The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-10-23
STATE
HAPPENINGS

West Side Civic league in st. Ste
phen's Episcopal church. +. w. Frost,
chairman Of the executive board OF the
Associated Charities, in explaining
what was contemplated, sounded the
keynote of the meeting when he said
that a reorganization was needed so
that there would not be six turkeys
in the kitchen of one poor home and a
part of a turkey in another home.
Rev. II. II. Jacobs, Worden university
settlement, said that Milwaukee was
not taking care of its poor He said
that charity work was the hardest
thing in the world to do without ac-
complishing more harm than good.
THE doctor has the cemetery to hide
his blunders, but the bungling work of
some charitable organizations lives
on" said the speaker His point was
that the dollar paid for expert service
was fully as valuable, if not more so,
than the one paid for groceries to the
poor Dr. John NJ. Beffel, in charge
Of the program, said that one-half of
the 5000 births a year in Milwaukee
were cared for by women unfit to care
for them.
Appleton.-A bloody fight occurred
at the farm residence of Nicholas
Hermann ST., in the town of Grand
Chute, about seven miles northwest of
Appleton, when John Heenan called
there to carry out commission as
deputy sheriff Albert Hermann, who
is managing his fathers farm, is
charged by Heenan with having fired
at him four times with a revolver
each time missing his mark, and that
he then attacked him with his fists
Both men wear marks of violent con
hict No warrants have as yet been
issued
Richland Center.-LlOyd Sandmire
the 1i-year-old son Of Mr. and Mrs
Lee Sandmire of Ash Ridge, was the
victim Of the accidental discharge Of
gun which resulted in his death
The gun, a 20 special, was in the
hands OF John Walworth of this city
The Sandmire boy had gone into the
woods with a party from this city,
among whom was Walworth, who be.
came separated from the rest of the
crowd He loaded his rifle and in put
ting the hammer down the gun was
discharged.
Stevens Point-The first meeting of
the directors of the Wisconsin Valley
Agricultural Distilling Company was
held at Custer, when plans for the or
ganization of the company were dis.
cussed in detail and a decision
reached to go on with the formal in
corporation The capital stock was
placed at $4,000 The plant will be
located at Custer. The company will
make alcohol from potatoes
Kenosha-An American eagle meas
uring seven feet and five inches from
tip TO tip was shot in Pike woods,
near kenosha. by Albert Kluender Of
this city The wounded eagle before
it was finally captured attacked a dog
with its talOns and the dog was badly
torn. The eagle was the largest seen
in this part of the state in ten years.
Superior The new Masonic temple
was dedicated here with elaborate
ceremonies. presided over by Past
Grand Master James T. Dwgin in the
absence of Grand Master A. T. Webb
of Madison, who was prevented from
being present by illness Grand Sec
retary.Troasurer w w Perry and sey
eral other high officials were present
Watcrtown. -- The new Congrega
tional church will be dedicated on DC
tober q. with two elaborate services
Prominent speakers from out of the
city viii be on the program, while 2
choir of about thirty voices will con
tribute the music II has taken less
than six months TO erect this church
Milwaukee. man about fifty
years old believed to be Ernst bet
heimor. 23l4 Fond du Lac avenue
lenped into the Milwaukee river from
the east dock north OF Chestnut stree
bridge and was rescued by laborer
and patrolman Charles Heuke only L
die in Emergency hospital.
Shawano While Herman Labutzke
IA years Of age. was driving the COW.
home. he hit one with a shotgun e
hurry her along The gun was dis
charged and its contents struck hin
in the stomach, killing him almost in
stautly.
Eau Claire About 1000 teacher
attended the meeting of the North
western Teachers association I'm
met Koran OF the board of norma
regents welcomed the association G
Eau Claire at the opening session a
the Grand opera house
Oshkosh.-At the Presbyterian syn
DDS closing session II was decided q
add new preshytery 70 the preseu
hy taking territory from the Winneba
~ division The new preshytery vii
he called Forest presbytery
Vfroaua While unhitchng a htn
horse. Ernest Shlsler, aged "a 90 Il.
treat. received injuries Which cause,
his death. The animal kicked him Il
the chest
portpa-SN thousand bushels ID