The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-01-04
WISCONSIN ITEMS

ALBERT SPALDISG, in clearing himself
OF the charge of jumping his board bill,
In court at Ashland, gave out evidence
that he had been shooting deer out OF
season and paid the board bill in ven
lson. Now he must com bat his own
evidence, being again arrested fol
shooting deer illegally.
JERRY O'NEILL, living near Mt. Ster-
ling, twenty-seven miles from this place,
shot and killed his wife and com mitted
suicide at an early hour on the 29th. A
report that both had been assassinated d
by unknown parties was current, but II
was unfounded. O'Neill WAS about 80
years old. and his wife about the same
age.
AT special meeting of Eau Claire
Chapter Past Deputy Grand Master
Alexander Meggett prese nted to DR.. f.
}. Farr. past grand high priest, hand
some jewel on behalf of the Grand
Chapter, of Wisconsin. The jewel was
voted at the last meeting of the Grand
Chapter.
ELEvA, Trempealeau County, cele-
brated the completien to that point OF
the Sault ste. Marie & Southwe estern
Railway. The procession, headed by the
Osseo band, was composed of citizens
of Osseo, Fairchild, Mondoyi and Ele-
va, each town being well represented.
After supper dance was held.
HAzELHrRsr, seventy miles above
Waueau, town laid out eight months
ago, has nearly 200 inhabitants. The
village is splendidly located on Lake
Katharine, beautiful sheet Of water
about two and one-half miles long and
one mile wide, land-locked. springfield
and flecked with six beautiful islands.
The shores of the lake are high, with a
gra lual slope to the water, and upon the
west slope the village and mill are To-
Gated.
THE Milwaukee Trunk Company lost
s. 900 by fire at Kansas City, Mo.
UNITED STATES DIST. ATTY. WALKER, of
Milwaukee, has forwarded his resigna-
ton to Washington.
The creditors of John +. Burton have
received notice that he has applied to
a Walworth County court to be declared
an insolvent debtor.
CHARLES II. SCHwAMB, a welI-known
resident of the South Side, Milwaukee,
residing at the corner of Ninth Avenue
and Scott Street, attempted to commit
suicide at Ashland on the night of the
Goth.
JOSEPH DoRMER, q young farmer, want
ed to take his sweetheart out riding on
Christmas, and took clean shirt and
$40 from bis uncle's house at Fairchild,
got team and the girl, and started.
HIS uncle WAS opposed to Dermer's 8
tiancee and sent an officer in pursuit
with warrant. The young people
were both arrested and Dormer was
jailed at Eau Claire on sentence of six
ty days for larceny of the shirt and
money.
THE Milwaukee Academy of Music
has been purchased by John S. George,
Francis Boyd and Calvin +. Lewis, for a
c, n sideration of $G5 ,0O0.
The State Teachers Association pro-
poses to establish a code OF ethics for
the profession.
SHERMAN Brown has been successful
in securing the management of the new
Davidson Theater at Milwaukee.
A PosT-oFFICE has been established
four miles from Utica, Dane County,
named Clarkson, and Asiah W. Jude
made postmaster.
AUGUST SWANSON, an Ashland saloon
keeper. WAS standing in front of win
dow, in bis saloon, when parties on the
outside attempted to split his head
open with an axe. The would-be mur-
derers escaped.
EARLY on the morning of the 26th q
fire destroyed building in the business
street of Ashland belonging to w. r.
Durfee and valued at 81 500. 1t was
partially occupied by Adam Goeltz,
who loses about $500. Light insurance.
The report of the appraisal of block
%, Milwaukee, for a federal building
site, has been made public. The total
amount at which the property is valued
is $SS7, ,eo4. Several property owners
are dissatisfied and will appeal.
LIGHTNING on the 24th, struck the
Brush electric wires at Eau Claire and
knocked a lamp-trimmer insensible.
1t also damaged the roof of Stephen
Marston's residence.
ADJT.-GEN. Burchard has appointed
delegates TO the meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the National Guard
Association.
Gov. HOARD has pardoned Johnand T.
Barry, Richard Cronin and Tom Carey,
who were sentenced to long term in
Jail for malicious destruction of proper
ty, OF condition that they abstain from
liquor and offenses against the peace.
TIE Dells Improvement Company
elected officers Rs follows: President,
w. A. Rust; vice president, Eugene
shaw: secretary, Z. W. Burlington;
treasurer, 0. II. Ingram. In the matter
of the Dells Lumber Company there
was no action taken, tho committee not
having reported, but there is an amic-
able understanding between the Deiis
improvement and the Dells Lumber
Com mpanies.
A PANTHER or other large and danger
GUS animal is said to be prowIing about
the woods in the town of Primrose. Dane
County. He carries off sheep bodily and
leaves no trace whatever of the animals
behind him. During the night his whin-
ing and screaming can be heard very dis
tinctly.