The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-10-31
BADGER NOTES.

MRS. VAUGHN has added largely to the
library at Ashland.
THE new bridge across the Brule Riy-
er at Florence has been completed.
MEssRs. WELB 4 WACHsNER, of the
Stadt Theater, Milwaukee, have taken a
lease OF the new German Schiller Thea
ter IN course of erection in Chicago.
The lease runs from October ! 1892, at
$4,000 per year, for a period OF five
wears.
THE McDonough Manufacturing Com
pany, Of Fan Claire. has taken con-
tract for building another mill for Rut-
ledge, Santry 4 Weyerhuuser, on ket-
tie River, Mimi.
SOME Oneida Indians caught white
mans COW on the reservation recently j.,
and killed it and divided the meat
among themselves, claiming the right
to slaughter all live stock straying upon
their lands.
+. r. WOODWARD, of La Crosse, fell
from a building some time ago, sprain-
ing his ankle. A week ago it grew
worse, and amputation became neces-
sary.
The Ashland Common Council has re-
fused to grant license to any of the
concert halls on Second >ueet.
ELMER YEHLE, of La Crosse, accident
ally discharged pistol. the bail enter
ing his right thigh. The ball was sue
cesstully removed.
WILLIAM SCHEIBEL, about Il wears of
age, was accidentally shot and Killed by
James Nolan while the two were huut-
ing ducks on Lake keg0nsa. They were
IN boat when the accident occurred,
and the shot took effect in the abdomen
of young Scheibel, mutiiating his body
In a terrible manner
j. ID. HILLS. of Eau Claire, intends to
establish an electric light plant at Me-
nOmonle, with a capital stock of $50, 900.
THE late Judge Edwin Flint, of Mason
City, formerly of La Crosse, left by will
$4,000 for a protessorship Of technology
In the University of Vermont, his Uiua
mater.
The State Board of Equalization has
finished its labors. The total valuation
of property in the state. both personal
and real, is S623 $50, III, as against $5g2,-
500, 40 in 1850. The grand total of tax
and special charges for 1891 is 81, 800
1856, as against 81. III ,34O.@@ last year.
OF this amount Milwaukee County will
bear Sl177, ,432. 80, while in 1880 it was
taxed Sl"S, ,lla..2. Tho total valuation
of the property of Milwaukee, Gy the
board was Sill ,GO0 1000.
EVAN LEWIS, the wrestler. met with &
runaway accident at his home in he viii
lage of Barneveld which compeilcl
him TO cancel several dates ior cxhibi
ton matches. One knee WAS 80 badly
injured that he has been confined to
house.
MEssES. jackson and Graham, editors
of the Ang!O-AmeIican Ol Mexico, have
been sued for criminal libel by nited
States Consul General Guunther Tor
having published a letter from Mr..
Matthews against tIuentner concerning
some mining claims.
FIRE has DESTROYED over 50, coo tons Of
marsh nay on the river bottoms near
Mazomanie. This is heavy loss TO the
farmers in that vicinity, who lave put
up the hay IN large quantities for feed
ing stock during the winter.
TONER WOLF, loborcr, aged - years,
was fatally injured in the freight yard of
the St Paul road at Milwaukee. He at
tempted to pass through = train which
was being made up, wheJ. he Was caught
between the cars and crushed in a
frightful manner.
THE Empire Lumber Company and
the Valley Lumber Company, of Eau
Claire, have purchased 3.>tN acres of
pine land in Ashland, Bayfield, and
Chippewa counties.
MR. INMATES, of the state Historica.
Society, will exhibit at the Worlds Fair
a collection of stone arrow heads, about
5000 in number.
A 10-YEAR-oLD son of an employe at
the state fish hatchery at Madison,
named Breese, was fatally kicked in the
head by a horse.
MICHAEL SrLENTER was sentenced to
six months imprisonment by Judge
keyes at Madison, for Iohhing TIE
store of Russell Chase last week.
THE paper mills in the Fox River Val
ley will do but little business this win
ter, owing to the low stage OF water.
Carl BILLET a 5-year-oId Eau Claire
boy, had his foot cut OF while attempt
ing to board moving freight train.
One of the Worlds Fair exhibits sug-
gested by Mr.. Thuaites, of the State
Historical Society, is a display of Wis
consin antiquities, such as copper and
stone implements in great variety, and
a carefully selected collection Of stone
arrow heads, some 5000 or 6,00Oin num-
ber
J. n. Ross, of Ashland, WAS arrested
on a warrant sworn out by Miss Ada
was placed under $500 bonds.
LIEUT. HENRY MARKS. veteran of the
Twelfth Wisconsin Light Battery, died
at the Northern Insane Asylum, where
he had been under treatment since
February Is.
THE Chicago & North " Western Rail
way Company has issued an order that
any garnishee brought against any en-
gineer or fireman would result IN his
discharge.
TIE bridge war at Ashland between
the city and the Omaha Railroad peo-
pie has come to an end. An agreement
has been reached whereby the bridge
will be completed.
THE exodus toward the woods has be-
gun in earnest at Eau Claire. Large
numbers of men are leaving daily.
FRED. W. PRAEI, who graduated from
the State [ University at Madison with
the class of 81, coming from Astoria,
Ore, now holds the important position
of assistant manager of the RIsdon iron
and Locomotive Works at SAN Fran
cisco, at salary of s., 200. While III the
university Mr. Prael was best known as
half back in the foot bali eleven.
Two tramps, named John ID vie and
Mike Mcdonnell, after being released
from the lookup at Eau Claire, went TO
Altoona City, got drunk, and fought
each other IN vacant lot. Doyle drew
razor and cut out McDonnell's right
eve and slashed him terribly about the
neck and breast. Mcdonnell nearly
bled to death before help reached him,
and be will probably die. Doyle has
not been captured.
GEORGE ALLENDoRF. of La Crosse, had
a rifle ball removed from his neck that
he had received accidentally week
ago.
JAMES O'BRIEN, chief justice of New
Mexico, recently visited Judge Gamer
on, of La Crosse. Mr.. o'Brien is a
fluent speaker OF seven languages.
THE 4-year-old daughter of Albert
Schwann, of Eau Claire. had a shoe
button removed from her left nostril
that had been there for two wears.
DISAPPOINTMENT IN failing TO secure nu-
pills in music is the cause given for the
suicide of Leopold Alfred Meier, IN
North Greenfield, Milwaukee County.
SEVERAL farmers near Prairie du Chen