The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-07-02
SEEN AND HEARD
In WISCONSIN

sion. Rev. H. G. Magalssen, La
Crosse, gave the opening sermon In
Norwegian Fully 200 ministers and
delegates are In attendance.
Three subjects will be discussed
during the meeting. They are: The
First Petition of the Lords Prayer
introduced by d. Kvaase, Menomonie;
Christian Endeavor.' Rev. John Hal
verson, Rockdale; THE Lutheran
Method of Salvation" Rev. ]. a. Mol
stad, Chicago.
Prominent among the Norwegian
Lutherans gathered are: Rev. j..
Nordby, Lee, H., president of the dis
trict; DR.. II. G. Stub, ST Paul, vice
president Of the synod at large; ID.
Kvaase vice.president Of the district;
President C. K. Preus of Luther col
lege, DEBORAH, Ia; President H. Allen
of the Red Wing (Minn) ladies' sem
inary; Prof. L. A, Larson, editor of
the Norwegian Lutheran church pa
per; Thomas Torrson, ManitoWoc,
lay member of the district church
council; L. o. Thorpe, Willmar Mimi,
member finance committee; Rev. |. B..
Thoresen, DEBORAH, Ia; L, S Dale,
DEBORAH la.
Grantsburg. the result, it
IS believed, of leaving 'smudge
burning in the house, two daughters
of George Hooley, a farmer in the
northern part Of Burnett county, are
dead and a third Is suffering terrible
agonies from burns which physicians
believe will cause her death. The
family had gone to bed after leaving
the smoldering little fire burning for
the purpose OF driving away mos.
quitoes. The house was enveloped in
flames before any of the members OF
the family were awakened. The fa-
Their, mother and son escaped with diff
Guilty, and as soon as they were par
italy restored from the suffocation by
smoke and heat, made frantic efforts
to save the three girls still in the
building. Their attempts were re-
warded by rescuing one, but only after
she had suffered the injuries from
which It is believed she canot re-
cover.
Racine.-A mass meeting Of
persons owning property just out.
side the corporate limits of Racine
will be held in this city in July, when
plans will be submitted for the annex.
alton of a large amount of territory
- IA
the territory is annexed the manufac-
turing suburbs of Lakeside and Hor.
licksyile will be added to the city,
and with the entire territory annexed
the population Of the city should be
increased by over 5000 Persons who
have purchased large tracts of land
intend to plat 1t and erect residences.
Eau Claire.-About fifty Sunday
schools teachers from various cities
in northwest Wisconsin and be.
tween fifty and seyenty-fve from Eau
Claire assembled in the Lake street
Methodist Episcopal church to attend
the opening session of the religious
day school for Bible teachers which
VIII be held under the auspices of tho
Northwest Wisconsin Bible Teachers
association.
Askeaton--Heat and drought have
caused much injury to crops in
this part Of the state. Pastures
are dried up and the hay cron
will be light. The prospect OF a corn
crop is poor, as during the early part
of the season cut worms destroyed
whole fields of corn plants and the
second paintings have suffered from
the unfayorable weather.
Depere The curfew Will be
heard In Depere in July. It is not,
however, for the boys and girls who
may be out at an unseemly hour, but
for the saloonkeeper. 1t will be sound.
ed at lO:45 as notice to keepers of
saloons that they have 10 minutes to
clear their places of business and
close same for the night.
MISUNDERSTANDING Cary has
requested from the fish commits.
sion million and a half of perch
and pike to restock Lake Okauchee,
and Is endeavoring to secure a like
quantity of fish TO restock Ttschigan
and Wind lakes.
Bloomer-Miss Amelia Rasmus
and William Faker, both deaf
mutes, were married here. They were
assisted at the ceremony by the bride.
groom's sister, who interpreted the
rituals to the couple and the signs to
the marrying minister.
Ladysmith.-Police are searching
for the supposed murderer of
Miss Nellie Stanton of Sheldon.
who died rs the result of bullet
wound received while walking with a
man on the railroad tracks near here.
She was unconscious when found
Ployer,-George Wilmot. one of the
old residents Of Ployer. committed sui.
eide
Milwaukee.-On Wednesday 1900
itremen will arrive in South Nh.
waukee to attend the twenty,tbird
annual convention Of the Wisconsin
State Volunteer Firemen's association
Monroe,-The creamery in South
Wayne burned to the ground. entail
ing a loss OF about $500.
ManitOWOC- Found barei,, r,rr,