The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-29

RICHARD HALLAGER, one OF the most
prominent Norwegian citizens OF La
Crosse, committed suicide in New York.
His remains will be inferred at La
Crosse.
FRED. WALSH, of Nenomonie, Dunn
County, threatened to take his life with
a gun. HIS wife and children attempt
ed to take the weapon from him, ana
in the struggle it went off and set hre
TO the house, which was burned. with
SO in money. The family is now desti-
tute.
TIE intake pipe of the Ashland water
works is to be extended about 2,UoU
feet.
JoHN KENNEDY, who figured III the
Highbridge riot, is servinga siX-months'
sentence in Ashland jail for an assault.
JOHN JERsMAN, a stranger, had fatal
hemorrhage from the lungs on the
streets of Ashland.
STAUF's warehouse and the residence
of J. Larson, at Eau Claire, burned on
the 9th. The loss-estimated at S3,oUO
is fully covered by insurance.
FIRE at Horseshoe Bay, on the 24th,
DESTROYED 400 900 feet of hardwood ium-
ber owned by Jacob Johnson, of Chlca-
90. The loss-about $5,000-was fully
covered by insurance. AS the mill had
not been IN operation for several DAYS,
the fire is attributed TO an Incendlary.
JoHN KENNEDY, a conspicuous particl-
pant in the Higbbridge riot, sorle time
ago, was on the 22d sentenced TO SIX
months in the county Jail Tor an aggra-
waited assault.
ABOUT a dozen lads, 10 to II years old,
were arrested at Ashland for burglary.
I hnt lar n U
united for robbery. They hid their
plunder under the floor of theater, two
sleeping there nights. They entered
houses and robbed the occupants, while
asleep, of small amounts of money and
iewelry. They VIII be sent to the reform
school.
MILwAUKEE's assessed valuation is
now placed at SlG0, ,000, ,0G0. The bond
ed debt of the city is E, 3,270,0 ,0OO.
THE city clerk of Milwaukee reports
over l, 100 saloons running under license
from the Common Council.
THE Milwaukee public building war is
over. The secretary of the treasury has
confirmed his former decision III favor
of Block %, Third Ward, after receiving
the report of the special agent sent 10
ook into the matter.
THE Sturgeon Bay Independent says
that the fish deliveries there range no
higher, from two to two and a half tons
a week, the bottom having apparently
dropped out of the business, for reasons
which no one is able to explain. At this
date last year the receipts ranged from
1900 to 1900 pounds daily. AT that
time there were many young whltehsh
in the bay and lake, and operators an
ticipated large catch this season, but
they have been disappointed, these tish
failing to put IN an appearance.
A. j. HAYWARD, wealthy lumber
dealer of Minneapolis, has purch ased
an interest in the State Lumber Com
pany, and also pine lands lying IN Ash
land, Chippewa, Sawyer, Pierce, Tay-
lor and Oneida Counties. The consId
Grafton was $lS7 600.
ROBERT BEyERUNG, a young man, was
run over and instantly killed by the
pay train of the Chicago d Northwest
ern Railway on the night of the 10Th as
he was driving across the track ct Silver
Springs, a station seven miles out frol
Milwaukee. A Young woman, who was
riding with him, was fatally injured.
BURGLARS ransacked the hardware
store of {. j. Swenson, at La Crosse, Sc
curing q number of pocket knives and
other small articles.
THE board OF regents Of the State
University conferred the following de-
grees: Master of arts, Robert b. Steele,
William Sihler, Edward William
Schmidt; master of letters, NilIie C.
Forsyther; master of science, Mathilda
Reul.
JOHN ANDERSON, who says he is from
Decorah, Ia, is at La Crosse telling
strange story. He clalmes to have
been assaulted by two men, who threw
acid in his face, and robbed him of $3.50
Anderson's face and hands are horribly
burned.