The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-09-18
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

Ashland IT. T. Brents, the special
United States officer who was here to
investigate the sale OF liquor TO IN
dams, and who was accused OF as
saulting Ben Morrison at Odanah, has
decided not 10 stand trial. He was
convicted by Judge McCloud, 1t Delhe
testified by several witnesses that ne
was drunk, and that while inyestlgat-
ing whether there was any liquor IN
Ben Morrison's new confectionery
store, he assaulted Morrison by nit
ting him over the head with re-
yo'"er. Brents appealed the case TO
the circuit court. Attorney Shea
stated that they would pay the money
at once so that the settling OF the
fine in this way ends the case. No
announcement has been made by
Judge Parish regarding where he will
send the other criminal case that is
on the calendar against Brents.
Appleton, George F. Peabody, one
! of the most prominent men in Apple
! ton and owner Of large dry goods
| store, died of cancer of the stomach.
Mr.. Peabody was taken i'll in the
spring while cruising in the south in
his steam yacht and underwent an op-
Grafton in Chicago in July. He re-
NAMED in Chicago until Friday night
when he was brought home in the pri-
yate car of VicePresident w. A. Gar
diner of the Northwestern road Mr..
Peabody was secretary of the Amer
lean Fisheries society, a trustee of
Lawrence university, and only recent
ly gave that institution $4,000 for a
new conservatory Of music building.
Every business house in the city will
close for the funeral.
Beloit-The cornerstone of the
| new $4,000 Catholic church on the
west of the river was laid. Rev. Fa-
Their Bosche of Marquette university,
Milwaukee, performed the ceremony
as representative of Archbishop Ness
Their j. X. Rosswinkle of Loyola uni
yersity, Evanston, H., gave the SER
mon. Priests from several neighbor-
ing towns assisted in the exercises Of
the afternoon. The mems choir from
St. Mary's church of GAINESVILLE sang.
the site of the church. Rev. Father
Joseph Hanz is the pastor of the new
church.
enosha-Lesander Scafa, an Ital.
to, H., ,5n Of
attempted murder in connection with
a stabbng ard shooting ARRAY in a
saloon on the west side of the city.
Scaffa plunged knife into the cloth
ing of Charles Viii, one of the leaders
among the Italians of Kenosha, but
the knife did not penetrate the flesh.
Viii drew a revolver and fired three
times, but none OF the bullets struck
Scaffa. Viii gained fame some years
ago when he shot and killed Tony
Bruno, then the king of the Italians
in Kenosha"
Eau Claire Dillon and Shelby, the
trained lion and loness with a carni-
val company, now exhibiting in Eau
Claire, are not expected to live, hav-
ing caught cold during the wet and
cold weather last week. a veterinary
from one Of the ZOOS at New York
has been telegraphed to come, In the
meantime the animals are being fed
cod liver oil and live pigeons, the lat
ter being swallowed whole, the feath-
ers tending To cut the large guam
Eny
Sheboygan-Rev j. Boyd Coke of
| the Grace Episcopal church has re-
| ceiyed a call from st, Louis, Mo,
where 1t is said he is offered larger
| parish and a large salary. He has
| gone to that city TO look over the
| ground before deciding what he will
| do. Mr.. Coke has been in charge OF
| Grace church during the last two
| years. He came here from Appleton.
Stevens Point - Manual training
| and domestic science have been added
/ 10 the course of study in the public
! schools OF this city, To begin with,
! the studies will only be introduced in
! the sixth, seventh and eighth grades
and the freshman year of the high
school. Cooking will not be included
| in the domestic science work this
year.
Fond du Lac-To prevent the cree
ton of a fat building adjoining the
| Elks clubhouse. w. c. Reinig has pur
chased the William DeSteese property
on sheboygan street II is well under
stood tht the Masons and the Elks will
try 10 secure the entire frontage in the
block In which their clubhouses are
| located
Manitowoc sheriff Joseph Willing
er. aged 80 years, died suddenly Of
heart failure He was elected last fall
on The Democratic ticket in the hottest
campaign for sheriff in the county's
history There were about a doger
candidates for the position Gov
/ Davidson will appoint his successor.
Cumberland While Mrs Peter kel
logg OF the town q Cumberland va: