The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-08-21

WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY. TOLD


church celebrated it's fiftieth anniver-
sary. Rev. Adolph Hoyer. Princeton.
and Rev. Ochlert, Fond DID Lac,
| preached.
Manltowoc.-Thrown from a wagon
| wien the horses became frightened,
Emmett Kulnik, nine-year-old son of
Otto Kulnik, Rapids farmer. was
killed, on his uncle's farm.
Frederick.-An educational insti-
tute will be held in Frederick
late this month or early in Septem-
Der. j. H. Ames of the University of
Wisconsin will complete the arrange
ments at meeting with business men
here shortly.
La Crosse.-Congressm John ].
Esch was called to his home here
from Washington in response to
message announcing the death Of
his nineteen-year-old daughter, Helen.
Miss Esch spent the winter with her
father in Washington and returned
here three weeks ago. Death was due
to Bright's disease.
Madlson.-The campaign expense
account of A. H. Dahl, Repub-
lican candidate for governor, and
OF his personal campaign committee,
were accepted by Secretary of State
Donald upon the filing of certificate
that failure to file properly was in
advertent. The amount certified was
$7SS and by Mr.. Dahl personally $279,
a total of s1.Oe7.
Fond du Lac.-One hundred Nnd
fifty delegates are in attendance
at the Grand Council National Fra
ternal league here. An address of well
come was made by Mayor Wolff. Will
liam Mathe and Attorney J. M. Good
ing, representing the city officials,
business men and local National Fra
ternal league council, also spoke. The
response was by G. N. Cramer, Ash
land, and ]. Elmer Lehr, Milwaukee.
Grand Counselor Lehr in his address
reviewed the work of the league dur
ing the past year. He recommended
changes in the ritual and initiatory
rites; also that the meeting of the
grand council be held biennially in
stead of annually. A business meet
ing followed and in the evening an
entertainment was held.
Waukesha.-Sheriff E. J. Gibson
went to Chicago to bring back
B. S. Slater, suspected of being one
of the auto bandits who entered the
stores of H. P. Motz and George Flu
cry early on the morning of July "a.
Slater was hunted down in Chicago
last week and placed under arrest
when Mr.. Gibson and his undersheriff,
Ben Enders, went there to investigate
the facts connected with the license
number of the automobile found on
Wisconsin avenue following the at
tempted burglary and the ensuing gun
fight between the police and the ban
dts. The license was issued by the
state of Illinois to Slater. The latter
was held under bonds of $4,000 pend
ing the procuring of reQuisition pa
pers for his removal into Wisconsin.
He is charged with assault with intent
to murder, burglary in the night time
and conspiracy.
Beloit.-Of the original 1872 mem
bers of the Fourth Wisconsin bat
terry, known as the Beloit battery,
which went into the civil war from
this city In 1862, but ten found it
possible to be present at the reun-
ion Of the association. Many friends
joined with the veterans in the cere-
monies which included addresses
by Mayor H. w. Adams and former
Assemblyman w. o. Hansen. The
latter and Mrs. w. H. Grinnell were
made honorary members of the asso-
citation. After dinner the veterans
and others visited'the city park, where
the old war cannon, placed in the
park and dedicated with great cere-
mony three years ago to the Fourth
battery, was decorated with flags and
| flowers. The association elected OIL
GERS as follows: President, Almond
Balding, Clinton; vice-president,
James Wilkins, Beloit; secretary
treasurer, w. L. Austin, Beloit.
Milwaukee.-Rev Carl Gausewitz,
| Milwaukee, was reelected president
| or the EVanS0llCdl LutHeIdu CoH-
ference of North America at the
twenty-fifth conference held in Beth
lehem Lutheran church. The synodi-
cal conference is the largest Lutheran
church body in the world, represent
ing 1000 congregations, with mem
bership of almost million communi-
cants. A report of the credentials
committee showed ninety-one accred1t-
ed delegates present from the synods
of Michigan, Nebraska, Minnesota,
Wisconsin and from the Slovak Luth-
| eran synod. The delegates represent
twenty-five districts. About 100 dele
gates are in attendance. Other OIL
GERS chosen were: Vice-president, Rev.
H. Speckhardt, Saginaw, Mich; secre-
tary, Prof. H. Meyer, New Ulm, Mimi;
treasurer, H. A. Christensen, Detroit;
chaplain, Rev. F. B. Brand, Spring
field, ILL.,; German reporter, Rev.
H. Ebert, Milwaukee; German repor'
| for for church Daners Otto HOenecke.