The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-02-13
WIsCONSIN STATE NEWS.

CAPT. LOUIS SCHULTZE, of Monroe,
one of the charter members of the G.
a. R. post at that place, died on the
4th inst, OF Bright's disease.
THE secretary of the La Crosse
board of trade reports an increase in
all the industries of the city, except
that Of numbering, and an increase of
1S per cent. in the business of the
place. President Hirschheimer, Vice
President Montague and Secretary
Culver have entered upon fourth
term. The board numbers 130 mem
bers.
THE vinegar factory of the Roth
Manufacturing Company, in Milwau-
kee, was badly damaged by fire on the
4th inst
Gov. RUsK has appointed and COM
missioned the following as members of
the State University Board of Re
gents: State at large, f. w. Keyes, of
Madison; First District, John G. Nc
Mynn; Fifth District, H. d. Hit, of
Oakfeld; Sixth District, A. c. Parkin-
son, of Columbus; Seventh District, G.
H. Williams, of Baraboo. Thefollow-
ing Normal School Regents were also
reappointed and commissioned: First
District, T. d. Weeks, Whitewater;
Third District, w. H Chandler, Madi-
son; Eighth District, c. V. Guy, River
Falls.
The twentieth encampment of the
Wisconsin G. A. r. began its session
at the hall OF Robert Chivas Post,
Milwaukee, on the Sd, about 800 dele
gates were in attendance.
THE Germans of Eau Claire have
organized a turnverein, with G. Feige
as president, Fred Waltersdorf, vice
president; August Karl, secretary; NJ.
Hinrichs, treasurer. The charter-roll
bears thirty names.
AT Prairie du Chen on the 31st ult.,
poor girl named Lizzie Dunn, aged
about g years, stranger in the city,
took Rough on Rats to end her earthly
misery and died the following morn
ing.
JOSEPH GAZAK, a manufacturer of
mouse traps, fell dead at his lodging
house, In Milwaukee, on the 31st ult.
Gazak was As years of age and had a
wife and child living in Hungary.
WOLF & DAVIDSON, of Milwaukee,
are building / ,60O-ton steambarge,
to cost about 500, 900, for the mar
ket. Her dimensions will be 2lS feet
keel, 81 feet beam and % feet deep.
| She is to be double-decked, iron
strapped, and as strong as wood and
! iron will make her. She is to have a
fore-and-aft compound engine, which
has not as yet been contracted for,
and steel boilers.
THE question OF dividing Douglas
| County into three towns is being agi-
tated, and the plan will probably
| be adopted at the next town meet
ing. The settlers in the eastern
part of the county demand control OF
| their own local affairs, and the pre-
vailing opinion is that they are nu,
merous enough now to govern them
selves.
THE Eau Claire fire department has
received a number OF new hose-carts
Under the new system there will be
six stations, with four men to each oi
them.
THE slaughter house and contents
comprising the tanks and other arti
cles belonging to Schwahn Bros.
butchers and packers, in Eau Claire
were entirely destroyed by fire on th'
night of the 3Oth. The loss, estimated
at $4,000, is partially covered by IN
surance in the Galloway agency. Th'
fire is supposed to be thewor OF an IN
cendiary.
S. S. VAUGHN, one OF the leading ant
most prominent citizens OF Ashland
died at his residence there at o'clocl
on the morning OF the 29th.
JOHN H. KNIGHT, of Ashland, ha
recently closed deal with Chicag
parties for 2OO,OOO,OOO feet OF pin
stumpage. Logging operations in tha
, section are being pushed forward yer.
, rapidly There is now wplenty OF sno"
The only trouble nowis thepossiblnt
OF there being too much. II not, all {
! the companies will get in their antlc
pated cut in good season. The larges
} log banked to date scaled ], 800 fee'
The biggest days work with one teal
WAS 19, 900 feet.