The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-01-14
STATE NEWS.

OF Ashland hiss been cali-d for Feb
ruary d, to dispose of a number of
criminal cases, some OF which have
been on the calendar fully a year.
TEE stock of the Grant Carriage
Company, Milwaukee, was seized by
the sheriff on the 7Ub, 10 secure an at.
taehmant III favor of the Mitchell-Lewis
Company, Of Racine The company
was organized about a year ago to
continue the business Of the firm OF f.
W. Grant & Co., who succeeded A. F.
FooEe. The officers Of the company
&Te: h. w. Grant, president; George
h. Burroughs, vice-president; James
*. reynolds, secretary and treasurer.
The company has dealt in carriages,
wagons and other road vehicles.
A FOUR YEAR OLD daughter of w.
II Trout, living on Greenbush Street,
Milwaukee, died on the 7th, after suf-
tering terribly from burns received
While playing with fire in the absence
OF her mother.
HENRY WIENK, an employe OF the St.
Paul road was iun over by freight
train at lie Crosse on the 9th and
dreadtully mangled. He died in few
minutes. He was watching train
coming from the east and did not no.
tice the train backing down from the
opposite direction. He leaves fam
ily.
THE people of Milwaukee were
stirred up earl y on the morning of the
7th by the discovery oftwo incendiary
lires within q few minutes OF each
other. The first was at the house OF
David Hecht, at the corner Of Milwau-
kee and Biddle Streets, the flames
being first discovered at the front
door, which was burned through and
the front hall badly damaged The
other was at the Commercial Hotel, on
Reed Street, where basket of kind
ling saturated with kerosene was
found under a floor. Neither fire was
serious In lts results.
FRITZHOFF KUMLEIN a young artist,
was found dead in bed at his board
ing house at Milwaukee on the morn.
ing OF the 9th. Indications point to
suicide.
BRIGHT's disease caused the sudden
death Of Capt. Claud FL. Oellerich, an
old Milwaukee vessel master, who was
found dead in his bed on the 9th. He
was so years old and had been an in
mate OF the Soldiers Home.
THE Badger State Brick and Tile
Works has been Incorporated at NIL
weukee by Gus Podall, B. Schmidt,
NJ. Seaman and 2. W. Schmidt, with G.
capital stock of $50, 900 divided into
/ 900 shares at $50 each.
STEPS are being taken to prosecute
all dentists who have failed to regis
ter. Tne law requires that every per-
son practiciug dentistry shall register
saaually and pay license fee OF 81.
The penalty is fine not less than
so and not exceeding 800.
JOHN KELLY, 3 woodsman, while
intoxicated at Ashland, WAS attacked
and badly beaten by roughs. They
poured whisky On his clothing and set
it ehre, burning him seriously.
j. G. COMFORT, administrator of the
estate of the late DR.. Bruil, of Avoca,
who died while under preliminary ex-
animation for the alleged murder Of
hie wif8, has commenced suit against
the Mort western Mutual Relief As
sociation, OF Madison, to recover $4,-
coo insurance On the life of the de.
ceased. The company refused to pay
the risk, on the ground OF alleged
fraud in the application.
THE coroner's jury that was sum-
moned to investigate the killing OF
the man Collins during the riot at
Highbridge, Ashland County, has re-
turned a verdict finding that the man
died from pistol shot fired by
Constable McPhaij. The officer, it
will be remembered, attempted to or
der several intoxicated charcoal
burners to their homes, and laid
hands on one. A fight followed, :,
in which Collins was shot and killed
and McPhail was kicked and beaten
so that for q time it was feared he
would die. The evidence before the
coroner's Jury did not show that the
shot was fired in self-defense. The
verdict was that the shooting OF Col
Inns Wae unjustifiable. and the jury
requested that the officer be held for
trial at the next term of the circuit
court.
w. J. TURNER, receiver Of the col
lapsed iron mining firm OF Moore,
Benjamin & Co., Milwaukee, has filed
his inventory of the assets of the firm.
These consist OF large blocks OF stock
IN the various mines in which tbs firm
was interested, most of which, how
ever, were hypotbecated as collateral
for loans, end bills receivable from the
different conpenies for money ad.
vauced in operating the mines.
JAMES LYNDEs, VINO accidentally
shot an inmate of the La Selle place,
La Crosse, was committed ninety days
for carrying a concealed weapon.
THE store aud residence of Isaac
Wolferson, of La Crosse, were dam
aged 81, 900 by fire.
FITCH BROS, of Madison, gents fur
nishing and shirt-makers, have made a
voluntary assignment. Liabilities,
$12 600; assets, $l4 900.
The Wisconsin Telephone Company
intends to build line to Ellison Bay.
IN Door County.
THE state Superintendent OF public
instruction, J. B. Thayer, has named
the following dates and places at
which conventions Of county superin-
lcEtiCbtS VIII Do uel'l; OF i1fONiUtu Dy
chapter 65, laws Of 1885: Eau Claire,
January 17-1S; Oshkosh, 1920;
Milwaukee, 1925; Madison, 26-27.
The law provides that such conven-
tions shall be held by the state super
intendenJ for the purpose OF consulta-
ton, advice and instruction with
county superintendent OF schools up-
on matters pertaining TO supervision
and management OF public schools.
DR.. II. D. WAKEFIELD, n La Crosse
physician, died suddenly. He was Al
years old.
JAMES HOWARD, arrested for taking
part IN the riot at HIghbridge, Ash
land County, hiss been discharged
from custody and James McPortland
and Michael Whelan have been re-
leased on bail. The Others are IN iail
awaiting the result OF Constable
McPhaie's injuries.
The state board OF regents accepted
a proposition N sde by p well-kpowu
resident 81 Milwaukee offering 70 IS.
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