The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-01-09

TEE town Of Darlington wssrecently
thrown into a state OF intense ankle
" by a report that a man by the
name OF Richard MagoOn, claiming to
/ be half brother Of II. : MaEOOn, had
entered the banking Office Of the latter.
drawn 8 pistol. and compelled him 10
sign notes to the amount of SIS. 1000,
and then attempted TO make him pay
81 600 as a security for MS good faith
IN the matter, failing N this, he had
pocketed the papers and gone away,
stating thaCf the money was not paid
soon he would have revenge. Inquiry
showed that an affair OF the kind had
occurred. The paper signed by II. :.
MagOOn consisted OF three prOmlssory
notes; one for So. 600, due IN two
months, one for 50, 600, due N three
months, and one for s. 900, due IN SIX
months. The fourth Signature was q
power OF an attorney authorizing at
Uorneys TO confess Judgment for the
aforementioned amounts. Richard
MagoOn was subsequently arrested
and bound over for trial.
PROF. H. ". GLAsTER was seriously
injured while attempting TO pass De
tween two railway cars at RiChland
Center.
MICHAEL CALLAHAN, OF Chicago, who
had been employed on the new rail
way at a point between Glen Haven
and PotOsi, was found murdered
near Prairie du Chen on the 9th ult.
When he left the contractors camp
he was accompanied by a man named
William Bahr. for whose arrest a war
rant has been issued.
TIE Eau Claire Norwegians are
moving to establish an independent
Norwegian paper.
AUGUST FINN, aged so, residing at
Footville, went to the depot on the
morning Of the Both 70 see his daugh-
Ter of. He started home before the
train departed, walking on the track.
As the train caught up to him he
stepped one side TO allow It to pass,
and II some manner fell on the track.
One OF the coaches passed over his
body, cutting him IN two.
The GAINESVILLE Business Mems Asso-
citation l. considering the project OF
building a new line Of railroad between
that city and Evansville, making a di-
rect line from Chicago 10 st, Paul over
the Chicago & Northwestern Railway.
a committee was appointed TO secure
q proposition from that railroad CON-
pany. The latter favor the project
BURGLARS broke q light Of glass IN
the front door OF Il. 4. Anderson :
store IN Clinton on the night Of the
2gth, and effected an entrance, but were
scared away before they had secured
a very large amount OfgOOds. 4 large
bundle had been laid out ready 10
take.
GOTTLIEB HEIsLER, is years old,
who resided with his fatherin the town
OF Seymour. was killed on the 29th
a limb. He lived but one hour after
! receiving his injury
WoRK VII be continued Throughout
the winter by the Arctic Mining Com
pany, near Eau Claire. The last assay
| Of silver was encouraging.
FRED. WEBER, a brakeman on the
River division way freight, was run
over by the cars at Dakota Station.
on the 29Ch, and injured so seriously
that be died about noon. He was
running ahead of the train TO throw
q switch, when he slipped and fell
through a small CulverU. The train
was following, and before he could ex-
| tricaCe himself the train passed over
him, cutting of one leg below the knee
and mangling the other from the knee
to the thigh. Deceased was 25 years
old. He was a resident Of St. Paul
where his mother and one brother are
living.
LOUIS ANDERSON, who tasted so long
under a haystsCk that had tOppled
over HIM on a farm lear La Crosse, Is
about to engage in business at Rock
lord, III. His friends have provided
him with artificial legs and money
/ enough 10 stock store.
The newly-organized Superior Min
/ ing Company has elected officers az
/ follows: President, John Black; vice
| president, H. NJ. Benjamin; secretary
and treasurer, John :. George, The
company recently purchased a mine
in the GOgebic range, and It was de-
cided to operate 1t. ThecapItal stock
/ Is $50. 600.
WILLIAM LIEBECK had his skull
/ fractured on the 29th, by falling from
! a scafold at the bottling establish
ment Of the Schlitz Brewing Com
| pany. IN Milwaukee
TIE residence Of George Luke, at
/ Racine. was entered by burglars who
/ carried away q gold watch and chain.
seal skin cap and other property, val
ued IN all at about $500.
A TEAM, wagon and a lot Of camp
/ supplies belonzing TO Miles Baur, Of
/ Eau Claire, the total value Of which
was upward Of $500 were lost by
| breaking through the ice n one OF the
forks Of the Chippewa, near Hayward,
| Sawyer County. The driver escaped
/ by jumping from the wagon.
TIE citizens Of Waterloo, Ia, have
subscribed funds TO survey railway
i to La Crosse.
FIRE on the night Of the 9th de-
/ stroyed the residence Of Thomas II.
/ March, Spencer Loss $50, 900; IN
+ sured for s., 600, II the ct. Paul Com
pany. Ed. johnson was badly injured
by a falling brick. Cause OF fire IN
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