The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-03-11
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Condensed.
MARQUETTE WON HER CASE
The City Will be 100000 Richer
by Supreme Court
Decision.

The city Of Marquette is 500, 900
richer by a decision handed down by
the supreme court Monday Ex-
State Treasurer James NJ Wilkin-
son was a private banker in the city
of Marquette. Shortly before his
death, in 1898, he made general
assignment for the benefit of his
4 creditors, to his son and son in-law,
defendants In the present case, which
assignment contained no schedule Of
assets. April 29, 1897, Marquette
entered into an agreement with Mr..
| Wilkinson for the care and custody
of its funds, for which he gave "A
bond in the sum of $15, 900, in which
it was agreed that Wilkinson, as
! treasurer, was to pay the sum Of 2
per cent per annum on all daily
balances which at the close of each
days business exceeded $1,000.
| Wilkinson made private agreement
! with the two other banks in Mar
IQuette whereby each received a
third Of the city money. At the
time of the failure Of Wilkinson s
bank, the other banks each had So. /.
600 OF the citys money Oh deposit,
which they refused to pay over 20
the city authorities without a court
order Wilkinson's assignees con
tended these deposits were part Of
the general assets of the defunct
bank, the city claiming they were
trust funds. The supreme court
upholds the city coatention, and
/ it will receive its cash.
The will OF the late Bishop Vertin
was filed in probate court at Mar
quette Monday, but no schedule of
his property. Everything, real and
personal. is left. absolutely to Arch
bishop Katzer, of Milwaukee, and
i Bishop Richter, of Grand Rapids,
| with the ''strong belief and hopes
4, expressed that they will upon the
/, election of Bishop Vertin S success
5 sor, turn the property over to him,
? but the terms of the will expressly
relieve them from all trust obliga-
{ tions. The two bishops named are
: asked for as executors of the will.
: A successor to the late bishop is
+ causing considerable speculation in
: Catholic circles in Michigan and
v Wisconsin. -Four Michigan priests
have been suggested for the honor
r Rev. T. j. Atfield pastor of St
Prters church, Hancock; Rev. F..
= x. Becker, of the Holland church al
+ Norway; Rev. John Keul, acting
pastor of st. Peters cathedral al
, Marquette, ard Rev. Fir. Langan, oi
, lshpeming. The archbishop, bish-
= ops and consultors of the province
have met. but the names of the can
didates cannot be learned until after
the pope has rendered his decision
and Wisconsin man or some Other
: outsider may receive the appoint
ment.
T. State Game Warden Osborn S re
= port covering the work Of his de
partmcnt for the month Of Februar,
}, shows that there we're thirty-fou
. prosecutions, resulting in sixteer
convictions, three acquittals anC
one dismissal, with fourteen cases
still pending. The total of fines ant
= costs assessed and paid was $3.50
: Great destruction of deer by wove,
is feared. The crust on the snow
:. allows them to run without break
ing through in the upper peninsula
' The extreme cold weather of Febru
airy had telling effect on quail
partridge and ducks. Those duck.
> that are accustomed to winter, dice
by the hundreds and were driven Il
. the streets of towns in search o.
: food, and perished there in large
numbers. The warden believes thai
it is not probable that any legisla
:. tion will be enacted that will lesser
!, game and fish protection in any
h manner, or make it more difficult.
e Says u Lansing dispatch: Tive
\ years ago the village OF Even In