The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-03-27
Milwaukee CORRESPONDENTS.
The City In The Legislature-The Light
Guard-The Opera House and Acad-
envy of Music-The Poultry
hOW-Amusements, Etc.

MILWAUKEE, March 13-Having fur
nished your readers with occasional
notes from the capital during the recent
session of the Legislature, I am, from
force of habit, impelled to indite little
gossip from this city of white bricks,
and the metropolis of our State, hoping
it will not prove unserviceable for your
columns.
OUR CITY IN THE LEGISLATURE.
Milwaukee, as you know, received a
large share of attention from our law
givers during the winter, and the fact
has been the subject of considerable
comment among our citizens, majority
of whom, however, are still in a state of
glorious uncertainty whether to rejoice
or lament over the apparent partiality
shown us in the matter of legislation.
The fact is, as yet, we do not really
know what has been done for us in this
respect, (further than that the law pro-
viding clerk hire for county officers,
and another authorizing the paving of
| Spring street, will increase our taxes
several thousands of dollars), and even
now county official is in Madison for
the purpose of collecting and codifying
the several laws relating to our city
and county, with a view to having them
published, so that we may consider
| them and understand to Just what ex-
tent we are indebted to last winters leg
islation for our future happiness and
prosperity. Until such determination,
further comm 3nt 1 hesitate to make.
The most important question occupy
ing the attention of our community at
present is, are we going to have
A DESTRUCTIVE FLOOD
when the regular spring freshets occur
From the present outlook it would seem
that the fears enteltaine of such an
i event will be surely realized, as the ice
IN the river and lake is much thicker
than was ever known before, and the
condition of the harbor, choked up as
it is with an ice field thirty feet thick
and extending eighteen or twenty miles
into the lake, gives ground for the gray
est apprehensions in this regard. I'M
! less this vast Geld of ice moves out of
the harbor before the freshet, sufficient
! ly D allow the escape of the water from
tho up country which naturally seeks an
outlet through our river, the conse-
quences will certainly be appalling, as
considerable portion of the city will
inevitably be inundated, causing i'm
mense damage to property, and no
doubt resulting in considerable loss of
life. There are by actual count 121
vessels and steamers of different classes
laid up in our river, and the coming
break up is anticipated with much anx-
iety by owners of this class of proper
ty, as it IS very probable that owing to
the great thickness and solidity of the
ice in which these craft are frozen, when
the vast mass begins to break up and
move, few vessels will escape injury,
and many will suffer serious disaster.
THE POULTRY SHOW.
The exhibition of the State Poultry
Association took place in Armory Hall
last week, and the pronounced success
of this second exposition of our poultry
! fanciers is a source Of much cOngratula-
ton TO those interested. The display
-of all classes of fowls was much better
than at the previous fair of the associa-
ton, and demonstrated the fact that
the business of poultry raising is des-
| tined to become one of great Importance
in our State, financially speaking, as it
has already become quite popular as a
pastime for amateur fanciers. 1t is but
few years since that there was but one
known professional poulterer in the
State, Mr.. Douglass, of Rock county,
and his attention was principally given
to the raising of game fowl, whereas, at
the present time there are number of
professionals in the business, and the
amateur breeders are counted by the
score. And speaking of the Armory,
[ am reminded that we have
A MILITARY COMPANY IN MILWAUKEE,
i'll fact several of them; but there is one
to which l wish to refer in this letter,
the members of which, gallant souls as
| they are, with true sOldierly modesty,
refrain at all times and on all occasions
from sounding the praises of their val
liant corps. OF course you have heard Of
Milwaukee, and having heard of our city,
you have, also of course, heard of the
Milwaukee Light Guard-those fierce
fellows of the three story bear skin caps
with gold tassels, and claw-hammer
coats-the glory of whose exploits at
GAINESVILLE, Madison, Fond du Lac, and
other bloody fields will "go laundering
down the centuries" as it were. Well,
sad to relate, the esprit du corps of
this warlike organization has been
somewhat disturbed of late, by TIE al
legged prigging propensities of one of
its "leftenants," who is charged with
having lit out with the proceeds of re-
cent party given by the company. ooh!
what a fall was there, my
countrymen p Think on it An
officer of this veteran corps-our
governors guard, and our city's pride
an organization which proudly points
to the names on its muster roll of such
men as Gen. Rufus King, Gen. Stark
weather, Gen. Buck Bingham, Corporal
Tanglc McCraken, and others of equal
renown, g hanging on the ragged edge
of remorse" under the grave charge of
approrriating to selfish uses a portion
of the company's ducats How have
the mighty fallen. The company, how
ever, has taken the proper course with
the DELINQUENT warrior, and expelled
him; and, Notwithstanding the popu-
larity of the Old Guard (Which gained
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