbermen were
interested. A jury disagreed on the
trial year ago, and on this occasion
| there was hard fought trial OF two
| days duration.
| A COW belonging to George Stark, OF
| Bayfield,, gave birth to two-headed
calf. The heads are perfectly formed
and act independently OF each other
as regards taking nourishment. The
freak is afemale, and is edfrom bot
tie. 1t seems likely to live.
FIRE occurred near Alton, Rock
| County, on the night of the Oath, on
| the farm of Mrs. Ehlien, occupied by
Scott Barry and Henry Terwilliger,
! involving the loss of a horse, barn,
| house, wagon shed, granary and IT'S
bushels of oats. Valuable farming
implements were also destroyed. No
insurance. The fire is supposed to
have been caused by spark from an
engine.
IT is announced that one of the heirs
OF the Surell estate, now going through
| probate in New Orleans, is the wife oi
Richard D. Kirby, who was Surell's
daughter, and that her part OF the
estate is $4,OO0,O0O. Kirby was a
native OF Milwaukee, which city he left
eighteen years ago. When the war
broke out ne enlisted at the age of IS
in one OF the early Wisconsin regi-
ments. He was brought up in Mil
waukee, and is widely known there.
He went to Chicago in 1868 and en-
gagged in the iewelry business.
THE Mississippi River is clear of ice
as far as Lake Pepin, and steamers
destined for La Crosse and Wabasha
are on their way up the river from ST.
Louis.
JULIUS OLSON, of Eau Claire, lies in
critical condition from injuries in
ficted by John Mckay, at the latter s
place, east OF town. Oson is delirious
and death is expected. Mckay is in
Jail on the charge OF assault with In
tent to murder.
THE Chicago & Northwestern Rail.
way depot at Footville was burned
on the night OF the 22d. Nothing was
saved except the telegraph instru-
ment.
A sTREET-CAR, horse, driver and
passengers were precipitated over the
| La Crosse River bridge at O'Clock
Monday afternoon, making a perpen-
dicular fall of twelve feet. The horse
was killed, the car crushed, and five
passengers-three ladies and two gen.
tlemen-injured. The ladies escaped
with but slight bruises, but the gentle
men, f. A Remick and f. E. Bucking-
ham, received deep cuts about the
head, face and body.
HIRAM Bowen, formerly a promi-
nent resident of Rock County, died re-
Gently at Los Angeles, Cal, aged II
years He was postmaster at James
| vile during Grants first term, and be
was also one of the early publishers oi
the GAINESVILLE Gazette and at one time
| part owner OF the Milwaukee Sentinel
He represented his district in the state
legislature two terms.
THE house of Ira Howard, a saloon
| keeper at Edgerton, was entered and
| robbed OF a watch and S2S in money