The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-25
STATE NOTES.

ed and taken to Ashland on a CHARGE of
arson, it being alleged that he burned
house of Ill fame at that place in April
last.
RENEWED interest has been aroused y
the excavations and finds among the
ruins of old Fort Perrot, near Trempea-
leau. A few days ago party visited
the place and unearthed thirteen skele-
tons, together with some silver ieWeIry
and rusty antiquated knives. Alter the
find hundreds of persons visited the
spot.
DURING the night on the 10Th the store
of 1oungs y Fetger, located at Horse
Shoe Bay, Door County, was totally de-
stfoyed by ire, and the most strenuous
efforts OF the crew were required to save
the saWmill and dock from a similar fate.
The fire was caused by the explosion of
lamp. Loss from 5000 to 5000; in
surance, $4,000.
BURGLARS operated successfully on a
couple of stores on East Water Street
Milwaukee, on the night of the 10Th
They entered the wholesale hardware
store of II. NJ. Gay, carving off cutlery
to the value of 500. They also visited
Edward GUMS book store, and secured
$50 in cash which was lying in a show
case. In both stores entrance was eff
fected from the rear. No clue has vet
been obtained TO the thieves, but it is
supposed that the two Jobs were done
by the came gang.
The Ashland Democrats organized
German club of 100 members.
Mrs. EVA KLEIN, an a.,ed lady living
III Prairie du Chen, left the home Of
her daughter very mysteriously a week
ago and cannot be found.
Two brotherhood men, probably for
mer employees of the Burlington Com
pany, assaulted fireman named HUI
bert, at La Crosse, and after calling him
a "scab," with great variety of or
biographical accompaniments to the
word, knocked him down and pounded
him. The assallants, John Buckley and
Richard o Brlen, were arrested.
SARAH THOMPSON, Of WashGurn, be-
came so violently insane that her
friends were obliged to consign her to
the Northern Asylum.
Miss JENNIE SHERIDAN, a young lady
living near Calamine, threw a can of
blasting powder into the stove, thinking
it was onion seeds. 1t exploded, burn
ing her face, neck and arms terribly.
She may recover.
LOUIS HOLMAN has been appointed
deputy collector of internal revenue at
Ashland by Collector Parkinson. Here
to ore 1t has been necessary for brew
ers and cigar manufacturers to tran sact
business with the Wausau office.
Hans NELSON, the Norwegian farmer
Of Westport, who was arrested on the
charge of assisting III an attempt at Jail
delivery by providing tools from out
side, WAS examined on the goth and
held for trial. Bail was placed at $500.
The post mortem examination held
yesterday upon the body of August
Schieldts, the Bay View molder found
dead on the lake shore, disclosed that
the cause of death was excessive drink
ing, and the cOroner's jury returned a
wife and three children.
UNDERESTIMATE VAN VECHTEN, of Mil
waukee, says he thinks of going into the
stock business. He now has on hand
twenty eight carloads, so head, Of as
fine steers as ever came into this mar
ket. They were seized on an attach
ment suit OF the First National Bank, of
Billings, Mont. against O. Hoskins
The amount sued for is $4,000.
THE mystery which for nearly four
years has surrounded the fate of Mich
ael Neyins, a Young miner of Common
wealth. was cleared up a few days ago
by the discovery ola portion of his bones
in strip OF woods less than two miles
distant from that village. A rifle, hunt
ing knife, compass and portions of the
missing mans clothing were also found.
NeVins started out on the morning of
November l9, 1884, for days hunt and
was never seen again. An empty shell
was found in the rifle, and it is believed
that the unfortunate accidentally shot
himself. The disappearance created
great excitement at the time, over fifty
men having secured the woods for
miles around IN vain search fol- the
missing man.
THE Rev. Angus Mckinnon, of Ash
land, has gone to spend a year in Eu-
rope.
TREMPEIEAU County holds three fairs
| this year. One at Galesvllle, Septem-
Der 26, y and %. Another at White
| hall, September 5, 6 and 7. The Arcadia
fair will be held on September II, y
and Is.
TIE white beer brewery Of Joseph
Wolf was seized by government officials
| at Milwaukee on the 18th for alleged
evasion of the revenue laws.
THE deed from the Eau Claire Lum-
Der Company to the Mississippi River
Logging Company, conveying property
Nalueu at 81 ,UZO,UJu, mas Deen nleu at
Eau Claire. 1t is made up of forty
pages of closely written legal cap paper,
twelve pages of which Is devoted to the
description of lands lying principally in
Eau Claire, Clark and Taylor Counties.
The residence of Morris Powers, Til
den, Chippewa County, was destroyed
by lightning. Loss, $1,000.
DARLINGTON is suffering an epidemic
of dysentery. Seven deaths occurred
within six days.
4. V. HEss, pioneer bandmaster and
orchestra leader, died at his home in
Milwaukee on the 18th.
c. LEFELDr was badly injured at PTai-
RE du Chen by falling ladder
Four stacks of grain belonging to a
farmer named Reder, living in the town
of Middleton, Dane County, were re-
Gently destroyed by fire. the result of a
stroke of lightning.
THE fifteenth annual exhibition of the
Boscobel Agricultural and Driving Park
Association is to be held at Boscobel,
September lila inclusive, and Will be
open to the world.