The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-04-10
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mas peuuOned the common council for
permission to begin suit in behalf of
the city, before the state railway com
mission, against the New Gas Light
Company for an adjustment of the
present rates $3.50 per thousand He
has suit pending relative to the cost
of installing of water meters
Milton Junction.-A telephone strike
was threatened The local exchange
has been connected with the Wiscon-
sin Telephone Company, thus giving
it toll service AS a consequence. it
is said, rates will be raised. If that
happens, it is said, 400 of the COO sub.
scribers will have their instruments
taken out.
Beloit.-Three deaths have occurred
in one family at RoCkton within p
hours. Arthur Stiles, aged Sc, brother
of Mrs. \, A. Snyder; Luette Snyder
Guilford, Mrs. Snyders niece, and Ellis
Austin, Mrs. Snyder's hrother-nlaw,
have died. The death of the latter was
sudden.
Janesville.-Mrs. and Mrs. Bert Van
Houter and William Lawyer and
daughter We're thrown from an auto
mobile by the road caving in under the
machine Mr.. Van Houter was
Knocked senseless for several minutes
and the remainder of the party were
more or less shaken up.
Wausau.-The semi-annual gather
ing of the Winnebago presbytery of
the Presbyterian churches will be held
here April l3 to is. Features of the
program will be the installation of
Rev. James NJ. Duer as pastor of the
local church. and the ordination of
three ministers of the Gospel.
Madison.-Leo f. Tiefenthaler of
Milwaukee was one of the four men
hOnored by being elected to member
ship in Phi Alpha Tau, the honorary
oratorical fraternity. The other men
were Monte Appel, Huron, S, D.; Sam
uel L. Barber Beloit, and Charles d.
Pearce, Dodgeville.
La Crosse. There is a movement on
here to organize a club to discuss
civic affairs. 1t will be similar to the
Candle Light club of Oshkosh and the
Owls of Fond du Lac. Business and
professional men will make up the
membership, Meetings and a banquet
will be held once a month.
Marinette-Edward Meyers, Is
years of age, was bitten on the hand
by a mad dog. A subscription list
was started to send the lad to Chi
cago for treatment and $50 was raised
At a special meeting of the council It
was arranged to have n physician aC
company the boy on his journey.
JaneSville Mystery surrounding the
disappearance of 9O-yearOld Thomas
Mclaughlin January % was cleared
His body was discovered in the river
here The old man who was partial
ly blind had evidently wandered into
the river and was drowned on the day
Of his disappearance.
La Crosse-According TO William
Layland, a burlington foreman who
has returned from a conference with
officials Of the road at Chicago, q rais"
I'm wages was promised as soon as
business conditions warrant such a
move
Racinc.-Rcy John Davies. who tenn
Garod his resignation as pastor OF the
Welsh Presbyterian church. one Of the
largest in the state, has changed his
mind The congregation unanimously
requested the withdrawal of the r"sis
nation.
Mathematics Alice Jackson, as
sistant principal Of the Hamilton Nor
nal college, Cambridge, Eng, is at
Wisconsin studying educational meth.
DDS. She was particularly interested
in studying the intercollegiate side Of
sorority life.
Chippewa Falls-James Moran. Eau
Claire while trying to board a freight
a. the Omaha depot, slipped and fell
under the wheels His right arm and
leg were entirely cut off Doctors
have little hope Of saving his life
Rhiuelandcr.- planning mill plant
Of the Pelican River Lumber Company.
one and one.half miles south Of his
city, was destroyed by fire The los,
is placed at $1,000, partly covered BIZ
insurance.
La Crosse Rushing TO RushforI on
a special train Dr A Gund"rs0u o5
this city won the race With death aud
saved the life Of Mrs Hans Larson
wife Of a farmer. who was suffering
from internal hemOrrhage