The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-29
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| WILLIAM STANTON and Frank Alger are
| IN JAN at Madison for forgery by which
theV drew the amount of postal mon
ey order that was addressed to Ms.
| EDWIN Hall, Pleasant View, Wis.
| JAMES ELvEY, who was found dead in
| ms cabin near Holidays Mills, had in
| MS possession government patent on
| piece of land III Colorado, dated May
| 1, 1879, TO ''Jas. Ellison,n Sl5in bills and
some SlI IN silver III buckskin bag.
F! lHE past seasons steamer and vessel
| arrivals clearances at Ashland num-
oered 2,374, and the import and ex-
pert shipments amounted to 2,500,0G0
| tons.
The Mississippi River closed at La
crosse on the 2lst. The ferry boat was
running up to an hour before the ice
| stopped. Rlvermen believe it will open
again.
ERNEST KURTz and his l5-year-old son
were found dead in the woods near
Jaeksonport, where they were cutting
hre- wood. 1t IS supposed that a large
limb fell upon them. Kurt formerly
resided in Milwaukee.
The La Crosse Bridge and Transfer
Company has been incorporated with a
capital stock OF 100000.
GAFFNEY, clerk of Ashland County.
having failed to make his report, his
books are being investigated. 1t is said
that he has not made an entry on the
credit side of the cash book since Janu-
ary last.
AUGUST hAMRATH, a contractor, while
at work on new building in Milwau-
kee, on the goth, lost his balance and
m
injuries were so severe that he died in
an hour.
\ FEW weeks ago the Milwaukee CITY
Street Railway was sold to an Eastern
syndicate. 1t is now announced that
the West Side line has been trans erred
and that outside parties are making
oyertures for the purchase of the Cream
City line.
On the Goth of September last two La
Crosse boys, Jacob Brabander and
stephen Cummings, aged 16, went hunt
ing on an island near that city The
latter came home in the evening and
reported that Jake had accidentally
shot himself, and that in coming
TO the city he Cummings had
tipped over the skiff, losing both
guns and narrowly escaping drowning.
Brabander's body was brought to the
city, an inquest held and verdict of
accidental death found. A few days
ago a boy, while skating, found Bra
bander's gun IN six inches of water,
loaded, and the police found Cummings
gun in hallow water discharged.
AT the tn nc Cummings claimed
to have tipped over and lost the guns
the water was a foot higher than
now, making 1t sixteen inches. or lit
tie more than knee deep at the point
where the guns were found. In view
of these facts, the police have locked
Cummings up. He reiterates his story
with some improbable additions, and
the police are at a loss to know whether
he shot Brabander accidentally and told
the story he did to escape blame, or
whether something more serious under
lies.
j. Y FARwELI & Co., Of Chicago, have
closed the New York Store, an estab-
lishment managed by II. Goldstein, at
Eau Claire. The amount due the
Chicago frn-Sll ,000-is secured by
mortgage. Other claims amount to ST.
coo, while the assets range at about $I4 :,
600.
NICHOLAS BACH, an old man, was
gOred to death by vicious bull while
he was crossing a field in Waumandee,
Buffalo County.
HARRY RIVERS was sent to the state
prison for year and half for stealing
oxen at Eau Claire. He has served one
term before for the same crime.
THE Knapp-Stout Company has twen-
ty logging camps, in which about 500
men Will be engaged. 1t is estimated
that about 100, 100000 feet of pine will
be cut.
TIE Ashland News states that hun
dreds of pounds of dynamite are car
ried over the northern roads by parties
who occupy seats in the regular passen-
ger coaches.
An electric light pole at La Crosse had
become so strongly charged with cleo
triclty that a beer sign that had been
nailed to it gave one man a heavy
shock and it nearly paralyzed drunk
en- man. Someone took a hammer to
remove the sign, but the first blow re-
turned a shock which caused the holder
to drop the tool and return with a numb
hand. An AK was then procured and
the sign was removed, but not until sew
eral shocks We're received by those who
handled the AK.