The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-19
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German war veterans. He greeted
his comrades, sat down in a chair,
then toppled over dead. He was for
Inerly mayor and also served as coun-
ty treasurer.
Merrill.-The county board has ap-
| propriated $500 for advertising
Lincoln county during the coming
year The sum of $500 was also APP
| propriated by the board to erect sign
boards along the lis miles of state
highways in this county.
| Madison.-The state board of control
has asked all the county boards
at their annual meetings which
are now being held to empower their
county highway committees to make
contracts with the board for the en-
ployment of cOnvicts on the highways.
Marinette.-The warehouse of the
Weidemann-Linden company, manu-
facturers of sash, doors and in
terror work, was Quilted by fire, caus-
ing loss of $4,000 The mill. only
| 20 feet away, was saved by the good
work of the department.
Madison.-A decision handed down
| by the state tax commission
| states that the 1914 assessment of the
county board of Oconto county of tax
able property in the towns of Arm
| strong, BraZeau and Wheeler was too
high and revaluation is ordered.
Neenah.-Forty-five dollars is the
average of maintaining each stu
| dent at the Kimberly high school
| in this city, according to E. B. Bee
man, superintendent of schools. Six
| hundred students are cared for in the
| high school building, $50 of whom are
| industrial school students.
Green Bay.-In a special report to
| the county board members of the
| road committee declared that over
| $435,000 has been wasted in build
| ing macadam roads in Brown
county in ten years and that for pres
ent day traffic the concrete road is
the only kind to build for perma-
nency.
West Allis.-The city clerk has re-
ported that the tax rate this
year will be $3.50 against $3.50 last
year, or a decrease of 20 cents per
$1,000. The city rate is $12 per $1,000,
the same as last year. The state and
county rate is $6.10, making a total
of $3.50 per $1,000.
Milwaukee. - Marquette university
and the University of Wisconsin
will xxyt,,
ter. That announcement was made
by Rev. Henry c. Noonan, pres
ident of Marquette university at the
banquet of the Milwaukee University
of Wisconsin aluminium association,
held in the Blatz hotel President
Noonan spoke of the friendly rela-
lions that exist between the two uni
versities.
Green Bay.-Two persons were
drowned when taxicab owned
by a transfer company was driven
| from the approach to the Main street
bridge into the 4 OK river. The bridge
was open for a boat to pass. Ernest
Hearty, the driver, was pinned in the
top of the car and had no chance to
save HIMSELF William WEIGH jumped
from his seat, but was unable to stay
above the water long enough for res
cuers to reach him.
Oconomowoc.-The eleventh an
nual exhibition of the OcOnomO-
voc Poultry and Pet Stock associa-
ton will be held at the Auditorium
December to IL. In addition to the
large list of cash and other awards,
twenty new silver cups have been
purchased, these cups to become the
property of the winner at this 1915
show In addition to the fine show OF
poultry and pet stock there will be
lectures and demonstrations Of mar
ket poultry and of caponizing.
Waukesha.-Elmer Kuehl, sixteen
years old, a student of Muk-
wonago High school, was held up by
three bandits near his home in the
town of Vernon. He had been visit
ing a neighbor, and it was while re-
turning home that a man with hand
kerchief over his face sprang from
the bushes and at the point of gun,
demanded his money. The boy at
tempted to escape and was shot
through the forearm when two other
men appeared. The robbers got rs
cents.
Portage.-Tne Columbia county
board of supervisors voted down
a $4,000 tax appropriation to aid
in the construction of the Prairie
du Sac bridge across the Wisconsin
river. The state railroad commission
has ordered the bridge, but board
members claim Dane county should
pay instead of Columbia, as the bridge
is situated on the extreme southwest
county line. The board elected j. T.
Henton of Otsego highway commits
sioner to succeed Clinton Quinn of
Pardeeville, who held the position
during the last four years.
Janesville.-Charles E. Moore, presi-
dent of the State Highway asso-
citation and for ten years superin-
tendent of highways in Rock county,
WAS defeated for reelection at the