The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-07-17
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS
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furnishing store was entered by burg!
lars, the safe opened and 500 in cash
and goods taken.
Antigo.-William Smith was SEN
fenced to serve a year and half
at Waupun, having pleaded guilty I'd
the charge of adultery. Smith is
married man, having a wife and two
small children.
Grand Rapids.-While en- route to
Tomahawk on the st. Paul train,
in company with his uncle, to
look after some farming lands, Paul II.
Johnson of Rockfort. ILL.,, suddenly be.
came insane. He attempted to jump
through a window, but was rescued.
Fifield.-The disappearance of a
two-year-old child, presumably lost
in the woods, has caused the entire
male population Of this city to organ-
ize itself into a searching party The
baby is the son Of o. o. Ball. The
child is believed to have wandered into
the woods.
Oconomowoc.-Dudley Cook is the
possessor Of Boy Scout honor
medal in recognition of his heroic eff.
forts to save George Grokosky and Ho-
mer Hathaway from drowning in Lac
La Belle last winter. He is the first
Wisconsin boy to receive one of these
medals.
Madison.-A joint meeting of the
state board of public affairs, the
university survey advisory committee,
the board Of regents and the board of
visitors was held in the office of the
governor Acting Secretary M. G. Riley
said the survey is progressing satis4
factOrily.
nomowoc.-Dudley Cook has
been presented with a Boy Scout
hero medal, given in recognition of his
efforts to save others in the drowning
accident on Lac La Belle last winter
when George Grokosky and Homer
Hathaway lost their lives. He is the
first Wisconsin boy to be so honored.
Racine.-A blast at the quarry at
Ives, Racine county, threw rocks
through the windows of Mil
waukee interurban car. Mrs. John
Langfeld and her daughter, Racine,
were cut by glass. The motorman
raced his car out of danger through
a hail of rock.
Neenah. - Ferris Griswold, aged
sixteen years, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Griswold, attending the
Y. M. c. A. camp at Camp Onaway,
Waupaca, was awarded the govern
ment emblem and scored a total of
10 II in the field meet against field
of dozen contestants. Boys repre-
senting Boy Scouts and similar organfI
cations from all over the state were
in attendance at the camp.
OcOnomowOc.-A dental society Of
Waukesha county has been formed
at Oconomowoc and charter has
been asked of the state society.
Officers are: Dr. l.. A. Meyer, presi-
dent; DR.. Russell Jones, vice-presi-
dent; DR.. F. F. Machus, treasurer; DR..
Ellsworth Jones, secretary. DR.. Adolph
Chopper of Milwaukee, treasurer and
member of the executive board of the
Wisconsin Dental society, assisted.
Madison McGovern ap-
pointed G.. N. Mihills of Fond du
Lac as a member of the state board
of agriculture from the Sixth congress
sional district, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Charles
N. Hill of Rosendale, who resigned
several months ago in order to show
his dairy at the coming state fair. The
appointment is for term ending Jam
uary 1. 1915.
Grand Rapids.-At special services
held at the First Moravian
church Walter Wiesenberg of this city
and William Schell of West Hope,
Manitoba, were ordained to the minis
try by Bishop Carl Miller of Water
town, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Madsen
and Rev. Mr.. Meilicke of Grand Rap
ids and Rev. Henry Reise of New Eng
land, N. D. Both men were graduated
from the Moravian Theological school
in Bethlehem, Pa.
Madison.-State Veterinarian Ella
sui ICtuIuCu lIOm Iu6 COuVGI-
ton of state veterinarians at Oma-
ha He says reports show the use of
hog cholera serum is successful both
in prevention and control Doctor
Eliason says that in none of the states
Is the disease as complete
ly controlled as in Wisconsin. Doctor
Eliason received word from Door coun-
ty of an outbreak of hog cholera III
that section.
Hartford.-William Bloomer, an
who has been in Hart
ford for about six months in the en-
ploy of the electric company, commit
ted suicide in Pike lake. He hired
boat and rowed out to the center Of the
lake, removed his coat and leaped into
the water. Searching parties have
been unable to locate the body owing
to the depth of the lake at that point.
was thirty-four years old and
had no relatives in this country. De-
spondency is given by friends as the
cause.