The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-10-10
BADGER NOTES.

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LARGE flocks of sparrows winged into
Eau Claire, where hundreds of them.
| colliding with wires or blinded by the
| electric lights, fell helplessly on the
| streets and sidewalks.
II. W. MANSFIELD, the defaulting post
master of Custer, was sentenced to six
months in state prison by United States
| District Judge Bum at Madison.
FIRE completely destroyed large
storehouse belonging to kieser & He'll
wig at Prairie du Chen, entailing loss
of 81 900, insured for $500, and Imgent
| Bros large livery stable. The loss is
estimated on the livery stable at S. 600
with insurance of s., 900. Mr.. Newton's
| residence ana Gokey's restaurant were
| slightly damaged. Conductor Brainard
| had his household goods damaged, but
| aggregate loss will foot up $4,000. 1t is
! thought to have been the work of in
| cendiaries.
A STAY of proceedings has been
| granted in the cases of the state against
| ex-Treasurers bptz and kuehn, by
Judge Siebecker, until the supreme
| court decides whether the scope of the
| examination shall be limited or not.
THE dairy and food commissioner has
| received numerous samples of vinegar
| for analysis from various parts of the
state, which is pure imitation stuff. 1t
| seems that considerable quantities of
| this fraudulent vinegar have come with
In the confines of the state, and the peo-
| pie are warned against it. No prosecu-
| tlons can be made for the reason that
| those who sent the samples to the com
missioner for analysis failed to attach
their names, SO that the commissioner
| is entirely at sea as to where the vinegar
Is made and sold.
! THE hardware store of Sumner & Nor
rls, at Madison, was robbed on the night
OF the 4th. The burglars entered the
store by the back way and took about
a dozen revolvers, but nothing else, al
though the cash drawer was not locked
and contained some money. There is no
clew to the burglars.
| A SERIOUS freight train robbery oc-
| Cured on the Milwaukee road between
| Lake City and RedWing. 1t is known
| that a number of railroad detectives
| have been ordered to that locality, and
are working through all that part of the
country. The report is that sealskins
and imported shawls worth several
| thousand dollars were taken from the
| car.
| Mrs. EDWARD RAY, who was mur-
| dered by her son in Durango, Col, Sep
tember 25, was born and brought up in
Madison, and has numerous relatives
still living there, who are among the
most respected citizens in the state
| Mrs. Ray was about 40 years of age, and
| was the oldest daughter of Mai. j. W.
Mears, who lived in this city until his
| death, which occurred nearly ten years
| ago.
| WORD reaches Madison from Wahep-
| ton, \. D., that \. l.. Ford a Madison
boy, while visiting the family of Lathrop
| Stewart, near that city, attempted to get
into a buggy. The team jumped forward
and Ford fell, his right leg being caught
in wheel. He was whirled around a
few times, when the leg parted at the
knee joint, and was entirely torn off
The leg to the knee was thrown thirty
| die. He is a son of Archibald Ford and
a nephew of ex-Assemblyman David
Ford.
season SO far have been ,09O, ,210 tons.
| The Lake Shore Railroad handled 663,-
424 tons, and the Wisconsin Central i26,-
7S6 additional.
| THE tax on beer sold by the Milwau-
| kee breweries during the month of
| September amounted to S2l7 ,020.20,
against Sl77 ,023.03 for the same month
| last year. The increase in the revenue,
amounting to S39, ,991.23 is equivalent to
nearly $4,000 barrels, and is due en-
tirely to the hot weather which pre-
vailed for the past two or three weeks
THE earnings of the Chicago. Milwau-
kee d st. Paul Railway for the last
week III September, were 1863, ,109; in
crease, Sl03,346. The earnings of the
Milwaukee & Northern for the same
week were $57, ,165; increase, SO, ,503.
| This shows total earnings for the entire
| system for the week of 81 ,027, ,474, the
| largest amount ever earned in q single
week by the road. The total earnings
| of the system, exclusive of the Nilwau-
| kee * Northern, for the month of Sep
| tember were little over s. 100000.
| The st. Paul system is enjoying
marked degree of prosperity, with an
increasing volume of business all along
its lines.
| A SAD story comes from Marinette.
| John Mcdonald, poor man, has been
| confined to his bed in the last stages of
consumption. His wife died of typhoid
fever, leaving their two children to be
cared for by some kind neighbors.
| THE S52 600 damage suits, Pennebecker
vs. Ashland Lighting Company, viii be
| tried at Superior, before judy" Mar
shall, at the next term of court, Feb
ruary.
| Will RoMEsoS, of Ashland, lost part
| of his right hand by the accidental dis
| charge of q gun.
AT a meeting of the La Crosse Presby-
terry the resignation of the Rev. j. W.
| McNary was accepted.
|
| thirty sixth anniversary on October "a.
THE examination of Guy Dibell, of
| Montello, charged with assault on Mrs.
Caroline Dock, county charge, result
ed in the proving of an alibi.
| T. W. MEEHAN, who fired five shots at
| the bookkeeper of the State journal
Printing Company was brought into the
municipal court at Madison on the ID
Several witnesses, including Mr.. Wiss-
/ ler, who was shot at, testified to the cir
! Cumstances surrounding the shooting.
! The defendant was held for trial under
| & 600 bonds, which he is unable to fur
nish. Meehan still seems to be labor
ing under the delusion that he shot at a
man whom he calls Allen, who, he SAYS,
has been pursuing him. Aside from
this he seems TO be perfectly sane, but
II is thought that the court will first in
quire into his sanity.
AN application FOR pardon for Charles
Holtz, who Is serving life sentence for
completely in the murder of Buelow, at
| Buena Vista, Portage County, in 1887,
| has been reviewed bv GOV. Peck. 1t is
/ believed that Holtz was but an innocent
witness of the killing, and that a pardon
will be granted. TIE application was
signed by scores Of prominent citizens
/ OF Portage County.
TIE water in the Madison lakes is un-
usually low this season
o. G. EWING, one OF the earliest set.
| tiers Of la Grange, is dead.
| A SENSATIONAL encounter occurred at
Marinette between Drs. Frank Gregory
| and Fred Golfer DT. Gregory has for
| several years been practitioner IN that
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