The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-03-03
WISCONSIN NOTES


1is wife were found in their home on
Cedar Street Milwaukee. on the 25th.
Both bad dled from bullet wounds SUP
posed To have been inflicted By the hus-
band while IN a demented condition.
Winkler had been in this country about
two years.
The residence of Mr. Ia Pointe, at
Eau Claire, was destroyed by fire on the
25th, and nearly all It's contents were
burned Insurance, $500
THE Rev. Dr.. Walter r. Brooks, pio-
neer Baptist clergyman Of this state,
died at Hamilton, y. y, of paralysis,
aged g..
RoRERr LOBBY, a telegraph operator,
who went South from Madison, was
killed by a train at Birmingham, Ala.
Tue Prairie du Chen Union is now in
its twehty-hith year.
WILLIE MILLER, who received Il gold
medal as the champion boy skater Of
the Northwest. having skated 1851 miles
IN ten hours. has Just been released
from }ail al La Crosse, where be served
GeruI for stealing an overcoat from
Capt. Hatch's son.
LOUIS NELSON, Is years old, has been
arrested at Miudoro. La Crosse County,
on a charge OF stealing i horse and cut
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After laaving MindOro, the boy drove
half day, fnally getting turned around,
drove back into AIludoro and was ar
rested
Tr Is claimed that the heavy fall of
snow this winter has had the effect of
filing the wells OF Northern Wisconsin
that have become nearly dry owing to
two seasons of drought.
TIE earnings of the Milwaukee &
Northern Railroad for the third week of
February were Sl7 so, rs against sl5--
q55 for the corresponding v eek of 1887
an increase of 81 .4l5.
GOV. RUSK has written to the eNecu-
tive office that his health i improving
He viii remain IN the south about sVo
mouths
A DOCK capable ofbearing ZOO tons is
being built at Sturgeon Bay.
SHERIFF. Dunn, of Fan Claire, has re-
turned from Butte County, Neb-, hay-
ing in CUSTODY Henry Overing, whom
he caught there alter Il long chase
Overiug, some time ago, was jailed on q
charge of bastardv, and after remaining
In isiI for some time secured bail and
jumped r. He is also wanted Tor other
oHeRses. He has a wife and four cbik-
dren at Arkansaw, Pspin County.
JoHx GALLAGHER Was killed near ash
land by the fail Of a tree.
J. +. ALIEN has been appointed post
master 1T Blair, Trempealeau County.
THE first personaI-iniury suit ever
brought against the city of Ashland was
begun Tuesday by Catherine Mcdonald,
who fell upon the iCe-covered sidewalk
January 81. She wants 5000.
JouS AT Wing. Chinaman resident
at Rice Lake, il under arrest on q charge
that he obtained goods under false pre-
/ lenses. He had secured $500 worth OF
groceries from q firm ut Chippewa Falls
representing that he was worth many
times that amount.
FREDERICK kUsrER. an old man, was
| found dead in bed 81 his home on Ga
| lena Street. Milwaukee 4 box Of
"R0ugh on Rats and a cup IA which
some of the poison had been mixed
were found IN his room. The coroner
made an investigation and decided that
| lie had suicided. kuster WAS 80 years
| of age, and having been aillng for some
time, be frequently threatened to take
| his own life. He leaves a wife and two
married children.
/ Il A. WING, Of Bdyfeid, has sold 70
Charles L. OrJmauu, of Detroit, and
SteveES < Laduc, Of East Saginaw, 25,-
G00.090 feet Of standing pine IN Bayfield,
County for S65,000 cash.
( A. NARDEy who has conducted an
/ employment agency IN Ashland for the
/ past eight months, and who has several
/ times swindIed workingmen out Of
| money, left the city on the 2lst with $40
which he had collected from wOodsmen
ank bridge carpenters for whom he had
/ contracted to secure employment. Forty
men with their tools and baggage went
/ TO his office according To agreement, but
/ he had taken an early train for the south
| The newspapers have kept up a constant
attack on Marden, vet he has been able
1 to defraud people He was while ago
| forced TO refund $500 which he bad Sc
| cured on false PEetenses.
/ TIE residence of L. :. Hanks. vice.
president of the State Bank of Madison,
| was burglarized of gcIi and diamond
I iewelrv to the extent of $500, on the
4 night of the 10Th. The crooks gained
/ entrance 10 the house by climbing the
veranda while Mr.. Hanks and family
were Mt the supper table, and after ran
| sackIug the upper rooms of the house
| generally, made their escape, unknown
I TO tie occupants. Thus far the thieves
| have evaded arrest. Several other at
/ tempts at burglary we're reported, none
| OF which proved successful.
FOURTEEN Indian chiefs from the res
| ervation in Northwestern Wisconsin
/ have started for Washington, to secure
a settlement of arrearages claimed to be
/ due under the treaty Of Is47. The sum
/ involved is about SI20,0O0.
/ TEE stock in the store of Leatham "
/ Smith, ut Sturgeon Bay, was damaged
| bv fire, water aud smoke TO the extent
/ Of 81. 900 or s. 600. The store and stock
were insured for SIS, 900 in different
! companies
/ THE farm residence II. f. Westcott, at
/ Humbird, burned. Loss, s., 500; Insur-
ance. 81 200.
Mis-. DAVID CHErFIELD, Of Little
/ Prairie, suffered a stroke of paralysis,
/ which VIII probably be fatal.