The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-16
WISCONSIN
oDDsFELLows OF WISCONSIN
Encampment and Patriarchs Militant
Elect Officers at Baraboo.

Encampment and Patriarchs Militant
Elect Officers at 5araboo.
BARABOO, WIS.-The forty-ffth an
nual session Of the Wisconsin grand en-
campment, I. o. o. F., and Patriarch Mill
tant, which closed here to-day, was one
OF the most successful ever held by that
order. The attendance was unusually
large. every encampment in the state
being represented. The reports Of the
various officers showed that the order is in
prosperous condition and growing rapidly.
The features were the street parade and
competition drill by the Patriarch Mill
tant, which made a fine display The Can
ton Of GAINESVILLE carried off the first prize,
Baraboo second and a picked squad,
third.
The encampment elected the following
officers: Grand patriarch, B. H. Kohorn
Milwaukee; grand high priest, D. w.
John, Marinette; senior warden, E. H.
Zimmerman. Wausau; scribe, L. O..
Holmes, Baraboo; treasurer, J. A. Faith
ers, GAINESVILLE; representatives, J. T.. Full
ton and j. F. Hutchinson, GAINESVILLE;
junior warden, Alex Johnson, Chippewa
Falls The next meeting will be held at
Madison.
The Patriarchs Militant elected officers
as follows: President, Colonel H. J. SUIT
tie. Viroqua: vice president, G. H.
Schwartz, GAINESVILLE; department secre-
tary, Colonel A. Sample, West Superior;
treasurer, G: w: Sutton, West Superior.
Decoration Of chivalry was conferred upon
DR.. j. I. Jones of Milwaukee.
MENoMoNIE, WIs.-United States
Senator Quarles last night opened the re-
publican campaign In this county. The
hall was packed and there were many
prominent republicans present from neigh
boring points.
The prohibitionists of Dunn county
nominated the following: Member of as
sembly, J. F. Denham: clerk, Ole J. Tile
son; treasurer, G. II. Hesslink; register of
deeds, J. r. Branche; sheriff, Owen Cole;
clerk Of court, J. P Kraft; coroner, D. c.
Bastine; superintendent, w. L. Morrison.
The Dunn county school Of agriculture
Will open Oct 20. The Stout gymna sium
Will be used as temporary quarters. The
blacksmith and carpenter work will be
performed in the manual training build
ing. The instructors are Professor X. c.
Davis, Grace Stokes, domestic science
and l.. M. Cole, manual training. The
new building will be dedicated the first
week in November, it being optional tt
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, as he Is
not certain on which day he can be here.
LA CROSSE, WIS.-The prohibition
county committee has filed vacancies or
the ticket. placing the name Of DR.. A
M. Benson on the ballot for district attor
ney DR.. Benson is dentist, but ha!
studied law. The committee also placet
the name of Miss Sadie Fosbinder Of tfli
city on the ticket for superintendent II
place Of Miss Flors e. Wood who wa
nominated but was found not an eligible
candidate.-As soon as the material cal
be obtained, work will be started on tn,
construction OF the electric railway t
be built by the La Crosse & Eastern be
tween La Crosse and Viroqua.--The fu
neral Of the late Andrew Quinn, the oldes
Odd Fellow In the state, was held yester
day afternoon. It was one OF the larges
funerals held in this city for years.
STEVENS POINT, VISA. PROPOSE
tion to bond the city for $4,000 to be pai'
In six annual 1nstallments Of IS, 900 each, /
being agitated by leading citizens in orde
to wipe out floating debt Of tha
amount that has been accommodating 70
years. 1t is strongly opposed in som
quarters The opposition advocates a
annual temporary loan and an increase i
the tax laws sufficient to wipe out tn
debt In the course Of f1ve or six years. 1
special election will probably be held
Notice has been received from Washing
ton that three rural mail routes leadin
out from this city Will be placed In opera
tion on Nov. Is. Each Is twenty-fou
miles in length and will runa through
thickly settled district.
MANAWA, WIS.-Gus Weller a farme
living three miles east Of here. was badl
3 injured by a threshing machine. Sixty
five neighbors completed all his fall wor
in one day, digging 1000 bushels Of pots
toes, hauling them to the station, loadin
them into cars and carrying back h
t money. They also husked all his cor
and shocked the fodder.
: WEST SUPERIOR, Wls.-The poll
= have no doubt but that Joe Wilson al
James Barret, held under suspicion
robbing the safe in Eli Shilson's gener
i store in Snow Flake, Man., Of $5, zoo, a
q the men wanted.
: GREEN BAY, WIS.-F'red Hollrna
Y Jr, son Of Postmaster F. A. Holman, in
d fit of dependency, committed suicide
:. shooting himself in the head last nig1
He was 26 years old.
s GlENFLORA, WiS.-Fire yesterds
a destroyed restaurant and general stor
# and damaged a saloon and hotel. Los
s $4,000; insurance, s1,30O