The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-03-22
WISCONSIN ITEMS

PRESIDENT HARRISON on the 10th signed
the bill providing an Appropriation OF
70, lCO for tie removal of the sAndbar In
Milwaukee harhor.
PETER TREUMER, an old resident Ct
Milwaukee. and we'll known figure in
soldier and turner circles, died in that
city on the 18th, aged 10.
HOLMAN BooRMAN, of Reedsburs, aged
about 80 years, died IN his room at the
Lake City hotel at Madison on the 18th,
from the effects of laudanum admin S.
tered by his own hand. Melanc holia
| over love affairs is said 10 have reT dere 4
him insane.
The Rev. Henry Faville WAS, on the
18th, installed pastor of the Congrega-
tiOnal Church at La Crosse. The ex' +
| clses consisted of q sermon by the Rev.
DR.. Eaton, president OF Beloit Colleg ::
installing PRAYER, by the Rev. DR.. Collie
charge to the pastor, by the Rev. Jud-
son Ellsworth; right hand OF fello wslip,
the Rev. DR.. Crawford; charge to the
people, Rev. John FavIle.
w. {. BoSpCRANT, formerly with the
Hall Safe x Lock Company, whose
marital woes made sensational chapter
III Milwaukee about two wears ego, has
/. CHAPMAN, formerly of Mazomanie,
and at one time one of the best known
characters of Western Dane County
died in Idaho, aged 30. During the war
he was actively engaged with concert
company. which he took on the road
under the name Of the Badger State
Warblers." BY this means he WAS en-
abled to contribute largely to the funds
of the sanitary commission. He WAS a
jovial. although eccentric man, and had
hosts OF friends all through the state.
MRS. JosEPHISE SoUKUr, of La Crosse,
aged -, fell dead OF heart disease while
on the way to visit neighbor.
Duane GREENE, who mysteriousiy dis
appeared at Hebron il thought to have
committed suicide.
MILWAUKEE lrish-Amerlcans held a
banquet at the Plankinton House in
honor st. Patrick's Day.
HERMAN kRuSCHkE, head of furnl-
ture mandatory, in Ashland, has been
arrested, charged with having more
wives than one. kruschke is al old
man, and las lived in Ashland mum
ber of years.
JAMES MCPHERsoS, foreman of the
North w estern Eround-house at Mari
nette. was killed bv al engine while
working under it. The engine started
Oft alone, crushing and instantly killing
him. He leaves a wife and four chill
dren.
The wife of Charles katlitz. living on
Eighth Avenue, Milwaukee, locked her
two little children in the house while
she went out on an errand. During her
absence the clothing of the youngest,
aged 6, caught fire. and the little one was
hOl b,,rr hof hnn ltfn 10
SPARED of.
WM. LEAHY, 20 years old. and en-
ployed as car-checker in the North
Western freight yards, at Milwaukee.
was run lover by an engine and lost
both legs.
JUDSoN A. RoCKwoop, formerly lieu
tenant OF police N Milwaukee, but now
at Manitoa, Col, is soon to marry an
Austin, Tex, society lady.
THREE families were unhoused by fire
at Eau Claire, on the l4th. The build
ings, owned by f. B. Finney and John
Pearle, were valued at 5000, and were
partially insured.
THE following dispatch was received
from Ashland on the 18th: AT ; O'Clock
this afternoon the striking miners at
Ironwood, it is reported, returned to
work in the east shafts Of the Norrie
sion asked for bv the mine manage
ment. The Aurora and Fabst mines
are working this afternoon. The state
ment placing the number of men in
volved in the strike at 5000 Is an exag-
geration. The number employed In
the mines involved-the Norr.e, Ash
land, Aurora, Pabst. Iron King and
Germania, altogether, is less than $500.
AT Whitehall, on the 18th, a verdict
of guilty of murder in the first degree
was rendered by the jury In the Olson
lynching case. Thirty of the lynching
party appeared in court, and upon their
plea of guilty were sentenced to pay a
fine of 500 and costs each.
THE Milwaukee Turner's have come
out strongly in favor of the Bennett
school law. The local political situation
in that city is getting decidedly mixed.
EDWARD CARPENTER, Milwaukee bar
ber, took an overdose of laudanum, on
the night of the 18th. with fatal effect.
He was 70 years of age, and lett wife.
THE Clark and Evans arson case at La
Crosse is off because a requisition failed
to come to hand.
A SWEDISH miner named Buckstrom
was instantly killed by falling into H
shaft of the Delta mine, near tpson.
THERE WAS considerable excitement in
Eau Claire. on the 18th, when it war
learned that SIX desperate criminals had
broken ont OF Jail, and were still at
large. The prisoners, John Evan, John
Fisher, James Doyle, Ed. Dixon, Thorn
as Sanders, and John Wedenbery, bad
been furnished saws and files by out
side friends, ana had since Industrious
lv piled the tools, covering their work
by means OF soap. They cut their way
through the Top of their cage, reached
the roof through the skylight, and
thence slid down on rope that they
had made of blankets. Although
searching parties were a. once sent out,
10 trace OF the skulkers had been dis
covered. Sanders and Wedenberg had
blown open safes III Altoona City, aud