The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-05-05
STATE NEWS.

that the tire-steamer is unable TO obtain
supply when Stationed on the wharves
built at the foot of the streets several
years ago. Should no rise take place
| soon it will be necessary to extend them
| out farther.
One of the German carp taken ont of
the big creek at Sturgeon Bay measured
about fourteen inches in length, al
though less than year has elapsed
since the minnows were placed i'll the
water.
CHARLIE, the youngest son of Eugene
Gllnes, of Sturgeon Bay, died in great
pain from having swallowed number
OF athlophoros pulls that he had found
THERE is talk among the st. Paul rail
way employees at La Crosse that railway
| shops will be built at that place of SINH
lar proportions to those burned at Port
age.
JoHN LEATHEM, of Sturgeon Bay, has
purchased 10000 acres of timber land in
Louisiana.
THE Ashland Driving Park Association
| is to be incorporated with capital stock
of $25 900.
MAJ. SHAW, of Eau Claire, has re-
ceived letter from an Atlanta, Ga.
man, complimenting him on his course
of dealing with the saloon question.
Mrs. SADIE TIBBErTs, who was COM
plainant in a criminal action against
three Chippewa Falls citizens, whom
she charged with criminal assault, dis
appeared from Eau Claire with her hus-
band soon after instituting the action
Tibbetts and his wife had been bought
up, 1T is alleged, and spirited away to
Colorado. They returned on the 9th,
| a N.-nr Il ,nt, al tOI l.,
tectives employed by the Chippewa
County authorities and taken to Chippe.
wa Falls and locked up. The Chippewa
County district attorney will now prose
cute the case.
j. T. BARNES, of Duluth, sold for
Michigan parties l4,500,0O0 feet of pine
for $50, 1000 to mill men of Northern
Wisconsin. The pine is in the northern
part of Ashland County.
HE business men of Duluth have
petitioned for the establishment of
mail service over the Northern Pacific
| road between Ashland and that city
At present the mail goes over the
Omaha road by way of Spooner, causing
great delay.
JOSEPH BLOOM, an old veteran of the
war, was found dead in the woods near
Marengo. Heart disease, brought on by
exposure, is assigned as the cause of his
death
THE house of Michael Keogh, at Wash
barn, dive recently closed by the au-
thorities, was destroyed by fire. Loss,
81 GOO; no insurance.
ELIZABETH LYNCH has sued Mayor
Knight, of Ashland, for alleged breach
| Of logging contract, asking IS 900.
Mrs. CATHERINE MCDoNALD has sued
Ashland for 5000 on account of iniu-
ries on an icy sidewalk.
WM. SMITH, Woodsman, was found
dead in bed at the Dressed House, Ash
land. The cOroner's jury rendered a
verdict of suicide, Smith having taken
morphine. No cause assigned.
THE earnings of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee d St Paul road for the week ending
April q, were $437 900, as against S40l,-
600 earned during the corresponding
week OF last year, an increase of $50 900.
Gov. RCsK on the 25th handed to the
state treasurer the sum of $50. .797. This
Is the amount collected by the governor
from the general government IN settle
ment of various claims against the gov
ernment. OF this, 1927 ,692 is on war
claims abandoned by the state many
years ago but revived by Gov Rusk.
The remaining 500, l06 was per cent of
the sales of public lands of 1884, 'S5, 'S6
and 'S7.
VOLUME Y. of the report and collec-
tons of the State Historical Society, for
the years 1859, has just been issued
The volume completes the first series of
the work and includes a full index to
the entire ten volumes. 1t is also the
last volume of these collections that
will appear under the editorial care of
DIR. Lyman {. Draper, for many years
the corresponding secretary of the So
ciety.
TIE earnings of the Milwaukee, Lake
Shore q Western road for the week
ending April 81, were Sf4, ,397 as against
500, ,S95 for the corresponding week of
last year, decrease of $l0,49S The
earnings from January l to April 81
were S56S, ,50 as against S707 ,54S earned
during the first fifteen weeks of 1887, a
total decrease of Sl3S,96
NICHOLAS GoLLANDER, an elderly man,
has disappeared from La Crosse. Three
months ago he LETT the Wisconsin House
at noon, since which time he has
neither been seen nor heard from. He
owns several houses and lots and is sup
posed to have other property in money
or ready equivalent.
IT is reported that high water has car
red out the Chippewa Logging Com
pany's dam on the Weirgar River, Up
per Chippewa district, involving loss
of $4,000 and interrupting driving oper.
ations.
SEVEN Eau Claire saloonkeepers were
arrested on the 23d on complaint of the
chief of police, some under the state law
and some under the city ordinance, for
selling liquor Saturday after II O'Clock,
or on Sunday. Two pleaded guilty and
paid their fines and the other cases are
continued. The onslaught on saloons
by the new municipal administration is
great surprise to a large element who
opposed the mayor, and shows that his
election WAS on the false idea that he
would not enforce the saloon laws