The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-01-21
STATE NEWS.

STEPS have been taken to secure are
hearing of the Wells-McGeoch case in
the supreme court. Mr.. McGeoch's at.
torneys claim to have discovered a
very material error in the decision, on
the strength of which they hope to get
the case re opened. Mr.. McGeoch states
that the alleged error consists in an
under-estimation of his own creditsin
the account between himself and Mr..
Wells.
THERE seems I o be no truth In the
report that the Judges OF the supreme
court recently held meeting and dis
cussed q proposal to refuse railway
passes this year. As q matter of fact
the Judges OF the supreme court did
not use railway passes last year, but
declined to accept them and returned
them to the railroad companies.
There may be some exceptions, but 1t
is certainly true rs to most members
of the court, who are known to have
bought tickets and paid their fare.
SUIT has been instituted by Thomas
Davenport and John Fray, Jr.,
against David Stephenson, the con-
tractor who constructed the Dane
County court house. The action was
brought to recover q half interest In
$4,000 claimed to be due them FOR
work on the structur, rs suO-con-
tractors.
ARTICLES consolidating the Eastern
Railway Company, OF Minnesota, and
the Superior & Southwestern Railroad
Company, Of Wisconsin, were filed IN
the office o. the Secretary OF State at
Madison, on the 18th. The name OF
the consolidated corporations is that
OF the former company, and it's capi-
tai stock is $5,00O,00O.
THE courts sustain Register of Deeds
Crotteau, OF Wood County, in his re-
fusal to permit c. l.. Encking, OF Fond
du Lac, to see certain books In his
Office. Crotteau WAS arrested and the
case was dismissed.
JOHN KUBICEK, aged 4years, died at
the home OF his parents on Warren
Avenue, Milwaukee, on the 18th. The
little fellow with five others, WAS
locked in the house while the father
was away at work, when his clothing
caught fire, burning him 80 badly that
he died next day.
THE entire sawmill plant OF the Ash
land Lumber Company has been sold
to Capt. b. Doherty for a considera-
ton OF $25, 1000.
julius THORP has been held to trial
at Eau Claire for rsbbing q room
mate.
THE State Firemen's Association
met at Madison and the organization
WAS perfected. 1t was decided to have
a tournament at Madison in June.
The collector of internal revenue at
Milwaukee reports that during the
year 1887 the receipts OF the Office
amounted to $2,Sl1 ,147.97, an in
crease over the previous year OF $751;
964 80.
AN old man named Albert Schubert
was run over by an engine at the Sixth
Street viaduct, Milwaukee, on the 9th.
Both legs were cut off and he died in
an hour.
JOHN KELLY was sentenced at Ash
land to SIX months in Jail for stealing
a pair of mittens worth so cents.
In the real estate suit of ID. G. Will
Jams against l.. w. Spear a decision
was filed at Ashland in favor OF the
plaintiff in which the court finds that
the defendant was not prepared to
convey to the plaintiff a good title to
the land within fifteen days after max
ing the contract. The plaintiff is
therefore entitled to Judgment for
$500. The property mitigation is at
| Ashland and the conveyance Was
| made during the boom.
A. FJEI.sTAD and Albert Hamberg,
grocerymen at North La Crosse, have
failed. The assets and liabilities are
not known.
The $500" Railway Company has
arranged to enter Ashland over the
Wisconsin Central Line, using seven
miles OF the tracks of the last-named
| company.
CAPT FRANK HATCH, ex.chief OF po-
lice OF La Crosse, has been appointed
spetia agent OF the $500" Road and
will have charge OF the police and de-
tective system OF the company.
Mrs. Lucy A. PREMo obtained a
verdict for $1,000 against the Chica-
90, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
Company, for personal injuries, in the
United States court at Madison.
FRANK EsTERBRooK, son OF Atty
Gen. Ester brook, had leg fractured
while coastiDg at Madison. Three
brothers named Seligman were badly
hurt the same day by running into q