The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-01-28
STATE NEWS.

eATURDAN, the 2lSt, was the coolest
day Wisconsin has experienced for
years, the mercury ranging from to
sc degrees below zero.
CHRISTIAN REEsE, the old man ar
rested some time ago for stealing from
MS employers, b, Goldsmith & CO., of
Milwaukee, pleaded guilty to the
charge OF grand larceny, and was SEN
tenoe | by Judge Mallory to two years
IN the house OF correction. Reese is
so years old, and had bt en- in the em-
oloy OF Goldsmith 4 Co. for twenty
five years.
THE total earnings of the st. Paul
Rail Say for the year 1887 were $685.
122, 600, q net increase Of $674 900.
The VII cons1n Central earned $2,-
900, 900, an increase of 100000.
II the bill, which has Just passed
ne federal Senate, refunding the di-
rect war tax, becomes q law, Wis.
consin, which Loyalty paid to the gen.
eral government every cent levied
upon it in the time oil the nations
need, will receive back in round num-
bers 100000.
JUDGMENT has beed entered at Bay
field against Rood 4 Maxwell, ths
failed lumber dealers, for $20S, 900, in
favor Of the First National Bank of
ST. Paul.
LA CROSSE has arranged to hold g.
ski tournament.
EUGENE SMITH, aged IS years, OF
Mount Horeb. was sentenced to
twenty days in the county jail by Jus.
ice Ruste, of that village. He pointed
gun at Mrs. Omer.
IT is probable the Madison Club
| and the Business Mems Club will COM
| bine. The former has offered to take
the members OF the latter In as char
ter members.
AUGUsT SCHMIDT, an employe OF the
Chicago & Northwest ern yards, Nil
waukee, met with o terrible accident
on the 10Th. He was working about
coal she'd, and got bis left leg caught
between the shed and the cab Of q
paefing engine. The leg was terribly
crushed, tie bone being broken in sew
raj places. Schmidt is q married
man, "a years old.
A LARGE num- Der OF warehouses will
be built in Ashland next season to ae-
commodate tie merchants who carry
such large stocks OF goods beyond the
ce pacity of their stores.
THERE are over 200 cases on The
spring calendar OF the circuit court OF
Ashland County.
A CONVENTION OF school superin-
tendents Of Dunn, st. Croix, Polk,
SAWYER, Barron, Pepin, Wood, Jack
son, Clark, Price, Taylor, Pierce. Bur
nett and Eau Claire Counties Was
held at Eau Claire on the 17th, pre-
sided over by State Supt. Thayer-
Chippewa and Douglass Counties were
the only ones not represented. The
convention discussed school vista
tions, examinations and contracts
ADAM FEINER, Milwaukee saloon
keeper, has disappeared, leaving hls
family destitute aud his creditors IN
mourning. There appears to BE a
woman in the Gaze.
SHERMAN & BELL, well-knoWn auc-
tioneers, Milwaukee, have III ade All
assignment. Assets and liabilities uu-
known.
THE Eau Claire Unit ed States land
office has received from Washirgt on p
list OF patents to raiirosds On $50
acres OF Wisconsin Central and 53,-
600 Omaha indemnity lands IN the
district. Since the adjustments some
OF the Omaha selections patented
were made in 1875 and some in 1882
The Central's were made in 1876.
Under the revocation CT indemnity
Withdrawals about 2,700 acres OF
Central lands were takan up by set
tiers in this district. Patents to the
Central extinguish the claims OF most
OF these settlers, who will get their
money back.
THREE children in the family Of
Charles Stanke, OF La Crosse, died 81
diphtheria, and two Others are darger-
ously sick.
THE residence OF Gen. Fairchlld, OF
Madison, narrowly escaped destruc-
ton by fire. A spark from an open
crate ignited the floor, and VIXEN he
flames we're discovered at a A. NJ. the
house was filled with smoke and the
bull ling was in danger OF destruction.