The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-16
WISCONSIN
RY THE HUNDRED MILLION MARI
Value of Receipts and Shipments at the
Port of Superior

value OF receipts ana shipments at the
Port OF Superior. 3.
WEST SUPERIOR, WIS.-The port of
Superior has this year passed the one
hundred million mark. The value Of the
receipts and shipments during the sea-
son Of navigation, according to rough es-
Inmates made at the customs office,
amounted to over 500, 900, 900. The weight
of this freightage was about seven and a.
half million tons. Had it not been for
the increase in ore shipments, however,
Superior would hardly have been able to
pass her own record. Last year the total
freightage was less than six and a half
million tons, but the iron ore shipments
then were about two million tons less than
this year. Wheat shipments have been
disappointing this year. Corn receipts
were very low but flax about made up for
them.
~ The curling season is about to open
here. A new rink has been built and the
club membership increased to about
seventyfive. One or more Kinks will
probably be sent to the northwestern bon
spiel at the 500.
The professionals" who have been
waiting ever since gambling was closed
down two months ago are getting tired.
At that time Mayor O'Hare said if he
ordered the gambling houses shut he in
tended they should remain so while he
was mayor. Some have not been as
patient as others and one or two ar
rests have resulted. Within the last few
days the police have found others who
have been exhibiting Impotence also and
to-day warrants are out for three men for
running poker games. at different places.
Poker has been the only game that the
police have been bothered with since the
closing up order.
STEVENS POINT, WlS.-Jackson L..
Prentice, for more than a half a century
one of the leading lumbermen in this
state, died yesterday. AS United States
deputy surveyor general Of the state for
many years, Mr.. Prentice did much for
the opening of the vast tracts of forest
north Of the line of the Wisconsin Central.
The town Of Prentice was named for him.
After a long fight with the Stevens Point
Water company in an attempt to require it
to pay it's share of the city taxes, the dis
trict court has decided that the city board
Of equalization hass no right to value
the property Of the company at more than
$50, 000 and has ordered that his be the
basis of the tax to be levied on it's property
the present year.
George Hurry, a farmer, was acct
dentally shot and instantly killed by his
son late yesterday afternoon-Rev.
Milwaukee, last night received a
unanimous call from the Presby
terrain church Of this city to become its
pastor.
GRAND RAPIDS, WlS.-Mystery sur
rounds the purchase of the four blocks ly-
ing between Main and French streets by
the Wisconsin Central rairoadc company.
This transfer of property combined with
the mysterious movements of a large sur
veyor's crew west of this city, has led
| many to believe that the Central is making
preparation to meet the movements of the
Consolidated Water Power company OF
! this city. The latter has secured the
| right Of way for several lines of electric
| road running to various points and has
gangs Of men wherever work can be car
| ried on prCfitably during the winter sea-
| son. the plan being to put on several hun
dred men early in the spring and push the
! lines to completion.
WHITEWATER, WIs.-This city has
| the distinction of having as one of its pas
| tors the only full-blood Cherokee Indian
| ever given to the Protestant Episcopal
| church by that tribe, which as a tribe
passes out Of existence on the first OF
January. Rector Henry B. Smith Of St.
! Luke's Episcopal church boasts Of being
a fulf-blood Cherokee, and he views with
| much interest the elimination of the pro-
visions of the Dawes act, which sweeps
away his proud and ancient tribe.
GRANTsBURG, WIS.-The postoffice
will change the first of the year from
fourth class to third and the postmaster
Will receive $l,1OO year. Postofices
| have been established throughout the
county which have taken much business
away from this office and. yet it has
| continued to grow rapidly. =,
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| SPARTA, Wis.,. W.. Potter is in re-
ceipt of information from Modoc county,
| oregon, to the effect that his brother-in.
| To-