The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-12-14
WISCONSIN ITEMS

a majority of $40 for bonding the city
to the extent of Sl00,C00 for the ad-
Vancement OF commerce and manufac-
ture IN the city. There were only
seven votes against the proposition. A
hght vote WAS cast in each ward.
A FIRE at Prairie du Chen destroyed
large barn containing hay and grain
and valuable horse and 100 chickens
belonging to William Smell. Just south
OF the city. The fire is supposed to be
the work of tramps.
ARTICLES have been prepared for the
Incorporation of the w. w. Cargill Ele-
vator Company, including the Southern
Minnesota and Green Bay lines and the
mills at Hokah and Houston. The
capital will be $35O,000 Gd
the stockholders principally yhe
Cargills. The line of elevators having
headquarters at Minneapolis will also
be put into Il st ck company, with the
same capital and under the same gen
eral conditions. The only purpose in
this change is better facility for do
ing business and the better shape in
which the busine would be in case Of
the death Of any member.
The report published that the Indian
Office had directed the sale of Bad
RIVER Reservation pine proves incor-
rect. Agent Leahy has received or
ders from Washington not to allow the
sale OF any timber, but to send an esti-
mate of the needed supplies for desti-
tute Indians.
SEVERAL years ago one of the spans of
the st. Paul Railway pany's bridge,
at La Crosse, gave way owing TO a flaw
IL one OF the girders. A wooden span
was put IN for temporary use and had
done service until recently, when the
companv's bridge-erecting crew placed
IN position a substantial iron and steel
span, which was thoroughly tested and
found OF sufficient strength. The work
was accomplished without delaying
traffic.
TIE new North Western depot at Mil
Waukee has been thrown open to the
public.
The Union National Bank, of La
Crosse, has closed out its business. 1t
paid enough into the BatavIan Bank to
cover its certificates OF deposit and Is
dividing among its stockholders its cap
ltal stock of 100000 and surplus OF $780,
COO. Mr.. Perry, the active manager,
preferred to give his personal attention
to interests elsewhere.
DENNIS DoNAHUE, Madison charac
Catcher" by virtue OF an accomplish
ment he possessed OF inducing pet
CANNES to follow him home much in
the same fashion as the Pied Piper Of
Hamelin" exercised his magic influence
over pesky rodents, died on the Sth.
Denny used 10 amuse people by swdl-
lowing live reptiles, knives and other
lndlgestible substances for the price of
drink. post mortem was made,
and in his stomach were found five
jack-kniyes, one with the blades open.
AGENT LEAHY, of Ashland, received
the sum of 81 900 from the department
to be used in the purchase o. supplies
lor the destitute Indians o. the Grand
Portage IT eservation in Minnesota
AT the annual meeting OF the ASH
land Business Mems Association, Of
ticers for the ensuing year were ele cted ::
President, Capt. Bernard Doherty; vice
president, Thomas Edwards; secretary,
II. q. Sampson; treasurer, w. G. Ban
croft. Postmaster Sullivan was elected
director 10 fill vacancy.
A SENSATION was created in Milwau-
kee on the 9TH inst, by the announce
ment of the death by his own nand of
4. II. SChattenberg, secretary of the
city School Board. On the previous
had raised an order on the Board from
SS.34 o sS0S.34, and drawn the money.
Mr.. Schattenber made the amount
good the same day, and claimed that it
was an error. The publication of the
story IN the morning papers was fol
lowed IN few hours by Schattenberg' 8
suicide by shooting. 1t is thought
other irregularities will be found in his
accounts. He had held this Office for
nine years, and was very popular.
Gambling is supposed to have been the
cause OF bis downfall
ANTON PARK, y years old and the
father of a large family, was instantly
killed at Elmore's coal yard, loot OF
Sixteenth Street, Milwaukee, on the
9Th. lie and three companions were IN
the hold of Ii vessel, h0isting up coal.
In some manner the handle Of one Of
the buckets when moving upward
slipped from the hook and fell. 1t
struck the unfortunate mans head 3,
crushing the skull and throwing him
down. Part OF the iron handle also
penetrated the abdomen, so that the in
testines were exposed.
ACCORDING to the figures of the har-
bormaster, the Teceip,s OF coal by lake
during the season were S96, ,44S tons, q
decrease from the receipts during 1888
of Is, 124 tons.
FRANK MCDoNoUGH, president of the
McDonough Manufacturing Company,
OF Eau Claire, was knocked down by q
piece of iron flying from II machine in
the factory. Tne fragment struck him
IN the stomach, seriously Injuring him.
WEST and South Side aldermen OF
Milwaukee, have entered into an alli-
IN 10 10 ha hol1 n
public library for their respective sec
tons of the city.
A QUESTION has arisen concerning the
validity of the law granting state aid to
free high schools, as amended by the
last Legislature, by increasing the limit
of the appropriation from $4,000 to
S50.OO0 On this amendment it is found
that the ayes and nays were not called,
and the question Is whether the ConstI-
tutoDal provision requiring that the
ayes end nays shall be called on all bills
wherein money is appropriated from the
state funds, applies equally to the case
of an amendment wherein an approprl-
alton is incre sed. Secretary Timme is
in doubt as to what course 10 pursue.
He will take the matter under consider
alton and satisfy himself fully on the
point in question before drawing up any
warrants Ter amounts tD3J VIII De ap-
pordoned by the state superintendent.
THE state w. c. T. L. home at Fan
Claire will cost $50, 900.
Ara meeting of the directors of the
Eastern Alaska Mining Company at
Eau Claire, it was decided to double the
capacity OF the company's stamp mill at
Juneau, Alaska.
THE inquiry in the university hazing
cases has been discontinued.
THE Rev. VIM. Chester Was formally
installed as pastor of Emmanuel Church,
Milwaukee, on the 5th.
THE sale of the South Buffalo mine,
near Negaunee. to the Schlesinger syn
dicate, has been completed.
SOME OF the Grand Army posts in the
western portion of the state are re-
spending TO the appeal of Mrs. Jessie
Willis. of Arkansas, for aid IN securing
a new trial for her husband, who was a
soldier and who isunder death sentence
for murder. II is said Willis was insane
and uniustly convicted.