The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-16
WISCONSIN ITEMS

SIX prisoners in the Ashland County
jail made their escape from that institu-
ton on the evening of the 18th by as
saulting the jailor, and taking away his
keys.
ABOUT 81 800 was netted by the Cath
olic fair at Madison.
G. c. WAsHBURN CAN'T, Sons of Veter-
ans, has been organized at La Crosse.
A MOTOR railway line is to be built be-
tween La Crosse and Onalaska. A
charter has been secured, and 1t is ex-
pected that work will be commenced at
once.
HENRY MEsSERsMITR has sued the Chi
cago, Madison x Northern Railroad
Company, alleging 81 900 damages to his
farm IN the town of Madison by the
crossing of the property by the right of
way of the company.
JAMES +. ALLEN, of Washington, and
William \. Roberts, of Ashland the
SPECIAL commission appointed to inves-
tlgate the alleged spoilation of timber
lands of the Lapointe reservation, have
completed their labors. The report has
not been made public.
LOUIS p. MILLER, postmaster and mer-
chant at Barre Mills, La Crosse County,
has disappeared, leaving debts amount
ing TO about $1,000, so far as known. His
wife conducted the business, and he
taught school at Bangor; was also lee
turer for Free Thinkers Society, and
had regular salary. He seems TO have
got into debt to everybody that would
trust him.
PRoF w. L. MORRISON has resigned
his position as principal of the Florence
Free High Schools, and the resignation,
of ha
winter term, has been accepted. The
board has not yet appointed his sue
cessor.
FIRE at Blue Mounds, Dane County,
destroyed Becker Brothers. building
and the hardware store of Allen o.
| Ruste. The Becker Brothers lost I'll, 500
on building and IS 600 on stock; Ruste,
1920 on building and 5000 on stock.
Insurance light.
SAMUEL d. VosE, an old and well
known citizen of Milwaukee, died at
his residence in that city on the 10th.
| He was 90 years old.
A 5-YEAR-oLD son of Albert Schreiber,
| Milwaukee grocer, was fatally shot
| by companion named Hermann, on
the 1lth. The two little boys were
playing together in a barn when
they found revolver of Mr..
Inc NclrelDer DOY
| suggested that they play policeman.
Taking the pistol, the Hermann boy
| pointed it az his companion and pulled
| the trigger. 1t was loaded, and the ball
| entered young Schreiber's side. Three
physicians were summoned, but they all
| pronounced 1t hopeless case.
The trial of two Chinese laundrymen
on a charge of criminal assault on
number of little girls has caused great
| excitement i'll Milwaukee, and the indI-
| cations are that the Chinese must 60"
| Small mObs paraded the streets on the
| 1lth, smashing the windows of all the
| Chinese laundries in the city and chas-
ing the occupants out. During the nigha
Chlnaman was hanged in efigy.
THE receiver of the land Office at Ash
| land has been notified that no more pri-
vate entries of land will be permitted.
This will increase the homestead busi-
ness, and operate against land syndi-
| Gates.
| K. VI. FoREsMAN of Eau Claire, died
| suddenly at Williamsport, Pa.
PRESIDENT T. c. CHAMBERLAIN, of the
| State University, has consented to act as
a judge for the Interstate oratorical
contest TO be held at Grinnell, Ia,
May ..
| a GOOD deal of a sensation was caused
| at La Crosse on the Sth by the reported
| disappearance from the city of +. j.
| Roth, financial manager of the Trade
| Palace, of which John Paul, the wealthy
| lumberman, is proprietor. He had some
words with Mr.. Paul the day before
| and lett the store, since which he has
| not been seen or heard of, and the po-
| lice have been searching for him. 1t
| is believed that his business methods
were such as would not meet Mr. Paul's
| approval, and he had not the nerve to
| face the situation. Mr.. Roth is the son
OF German Methodist minister living
near Rochester, and is very prominent
member of the Methodist Church.
JOHN I. STENEY, a retired capitalist,
| aged go, was run over and instantly
| killed on the 9TH by a Milwaukee q st.
| Paul train, which was backing into the
| depot, at Eau Claire. He was walking
on the track, and, being very deaf, did
| not hear the train or the shouts OF the
| bystanders warning him. His legs and
| hands were cut Off and his body horri-
| bly, crushed. The deceased formerly
| lived at Augusta.
WILLIAM FRErTAG, 80 years old, COM
mitted suicide at Milwaukee on the
night of the 5th by blowing out the gas
in his room at the Saxonia Hotel.
| AT Milwaukee on the 9th, the jury in
| the case of Patrick Welsh against the
| Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western for
damages for the loss OF thumb,
brought in special verdict in favor of
the plaintiff, fixing his damages for 81
400. The defendants moved for a new
tIial, and the plaintiff for Judgment on
| the verdict, which motions Will be ar
| gued at the next motion day.
| F. G. THORPE, president of the
Eau Claire Lumber Company, who has
| been at Eau Claire for several days, has
completed the sale of one of the com
| panv's lumber yards at st. Louis to the
Knapp, Stout 4 Co., of Menomonie,
| Wis, for 100000. This nearly closes
out the lumber interests of the Eau
| Claire Inmhnr Enmnnnu