The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-11-08
BADGER NOTES.

The famous NOrrie mine has already
madeshipments of ore thus far this sea.
son amounting to $50, 600 tons, and will
exceed ] 100000 tons in few days. a
quantity never approached by any other
mine Ill the world.
Two years ago workmen in the lum
Der woods received from SIS to $50 pei
month; at the present day employers
are offering $50 to $50.
GEORGE LEACH, who settled in La
Crosse in 1855, was killed by the cars al
Sioux City, la.
THOMAS MooNEy'> saloon at La Crosse
was ransacked by burglars. but they 60,
little Of value.
Door County sent eleven insane pa
tents to the Northern Hospital IN one
week.
H. c. HIGGINs' barn at Marinette
burned with loss of g.. 600; insured for
500.
Mr.. AND MIS-. JAMES BRAY, of Madi-
son, celebrated their golden wedding.
la Crosse y. NJ {. A. members are
talking of erecting handsome build
ing.
La Crosse County Jail.
RICHARD JONES will commence suit
against the Lake Superior Ice Company,
composed of I. l.. Hiles, ]. ID. David
son, jr, of Chicago. and r. d. Pike, of
Bayfield,, for $l1 900 damages for inju-
ries claimed 10 have been sustained by
him in an icehonse accident at BAYFIELD,
last winter. He received injuries in the
head, shoulders and hips through the
collapse of the walls of the icehouse
when 1t was in progress of construction.
He claims that his sight and hearing are
permanently affected, and that he will
never be able to do anything but the
llghtest of work. In case he wins the
suit it may lead to the institution of sew
eral others against the same company.
THE store building, stock of goods and
large boarding house, at Whitetish Bay
ten miles north of Sturgeon Bay. owned
by the Y. and C. Mashek Company,
were destroyed by fire. Loss, 5000:
insurance, 200. The origin of the fire
is unknown.
Miss ANNE BENTzEN. of Christiana,
Norway. a teacher in the Norwegian
schools, is making visit to the princi-
pal cities of the state. She is trusted
agent of the Norwegian government,
sent here at public expense to investi-
gate schools and educational ideas of
the United States. Miss Bentzen is
light haired, fine looking young lady,
and makes favorable impression.
ASHLAND taxes for the ensuing year
are $6l 600
WILLIAM NOLIQUErTE : summer resort,
near La Crosse, burned TO the ground.
Coal companies operating at Superior
claim that they cannot get enough cars.
FRAN,EscA GUTHRIE. prima donna of
the Hess Opera Company, was quietly
married at her home III Milwaukee, on
the 30th, TO Charles u. Mover, Il Mime
apolis LAWYER.
THE death Of lIarum Merrill is an
nounced from Boston. The deceased
was the father of A. +. Merrill, assistant
general ticket agent of the 81. Paul
road. and the eldest brother of the late
:. 5. Merrill. lie was so years old. and
had lived i'll Boston for siXty-two
years.
SECRETARY Noble has written 10 In
dian Agent Leahy to the effect that no
green pine can be cut this winter on the
Indian reservations.
DANiEL STAlI., aged IL, stepped on q
saw in q Bayfield, mill, and completely
severed his foot
TIE Midland Lumber and Manufac-
turing Company purchased 20 600 acres
of timber land in Clark County for
$500 900
OyER 900 new voters have been
naturalized in Milwaukee.
Eau CLAIRE has decided to raise 50,
900 TO cover expenses IN the direction
of education.
BERT DAILY. Of Eau Claire. aged Is,
Will lose the sight of one of his ewes, a
playmate having run the point of q com
pass into the orb.
THE 'short ferry across the Mlssis-
sippi at La Crosse has begun operations.
The Bayfield, Box Company has Just
completed long-term contract with the
Calumet Mining Company to make oak
slaves, and the factory will consequently
he run the season through.
THE Booth Packing Comranv's large
fish freezing establishment at BAYFIELD,
is now in operation. About ten tons a
lay are put up IL this way. Herring
fishing will begin November l. The
seasons catch has been fairly good.
MIS-. SUSANNA +. JENNINGS and Mrs
Margaret Murray, old residents of Mil
yankee, died on the Goth.
HOG cholera is raging in parts of Eau
Claire County. w. +. Seidger, of Fall
River, has been the heaviest loser, hay-
ing lost sixty head.
FRITZ FL.rK, a middle aged farmer of
Washington township, Eau Claire Coun-
ty, has been in the habit of locking him
self in his bedroom and playing suicide
by firing a revolver to bring his wife to
terms after a quarrel; 20 the wife and
five children paid no special attention
when he did it on the 2Sth After three
hours they broke in and found him living
with bullet hole in his
,hest. He will die