The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-08-21
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS

uhesha.-August Henk, owner OF
the Henk mineral spring and promi-
nent in Waukesha business circles,
died. Death resulted from nervous
troubles and came Unexpectedly. Mr..
Henk laid the foundation of his for
tune in the discovery of the now fam
Gus Henk mineral spring in 1881. He
was Milwaukeean by birth and pre-
yious to that time had been in bust
ness in that city He was the first
to bottle mineral water and ship it out
of Waukesha an industry which has
since grown to large proportions.
Plymouth. Benjamin Werner, aged
% years and unmarried, was acct
dentally killed BY north-bound limited
passenger train No.-73 on the Milwau-
kee road a half mile north of Adell.
The head, left arm, and right leg were
cut off and strewn along the railroad
track for five rods while one piece of
the shoulder and arm, weighing about
seven pounds, was carried on the en-
CINE of the train and dropped on the
track near Plymouth station, Sla
miles distant
Waukesha, The mysterious dis
appearance from her home last
Thanksgiving and subsequent wander
ings Of Miss NJ Patterson, a hand
some young woman of Pittsburg Pa,
came to light when the young WON
an, whom it transpires comes from
wealthy Pittsburg family, was turned
over to the custody Of her mother,
Mrs. Mary Patterson, and DR. G. p.
Seip of Pittsburg, who came after her.
KenOsha.-Cornelius Mcfarland, 50
years of age, supposed to live at New
Haven, Conn, was ground to pieces
under switch engine, In his clothing
which was found in a box car near
the scene of the accident was a note
which read "In case of accident to
me notify Mrs. Margaret Mcfarland,
i61 West street, New Haven, Conn"
Madison-Mrs. Chain, a woman
about seventy.five years of age was
found dead a bathtub at the home
Of Mr. adj Mrs Edward Norton, with
whom she had been living for the last
ten years The body was found rest.
ing on the rim of the tub with the
feet on the floor and the head and
arms under IA inches of water.
Kenosha Members of the Kenosha
chapter of the Duluth Brotherhood
are negotiating with members Of the
council with the view of selling TO the
city property owned by the brother
hood near Pearl and Exchange
streets, to be used by the city as a
public market place.
La Crosse The first contract for
the permanent Improvement highway
system was let for the job of re.
surfacing the Onalaska- Midway road
with limestone top dressing laid in
modern style The sum appropriated
by the county board for this highway
was S., 900.
ashburn-Drowning in two inches
of water was the peculiar fate Of Joe
Provost, a laborer OF Cornucopia,
few miles north of here. Provost. who
had been celebrating rather joyously,
left the saloon and started for home
Whe next seen he was lying face
downward in the gutter, dead
Milwaukee Alexander II. Rogers,
an old settler of Milwaukee, died in
the residence of his son, George II
Rogers. Mr.. Rogers was well-known
in Milwaukee and to the travelling pub
lie through his association with the
Prairie du Chen division of the MI.
waukee raid.
Kenosha Jerome II White.
member OF the First Wisconsin in.
fantry in the civil war and a promi.
nent pioneer resident Of Kenosha.
slashed his throat with a razor in an
alley back of the Maple house The
mans jugular vein was partially sew,
cred
Neenah.--P. j. Howell and wife and
two women friends of Duluth, while
on an outing at Clifton, on the east
shore Of Lake Winnebago, narrowly
escaped death when their auto went
over q high cliff They dropped 100
feet Mr.. Howelrs arm was broken.
Kewaskum Kewaskum had
homecoming celebration John r
Kelly. city attorney Of Milwaukee.
and District Attorney Backus whose
home was formerly at Kewaskum,
were the speakers An excursion was
run from Milwaukee.
Lake Geneva Following the seri