The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-25
WISCONSIN ITEMS

A. .. NICHOLS, of Chippewa Falls. who
was convicted of a criminal assault upon
FANNIE Claire, his ssister-in-law, received
a sentence OF ten years in the peniten
tiary.
JOSEPH MCINTYRE, the faith-cure doe
tor, arrested at Madison ior criminally
assaulhng young girl, was convicted OF
personal assault. Sentence was de-
!erred.
HE expert engineers who were re-
tanned nearly two years ago to look up
and recommend a sewerage plan for the
city OF Milwaukee, have at last made
their report. A system of interce pting
sewers and the extension of the water
works intake half mile into the lake,
is recommended. The cost of the inn
provements is estimated at over S5,0OO,-
OO0,000.
HENRY RAUDTMAN died at the Milwsu-
kee County Hospital, on the 2lst, from
wounds inflicted by himself with suicid-
al intent five weeks ago.
THE barns on the Wheaton farm, near
Eau Ciaire, owned by John s. Owen,
the lumberman, burned on the 2lst
inst, with al their contents, includ-
ing grain, hay and implements. The
Origin unknown.
THE Parr Manufacturing Company, of
Barron, has been Incorporated with a
capital of $4,000. The object of the
organization is to manufacture lumber
and carry on general numbering bust
ness.
Miss LOUISA CUMMINGS, who has for Il
number of years been employed as
at Eau Claire, is about to set out
for Japan, where she will engage in
missionary labor. She will 90 to San
Francisco, where she will Join a party
with which she will embark for the
field of her future labors. Her field will
be IN the northern part of the empire,
and she Will be accompanied by another
young lady, these two being 200 miles
from any other white women.
JOSEPH SCnINDHEIM and Peter GCeIz
were drowned in Milwaukee River, Just
outside the city limits, on the Goth, by
the capsizing of their boat.
EARLY in the forenoon of the Goth
Edward Sanderson's business friends
IN Milwaukee learned for the first time
that he was confined to his house at the
corner of Astor and Biddle Street by
illness; at 5 minutes after o'clock the
same evening, Mr.. Sanderson had
breathed his last, surrounded by few
members OF his family and several in
innate friends.
The North-W Western Railway Company
has settled with the heirs of Horace 4.
Tuttle, of Cleveland, who, with Lieut.
Gov. Mcdonald, OF Michigan was killed
by an accident near Watersmeet. The
sum paid was $1,000.
TIE authorities of Eau Claire County
have decided that it is necessary to re-
place the corrugated iron ceiling of the
county Jail corridor with lattice work
of iron bars, In order to prevent the
escape OF prisoners. 1t will cost $3.50
| to make the change.
Work on the artesian well at La
Crosse has been stopped. A depth o,
524 feet has been reached, and flow of
lS7 barrels of water per minute has
been secured.
ABOUT 3,00O,OO0 pike fry have been
deposited in Spread Eagle Lake and
Fisher Lake, at Florence. The fish
were from the state hatchery at Madi-
son.
JAMES CURRAN, a logging camp cook at
Florence, invested s. in lottery and
drew house and lot valued at 81 600.
AN unknown man was struck by a
train near La Crosse, and killed. The
body was taken to Onalaska.
IMPRISONED more than 100 feet under
ground, three Polish laborers lost their
lives by the breaking of q sewer dam
in Milwaukee, on the 18th, while the
storm was at its height.
IT is reported from Alma that the
rafting works at West Newton Slough
are about completed, and that logs are
being turned out at the rate Of 3 ,000, 600
feet day.
FROM three to five inches of snow fell
all over Northern Wisconsin on the
night of the 10th. At Pratt it was four
inches deep.
THE offices of chief dispatcher and
trainmaster on the Ashland division OF
the Lake Shore road have been COM
bined, and Mr.. Tarbox placed in charge.
Mr.. Frick, until now trainmaster, will
resume his regular passenger run.
THE Governors Guard, at La Crosse,
won words of praise from Col. King
during his recent Inspection Of the COM
pany. Within the last few weeks some
members have re-enlisted for the sec
ond and even third time, which Col.
King saws is quite unusual.
Gov HOARD has commissioned Orlan-
do Holway, of La Crosse, adjutant of the
Third Regiment, with rank of captain.
PROTEST has been entered with the
State Board of Equalization by Forest
County against the present rate of as
sessment on Forest County lands. 1t
! was shown by them that while the acre
age in Oneida County was by l07 ,000
greater than in Forest County, yet the
aggregate assessment valuation was
| 1896, $50 less, or that the rate in one
county was S3.05 per acre, and III the
| other trife over s..
JOHN SALzER & Co., of La Crosse,
were ordered by the board of health to
remove y 600 bushels OF potatoes that
had commenced to spoil. The owners
have been obliged to give them away to
get rid of them.
THE Good Templars of the Ninth dis.
trict have closed their spring session
Thirty-eight delegates were in attend
ance.
THE transfer of the Bessemer mine by
Receiver Agnew to G. S. Hildreth and
James Morgan, of Milwaukee, has been
! filed with the register of deeds at Ash
! land. The consideration was S20,S 500.
An unknown man was found dead on
| Second Street, Ashland, on the 18th
| He fell in a fit and died before assist
| ance could be rendered. He proved tC
be laborer recently DISCHARGED from
| the hospital. The coroner held an in
| quest, but nothing new was discovered
| about the unfortunate. His body wa'
| taken to the morgue and buried at the
| city's expense.