The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-06-09

the new Y NJ c. A. building at James
VILE and received injuries which will
probably prove fatal.
The La Crosse County Building and
Loan Association is being organized at
La Crosse. The capital will be So, 1000.
Judge ellison, of Fond du Lac. has
rendered his decision in the case of Rob
ert McMillen vs. George W. Pratt which
was recently tried before him, awarding
Mr.. McMilen a Judgment against Mr.
fratt for $4,000 with interest at the
statutory rate from June l. 1889. The
case has been in the courts the past few
years and attracted much attention. Mr..
McMillen furnished Mr.. Pratt 100000
to build his famous logging railroad at
Post Lake in order TO reach some valu-
able pine owned by them. Under the CON
tract Mr.. Pratt was to cut, haul and de-
liver to Mr.. McMillen 25.OO0. 900 feet of
. logs at S6 per 1,0p0 To pay for the money
advanced him to build the railroad.
Mr.. Pratt delivered $4,000, 900 feet of
these logs and refused to deliver the bal
ance. The action was brought to recover
the balance due Mr.. McMilcn on the cash
advanced, and also for the margin or mar
ket value of the 100000 feet of logs
above the contract price for delivering
them. Mr.. Pratt set up various counter
claims and alleged breach of oral CON
tracts which Mr.. McMillen denied ever
existed. The case was hOtly contested
with an array of able attorneys ON both
sides.
John Fitzgerald was found guilty of
a criminal charge at Prairie du Chen.
Sentence has not yet been passed
Henry Tarrant, of IanesvilIe, has
been e-rcted chairman of the Rock Coun-
ty Board of Supervisors.
Frank JaekelS was run over by a
horse at Appleton. He escaped with a
broken leg.
DIR. f. A. Lyman. of GAINESVILLE, has
been appointed superintendent Of the
state hospital for insane in place of j.
q. Hughes, of Plymouth, resigned.
burglars blew the door off the big
town safe in Albion, Dane County They
Put in such a charge of powder that the
door was torn to pieces and tossed across
the room. 1t was in +. b. Collins store
and Tor the first time in Il year the safe
was empty. The robbers did not get 4
cent for their trouble. They got tools TO
crack the safe from "A neighboring black
smith shop
Z. {. Holman, fireman on the Wis
conSin Central, had his arm broken while
at Stevens Point
{ 'harlcs French, Sr.. appeared before
Judge Parish at Ashland and handed him
the following: Il appear before you in
and demand the immediate and uncon-
dluonal discharge of my son from custody.
ana that this demand be placed on the
records of this court on the following
GROUNDS: 1 ne grounds tor release We're
given by quoting from Article ) of the
federal constitution, which gives persons
accused Of crime the right of a speedy
trial. Judge Parish ordered the clerk to
file the demand. and formally denied the
same. French himself was in court.
Fred Schneider of Neenah, an en-
ployc of the Chicago 4 Northwestern
Railway Company, who left home Sunday
morning. claiming that he was going
on 4 fishing trip on Lake WinnehagO. has
not yet returned nor can any trace of him
he found. IT is thought hy many that he
has left his family. and that he only
claimed to he going out on the lake to
give people the idea that he was drowned
lie left large family in destitute crcum-
stances.
Ed. Baker. the Hurley bank robber.
whom the supreme court practically de
Cidcd shall serve ont his term in state
prison. has written n letter which is on
file in the clerks office at Ashland. In
this Baker throws up the sponge and an
nounceS his desire to make application
for pardon.
The old Touring mill of w. +. Mas
sucre X Co, at Arcadia. Wis. has been
purchased hy West Superior parties and
will be fitted with new and improved
machinery