The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-08-06
STATE NEWS

house. Five contractors submitted fig
ures and in two instances they planned
to have crushed the stone In the pres.
cnt wing SO that i: could be mixed
with cement to be used in the new
building. The members of the com.
mission desired TO have time 60 find
out whether the old stone IS good
enough 90 be- used for that purpose
The plan is 60 have torn down the
entire WING within sixty days after
the work Is begun In order to do this
large force OF mon will have to be
employed. Conrad Smith of Milwau.
kee will do the plastcIug ON the sec
ond floor of the east wing
Madison Tho Wisconsin State
League of Postmasters, comprised
OF postmasters OF the third aud
rourth-class offices, will hold their an.
nual convention In the Clubroom of
the Republican house. William II,
FroeliCh, Jackson, is president, and
William X. Brown, Veterans home,
Waupaca. secretary. The Wisconsin
Association of POStmasters, which in
cludes postmasters of all four classes
and assistant postmasters, Will con
vene In Eau Claire on September 8
and 9 The date was changed from
September Z because of the visit of
Colonel Roosevelt to Milwaukee on
that date.
Washburn.-The question of the
authority of a state fire warden
TO secure aid In hghting fires VIII
have to be decided In a case that is to
be tried In this city next week. Al
bert Sandow, town clerk aud Are war.
den Of the town of Bell. mas been ar
rested on a charge Of pointing gun
at Charles A. Brunner Forest fires
had been raging around the village of
CornuCopa, which is located in the
town of Bell, and SandoY was direct
ing the fighting of the fires. II "A u
legged that the men he had with him
had become exhausted from lighting
The flames IN the woods and that he
went back to Bell to get moro men
He called upon Charles Drummer to ns
sist. it IS alleged Brunncr refused, 1t
IS charged.
storm. accompanied by heavy
doWnpuur of rain, in which over an
inch of water fell, struck three places
here. The home of X f. Goodman was
damaged slightly when lightning en-.
tered the rear Of the house on telc-
phone wires. A tree was destroyed and
the chimney was torn off the house OF
A .
OF the city the lightning set pile OF
cedar wood atlre and threatened the
plant Of the Wright Brothers Cedar
company. About forty cords Of wood
were destroyed but the plant was
saved At Chautauqua, summer re
sort near the cities, tents were torn
up by the terrific wind in several in
stances The rain did incstimable
good in cxtingushinE forest fires and
reylving vegetation
Chippewa FaIls-Whcn II pas
senger train arrived south OF tho
river the engineer saw man lying on
the track with his head on one rail-.
He brought the train to a stop and
blew the whistle TO signal the fellow
TO leave the track, but the sleeper did
not move. The conductor and brake
man then went ahead and attempted
to remove the fellow from the track.
lIa at once drew revolver. the men
report, and threatened TO shoot them
for waking him. The trainmen fed
into the cars and the train crossed
the river The police made a search
for the fellow, but did not find him.
Madison Fire on North Carroll
street in the business district OF
Madison destroyed the brick and
stone block owned by Charles \. Greg
ory dean Of the law schol Of the Uni
vcrsty Of Iowa, and at present IL
Europe The building was occupied
by the tailor shop Of G. G. Swanson
, the barber shop Of Louis Drahm and
4. + Seltons locksmith shop. The
losses are Charles y. Gregory, $4,000,
c. G. Swanson. $1,000, a. = Selton
$500, and Louis Drahm. 5000 All th'
properties were covered by insurance
except that Of Mr. Swanson.
Marinette Peter Laforsk, who's
home is In Milwaukee, whore h'
is employed In the Pennsylvania
coal yards was found wandering with
3 out stitch Of clothing on his body II
/ the town Of Stephenson He was com
mitted to the Northern Hospital fo
= the Insane at Winnebago.
Chippewa Falls.-Peter Gilbert
) son, fifty years old died in hos
s pltal here from burns received In
y Colfax stone quarry Oh July l6, wher
g three quarts Of blasting powder ex
n pl6ded His home was In F'rontnac
y MINI, and he Is survived b: a ~ii'
9 and four children.
e Washburn. Crazed by the heat
U August Council Of Mason mad
/ three attempts to end his life and h'
I Is nov N JAIN closely guarded. Connel
{ first Jumped into the river bat be wa
- rescued He thcn sla4hcd his throat
! cutting some ugly ga7Ars bIi non
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