The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-11-06
STATE NEWS

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pipe was broken and William is mad.
With well-digging crew he went into
the country and was asleep in small
cabin when a companion prepared sew
eral sticks of giant powder, left the
building and locked the door on the
outside a spark from the stove light
ed the fuse, and Baird was awakened
by its suffering. A prisoner behind
the locked door, he turned his back
and awaited a terrible death. BY some
strange chance, however, the force Of
the explosion was spent in an opposite
direction and when the rest of the
terror, stricken crew came to gather
up the bits OF Bairds remains they
met him walking out of the ruins of
The shanty, unframed.
MIlwaukee.-Firew which is supposed
10 have started at the bottom OF
shaft in the old Pabst elevator at the
foot of Oregon street, now owned by
the pfister & Vogel Leather Com
pany, and leased by the FRANKIE Grain
Company, caused a loss of between
$4,000 and 100000 and threatened
the whole plant. Most of the loss
falls on the grain company, as about
$4,000 worth Of grains were stored
in the building, most of which was
damaged either by fire or water. This
is covered by $4,000 insurance. The
building itself, which was bought two
hn Do he Ipau-i in
Company, was valued at 100000 and
carried $4,000 insurance The loss
on the building will probably be about
5000
Fond du Lac-When Bishop Graf
ton was shown the reply of Rev j. NJ.
Raker he dictated the following: Il
deposed Father Raker according to
the canOns OF the church because he
had left the communion of our church
and desired to be deposed. | did not
depose him and never so stated on
account of his being a failure as a
priest For Father Raker's personal
piety have always had high regard
and entertain no other than kindly
feeling toward him, believing in his
sincerity and conscientiousness. 1t
Is, however a matter of common re-
port that Father Raker was not a
success as parish priest, but this
had nothing to do with his deposition
and never said it had"
La Crosse,-Walter Jordan of Chi,
- If a hnliaVpI To 40 n
workman in the employ of the North
western railway, was found murdered
at Medary small station on the out
skirts OF La Crosse. The coroner's
investigation established the fact that
he had been murdered and that he had
not been killed by being struck by
train. The police have arrested Jo-
seph Kelley and John Cunningham.
also Of Chicago, and fellow employees
of Jordan, on the charge Of murder
Both assert their innocence No mo-
tive for the crime is known Jordan
had five dollars in his pocket when
found
Ripon-"There is no difference be
tween a germ as defined by modern
scientists and the ancient evil de.
mons" declares Prof. W. J. Mulch,
doctor Of philosophy at Ripon college.
"A germ is given rs the cause OF
whooping cough, measles, scarlet
fever and smallpox Yet it is the
same indoscribablo thing which the
ancients termed a witch or an evil
demon The germ is a theory. The
witch or evil demon was a theory"
Stoughton William Wettleson. the
bachelor hermit living southeast of
here. has been found dead in his
shack with a bullet hole in his right
temple While the suicide theory is
probably the only tenable explanation,
there are some circumstances that
appear pulling on the back of both
hands were blood stains. Surviving
him are three sisters-one in Chi
caso one ia Milwaukee, and the third
in GAINESVILLE
Oshkosh The Oshkosh Water.
works Company shut off the water in
the First CONGREGATIONAL church par
lors without notifying the church. be
cause the water tax was forgotten
When the Young Ladies' society met
and prepared refreshments, not a
drop @. water was to be had
Fond du Lac-George and August
Hon~cl OF the town Of Lamorne were
arrested charged with setting fire to
the cheese factory owned by them, De
cemher -, 1q0S The complaint was
signed by Deputy State Fire Marshal
Gu>tayo II Kuland
Racine The police department
raidad a gambling joint, arresting six
Turks Complaints had often been
made OF tho place The six pleaded
guilty IN court and were each fined
five dollars and costs
Nvouah The moving picture show
managers of the Fox river valley have
organized a protective association
They declare they are not being treat,
"a right hy the film exchanges.
uGraud Word has been received
here that The post office department
has accepted the proposal OF W L..
Hatea..dae 10 lease the present quar-.
t,~s TER Ten years