The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-08-23
BADGER NOTES.

THREE boys. James and Willie O'Buen
and FrSnk Gallagher. were picked W
nineteen miles off Ashland, on Lake
Superior, by passing schooner. Their
boat had capsized and they had been in
the water most of the time for q day.
\ DISPATCH from Ottawa, Ont, says
that the minister of customs has been
Informed that Wisconsin cheese of an
inferior quality is beng shipped 10 Mon,
treal and other Canadian ports, branded
Canadian produce, and shipped .to
Great Britain as such The minister is
sued instructions TO guard against such
violation of the bonding privilege and
will enforce the usual penalties.
GEORGE kAKAroSH, descendant of
Chief Narinettc. and one of the oldest
Indians on the Menominee River, was
run over by North-N estern train and
killed.
SHORT time ago an expert machinist
was sent from John Torrance 4 Sons
machine shop and set to work on one
of the cages of the new Jail ut La troSse
to see if he could cut his way out. He
had hammer, some chisels, and a saw
used for cutting steel, but he could not
cut one bar through, and gave up the
job.
Gro. +. BrrFINGToN. of the Valley
Lumber Company. at Eau Claire, fondlN
believes that he is a hoodoo. 1t is told
of him that he hasn't entered the mill
belonging tu his company for upwards
of five years. Prior Ia that time, when
ever he graccd the mill with his portlN
presence. bad accident resulted, and
he has, therefore, kept -eligiousIy out
of the mill.
Az interesting case was tried III the
municipal court at Madison on the 18th.
stoughton is ii non-license city, but
Richmond Il Smith, lawyers and Pro-
hibIt!onists of Madison, suspected that
liqu, was being sold in the llutson
House at Stoughton, kept by John
Walters. They therefore hired a
ness, and see what he could
discover. The result of the
detective work was the arrest of Land
lord Walters At the trial to-day, the
detective said he was TO get So i'll case
Walters was convicted. The latter adj
mitted giving the detective brandy and
ginger, for illness, and the court closed
the case by roasting the detective and
exonefating the landlord. The affair
created great interest, and sympathy
was all with the hotel man.
THE earnings of the Wisconsin Cen
tral road for the second week in August
amounted to SllG.62S against Ss9, ,s2l Il
for the corresponding week last year,
an increase of $50 $500. The total
earnings for the two weeks ending Au-
gust II amounted to S2l2,2 ,265, against
$l74 ,4S5.23 for the corresponding period
last year, an increase of S31, ,So3.lo
TIE earnings of the st. Paul road fol
the second week in August were S49S,
900, an increase Of So. .0O0 over the earn
ings for the corresponding week last
year.
THE Rev. ID. A. Smith and Mrs. Lee
falkland, of Clam Falls, Wis, eloped.
Ar Milwaukee on the 18th, 'Dr.
Hunes, charged with malpractice II
causing the death of a young girl, wal
convicted and sent up for seven years.
TIE annual Irish picnic at Milwaukee
on the 18th was great success.
Ar Ashland, on the 18th, while play.
ing with his child, +. 3. Gray, a travel
ing salesman, dropped dead at the
Chequamagon Hotel, from heart dis
oaSe.
FRANK BARTLETT, a brakeman on the
burlington road. was riding on top of s
furniture car, near La Crosse, when he
struck bridge and was knocked Oft
The doctors say the wound on the head
is not serious, but it was narrow cs.
cape from death.
THE United States post-Office inspector
has had picture of the La Crosse gov
ernment building taken, to be placed II
the government exhibit at the World {
Fair.
4 SYNDICATE of lawyers of Chippewa
Falls and Eau Claire are about To com
mence suits against three of Frederick
Weverhauser's corporations in behalf
of Eau Claire and Chippewa County
parties and corporations who were dam
aged by the flood of SIX years ago, 1t be
ing claimed that the sudden rush o.
high water was due to careless manage
mcnt of dams above Chippewa Falls
It is said the claim Will aggregate over
81 900 600.
THE office of Weineke q Hohenadef'
pickle factory at Prairie du Chen war
entered bv thieves last night and 3
couple of fine suits of clothes and s
sal.hel of underwear taken. The safe
was opened and ritied of several hun
dred dollars in notes. The cash drawer
was unmOlested.
JoHN AHREND had his foot mangled IL
log chain at the mill of the Dells Lum
Der Company in Eau Claire.
PExNI<GToN is "A new Wisconsin post
Office with W. NJ Holt al the helm.
THURMAN WEBBFR, a laborer II the
state capitol. was arrested on 4 com
pIaint made bv Mrs. tharlotte Hilton, ;
widow, proprietrcss of boarding
house. in Madison. alleging attempt t
commit a criminal assault. Nebber Ia;
a wife and family living a WrlghtstoWn
Brown County.
GRAY, the Lake Shore baggage nlar
who stole 5000 package consigned Il
the RhineIander Bank, some three
weeks ago, and was arrested IN Canada
Is now in Ashland. He has eXpre-sco
a willingness TO plead guilty, and as sooI
as an Indictment is filed Will do so. HE
United States Express Company re-
ceived back from him s2,l27 Of th'
stolen money. Gray served year II
the states prison, from 1882 to 1883, TO
| stealing a watch.
BARKER. the keeper of the Hell
| Dive" at Eau Claire, was held Tor trla
T in 81 .2OO and his wife in 500 bonds.
/ THE management of the Nonona Lake
/ Assembly Will endeavor to have Henr!
| NJ. Stanley appear at lis grounds some
/ time this fall.
/ SAN STRONG, under 500 bail at l.;
! Crosse for cutting man named Ne
/ Lane, has forfeited his bond. and il
! supposed to be floating down the Miss
/ issippi in a boat Capt Mcdonald !,
! loser of the $500 bail.
| THE building at the northeast corneI
/ Of East Water and Huron Streets. Nil
! wa1kee, occupied by the Paul Bechtne
Vinegar Company, was completely de
/ stroyed by fire on the night of the l4th
! only the bare walls remaining standing
| after the fire was subdued, after long
/ hard fight. The loss will probably b'
| about $1,000
MARGARET STARK, an elderly lady trav
/ cling with her husband from Scotiant
! to Spokane. where son is in business
/ died on the train at La Crosse on The
/ 18th. She had an attack of pleurisl
while on the steamer. and did not re
! cover.