The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-07-18
BADGER NOTES.

Clare, was bitten by a snake that he ac-
cidentally picked up while .'shoc king,
on the farm of Horace Jones. His hand
and arm We're greatly swollen when he
reached Eau Claire, though he had
promptly tried the whisky antidote.
LOOSE timothy hay brings Sl2 to $li
ton in the Sturgeon Bay market.
ASHLAND and Ironwood will each
have newspaper printed in the Nor
wegian language in the future.
THE log drives in the northern part of
the state are mostly hung up on account
of the small amount of water.
THE seconI Servite monastery in the
United States is to be established at
Granville Cepter, in Milwaukee County.
John p. klehr has donated 100 acres Of
land for the purpose. The other mon
astery Of the order is in Chicago. where
the convent of Our Lady of Sorrow Is
located. The Seryites are similar to the
Jesuits in their method of working, Civ
ing special attention TO Italians The
new institution will include novitiate,
and will be called the New Mount Sen
ari, in honor of the original Servite
monastery near Florence, Italy.
TIE board ofappraisers appointed by
COY. Peck TO appralse state lands in
Crawford County has begun its work.
There appears to be vast amount Of
these lands, and the commission have
plenty of work before them The board
consists of the following: Thomas Cav
nor, of Chippewa Falls; Michael John
son. of Madison, and William ID. Mer-
rlll, of Prairie du Chien.
WARRANTS against Eau Claire ball
players for violation of the Sunday law
were refused by the district attorney.
JUDGE HUGH CAMERON, of La Crosse,
has recovered SO measurably that he is
now able to appear at his office.
COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS WATRoUs has
received instructions from the govern
ment to advertise for bids for re moving
the old buildings from the site of the
future government building, block 23,
Milwaukee. The bids are to be opened
July %, at P. NJ, and then forwarded
to the government archltec ct at Washing
ton, who has power to award the con-
tracts. This is thought to indicate that
the work of laying the foundation for
the new building may be begun this
year.
J. w. P. LOMBARD was banqueted at
Marinette by 100 business men previous
to his departure for Milwaukee. One of
the pleasant features of the evening vas
the presentation to him of q very ele-
gant gold watch valued at $500 and set
with diamonds, rubies and pearls.
MRs. \. {. PEcKHAM, of Ashland. will
receive fourteenth share Of a S2S5, 900
fortune left by an uncle who died re-
Gently at Lockport, \. Y.
HENRY. an S-year-old son of Herman
Glinke, who lives at the corner of Clark
and Dousman streets. Milwaukee,
drowned on the 18th while bathing Ill
the river above the dam. Several boys
OF his acquaintance were near him
when he yentured ont too far. He
called for assistance, but before the
other boys reached him he had sunk
from view. The police were notified
and began to search for the body, which
they found four hours later.
MARY MCNDT, aged II years, was
crushed TO death by the elevator at
Ferneke 4 Bros Wholesale confection-
cry, 2- 22-2- -524 East Water Street, Milwau
kee
A wELL-DRESSED young man who came
to the Republican House, Milwaukee,
shortly after O'Clock on the night of
the 9th and registered as CIV. II. Aid
rich, Chicago" shot and killed himself
in the room assigned to him.
TIE high bridge across the kickapoo
River near la Fargo collapsed while 5.
j. Paul was driving over it, but Mr.. Paul
escaped apparently unharmed. His
team, which was fast III the timhers,
was badly barked up, but received no
serious injuries.
TIE mechanical engineering depart
ment of the State University has recent
ly received the gift of fine dynamo
from the National Electric Company, of
Eau Claire. 1t has capacity Of thirty
incandescent lamps and is OF superior
| workmanship throughout.
The State | University regents have
adopted plans for the proposed armorv
building on the condition, however, that
| numerous important changes be made
in them. The architects are Con )Ver 4
Porter, of Madison. The structure is TO
be three stories high, including the base
ment with dimensions of l00X2On feet.
1t is to be constructed of red brick with
red sandstone trim mlngs. The base
ment will be used as the armOry proper.
and the first foor will contain the drill
hal and several offices. The third will
contain a base ball cage, and shooting
gallery and gymnasium apparatus. The
architect firm of Ferry x lass, OF Mil
waukee, have prepared plans for the
dairy building 10 be erected at tac uni
versity, but they are not completed. It
is estimated that the building will cost
So 200, and the heating and cooling APP
paratus nearly $4,000
Oh the morning of the Sth DR.. F. II.
Bodenius, the Madison health officer,
| and Fred a. Jefferson, his assistant,
were arrested by the sheriff of Sauk
County on charge of shipping con-
tagiouS diseases The warrant was
sworn out by the father of the young
man who died at Able.lan recently Of
diphtheria. after being sent to that
place in a box-car. The gentlemen ar
rested Immediately retained an attor
nev, will waive examination, and the
| case will come UP in the circuit court.