The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-03-19
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Superior. The state board Of
control has condemned the county
Jail and ordered It vacated immediate
ly. It is understood that the county
board will provide a prison by con
vertiug the present sheriff's residence
into Jail The fact that the levy for
the year has already been made makes
It impossible to provide for the cree.
ton of new structure at this time.
The building that is condemned is
one of the oldest in the city and has
been in use for nearly half century.
Superior. of the delay
In getting the town and county
boards to take action on the construc-
tion of highway to the site OF the
steel corporations new plant here It
has been proposed to annex to the
city of Superior the north tier of the
townships in the town of Superior
through which the road passes so that
the city can do the work alone and
thus hasten completion. It is prob
able that action will be taken on it
shortly by the council.
Fond du Lac.-Edvard Krause,
brother of William Krause, who
was taken to the Northern hos
pital for the insane at Oshkosh last
week, after defying two wardens oil
that institution and the sheriff OF
Sheboygan county with an ak. is now
confined in the county Jail. He was
arrested on the complaint of Mrs, A
Brown and two daughters, Mabel and
Christina of Dundee, who allege that
Krause threatened their lives,
Stevens Point.-The 1S-months-old
baby of Mr.. and Mrs. Anton
Kawlewski was burned to crisp
while the parents were away They
had left the child in the care of an
older sister She was called ouside,
and when she returned she found the
child on the floor one mass of flames
1t had crawled to the stove where its
light dresses were ignited. The cir:
was also badly burned in trying to ex.
tinguish the flames,
Green Bay.-Attorney John w.
Reynolds, in communication to
the Brown county board OF supervi'
sors, alleges that Sheriff Frank Deyiley
had overcharged the county for fees.
He advised that the supervisors order
ings to Gov. Davidson. He offered
70 lend any assistance in giving what
evidence he already had and in secur.
ing additional evidence against the
sheriff.
ead.-Pervine Atwood, aged
81, resident of Green county
since 1850, died after an illness
of several months. Mr.. Atwood
was born in Indiana in 1927 and
moved to Illinois when but year old.
When IL he walked on foot to the
present state of oregon, staying two
years and then going to California.
He owned some 1900 acres of land
in Green county. Six children survive
him.
Green Bay. - Green Bay next
summer will improve q streets,
The street committee, into whose
hands has been given the matter OF
selecting the kind of pavement to be
put down on streets where property
owners do not file petitions, reported
to the common council that six of the
streets are to be paved with asphalt,
4, Wit
brick and six with concrete.
River Falls-The safe OF F. G,
Peterson, Il jeweler, was blown
open and robbed Of its contents. About
$3.50 worth of stock Of Dunn Bros,
hardware dealers in the same build
ing, was also taken. The loss to
Peterson is unknown, but is estimated
at about $500. This is the first safe
cracking here in II years. Peterson
has been in business here for over
thirty years.
Kenosha. Frank f. Foulke, one
of the best-known contractors OF
Kenosha, met with severe injury
when he fell from a ladder. He fell
II feet, striking on the frozen ground
with such violence that he sustained
n simple fracture of both ankles. The
accident was caused by the breaking
of a derrick which fell against the
ladder. causing 1t TO fall
Mazomane.- Miss Lottie b Smith,
assistant cashier Of the Peoples
State bank whose screams pre-
vented the bank from being robbed
last November and led to the capture
of George Benbon who pointed re
yolver f. her face. has been rewarded
for her bravery with a fine gold watch
presented to her by the National
Surety Company,
Racine Freight car thieves have
been operating on tAe Chicago &
Northwestern railway, Thomas Nc
Graw OF this city, when he
received consignment OF shoes
missed - pairs Railway officials
were notified McGraw received word
that the shoes were recovered at Chi
cago and the thieves arrested.
Wausau Fitty.four cases OF scar,
let fever are under quarantine In
this city, nine new cases having
been reported since Saturday one
death was reported from after effects
If tho fever Every public hall. thea.