The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-03-12
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circuit court for Dane county by
the village of West Salem against
the Industrial commission 10 set aside
an award by the commission of a
death benefit of $4,000 to Alice Voeck
OF West Salem. Charles Voeck, hus-
by the marshal of West Salem to
assist in the arrest of one William
Jones, who was resisting the officer
Voeck responded to the call and Jones
drew reolver and killed him. Mrs.
Voeck claimed a death benefit under
the workman's compensation law, and
after hearing and investigation was
awarded $4,000.
Oshkosh.-An unidentified man
stepped into the boiler room of the
Gas Light company, and threw tin
pail, containing the body of an infant,
into the furnace. The stranger en-
gagged the fireman in conversation, and
when the fireman turned to his duties
the man opened the door and threw
the pail in. The fireman heard the
door slammed. opened the door and
found the pail The district attorney
is Investigating. There is no clue to
the strangers identity.
~Janesville.-The city commissioners
are considering some means of
Kidding the race-ways of Rock
river of thousands of dead carp
which have died of some epidemic
during the winter and whose bodies
are piling up in the waterways, caus-
ing a dangerous menace to health and
sanitation. The dead fish also clog
the water wheels of the power houses,
causing great annoyance and incon-
venience.
Oshkosh.-Joe Jameson, nineteen,
son of Rev w. N. Jameson, local pas
tor, has been arrested on charge of
setting fire to his fathers residence
The warrant was issued at the instiga-
ton of w. e. Finnfgan of Green Bay,
deputy state marshal. The boy con-
fessed he started the fire, according to
Finnigan because Oshkosh was too
quiet and he wanted a little excite
ment. The house was only slightly
damaged.
Green Bay-The keys of Green
Bay were turned over to 200 laundry
men from all parts of the state
who attended the convention of
the Wisconsin Laundrymens asso-
citation. Mayor Abrams delivered the
city to the laundrymen in formal
address of welcome. Indications point
to Marshfield as the next convention
city.
Janesville.-Six cans of speckled
trout fry were received by Game
Warden w. P. Mason for distribu-
ton in the streams of Rock jcoun::
ty. Mason secured the fry from the
state hatcheries at the instructions
of the Rock County Rod and Gun
club.
Antigo:-At meeting of cattle own
ers of Langlade county an association
of Guernsey breeders was formed, with
Anton Follstad of Echo as president,
Gustav Schroeder of Rolling, secre-
tary, and Fred Swenson of Amigo,
treasurer.
Kenosha.-Rev. J. P Heller, many
years pastor of the church at the vii
lage of Bristol, in this county, has
been transferred to the pastorate OF
the Catholic church at North Fond du
Lac.
Wausau.-The coroner's jury decid
ed the death of Anna Grizzly Bear was
due to wounds inflicted by her hus'
band, while intoxicated. The authori
ties are seeking to learn where Grizzly
Bear secured the liquor.
Mcmahon complaint of the tru
ant officer, Charles Kalfahs paid a fine
and costs amounting to 1892 for not
sending a twelve-year-old daughter tc |
school The girl had not been to |
school in AZ days.
La Crosse.-The fire drill gong |
and $50 children marched out |
of the Logan school. When they |
reached the street they saw the ROOT
and attic in flames. The building was
destroyed.
Ladysmith.-A merger of the two
Rusk county fairs is contemplated and
a tentative agreement is said to have
been reached, subject to ratification
by stockholders
Necedah.-F'ire burned to death the
four-year-old son of George Mayhem
and destroyed the dwelling during the
absence of the father from home and
while the mother was at the barn.
Racine.-James Bradley, arrested in
Chicago as a suspect I'm the Aurora
murder mystery, is former resident
Of this city, and has sister living
here.
Wausau.-Rev Paul Grosshuesch.
pastor of the Reformed church four
years, has resigned. He will leave
Wausau to become pastor of a church
at st. Paul.
Lancaster.-Capt. and Mrs. G. II.
Baxter of this city have just cele-
brated their fiftieth anniversary OF
their wedding.
Marinette.-Gov. E. l.. Philip will
be the chief speaker at the big booster
banquet which will be held in the Mari