The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-07-30
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

{ III the MUCK grounds IN the feSn
ttgo district, between the air line road
and the Peshtigo river. The flames
have advanced across the Murray An.
drewe farm at the western city lin.
Its. The house is surrounded and
the goods are being moved out A
fight of week to keep the flames
from reaching the farm was defeated
| by shift OF wind An appeal was
made to the Marinette fire depart.
ment for assistance. Wagon loads OF
/ buckets are being handed out to men
/ In the vicinity of the fires. The muck
| soil is made up of decOmposed marsh
vegetation and Is the richest soil in
northern Wisconsin. It burns read,
fly when dry. The ground is rendered
worthless for tiee years by the fire.
Superior.-The Superior terminals
of the Arrow line, new olec.
trio railway to the Twin cities,
will be located at Twenty first street
and Logan avenue. Survey has just
been completed by the roads engt
neers. The local terminals are reached
from the city limits by the diagonal
road to the steel plant site and Logan
avenue. Property owners along the
road will donate the required right OF
way there if the road will operate a
local service to the steel plant, which
It is understood will also give run.
ming rights over Logan avenue free
of cost The right of way into the
city would otherwise cost 100000
Hortonyille.- Henry Smith. clerk
of the village and baggagemaster
at the station of the Chicago
& Northwestern railroad. has been ar.
rested OF n charge Of grand larceny,
II being alleged that he had part
In the theft of freight from the sta
tion. The arrest is the outcome OF
Investigations made by j. A. Walsh,
a detective. Authorities say that sev.
eral other arrests are expected to
follow Mr.. Smith pleaded not guilty
when arraigned in municipal court
and gave bail in the sum of $4,000,
His case was adjourned until July 26.
Viroqua. -- After searching ten
DAYS for a prisoner whom he
finally found in Denver Col, and get
tinb him as far AS st Paul, Sheriff
G. O. Helgerson came home without
his man. Ole Sine The prisoner,
handcuned. feigncd sleep and escaped
while IIelgerson was in the toilet
room. Slime is charged with stealing
$500 from a Viroqua farmer
La Crosse Struck by the head
of whisky barrel which eX-
ploded when he scratched a match on
It to light his pipe, Harold DawdJ
lost his eyes. his nose was torn out
and pieces penetrated the skull The
accident happened as the Opalaska
Pickle factory, where Dawdy and JO-
seph Sowle were unloading barrels
from wagon Sowle was thrown sey.
eral feet, but not badly hurt
Racine For the third time in
Ave months the Caledopia station
of the Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway was entered by burglars
Trunks and packages were broken
open, contents strewn around and 1t
IS believed that yaluables were carried
away Railway detectives, government
inspectors and express company dotec-
tives are working on the case.
Madson.--A man giving the
name OF John Gleason and his resi-
dence as Montana was arrested at
Mount Horeb, Dane county, on the
charge Of stealing a team OF horses
valued at $500 from John Lamberty OF
Cross Plains. Gleason abandoned the
team and tried to escape by foot, but
was caught by Deputy Sheriff John
Martin.
Shawano The lands in the
which patents have been granted to
the Indians, were assessed this year
for the first time In The history of
the country The Indians on the reser-
vatiOn are In favor OF creating new
town thereof instead Of forming part
OF the town Of Herman, as at present.
Grantsburg Following are the Of.
ficers elected AT the annual meet.
Ing Of the First bank Of Grants.
burg A. p, Nelson, president 8.
/ Thoreson, vice president, ole hnder.
son vice. president, l. X. Roberts,
cashier; Robert Cassel, assistant
cashier; William Anderson and An.
drew Peterson, directors.
Portage The common council re
pealed the ordinance providing for
the closing Of saloons on Sun
day and the removal OF screens.
The ordinance has been strictly On,
forced since It's passage The alder.
men passed II as a compromise with
the Law and order league when a
number OF saloon keepers were ar
rested
Evansville At a special election
Oh the question oi sewerage the
ctty. by majority Of 10, voted for
complete sewerage and disposal
piant Work wlll be commenced at
1nca AMI will be followed next year
TT street ravng
hl.tu. BISHOP Grafton reconse.
a4 the church here under It's new
ct Hanifacs