The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-12-28
WISCONSIN ITEMS

| LIE allotHleAI Vi tHe oneida reserVa-
ton lands TO the Indians is nearly COM
| oleted, and Special Agent Lamb will
| soon leave for home, where he will
| complete the clerical work
| AT the annual meeting of the State
| historical Society, memorial addresses
will be delivered by the Hon. S. L.
| Plnney on the late ex-Gov. Nelson
| Dewey; by Prof. d. b. Frankenburger,
| on the late Prof Wi liam f. Allen; by
| Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox, on the late
Judge A. B. Braley, and by Reuben G..
| Thwaltes on the late Gen. David At
wood. paper prepared by Gen. At
wood on the late Judge Mortimer NJ.
Jackson will also be read.
/ Two freight trains on the Duluth,
| South Shore & Atlantic, thirty miles
east of Ashland, collided. Two brake
men were killed and fireman and en-
| gineer injured. The engine of one
| freight ran out of water and started for
the nearest supply station. The brake
men were instructed to go back and sig
| nal another approaching freight, but IN
| stead they hung out danger signal he
| hind the caboose and went 10 sleep. The
| light was not seen in time to prevent
| the collision.
| IT is thought the discovery of iron ore
in Forest County will prove bonanza.
| THE Rev. c. II. Richards, of Madison,
has accepted a pastorate IN Philadel-
phia.
FIVE members of the Schultz family,
OF La Crosse, the youngest Is, were poi
soEed, probably by eating mixed canuy.
| A bag OF Il was brought heme from
store and all took piece or two except
| one, and sll " ho ate 1t woke up the next
morning suffering from gripes and purg-
ing. They are getting along under
| treatment, but were pretty sick. L
| rlece OF the candy given to dog nearly
| killed him.
CRY ATTORNEY ELLIOTT, of Milwaukee,
In an CfficIal opinion, eXonerates Comp
troller Porth from any negligence IN the
Schattenberg case.
The amount of the tax levy in Ash
land is t9S 600, or about i35 mills on the
dollar OF the total assessed valuation.
A MORE OF less prevalent rumor that
Chief Justice Cole. Of the state supreme
court, was about to resign, is authorta-
lively denied.
Articles of incorporation have been
fled at Madison by the Washburn
| Brewing Company, Of WasIburn, Bay
| field County; capital stock, SO GOO; in
corp0rRtOrs, John Waegerle, Mary
| Madeline Waegerle and George W eyer
lie.
THE Ashland Board of Supervisors has
| authorized its chairman and the county
clerk to purchase $4,000 worth of Ash
land County bonds, that amount being
in the treasury to the credit of the sink
ing fund, which can only be used for
this purpose.
| Hans HA1soS was struck by Wis
consin Central switch engine, near the
blast furnace, at Ashland, and died the
following morning. A few trinkets and
20 cents were found on his person. The
| coroner's jury exonerated the railway
employees from blame. His home was
in Mason.
The name of the Madison Club has
been changed to that of the Madison
Business Mems Club"
Plymouth Church. Milwaukee, was
dedicated on the 18th, the Rev. DR..
Hopkins preaching the dedicatory ser
mon. The Rev. Washington GLADDEN.
delivered lecture in the evening.
| SECRETARY ScHATTENBERo' figures fur
nished to the Milwaukee School Board
during his eight years incumbency
have been found so unreliable that
there is considerable difficulty in arriv-
ing at the amount Of nls deialCation. 1t
is believed ID be about go, 600.
Is September, 1888, Edward Healey
was employed as stcyedore IN un
loading the Western Transit Company's
steamer Hudson, at Milwaukee. In
walking from one end or the boat to
the other he fell down hatchway and
was severely injured about the back
and shoulders. Healay says there were
no lights to show the presence of the
hatchway, and that if it had been prop
erly lighted he would not have fallen
into the hold and been injured. He
asks for SIS, 900 damages IRON the own
ers Of the Hudson.
| Col. ANDREW SEXTON. an old ana
| wealthy resident of Madison, died of
| pneumonia on the 18th, aged 63 wears.
| Col. Sexton came TO Madison in 1858,
was for q number OF years connected
with the old Argus and Democrat, and
was also at one time engaged in the
printing trade in Milwaukee. On the
| breaking out of the war he enlisted as
quartermaster in the Twelfth Wisconsin
| Infantry and served during its service.
| At the close OF the war he entered into
politics. He was sheriff in 1870. and
was superintendent of public property
under GOV. Iudlngton. Col. Sexton
was q prominent leader III Irish socie-
ties. lie leaves q wife and four chill
| dTen.
A SUIT involving over $1,000, 900 is be-
ing heard by the local land officers at
Ashland, the Cranberry Lumber Com
pany, Mfsserson Land Company, Supe-
rior Lum aer company and White River
Lumber Con- pany, making final proc s
! of the right to purchase certain lands.
/ Protests were presented by alleged set
| tiers through (. NJ. Dudley and w. (.
Shea, attorneys. The proceedings are
instituted under the act of March 3,
! | 1887. giving private individuals who
| purchased lands in railroad grants from
- | I I
grants the right OF other proof Of said
purchase, and to complete their title by
paying cash for lands.
Tar proceedings against Harry Porter.
a prominent and wealthy young society
man of Eau Claire, Instituted by Bernard
! NcCsrty on charge that Porter had
/. seduced his daughter Cora L. MCC arty,
| under promise Of marriage, are to be
dismissed. The young woman made a
statement to Dist.-Atty. Cooley that the
material charges in the complaint of
| Bernard MCCArty were false. On this
| statement Mr.. Cooley dismissed the case
at once. A person who had represent
ed Porter in the matter states that he
knows of no money consideration in
connection with the affair. The girls
father says the settlement was without
his knowledge. Porter is said TO be out
West.
DAIRY COMMISSIONER THoN is conduct
ing the Farmers Institutes in the alb
sence Of nupt. Morrison. 81, kuess in
the tamily OF one Of the clerks makes il
necessary for Mr.. Morrison 80 remain
slt MS Office.
GEORGE BRADY. barber. was ar
raigned 81 Eau Claire on charge Of
norse-stealing and Jailed IN default of
500 bail. He was arrested in
Trempealesu County, while driving a
team obtained from the Eau Claire
liveryman who caused his arrest
Brady claims that he had driven 70
MondoVia to see his sweetheart, and
tried to telephone to the livery firm
that he would not be back until Tues
day, but the telephone line wouldn't
! ! WORK.