The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-02-20
BADGER NOTES.

ming It's saw mill at Stanley TINS winter.
a hot water pond is formed by dam
ming and running in the exhaust steam
from the engine. The logs are hauled
from the woods and dumped direct into
the pond. The logs, by the time they
strike the saw, have had the frost thor
oughly boiled out Of them. \. {. Fos-
ter invented the process at Fairchild.
SECRETARY u. ". CURTIS, of the Wis
consin Dairymen's Association, has Just
issued the nineteenth annual report of
the association. The book contains, be-
sides the proceedings, ESSAYS and dis
cussions relating to dairy interests, an
Interesting biography and cut of the
late Hiram Smith, of ShebOygan Falls,
prepared by II. {. Adams, of Madison.
The ice on the Mississippi and Wis
consin rivers at Prairie du CHEN is So
thick that farmers drive over it from
Grant County and from Iowa.
Ten THouS SAND dollars has already
been guarantee fora bridge across the
Wisconsin River at point near Port
Andrew. 1t is estimated that the cost
will not exceed S24, 100.
NICHOLAS CA~pAR, one of the early set
tiers of Milwaukee, is dead, aged -
years. Mr.. taspar came TO Milwaukee
in lS40. He was one of the founders of
the German Market, and has been
trustee Of the association since It's incor-
poratlon. Mr.. Caspar leaves a wife and
seven children.
DAVID GAY, a butchers helper, at
Ashland, was taken with tremens
and sent t. Rhinehart's Hospital.
About O'Clock III the evening lie was
left alone for q few moments and
jumped from il third story window,
breaking both legs. He crawled to the
house of Capt. Brewer near bv, where
he sought protection, claiming men
were going to kill him. He was after
ward taken back TO the hospital.
Mrs. Patrick Kennedy, while going
through a city park At Eau Claire, slip
ped on the ice, fell, struck the back of
her head and died instantly. She had
lived III the city twenty-five wears, and
her five daughters are the wives Ct
Well-known citizens. She was - wears
OF ave.
AN unknown man dropped dead on
Second Street, Ashland. The coroncr's
verdict was "death from apoplexv Of
brain" Two letters found on his per-
son give the only clue to his name.
which is either Charles Murray or
Charles Howard.
VICE PRESIDENT PAUkiN>pN. OF the
state University. has received a tele-
gram from President I. e. Chamberlin
that Dr. Richard I. Ely, OF Johns Hop
kins University, has accepted the pro-
fessorship of economics and finance in
the State University. The acceptance
Of llr. Ely Will make an era IN the his
tory of the university. aud he will be
strong addition TO the faculty.
\ NEW brownstonc company at Bay
oil al will 4 nYI io,
River.
MRs. GoRDnN LAME has sued the Ash
land Street Railway Company for So
GOO, alleging that the injury which she
received by being thrown from ear
was the result Of carclessness on the
part OF the company's employees.
TIE Marinette Y NJ {. A intends to
erect a handsome three-story brick or
stone building. at cost of $4,000 or
$4,000. The first floor OF tie building
will be fitted up for business places or
Offices, while the second and third
floors Will he devoted to the various de-
partmentS o. the \. NJ. =. y. Citizens
have subscribed over Si,0@ for the
work.
TREASURER HrNNEE has received the
Eeml-annual payments from most OF the
railroads in this state, for taxes. The
ahiOtihtS l'aIu DE tIiS largest iOilH&HlSs
are as follows: Chicago Milwaukee x
St. Paul, Sl9l 1906; Chicago 4 North
Western, $l35, 1857; Omaha. SG4, ,e.5S.3S;
Milwaukee, Lake Shore < Western,
S62, ,234 81; Milwaukee X Northern, So
1905: Eastern Railroad of Minnesota,
Si,9:'1.5l; Green Bay, Winona < Il. paltl,
81, ,454.%9
SUIT has been commenced against the
Ashland street Hallway COMPANY
for $4,000 damages Mrs.. Gordon
Laing is plaintiff, amt alleges the iniur
les she received by being thrown from
car were the result of carelessness on
the part of the company's employees.
The Milwaukee 4 st Paul Railway
Company has increased It's business at
La Crosse fdlly 20 per cent. during the
past eight years, not NithstaHding that
an active competitor has entered the
field durin" that time.
J.. {. pABEHuRsT, a blind inmate OF
the county poor house at Ashland, com
mitted suicide by cutting his throat.
Parkhurst wa. 10 have been taken to
Milwaukee the same night to have his
eyes treated.
TIE first Of number Of damage suits
against the Ashland Lighting COMPANY
has been begun in the circuit court.
1 IL
sion occurring last february. j. \.
Pennebecker and wife are plaintiffs, and
ask for damages in the sum of S5,2Oo.
Judge Bundy will preside instead OF
Judge Parish, who, it was alleged, was
preiudiced in the case.
THE Jury in the case Of the stat t W.
John Blazer, at Ashland, returned a
verdict of not guilty. Blazer was
charged with murder, his victim being
John Bredson, who was shot few
weeks ago. The shooting was admitted
by Blazer. who claimed that il was done
in order to protect the honor Of hls
home.
Ben BEADFt~r was instantly Killed at
the camp of the krlstone Lumber Com
pany, near Ashland, 10y being run over
by sleigh load Of logs.
TIE Lake Gun CLUB. Of Madison, has
elected {. F. Ford as its president, and
A. A. and A. c. Mayer and John Schu-
man as field captains.
JosEPH MCDoNALD, Of Eau Gale. was
taken from Drummond to the Sacred
Heart Hospital al Eau Claire, where
one leg was amputated. He died about
half al hour after the operation. He
was employed III logging camp, where
his leg was crushed by falling tree.
2. TRrAX, Of Eau Claire, purchased
Nelly Mason, 2:26,. at the recent sale of
trotters at Lexington, Ky. The price
was $500. /. {. Clark, also of Eau
Claire. paid 81 900 for Bugler, a 3-year-
old. at the same sale.
THE new insane asylum for Dunn
County, at Menomonee, has been for
mally opened.
MR~. C1oRDoy LANG. Of Ashland.
while alighting from e street car, was
thrown to the ground and received Sc
rious internal injuries.
MRs. i. Thomson. Of La crosse, died
from dose Of carbolic acid IN mistake
for some medicine. Deceased was II
years OF age.
MRs. Lucy Z. kIDDEE. Of Eau Claire.
passed away at the age Of - years.
uIPHTHEEIl Las become epidemic in
the town OF Belleyille, near Dayton.
A NEW lodge of odd Fellows has been
established at Washburn.
Has Murdered SIX Men.