The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-11-23
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suit against his whilom friend, Theo-
core Noight, another farmer, +or $1,000
damages, claimed because Voight had
said Grams hadn't got dollar in the
world" and thereby so preludiced a
widow against Grams that she would
not marry him, the damages being esti-
mated on the basis of the widow g
wealth, which Grams expected to get,
but Nolght settled the case by paying
Grams S2C0.
II saloon free fight, at Eau Claire,
John Cassell bit the finger OF Mrs. John
SeIiner, wife of the s2loonkeeper, SO
badly that it was amputated. Cassell
has been arrested for mayhem.
CHARLES f. SrUEwL was found dead in
bed at his home, $40 Thirteenth Street,
Milwaukee. The room was filed with
coal gas, which WAS evidently the cause
OF his death. An examination of the
stove showed there was some fire in it,
but all the hampers had been closed, al
lowing the gas TO escape into the room.
GEORGE SANDS was lodged in Eau
Claire iail IN default of bail to await
trial for burglary of a gun.shop. He Is
suspected of being a member of the
gang that committed several recent rob,
barIes. Witnesses from Neillsyille,
MERRIAM and Fairchild, where he sold
knives and revolvers, fastened the gun,
shop burglary on him.
IL the circuit court at Prairie du
CHEN Burk, the burglar, pleaded guilty
aud was sentenced to three years at
Waupun. Bayne, for criminal assault
on lG-year-old Girl, was given three
years and NJ. W. Barnum and wife one
year for keeping q house OF ill-fame.
MEMBERS of the firm of Nicholas Bros,
contractors, who disappeared at La
Crosse, have been arrested at Chicago
on charges OF attempting to deiraud
creditors.
MILWAUKEE ministers have decided to
call meeting for December 10 for the
formation of a state organization to agi-
tate Sunday closing.
THE Chicago & Alton Company secured
a reversal by the United States supreme
court of the decision against it at Madi-
son in the suit of Henry Waterman.
II. d. MooN'S large barn at Eau Claire
was destroyed by fire on the 18th. The
Kentucky thoroughbred horses and two
Jersey COWS were led out by the ladies'
OF the household, the hired man having
lost his presence Of mind. The loss was
sbout >, coo.
OF Ashland, was arrested on the 18th for
alleged instigation Of the boycott against
the firm of i. &. Young q Co. 1t is the
tirst'arrest here under the law of 1887.
! grew out OF the recent bitter contrO-
yersy between the grocers and butch
ers.
FRANK STEARNs, a brakeman on the
Milwaukee road, met horrible death
at La Crescent on the 18th. He was en-
plOyed on n gravel train, and sat on the
edge of flat car as a train passed the
depot Something threw him of. and
he fell between the platform and the
train, so that the axle boxes caught
him across the abdomen and fairly tore
him to plece5.
IT is now reported that the -four mills
and elevators Of Milwaukee Will soon
pass into the hands OF the wealthy En-
glish syndicate which has Just complet-
ed the purchase of the big Minneapolis
mills. The options have already Eeen
secured on these properties, and those
IN position to know say there is no
doubt the deal Will be Consummated.
WM. j. NEU, of Madison, has pur-
chased Forest Leaves, the paper pub
lished at Crardon by Mrs. NJ. A. Fay.
Louis I. STENSGAARD, of st. Paul, was
acquitted Of forging deed on property
OF Aug. UihleIn, of Milwaukee.
NEARLY all the local physicians have
signed the petition for the removal of
the Milwaukee County Hospital to the
city.
1HE Griffin Rifles, at Eau Claire, have
resolved to buy up the armory stock
held by outsiders.
The formal opening Of the Luening
r Of flJ1-I1 lyn1
took place on the 10Th.
FoR the remainder OF this term there
will be but one session a day in the
High School at Madison. The sessions
will begin at $50 A. NJ, and close at /
z. ".
TIE government breakwater in Che
quamegpn Bay was completed on the
18th. The last boatload OF stone,
dumped at O'Clock. finished the job.
1t is nearly one mile in length and 800
carloads of stone. besides several thou
sand tons gathered along the beach,
were used ter ballast. The engineers
have made their examinations and will
make their report. The contractor has
not made his fortune. as his eXpendl-
lures and receipts about balance.
JoHN KALB, farmer, cut his throat at
La Crosse, while suffering from an at
tack Of the "hoTrors," using piece OF
glass. lie will recover.
ADsT.-GEY. BURCHARD has received
a communication from the newly organ
ized Gateway City Guard, of La Crosse,
asking to be made part of the state
service. The Company will probably
be made a provisional member of the
National Guard.
The Brotherhood of Upper Mississip-
pi Rivev Pilots will hold their second
annual convention IN La Crosse, on
Tuesday, December3. Itincludes pilots
running between ST. Paul and st. Louis.
The Ashland County Board has set
tied the aportionment of taxes for Ash
land County by raising the city to 81
OGO,00O and the towns rom $500, ,0O1 to
$500, Geo.
Iowa COUNTY will levy a tax of 500. 900
and interest thereon for one year,
which will be devoted TO making the
last payment on the old railroad bonds,
which have been in litigation for the
uast thirty years. The original amount
Of the bonds was $4,000, and the coun-
tv las alresdy paid over $600,0O on
principal, interest and costs.
MILWAUKEE now has a system OF night
collections from the mail boxes on the
street corners. thus facilitating the
transportation of such matter half a
day.
4 HUMAN leg, we'll preserved, with
boot on. was found floating in Chequa-
megon Bay, Of ia Polnte, on the 18th.
1t had the appearance OF having been
cbonped from the trunk with an ak.
The mystery will be investigated to de-
terrnine whether a murder has been
committed.
TIE trial of Hans Kuehni, at Madison
charged with the murder of VIM. Chris
ten, in the town OF Primrose, last sea
son. has been postponed until January
20 next, in order to give the defense
time to investigate the sanity of the ac-
cused.
IA Crosse capitalists are interesting
themselves in the establishment OF II
match factory. They Will have sole
control of the Martin Erickson spilnt
machine, q mechanism that Will make
.. 100 round matches ard pnt them IN h
dipping-rack IN one minute.
TorN- Kan q farmer near La crosse,