The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-08-06
SEEN AND HEARD
In WISCONSIN

climax when Jack Leonard, day la
borer, took a button pearl Of beauti
full luster and lavender color from a
clam, and the gem is valued at
$4,000. Leonard turned down the of,
fer Of clam buyer for 81 800 cash. A
large number Of pearls worth from
$50 to $500 each have been found
within the past few days and hun,
dreds are wading in the river.
Oshkosh The treasury of Win
nebago county has to its credit
the sum of s1,45016, the county's
share of the inheritance tax paid by
the J. NJ, Bray estate. The total
amount of Inheritance tax assessed
against the estate is the largest ever
paid In Winnebago county since the
inheritance tax law has been in eff,
feet. 1t is $20.379.40.
Superior r.-Several cases of per
sons charged with selling liquor to
Indians on the north Wisconsin reser-
walton were taken up In federal court
which opened here. The offenders
were released upon payment of small
fines. Deputy Marshal Hugh will
bring a large number of Indians from
Odanah for trial for taking liquor on
the reservation.
Depere.-Milk dealers here have
raised the price of cream from
"a cents to 80 cents per gallon on ac.
count Of the scarcity of feed An.
other result of the drought Is tho
farmers are reducing the number of
their COWS. Animals bought for $50
earlier in the season can now be
bought for $50.
La Crosse The national bien-
NAL convention of the Independent
Scandinavian WorfiHgmen associa,
ton granted the women equal voting
rights, thus settling a long fought
( question The Scandinavian Sisters
OF America elected these officers:
President, Margaret Larson, Superior;
vice-president. Ragan Christianson,
Menominee; secretary, Johanna lie.
rand, Superior; treasurer, Julia Lar
son, Ashland; marshal Lena Ander.
son, Duluth, Mimi. trustee, six years,
/ Mary Talcott, Black River Falls.
/ La Crosse. - After selecting Su.
perior for the 1912 biennial conven.
ton the Independent Scandinavian
Working Mems association reelected
and installed the following officers
President, p. J. Smith, Eau
Claire; president, Asyie Queber,
Minneapolis, Mimi. secretary, A. Mil
/ leness, Eau Claire; treasurer, Lewis
Larson, Cumberland; high physician,
]. S. Kielland, Crookston, Mimi The
new directors are NCls Meyer Olaf
! Bloom, J. Baumann, r, O, Helsom and
Albert Nelson.
Ashland.-H. l. Peterson, Superior
state factory inspector came to
this city and caused the arrest OF
RAYMOND Martin, one of the foremen
on the Clarkson Coal company's docks
on the charge OF employing Ed. Mcr
Ger, Jr., contrary to the state law
Y0ung Mercer is alleged to have been
injured the first night he worked on
the dock. Mr Peterson declares that
youDg Mercer is only fourteen years
old and therefore that the boys en-
y ployment at night work was unlawful
Fond du Lac-M. Jackson, pro
prietor of a women's tailoring es
tablishment and his assistants, NJ
and Joe Silver, narrowly escaped
death on Lake Winnebago when the
small boat in which they were riding
capsized during a heavy wind The
men clung to the craft, which was
kent afloat by air chambers aud final
" succeeded In rightng IT, ThcJ
we're carried into shallow water an
reached shore on the verge OF pros
tration from their desperate battle.
Green Bay.-James NJ Hansen
son of Martin II. Hansen, a farm
er of Ashwaubenon, is believed Y
have suicided by blowing his heao
off with dynamite The belief IS tina
the young man laid on his back IN
roadway a short distance from th'
farmhouse, placed the stick OF dyna
mite under his head and then applie'
a match to the fuse. His head wa
severed completely from his body b.
the powder. ...,
Racine.-Wilhelmina kobjelski' az
ter being told that her niece Emma
Duya, had been killed by a stree
car tainted and died. She was thirty
nine years of age.
Madison.-State Bank Commi'
sioner NJ. c. Bergh approved a
amendment to the articles Of incorpc
ration Of the Citizens State bank o
Welcome. Outagamie county increa'
ing It's capital stock from $4,000 Z
$4,000.
Examination for all grade
~ teachers certificates will be heI
under tie direction Of County Supe
,ntendent Of Schools Joseph ~
vitski in the West Depere high schor
on August /. ., 3, 4 and 8
Madison Miss Marion wilson
voung colored woman, is allege
10 have attempted suicide by 1
,.i,r carhoIic acid II is said that sh