The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-03-04
BADGER NOTES.

Soli- anu bdull injured.
MADELINE Island, situated near Ash
land, BIDS fair TO become a popular reSOr
the coming summer A Chicago man has
purchased the Grant estate at that place,
and intends to convert it into a village OF
summer cottages. Already thirty lots have
been sold to Chicago people.
THIEVES have been very busy at Mari
nette, of late, and many robberieS have
been reported to the police. A few even
was entered and a Winchester life stolen.
Rettke Bros, grocerS had $40 in cash
taken, and ZeraIZky * Lerull, tobacco
merchants. lost few boxes of cigars. 1t
was evidently the work of amateurs.
THREE complaints have been served
upon Sergt. DOrmOdy and Oi,icer ~ clSh, of
the police force at Ashland. asking for
damage to the amount of $4,000. The
suits grew ont of the arrests made IN a
Polish row last summer. The testimony
at that time showed that Welsh was called
TO quiet row: that the crowd set upon
him. and but for the assistance of Dor
mOoy, who fortunately arrived upon the
scene he would have been badly punished.
DOrmOdy and Welsh succeeded in making
four arrests. Two Of those arrested. Mr..
Rink and Albert Piclawa, now allegc that
the OH GERS assaulted them without provo
cation, and they sue DOrmOdy for S20,GCO
and Welsh for $50 Coz,
y
in hospital at Ashland, has been declared
insane.
EDWARD SMITH, an Eau Claire young
man, has been arrested at Mlnnehaha
on charge OF burglary.
TIE John A. Salzer COmpany'S seed
plant at La Crosse was damaged by fire to
the extent of 500.
LEVY BANGLE, farmer living few
miles west of Augusta, cut part of his
hand of while chOpplng wood.
Mrs. JOSEPH GoCDLANp, aged IS years,
died suddenly at her home in La Crosse.
THOMAS MCCoRMICK, of Eau Claire,
died in hospital at st. Paul, tue result Of
an operation. lie was 81 years of age
THERE is talk of new depot building
being erected at Ashland to be used by
the Omaha and Northern Pacific com
panleS.
JOHN JOHNSON, a re Sidcnt of Eau Claire
cut his fingers few days ago with piece
of glass. Blood poisoning set in shortly
afterwards, and his arm Swclled to twice
Its natural size. The physician IN charge
says the patient cannot live.
DIR. LYMAN J. HILLS, of Sherry, Wood
County, committed suicide by taking
laudanum. He was 81 years OF age.
year ago he took the keeIcy cure. but his
love for liquor OVerCame him last fall, and
he again drank To excess.
GEORGE BARBER, residing at Augusta.
received a terrible cut on the head while
engaged in chopping wood, the axe getting
caught IL clOtheS-lnc, which caused 1t
to fly back and strike him. lie Is III a crit
icaI condition.
Dir. WILLIAM \. SCOTT, OF the School
of Economics at the Wisconsin uniyer-
Slty, has completed arrangements Tor
his sixth university extension lecture
course.
The Catholic Book Store Company, of
Madison, has been organized with a capital
stock of 81 600
INFORM ALTON has been received a. Ash
land that the application of the settlers.
who are cOntCStlng the keystone Lumber
Company IN land case, for a rehearing.
was denied. The land in question is very
valuable and IS located Just east Of
the city. The case was heard hy
the Ashland officers ana an appeal
taken from the decision to the COmmIS
slOner OF the general land Office. The
commissioner decided IN favor Of the Key
stone Company, and the tlcrS made 4 mo-
ton tor rchcarInT of the case on the de-
cisiOn OF the commissioner. The motion
is denied and the commissioners deriSion
stands unless an appeal Is taken 10 high
er tribunal and a reversal ordered.
a EEHEARING has been secured IN the
case OF NT. Ncltgc, of Eau Clare. against
the Chicago 1t. Paul, Minneapolis *
ollldHd ltllNdN ana int state OF W lSCD!-
SIN, involving title 20 Deer Park, st. Groin
County. decided recently III favor of til,
defendants. / he rehearng was grantee
on the ground that neglect by plaintiff
father to assert his right early enough.
which was the sole ground of the decision.
had not been pleaded by the defendants.
AN electric power and storage company
has filed articles OF incorporation at Ash
land. The capital stock OF the company
Is 100000, and IS all held by Ashland
parties. The company Will begin the
manufacture Of electric accumulatOrS or
batteries under the patent secured by
Leslie l.. EowIcy, OF that city. 1t is cX-
pected the plant at that place Will he ready
to begin operations about March Is.
JosErH BoUCHAEp, of Ashland had his
leg badly manclcd III a lumber camp near
that place. Amputatlon Will not be neceS-
Sary.
JOSEPH OLSON, a young man employed
in Linden X Hlllcr's blaming mill at Mari
nette, had his right arm severed below
the elbow by coming III contact win Il
buzz saw.
SEREAUNS CLINTON HASTINGS. a for
mCr Wisconsin man. died At his home in
San Francisco, tal-. aged - years. Mr..
Hastings was the first chief Justice of Cal
ifOrnia, He was born at N&tcTtOWn, y.
y, November -. 1914, and moved TO Bur
lington, K Iciue County. in 1891.
NIL HAIL NbNNbk Illu JAMES ~ I OnUDT
pleaded guilty in the Dane County munICi-
pal court 10 the burglary of the North
Western Hallway station At Waunakce
They We're sentenced to eighteen months
each IN the state prison.
STATE SUPERINTENDENT WELLS has
issued his report Tor the two years ending
June 50. 1>G2. 1t shows the to,al cost Of
the public schools for that period 10 he
Sl,S9N.5i2, @n increase OF SiO34ll over the
preceding two years. The enrolment for
the year 1912 was 356. 80 a decrease in
attendance of $3.50. The report shows
that last year nearly 10000 attended no
school. while 44,454 attended private
schools,
y WINNEBAGo Indian was run down .
the cars near La Crosse and instant
killed. being cut up in Il horrible manuc
The remains were taken III charge by
band Of NlnnehagOCS who were camp,
Ecar that place, aud buried IN true India.
style. The dead Indian was wrapped up
III blanket and then placed IN the
and frleuds. with their faces painted
black, each one with an offCring
to the dead. \ gun with ammunition
an axe ana knife were placed along with 4
pipe and pouch of tobacco. 4 bag Of
bread and meat were also placed in the
grave, 50 that the warrior would not grow
hungry on the way 10 the happy hunting
grounds, The band OF Indians then
formed in 4 circle about the grave. The
women sal upon the ground and beat tn"
drum, " bile the men chanted a mOurnfUl
dlrgc, kccpng time with what is known
as the dance of the dead.
~ the result of law snit at Madison,
George SoeIcn VIII have to pay to James
Maiancy the sum Of $3.50 George
Scotch. plaintiff. entered a plea f0T Iud.-
meut 10 the amount of Si2g tor meat tur-
niShcd rII0r To March. I>S@. James Ma
laney. the defendant, put IN counter
claim III The Way OF 4 plumbers b!iI
amounting 10 >I1L Judgment OF So, -
was found by the Jury tor The defendant
and the costs, amounting 10 >iS.:n, weTc mn
posed upon the plaintiff.
Il. MORAN. an alleged gambler, was ar
rested at Ashland and sentenced to three
months in the county jaIl.
TIE Common Council at ASlani Is at
present engaged IN an effort t. SecUr' a
better supply 81 water than Is beng fur
nIShcd the city. 1t has been suggested
that the water plant lie moved 10 fariSn-
Vile. 4 distance of SIX miles. where the
water can he secured IRON Lake Superior