The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-08-27
BADGER NOTES.

Mrs. HERMAN HERPICH, whose home
vas on Humboldt Avenue, Milwaukee,
| while temporarily insane committed
ellclde by taking poison.
ASSISTANT CHEF RIEMER, of the Mil.
Naukee tire department, and two fire.
men were severely injured by the ex-
ploslon of ten gallons of gasoline ct
kre.
THE North LudiDgtorl Company, of
| Marlnettt, has made contract with
William Holmes & Son, Of Menomineei
Mich, for putting in 10000, 600 feet Of
logs the coming five years, over log
ging road TO be built BY Holmes Il Son
from the mouth of Muscauna Creek,
distance OF thirty miles southeast, strik-
ing the Menominee River near Dunbar
at Il point three miles south of the North
Ludington Compa farm. They will
Company about 100, 100000 feet over
this road
JOHN Il. WOLF has been appointed
press agent of the Wisconsin Asricul-
tural Society, and will boom the state
fair.
THE Wright Drug Company, of Mil
waukee, has been Incorporated by
George II. Wright, Arthur T. Wright,
:. 4. Eetstein and II. S. Pierce. The
company will conduct the drug busi-
ness of George Wright & Bro, on Wis
consin Street.
LOUIS AuER has been appointed lieu
tenant colonel of the Fourth Battalion
in place of Col. King, resigned.
MORGAN O'BRIES, a resident of Oak
Creek, was found dead in barn. His
death was due to natural causes.
1NGLE Olson, a 1;1-year-old bootblack,
went out for walk at Eau Claire on
the night of the 18th and amused him
self by shooting at dead walls. Nils
Halle, a workingman aged IS, with two
companions, was passing along ths
street, and ball from Olson's pistol, %
caliber, struck him in the abdomen.
He was removed to the hospital, with
little hope of recovery. Young Olson
is locked up. He says it was accidental.
Halle made an ante-mortem statement
saying he knew no reason why the boy
should shoot him and believes it was
accidental.
JAMES LEWIS, a laborer, was struck by
q train on the st. Paul road, near
Eighth Street, Milwaukee, and badly
injured about the head. He was taken
to the Emergency Hospital.
TIE Board of Control has ordered that
the Dane County jail must be closed by
October %. II was condemned ten
months ago as unfit for use.
CONDUCTOR temple, who was arrested
and arragned at Fay field, on his pre-
Iminary examination for the murder of
William Finney, at Ashland junction,
Vas discharged. There is considerable
Indignation felt by citizens over the aCs
ton of the court. Bay field County of.
fcials expressed the sentiment several
times that they did not wish to try the
case in that county, but it was neverthe-
less ordered to be tried there by Judge
Brisley.
ANNA JOHNSON, girl employed at the
Knight Hotel, Ashland. was suddenly
/ taken sick and died in few hours. IT
was discovered by the doctors that she
had taken opium in sufficient quantities
to cause death. 1t is supposed she had
become despondent over a love affair.
AT meeting of Wisconsin millers
held at the Republican House, Milwau-
kee, it WAS decided that if fifty or more
millers would join, they would con-
tribute at the rate Of SO for each Unit
of milling capacity to contest suit
brought by Mr. Russell, of Michigan,
for royalties alleged to be due on the
use of q machine known as Smiths
purifier. The first suit is test one, but
if it is successful 100 more will be
brought against Wisconsin millers.
GEORGE CRAHDALL, a resident of La
Crosse, was arrested, charged with hav-
ing stolen horse and buggy from Will
lam Goodenough, at that place. Gram
dali pleaded guilty. He said he stole
the horse SO that he would be sent to
state prison where he can learn a trade.
He will no doubt be given the oppor-
tunity. His bail was fixed at $500, in
default Of which ne was remanded to
Jail.
CAPT. B. DoHERTY's residence at Ash
land was struck by lightning. 1t
crashed through the whole house.
The occupants of the house were
shocked, but not seriously.
A REQUIsITIoN has been issued at Mad
ison on the governor of Missouri for
Dick Mack, an alleged horsethief un-
der arrest at st. Louis.
THE furniture warehouse and mattress
factory Of Scott x Prince, at Ashland.
was destroyed by fire. The loss is
about s. 600; $500 on stock and 81 800
on buildings, with about $1,000 insur.