The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-03-20
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD


pastor in this city for the last Ga years,
is preparing to celebrate the fiftieth
anniversary of his ordination to the
ministry on March 25.
Madison.-Mrs. John Wild, bride
of two weeks, accidentally was
drowned in an open cistern on her
farm In the town of Verona. She was
twenty-one years old.
Cedarburg. Raymond Boleske, ten
years old, while hitching on a
farmers sleigh, fell between the run
ners and was run over. He will re-
cover
< Sheboygan.- Emmanuel Luz
theran church issued a call to Rev.
Theodore Laetsch, Eau Claire
Baraboo.-Fire destroyed a barn be-
longing to Bert Ellis, with five horses,
three cows, hay and grain.
Edgerton.-The shearing Of about
six thousand five hundred lambs
has been started here. Four ex-
pert machine operators have been en-
gagged for the work, who will clip about
two hundred head per day.
Maiden Rock.-Thaws followed by
freezing temperature have played
havoc with fields of grain in
this section. The grain and new clo-
yer have been killed by the sheets OF
ice which have formed over the fields.
La CrOsse.-Miss Mono Butter
fields search for her father is
ended. She received a letter from
Norwalk telling of his whereabouts
Miss Butterfield has not seen her
father in IL years.
Stanley.-A tank car on the 500
road caught fire when derailed
here. About seven thousand gallons of
gasoline were destroyed. Four other
cars were burned. Sparks caused by
friction started the blaze.
Marshfield.-The family Of John
Morgan, a farmer near Millad0re,
is suffering from ptomaine poison
ing, caused by eating canned sal
mon. The family consists of father,
mother and nine children. All are now
expected to recover.
store and warehouse owned by the
Conner Lumber & Land company
at Laona, Forrest county, was de-
stroyed by fire, with loss of $4,000.
The new hotel recently built by w. d.
Conner, close by, was also damaged.
Madison.-The Wisconsin eugenic
law has secured almost interna-
tional attention. The secretary Of
state received request from DR.. Rob-
ert Reid Rentoul, Liverpool, England,
British authority on eugenics, asking
for a statement on it's success.
Oshkosh.-A sentence of four years
at Waupun was given Edward
Kline, who smashed a display win
dow Of one of the local stores 18th
brick and stole five new one dol.ar
bills that were attached to articles
in the window advertising the sale.
Kenosha.-Mrs. Mary d. Brad
ford, who has been superintend-
ent of schools In Kenosha for two
years, was reelected. She has been
instrumental in introducing several re-
forms in the schools and is leader in
the suffrage movement in Wisconsin.
Madison.-The eugenics law has
had practically no effect on the
normal number Of marriages in the
state, is the contention Of DR.. c. A.
Harper, state health officer. In De-
cember, 1912, there were 1921 mar
riages, as compared with 2,026 in De-
cember last year, and 1,411 marriages
in January, 1913, as compared with
I o1-rio Yr,
Madison. - Former Attorney Gen.
eraI Frank L. Gilbert was elected
exalted ruler of the Madison lodge
Of Elks. Former Alderman George
G. Sayles was his opponent. A.
o. Wright was reelected secretary and
Milo c.. Hagan was chosen treasurer.
Attorney Harry Sauthoff, past exalted
ruler, was elected delegate to the grand
lodge meeting next summer. Post
master W. A. Devine was named as
alternate.
La Crosse.-Attempting to cross
the tracks on the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul road in front of
the Oriental Limited passenger train on
State street, John King, a bartender.
was struck and ground to pieces. AL
though he was well known, his body
was so badly mangled it was only by
the name in his cap that he was iden-
titled. Almost at the same hour pas
senger train struck Louis Pank at
Alma and ground him to pieces. He
was riding on railway speeder and
did not see the approaching train.
La Crosse.-Gilbert Motier Wood
ward, journalist, soldier, lawyer
and politician, died here, aged
after an illness Of three
months Of stomach complaint. He was
a veteran of the Civil war, having been
wounded at Gettysburg. He was mus
tered out with the rank of colonel at
the close of the war He was mem
Der of congress from the Seventh Wis
consin district from 1882 to 1884 and
was Democratic candidate for COVER
nor of the state in 1885. He was
mayor of La Crosse from 1874 until
1876.
La Crosse.-As result of drag
hn