The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-07-29
WISCONSIN NEWS.

banks and mortgages The latter Will
Drlng the total of assessed valuation m
10 S',ooO,o0O as against 81 300, 900 last
year.
PRENTICE is reported to be hemmed in
on all sides by forest fires. Men work
ing In the bark camps have been obliged
to seek sheller from the fires in the
town: The citizens have all turned out
to fight the flames.
ALEXANDER FINDLAY, a well-known
merchant of Madison, died at his home
In that city, aged D years.
TIE 3-year-old child of A. Kcmpf
that was lost in the woods four miles
west of Shell Lake, was found One-half
mile from the camp. 1t is believed
that the Indians stole the child because
OF grudge against the family. 1t all
results from blueberry BUYERS peddling
liquor lndiscriminately among the In
dIans.
PATRICK CLIFFORD, of Marinette. has
been appointed deputy collector Of in
ternal revenue Ofthe Northwestern Dis
trlct, which comprises the counties of
Florence, Marlnettc, OcontO, Brown,
Door, kewounee and Forest He sue
ceeds j. IL. Leonard, Of Fort Howard
Ole FIELD, an old resident of the town
ot Deertield, Dane County, was found
hanging in his tobacco shed. No cause
can be assigned for the act as he was in
comfortable circumstances. He leaves a
wife and no children.
JoHN GIL, resident of SevastopoI
Door County, dropped dead while at
tending dance al Grand Rapids, Mich.
The remains were shipped to Sevastopol
for lntcrment. Deceased was - wears
of age.
THorGH Evangelist Cordner, of Mari
nette, was ordered out of Seymour, and
even after his tent and organ were
burned by an incHndiary, he preached
As long as he cared to continue the
work.
WILLIAM kERIN, formerlva resident Of
Dane, Dane County, was drowned while
bathing in a river near Sioux City, Ia
The remains were shipped to Dane for
Interment
THIEVES broke into a numhar of Chi
cago, Milwaukee & It. Paul freight cars
that were standing in the wards at Mad
Ison and stole considerable goods
INDIAN Commissioner Campbell has
finished his investigation of the com
plants against the Wisconsin Chippe va
Indians are accused of sharing fraudu-
lentIv in the allotments and annuties
belonging properly to Minnesota In
dams. Complaints were made in 2O9
cases and in nearly all the indians " hen
questioned admitted they lived in Wis
Consin and had no right to the money re
Ceiyed The facts in the case have been
forwarded To- tn" Interior Department
for action. tlyin. Cloud, chief of TIN"
thippeWas, attended the meeting and
urged the Fond in Lac Indians to take
Il, H., 4
White Earth Reservations
MAYOR POWELL, ct La Crosse, has is
sued an order to close all the saloons at
that place on sunday. As result there
is much surprise as La crosse has al
ways been an open town on the Sabbath.
The saloon men say they will fight the
order in the courts.
THE Dane County court disallowcd
Wash Woodland 5 claim Of 5000 against
the T.. L. sherman estate.
JoHN w >GIr, a La crosse youth, was
given sixty DAYS in the county jail on 4
charge of larceny.
Two Milwaukee hanks, the NllWau-
kee National and the south Side say
ings. failed Ia open on the 22d, ~ the
result of the prevailing stringency in
the money market. Both institutions
have plenty Of assets hut were short Ut
ready cash, and the claim is made that
both will resume business In a short
time. Gross Brothers, soap manutaC-
turcrs, also suspended.
FlRE in the huttling department Of
the Pab.t brewery. Milwaukee, guttet
a portion of the building and caused 4
loss of 80. 600.
ir is estimated that over 5000 mon
took part in the big Turner's parade
during the national funniest. For
nearly a week the Cream City was
owned by the thousands of visitors,
who came for a Jolly good time, and
had it.
President ADAMS, of the State Uni
versity, is putting IN two weeks out
ing near Ashland.
TIE annual convention of the North
western Electrical Association at Madi-
son closed on July %. The delegates
were taken around the different lakes
on steamers and given good time 10y
their Madison brothers.
THE residence of Mrs VI. \. Barker,
st La Crosse. was entered by burglar
a few evenings ago. The fellow was
scared away by the screams OF Mrs.
Barker before he had time to secure
4 any valuablcs
/ THE Commercial Bank, MlIwau kee,
/ closed It's doors on the DIST and made an
/ ASSIGNMENT to A. +. GCIlfuSS, its cashier.
( The ASSIGNMENT was made necessary ny
/ heavy Withdrawals hv deposltors and
+ slow collections. The assignee bonds
men. IN the sum of sl,U0,Wn, are
Fnhraim Mariner. who signed for $50,
/ 600 Albert Conr0, $500 ,on, and Charles
/ +. Pfster, S550,0O0. Henry NJ. Ben,
! iamin. one of the largest wholesale Goa
/ dealers in the Northwest. Is IN hnancia
straits in consequence OF the faliufe %
/ the Commercial Bank.
Roy. the l2-year-old son of Fred. Carl.
/ ton. of a Crosse, was aCcldentlN eH'l
/ hy PLAYMATE named Fred. klngsand
. The bullet entered his left side but nl'
NOT nenetrate the lungs. lie Will re-
4 cover.
FoRE,r fires are raging again north o.
Ashland. At MinorSvillc railrn2c
hridre was burned and passenger trains
have been Obliged to transfer the m;u'7
THE plant Of the South MllWauke'
NalIa3ble Iron Company, with the "N
cnntion of a small shed used as car
nenter shop. was DESTROYED by Hre
The loss is estimated at $1,000, ana 1
nartially covered by insurance.
Mr. GEORGE Brown. wife of We'll
to-dn farmer near Ia Crosse, had tN'
ribs broken and received s'riens IN
ternal injuries in = runaway accident
TIM marriage i announced OF Mrs
I,,,rie Iarohs. of Eau Claire, to Arthu
BrawIav. of It. Paul. The ceremon,
took rl4rc at the home OF the bride.
u,r,,,< EoErNEr. living at Ia tres
cent near Ia Crosse. claims 70 nay
becn held up by two hlghWaymen ah'
robbed Of eltR.