Douglas County Past: Church on the move blocks street car tracks; 'rump' election held in Nebagamon
Superior Telegram, Wis.
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Apr. 2—April 2, 1907
Start fishing again soon
The fishing industry which was started at the East End last fall by the Robert Beutel company of Bay City and which was burned out at the end of its season, is to be put into commission on a larger scale than before this spring. A crew of men under the supervision of D. Eckinger arrived in the city yesterday and this morning commenced the work of putting in shape the building which was partially destroyed last fall. In a short time two tugs will be brought to Superior and started in at work fishing for whitefish.
In the fall eight tugs will be put into service when the herring season opens and over 100 men will then be employed by the company which intends to build up its Superior branch.
April 3, 1947
Superiorite finds roll of bills on Milwaukee street
Spying a wad of money on a downtown Milwaukee Street on April Fool's Day, Dr. Roger Johnson, Superior, thought it was an April fool's joke, but nevertheless stooped to pick it up and found it to be the real thing. In the roll of bills, held together with a rubber band, was approximately $500.
Dr. Johnson will surrender the money to the claimant when told exactly how much money there was and where it was lost.
Graduating from Marquette University School of Dentistry in February, Dr. Johnson plans to open a practice in Superior. He is at present in Milwaukee attending the convention of the Wisconsin State Dental association.
April 3, 1907
Nebagamon has 'rump' election
LAKE NEBAGAMON — Some of the Nebagamon people thought that as the election was a tame affair yesterday they would attempt to liven things up a little and run opposition to the regular schedule affair.
Those in charge of the "rump" election are said to be those who were members of the defeated faction in the village election which was held here last month. They claim that the regular election should be held on the first Tuesday in April and that the previous affair was not right in all respects and consequently they attempted to vote for village officers at the regular election yesterday.
The election board refused to receive ballots for village officers. As a result, those who wished to vote for village officers opened a polling place of their own about 3 o'clock in the afternoon and had a private election and put in the following officers: President, Charles Burke; trustees, Con Borg, Lewis Lindquist, A. S. Hansen, H. Johnson and P. Neros; supervisor, P Nelson; treasurer, J Chisholm; assessor, Sam Redding.
Those on the other side of the argument here say that there is a little room for an argument, but that they think they have the right on their side. Of course the statute says that regular elections shall be held on the first Tuesday in April. However, the "original" officers are of the opinion that this applies only to villages which have been incorporated a year.
A lawsuit is likely to be the result of the dispute.
Want the city to make a new park
A petition will be presented to the council this evening asking that the city purchase and make into a park the property on both sides of Ogden Avenue between Belknap and 14th streets. There is practically half a block on each side of Ogden in this block which is unoccupied and which is thought could be made into a pretty little park.
April 3, 1947
Three youths held in thefts, safe-cracking
Apprehension of Donald Hill, 20, 625 1/2 John Ave., and two other 16-year-old Superior boys by the police department ended Thursday a string of gas station burglaries here and solved the burglaring and safe-cracking attempt at the Northern Engineering company last week-end.
The trio was nabbed by officers William Madlik and Russell Delcourt shortly after a frustrated attempt was made to steal a car owned by Ray Marshall which was parked behind the Androy Hotel. Authorities were tipped off by a citizen who called to report someone"monkeying around" with cars in that vicinity.
The trio is alleged to have committed three burglaries, the first on March 21, when two of them broke a window and entered the Co-op gas station on Winter Street and Banks Avenue. The cash register was jimmied and an undetermined amount of cash was stolen. The second "job" was the burglaring of the Tankar station at Eighth Street and Tower Avenue on March 28. The burglars couldn't open the safe, but made off with $21 found in the office.
Last Saturday night the trio is charged with having burglarized the Northern Engineering Company at 100 Ogden Avenue, where they allegedly obtained around $25 from the desk drawers.
April 4, 1907
Church blocks street cars
A church which by this time should be resting in its new location is just now causing the board of works some trouble. Tuesday a permit was granted to Alsing Nelson to move the church at Fifth Street and Grand Avenue to Belknap Street and Cumming Avenue. In doing so he was granted permission to go across the street car tracks on Sixth Street.
Nelson and his crew of men started all right and got to the street car tracks Tuesday night, but there they stopped and so did the church. The men refused to work in the rain and sleet of yesterday and still the church remained where the street cars could not pursue the regular course around the loop. This morning Nelson and his men did not show up and today President Paddock of the board of works consulted with Assistant City Attorney McIntosh to try and find a remedy for the condition of affairs.
The street care company is of course making strenuous kick against the blocking of its cars and unless Nelson goes on with his contract tonight it is likely that serious complications may arise and the city be forced to take steps to get the church off the tracks.
Nelson is the same housemover who a short time ago was convicted and fined for cutting telephone wires.
April 4, 1947
Report theft of several foglights from autos here
Are you sure you have your foglights on your car?
Superior police reported Friday that several persons have notified the department that someone around the city has a yen or urgent need for foglights as a number of them have been stolen from cars parked at night out in front of residences.
Authorities are working on clues they hope will lead to the apprehension of those individuals who are "light-fingered with the lights."
Articles and pictures courtesy of retired librarian Judy Aunet with Superior Public Library.
