The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-11

WILLIAM SCHMIDT, laborer, commit
lea suicide at Milwaukee on the 7th by
cutting his wrist with razor.
PREPARATIONS are on foot for putting
the Milwaukee telephone wires under
ground, particularly III the business
portion of the CITY.
1HE report of log raft breaking up
at Alma, and 500,0)0 feet of logs being
lost, IS said to be fabrication. Moth
ing of the kind has happened.
J9HE lUsHIE was caught in a log jam
on ttay Creek, Il ~ Claire County, and
terribly crushed lie was placed IN
the hospital at Eau Clale.
WITHIN the past year the west bank
OF the Mississippi River, opposite La
crosse, has gradually receded, and al
most opposite the foot of Main Street
stands q house once used as a saloon
that one year ago was 100 feet from the
shore. The bank has been worn away
until the house is now upon the edge
only few feet from the river. There
have been great changes during the
past few years, and it has been decided
to rlp-rap from the locality mentioned
up to the dam. Work viii be com
menced in the near future.
FRANK HOFFMAN, an inmate of the
Milwaukee Soldiers Home, Was found
drowned in an artificial lake near the
Home grounds, On the 9th. His death
Is thought to have been accidental.
WILLIAM kERRlGAN is under arrest at
La Crosse for a criminal assault upon a
l2-year old immigrant girl
CHARLES MOVES and Henry kennar
met with peculiar and painful acci-
dent near Florence, while breaking up
log jam. Three on the bank of the
river fell on the men. Both were badly
bruised and received several severe
cuts, but their escape from death was
miraculous.
IN the circuit court st Madison the
judge has decided that new trial may
be had in the case of John Sullivan
against the regents of the State Univer-
sity. Sullivan was recently given a
Judgment against the def .ndants for
$50, by jury, he alleging that he mad
suffered personal damages by having
been knocked off gang-plank, during
the building of Science Hall. by beam.
JOSEPH RABIN, scalcr for the Cable
Lumber Company, Of Davenport, Ia,
who logged in Chippewa County, was
bound over to the circuit court, and, in
default of II 900, went TO jail 1t is said
that he made list in his scale book OF
500 logs which had not been cut.
The music house of II. n. Iempsted, +,
one of MilWaukee's oldest business
men, has been closed by the sheriff.
The assets aud liabilities are unknown.
THE Parish Manufacturing Company's
works at Ashland lad q narrow escape
from destruction by fire on the 4th inst.
A BAD collision occurred on the Wis
consin Central roaG near High Bridge,
eighteen miles south Of Ashland. a
passenger train collided with the rear
end OF freight train, which had backed
off the switch. The engine was demol-
ished. The engineer and fireman,
though they did not jump, escaped with
out serious injury.
THE Grand Arg F1camPment Coun-
cll has contracted ior the use OF $500
tents, with the privilege Of doubling the
number at the contract price, for use
during the coming reunion.
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND feet of logs
were broken up and scattered off Alma
by collision of the raft boats that were
towing them from Beef Slough 10 La
Crosse.
THE case of tie Prohibitionists and
w. c. 7. q. followers against James
Fielding, for the alleged "uSlng of abus-
i've language to Kate Bushnell, an un-
married female was discontinued in
the Dane County municipal court on the
Sd. The prosecution completely aban-
doned their case, no appearance what
ever being made.
MARTIN VALE was arrested at High
bridge, Ashland County, on a charge of
stealing 81 600 from William kereanen
at lrOnwood.
Ii is now believed the damage by the
fire in the Aurors mine, near Hurley,
will be between $500 and 81 .OU0. The
original estimates placed the loss at
$25 GOO.
A La Crosse paper SAYS that it is re-
ported that several letters from alleged
White Caps have been received by
some of the foreman and propTletOrs of
the different mills i'll that city, stating
that unless different changes are made
in the employees that their property VIII
be burned.
EDWIN REED, aged 10, fell off floating
log at Chippewa, AID was on the point
of sinking for the third time when he
was saved by Louis Strumm, aged IA.
The boy was apparently gone when Ia
ken out, but Louisand some larger bows
ly drained him.
j. II. WALKER, formerly an agent of
the Wisconsin Central Railway at White
River, was arrested charged with crook
ed work while employed by the COM
pany. 1t seems that the prisoner made
returns for ticket from White River
Station to Ashland, when it read 'to
Chicago" and attempted TO dispose of
it in Ashland. The ticket wes missed
while checking 10 in the auditors Of
flee, and was supposed to have been
lost. Walker WAS preparing to leave
for the Pacific coast.
A NEW weekly paper called the Ash
land Times has made it's appearance in
Ashland. 1t was formerly the Glidden
Pioneer, and the office was moved there
1t is published by Ed, Fenneliy, register
of deeds, and is Democratic.
CHARLES MCWLIIAMs, aged AZ years,
died at his home in Boscobel on the
30th, from aneuIism of the heart. He
had been confined TO his house for the
past four years, but his death was quite
sudden, though expected. He had
been for many wears prominent citi-
zen and business man of sterling worth
and integrity. He was member OF
De Moiai Commandery of Knights Tenn
plar.
AT the first meeting Of the new City
Council of Ashland, :. II. Smith was
chosen president The mayors appoint
ments were approved as follows: A. h.
DAILY, clerk; A. u. Mcdonald, auditor;
G. W. Carringtor, engineer; l.. j. Dock
cry, attorney; John Driscoll, street COM
missioner