The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-09-11
WISCONSIN
BREVITIES


| the Trow Lumber Company OF the
North side has purchased the sunken
| logs from all lumber companies and
| individuals who formerly RATED on
| the river and now has a crew Of over
100 men engaged in dragging the
river an dhauling the logs up on the
| shores, where they will be allowed TO
| dry. 1t is believed that at least 5000
| feet of good logs can be secured and
that they will be in shape to be
brought to the mill by next spring and
converted into lumber.
Appleton.-Forty paper manufactu-
rers, representing practically every
company in Wisconsin, Michigan and
Minnesota, gathered in Appleton to at
tend banquet in honor of G. Frank
Steele of Port Edwards, who was the
special representative of the paper in
terests at Washington during the tar
if bill fight. Mr.. Steele is interested
in several pulp and paper mills in Wis
consin. While none would admit it,
it Is reported from a semi-authentic
cussed the probable increase in the
price of print paper in the near fu-
ture.
Beloit.-An unusual assortment of
mail was dispatched from Beloit
Along with sweet scented billet doux,
wedding announcements and picture
post cards, almost crushing the life
out OF them, went sack after sack Of
sentiment destroying sand and gravel
Probably for the first time in the his
tory of the Beloit post office sand,
gravel and stone We're mailed out of
this city. The sand gravel and rock
were samples of materials to be
found in this city and which it is ex-
pected may be relied on for use in
the federal building.
anesyille.-Laverne f, Raymond,
under arrest charged with the murder
OF Michael Cronin OF January q of
last year, was discharged at the pre-
llminary hearing on the testimony of
witnesses from Chicago, who swore
TO his presence in that city on that
night. Raymond was arrested at
Tomah and came here voluntarily to
answer the charge. He was arrested
after an investigation and had been in
Jail awaiting his preliminary hearing.
Ashland.-Enmity between Rev NJ.
J. Fenenga and Rev. Stanley f. La
throp is said to have been responsible
for the discovery of the embezzle-
ments of the latter. When Lathrop
was asked to resign from the North
Wisconsin academy and later re-
placed as soliciting agent of the in,
stitution he was succeeded by Mr..
Fenenga and from that time bitter
feeling existed between the two di-
vines.
year-old daughter of Mrs. Theodore
Oachs, a former resident OF this city
now living in Litchfield Mimi, was lit
orally frightened to death The child
was playing with some other children
near a schoolhouse, when the curfew
rang. Boys, thing to scare her, cried
ont: Well get you" and made I'M
earthly noises. The child dropped
dead after running a short distance
Naukcsha-Th coroncrs jury met
here and returned a verdict on the
death of Mrs. Harry Paving. result.
ing from the recent automobile acct.
dent near here. The verdict was one
Of unavoidable accident" the Jury
holding that neither the automobile
party nor the railroad company was
responsible The train crew and mem
bers OF the auto party attended the in,
quest
Racine John IIorvadt, the Hun
sarian brought from South Bend Ind
on the charge of having murdered
John Sullivan at Lakeside on July %,
made a full confession Yes, said the
Hungarian Il killed sullivan, but he
had robbed me of $i75 a week before
and had beaten me and broken my
ribs and ! was in hospital for a
time When | got out | fixed him
Niroqua Obtaining samples from
wholesale houses and sell to estab-
lished retail stores Is the unique
charge made against T.. y, Eiger. pro
prietor OF the Leader store in Cash
ton, by the federal authorities, who
has been taken 20 Madison by a
United states marshal on the specific
charge of fraudulent use OF the mails
Racine John Howarth, wanted
here for the murder OF John sullivan,
was caught at South Bend. Ind Sher-