The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-06-05
Badger News
Briefly Told


of Winnebago county has voted 10
build a sanitarium to cost $4,000.
Appleton.-The next meeting of the
Fox River Valley league Of Pythians
will be held in Fond, du Lac. That city
also captured the attendance pennant
at the convention here
Neenah.-It is thought that the
common council Of Menasha will pass
an ordinance prohibiting the sale
of firearms. Agitation is due to the
John Omachinske case.
Northumberland Russell, profes-
.sor of mathematics at Trinity col.
lege. Cambridge, England, spoke to
University of Wisconsin students on
Logic and Mysticism" here.
Sheboygan-John Stockdyk, who op-
crates a local fishing tug, caught a 3D.
pound sturgeon in one Of his nets on
Amsterdam, south of here, and sold II
for $50, nearly fifty cents per pound.
Beaver Dam.-Herbert Kaiser, aged
sixteen, was drowned in the Beaver
Dam river while swimming. He was
taken with cramps. The body was re-
covered short time later. He is
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kaiser.
Oshkosh NJ R. Streeter OF
this city was arrested here and
Mrs Dora Wellhouse was arrested at
Appleton and brought to this city on
charge Of manslaughter in the sec
ond degree.
Acknowledgements Indians from
the reservation east Of here will
give an exhibition Of the war dance
and play game of lacrosse in this
city June "a, during the state conven-
ton Of Eagles.
or.-Assemblyman Phil Gan
non was dismissed on a charge
of aiding and abetting illegal
voting at the recent recall primary.
Municipal Judge Parker held that no
knowledge of voters illegality had
been proved against Cannon.
Sparta.-John Lawrence is dead at
his home at Ontario, aged one hundred
and four. Lawrence and five sons
served through the Civil war. The
youngest is still living and Is sixty
eight years old.
Manitowoc-The marriage of Miss
Martha Rahr and Walter Spindler,
a society event, was solemnized at the
st. James Episcopal church here. Miss
Rahr Is daughter of William Rahr,
president of the Manitowoc Mailing
company.
Milwaukee. - Banishing himself
from the association of friends for
what physicians declare will be for
life, Fred w Curtenius, Spanish.
American war veteran, began his
duties as the attendant of Vernon D.
Bennett, the recently discovered leper
and former inmate OF the Soldiers
home here, Before entering the little
shack where Bennett is confined, Cur
tenius destroyed every record of his
former life, save his honorable dis
charge from the Thirty-fourth regi-
ment, United States infantry.
Waukesha.-In farewell address
to members Of the Congregational
church Rev. w. A. Garfield pointed
out some of the things which he
thought would materially assist in
lettering conditions Of the congrega-
ton. One Of these was the question Of
getting to church on time. r. P.
Breese read resolutions which were
the expression Of the church on the
departing pastor, and Willard Girls
void delivered a message to Mr.. Gan
field and family in behalf Of the
church.
Milwaukee.-One of the severest
wind and electrical storms in the
history of the city, resembling a
tornado. struck Milwaukee and west
ern suburbs and blew down score Of
buildings in West A1lis and Wauwa-
tosa, demolished fences, barns and
other buildings on the state fair
grounds and crippled and delayed in
terurban traffic. The damage is placed
at 100000. At the state fair grounds
the huge cattle barn, constructed OF
concrete and steel, was 1attened. The
large main gate entrance on National
avenue and several eating houses and
horse barns were leveled.
La Crosse.-Felix Muetze, twenty
eight, La Crosse, has won fame
as painter which has attracted the
attention of the German royal family.
Mr.. Muetze, who is in La Crosse visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ottocar
Muetze, will leave for a tour of the
Eastern states, later sailing for Eu-
rope to resume his studies. For two
years he studied music and art at Ber-
lin with Max Liebermann and Boyce
Postel and at that time he became &C.
quainted with members of the royal
family at Berlin. who called frequent
ly at the studio. NSeveral of his paint
ings have been on exhibition in most
Of the large cities of this country and
abroad. On his return to Germany
Mr.. Muetze will study at Munich I'M
der Gustave Grausche. Before taking
up painting he achieved success in mu-
sic, having been a member as cello
list Of the Minneapolis Symphony or
chestra and the New York Philhar.