The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-02-11

MI. LOUIS fratt expects TO leave
next week for a trip through to the
coast over the Great Northern railroad
He will spend several days in Spokane
Falls and then go over the mountains
to Seattle, Everett and Portland We
wish him a pleasant trip and a safe re-
turn.
-Assemblyman Charles L. Catlin was
up from Madison for few hours Sat
urday last and was kept busy most of
the receiving congratulations upon his
position in the Senatorial contest. Mr..
children are we'll and enjoying them
selves.
We regret to say that the families
of Messrs. Carl c. and Ralph {. Pope
have decided to remove from Superior
next week to Black River Falls where
they will take up their permanent res
! idence The Popes have for several
! wears been members of our most prom
| ineut business and social circles, and
Will be greatly missed.
An ordinance for establishing a
] council to adjust labor difficulties and
! perform the work Of a regular employ
ment agency was introduced at the last
/ meeting of the council, the commission
/ to consist of three members, one to be
! selected by the council, one by the
Trades and Labor Assembly, and one
! by the Superior Commercial club. The
! commission is TO keep a registry of all
! laboring men filing names, together
with class of work desired, salary de-
sired, etc. 1t Will be considered at the
next meeting of the council.
Senator T. F. Marshall and Repre-
sentative Miller. members of the North
Dakota Legislative committee appointed
= TO investigate the wheat inspection OF
! the Twin Cities and Duluth and Superb
or, arrived here the first of the week.
( They were accompanied by +. |. Searles
citizens committee of Hillsboro, \. ID.
! They came to sound Superior grain men
upon the matter of relnstatlng WiscOn-
I sin inspection of wheat. They found
however. tiat the general opinion OF
the grain men. as well as the railroad
interests, is against Wisconsin inspec.
ton at tins time, but it will come with.
in the next three years.
Ed. Morris returned from his old
home. Belleville, Ontario, on Wednes
day. While at home he had short
tussle with Is grippe, which served to
mar an otherwise pleasant visit with
old friends. ON his way back through
Michigan, bv tue G. T. r.. the train he
was on collIded with freight train
coming from the opposite direction and
the cars preceding the one he was IL
were demolished. Five men were killed
and four wounded. but Mr.. Morris es
capped with slight bruise on his left
leg. The accident was the result of s
misunderstanding. 1t goes without say
ing that Ed. was glad to get back to the
hunting grounds of old Superior with
his scalp unified.
Thomas Lyons, the man who was
shot early last sunday morning by Pc
liceman Zwicky while trying to escape
arrest, died on Tuesday evening. \
postmortem examination was held or
Wednesday morning at the under
taking rooms Of \. T. lie Sage and al
inquest was held in the afternoon II
the undertaking rooms of CoraneI
Downs The District Attorney was re
presented bv Drs. NcGill, Collins anc
Orchard. officer ZwIcky by Doctors
Adams and Sarazin. The examination
showed that the bullet had entered th'
small of the back. taking a downward
course, and lodgin, in one of the lowe
ribs. The verdict of the jury was tha
no blame attcchad to Officer Zwickey
he having shot the deceased III the per
for,uauCe Of his duty.