The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-05-17
WISCONSIN ITEMS


LYMAN Cook, of Lancaster, is to spene
year at Waupun, Tor threatening ths
lite of his divorced wife.
A YOUNG man named Schweningel
committed suicide in saloon on Well:
Street, Milwaukee, on the 18th, by put
ting bullet into his head. No cause
for the act is known.
Miss CHARLOTTE THOMPSON, well known
throughout the country as representa-
tive Of the emotional drama, is con
templatine the establishment of a sum
mer school OF acting at Milwaukee.
MISS HETTy MARrINE, who started
from Ashland for New Richmond, a
week ago. has not reached her destina-
ton, to the CONSERVATION of her rela.
tives, who have applied to the police
force Tor assistance in unraveling the
mystery. As Miss MARITIME had quite q
sum of money with her, her friends
fear that she may have been foully dealt
with.
TIE trustees of the Congregational
Church of Madison, have extended q
call TO the Rev. Charles H. Beale, OF
Lansing, Mich, to fill the pastorate
made vacant by the removal of DR.. c.
Ii. Richards to Philadelphia.
TIE stockholders of the Sault Ste.
Marie Land and Water Power Company
met on the 18th and elected the follow
ing board of managers: W. W. Cargill,
a. Hirshheimer, r. f. Osborne, J. B.
Canterbury and Joseph Clark. Mr..
Cargill was elected chairman, and Mr..
Clark secretary and treasurer,
w. ". WINTEREoTHAM, the new post
master at Eau Claire, who has just re-
celvad his commission, took posses ssion
of the Office on the 18th.
CHARLES HENGLUND killed a bear
weighing 355 pounds near Florence. The
carcass was sold for so.
MYRTLE \. ZEEMER, aged 1t years, won
a prize of $40 for the best report ot a
course o, historical lectures given at Mad
ison during the past winter.
THE funeral of DR.. w. T. Galloway, at
Eau Claire, on the 18th, was the large st
public demonstration of the kind known
in that city. Ii. L. Palmer, head of the
northern jurisdiction Of ihirty-third
degree Masons, otficiated at the grave.
Shortly before his death, the doctor,
knowing hIs end was near, burned an
immense number of accounts aggregat-
ing thousands OF dollars, against poor
people, whom his kind heart had never
allowed to press for money. Or. Gallo
way left no will. His estate, consisting
of property at Eau Claire and at
Chippewa Falls, is worth about $50, 900.
WM. KING, yardmas.er at the Lake
shore yards, at Ashland, had his left
foot cut off while switching cars, and
narrowly escaped with his life.
TRAFFIC MANAGER BARLOW, Of the Wis
consin Central, will move his Office from
Milwaukee to Chicago in June.
SAM. II. FERNANDEZ, Chicago travel
ing man, Was found dead in his room at
a Madison hotel.
NEWTON WooDRuFF, of Chicago, has
been elected secretary of the Wisconsin
Humane Society, to fill the vacancy
caused bv the resignation Of Miss 1'y-
ner.
GEN. JoHS GiBBoE, commander of the
old Iron Brigade. is expected to become
resident of Milwaukee after next
April, when ne will be placed on the
retired list.
THE new Ashland city officers as
sumed their duties on the 9th. The
parties denied saloon Licenses we're
ordered to close, and special orders
were issued by Mayor WillmartL to the
chiet-ot.police to prevent gambling i'll
the city hencetorth. This new order,
together with the Sunday closing of sa-
looms and the organization OF Il Citizens
League, will be sustained.
CHARLES ST. PETER, lias John Bushy,
a laborer at Mowatt & Thompson mill,
Ashland, has been arrested, charged
with forgery. He received check
from a firm for wages due, and present
ed it at the First National Bank, togeth-
er with bogus check.
w. w. WINTERBoTHoN has received
his commission as postmaster at Eau
Claire. b. J. Demarest is to be assist
ant postmaster, IN place of w. M. Ha-
vens.
ABOUT 1000, 900 feet of logs per day is
being RATED at Beef Slough, notwith-
standing the high winds they have had
to contend with the past week.
GEO. NICHOLS, once one of the best
known pilots on the Upper Mississippi,
is a city charge at La Crosse, and is be-
lieved to be insane.
SUIT. CHARLES HoILENBECK, Of the
Green Bay. Winona d st. Peter Rail-
road, started from Winona for Chicago
in his special car, and when but few
miles out his right hand was caught q
the car door and seriously mashed.
One finger was cut off, and another was
so badly injured that it was necessary
to amputate It.
r. C. Judson he's been engaged as sec
retarv and general manager of the La
Crosse Interstate Fair. There is no
man in the West who has longer expe
rlence or better record than Mr.. Jud-
con in this line. He has been thirteen
years engaged in the work, part Of the
time as secretary of the Minnesota State
Fair.
DIR. w. T. GALLOWAY died at Eau
Claire, on the Sth, aged -, of paralysis
He WAS one of the early settlers there.
He came to Fond du Lac from New
York in 1880, aud settled IN the Chippe-
va Valley in 1851. He leaves large es-
tate.
FRANK TARnEck yesterday got judg-
ment of 81 COO il, the circuit court at
Milwaukee against Anton Romadka, the
trunk maker. Tsrdeck sued for 5000.
He was employed in Romadka's g factory,
and in dispute The defendant pounded
him on the head with chair, int1lctlng
severe injuries.
Miss NANCY CoMSToCK, aged 81, died IN
Milwaukee on the Sth. She was for
three terms grand vice-templar OF the
order of Good lem plars OF this state.
The Wisconsin commanderv OF the
LOYAL Legion held its annual meeting
on the 5th. There was a large attend
aGue OF members from all over the
state, and business WAS accompanied by
a pleasant social time. The election OF
officers for the ensuing year resulted as
follows: Commander. Ma. {. Fl. An
Snn. Milwaukee; senior Slce-com-
mander. Lieut.. Wm. II. phsm. Marsh
cid: junior vlce-commander, capt.
SEQ. T. Sutherland. Milwaukee; re-
oder, Capt. 4. Ross Houston. MllNau-
ee: registrar. {. r. Chapman, Madl-
N treasurer. Capt. iward Ferguson,
NlWausee: chancellor, Ensign A. ;.
idlop, Waukesha; chaplain, the Rev.
Mot Williams, Milwaukee. The
unc ws> maGe NJ ss follows ii. I.
axe. ,ieny e Alanscn. W t.. Leigh
ton and F. H. Msgdebur1, all of Mil,
wsukee; A. II. Hollister. Madison.
The Prohibitionists have named July
- as tie date OF their convention, tie
place to be Madison. 1t * said that the
resolutions to be submitted will endorse
the Bennett law.
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