The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-07-30
State
Happenings

age of eighty-nine years. She was
born in Germany and came to this
country in 1853. She leaves two sons.
one daughter and eleven grandchil-
dren.
Wausau-A. H. Zimmerman of Wax
sau, was honored at the state conven-
ton of fire agents at Superior when he
was made member of the executive
committee and presented with an iron
cross medal for efficient services rem
dered as president during the last
two years.
Marinette.-William Adams, pro-
prietor of a pool hall, is the frst
to be arrested for use of an Ameri-
can flag in advertising his business
Adams was warned by the chief OF
police, but only laughed and was then
arrested. He was fine SO and costs
The law was passed by the last legis-
lature.
Madison-The industrial commits
sion has dismissed the application for
workmens compensation made by
Charles F. Martin of Superior against
the J. H. Kaiser Lumber company OF
Eau Claire. Martin was injured
while employed as conductor of log
ging train near Winter, Wis, and al
leges permanent total disability.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS county has fol-
lowed the lead of Milwaukee county
and motorcycle police officers were
put to work on the improved country
roads with instructions to arrest
speeders. Henry T. Poole and Arthur
Day, both wealthy Chicagoans, were
the first to be arrested. They de-
clared their intention to fight the
charge against them.
| Beloit The declaration Of De-
partment Commander w. j. NC
Kay at the reunion and picnic Of
| Beloit, GAINESVILLE, Clinton and Rock
ford Grand Army men that the heart
of old soldiers is with President Will
son in his effort to keep the country
from war, was cheered. Six hundred
old soldiers and friends attended.
Madison-State Forester E. M.
Griffith will leave the service OF
the state the latter part of this month.
He is going to engage in fruit raising
| in one of the southern states. The
department of which he has been the
head and which has been built UP
| largely under his direction, has been
| merged with the new conservation
| commission.
Superior-Fond du Lac was chosen
as the next convention city at the
| closing session of the Wisconsin State
Federation of Labor. Frank ]. Web
er, Milwaukee, general organizer rur
% years, was reelected, also selected
to represent the convention at the A.
F. of L. convention at San Francisco.
]. j. Handley, Milwaukee, was re-
elected cretary-treasurer. Other
members of the executive board are
Henry Chi, Milwaukee; Henry Rum
pei, Milwaukee; c. W. Swanson, SUI
perior; Adam Alverson, Madison, and
Frank Mashek, La Crosse
Madison-The Wisconsin Associa-
| ton of Optometrists will hold it's an
nual meeting here August to 4, with
headquarters at the Park hotel. On
Monday afternoon, August 2, the ex-
aiming board will examine new mem
bers. One hundred delegates Or more
are expected. The officers are: Presi-
| dent, ]. H. Scholler, Janesville; vice.
president, A. A. Lueck, Amigo; secre-
| tary, G.. d. Waugh, Milwaukee,; treas
urer, Louis Musket, Milwaukee,; exam
lining board, A. r. Bachmann, Milwau-
kee: j. M Johnson, Portage, and F. A.
| Wambold, Lancaster.
Kenosha. - A well-dressed man,
seemingly sixty years of age and
possibly from Milwaukee, hanged him
self to rafter at the barn of Fred B.
Hansche, a farmer, living near the
Kenosha county line. The body Of the
man was found after he had been dead
for several hours. He was about five
feet eight inches tall, weighed 1870
pounds, had light gray hair, wore a
blue suit with white stripe in it,
straw hat which had been purchased
at a Milwaukee store, black shoes,
purple stockings. All of the clothing
of the man was new He had evi.
IDENTIFY cut off all labels from the
clothes to make Identification Of his
| remains harder.
Superior.-Loyal Durand, Milwau.
kee, was elected president of the Wis
consin Association Of Fire Insurance
Agents at the closing business session
| held on board an excursion boat bring
ing convention attendants back from
| whitefish dinner served at a st. Louis
river resort H. ]. Bolland, Green
Bay, was elected secretary-treasurer,
succeeding G. Y. Wilkinson, Milwau-
kee, who declined reelection. Other.
officers elected are: Vice-presidents-
C. A Erhart, Superior; Walter Harris
horn, Wausau; Mrs. John West, Osh-
kosh; ]. D. Rowlands, Racine; Frank
Hoffman, Manitowoc; C. F. Schroeder,
Clintonville, and w. ]. Carnes, Madi-
son. Executive committee-A. H Zim-
norman, Wausau; G. Y. Wilkinson,
| aNff1moulno. n n Harmon ncbEoch