The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-07-08
WISCONSIN NEWS.

"PpiCallOHs 1Or tne new state normal
schools for which appropriations have
been made. The following cities will
be visited on this trip: Rhinelander,
3shland, West Superior, Washburn and
bayfield,. At the close of this tour ali
the cities that have made applications
Will have been visited and the annual
meeting of the board will be held Julv
Ii, when the matter will be settled.
Miss ANNA STOKES, a milliner at Ia
crosse, has begun an action for SANDER
claiming damages to the amount of $40
900. The defendant is J. b. Miller. a
well-known conductor on the St. Paul
road.
JOSEPH LAvAsSoR, of Nasewaupee
Door County, had part of his right hand
amputated by getting it in contact with
circular saw.
WAR has been declared upon the
salvation Army at Madison, with the
result that 1t will at least be obliged to
cease the praise of God with kettle and
bass drums in residence neighborhoods,
A squad OF the army has been recr Hf-
ing IN Madison for several wears The
barracks are located among residences
and the drum aCCOmpaniments to the
evening services have been a disturb
ance often complained of, but never in
terfered with. a complaint has been
sworn out against Capt. and Mrs. Harry
Teed, the leaders, and the case will
have hearing in court.
MHwAUKEE'S new city directory is
Just out of the hands of the printer. The
publisher, basing his calculation on re-
ports of his agents, estimates the citv's
population at 263 600.
NELL-DIGGERS at Milwaukee, while
prosecuting searches into the bosom of
Mother Earth III an effort to procure
from Chlnaward non-garbage favored
aqua p1rd, otherwise plain utiljtarian
water for cleansing and other purposes
in the culinary bureau of the new Ho-
tel Davidson, unearthed a number of
small nuggets of silver at a depth of
100 feet. The product netted $40 in
one dav.
THE Street Lighting Committee of the
City Council at Madison has taken the
iaitlatory towards municipal lighting by
advertising for bids for doing the city
lighting for a period of years by private
corporation, and also for putting in an
electric lighting plant for the city com
plete except grounds and building,
which the city now has.
THE coroner's jury at Madison re-
turned verdict that the child of Frank
Lawrence, killed by an electric car
few nights ago, met death purely by ac-
cident, and exonerating the motor man
from blame.
Mrs. GEORGE FISHER, a La Crosse resi-
dent, had her arm broken and received
severe internal injuries in a runaway ac
cident.
PPEsENCE of mind saved Miss Stella
Hammel, an Appleton girl, from burn
ing to death. She was attending a pic
ME and in passing a campfire her dress
became ignited. With rare presence OF
mind she succeeded in tearing the burn
ing skirt from herself, although she was
enyelopcd in flames at the time. She
was severely burned about the hands,
but otherwise she was uninjured.
CHARLES, the 3-ycar-old son of Mrs.
f. Goodfellow, of Marinette, died from
the effects of being scalded with hot
coffee.
WILLIAM NANoRMAN, an old soldier re-
siding at Madison, has been sent to the
Mendoza asylum for treatment.
Miss LIZZIE SToRCH was joined in we'd
lock to Ole Peterson at the home OF her
parents in La Crosse.
OSMoND HEsTEBE, a farmer living in
the town of Drammcn, Eau Claire
County, was found dead, hanging by
the neck to tree in a grove near his
house. He was buried by several men
without an inquest or funeral Cere-
monies. The news was taken to the
authorities at Eau Claire by a nephew
of the deceased. The household OF
Hcstcbe consisted of himself his wife,
and his unmarried daughter. The wife
and daughter knew nothing of the de-
tails of his death. The men who buried
l, Tho pnnhnU llNps
about two miles from Iiestebe's and
saws he knew nothing of the matter uH-
til two days afterwards. Hestebe was
about - wears of age and a prosperous
farmer. District Attorney Frawley and
other officials have started from Tau
Claire for Drammen by team. The body
will be exhumed and an inquest held.
1t is reported that IIestebc had seri-
GUS disagreement with parties about
property matters.
A LOGGING contract has been made be-
tween Frederick Wcyerhauser and
David Dobie. of West Superior, which
surpasses ANYTHING of its kind yet made
in Northern Wisconsin. The latter
agrees To put in -, 600, 600 feet each year
for ten wears, the stipulated price per
Thousand being S4.50 The pine Is To-
Gated in Douglas County. 1he contract
also provides for the construction OF
railroad twenty or twenty-five miles
long for the transportation OF logs TO 81
Croix Lake in the same county
Louis NJ HoBsIN, of Madison, has
been presented with a relic in the
shape of a watch originally owned by
Alexander Hamilton. The watch was
heoueathed 10 Mr.. Hobbins by Mrs.
Philip Hamilton, who died few
months ago The works have been
taken from the original case within the
past few weeks and placed in a modern
eighteen carat gold case. The original
case which Mr.. Hobbins preserves Is
also cold. 1t is known that \ exander
Hamilton wore this watch when the
declaration of independence was signed
and also that he wore it during the
famous dual with Aaron Burr.
LANCASTER, Pa, paper reports the
arrival in that city of Peter Hahn,
rasident of Sturgeon Bay, whose father
resides in Lancaster. He left Sturgeon
Rav on MAY and walked the eh'lre
distance of 400 miles, reaching l-anCaS-
fer June l.. He walked the whole dls
tance except in two cases when ne h3t "
10 cross rivers upon ferry. ne lla'le
no stoppages upon the route Iie , n,e'
with no accidents and reached Lancas-
fer in safety and good condition al'ef d
fortv-scven davs' journey.
knsIxEE and Moneypenny, the two
Indians convicted by a jury at Madison
Of the murder Of Boneash and hls sqhaI" az
on tbe Odanah Reservation near ASH,
land we're brought into tthte, tndI{It9lfI TdItlIl
sci asked for suspension un.'' n. nreed r,d
tbs tn. wa was refused. Judge Bum sen-
fenced ~, them to hang August =.
''Jy Ntrrrr TT StrDrn, the Golored man ar,
rested at Ashland on charge o, taf "a that Fl1f
city city for trial. His wife is in a crl'ical
condition. e Crosse has
commenced action against me, tne hlc, Guy re. "a.
a. o00 damages alleged 10 nave peeh ie
eo;ved mpon a defective SIDEWAYS.
KILLED by Il Boiler Explosion
Sr PErERSEu Re, July The steamer
,lf,ns. a boat employed in the river
-, tho Nol.4 was to-day ap-