The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-07-09
WISCONSIN
| STATE NEWS


river conditions in Wisconsin and Ger
many, the commissioner having visit
! ed the latter country recently.
Commissioner Reid says most OF the
lumber and coal used in Wisconsin, es-
/ pecially in the western part, could
profltably b. transported on the rivers
! IL suitable boats were used. Expert
ments to determine what kind Of boats
are best fitted should be undertaken
by the federal or state government.
/ He discusses types of boats on rivers
/ In Germany. He believes the investi-
| cation provided by the river and har-
| Dor bill will be Of great value to Wis
,onsin.
The commissioner says that he ex-
| poets to confer with the government
| engineers on the matter the middle of
| July.
There is" says the commissioner,
| great reason for consratulation over
| the fact that the control Of railroads
now exercised by the government will
| prevent unwarranted and destructive
competition between rail and river
lines. If 1t can be demonstrated by
| the experiments about to be made that
| the river can do business so cheaply
that the railroads cannot possibly com.
pete with it. then the government
ought to do everything in its power to
| foster the river traffic"
The commissioners report was
placed on file in the governors office,
observation-disclosures of the Nor.
wegian Lutheran synod were elect
| ed in the annual convention here as
| follows: Secretary, Rev. r. 0. Brant,
| Mcfarland; vice-secretary, Rev. o. X.
Ramberg, Whitehall; treasurer, T. T.
Eide, Lee, H.; vice-treasurer, 8. NJ.
Maakestad Lee, H.; lay member OF
the church council, Andrew Jensen,
! Edgerton; vice-lay member, X, K,
Hagestaw, Ettrick; home mission
board, Revs. G.. A. Gullixon, Chicago;
H. Rosenquist, Baldwin; c. B. Bostud,
Etrick; C. s. B. Hoel, lola; auditing
committee, Martin Bley. w. l.. VIII
liams, j. Ullenvang and Ole Presto
gard. all of Lee, I'll.
Stoughton. - The eastern district
convention of the Norwegian Lu
theran synod closed its meetings here,
| The next convention VIII be held at
lola in 1912. The plan of securing an
endowment of s250000 for Luther col
lege, DEBORAH, Ia, was heartily in.
dorsed. Gifts Of about $4,000 We're
reported, but the donatOrs were not
mentioned. J. J. Hill has given $50,
000 with the provision that the church
secure 100000. The mission boards
were instructed to establish missions
at Boston, Mass, and Galveston, Tex
Salaries of two African missionaries
were raised about 5000 annually An
additional assistant to the New York
city mission was authorized
Elkhart Lake.-About two hundred
members of the Pharmaceutical asso
citation and the Travellers organization
arrived here. The main attractions
were street car ride around the lake
and a baseball game between the drug
gists and e travellers, which resulted
in the travellers beng defeated, s to G..
About 100 new members have joined
the Pharmaceutical association.
Beloit.-Lieut. Col. J. A. Watrous,
Milwaukee; w. j. Mckay of Mad
ison and Rev. J. A. Collnge or
Clinton were speakers at the Rock
county soldiers picnic here. Col.
Watrous made a defense of the negro
and said the Civil war advanced civil.
cation for the race.
Green Bay. - William Knoeller
narrowly escaped death by electro
cution in the plant of the De Pere
! Electric Light and Power company.
| He was unconscious for half an hour.
knoeller was knocked out when he
| touched two wires carrying 440 volts.
Menasha. - According to reports
| brought to the city the corn crop
! in the country about Menasha is
| complete failure The farmers report
| hat a number of large corn fields are
being plowed up and second crop Is
being planted.
Marinette.-Mrs. George Landgraf,
wife of the superintendent of
schools of Marinette, is in Madison re-
! ceiving treatment for the bite of n
mad" dog. Four other people who
were bitten at the same time are also
! In Madison for treatment.
| ile-The Millsville furniture
factory burned to the ground with
all its contents About 1925 work.
men are out Of employment The
building and stock were insured
Ashland. In order TO celebrate
/ the raising of the first 100000
| OF endowment for Northland college,
the trustees have arranged for ban.
! quet in the Knight Music hall
Amigo. - Mrs. John Turney her
daughter Title, and Ida Slocum.
who wer. riding in a boat on Pine
lake near BUndy, were drowned. The
bodies have been recovered.
Osseo.-The organization OF the
Trempealeau County Historical so.
ciety was perfected in a meeting here
A, A, Arnold. Galesburg, was elected
! president.
! Kaukauna. - Miss Agnes Carney.
daughter OF Matt Carney. aged