The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-03-20
WISCONSIN
BREVITIES

pense of his life. He was forcing his
engine at a 40-mile an hour pace
through the huge snow drifts which
have almost completely blocked traffic
here for the past three days when the
window glass of his cab was broken
by contact with the snow, wind and
ice, hurting piece of the broken glass
violently against his throat, cutting a
deep cash and nearly severing the
iuguar vein. With one hand on the
throttle and the other holding shut the
wound to stem the profuse flow of
blood he brought his train safely to
Granton, a distance of 20 miles
Madison.-Gustav Buchen, Sheboy-
gan. defeated Walter Won kalterborn,
Merrill, for the presidency of the
senior class here. Other officers elect
ed were: First vice-president, Alvin
Osterhuis. Sheboygan Falls; second
vice president, Irene Mercer, Sand
wich. H.; secretary, Eugena Clifford,
Juneau; treasurer, Ernest Steinberg,
North Freedom; class historians,
Louis Coorson, Milwaukee, and Marie
Burnham, Madison.
Milton. The next session of the
Seventh Day Baptist general confer
ence will be held in Milton the latter
mart of August DR.. L. A. Platts, f. c.
Dunn and Prof A. +. Whitford were
appointed a general committee to plan
the work and appoint subcommittee.
The session will be five days long. AS
Milton has no auditorium large enough
il is probable that a huge tent will be
erected for the meetings.
Recommendations he objected to
the drainage ditch, duly authorized by
the county, running through his prop
erty, John Quick, a farmer, it Is al
legged. proceeded to break up a dredg-
ing machine belonging to John Martin,
the contractor He was arrested and
held in bonds of 5000, pendin his
trial before Judge McGillis.
owen Unknown parties broke into
one Of the iron boxes of the interlock-
ing plant of the Wisconsin Central and
stole the electric motor used in oPerat-
ing the plant This motor was but
recently installed, and, as it was
heavy. must have been taken by some
one having a wagon at hand.
Sparta.-The trial of James Gle
ments and James Radley, charged with
the burglary of the Warrens bank DC
tober last was called here. James
Clark, the confessed bank rohber who
was given a prison sentence for being
a member of the gang that robbed the
Warrcns bank gave testimony.
La Crosse.-A foundry 300XS0 feet
will be erected the coming summer
BY the La Crosse Plow Company. The
new structure will be equipped with
up-to,date machinery and a locker
room and shower baths for the men
will be included
Plymouth. The council at a secret
session has made several compromise
offers for a franchise to the Fox River
NalleH Railway Company to enable it
70 couuec' its Elkhart Lake branch
with the interurban system of the
Sheboygan.Plymouth line.
Beoit-ProG a. w. Burr retired
principal Of Beloit academy, was sur,
prised 10 find i'm his mail a check from
a former student now in business in
the east. and a letter asking him to
usa il in taking a trip to Europe with
his daughter Miss Caroline Burr.
Racine -Rpy. William Raddts has
stirred up theater managers and
patrons in sermon declaring that the
modern stage is corrupt and vile.
America, he said, was becoming the
dumping ground of the world in more
tina" cue respect
Madison Attorney Orlando +.
CIarne Of Appleton filed his nomina.
ton papers in the office OF the secre-
tary Of state as a nonpartisan candi.
date for Judge OF the Tenth judicial
circuit lie is the fourth candidate to
come out for the Office
Green Bay Arrangements have
been made by tn" H. A. Barkhausen
Coal < Wood Company for the erec-
| ton of a wholesale coal dock which
will cost $l2l,ouo Contracts calling
for expenditures of that amount have
4 been let
lauesyule.-C Charles L. Burpee OF
/ Denver Col. a prominent banker and
former acting mayor OF Denver
i dropped deal at the nome Of his sister
in Rockford MIR Burpee attended the
4 family reunion In GAINESVILLE
Nariuette-Geu CNarles King afte,
4 Inspecting Company | Of Nariuette