The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-12-25
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS

ALEXANDER PRovs, of the law firm
OF Wilson & Provis, of Boscobel,
well known lawyer, died suddenly
from the effects OF a stroke of apo
plexy. Mr. Provis had been 8 resident
or Grant County FOR a good many
years, and for a considerable time had
resided IN Boscobel. He WAS a part
ner ot ex-Congressman Geo. c. Hazel
ton IN the law business until the re-
movai OF the latter to Washington.
MRS. LILA STEWART, a young wild
ow OF Quincy, H., arrived at Eau
Clare a lew days ago to meet GER
tam j. w. Miller, with whom she had
formed an engagement OF marriage by
correspondence, without ever seeing
him or he her. She has two young
children at Quincy. Miller sent her
$50 20 pay her expenses. She sent
HIM piece OF the dress she was going
to wear so that he could recognize her
when shegot off the cars. Miller failed
to appear 81 the depot, but Mrs.
Stewart had faith that he would ma
terIaliZe, and stopped at the Eau
Claire House waiting for him. He ar
rived two days behind time from Ma
son, and produced the evidence OF
identity which shehad sent him. The
couple viii be married and 90 to QuiI-
cy on s. wedding tour to get the chill
dren. Miller is & lumberman of some
means. His failure to meet her at the
depot was caused by misunderstand-
ing OF dSte.
CREDITORS OF Geo. Parr, who was
lately embarrassed financially in his
business, at Barron, have Just effected
satisfactory arrangements which will
permit the numbering branch OF the
business to 90 on. resulting In every
creditor receiving dollar for dollar on
their claims
JOHN FLEECE, employed as helper
IN the tish-p plate mill at Bay View, was
badly burned about the hands, arms
and neck by the sudden rushing Of
flames out OF the furnace at which he
was working. The accident was
caused by the high wind OF the
14th accidentally closing the top
damper OF the large stack OF the
furnace.
AT the annual meeting Of the Black
La Crosse, the following officers were
elected: d. D. Mcmillan, president;
David Austin, secretary and treasurer;
c. l.. Colman, ID. d. Mcmillan, David
Austin, John Paul, n. II. Withee, II.
a. Bright, and Frank Pooler, direct
Ors.
The North American Telegraph Com
pany has rented O. very commodious
Office on the ground floor, corner OF
Main and Second Streets, La Crosse,
and will be ready for business January
/. Simultaneously with this announce
ment comes Cne from the Western
Union reducing the tariff on regular
day messages to Chicago from forty to
twenty i've cents.
THE following Milwaukee fire insur-
arce companies were involved, to the
extent lated, in the rerent large fire
at St. Louis: Northwestern National,
$4,000; Concordia, 900, and Mil
waukee Mechanics, 81, 500.
THE toboggan craze has reached La
Crosse, and two slides are being erect
ed there.
THE schedule OF assets and liabili-
ties OF George Parr, OF Barron, BOW
on file in the office OF the clerk OF the
circuit court for Barron County,
shows the former to be $40, ,96163,
while the liabilities are but $25, 800.
HENRY GoRsEGE, city agent for J. l..
Stapleton, wholesale cigar dealer, on
West Water Street, Milwaukee, was
arrested on the 11th On two very Sc
rions charges, embezzlenaenU and foTg-
ery.
DAVID COLEMAN, division superin-
tendent of the Chicago, Burlington &
Northern Railroad, died on the 10th
inst, at Topeka, Kas., whittier he had
gone from La Crosse.
MULLEN Bros. & Co., OF Chicago,
seized the stock in Mrs. NJ T. Brun-
ner's store at Eau Claire to recover
$500.
ANTON HAUGEN died at Eau Claire
from the effects Of q fall down stair
way.
DAVID SHECKLEs was arrested and
bound over tor trial at Eau Claire for
hiring lumbermen under false pre-
lenses and for passing a forged deposit
receipt.
DURING the season Just closed Jo-
seph Ullsperger, OF Forestville, Door
County, shipped twenty tons OF cheese
to Chicago, the product OF his two
factories in that county. He paid
out for milk between $4,000 and
$4,000.
A FACTORY for the manufacture OF
birch, cedar and hemlock oils is soon
to be established at Circle Ridge, Door
County. A distillery OF the kind ia in
successful ODerstinn et Rowlav'S Raw