The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-08-17
WISCONSIN ITEMS

police got word of the affair and, sur
rounding the place, broke down the
door. In the excitement which tOl-
lowed the appearance of brass buttons
the attendants on the fight made rush
for the windows, and in the excitement
one man had his skull fractured and
two others had legs broken.
DR.. c. c. NELSON, of La Crosse, was
charged with securing money by false
pretenses IN taking pay for removing
from the face of a patient what he
claimed was q tumor, but which Vas
not. He WIS acquitted, but was suisse
quentlY fined SO for pracuclng medl-
cine without diploma.
AT Prairie du Chen team belonging
to farmer named Powers ran away
and threw Mrs. Powers and daughter
against building, seriously If not fatal
ly injuring Mrs. Powers.
WHILE Joseph Bennett and q young
lady from Genesee 6ere driving at North
Prairie, their horse suddenly fell dead,
and, As they were bowling along at q
brisk rate, both were thrown out. Ben
nett WAS seriously hurt, but the lady
escaped injuries more painful than q
few contuslons.
THE grocery store of David Bryant &
Co., at Madison, was closed by the
sheriff on the 10th, on attachments
sworn out by the State Bank and a. +.
Burnham- The claims aggregate about
$4,000, of which Burnham holds 5000
and the bank the remainder.
JOHN HELLER Was returned to Lam
caster from Gordon, Neb., to answer
charge of seduction preferred against
him by Maggie Akerman.
THE Rev. Stephen Peet, formerly of
Clinton, now editor of the American
Antiquarian, is making examinations of
the mounds IN Grant County, along the
Mississippi
THE Mineral Point Fair Association
/ Will give away in premiums s., 800. The
managers have also arranged to give a
grand Base Ball Tournament on Sep
! tember and 1.
THE Wisconsin Central round house
st Ashland WAS partially destroyed by
fire, originating in the oil room. Sew
eral locomotives were slightly damaged.
The loss will probably amount to SIS, 900
or $4,000.
DURING baptism in the stream at
Cataract, Monroe County, recently,
Mrs Matteson, wI:e of Mark Matteson,
suddenly fell, gasped convulsively, and
was dead in q few minutes. Heart
disease was said to have been the
cause.
THE people of Sturgeon Bay are con-
! sIdering propositions by the Northwest
ern Electric Light and Water Supply
Company.
IT is now very probable that Eau
Claire viii secure Half-Moon Lake
Island for park purposes, JAS. S. Vail
having sold his interest to The Shaw
Company for S6,S52.50. That the lum-
Der company will make a handsome
offer to the city cannot be doubted, and
it is likely that ere long that charming
locality Will be properly fixed up and
opened to the public.
JoHN HELLER was returned to Lam
caster from Gordon, Neb., to answer a
charge of seduction preferred against
him by Maggie Alderman.
The people of Eau Claire Will raise
81 800 to guarantee a fair there the last
week IN Septe ember.
The work of excavating for Madison s
new $50, 900 opera house WAS commenc-
ed on the 9th. 1t will be rushed 20 the
end that the building may be enclosed
before cold weather, and 1T is the inten-
tion to have it ready for occupancy by
February or March, 1890. All the latest
archite Ctural i'm prOyements Will be OBJ
matter of convenience and aesthetic de-
tail. The auditorium will have a seating
capacity of 1,300, and the stage room
and actors quarters Will be up TO the
standard of tTst-class theaters in large
cities.
AFTER an exciting debate, the Eau
Claire Common Council, by majority
of !, resolved to revoke the license of
all saloonkeepers convicted of viola
tions of the Sunday law. Mayor Shaw
strongly favored the resolution.
THE Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway Company is plan ming to trans
fer Its switch yards from the middle of
North La Crosse to the marshy land
west of the North Side, adjoining Black
River.
THE little son of Mike Myers, living
five miles south Of La Crosse, was play
ing with a scythe hanging up in wood
shed, when it fell on him, inficting
wounds from which he bled to death.
| CoNGREssWAN la TOILETTE has gone
TO Dakota, where he Will visit his farm
and take look at the political signs of
the new states.
The Fourth Mutual Building and Loan
| Association Of La Crosse has been in
corporated with capital stock OF 3d.
600 600.
The Water-works Company of Ash
land, is improving its plant. The new
intake pipe of 1000 feet Is now out
1900 feet, and q large force is employed
upon the work. There will be two
complete sets of machinery, so that in
case the supply of water by the new
pipe is cut of, the old one can be used.
Two wells are also provided, duplicat-
ing the source of supply. The exten-
sichs of water mains on several streets
will require an additional force of sixty
men to complete before freezing
weather. Two miles OF the large pipes
and about one mile of six-inch pipe
will be required TO make the proposed
extension.
The school census at Ashland shows
school population of zoos, an increase
of 6l0 during the year. This gives the
city population OF 5000, figuring on
the usual basis.
WILLIAM FARSCM, of La Crosse, a vet
eran Of the Union army, died in the
MENDOZA asylum. His insanity was due
to gTleylDg over the suicide OF his wife,
three years ago.
There was a very severe rain storm at
La Crosse on the 7th, during which the
rainfall IN foHr hours was , 40 inches.
There was no wind, but lightning played
:ncessantly. As far as reported five
houses were struck by lightning, slight
fires resulting IN two cases and some
damage u property in all. At one
house boy was stunned so that he did
not recover for some time. On the
river division of the Milwaukee road
the track was obstructed BY stones and
earth washed down from the bluffs, and
the evening train was delayed four
hours.
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