The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-06-18
Wisconsin Nelus
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lug tnem 70 enlist in the antifly cam
paign.
Wild Rose.-Sam Peterson of this
place caught German brown trout
In the mill pond at that place, which
weighed six pounds, with a No. s fly
nook. 1t took Peterson three and one
nalf hours to land his prize.
Madison.-Gov. E. L. Philip signed
bill authorizing the state board Of
agriculture to lease the state fair
grounds. Several applications have
been made for use of the grounds this
season.
Stevens Point.-George Tyson, an
Odd Fellow forty years, died at the
nome Of his daughter, Mrs. D. J.
Leahy. He was born in Germany and
educated in France and had lived here
sixty years.
Darlington.-Thousands of dollars
damage is being done in cornfields in
Lafayette county by white grubworms.
Entire fields are being replanted as
the first paintings have been de-
stroyed.
Madison.-Gov. e. L. Philip has
signed a bill making it a misdemeanor
for posted man to enter a saloon.
Under the present law the responsible
ity for selling to a posted man rests
entirely with the saloonkeeper.
Reedsburg.-A cyclone which struck
this city killed one man, de-
stroyed six residences and threw
the city into darkness. William
Schoeman, an engineer for the Valecia
Condensed Milk company, was killed
when the house In which he lived near
the plant, was blown down. His wife
and child were rescued uninjured.
Much other damage is reported to
have been done in the county about
this city and in Elroy.
Oconomowoc.-At the meeting OF
the Waukesha County Bankers De-
velOpment association at Zion parish
house, Oconomowoc, Charles D. Pro-
bert of OcOnomowoc was elected presi-
dent; Oscar Olson of Dousman, vice
president; John A.. Rodgers of Wau-
kesha, secretary; A. H. Eckhart of Me-
nomonee Falls, treasurer. Speakers
were s. A. Cornell of Milwaukee, H.
w. Goodwin of Hartland, r. P. Breese
of Waukesha, A. J. Frame of Wau-
kesha and Roderick Ainsworth of
Merton.
Observation-Disclosures sundaes, ice
cream sodas and other preparations
which formerly were the most popular
with students in the University of Wis
consin now are decidedly "plebeian."
Make mine matted milk is the
new order which is being sent across
the highly-polished fountains here.
so numerous that the Madison Daily
Cardinal, published at the university,
compiled statistics and found that 141,-
200 glasses of matted milk were con-
sumed in year.
Madison.-Gov E. L. Philip COM
muted the sentence Of Philippi Rober-
ii, convicted OF murder in the first
degree in Marathon county December
81, 1911, and sentenced for life, to
fourteen years from the date of con-
viction. The governor also granted a
conditional pardon to A. w. White,
convicted of embezzlement, In Portage
county, September 16, 1914, and SEN
fenced to serve ten years at Waupun.
The condition is that he abstain abso-
lutely from the use of intoxicants and
otherwise demean himself as an honor
able and law-abiding citizen. PardonD
to restore to citizenship were granted
to DR.. A. R. Lau of Madison. paroled
by Gov. F. E. McGOvern, and to Clar.
ence Thornburg of Milwaukee, who
had served full sentence of one year.
Marinette.-Rev. ]. M. Phelan, pas.
tor of st. Anthony's Catholic
church of Niagara, was sentenced
to three years in states prison and
to pay $1,000 for the support of the
unborn child of Irene Shafer, fourteen
years old, as the result of the priests
confession of improper relations with
the girl. The accusation was brought
by John Shafer, father of Irene and
member of st. Anthony,s congrega-
ton. The girl had been employed
to do homework for the priest. The
priest was atfthe point of prostration
in his cell, following the confession
and sentence. Don't let my mother
know" were his only words. Accord
ing to the story told by the clergy
man, the girls father offered not to
begin prosecution on payment of $5,-
900. He was offered $4,000 by the
priest, according to the latters story.
Most of the parishioners remain loyal
to the pastor. When he was taken to
his home by Sheriff Holquist to ar
range his personal affairs before leav
ing for Waupun, people of the village
him and kissed his hand.
The father of the girl asserted threats
have been made against him and says
he will leave the village. The mother
and girl already have gone.
La Crosse.-The body of Charles
Brabant, who murdered his wife
and escaped into the woods when
he was pursued by posse, was found
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