The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-25
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

Grautou-Walter Moldenhauer. the
young man who is building an
arship three miles west of here,
made a trial OF his invention recently
with great success He went several
hundred feet and had the machine
under perfect control. The flight
would have continued only for the
fact that one of the main shafts was
too light and bent. He is now en-.
gagged in making another OF heavier
material and is convinced he has
solved the problem of travelling in
the air.
Ladysmith.-C of Police Cul.
he sees a youth under age who
is training to be an adept AT drink.
ing. he takes him by the arm in ia
therly manner, escorts him into sa
loon. parades him before the bar
tender. so that he can be recognized
without the aid of a Bertillon system,
and makes known his age with the ad
monition to keep your eye on this
boy; he's under age" Then the pair
go to the next place, and so on down
the line.
Manitowoc.-A small fire which
damaged the Northwestern depot
to the extent OF $1,000, il Is
hoped will lead to the building of a
new station here next summer The
fire originated in a toilet room and
when discovered had gained consid.
cradle Roadway. All efforts of the
fire department were directed toward
saving the baggage room and the
warehouses; The waiting rooms We're
practically Quilted, An oNerheated
stove is believed to have caused the
blaze.
Cameron.-~While Calvin Temple
ton was saving handles at the
Oak Grove handle factory, piece of
timber caught the top of the saw and
threw it with great force, striking
Mr.. Templeton in the side and only
for a watch in his pocket which was
struck by the flying missile and di.
verted its course, the stick would
have passed through his body. AS It
was he was badly hurt The watch
was demolished He had purchased it
a few days before.
Fond du Lac-Timothy Rergin,
50 years old, wealthy farmer
of the town of Eldorado. died on Sun
day from eating an apple that was ice
cold. Bergin went to the root cellar
for an apple and returning, placed it
to his wife's cheek with the remark:
isn't that cold?" He then ate the
apple, and in Il minutes was dead
Doctors say death was due to acute
dilation of the heart caused by taking
the cold fruit into the stomach
La Crosse-Fire of unknown
origin destroyed the Bluff brew
cry, located about mile and a
half from Brownsville. The interior
Of the building had been recently re-
modelled by the new owner William
Laudoman, who purchased the plant
which had been idle for several years
He was preparing to reopen the brew
cry in the early spring
Bayfield, bayfield, once again is
alive with numerous gambling
dens and the business is being carried
on quite extensively with no effort Of
concealment. 1t is generally known
that there are a number of proprietors
of saloons here who are making
poker" a leading feature of their es-
adjustments
Pulaski William Kurowski for
mer clerk of the public schools
justice of the peace, and who has
handled an extensive amount Of real
estate in Pulaski for several years
was convicted of forgery in the cir
cult court at Shawano and sentenced
to serve four years in the state peni.
Tertiary at Waupun.
Medford John Johnson the al
legged murderer of Mrs. Shirley q,
Hannibal. Taylor county, changed
his plea from guilty to rot guilty be
fore Judge Parish at Ashland, and
was brought down by Sheriff Win.
theirs and lodged in Jail awaiting his
trial which will be held in the Ianu
airy term of court
Hudson Emil Johnson, who swim
died St CroiX county farmers out
Of 5000 on fake live stock life
insurance pleaded guilty and was sen
fenced to one year at Waupun
Viroqua The copper mine on thu
farm of James p Allen uoaG
Avalanche. will be reopeuod by nc@
organization to be known as thc