The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-01-25

ming these factories is l34, $50; 50,6ll be-
ing water-power and 4,l69 steam
power. The total number of en-
sines used in the factories is
,322. and OF bo Iers 2,l5l. The
total number of male factory employees
outside OF Milwaukee is 53,9O3. The
total number of female employees is H.
III. Female emuloves under Is years
OF age number lI9, and The number of
boys under "A employed is l45. The
female LABOR forms i Per cent. OF the
total. In the case o. females under l6i
and boys under Il employed, they are
mostly childre II employed during vaca-
ton. and who attend school the rest of
the time.
The Milwaukee Pension agency paid
out s3,n75,l5l during the SIX months
ending Dec mber 81.
The several suits IN the cir. uit court
against Ashland County, were decided
by Judge Parish n favor OF the de end
ant, and the county will now receive
about $4,000 in tack taxes. One of the
suits was brought bv Cornell University
TO escape pay ing taxes on certain lands.
This decision removes several cases
from the calendar.
Mrs. BETSY WALLISGFoRD, the oniv
widow of a veteran of the revolution
who ever drew pension at the Mllwau
kee pension agency, died recently at
Mankato, Minn., aged 95 wears. Mrs.
Wal!ingford's husband served during
the war with a New Hampshire regi-
lnent. He was quite we'll along III years
when she, Young girl, married him.
The annual meeting of the La Crosse
County Agricultural Society, at which
accounts for the past year we're audited,
revealed the fact that the society will
be 1900 in debt after receiving the state
allotment.
DAVID ABRAMS, clothing dealer at
32a Third Street, Milwaukee, has made
sn assignment to Samuel I. Mock, who
gave bond for SIS, 900, with Jonas Mock
and Morltz Aleissner SIS sureties. The as.
sets are said to be $4,000, and the la
biiities Sl6,0Oa. The principal creditors
are +. katZensteIn & Co., OF MllWau-
kee, whose claim is $4,000.
The plumbing store of Hugo Harting
Co.. Milwaukee,, was closed up by the
sheriff, yesterday, on two attachments,
Que for 1929 in favor of Robert Rom x
Co., the other for Sal .09 IN favor of the
Master Plumbers Sewer Pipe Associa-
ton.
Ar the meeting of the Democratic
State Central Committee. held on the
18th at the June IL Club. Milwaukee, f.
{. Wall. of Milwaukee,, was elected
chairman on the first form ballot, re-
celving II votes to I for j. W. Murphev.
}. b. HuGlR. of He ger & Sons, book
sellers, Milwaukee, died on the 18TH.
The Union Hotel, at Prescott, owned
and conducted by John Harwell was
burned to tie ground on the 18th. The
fire was discovered about 2:3O O'Clock.
The inmates being asleep, the fire was
under great headway before found out.
1t caught under the kitchen floor in
some sawdust, which made a dense
smoBe and nearly suffocated the guests.
Nothing was saved except the piano.
There was no insurance on building or
furniture. Loss, $4,000.
SHERIFF SCoTr. of La Crosse, has sue
ceeded in Ell. citing the arrest of q slick
swlEdier who has beaten GOOD many
IN tine western part of the state during
the past three weeks. He commenced
by deDositlng in one of the banks
note for collection against parties in
Aberdeen, OAK. Making this basis of
credit, he issued checks right and left
among small dealers and saioonkee pers,
who, learning OF the note, supposed
everything WAS straight. He watched for
the sign of trouble, then skipped and
visited Bangor, Tomah, several small
places in juneau County, Black River
Falls, Merrill, and finally brought up in
Eau Claire. where tie WAS recognized as
man who had done some crooked
work there several wears ago. He was
held Tor trial under 81 900 bonds.
MARTIN SHANNON, aged IS, was acci
dentally killed by the d discharge o a re-
voiver, in his room Oh Michigan Street,
Milwaukee. on the 18th.