The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-02-01
WISCONSIN ITEMS

SENATOR SrooSER and Railroad Com
missioner Taylor have made valuable
gold discovery in North Carolina.
THE Ashland Office decided the land
contest in favor Of J. II. knight, as
against the squatters.
Il the case OF Moses Segermann
against the Milwaukee & st. Paul Ra :,
road Company, which was on trial II
the United States court, at Milwaukee,
a verdict Was rendered fol the com
pany. Segernann is a Chicago boot /.
black. He claimed a brakeman pushed
him from a car, the push resulting IN
his losing his to1t. Suit Was brought
for -, 600 damages.
TIE prisoners IN Prairie du Chen Jail
became drunk on liquor smuggled III to
them, and made the quarters rather too
lively Tor Sheriff Stack land and his dep
uties. The men, who had piled and
fired their bedding, were overcome aft
er sharp fight.
ARTICLES Of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state by the
Burlington. saltwater & st. Paul Rail-
way Company, wi Ii a capital stock OF
$3,U11cU0. Tie read is to extend from
the village OF st. Croix. in st. Crolx
County, IN an easterly direction
through the villages of New Rich
mond, Ceyion Mills and Emerald; !;
thence southerly through the VII
ages of Woodvile and Wildwood,
and thence southerly in the counties Of
Dunn, Pepin and Pierce to some point
on the Mississippi River at or near
Pepin. The distance of the line in
Wisconsin, is about l25 miles. The in
cOrporators are John .. Swanson, Will
lam kennemaa, Adolph DrechsIer,
William Drechsler, Jr., and q. Hol-
comb, all of Houlton, st. Croix County.
THE Rev. r. r. Goodenough, pastor Of
an Episcopal Church on the Oneida res
ervatlNn, is Gead.
A CHICAGO travelling man walked
through one OF the plate glass windows
at the Plsnkinton House, at Milwaukee.
CoNNoRs failed TO throw Carkeek, st
Milwaukee, III fifteen minutes. 4 match
between the two has been made for
$3.50 side.
The Milwaukee library and museum
trustees have decided in favor of the site
at the corner Of Grand Avenue and Ninth
Street tor the library site.
TIE Milwaukee Whist Club defeated
the Evanston club by l32 points.
TuE custom taiiors will hold their
next national convention in Mi.wau-
kee.
THE Common Council OF Madison hhs
accepted the resignation ot John Cor
scot as city clerk, and elected Q. l..
Norseman to fill the vacancy. Mr.. Cor
scot has been city clerk for over twenty
years, and retires 10 become secretary
Of the Madison Gaslight and Coke Com
pany. The new incumbent ls = young
man and Democrat.
p,r,Ir nf ipncrnoratipp have bppp
fled at Madison by the tltield Manu-
featuring Company, of Fi6eld, Price
County; capital stock, $i0l, Geo; incor-
porators, O. u. Nan Uusen, W. +. Hinz,
j. Arnold, f. d. Arnold and q. .. Van
Dusen.
MARTIN BCLGEk was arrested at Ash
land on warrant charging him with
setting fire to the office OF the frentlss
Brown Stone Company. The rooms
Of the building where the fire origin
sted were filled with household
goods belonging to Bulger ard hls
wife. The goods were being held
by the sheriff, pending decision OF the
circuit court as to the ownership. Mrs.
Buiger WAS granted q divorce from Hul-
ger on the grounds Of cruelty, and shs
was given the household effects by the
court.
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY WALKER has
appealed tor the government from the
award of the commissioners on block %,
Milwaukee.
SARAH w. POWELL sues the Milwaukee
City Railway for Sl5, 800 damages for in
juries.
SEyFRAN census supervisors were nom
mated, on the sd, including J.. b.
Moves, OF Marinette.
M I
waukee, was badly injured about the
eyes by an explosion of pitch at a fire.
The Ashland iand office denied the
claims OF the squatte1s on land claimed
by John +. Knight.
DURrNG the past year the death rate
in Milwaukee has continually dimin-
ished.
DANIEL MEEK died Of the injuries he
received from Il freight train at Dane
Station. several days ago.
THERE is a probability that the Con-
eregationsi Church at Madison will in
vite the Rev. John Bascom, eXpresl-
dent of the State | tpiyersity 10 become
It's pastor, on the Rev. c. ii. Richards
removal to Philadelphia.
II the circuit court at La Crosse, in the
case Of the heirs OF Mrs. Eve, killed 10
the collision at Wlnona, some time ago,
q verdict was returned awarding the
plaintiff = 3Uo damages.
GEORGE {. M.I&, the manager and di-
rector of the University of Wisconsin
Banjo and Guitar Club, has, after much
cOrrespOndence. efranged tor trip to
be taken by the club during the spring
vacation. The club will be accompanied
by the University Glee Club. The
trip will be rather extensive, and
will be made in a Pullman dining and
sleeping car, which has been chartered
for the occasion. AS far as has been
learned the first date is la Crosse,
March 81. From there the club will
proceed nortnward to st. Paul and Min
neapolis, and slli then return TO Eau
Clslre,s MiiW sukee, Chicago, End Ann
ArbOr, Mich. The W hole spring vaca-
ton will be IA ken up with the trip.
IT is reported that Bubrant Hal
yerson was ir0Zen TO death near his
home in the town of Dunn, Dane Coun-
IL. The particulars are not gwen.
THE Hekla Fire Insurance Company,
of Madison, has decided to effect the re-
insurance Of its outstanding risks, pre-
parattr ~ TO ndlng up its affairs.
CoUNrY JUDcE VI AsBArM, of Forest
County, is under arrest for selling
liquor without a license.
THF iurv in the Eve case at La Crosse
returned q verdict OF s., 500. sustaining
the Burlington Company IN every cues
ton propounded in the special verdict.
The Board of Regents OF the State
University completed the quarterly
session az Madison on the 22d. No ac-
ton was taken IN the matter of electlns
q successor TO the late Prof. Wm. F.
Alien. but it WAS decided to leave the
history department OF the college to
continue as at present for the remalu-
der Of the college wear. On the recon-
mendation o. the committee on
mechanics arts. the sum oi $50 VAS APP
propriated for the purpose OF employ
ing an organizer to take inItlatory steps
toward the establishment o. mechanic
institutes in the various cities OF the
state, 10 be under the supervision OF
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