The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-10-01
Badger News
Briefly Told

H. II. Bliss, JaueSV1ll0, secretary ana
treasurer. Jason Rogers, publisher of
the New York Globe, spoke on news
paper advertising. The league decid-
ed to unite with the printing associa-
tion and the university extension bu-
reau in appointing a secretary to
make survey of the newspaper and
printing business in Wisconsin. Among
those who attended were: T. e.
NOyes. Marinette; F. R: Starbuck,
Racine; Samuel Ryan, E. S. Colvin,
Appleton; T. S. Mclaughlin. Stevens
Point; A. w. Allen, Chicago; j. M.
Hubbard, Stoughton; A. j. Hardy.
Oshkosh; w. G. Altman, Madison; F.
g. Cowles, La Crosse; F. j. Berner,
Amigo; D. P. Worthington, Beloit;
Emery O'Dell, Monroe; Paul Hunter,
Sheboygan; ]. D. Costello, Racine; ii.
H. Bliss, Evansville; ]. L. Sturtevant,
Wausau; o. D. Brandenburg, Madi-
son.
Milwaukee-The Ladies' auxiliary
of the German Catholic State so.
cieties was organized at a meeting
in ST. Francis school hall, Fourth and
Harmon STREETS, which was attended by
more than 1900 persons, mostly wom-
en-. Delegates from all parts of the
state were present. Mrs. Minnie
Springob of Milwaukee will serve as
first president. Other officers were
elected as follows: Spiritual director,
Rev. Raphael Wittig, st. Nazianz;
vice-president, Mrs. Anna Deuster,
Green Bay; secretary, Mrs. Lucy
Bruins, Sheboygan; assistant secretary,
Mrs. Helen Fredelake, Racine; treas
urer, Mrs. M. Schmitz, Kenosha. The
following were appointed members of
the executive board: Mrs. Anna Brick.
Milwaukee; Mrs. Margaret Gootsack-
er, Sheboygan; Mrs. Frank Leuschen,
Marathon City; Miss Hildegard Klein
heinz, Marshfield. Additional mem
bers will be appointed as the organiza-
ton grows.
Racine.-Willie Wilbert, aged six
years, who capped a long criminal ca
reer, marked with many thefts, by
robbing the Farmers and Merchants
bank in broad daylight, was sent to
the Waukesha Industrial school. AL
thorities declare he was not vicious,
but merely unable to realize that he
was doing wrong, and could not be
controlled by home methods.
Racine.-Announcem was made
before Coroner w. F. Kisow that
Charles M. Dietrich, prominent real
estate man whose death occurred on
Saturday, had committed suicide by
shooting himself through the heart.
At the time of Dietrichs death it was
said that he had died of an internal
hemorrhage.
Eagle River.-Sheriff Frank Hall
and deputies arrested John Zychauski,
aged twenty-three, at his brothers
place near Pickerel lake. He is
wanted at Cleveland, O., for shoot
ing and killing Louis Balik on the
night of September 6, 1915.
MISUNDERSTANDING has already
been taken in one case of the law
passed by the last legislature which
permits collection of accounts against
state employees by filing transcript
of judgment with the secretary Of
state.
Kenosha.-Ferdinand Otto, seven
ty-five years old, head of the
largest family in Kenosha county.
died at his home in tn town Of 9ris-
toll. Mr.. Otto had been married twice
and was the father of nineteen chill
- xryho him
Sheboygan - Clay Phalen was
found guilty of manslaughter in
the fourth degree. He was charged
with the murder of Port Washington"
Ed Wambolct in saloon brawl last
June.
Kenosha.-Kenosha women won
new recognition when the common
council elected Mrs. Walter White as
a member of the board of education
for the First ward.
Cconomowoc.-The Catholic church
at Oconomowoc was entered by bur
glars, the contribution box being pried
off the wall and carried away. The
box contained about So.
Manawa-Fire of unknown origin
broke out in the hall of the Independ-
ent Order of Oddfellows here and de-
stroyed the building, causing loss
of about $4,000.
Wsusau.-The Marathon Dental as
ISOLATION has elected DR.. A. H. Lemcke
president. The Wisconsin valley clinic |
will be held here on October II.
Ladysmith.-A message left by his |
wife clears A. K. Mccormick of suspi- |
cion in connection with the death OF |
the woman a few weeks ago from |
strychnine poisoning.
Baraboo.-Judge O'Neil, who is hold |
ing court here, and his son-in-
law, F. D. Crowley, court reporter,
took advantage of the recent law
passed by the legislature and voted
by mail on the saloon license question
in their home town, Neillsville.
Kenosha.-Kenosha police are in
vestigating mysterious cutting af-
fray which took place here when
John Setina was stabbed in the back.
The assailant leaped from behind a
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