The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-07-02
BADGER NOTES.


Guenther, ex-state treasurer, for the
recovery of interest received on public
funds by Guenther has been continued
I'LL the fall term in the circuit court.
This move ls taken to await = decision
IN the treasury case now before the
supreme court. Ex-Treasurer Hnrshaw
appeared rs attorney for Mr.. Guenther.
J. T. SUSAN, who caused the death of
Christian Biethlmeyer by hitting him
on the head with heavy shovel,
before the municipal conrt at Madison,
offered to plead guilty 20 man
slaughter in the fourth degree. The
district attorney believes he should not
be allowed to plead guilty to less de-
gree than third. Susan WAS held to
trial.
! JOHN SYMEs. editor of the Pomona
Progress, at Pomona, Cal, died from II
fourth attack of paralysis. The deceased
WAS was At one time member of the
firm of Symes 4 Swain, now Swain Il
Tate, job printers, Milwaukee. lie was
resident of Wisconsin for many years.
and WAS associated with Brick" Pom
eroy and also Gov. Peck in the printing
business at La Crosse.
! Col. JAMES T. BARRIER, of Eau Claire,
has made an application 10 the Common
Council of that city for an electric light
franchise.
| WORD has been received at La Crosse
of the death OF Matt Ilosley, in Chica-
go. Deceased left a family in La Crosse
few weeks ago to go to Chicago, where
he intended to open IN business. The
remains will be taken to La Crosse for
burial.
! A. A. CUTTER, a wealthy Eau Claire
lumbermau, had some men at WORK
painting his no use. He got into an ar
gument with one of the men and bet
him SO he could do portion of work
in a certain time. The bet WAS taken
and MIR. Cutter worked from ) A. NJ. un-
til ) P. NJ, and finished in time 10 win
the bet. An admiring crowd Of citizens
watched him at his work.
| AT La Crosse, on the 9th, George
Knox, an insurance and real estate
agent, while alone IN his house, had
hemorrhage and died within \ very
short time. No one knew of his condi
ton until his body WAS found. He was
q wellknown and respected citizen.
| This is the fourth sudden death within
a fortnight.
THE seasons log cut in the Chequam-
egOn district aggregated lS5.90o, 900 feet,
q decrease OF u 600, 900 feet from that of
last season.
AsHLANDs authorized issue of ) per
cent. bonds TO the amount of 80, ,otO was
bid in bv W. W. Harris X Co., of Chica-
go, for $3.50 above par.
| MADISoNI,NS are enthusiastic over the
proposed pleasure drive. 1t will ex-
tend from the west line of the State
University farm around the bay t. Pic
mic Point making delightful stretch of
| fourteen ana ne-half miles.
TIE celebrated Watson will case at
Eau Claire has been settled out Of
court. Mrs. Clara Morton, who ella lined
TO be the widow of Watson, gets some
| thing like 5000 out of an estate esti-
mated to be worth $4,000.
A BRIDGE builder in the employ of
the North Western road, named r.
shunan, fell from a bridge near Blue
| Mounds and received an injury at the
base of the brain from which he died.
His home was at Verona.
TIE local United States land office at
Eau Claire has a decision from the
General Land Office in the four con-
| tests over the Reservoir lands. All the
| parties are given something, and tho
| important point decided ia that the act
of June 20, 1890, took effect December
20, 1870, without reference to any par
tiCular hour of that day. The entry
men had claimed that settlemer: prior
tO -. ". was not legal; but the COM
missioner says it WAS. A large number
ptendsn7t d4sn7t Gn n ,GRs ,GRhsT as spd pd &ceS are de-
| TSirFu STATES MARSuAL OAKLEY ar
rested John i. pufen, Peter Ferguson
and c. A. ShuttuCk, who have been IN
dlcted for stealing government timber
at Ashland.
TIE Mcdonald saw mill at La Crosse,
has been started, baving been leased by
{. NJ. McDonaid, He has contracted TO
saw several million feet for Philip
Gruner, of 1T. Louis, and enough work
is in sight to keep the mill busy through
the season. All lumber will be RATED.
and employment furnished about sew
enty-tive hands.
ExrERr JAcKwrrz has completed the
examination OF ex-llbrarian X. A. Lin
derfclts books at Milwaukee, and has
found that the deialcatlons of that of
fetal aggregate between 5000 and
$500.
NOTWITHSTANDING that the Omaha
road WAS excepted from the order OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission
in reducing it's Eau Claire rates, TIE
| lumbermen at Eau Claire and other
points along the line will take proceed
ings to force the Omaha road to also re-
duce their rates. II the Omaha does
rot reduce the Eau Claire rate it will
lose its Eau Glare business. If the
Omaha is beaten 1t will mean a loss of
$50, 600 a year.
4 rILE-pRIvEK which WAS in use Mt
| Ashland fell over into cellar. Il
| workman who was at the top of the
ladder went down with it, but escaped
unhurt. The distance was seventy five
| feet.
MRS EUGExI.T {. GILLETTE, formerly a
resident of Madison, died ut her home
in Emporia, kas. She was sister of
Gen. {. T. Chapman, of Madison.
The Turner Society of Madison Will
raise 81 900 bonus to secure the exten-
sion of the electric street railway to
| Schuctzen Park at that place.