The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-07-23
STATE NEWS
I'm BRIEF

west of the city is sweeping on
the big dairy farm of Murray An
drews. The fire is out OF the city Inn
its, but the fire department worked
hours trying to get an engine to the
deep drainage ditch for water supply
! 10 fight the flames. The engine sank
! to the CRATES in the soft swamp earth
! and could not reach the water. Act
| ing Chief Duket says he fears the
| fields and buildings may be destroyed.
The rainfall checked the forest fires IN
this vicinity, but they are again burn.
ing. The middle bridge over the Me-
nominee river caught fire. but the fire
was extinguished with little damage.
Manitowoc.- and Mrs. Har-
ry Gilmore, twenty-ora and nine
teen years old, respectively, were SEN
fenced to Waupun after having been
found guilty Of robbery In municipal
court Mr.. Gilmore IL to serve ii
months and his wife eight months.
The young people said that their home
was In Bay City and that they were on
their honeymoon, having left Bay City
two weeks ago and crossed to Canada
to be married. 1t was alleged that
Mr. and Mrs Gilmore's plan was to
visit respectable home In a pretend
ed search for apartments to rent
While in the house Mrs. Gilmore
would engage the attention Of the resi-
dents, while Mr.. Gilmore would search
for such valuabes as he could carry
To, OH "a
successful in one Manitowoc home be
fore being detected.
GAINESVILLE. -- John Splittsloesser
died here from lockiaw caused
by sore on his leg. For two days
the man worked with his jaws firmly
locked before he called medical aid
He was born in Watcrtown and was
+ Glty-threo years old He has two sis
ters, Mrs Goblin Of GAINESVILLE and
Mrs. Benjamin Waters Of Madison.
Sheboygan Fire which started IN
pile of dirty rags caused $4,000 dam
age to tho Globe Foundry & Machin
cry company.
Waukcsha.- Miss Hattie Miller
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. vii
liam H. Miller 1923 Raymond street,
has disappeared from her home, and
her absence is causing great anxiety
TO her parents. The police have been
notified, but all their attempts have
proven frutless Hattie was employed
in the kitchen of the Resthavcn hotel
and came home June II with her pay
check for SIS and told her mother
she was going to cash it. Nothing has
been heard or sect of her since.
Mowoc--The stockholders of the
Commercial and Savings bank In
their annual meeting elected II.
rectors as follows: Jacob Benkert, c.
w Bennett Jacob II. Elmer, John
Gettings, Joshua Klassy, e. 7. kundert,
Edward Ruegger, Simon Saucerman,
j. l.. Sherron, +. A Shriner, George e,
Thorp, A. c. Trachsel, Joseph Trumpy
and c. W. Twining. The directors met
after the stockholders adjourned and
reelected President Twining and the
other officers.
Fond du Lac--Fire near Eland
Junction is threatening all the
particularly that OF the Hatton Lum-
Der company, New London, OF which
Senator w. II. Hatton Is the president.
The Hatton Lumber company sent all
OF its crews TO the scene, but had met
with little success In bringing the
fires under control.
MERRIAM Fire from the forest
entered the village limits several
times. 1t was only by the com
bined efforts of citizens and the fire
department that several residences
were saved. A farmer living one-half
mile from town on what is known as
the Rusce place came to town to get
help to save his farm buildings from
destruction.
Neenah. -- Plans have been com,
pleted for the annual reunion OF
the Tenth Wisconsin regiment to be
held here and in Menasha on August
"a. The reunion will be held at the
old log cabin home OF Governor Doty,
now owned by John Strange,
Manitowoc.- rejoicing over
the visit with her daughter. Mrs.
Edward Braunel, whom she had not
seen for several years, Mrs. Catherine
| Johnson. Chicago. died.
| Beloit-Prof. +. f. Converse, for
fifteen years superintendent OF the
public schools at Beloit, is at
Claremont, Cal. Investigating an offer
OF similar position there.
Fond du Lac-Evelue Harris, col
ored, died here at the age OF one hun
dred and fourteen years.
Chippewa Falls.-Angus Robertson,
thirty-one years old, farmer OF
Barron county, was made a de-
PENDANT in divorce action in this
county by his wife, Christina Robert
son, twentysIx years old after a
honeymoon OF So days On May 81,
1910, Mr.. Robertson married Miss
Christina Laucefeld. In Midland, Ont
Wild Rose,-Wild Rose may have
| high school Don. In the re,
l cent school meeting n largo majority