The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-09-05

| IN III OF acSpDnGency on The 1ISt
Casper Holler, a single man, u years of
age, swallowed Il dose of Rough on
Rats at his boarding place, i49 Third
Street, Milwaukee. Iioller was taken
| to the Emergency Hospital. where he
| died the same night.
/ ONEE 4O,ot0.0O0 feet of timber on the
| Lac du Flambcau Reservation in Wis
| consin was DESTROYED bv forest fires
| GUILBRANp @. MELIEM. Rock Coun-
! ty pioneer, died AT Northwood, la.
| joHN JCHEAC was jailed at Eau Claire
| on charge of horse stealing.
| Duck shooting ahounds within few
| miles of Prairie du Chen.
. THE Interstate Fair at La Crosse,
| opened on the 3Ist. with entries ia
every department considerably in ex-
cess of the exhibition last year.
WITHIN five days five La Crosse men
| deserted their families.
| THE Wisconsin Central Railway Com
| pany claims that it is over assessed at
Ashland. If the assessment is not re-
| duced, the taxes will not be paid, in or
| der that the difference may be settled
! by the courts.
| The new La Crosse city directory CON
| talns l2,53S names, against $500 in the
one before, published two years ago.
| This indicates population of 81 30.
| The recent government census made it
| 2509O
| THE superintendent of the state fish
! hatchery says that during the past sea
son 100000 trout fry have been fur
nlshed streams in different parts of the
state, and yet 800 requests for fry were
denied. as II was impossible to secure
sufficient quantity for the demand.
| FREE mail delivery service at Mari
nette Will begin on or about October |.
THE fast Wisconsin mare. Flossie e.,
has been cured of her lameness.
GLENwooD now has bank. The Hon.
James Johnston is its president.
The water supply for the new insane
asylum building at Menomonie is to be
stored on Bullard Hill, where reservoir
that will hold ,000 barrels has been cut
deep in solid rock.
TIE Wisconsin Central Railway Com
pany claims that it is over-assessed at
Ashland. If the assessment is not re-
duced the taxes will not be paid, in or
der that the difference may be settled in
the courts.
THE new La Crosse city directory con-
tains l2,53S names, against S,S06 in the
one before, published two years ago.
This Indicates q population of 3l345
The recent government census made 1t
-, 900
REUBEN G. INMATES, secretary of the
State Historical Society, will return
from his European tour the ii rst week
in October. having signitied his inten-
ton of sailing from Liverpool on Sep
tember u
TIE Dunlap House at Marinette has
been purchased by Joseph Leroy for
10000.
A DASD of Indians went into a ward
at La Crosse and camped there. They
stayed for some time and finally made
a raid on big pile of water-melons that
were displayed III front of q grocery
store. They did not stop to cut the
fruit but broke them open and ate the
best portion, tearing them like wild
animals. Women and children in the
neighborhood were frightened and
kept close TO their homes.
MRs. PLINY +. SMITH of La Crosse, is
about to 60 to Philadelphia with the
purpose of entertaining the Episcopal
Church Order of Deaconesses.
Plans of the University dairy build
ing show that it will be very commodi-
Gus and costly structure.
A. c. LARSON, county Judge of Eau
Claire, has filed his decision in the Wat
son will case. The Judge sustains the
will of the late Alexander Watson,
which was attacked on the grounds of
the alleged mental unsOnndnesS and
outside influence, and decides against
Mrs. Clara Morton. the contestant who
endeayored to establish a claim as the
widow of Watson by alleging n written
contract of marriage which she claimed
to have lost
ii. y. \. PARSONS was arrested at La
Crosse by Il officer from Washington,
Ind, on a charge of misappropriating
property valued at $500 belonging to
his son. The story of the officer is that
Parsons wife died several years ago,
leaving by will valuable jeWetrv and
diamonds to her child. The box CON
tanning them was deposited in a bank
vault. Recently the box was opened by
the order of the court and found to con
tain three small Jumps of coal.
Mrs. PLINY F. SMrH, of La Crosse, is
about to go to Philadelphia with the
purpose of entering the Episcopal
Church order of deaconesses.
GEN. Il. s. RICKs, an ex-Confederate
who served on the staff Of Gen. Hood,
was among recent arrivals Mt Madison.
Eau CLAIRE business men are organ
izing club.
JENNIE Brennan. the Eau Claire girl
who was reported lost, is again at home,
and says she was not lost at all.
OK the 9th 4-year-old boy at
Shawtown. a son of a laborer, sprang
from his mothers arms and ran
in front Of an old rattIe-trap switch-en-
CINE which was moving rapidly down
the track The engine knocked the boy
down and passed completely over him.
~ HID IL Il L
wheel q cry of horror rose from the
spectators, but after the engine had
passed the child lay on the track abso-
lutely uninjured, and when his mother
picked him up he laughed.
ELLA HAND is in Jail at Barron on a
charge OF higamy. She married Ed
ward puyal in 1870, and August Ii last
was welded to Caspar Keller in Chippe
wa County.
ASHLAND is discussing the startling
question whether or no cows shall be
allowed to run at large on the street.
AMONG the attractions of the Clark
County fair on the opening day is bar
beCue and a saloon ascension.
Louis CHAFuT'~ entire family, living
near Eau Claire, were rendered insen-
sible by stroke Of lightning. All have
recovered, however.
DR.. LYMAN {. DRAPER, the noted
Western historian, died on the 18th
He suffered stroke Of paralysis week
previous. He passed away quietly,
without becoming conscious. In his
will DR.. Draper made Secretary
Thwaites, VINO is now in England, trust
ee of his literary works, and makes
him executor Of his estate.
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KILLED A POLICE OFFICER.
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