The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-05-21
STATE
HAPPENINGS

Superior from a pass
ing locomotive started a fire in
the town hall at Thorne, near here.
waicl destroyed ten houses and
s,wmlll and then spread across the
river and started a bad forest fire. The
loss is estimated at $4,000, with but
little Insurance. Forest fires In north
ern Wisconsin are causing heavy dam
age IN the timber district south of Iron
River in Bayfield, county, and at Brule,
in Douglas county. Fires are as far
south as Eau Claire lakes.
Chippewa Falls.-William +. Back
us, well-known timber cruiser
of this city, will leave soon
for Egypt and the holy land on a tim
Der cruising expedition to the River
Jordan. He will be accompanied by
his son, w. G. Backus, and by James
LAVAL. Mr. Backus expects to erect
a sawmill In the city Of Jerusalem in
the interests of a Virginia numbering
firm, and figures the mill will run 80
| years.
enosha,-George Kuesta, aged
twenty-four years, and Nicholas
Nado'sky aged twenty, were killed on
the tracks of the Northwestern road
They were walking along the tracks
when they were struck by north
bound freight. The wife and child
of Kuesta are now on the ocean en-
route to this country and the man
was on the way to rent a house for
them when the accident occurred
Madison.-State Banking Commits
sioner NJ. c. Bergh has approved
of the articles of Incorporation
of the State Bank of Sheboygan
Falls with a capital stock of $4,000;
the Citizens Bank of New Glarus with
a capital stock of $4,000, and amend
ments to the articles of the Bank Of
Burlington. increasing the capital
stock from $4,000 to $4,000
Fond du Lac-Walter Duer,
charged with wife abandonment, was
found guilty. One of the features Of
the day was the reading Of love mis-
sives Duer Is alleged to have written
to a Green Bay woman. who testified
that she had gone to Menominee,
Mich, with Duer to be married, that
she had mortgaged her home for $1,000
and given Duer $685..
Marshfeld.-The annual convention
of Group G, Wisconsin Bankers
association, which Is to be held
here on May q, will bring about
100 bankers from central and northern
tI. Iy,t,,
A. j. Frame of Waukesha, NJ b.
Rosenberg of Wausau, Secretary
George D. Bartlett ar1 w D. Connor
Madison.-The state railroad COM
mission issued an order requiring
| the 500 Railway company to provide
better station facilities at the village
of Hillsdale Barron county. The road
| is ordered to furnish a sufficient wait
! ing room for passengers, an adequate
| storeroom for freight and a Caretaker
of the station to furnish information.
Madison. William Leiserson, '0S,
| has been awarded an honorary
! fellowship in political economy at
| the University of Columbia. After
| graduating two years ago he was APP
| pointed assistant in political science
| here This year he has been on the
| Institutional force of Kansas univer-
| sity.
La Crosse.-Admitting that they
broke into a Milwaukee road
! freight car at New Lisbon. May 5, and
came to La Crosse where they tried
to sell six suits, three vests and four
pairs of trousers, James Merrill and
Lee Edward Tull were sentenced to
year each at Waupun.
Oconomowoc.-The cornerstone OF
the new parish hall OF Zion
Episcopal church was laid with i'm
pressive services. Bishop Webb was
| in charge of the ceremonies, assisted
| by Canon st. George of Nashotah
house and Rev. John White, rector of
| Zion church.
Fond du Lac-After running over
baby carriage containing the
daughter of Marshall O. Boundry,
an automobile driver put on speed and
escaped The child was fatally hurt.
Mrs. Cornin, the nurse, was badly
| hurt.
Merrill 49, Henry r. Allen, one
/ of the best-kuown Grand Army
men in tho state died. Mr., Allen has
| been in the fire insurance business
here for a number of years. He was
| born in New York in 1914
Appleton,-A shipment Of more
than 100 miles OF black crepe
paper has been made to Toronto BY
the Tuttla company The paper will
be used in mourning decorations for
! the late King Edward,
Madison.--State Treasurer Dahl
notified the street car companies
doing business in the state that
their 1910 taxes will be due December
| 1 next. The total amount to be col
lected is $44S,92533.
Madison. State Fire Marshal T.
NJ Purtell president Of the state
Fire Marshals' association. is pre-.
! pairing the program for the couyer.
tion Of the association In Milwaukee
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