The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-05-28
STATE NEWS
In BRIEF


his boat burning, August Gruen'
valid, a game warden, narrowly es-
capped death when about eight miles
out in Lake Winnebago. The craft
caught fire when gasoline escaped
from the tank In short time the
tank exploded, spreading the burning
fluid all over Gruenwald. He was
| thrown into the water and only
through the greatest eXertion did ne
manage to reach the canoe which had
been tied to the launch.
Northumberland Davidson has
| appointed as Wisconsin delegates
| to the national convention of in
surance accidents and workingmen
| compensation conference to be held
| June 20 and II In Chicago, A. W.
Sanborn Of Ashland E. T. Fairchild
Of Milwaukee, John J. Blaine Of Bos
cobel, George Brew Of Milwaukee,
Wallace Ingalls, of Racine, Walter D.
Eagan of Superior, Clarence Culbert.
son of Stanley and Paul j. Watrous
of Milwaukee.
Fond du Lac.-The state high
school declamatory contest will be
held In Fond du Lac at the Henry
Boyle theater. Principal |. o. Hub,
bard Informed the school that he had
received a telegram from the board
of control of the State Lyceum asso-
citation to that effect. There will be
seven districts represented. Miss
Marguerite Mahoney winner of the
district contest at Oshkosh, will be
the Fond du Lac declaimer on the
program.
Oconomowoc. - The James H,
Eckles property on Lake La Belle, val
ued at $250000, was sold at admins
traitors sale to the Redemptorist Fa-
theirs, Jesuit order of st. Louis, for
$4,000 The property comprises 90
acres of land and handsome resi-
dence. Judge X. NJ. Lands and George
II. Eckles of Chicago conducted the
sale. The property will be used for a
Catholic theological seminary.
Beloit.-A chicken Matched here
has three legs and the tail Of a
| duck The strange looking bird be
longs to John Lynch of this city, who
is taking special care to raise 1t. The
chickens third leg is located under
It's tail and seems not to interfere
seriously with its movements and is
used as a prop when the little fellow
stands still
Madison.-Charters authorizing two
new state banks we're issued by
| Commissioner of Banking NJ. c.
Bergh; Pulaski State bank of Pu-
laski, Brown county; capital, $4,000;
! ]. f. Peplinski. president and F. K.
Ramszewski, cashier; and State bank
of Sheboygan, Henry Hillemann, pres
ident, and Il. G.. Roehl, cashier; CAPT.
tai, 100000
Madison.-Martin Schmitt, a stone,
mason, attempted suicide by drink,
ing carbolic acid. In a letter ad,
dressed to the police he states he did
not care to live any longer because
the woman whom he loved betrayed
him after he had spent on her $220
for clothing, board and music lessons.
He is expected to recover.
Manitowoc.-Whlle seeking the
cause for the sudden extinction
of the electric lights in the plant of
the Smalley Manufacturing company,
the night Waterman discovered a fire
raging In the lower portion Of the fac.
tory. A prompt alarm made possible
the saving of the plant. The damage
is about $1,000, insured.
Racine. - Walter Zeuger, aged
twenty-five years, whose home
was at 900 Teutonia avenue and EN-.
ployed by the Chicago & Northwest,
ern road as a brakeman, died at ST,
Marys hospital from injuries received
by falling from freight car while
his train was switching at Ives.
Green Bay.-Mrs. Merry Ann
| Smith, believed to be the oldest resi-.
| dent of Brown county, died at the age
| Of 101 years. She was born in Bel.
GUM and at the age Of six years was
hidden in a haystack by her father
| after the battle of Waterloo, to es-
! cape from the soldiers
Neenah.-A plan for the ex.
tensive advertising OF Neenah will
be put in operation by the Neenah
club. Five autos will be decorated
with advertising banners and in each
! will ride five hustlcrs of the city. The
| party will make a tour Of Wisconsin
| Illinois and Indiana.
Wausau--A fve-days' celebration
! will begin in the First Meth
odist church here to mark the event
of having become free from all in
debtedness and of having reached the
fifth anniversary of the handsome edi.
| fee of that congregation.
Chippewa Falls.-Joseph Giovan.
Gelo was killed and Aaron Fet,
tichi had an arm broken in an acct.
dent west of this city. They were
raising steam shovel but did not
have enough steam to hold 1t up and
II fell back crushing them
Fox Lake-Fire from an tncu.
bator started a fire that destroyed
a residence on the Randall Judd faru
near here The loss was 81 200
Ladysmith.-Pau Schmidt, an en-.
ploye OF a lumber company. fell into