The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-12-26
n EWS OF
WISCONSIN

Milwaukee.-A storm, the worst 80
far this winter, Thursday wrought
great destruction to telephone and tel
egraph wires north of Milwaukee in
the neighborhood of Sheboygan, Port
Washington, Fond du Lac and Osh-
kosh. The snow is heavy and wet A
large number of telephone and tele.
graph poles are reported TO have been
broken off at the base, carrying with
them many wires. II force of the
storm can be imagined from the fact
that considerable of the recent con
struction work Of the telegraph and
telephone companies is new. The
Western Union Telegraph Company's
chief operator reports that the storm
reaches north into the copper country.
though in the extreme north 1t is not
so severe as in the southern section.
Madison.-An alleged scheme to
control the price of meat in Madison
and to freeze out dealers who invite
patronage by selling at a smaller
profit than the larger concerns, max
ing it impossible for them to purchase
meat from the packing houses in Chi,
cago, Milwaukee and elsewhere, and
to force the hotels into buying their
supply directly from the local mar
kets, is charged by Fred Bartels.
While the butchers have held several
meetings, one of them is authority for
the statement that no organization has
been effected The Park hotel, Capt.
tai house, Avenue hotel, Fess hotel,
Elver hotel and other places have
| been buying meat directly from the
big city packers, and they intend to
continue this plan.
Madison.-The University of Wis
| consin is out of money. All of the
univerSity's income has been used and
already the institution has asked the
secretary of state and the state treas,
urer for $4,000 out of the general
fund to keep the institution going, and
this amount was loaned. Another ap-
! pliCation has just been made for an
additional loan of $4,000, The state
allows the university twoseyenths mill
tax which amounts to about 81 300 OO0
In addition $30,0 600 is allowed the
university annually for building pur
poses.
Racine.-A resident of Racine so
years, once an expert carpenter, with
influential friends and wealthy rela
tiyes, Jacob Bolmes, 6S years old, OBJ
jects to being committed to the cOun
ty house. Mr. Bolmes has lived in an
old barn for more than year and
with no fire, winter or summer He
objected to entering the pOorhouse, de
claring that he was poor enough al
ready.
Madison. - Announcement of the
fall election to membership in the
Iron Cross, the honorary senior so
ciety of the University of Wisconsin,
was made. The elections are as fol
lows: Gustave w. Buchen, Shcboy-
gan; Thomas r. Davidson, Evansville,
| Ind; Carl j. Cunningham, Chippewa
Falls, and Miles c. Riley, South Mil
waukee.
Green Bay. b. Call was Wcdncs,
day appointed general freight and pas.
senger agent of the Green Bay &
Western railroad and its three auXil-
iary lines by General Manager J. c.
Jordan. The appointment takes eff
feet on January / He takes the office
left vacant by the death of W. G. Mod
isett who died last September.
Ashland.-Ole Olson has settled his
$4,000 damage suit against the NJ. J..
Peppard Bridge Contracting Company
out of court for $G.05O Last March
while employed ON a new dock here
/ Olson was struck by a falling timber
and hurled 30 feet below into Lake
Superior He suffered internal in
juries.
Racinc-Prof Charles Menge, one
Of the Oldest and widest known Ger.
man music teachers in southern Wis
consin, is dead of kidney trouble He
was born in Germany ana settled In
| Milwaukee in 1888. Since 1868 he has
lived in this city. He was - years
old and is survived by a wife and ten
children.
Supcrior-The first payment to the
state treasurer by the Wisconsin
Grain & Warehouse Company has
been made As the result Of the good
business in the weighing department
the commission was enabled TO pay
all its indebtedness and turn over
check for $1,000 TO the state
Green Bay.-Green Bay fishermen
will urge the coming legislature 10 en-
act a law prohibiting fishing during
the month Of April They desire 10
have the sale Of so-called rough fish,
including pike, pickerel, perch and
carp, stopped.
Manitowoc.-H J. Goeres, who was
discharged when arrested on charge OF
violating the health regulations Of the
village Of Kiel by breaking smallpox
quarantine has been rearrestcd on
charge based on the state board Of
health rules
Ripon.-E. W Clark dean of Ripon
coll.e ard profess of Latin and
Roman aola1oI9 has resigned q
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