The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-09-14

over last year of s, $40, 720.
WISCONSIN will send some 500 mem
bers to the biennial conClave of Knights
Templar at Washington.
The Rev. James Lawson, pastor of
the Methodist Church at Monroe, has
decided to retire from the ministry and
settle IN Baraboo.
TIE city Of La Crosse is completing an
ahattoir. The superintendent of the
work, Mr.. Meier, was formerly connect
ed with the Milwaukee abattoir.
An enterprising citizen of La Crosse.
named Webster visited the fair in that
county with large supply of eggs, a big
buck negro and board with diamond
shaped hole in it large enough for a
coon" to put his head through. Web
Der proposed selling two throws of eggs
at the collored fellows head for 5 cents,
but the association would not permit
him TO do business.
Mason ID. SAMrsoN, the new consul at
st. Johns, \. B., is son of the Rev.
W. I'll. Sampson, a pioneer Methodist
preacher of Wisconsin and one of the
founders of Lawrence University.
LIGHTNING struck telephone pole at
Sturgeon Bay, last week, and burned
200 feet of Wire so completely that no
trace Of II could be found. About twen-
ty telephone connections were burned
out.
ANOTHER sawmill will be built at
Ashland during the winter. 1t will be
the largest yet built in that city and will
be erected on the site Of the Caniield
property, between Durfee's mill and
the Superior Lumber Company's plant.
THE Hon. knudt Nelson, of Mime
sofa, is TO deliver the address at the
Dane County fair.
PARTIES of Danes are travelling north
ward 10 establish themselves IL the up
per part of Washburn County.
CHARLES MorrEsuED, victim of the
accident on the Fessenden during the
naval battle at Milwaukee, died from
his injuries on the 9th.
Mss BERTHA SMITH, who has been
student at the State University, VIII
sail from Boston to Liverpool on the
10th en- route to Marsoyan, Turkey,
where she will join her father, the
Rev. j +. Smith, no has been a mis-
sionary in that faG-Of country since
1858. Miss Smith was born in Armenia,
but WGs sent 10 this country to receive
her education. She returns to Turkey
to engage IN teaching, giving instruc-
tion both IN English and music at the
Marsovan Mission.
TIE state treasury contains 4997 ,409.g6,
according to report made on August
81
MAJ. c. G. MAYERs, commodore OF the
Madison Yacht Club, Was presented
with gold-headed cane bv the mem
bers Of the club, in token of his interest
taken in keeping up the contests on
Lake AIonona, atfording much pleasure
both TO the club and the citizens of
Madison.
La Crosse Chronicle: The old hard
ware house of Lloyd x Clarke, which
succeeded Lloyd 4 Suppiee in busi-
ness that has now run thirty years and
more, have decided to close out entire
ly. BY an amicable agreement between
the partners Jacob Clarke was appoint
ed receiver on Tuesday.
COLD DEXTER" dog that was as well
known to the people OF La Crosse as al
most any business man of the city, is
dead. Dexter never failed TO attend a
fire, running with the "cart" at every
alarm. Locked in a building when an
alarm came in, window was no bar to
him. lie was / years old.
Iris reported from Ashland that the
Milwaukee, Lake Shore 4 Western Rail
way Company is building an iron bridge
over Bad River. A number of Indians
are employed.
a WASHINGTON dispatch SAYS the
losers by the robbery of registered
letters at the Milwaukee post-o!iice nave
no redress except through suit against
Postmaster Paul.
DAILY & SANrsoN's samwill at DAILY,
Wood County, was destyroed by fire.
THE state printing commissioners
Openei bids for the furnishing of a
large quantity of paper to the state. The
contract for tir5t-class paper was let to
Fowler q Harper, of Chicago, for $3.50,
and Tor sccond-class to II. Niedecken *
Co., of Milwaukee, for s., ,527.
TIE Ashland Press says that Fred.
Higgins. II years old, was killed at Ash
land Junction, his head and arms hav
ing been completely severed from his
body. He had crawled under a railway
car during the ralnstorm and fallen
asleep. The tram moved by and q
switch engine passed over him.
THE Eau Claire Press SAYS that Frank
Ericsson, teamster employed at the
county poor farm, was found in an old
stable with his throat and wrist gashed.
When restored sufficiently TO talk, he
said he had tried 10 kill himself with a
razor on account of his great suffering
from rheumatism. He may recover.
The storm on the 4th was very severe
in Milwaukee. Chimneys were blown
over, roofs carried into the streets and
trees twisted off at the ground. a sec
ton Of the roof Of the bonded ware
house at the foot of Jefferson Street was
carried into the middle of Erie Street.
and = lin roof on the Northwestern Ma
rine elevator was rolled up and thrown
away from the building.
PETER PUNDlcK, l4-year-old lad, was
drowned on the 4th, near the Bunham
brick wards. Milwaukee. He had been
in the habit of bathing with several
companions daily at BuTnhams slip
and had come out OF the water and
dressed, when he fell in.
THE Milwaukee Merchants Associs-
ton viii send delegates TO the Three
Americas convention.
Miss KATE II. PIER argued case be
fore the state supreme court, at Madl-
son. on the 4th, the first instance in
which woman had appeared before
that tribunal.
TuE Milwaukee Board of Fire Under
writer's declined 10 grant reduction Of
10 per cent. on present insurance rates.
WILLIAM CAsPAR, of Milwaukee. was
elected first president and "; 4,
Stechel financial secretary OF the Ger
man Roman Catholic Central Assocla-
ton.
THE Boar5 and State University re-
gents held their quarterly meeting
Madison on the Sd. The session ".
entirely consumed in revising the By
laws OF the Board and routine business.
Hereafter the regular meetings viii 0e
held on the third Tuesday IN Septem-