The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-09-13
BADGER NOTES.

AT the La Crosse fair milking con-
test afforded much amusement.
BURGLARS blew open Charles Miller's
safe at La Crosse and got Sl25.
ACCORDING to Labor Commissioner
Stark there were, during 1888 and 1889,
1874 accidents in Wisconsin factories, OF
which thirtyfive were fatal.
NJ. J. CANTwELL, ex-member of AS
sembly, has sued the city of Madison
for $40 900 damages, on account of IN
lures received by being thrown from
buggy on a road which he alleges was
defective.
IT is stated on good authority that the
Illinois Steel Company will abandon all
it's works on the north branch OF the
Chicago River, known as the North
Works" constituting the old plant of
the former North Chicago Rolling Mill
Company, except possibly the blast
furnaces 1T is further reported that
the steel plant will in all probability be
removed to Bay View, to constitute
part of the Milwaukee works.
Ats O'Clock on the morning of the
9th. several freight cars were wrecked
at La Crosse by running into an
other car overhanging switch 1t was
very fospy, and the engineer who was
backing a lot of empty cars down to the
mills could not see the ear that was in
the wav. One was thrown into the rlv-
er and three others badly broken up.
! The track was blocked SO that wheat
could not be got to Listman's mill, and
! il had to shut down. A brakeman was
| slightly injured.
AT Milwaukee, on the 9th, Miss Wallv
Heiber was married to Rudolph Way,
Louis Way to Miss Alma Maschauer,
Mrs. Mary A. Grisgs to DR.. Morgan NJ.
| Cartier, of Phoenix, n. y, and Miss
Maud Obendorfer TO f. l.. Roser, of
Evansville, Ind.
The Democratic congressional CON
yenton at Milwaukee resulted in the
almost unanimous nomination OF John
L. Mitchell for Congress.
AN EauClaire dispatch says: 81. f..
Strum, the census enumerator under
arrest in Minneapolis, was formerly
prominent in politics in this section.
While treasurer of this county he was
short of public funds, was jailed, and
would have been tried if his friends had
not advanced the amount of his alleged
enlightenment.
SIXTEEN HUNDRED people attended the
opening of the Davidson Iheater, at Mil
Waukee.
THE Milwaukee Minister'S Association
came out squarely in favor of the Ben
nett law.
FREDERICK WEYERH EusER'S bank stock
in Eau Claire was attached on the Sth,
on behalf of the plaintiffs in the big suits
for damages caused by the Chippewa
River flood in 1884 This is done to Sc
cure service under the law, on the
ground that Weverh9user is a non-resl'
dent of Wisconsin, his home being al
Rock Island. His bank stock at Chip:
pewa Falls and 20, 900 acres OF pine land
have also been attached. Weyerheuscl
is supposed to be in Yellowstone Park
other defendants.
A RECOUNT of the census of Washburl
has been ordered, owing to mixing OF
town and village figures.
EDWARD MADDEN, formerly a sawyer
in an Ashland mill, was married las
month to a widow. She has caused hi
arrest on the charge of bigamy.
STURGEON BAY expects to have :
population of 5000 people in five years
TIE enrolment of students at the
State University will reach nearly JOG
A FooTRACE between William Carson
the Eau Claire millionaire, and join
Young, was the feature of the Eat
NidlIt 1dil.
TOTAL lumber shipments from Che
guamegon Bay ports IN August were
50WO,0O0 feet.
THE Interstate fair and races close
at La Crosse on the 9th, after a mos
successful week. Gross receipts vii
reach 1000. The principal race of tn
last day was the 2:24 pace, won by {. "
: L.. Maud A. second. Skylark the favor
, lite, was distanced in the running race
= Best time. 2:3I Skyiark broke til
martin.ale. which caused his bad action
, The driver later sent him a mile i
, 2:245.
, , HENRY VI. KIRBY, the oldest son o
Abner Kirby, died at the Milwaukee
Emergency Hospital on the 9Th. \ ie'
, DAYS before he caught severe colo
5 which developed into hemorrhage {
the lungs. The members OF his tamil
were at his bedside during his last me
ments. He was 4 years OF age.
CASHIER WILEY, Of the Ashland \;
, tional Bank, John O. Humblrd an
= James T. Gregory have started on
= trip through Canada.
Two prisoners arrested in Milwaukee
, recently for stealing clothing from
l tailor at Prairie du Chen broke Jail o
Y the night of the 4th and have not bee
4 captured. Bird, the man convicted {
murder, who served a year III state
0 prison and who is now awaiting ne
I trial, refused to 60 ana 1h no.,l aro III III
4 shcriii VIE amer inc o'hers were o"
t THE Mineral Lake Lumber Compan
s was incorporated at Ashland WIN 81
OOO. 600 capital Henry Sherry, of Nee
nah, is the principal incorporation.
n CLARA JOHNSON ran away from he
y home 1t Winona, Mimi, some montl
ago. After long search her brotht
); found her in an Ashland house OF II
I fame.
t MARTIN STRANTz. who lives in Il
!, town of Milwaukee, celebrated his hui
Is dredth birthday on the 18th inst, and
! the same time he and his wife cell
brated their golden wedding. The o.
!, gentleman is deaf ard blind. but emo,
= a good memory. While his wife's hcait
; is good. She is his second wife, an
. was born on the day when he marie
" his first VIE. Mrs. StrantZ Is now