The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-10-17
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In WISCONSIN

court
Madison. According to the report
OF the business manager of the univer.
sity, the state spent S78S, 626.65 on new
buildings for the university last year.
Beloit.--Beating up his guard while
at work upon county roads, c. w.
Goldsworthy, sentenced to the county
farm. made his escape.
Sheboygan.-Herman Yahnke, aged
fifty. father of nine children, was sent
to state prison for three years after
pleading guilty to statutory offense
against his eight-year-old daughter
Waukesha. - The f1fteen-year-old
daughter of. Mrs. Charles HASTEN of
New Berlin was accidentally shot and
seriously injured by her brother, Ern-
est. Both were engaged in extracting
shells from shotgun
Marinette.-Injuries received when
he was tipped from a buggy at
Wausaukee caused the death of John
Helmer, aged sixty-seven, widely
known Marinette cruiser. Deceased
was brother of William j. Helmer,
assistant chief of Marinette police.
Oconomowoc.-A fine of five dol
lars and costs was imposed in
municipal court upon T. Turgrimson
and d. Buskirk, for having killed pro-
tected birds. The birds were Hungar-
ian pheasants, property of Mr.. Pabst.
who has splendid game preserve at
his country home on Genesee lake.
and has imported these birds.
Madison-The new mems dormi-
tory at the university will be sit
uated on the originally proposed
site along the lake shore north of the
agricultural group of buildings. This
decision was reached by the board of
regents meeting in committee of the
whole at the Administration building
Of the university.
La Crosse.-While on business
trip, Percy w. Humbert, formerly
proprietor of clothing store here,
died at Lynxville, forty miles
from here. and his body was inferred
two weeks ago without word of his
death coming to his family. Humbert
died suddenly on entering the hotel at
Lynxville, without giving his name
and address, and he was buried as a
stranger.
ACKNOWLEDGING he is barred
from becoming a citizen of this
country, G. Shibata, Japanese alien
living in Milwaukee, cannot be grant
ed certificate as a public accountant
by the state board, according to At
torney General Owen. Shibata is a
graduate of the University of Wiscon-
sin and was one of it's most brilliant
students. He is an accomplished VIII
ter and has composed verse which has
received high commentator in liter
airy circles
Couderay.-Conside excitement
has been caused by the discovery
Of rich iron ore on farm north
Of Brentwood, village just across
the west line of Sawyer county
in Washburn county, Is miles north
of here. Prospect ors have been work
ing quietly in that locality for several
months locating the ore lands. Op-
lions on many farms in that vicinity
have been secured and the sinking Of
shafts to further test the ore will
soon be started, it is reported.
acknowledgements McGovern has
appointed A. j. Myrland, secretary
of the tax commission, as repre-
sentative to the national tax con-
ference in Buffalo October %. The
governor appointed as delegates to
the National Society for the Promotion
of Industrial Education in Grand Rap
ids, Mich, October 1925, Thomas G..
Murray. Madison; S. B. Tobey, super
intendent of schools at Wausau; Fl. F.
Leverenze, superintendent of schools,
Sheboygan, and w. E. Maddox, SUI
perintendent of schools, Superior,
. Kenosha.-John O'Donnell, promi-
nent Kenosha business man, died
from a fracture of the skull re-
sulting from fall in coal barge at
the ODonnell docks. He had gone to
the barge only a few minutes before
he met the fatal fall, and at the time
was walking along one of the beams
Dl lie UOdL. IL Is LuOuSul tuhL uc was
attacked with dizziness. He fell Is
feet into the hold of the boat, his head
striking on heavy timber. He never
regained consciousness. John O'Don-
nell was sixty-seven years of age,
native of Ireland and long connected
with the coal business in this section.
He is survived by a widow and four
children.
Janesville-On conviction of es-
Gaping from the farm Of F. w.
Jensen, where he had been employed
under the new commitment law pro-
viding for the employment Of prison
ers held in county jails. Waldo Holmes
was sentenced to one year In states
prison by Judge Maxfield Holmes Is
the first man in Wisconsin to be SEN
fenced to Waupun under the provi-
sions of the statute. Clement Sim
mons. convicted of second offense
Of drunkenness, was also sent to the
penitentiary for one year by Judge
Maxfield.
Kenosfa.-Dr. David M Munro
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