The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-11-09
WISCONSIN ITEMS

iHhEE -hilNduhee SnOpI1IerS were dT-
rested on train pulling into the city,
on their return from Waukegan, H.,
where they had made a rich haul.
BURGLARS blew open the safe in the
post-office at Mondovi, Buffalo County,
last night, and secured S2O0 in money
and SlO0 IN stamps.
WITH the additional twenty-five pa
trolmen provided by the Common
Council, Milwaukee's police force will
consist of l72 men.
w. II. Thomas, until recently propri-
etor of the Namakagon Hotel at Hay
ward, has been surrendered by his
bondsmen and brought to Eau Claire
by the sheriff. He was recently bound
over here on charge of obtaining sig
natures to note under false pretenses
from exMayor Day and others.
Thomas formerly lived in Eau Claire
ana is highly connected. He is trying
to get new bondsmen.
AN ordinance increasing the Mllwau-
kee police force of the city by tweEty
live men has been passed.
IHE SIG assessments providing for the
continuance of the Milwaukee Com
mercial Club have been raised without
difficulty.
JUDGE kEYEs has decided that the
university students must testify in the
Aazlng investigation or go to jail. The
case Will 60 TO the supreme court.
THE sheriff of Eau Claire County told
GOV. Hoard that the recent pugilistic af
talr at Eau Claire, was not prize fight.
BIDDERS for the 100000 worth of Ash
land city bonds were numerous at the
sale on the 4th, representatives OF Bos
ton, Toledo, Cleveland and Chicago
firms being in attendance. S. A. Kean
x Co., of Chicago, were the highest bid
ders, taking the lot at fl.O5.
Mrs. MARY kNuDsoN, of Hainesville,
Door County, Is preparing to engage
largely IN the poultry and egg business.
Her henneTy is to be $50 feet long, l6
feet wide, 16 feet high in front and
10 IN the rear, with sloping roof. 1t
Is to be divided into ten departments,
each to be l5Xl6 feet. Each depart
ment will have large door to admit
sunshine and air. The lady expects to
begin business with 500 hens, and will
work on large scale if she finds it
profitable to do so.
SECRETARY RUsK is righteously indig-
nant about a newspaper paragraph to
the effect that he is the only member of
the cabinet who smokes pipe at his
met smoking cigars. This is really too
bad said Uncle Jerry, because l
never smoked cigar or pipe. or used
tobacco III any form in my life. | have
been farmer, a stage driver, soldier
and politician, without learning to chew
or smoke, and | want all the credit that
is due me for my abste miousness.
TIE Second Methodist Episcopal
Church, of La Crosse, Was dedicated on
the Sd inst.
HENRY p. MAGILL has established the
Exchange State Bank, of La Crosse, with
a capital Of S25 900.
JUICE JOHNSON on the ID dismissed
the petition for a writ OF mandamus TO
compel Mayor Brown to aPp,oint eiec-
ton inspectors without regard to party
athllation. No opinion WAS given. The
case will go TO the supreme court.
Owing to an over-supply of coal in
Milwaukee, the commodity is likely TO
be cheap the coming winter.
AN agent for English capitalists has
asked Milwaukee flour mill owners for
figures at which they will sell.
THE Second Methodist Church at La
Crosse Was dedicated on the Sd.
II is estimated that there will be $3,-
000,00 worth OF lumber piled upon the
Menomonee River after the closing Of
the shipping season.
EDWIN and Peter Cooper, brothers
living in the town OF Greenfield, Mil
waukee County, quarreled at the break
fast table and Edwin shot Peter dead.
The fratricide is in jail. He is town
treasurer at Greenfield.
THE Bayfield, Press says Lake Superb
or brown stone is becoming popular in
New York City.
A PORTION of the Marinette Driving
Park has been set apart for base ball
ground.
MARINETTE papers report that Il. W.
Merrymen & Co. have purchased large
tract of land east of their lumber yards
and will have their slip extended so rs
to surround their property to distance
of 2,0G0 feet, giving them one of TIE
most extensive water fronts on the riy-
er.
JOHN SCHwAEZ, aged 13, was shot and
dangerously wounded st his home in
Florence, by q boarder named Mike Gar
Der, who escaped to the woods.
Johnnie, boy-like, had picked up a
rife belonging to the boarder and began
are you doing with my gun ," CARRIER
angrily exclaimed. The boy made
some laughing reply, when the
man sprang out of bed, seized the rifle,
stepped back couple of PAGES and
fred, the ball striking young Schwarz
on the right cheek. The would be
murderer then grabbed the bleeding
boy tightly about the neck and nearly
choked him to death, and probably
would have done So had not the older
members Of the family come to the res
cue.
Col. J. A. WATRoUs has been appoint
ed collector of customs of the port OF
Milwaukee.
TIE university hazing cases has been
taken from Judge keyes' court 10 the
circuit court.
CHARLES NUM- has been appointed
city treasurer at Rice Lake in place OF
II. Strehlau, resigned.
4 STATE league of colored men is to
be organized to look after their civil
rights.
MANAGER LIT has decided to discon-
tinue the Milwaukee Dime Museum, as
it is no longer paving investment.
RnLRoAp COMMISSIONERS Peterson and
the party of state officials who have
been on tour of inspection over the
lines Of the Minneapolis q Sauit Ste.
Marie and Milwaukee q Northern roads
have returned to Madison. The com
missioner reports that the physical
condition of the $500" road is greatly
improved over that of a year ago, and
that the Northern road is in excellent
condition. Both companies, too. he
saws. are doing al exceedingly profit
able business and rapidly opening up
the country they traverse.
THE name of the post-office at Cos
grove, Baron County, has been
changed to Parkin.
RATE of fare and third has been
agreed upon from all Wisconsin points TO
Madison and return during the semi
annusl meeting of the State Teachers
Association, December 70 to IS.
MICHAEL owens, who came to Wlscon-
sin from Ireland in 1915 and settled at
Watertown. Wis, died at Eau claire
suddenly, aged II. He was the father
OF City Clerk Owens, OF Eau olalre.
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