The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-06-12
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

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and seriously wounded his divorced
wife. The ball struck her in the head,
entering on the right side of the neck
behind the ear, and ranging through
to the left side, lodging under the
cheek bone. After the shooting, he
quietly walked away Mrs. Cribben's
wound is a dangerous but not neces-
sarily fatal one. Cribben was subse-
quently lodged in jail.
FIRE broke out In the lumber yard
OF Stanhilber, Amos & Co., Oshkosh,
on the evening of the 4th, and before
1t could be gotten under control de-
stroyed property valued at $40, 600.
The Diamond Match Company lose
$4,000 and the Oshkosh Match Com
pany $4,000.
THE north trestle of the Chicago,
Burlington K Northern railway bridge
across the Wisconsin River, at Prairie
du Chen, is completed and seven spans
of the iron bridge arein position; three
spans and the draw remain to be put
in position.
THE Shell Lake Lumber Company's
mill, was destroyed by fire, on the
4th, involving a total loss OF $4,000
or 100000, on which there was a light
insurance. Some 200 men were
thrown out of employment. The mill
will be rebuilt.
In performing an operation upon
Mrs. Sanford, OF La Crosse, who was
suffering from dropsy, the physicians
removed seventeen pounds OF water.
A LOT of roughs who had been work
ing on the Burlington & Northern
Road, boarded Conductor Swarts'
train on the Milwaukee & st. Paul
Road, on the Sd inst, and when their
fare was demanded, showed fight.
Assisted by the train men, the con-
ductor attempted to eject them, when
the roughs drew revolvers and prom
ised bloodshed. The train men over
powered their antagonists, however,
and captured some half dozen revolv-
ers before the roughs had time to
shoot.
DEVELOPMENTS in the Allen-Wright
poisoning case, at Neillsville, proves it
to have been one OF the most deliber-
ately planned murders in the annals
OF crime. Henry Wright died sudden
ly at his home near Loyal, on the 10th
of last month, and Daniel Allen and
Wright's wife, were arrested and lodged
in the county JAIL Mrs. Wright has
made q confession to the district-at-
torney, stating that she had, at the
instance of Allen, given her her hus-
band arsenic in cookies, but that the
quantity being too large, it would not
stay on the mans stomach; that Allen
then wanted her to give her husband
another dose, but she refused, where
upon Allen, who was waiting upon
Wright in his sickness, administered
arsenic in his medicine, which caused
his death.
THE steam saw-mill OF Harrington &
Bro, on the Eau Claire River, was
burned on the I'd inst, together with
its contents. The loss is placed at
50, 800.
THE Thirty-sixth Regiment, Wiscon-
sin Volunteers, held 6 ereunion at Madi-
son on the Sd inst.
A HEAVY frost was reported in the
country around Prairie du Chen on
the morning of the Sd.
HENRY KAUFMAN jumped from fast
moving passenger train at the Milwau-
kee Soldiers Home on the Sd, and
sustained injuries which may prove
fatal.
THE State Medical Society, in Sos
sion at Madison, on the I'd, elected
the following officers: S. G. Johnson,
OF Hudson, president; L. g. Arm
strong, of Boscobel, and Charles Otil-
lie, OF La Crosse, vice presidents, and
VIM. Thorndike, Of Milwaukee, mem
Der of the board of censors. J. II.
Reeve, OF Appleton, is permanent sec
retary and treasurer.
Gov. RUsK, on the I'd inst, revoked
the commission of Theodore Rudzins-
XII, OF Milwaukee, as q notary public.
His reason for this action Is thus
given in his own language: 'I am sat
isfed that Rudzinski is unworthy of
the trust and confidence reposed in
him, and that he is not fit and prop
er per2on to perform the duties and
functions of the office" Rudzinski is
charged with urging on the Polish RI
oters at Bay View.
BLANCHE NUTTER, aged 16, whose
mother is q school teacher in the
town OF Union, Eau Claire County,
after making several attempts to end
her life, took q quantity OF horse
medicine and followed it with q dose
of tincture of iron. She also swal
lowed a quantity OF Paris green.
Medical aid was procured, and it is
thought she may recover. A quarrel
with her mother was the cause OF the
act.
CROPS in La Crosse County have
been seriously damaged by dry wealth
er.
BURGLARS broke into the safe OF
Casper Syverson, at Eau Claire, on
the morning OF the 2d and secured
small sum OF money and $500 in
notes.
Gov. RUsK has reappointed Louis
A. Proctor member of the State Board
nal Institutions for a term of five
years.
THE Workingmen's Central Commit
tee has called q state convention to be
held at La Crosse on the 18th OF next
month for the purpose of nominating
an entire ticket for state officers. They
suggest that caucuses be held in the
respective wards, districts or counties,
to name delegates to the convention,
the basis of representation to be one
delegate for every 500 votes cast in
the district returning the same. They
urged nominations in every city and
county for every position, and espe.
cially for the state senate and house Of
representatives
SHORTLY after noon on the 31st a
little 8-year-old boy, son OF l.. Huss-
lein, q Milwaukee saloon-keeper, fell
into the river at the foot OF Chicago
Street, and was drowned before the
cries OF his little companions brought
aid to the scene. The river was
dragged, and the body recovered.
THE surviving members OF Company
|, Second Wisconsin Volunteer Infan-
try, will hold their second annual re-
union at Mineral Point, Wednesday,
| June 9, at the time OF the general re-
union OF the soldiers of Southwestern
Wisconsin. The committee SAYS: "We