The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-01-08
SEEN AND HEARD
IN WISCONSIN

with the indictment Of the grand jury
in relation to the management of the
affairs of the bank J. Scott Ellis
was convicted by jury, but appealed
to the supreme court, which set aside
the verdict holding that the evidence
introduced did not sustain the YER
dict of guilty. Following the instruc-
tions OF the supreme court, District
Attorney Pierrelee went to Neillsville
before Judge O'Neill and made a mo-
ton dismissing the criminal proceed
ings against both President Ellis and
Cashier Kennedy.
Oshkosh. C. H. Hartley of this
city, general manager of the Wis.
consin & Northern Railway Company
emphatically denies that the company
has abandoned it's work for the next
year on account of lack of funds
There is absolutely no truth in the
report" said Mr.. Hartley. The com
pany is making every preparation to
carry along the work during the com.
ing year. Naturally there is more or
less conjecture among people along
the line of the proposed route as well
as among others who have watched
the Progress of the work, as to where
the next piece of construction will be
carried on
West Bend. Rev. G. c. Car
michael, superintendent of the Fond
du Lac district OF the Methodist Epis
cOpal church, announces that Bishop
Mcdowell has transferred Rev. +. G.
Saundcrson, D. D., from the Minnesota
TO the Wisconsin conference and reg
ularly appointed him to the pastorate
of the West Bend church. DR.. Saun
derson has just returned from five
years in India, during four of which
he was editor of the leading mission
airy weekly in that land, the Indian
Witness. During eight months he
was pastor of the English congrega
tiOn at Hyderabad, Deccan.
Madison. - Probably 1900 birds
including the best fancy poultry
in the northwest, are to be on exhibi
ton in the live stock pavilion at the
university January % to %. This vii
be the initial poultry show in leadi.
son It is being managed jointly by
the newly established poultry depart
ment of the university and the Wis
consin Poultry asso 'iation. The asso
citation is composed of about 100 of
the breeders in this section of the
state Management ,hus by a com.
bination of fancy and utility poultry
breeders naturally puts this affair in
a class by itself.
Oconto.-Suit has leer started
by the Holt Lumber Company
and other taxpayers of Oconto re-
straining the city treasurer from col
the purpose of paying for IAain sew
ers and also to declare invall the or
dinanCe changing the manner of pay
ing for main sewers from seMAr dis
triCts to the general fund. The prin-
cipal question to be tried out ts
legal
Racine - Members of the new
Country club held a meeting, elected
officers, named committees and talked
of opening the $4,000 clubhouse.
which is to be completed and fur.
nislS'd about the middle of Febr4ary.
The officers are as follows: President,
Capt William NJ Lewis: vice.prosi-
dent, A. j. Lunt; secretary, p. NJ.
Wackerhagon; treasurer, Frank ].
Miller.
Madison. 49, That the majority OF
his mining investments are of
little value was the statement made
by Phil Allen, Jr., convicted banker,
IN bankruptcy proceedings before
Referee Lewis. He occupied the
greater portion of the day with his
testimony which principally concerned
enumerating his holdings in the sew.
eral mining ventures with which he
was connected.
Grand Rapids. - Adam Brush OF
this city, who was arrested some
time ago on the charge of breaking
into freight cars, was sentenced to
five years in the state penitentiary
James Montgomery. who was cap
tCred while trying to break into the
BUTCHER shop at Nilladore about two
weeks ago, was given four years in
Waupun.
Janesyille-The next meeting of
the county board will be held
in the courthouse on January II. Some |
action will be determined in regard
to the Improvement of roads in Rock |
county. The salaries of the county
officers will be gone over at length /
and there may be some changes adj |
vised by the committee appointed for
that purpose at the last session.
Menasha. - Menasha young WON. |
en- have organized Shaping"
society, Washers will be the ones
to get slapped The girls say II slap.
ping faces will not be effective, hat,
pins will be used
Milton Junction. = Edward Rfns.
ham, a farmer living near Lake
koshkonong, shot bald eagle. The
bird measures eight feet from tip TO
tip.
Waukesha-As the result of
visit OF the state hoard - oo,,.z, |