The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-10-03
STATE NEWS

Washburn.-Yeggmen entered the
postoffice at Mason, blew the safe
and escaped with about 5000 in
money and stamps.
Madison. Mrs. Amy Winship of
Racine, eighty-three years of age, has
returned to Wisconsin for the fourth
year, to finish her course.
Sheboygan.-The annual convention
of the herman Congregational
churches of the Illinois conferences,
including Wisconsin, Illinois and
Michigan. is in session here.
acknowledgements McGovern ap-
pointed State Treasurer Henry John
son member of the Black River
Fails relief commission in place of
former State Treasurer A. H. Dahl.
Racine. Through Attorneys Rubin
and label of Milwaukee, the ad-
ministrator of the estate of Frank
Csch filed suit in circuit court against
the Racine Rubber company for $780,
600 damages for the death of Csch,
who died from injuries sustained in
the employ of the Racine Rubber COM
pany, April o.
Racine.-Elsie Gutzman, fourteen
years old, was fatally injured when
her brother, Clarence, fired the
initial shot from a rife he had just
purchased The lad had rugged tar
get on the door casing of a closet. AS
he pressed the trigger his sister STEP
ped from the closet and received the
bullet in her breast
Racine-In order that mail in
and out of Racine can be quickly
and properly handled. an effort is to
be made to have the government ap-
propriate money for the construction
of modern building somewhere near
the Northwestern depot. where all
mail, will be handled, the three present
postal stations to be used entirely for
delivery of mail and sale of postage
and money orders.
Notwithstanding to the United
States engineers who have been
working on the survey, it will
cost $30,000,000 to build canal across
the Rock Island river from Sterling.
ILL.,, to GAINESVILLE. This does not in.
clude the expense OF reservoirs neces.
sary to the completion of the canal
scheme. The most expensive part OF
the work would be between Beloit
and Rockton, where lock would be
necessary.
Madison.-At an inquiry conduct
ed by John F. Baker of the state
fire marshal's Office, Oscar Bangs,
aged twenty-one, confessed to hav~
ing set fire to warehouse of John
Birrenkott at Klevenville, Dane coun-
ty, February Is last. He was arraign-
ed and pleaded guilty to arson. He
claimed Mr. Birrenkott hired him to
ance, but Judge John G. Fehlandt ex
onerated Birrenkott.
Marinette.-W. B. Stanton, wealthy
retired lumberman, was the VIC
tim of an unusual automobile acct
dent. While driving he fell over on
the wheel, victim of ptomaine poi
soning, having eaten some. canned
goods. His auto went into the ditch
and turned turtle, but he and hts COM
spanion, John Teichler, escaped seri-
GUS injury. He was picked up uncon-
scious and is quite ILL.,, but will re-
cover.
Oshkosh-Among the most inter
esting personages at the Winnie
bago county fair on Oshkosh day on
Thursday were Ernest Oshkosh, his
wife and little daughter Alice The
latter was in full Menominee Indian
costume The party came here from
the Kesagna reservation to attend the
fair, and were much interested in the
Chief Oshkosh statue at Menominee
park. this city, as Mr.. Oshkosh is
grandson Of old Chief Oshkosh, after
whom this city was named.
Eau Claire.-Profs. C. G. Patzer
and W. H. Cheever are among
the speakers at the twenty-third an
nual meeting of the Northwestern
Teachers association, which meets
here Saturday and Sunday, October II
and 49, The principal speaker will be
DR.. Frank Gunsaulus of Chicago, who
ill>discuss 1.-THE Education of the
AmOTlCdJl, IludJ CVCLlh6' OehSA~
on the program are President F. A.
Cotton of the La Crosse normal, SUI
perintendent Mary D. Bradford of the
Kenosha schools, High School Inspec-
tor H. G. Terry of Madison and Prof.
w. F. Lusk of the University of Min
nesota. w{a
Green Bay" Bobby" Lynch, man.
ager of the Creme Bay Wiscon+
sin-Illinois league team, and
well known professional ball
player of Chicago, had two narrow es-
capes from death while duck hunting
on the shores of Green bay. Lynch,
with a party of friends, was hunting
near Suamico during heavy wind
storm. The party were securing the
edge of the bay in quest of ducks when
calls for help were heard. On investi.
cation Lynch was found to be in
sinkhole and sinking fast. Members
of the party were unable to get into
the swamp, where the Bays manager
was intrenched, without first securing
a long ladder from a nearby cottage,
and after several delays were able to
haul LYNCH from his perilous position.