The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-09-25
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

anu OpCTdllOGS on UDt Same are al
ready commenced. Twenty thousand
shares OF stock have been sold.
WILLIE PETERSON, the La Crosse
boy who won the Annapolis cadetship,
has Just come out ahead again at the
examination ct the naval school. He
was one OF the twenty-eight who
passed out Of a class OF siIty-eight,
and has only TO pass the physical ex
animation TO become a full-t1edged
cadet.
A LARGE bear IN the vicinity OF
Ephraim, Door County, is stripping
apple trees and lunching on the live
stock OF the farmers.
THE Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
Company has laid track along the
levee at La Crosse.
NOTWITHSTANDING bad weather. and
with a 25-cent admission fee, the
Madison fair realized So, ,000-enough
to pay premiums in full.
On the 18th inst. a man who gave
the police the name OF John Ellison
entered a Milwaukee drug store and
called for morphine. The druogist re-
fused to sell him the drug without a
prescription, whereupon he proceeded
to smash the showcases and glass
ware, destroying about $50 worth Of
goods before he could be taken care Of
THE iewelry store of H c. Vantyne,
at Augusta, was burglarized On the
night OF the 10th. The safe was
opened and all OF the money abstract
ed. The amount stolen cannot be as
certained.
THE residence of F. 5. Carpenter, at
Madison, was entered and robbed OF a
gold watch, jewelry, etc.
THE 4-year-old daughter OF Bryan
Doolan, OF La Crosse, was burned to
death on the 18th. Her clothes caught
fire at stove while she was alone in q
room.
A FARMER, named Upsold, living six
miles from Chetek, murdered his wife
on the evening OF the 10th, by cutting
her throat from ear to ear. The hus-
band then entered his room and hung
himself to the ceiling with BEDFORD.
Domestic infelicity was the cause.
OFFICER CHUBB ELLIOTT, OF Eau
Claire, while on duty as policeman in
the Fifth Ward, was shot through the
breast on the 17tb, while attempting
the arrest OF a drunken man, named
Peter Robeault, who drew revolver.
Elhott's case is considered critical and
his assailer is Jailed.
j. s. LEONARD, Of Novia Scotia, and
Watson Benjamin, of Boston, who
passed So bills raised by them to $50
in Madison, several months ago, were
on the 18th sentenced by Judge Bra
ley, to seven and one-half years each
in the state prison.
ELMER HART, Of Wisconsin, has
been appointed clerk IN the pension
Office at 81 900 salary.
THE consolidated monthly report OF
chronic insane in county asylums OF
Wisconsin shows a total OF 934 in
thirteen counties. The capacity of the
asylums is only $50. The total num-
Der OF insane in the state hospitals
for August was ,195; in the Milwau-
kee County asylum, 321; total in the
state, 2,450, an increase OF IS for the
month.
THE annual muster OF all the military
companies OF the Wisconsin National
Guard will occur September 80.
THE Eau Claire Free Press thinks it
probable that work at Beef Slough
may be resumed in the near future.
There is pretty good stage OF water
IN the Mississippi, and rise OF foot
would give an abundance OF water for
rafting purposes.
PARTIES in Eau Claire are forming a
company to operate the Crescent -four
ing mills, now owned by the Daniel
Shaw Lumber Company. Over $4O,-
900 OF the stock has been subscribed.
GEO. T. CLIFF, Of Eau Claire, is to
place camps at the head OF Birch Lake
and put in 6, 100000 feet OF logs for
Waterman Bros, OF Chippewa Falls.
W. E. MAYSE, of Wiota, struck a
vein of lead ore on his farm at a depth
OF six feet. He took out Z, ,0O0pounds
in few hours.
Mrs. ARNTz, lady aged about 20
years, was struck by the step OF car
| and thrown into a ditch, at Hilbert,
sustaining injuries which 1t Is feared
| may result fatally.
DR.. ". G. PICKESs, of Eau Claire,
recently shot a savage wild cat which
had taken refuge IN an oak tree. The
animal was l S inches IN height.
OK the 18th inst, James s. White,
ex-comptroller of Milwaukee, was tax
en- to the state penfrentiary on g SEN
tence OF two and half years for the
embezzlement Of $4,000 OF city bonds
during his term OF Office.
BRADFORD CUNNING, manager OF
the workingmen' s cooperative bakery,
Eau Claire, has disappeared mysterl-
| ously. He was some years ago IN an
insane asylum. It Is feared he may
have committed suicide. His accounts
are straight.
THE district attorney OF Shawano
County has refused to prosecute polyg-
amous Indiars on the ground that
the county 8 Juld not be subject to
the expense OF regulating the private
morals OF those wholly under the con-
| troll of the general government.
| LIEUT.. GEN. MEGGETT, OF Eau Claire,
| whose gallant services in the Dorr re-
| bellion, IN Rhode Island, so moved the
great commonwealth as TO cause it to
| proffer him amnesty and lifelong
pension, has Just returned home from
| a visit to that state.
| CHARLES B. SoLBERG, OF La Crosse,
died suddenly at Minneapolis. He
was the pioneer wholesale grocer here
ard one of the best-known business
men in Western Wisconsin. The de-
ceased was well known IN Chicago,
where for a quarter of a century be
had placed his orders. Few men have
been more identified with the develop.
ment OF that section.
FRED. SCHAUB, q well-to-do farmer
residing ID the town Of Lincoln, But
falo County, accidentally fell through
the hay NOW OF his barn and was
killed. He was 66 years OF age.