The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-08-20
BADGER NOTES.

POpperl, on Poplar Street, Milwaukee,
was partially destroyed by fire on the
night of the 10th, involving loss of
5000. The blaze was discovered
about O'Clock and is supposed to have
| originated In the basement of the fac
tory.
RoYALL r. HouGHroN, the Milwau-
kee banker, died on the night of the
10th, from the effect of an attack of
paralysis, which first confined him to
his bed about two weeks before. Mr..
Houghton was one of Milwaukee's
earliest settlers and one of it's leading
citizens and business men. He was
born at Gullford, Vt, in 1851, and came
to Milwaukee with his father when but
II years OF age.
TIE Northern Grain Mercantile Com
pany, of Ashland, has completed deal
| whereby it has secured possession Of
eight elevators in OAK ota and Nebraska,
the capacity Of which is %, 600 bushels.
The company is also trying to purchase
nine elevators in this state on the lines
of the Wisconsin Central and Omaha
railroads. Hereafter the company will
buy grain for use at their Ashland mill
direct from growers and ship from their
own elevators.
On the afternoon of the 10th fire was
discovered in the furniture warehouse
and mattress factory Of Scott Il Prince,
located near the Omaha tracks and
passenger depot at Ashland. The en-
tire building was soon enveloped IN
flames, and despite good work of the
,, fire department., which was handl-
capped by poor water pressure, the
building burned to the ground. Several
dwellings very close to the burned
building were saved. The loss is about
s., 600; IS 500 on stock and 81 800 on
buildings, with about $1,000 insurance
THE Milwaukee public evening schools
| will open September 10.
TIE Bayfield, Hydraulic Company, of
Bayfield,, is taking active measures for
the extension OF its system. About
$50. 900 will be expended within the
next two wears.
ENDER kIMBALL's barn at West Salem,
La Crosse County, was destroyed by
fire, with its contents. There were 800
bushels of oats and $50 bushels of
W heat in the barn. The loss will reach
$500.
ALBERT JOHNSON and Erick Nystrom,
of Florence, aged Is and 81 years, were
drowned in Sea Lion Lake, about six
miles north of Florence.
l.. Hicks, of the town of Pennington,
La Crosse County, WAS gored IN terri
bic manner a few days ago by vicious
bull. He cannot recover.
john l.. HUGHES, of Bangor, La Crosse
County, has filed a petition protesting
against the last will and testament of
Margaret Thomas, his grandmother.
On July II, lssS, Mrs. Thomas made d
| will bequeathing to her grandson,
John l.. Hughes, her homestead in
Bangor, 81 900 in cash and other arti-
cles, besides making him legate. In
1891, while living with the family of X.
NJ. Jones, of Bangor, she made another
will, bequeathing most OF her property
to members of the Jones family. Mr..
Hughes was absent in the state of Wash
ington at the time. The petitioner
claims that undue influence was brought
to bear upon Mrs. Thomas to change
her will.
WILLIAM q. CONNELLY, a teamster re-
siding at 800 Jefferson Street, Mil wau-
kee, died at the Wisconsin General
Hospital in that city from injuries re-
ceived by being kicked in the head by a
horse. His scalp WAS torn open by the
blow and the skull fractured. He was
25 years of age and married.
A BOHEMIAN daily and weekly news
paper, to be called the Rovnost, is to be
started in Milwaukee early in Septem-
Der. 1t will be published at 1924 Fond
du Lee Avenue, and the promise is
made that it will be the best bohemian
paper in America.
PRor. {. Il. BARNES, of Madison, Supt.
Il. II. Halsey, of Oshkosh, and Prof. y.
j. Hutton. of Platteville. have been ap-
pointed by State Superintendent Wells,
as members of the State Board of En-
aminers for the ensuing year,
FRED J. Bowman, a printer from Pral-
RE du Chen, now publisher of the
Bowdle, n. D., Pioneer, is candidate
for state senator of his district on the
Republican ticket.
WILLIAM DAY, of Washburn, has in
his possession living snake with two
heads. 1t is dark green color almost
ten inches long, and was found one
mile west of Washburn by his son while
berry picking.
EMIL FURRER, Mississippi River
pilot, has been offered $1,000 for a share
IN the Galena mine that he discovered
at a point about twenty miles east of
Alma.
FRED STRICKLAND, a young man sus-
pected of robblng safe in a tailor shop
at Eau Claire TO the extent of $40, was
arrested at Cedar Rapids, la.
ABOUT O'Clock on the afternoon of
the 18th, James Pinney, brakeman
employed on the Omaha road, WAS shot
and almost instantly killed. Pinney, c.
II. Schuster and one Temple, a CON
ductor for whom Pinney and Sci.uster
were braking, were returning from
hunting expedition, and upon arriving
at Ashland Finney and Temple became
| engaged in a wrangle. Pinnev had Il
double -barreled shotgun in his hand
and swung around to strike Tenn
Pile, at the same time pulling
a revolver from his pocket. Pin
nev struck Temple on the head
when the gun was discharged, both
barrels emptving themselves into Pin
ney's body, entering the right breast
and passing through to the left side.
simultaneously with the discharge OF
Pinnev's gun Temple fired his revolver,
tie bullet entering the right hip.
Schuster and Temple put Pinney on a
hand car and took him to Ashland.
Temples wound on the head is also q
very serious one. Several different
stories are circulated as to how the af
fair happened, and awaiting an investi-
cation Temple and Schuster are in jail
The Lansing saw-milIs, situated near
La Crosse, have been closed down for
the balance of the season, due to the re-
cent strike of the mill hands. The men
| were all paid off in full.
THE twentieth annual fair of the Dane
County Agricultural Society will be held
at Madison September ).
SPIRITUAL exercises for the reverend
clergy of the diocese OF La Crosse will
commence for those speaking the Ger
man language, on September II, and for
the English speaking clergy on Septem-
Der 10.
THE Northern Wisconsin Academy, at
Ashland, will be opened on the 2Oth of
September.
AROUND Cedar Lake, Barron County,
oats, rye and wheat are from ) to 6 feet
high, with full and heavy heads.
Miss MATTE DowDALL, formerly a
| teacher in the public schools of Mari
net.e, WAS married at Spencer, Ind. to
w. H. Auker, superintendent Of the
public schools at kingman, kas.