The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-01-22
Badger News
richly Told


Neenah.-Fred Kaphingst, one of
Neenah's best known residents, died
at his home here. Mr. Kaphingst has
been i'll for over four years.
Waupaca.-The Carnegie library has
placed upon it's shelves consignment
of Danish books for the benefit OF
it's patrons of that nationality.
Madison.-Mrs Gala Rasmussen,
formerly of Milwaukee, attempted sui
eide here by inhaling gas. She will
recover.
Neenah.-The sixteenth shipment OF
cannon through here in the last few
months consisted of Is carloads OF
boxed cannon from Bethlehem. Pa.
Rhinelander.-The Congregational
church elected w. E. Brown, former
congressman, president. The church
extended call to A. H. Heyl of Cleve-
land. o.
Wausau.-Henry Lashau of the town
of Kronenwetter brough in the pelts
of two wolves to collect the county
and state bounty. He reports that the
wolves are plentiful in that town.
Madison.-Senator Timothy Burke
of Green Bay has prepared bill
to bring about an increase from 10
to 20 per cent in compensation un-
der the workman's compensation act
to men injured while at work.
Beloit.-Fred Hike, shopman, aged
fifty-five, killed himself with shot
gun at his home. He pulled the trig-
ger with his foot after placing his
f-rehead against the muzzle of the
gun.
Kenosha.-Simon Polanski, the
driver of a truck which backed into
and crushed Joseph Janca, Racine
man, to death here, was exonerated by
a coroner's jury. The jury held the
accident was unavoidable.
Waupaca.-The local poultry asso-
citation has elected for the coming
year: S. T. Taylor, president; w. H.
Laabs, president; D. L. Barnhardt,
treasurer; e. E. Neaves, superintend-
ent.
Neenah.-Charles Rasmussen, six
teen years old, died of brain fever, fol-
lowing an illness of only SO hours.
Young Rasmussen was home on a ten
days furlough from the naval train
ing station at Great Lakes, Ill.
Milwaukee.-Beloit college adopted
athletic rule barring freshmen in
their first semester from athletic COM
petition. This places football under
nonfreshman rule, while leaving them
free to participate in other sports.
Neenah.-The Episcopal rectors of
the Fox river valley have been in
vited to gathering to be held at
Menasha, January 26. Rt. Rev. R. H.
Walker and his assistants of Fond du
Lac will be present.
Milwaukee.-Grace Buelow, Reeds
burg, maid for Mrs. Harry Evans, died
from Durns received in explosion OF
gas in furnace Monday. Ms. Evans,
who tried to save girl, was herself
burned, but is out of danger.
SuperiOr.-Through the medium
of want ad, Miss F. Franklin of
Morris, Mimi, has located her broth
er whom she has not seen since she
was two years old. Larry Franklin
was found by J. j. Kraus of Superior,
formerly Of Milwaukee.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS health officers
are asking Milwaukee officials to make
an investigation of mild type cases
of smallpox in that city. It is declared
that two cases of the disease recently
discovered here are traced to visit
of Milwaukee people in Kenosha.
Merrill.-A circuit court jury re-
turned verdict against Rev. Ham
ley, pastor of the First Baptist
church of this city for $500 in a per-
sonal injury suit brought against him
by an Oshkosh man who claimed in
jury from an automobile driven by the
local clergyman.
living alone near Lykens, Polk
county, was burned to death when
the shack in which he lived was
burned to the ground. No one else
was near the premises. Origin of the
fire is surrounded with mystery. He
had been sick for some time. He was
forty-five years old.
kenosha-In the circuit court here
a jury was called to hear the evil
dence in the suit of George 4. Pugh
VS.. the United States Express COM
pany. Doctor Pugh asks damages of
$4,000 because of an accident two
years ago when a collision of an au-
tomobile and a delivery wagon of the
express company resulted in the death
of the physicians wife.
West Allis.-The city Of West Al
lis will this year issue $4,000 worth
of school bonds, and it is planned to
erect new school. After the sale OF
the bonds, a school site will be pur-
chased somewhere between Sixty-sixth
and Seventy-first avenues, south of
Greenfield, and north of National ave.
nues. The schools are crowded and
a new school will soon have to be
built in the First ward. Mayor ]. j.