The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-06-10
WISCONSIN NEWS

INe ihdldh skeletons were unearthed
by James Gibson, Louis Bender and
JuieS 6enlesse. The bones We're in a
Ialr state of preservation and were
found about three feet under around
Inc skull of one was evidently that of a
ihuge warrior, who was probably killed
by spear thrust, for part of flint
spear head was found imbedded in the
skull - 'iio
fRESIDENT DALRYMPLE, of the BAYFIELD,
Harbor * Great Western Railroad. is in
bayheld completing arrangements for
beginning operations on the BAYFIELD,
section of the road The first contract
Tor clearing the right of way was let to
John Lambert, and he has already be-
gun work with gang of men.
The little son of Robert Murray. of
Sturgeon Bay, had a narrow escape from
strangulatlon. He was playing with a
cologne bottle and IN some manner got
the stopper down his throat.
GEN. LUCIUs FAIRCHUD. of Madison
has been elected member of the board
OF directors of the Gettysburg Battle
field Memorial Association.
The striking carpenters at Madison
have decided to purchase mill at that
place and 90 into business on the COOP
eratiye plan.
NINE Ashland young men were ar
rested on charge of gambling and
were fined $50 and costs each.
JOSEPH ANDERSON was sentenced at La
crosse to one year in state prison on a
charge of burglary.
The body of Robert Binder. we'll
known Bohemian Of Menominee. Mich.
was received from Washburn, with a
note to the effect that he had been shot.
Evidence of this was seen in a bullet
wound behind the ear. The Bohemian
Society OF MenOmlnee will investigate.
MRs. +. VI. FULLER, a prominent So
ciety woman Of Madison, gave a party
IN the Opera House at that place few
days ago IN honor of her daughter, Mrs.
Shirley.
RICHARD RUSSELL, an Ashland man,
intends to start cat farm on one OF the
Apostle Islands near Ashland He pro-
poses to raise cats for their fur.
TIE new shingle mill of the Marinette
Lumber Company, of Marinette, was
destroyed by. fire. 1t is supposed to
have been of incendiary origin.
THE Menominee River Boom Com
pany at Marinette has assorted to date
this season %, 600, 900 feet Of logs.
AFTER five days hard legal fighting
the jury in the case of Loyejoy VS.. the
7. :. Davis Lumber Company, at La
Crosse, brought in verdict of 1000
damages LoYeiOy lost a leg and was
otherwise injured in defendants mill.
He never could tell exactly how it hap
pened, and the whole question was on
the condition of the machinery as to the
safety to the operator. An appeal will
be taken.
An old we'll used by Father Galthieur,
who died years ago, was discovered re-
Gently Just north Of st. Gabriel Church,
Prairie du Chen. This well will be re-
stored to good conditions and preserved
as an object of interest by the Catholic
people Of that city.
THE Madison Woman's Club at an in
formal meeting discussed with much
favor the project of establishing $50
scholarship in economics for the State
University. The matter will be def
nitelv decided at the regular June
meeting.
CHEF OF Police SCHWARTZ, of Ash
land, has commenced a crusade against
the many ''crap joints at that place.
THE seminary collection for 1892 in the
diocese of La Crosse amounted to
g, ,963.07.
MARIE SWEENEY, who has a mania for
smashing store windows, surprised the
residents of IIighbridge, Ashland
County, few days ago, by wrecking the
big front window Of McGeehan's store.
Sheriff DoWd. of Ashland, happened to
be at Highbridge and placed her under
arrest and took her to Ashland. She
is known throughout Northern WiscOn-
sin and Minnesota and has been in jail
score of times for similar Otfenses.
TIE Belt Line Associotion, of Ash
land, at recent meeting elected the
following officers: J. W. Cochran, presl-
dent; Thomas Bardon, vice-president;
K. c. Heydlautf, secretary and treas
urer. Directors: John III. Knight, DR..
+. Ellis, d. W Mowatt, c. +. Latimer.
The officers will also serve as directors.
The carpenters strike at Madison is
badly muddled. Part of the men have
returned to work, claiming that the
strike was ordered without a general
vote of the members of the union.
THE Plankinton Bank, Milwaukee, is
closed and it will 90 into liquidation.
There is every reason to believe that
the depositors will be paid in full, but
to many of them the necessary delay
will prove great inconvenience and
hardship. The capital stock OF the bank
is $500. 900 and the stockholders are Ia
bic for twice that amount. Ihey are
abundantly able to supply 1t If the other
assets of the bank are insufficient to
meet all obligations.
THE election of officers by the Grand
Lodge knights of Pythias resulted as
follows: Frank B. Hosklns, Fond du
Lac. supreme representative; Charles
I. kimball, Green Bay, grand chan-
cellor: T. II. Crahen, Beloit, grand vice.
chancellor: II. B. Haywood, Marsh
field. grand prelate; Frank Barry, Mil
waukee. grand keeper of records and
seal: Fred krause, Milwaukee, grand
master of the exchequer; George X.
Bailv, Milwaukee, grand masterr-at-
arms; Con Feige, Eau Claire, grand IN
side guard: Capt +. W. Ford, La Crosse,
grand outside guard.
IT is stated by those protesting to
know that after the Board OF Regents
have visited the twenty places desired,
that they will from this number select
fonr or five that stand superior to the
rest and then make another visit to each
of this number and give them closer IN
spection, the first being only Prehlli!11 M
nary and that it will not be settled untu
the middle of July.
AN insane man, giving his name as
Maurice Barbeau, was found wandering
about the streets at AshIaAu anu We
locked up. He had arrived directly
from san Francisco by ar SNIP pelllS
I@G be said! anu He He was pronounced insane 3y
= board of physicians and will probably.
he sent to the Northern Hospital at
IT TnE H Board of Control hasaudited bills
for state institutions for the current
month as follows: State Hospital Tor lhe
Insane. SS,7l7.03; Northern Insane AsS
Ium, $. ~ IS; Asylum for the bhIna'
y 5iiq 81: Deaf and Dumb Asylum, s.
Us; Industrial school for Boys, s.
al S3i,iI Il; state Prison, s5,OlS.2S; State
public School for Dependent Children
EE.RLEs DUNCAN, a fireman on the
Wisconsin Central road, was held up oy
two men at Ashland. The hlghWaylnen
secured only few cents in change.
~ ~ Stata E09rd of Control has not