The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-06-09
WISCONSIN NEWS,


posed public building. A committee from
the Business Mems Association has circu-
lated the petition and has received liberal
encOura cement from citizens. and before
it is sent To Washington it is expected
that 1000 will sign it.
-"Gcn." Wilson had a row with his
SO-called Iowa CoXeyiteS at Kenosha, the
men threatening to annihilate him. 1t
was charged that the General" want
ed to get away with what money
he had. \ truce was patched up, and the
gang started for Waukcgan, the leader
going ahead by train to secure camp
ing ground.
Judge Parish has decided that Ash
I land County taxpayers cannot settle with
the county clerk for delinquent taxes at
the rate Of 50 cents on the dollar. An ef-
fort had been made 10y the taxpayers to
compromise with the county for back
taxes
Louis Purcell, who was recently found
guilty of aSSaulting Michael DunIavey at
Racine with intent to kill, was sentenced
to five years i'll state prison. Purcell
stoutly maintains that he is innocent. He
was denied Il new trial.
Racine County farmers report that
tramps are becoming unusually bold and
troublesome III that section. They as
Semhie IN crowds of about twenty and
take possession of barns despite the OBJ
-Thc residence Of William kcttucr,
81 Appleton. WAS destroyed by fire Loss.
$500. The building was undoubtedly fired
by nccndiarieS. aS three attempts had
previously been made to set fire to the
place
Mrs Mary Mayer, who was acquitted
at Racine of the charge of poisoning
her first husband. the late Herman
Groenke. has gone to join her husband
in Brooklyn.
John Johnson. a resident Of Cadott,
has been adjudgrd insane. He wnS sent
to the Northern Hospital at Oshkosh.
The Horizon marsh case has been de
cidcd at Oshkosh. the jury finding for the
plaintiff in the sum of $3.50 The action
Is familiar to the legal profession all over
the state and the verdict is an important
one. 1t has already been to the supreme
court. II iS entitled George w. Brown
against Clinton Brooks. and is a test case
TO determine who shall pay for thousands
of tons of hay burned on the Horizon
/ marsh in the dry season of 1891, through
IN" alleged negligence of the defendant.
The Horizon marsh comprises $4,000
acres, and II was nearly nj! moved that
year. Brooks claims that he simply
burned around his stacks to protect them.
The veterans Of the four regiments
which Wisconsin gave to the cavalry Sery-
Ice during the civil war will gather NJ
Madison July ; and ! for rcgimrntal and
brigade reunions. \ very attractive pro
! gTamm" has been arranged.
A trunk belonging to Joseph Lusco-
shcvSki, of Racine, was broken into and
$500 stolen thcrcfrom. Joseph Dobczcv-
ski, tho roommate of IuScoSh"vski. has
! been arrested on suspicion of having COM
mittcd the robbery.
John IIortmau tried TO end his life ut
his home in Mount Pleasant, Racine
County. by shooting himself. The ball
glanced to the left of his heart. lie is
supposed to be d"rang"f.
The Rock County Board has appoint
ed Il committee to confer with the State
Board III regard to getting a reduction in
the stat" tax for Rock County.
II. L. IIendrickson was sentenced to
! three months i'll the county Jail nj La
Crosse on a charge of taking away mort
gagged property.
Charles. the 5-year-oId son of Mrs.
| kanbach. of Racine, was drowned i'll the
river at that place.
pr Theodore lurngSt the German
physician at GAINESVILLE who WAS charged
With the killing of a young man named
Jameson, died i'll that city. Before his
death Dr. 1ucngSt stated that Jameson
visited his office to hc treated for hay
fever. While the Doctor was absent from
the room preparing some medicine, Jane
son, who seemed childish. drank the con
| tents of bottle which had been left on
the table, and which contained about thir-
ty-hvc grains of cocaine. When the Doc
tor returned he found Jameson i'll the
throeS of death The trial WAS diScontin-
/ ucd ten days ago. the prison physician
making IN affidavit that Dr IucngSt
could not live more than two weeks.
1t was asserted at the French inqUi-
SltIon at Ashland that il Is the second
one ever before the courts in the United
States. The attorneys have been puzzled
somewhat in the manner of conducting
the trial. because there is no long line of
+ precedence to guide them. French. the al
legged murderer. is given considerable latI-
/ tudC. He croSS-cNamued every witness
/ put on the stand after the attorneys for
E. the prosecution and the defense had done
with the witnesses. Two witnesses We're
I taken to Ashland from Waupun pcni-
/ Tertiary 10 testify aS 70 Frcnch'S insanity.
The Omaha Railroad has submitted
+ plans To the board of public works at
Ashland for the construction of $4,000
steel bridge over Vaughn Avenue with
stone abutmcntS. which will be the means
of settling the suit now pending between
/ the city of Ashland and that railroad over
the matter The three other roads will
probably also construct steel bridges.
While William Rohngcr was pouring
boiling pitch into beer kegs at Fond du
Lac one of them exploded and the boiling
/ liquid was thrown into his face. lie was
/ nrnhgLIv Ins,. his evesicht.
-, =, nj ,Iu To-, Corrtv
near Woodruff. has been named Center
NlIe' pul WIN pE ""IISi" |" oLi,'', - ,ft
Name ~ LII "ItJ'u! - i,t"O' "
name III lIeI'l'"ir"u ""H,H !.
- he CarCasSeS oi i"r'F or MY h'aI OF
cattle. which were crowned IN i.usl NY
/ er last week. nav" IeatGd Gown lLi" Like
j fcpin ana stranded i, N'Nl iNI''I"'
ihrGe ReI"II salo"hHefIerSii fi. 3@TTi,h 9tTT
/ 'Iarh' b'IIhiS ii"HN - ItL i,,''N - ~,
/ were arrested on 4 cIi9IE' oA Nloi' 'I'7
4 the PROVISIONS ~ lhelF incense.
Mrs. Lowell kadWay dropped dead
/ from heart disease at her nome IN be5olt.
/ She Was one OF ihG pioneers OF that pace
4 ana was - years "i age.
Thieves entered the residence ot Ste
/ ven GoldSworthy, mon Grove farmer
and carried off considerable jcwelry and
+ $40 in change.
Frank Haas, the section man who