The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-12-27
BADGER NOTES.

a TERRIFIC wind storm visited Ashland
on The 22d, carrying away many signs
and awnings, blowing lumber away on
the bay front and demolish.ng Bowron's
skating rink. During the blow three
alarms of fir. were turned in, but no
special damage was done.
SOMETHING of a stir was created at Eau
Claire on the 22d by a personal en-
counter between W. =. Welch and w.
X. Atkinson, the former of the Free
Press and the latter of The Leader
Frequent attacks in The Leader upon
Mr.. Welch caused the trouble.
THREE weeks ago Wenzel Schroeder
a single man % years old, disappeared
from his fathers farm a few miles from
La Crosse, and it was supposed he had
gone to brother in Dakota. On the
2lst his body was found in the woods
with a gun lying across his breast. The
surroundings indicate that he killed
himself.
THE failure of $. A. Kean & Co. does
not affect the 100000 Ashland bonds
bought by that firm. They were foated
in New York.
ASHLAND city officials differ greatly Oh
the question of accepting orders in the
payment of taxes. The paper is worth
only 50 cents on the dollar, and the city
would be out if they took it. The city
treasurer says that he cannot be com
pellcd to accept over q per cent. in
orders, and the Ci,y attorney says he
must take 81.
At ;he Union depot, Milwaukee, on
the evening of the 10Th, while Theodor
Mlllenmaster, agent for Chicago music
house, was waiting for his train, he laid
a al .hnl NJ
valued at ST 800 on table, and went
roaming around the waiting room.
When he rounded up he discovered
that sneak thieves had 'swiped' the
grip.
TIE vote of the Methodist churches
in the Milwaukee district upon the
question Of admitting women to the
general conference resulted as follows:
For admission, 519; against admission,
29J.
AT Waterford, Wis, DR.. Newell mar
ried his divorced wife.
Cor. KING will probably be com md
sr of the Fourth Battalion.
AEoUT 200,O0 acres OF forfeited rail
road lands in Ashland and Bayfield,
counties will be opened to settlement.
AT Ashland Emma Schrader 1tcov-
cred 81 500 from Peter Stefan for al
legged defamation of character.
--TuE Stock Exchange building at ASH
land was bid in by Bosworth < Son, of
Milwaukee, on judgments against Peter
Stefan to the alnodnt OF 81 200.
WRIGHT 4 kETCHUM, of Ashland, have
ust closed the sale of 10000 feet Of
trst-class lumber 10 \. NJ. Dodge u Co,
of Tonawanda, to be delivered as soon
as navigation opens: The price paid
was not learned. but it is said that it was
not less than Sit per thousand.
THE Milwaukee Street Railway Com
pany will be the name of the two con-
solidated lines in that city. Nearly
s2,OO0, ,00O will be expended equipping
them as electric roads The coneolida-
ton OF the two electric light companies
will probably be consummated i'll Il
short time.
DE. Sem, of Milwaukee, has resigned
his protessorslip in the Rush Medical
college, chicago, and the document has
been accepted by the faculty.
TuE impression that has prevailed
that Bart b. Scott's life insurance would
go to his bondsmen TO make up short
age III his accounts as treasurer of Ash
land County is corrected by the Ash
land News 1t says Mrs. Scott will get
50, 900 from this source. His shortage
was settled by the transfer of real estate
and his home.
The Ettrick Creamery at Whitehall
was burned. Loss, $1,000.
Mr.. MlCHELs, an old settler of Bel
GUM, was found dead in the woods,
aged 70.
THE Wisconsin Central Railway Com
pany has completed new depot at
Unity.
The Ashland Fire Department pre-.
sented Chief Tanner with a goid-lined
silver trumpet and a gold badge.
Ia CROSSE has authorized the prepa-
ration Of plans for a new city building
to cost not to exceed S40,CUo.