The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-06-16
STATE NEWS.


Northern Railroad for the first week in
June were Sl9,675. The corresponding
week last year the earnings were Sl6,-
l70, and increase of 50 ,005 is shown this
year. The earnings of the Milwaukee,
Lake Shore x Western road were S62,
054, Il decrease of 81 ,S02 as compared
with last year.
ARRIVALS at Eau Claire from the north
report the villages along the Omaha
road forty to fifty miles north of that
city were badly scared by cyclone on
the 9th. About $50 O'Clock a heavy rain
WAS falling in that region. The cyclone
swept across the country from the south
east badly tearing up the unoccupied
wooded country, but dodging the villages,
and seeming to spend its last force few
miles west of the Omaha line. Chetek
village had the closest call. Lake
Chetek lies on the edge of the village
The cyclone passed over the lake with
lightning speed, forming a huge water
spout, which brought out the whole vii
lage in great alarm. People were
swarming to lumber piles and roofs of
barns and houses as the waterspout
swept over the lake accompanied by a
roaring and Kissing noise. Some observ-
ers report the funnel-shaped column of
it about two-tbirds of the way down,
and looking in the distance like a gigan-
tic leg sticking out of the clouds with
the foot trailing through the water.
JACOB FARMER. an insane man, COM
mitted suicide in the Milwaukee Jail on
the Sth Ey hanging himself with a rope
made of the bedcIothes in his cell.
ABOUT ten carloads of iron ore daily
pass through La Crosse over the Bur
lington road. The company has con-
Duluth Iron Ore Mining Company to
Savannah and other points south.
THE Trempealeau and Black River
Waller Veteran Association will hold
their annual reunion at Merrillan, June
% and %.
THE annual meeting ofthe State Medi-
cal Society, at Milwaukee, closed on
the 7th.
THE state convention of the w. c. T.
[. at Milwaukee, closed on the Sth inst &,
with a lecture by Mrs. Mary T. Lathrop,
of Michigan. Over 300 delegates were
present during the session.
4 CoRoNER's jury decided that Moses
Sagerman, who was killed by a Chicago,
Milwaukee d ST. Paul train, at Milwau-
three other boys"
IL the United States court at Eau
Claire two judgments were rendered
against Herbert NJ StOcking-one for
SIG as ex-dIsburser of laud-cifice
the land office.
;. FIELD, a stock buyer of Trelnpea-
leau County, lately bought Of W. T. Car
ter, of Osseo, three 3-yearOl steers
which were said to be the heaviest ever
sold in that market. The weight of one
was l $50 pounds, another /. 40, and the
third $50. \ COW sold with them
weighed $40 pounds.
OTro SCHUMACHER, a young man about
p years of age, was killed while work
ing on the Washington Avenue tunnel,
Milwaukee. Tie ground Caved on him
and he was smothered TO death.
VALENTINE ALBERT, a switching fore
man, was killed in the Milwaukee & st.
Paul yards at Milwaukee on the 9TH.
Standing on freight car ladder he lean
ed over too far and his head struck a
telegraph pole, killing him instantly
THE district convention, /. o. G. T., at
Ashland, elected the following officers:
Chief templar, NJ. Y. Cleft; secretary,
Rev. NJ. Boyeson; cetemplar, Miss O..
Richie, Ashland; councillor, l.. ID. Lar
rien, PIneyille; treasurer, VIC. Masher;
superintendent juvenile templars, Miss
Clara Bauron; past chief templar, q. w.
K. Peaslee; delegates to grand lodge, ].
+. Carle and DIR. 2. peming.
A DISPATCH from Washington SAYS:
The secretary of the treasury has
awarded the contract for the erection of
a Federal building at La Crosse, Wis, to
r. L. REYNOLDS, of La Crosse. for the
sum of 500 600. The contract for the
construction of a Federal building at
Oshkosh has been awarded to Dunes
sell Bros, of Louisville, KY, for ST.
40.
JACOB TRUAx, who accompanied Rob-
ert Fulton on the second trip OF bis
steamboat, the "Clermont," on the
Hudson in 1897, reached the age of 100
years on the Sd. Mr.. Truax was born
III Steuben County, \. Y, was wagon
maker in Albany eighty years ago,
and after following his occupation
many years in New York came to
Eau Claire twelve years ago, and has
since lived there with his son Peter
Truax, a wealthy lumberman. The
venerable gentleman is in very good
health, and will apparently live for sew
eral years. He retains lively interest
in current events.
JOE HARDY, Bayfield, fisherman,
passed through an experience that but
few men could have outlived. While
outside the islands in an open boat a
squall sprung up and his boat was up
set For two days he cIung to the bot
tom and finally drifted into one Of the
islands, where he was rescued.
AFTER drinking bout on the 4th at a
Milwaukee saloon, August Werenrath
was fatally stabbed by Adam Scb8fer.
4 YOUNG man believed to be Louis
Wieg bY name, committed suicide iust
outside the Milwaukee city limits on the
night of the 4th,