The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-01-29
STATE NEWS

ment of a penalty prescribed by
laws for failure to report a case of
scarlet fever in the family of f. f.
Smith will be heard in the municipal
court on Tuesday. This suit is start
ed by DR.. NJ. G. Spawn, health officer
of Beloit, against DR.. |. Buckeridge.
DR.. Buckeridge was called to the
house of the Smith family on a case
of little child of Mr. Smiths who
had been taken sick. DR.. Buckeridge,
It is said, stated to the family that
the case looked suspicious and ad.
vised the family to remain in the
house. On subsequent visits he failed
to find, according to his diagnosis, any
Of the symptoms of scarlet fever.
Marnette-As a result of state.
ments alleged to have been made
by the Rev. J. B. Petite of Florence
Ollie church, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer w.
Small have commenced suit for al
legged SANDER and defamation of char
acter. Damages are asked in each
case in the sum of $4,000. Mr.. Small
is dealer in real estate and a min
ing expert. Father Petite has been
pastor of the Florence church for the
last four or five years and active In
the war against saloon keepers. The
suit is the outgrowth Of a card party.
Petite is alleged to have made state
ments derogatory to the characters
of the plaintiffs.
Manitowoc.-Tony Soupanzi, an
Italian laborer at the Grimms
lime kilns, west of here, was killed by
a fellow employe, who in fit Of anger
1t is alleged, struck his victim in the
head with crowbar. The trouble, it
is reported, is the result of a feud of
long standing The dead man had just
forwarded money to his family in
Italy and they were about to sail to
join him here. No one saw the trou-
BILE or was aware of the same until
the groans of the unfortunate man
were heard. Mic Cupina, who is sus-
pected, has a cut on his face, and it is
said his plea will be that of self-de-
Tense. He was placed in custody, he
making no attempt to escape.
Green Bay.-Neson, the 14-year-
old son of Norman Houle, of the
town of Lawrence, lies in st. Vim
cents hospital in serious condition
with a possibility that the lower por-
tion of his body may be paralyzed, as
the result of being shot when a gun
in his own hand was accidentally dis
charged, the bullet entering his side
and striking the backbone The boy
had started out in quest of rabbits,
and believing there was game under
a pile Of brush jumped onto the pile,
and the trigger of his gun struck his
body and discharged bullet into his
side.
Superior An almost successful
attempt to escape from the Doug
las county Jail was made by three
prisoners, Frank Sullivan, Joe Nolan
and John Mcclure. Sullivan is said
to be the leader. Six saws which can
be used on iron bars and two large
files were found hidden in various
parts of the Jail, and Sheriff Carlson
and Jailer John Inland afterward
learned that the tools had been seen
In the possession of the three men.
Bricks had been dug out of one OF
she walls and a couple of bars had
been filed and sawed.
Sheboygan-The 19-yearo old son
of Postmaster Alton of Forest
;, he, a
robbing the mails. The loss of a regis
tered letter addressed TO Ole Hogen-
son. employed by Barney Grasse of
this city, led to the arrest The young
lad is said to have confessed to Mail
Inspector f. f. Fraser and George P.
pleton and placed under $1,000 bonds
and bound over to the grand jury.
Fond du Lac.-While responding
to an alarm the hose cart or
which Chief Doll, formerly of the
Milwaukee fire department, was riding
collded with a hydrant The CHIEF
and other fremen We're thrown witt
violence TO the ground and had mar
row escape from instant death. The
hydrant was broken off and a veritablt
geyser of water spouted up.
/ New London.-Simon Aronson ha!
1 begun suit for $4,000 dam
1 ages against Albert Roloff and n. NJ
/ Torrey of ShioCton, on allegations o
false arrest. The difficulty arose from
a horse trade, in which Rolof wa
to pay Aronson IS to boot Instead
Roloff alleges he by mistake gave
$40 bill, and Aronson refused to rect
fy the error.
Amigo has begun Of
the remodeling of the Methods
church here. About $4,000 will b
spent in improvements The Sunda
school room will be enlarged and
dining room and a kitchen placed 4
the basement. A new $4,000 pipe OF
gan will also be installed.
Peshtigo.-The Rev. A. c. Haast
pastor of lions Lutheran churc
in this city, has been extende
a call by the Trinity Lutheran churc
OF St Paul MINI.
Menasha.-John Raleigh, A. year
Of age and unmarried was a