The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-07-27

CLARA SICKLEs, hotel employe at
'nywatha, Dane County, was arrested
on the 25d, charged with burglary: An
Investigation disclosed large quantity
OF ieWelFy and trinkets which had been
ttken from the rooms OF CUES q. The
y lsJnet IS the wife OF the notorious
Jap Sickles, who has served the state
for burglary.
DURING the visit to Madison of Fore
pangh's Circus number Of houses in
the surrounding villages were entered
and robbed in the absence of the occu-
pants. On the sd three men We're ar
rested and large quantity of stolen
goois found IN their possession. Two
househo!ders IN the town of Syene lost
IN the nelghborho0d of 500.
TIE annual encampment of the Mo-
n)na Lake Assembly opened on the 25d. .
The attendance IS quite large.
FIRE dam tged the city Touring mill at
Ia Crosse t a considerable extent
lhe property l. insured for $1,000.
AT 5:4a cn the - fire broke out in
the City Flour Mil, La Crosse. owned
by Yeo 4 Clarke. being caused by the
choking of the dust collector in the top
Of the building, which resulted In spcn-
taneOus combustion. The fire was soon
eXtinguished, but tie water pouring
down from the roof caused great
damage to ali the machinery and
-four in stock. The building
and machinery were insured in
the National Mlllers' Mutual for SlO,-
600, and in other mutual companies for
S3, coo, which Will hardly cover the
loss. Al ) A. N. the same day Chris.
Johnson's dwelling was damaged by
fire 5000, which is covered by insur.
ance.
A HAUNTED-HoUsr sensation at Egg
Harbor was dispelled by the discovery
that the no ses were from horse that
had wandered into the place and be-
come Imprisoned by breaking through
the floor
IRA c. EDWARDS, who once published
a paper at RIpon, IS not lucky as q news,
paper pu Usher. His latest venture,
the Marquette Daily Republican, has
been dlscontinu d tor want of patron
age.
A CLEVELAND company has contracted
to place an iron bridge across the Me-
nomonee at Florence for 81. .933. The
span Will be one OF 225 feet.
THE school census Of La Crosse shows
G,GOi children OF school ages, $50 girls
and 3,7l5 boys.
OTTo GABLE caught an eel at Marinette
that was forty inches long.
CHICAGoANs are buying land at Stur-
geon Bay for summer resort purposes.
THE third annual reunion of the La
Crosse County veterans association. at
Onalaska on the 10Th, was a great sue
cess i'll every particular. The attend
ance vas large, both of veterans and
town p ople, who gave up the day to
festivities. The exercises were held in
a beautiful grove where army ratiOns,
somewhat improved, were served to all
corners.
JUDGE Dyson, Of La Crosse, sentenced
James Cummings to Waupun for one
wear on charge Of biga my, the nrisou-
er having pleaded guilty. 1t was shown
that his marriage to Emma Oakes, vile
No. ,, took place while he was under
the influence of liquor, and he was not
wholly responsible for his actions.
TIE keeper of Ross dance-house. at
Ashland, was robbed of 800 in green
backs.
IT is said that Ever +. Johnson, who
absconded from sun Prairie a year ago,
died in Canada, and that he was robbed
by business partner while he Law upon
sides at Clear Lake, Oak.
THE Rice Lake Board of Review and
the knapp-Stout Company are at issue
over the assessment on the lumber cor
porations property. The company
wants to pay tax on Oue-quarter yalua
ton, or $24, 900. The board wants them
to pay $4,000; the consequence is that
the company have shut down all busi-
ness at Rice Lake, throwing 100 lnen out
of employment.
Ar Morse Station, on the Central road, j,
six miles above Glidden, man named
Joseph Fuchs, aged 40, stabbed and
killed his wife, aged IS. Fuchs and his
wife were seen leaving the station to-
gether by section men this afternoon,
talking and laughing. They follow
the railroad track. When several rods
away Fuchs was seen striking nis wife
by Section man, who went to her as
sistance, when he saw the woman fall.
Reaching the place he found the woman
dead, cut in half d dozen places about
the body. The murderer escaped to
tho woods bpV0na