The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-05-29
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Green Bay.-The Holland-American
society for the purpose of help
ing Hollanders upon their arrival,
especially girls, was organized at KIM
berly. ]. H. NJ. Wigman was elected
president.
Observation-Disclosures to put an
end to shooting accidents, James,
vile police are searching for two
boys whose wild firing resulted in the
injury of Joseph Jenova, shot during
an afternoon stroll.
Waupaca. - The Wisconsin Field
mems club, composed of special
agents, state agents and adjusters for
the leading fire insurance companies
doing business in Wisconsin, will hold
their annual meeting at the Grand
View hotel, Chain O. Lakes, June 24-25.
Fond du Lac.-Mr. and Mrs. John
Kuhnz, pioneer residents of Edo
RADIO, aged seventy-seven and eighty
three respectively, had a double fu-
neral and were buried in dou-
BILE grave They died within a few
hours of each other.
Lake Geneva.-The officers and
cadets of the Northwestern Mill
tary and Naval academy Of this city
participated in a special memorial
service for the G. A. r. of Walworth
county. A reception was followed by
the memorial address. Dinner was
served in the mess hall.
New Richmopd.-Leo Johnson Of
Waupaca took first place in the
state declamatory contest of the Wis
consin Lyceum bureau here. He rep
resented southeastern Wisconsin.
Frank McNally of New Richmond was
second and Maxwell Goodrich of Fort
Atkinson third.
Ashland-Eleanor Lampson Sam
born is the champion speller Of
Ashland county. She was victor in
a contest in which more than eleven
hundred school children took part and
will be the guest Of the state fair Off
Gals at Milwaukee in September.
Portage.-The graduating exercises
Of the high school will take
place the week of June Is. Thirty
five will receive diplomas. The COM
mencement exercises of the common
schools of Columbia county will take
place at the courthouse here June g.
There will be rs to receive diplomas.
Oshkosh.-The passenger steamer
Anona struck a deadhead about
four miles out of Winneconne and
was beached on a small island in
the Fox river. There were three pas
sengers aboard. The passenger steam
er Wahnetal picked up the passengers
and the captain of the sinking steamer.
Kenosha.-Philip Frederick, aged
forty-two years, and one of the
best known of the younger men Of Ke-
nosha, died at the Presbyterian hos
pital in Chicago. The cause of his
death is mystery and an investiga-
ton is being made. Mr.. Frederick was
found unconscious in the Kircher bath
house, sos Wabash avenue, Chicago,
and he was taken to the Presbyterian
hospital for treatment. He died with
out regaining consciousness.
Milwaukee. - Disguised with the
hospital for the insane at Wauwa-
tosa because, he said, there is too
much religious stuff out sthere," Carl
Neuman, an inmate, left the asylum
and enjoyed personally conducted
tour of the city, which ended little
abruptly when he was taken in tow by
q patrolman at Twenty-ninth and
Brown streets, anu given temporary
lodging in the third floor back" the
insane ward Of the Emergency hos
pital. According to the police, Neu-
man had been wandering around the
Brown street neighborhood for several
hours without apparent object.
Madison-Tom Kennedy, Ashland,
crew and football star, and Frank
Bellows, Madison football quarter,
are candidates for the presidency
of the Wisconsin university athletic
board. Other candidates are: For vice
president, A. J. Dexter and Harry Her.
zog; football, Ray Keller; baseball,
Nuenchwander and Boulware; track
Robert Hedges and Frank Downey;
basketball, LANCE; non-W. men, Dis
telhorst, Tigvold, Cohn, Napiecinskl,
Swapton, Mauer and Schaal
Waukesha. - The Carroll college
faculty has completed the COM
mencement program as follows: Fri
day, June 5, and Saturday, June 6,
p. M, presentation of Charles Ram
Kennedy's "The Servant in the
House." under direction Of the depart
ment of dramatic literature; July Z,
p. m, vesper service; 1880 p. m, bac-
calaureate sermon, Methodist church,
President w. O. Carrier; June 10, $3.50
a. m, board of trustees meeting; p.
m, recital of the department of music
at the Methodist church; June IL, IL
a. m, final chapel service; p. m,
class day exercises; June II, 9:3O a.
m, formation of commencement pro-
cession; 10 a. M, annual commence
ment exercises with address by Prof
Cleland B. McAfee, D. d. Of McCor-
mick seminary, and comforting OF de-
grees at Methodist church; p. M,
presidents reception; p. m, alumni
banquet at Resthaven.