The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-09-26
STATE NEWS
IN BRIEF

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over burner on stove and allowing
one son survive her.
Green Bay--After predicting one
of the heaviest crops of corn In
| this section in years, farmers are
| now of the belief that the early frosts
will do much toward dampening these
prospects. ~
Green Bay.--Word received in
Depere is to the effect that G.. w.
Lawton, head OF the Lawton Foundry
works in that city, was the victim of
pickpockets in Minneapolis. His purse,
containing $500 in travellers checks,
was stolen, together with some cur
rency.
Marinette.-While fishing, Martin
Sanders, Escanaba, hooked what he
thought to be a big muskellonge
He tugged until he brought the
object to the surface. 1t proved to be
the body of Christ Sorenson, Escana-
ba, aged forty-eight, who disappeared
more than week ago. Sorenson COM
mitted suicide because he could not
secure work
Madison.-Two men, Andrew Land
strom, seventy-two, and Andrew
Swenson, sixty-six, were found
dead in their bed in rooming house
at IA North Fairchild street They
had been asphyXiated by gas escaping
from range. They were poor and
lived together in the apartment in
which they died. Landstrom was a
tailor and Swenson laborer.
Kenosha.-Albin Fossberg, aged
thirty-two, claiming residence in,
Chicago, went to state prison for two
years because he could not take
joke. Sunday afternoon at Powers
Lake Fossberg fell asleep in chair at
saloon, and some wag slipped a
piece of ice down his back. Fossberg
made for the first man he saw and cut
him SO it was necessary to take forty
stitches.
Chippewa Falls.-Speed Johnson Of
indianapolis died from injuries sus-.
tanned in a motorcycle race at
the northern Wisconsin state fair.
He was speeding at terrific rate
near the top of the motordrome track
in a mile race when the rear tire of
his motorcycle burst, throwing him
headlong to the bottom of the saucer
like course. His skull was fractured
and he did not regain Consciousness.
Madison.-Memorial tributes to
the late William Penn Lyon, once
chief justice of the Wisconsin gu
preme court, were delivered in the
supreme court upon the converting Of
that tribunal for the fall term. Ora
tons were delivered by Thomas M.
Kearney of Racine and Chief Justice
Winslow. Alexander M. Strouse OF
Milwaukee and T. M. Kearney Jr, OF
Racine were admitted to practice.
Marinette.-It was learned here
that the death at San Francisco
recently of Earl s. Hicks, thirty-five
years old, former Wisconsin lumber
man, was suicide. Hicks shot himself
through the head while alone at his
home, due to ill health and business
troubles. He was general manager OF
the Hicks-Hauptman Lumber COM
pany San Francisco His parents are
Dr. and Mrs. John Hicks, Menominee,
Mich.
Officials of the North
western road, before the railroad
commission, offered testimony that
the new train operated between Wa
tertown and Fond du Lac in the eve
ming and early morning lost money at
the rate of SAT to $55 per day. The
company asks for permission to dis
continue the service. Herman u.
CRUDE of Watertown said the reason
for the small earnings was the roor
service.
Marinette-Mrs. George Johnson,
Marquette, Mich, died after she
had given birth to child, and less
than an hour after the last rites had
been said over the body of her thir-
son. Both deaths were
due to injuries received when an auto
mobile collided with buggy In which
Mrs Johnson and her son were rid
Ing The automobile was driven by
Mrs. Howard Hail. Both Mrs. Johnson
and her infant son were thrown be-
meath the automobile. Mrs. Johnson
became a mother in the morning, and
in the afternoon death claimed her
Milwaukee, A. Arnold, So"
cialist tax commissioner hold
over official, was removed from
office by vote of the common council,
upon charges of malfeasance in Of
flee, and other similar charges. The
council by vote of all except the
seven Socialists voted for removal.
The report of the investigating COM
mite. which recommended dismissal
was taken up in detail and separate
debate neld upon each count.
The most serious charges that the
lax roll as sworn contained a reduc-
tor In the tax of the Second ward
saving bank stock valuation made
against protests Of the assessors In
direct charge. Other charges include
the removal in violation of civile serv-
ice rules and the swearing to the
truth Of incorrect assessments.