Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-10-21
Badger News
Briefly Told

Madison.-Clarence Kellogg, clerk
of the state supreme court since
1878, and assistant Is years be-
fore that, died Of apoplexy. His wife
died two weeks ago of the same dis
ease.
Superior.-Sentenced by Judge F.
A. Geiger at the last term of
the United States district court,
four federal prisoners are to be re-
leased. having taken the poor man s
oath. Each of the men violated In.
dian liquor laws.
Appleton.-Frank B. Schultz of
/ Milwaukee was elected president of
the Wisconsin Association of Post
masters here. Other officers: Vice
presidents, Thomas H Ryan. Wau-
sau; Matt S-apleton. Rhinelander;
DR.. Hall Steen. Johnson's Greek; W.
H. Froelich, Jackson; secretary-treas-
urer. Henry Kaempfer, West Bend.
Madison.-The first complaint I'M
der the law passed at the last
! session of the legislature, governing
1 the railroad commissions power to
/ regulate the construction and opera
ton of high tension power lines, was
! filed with the commission. The Cross
Plains Electric company of Dane coun-
/ ty has a high tension wire from Cross
Plains to Black Earth. paralleling the
telephone lines of the Black Earth
Electric company.
Green Bay.-Before departing for
! Davenport to attend the midwest
conference on preparedness, Con-
gresham Thomas F. Konop de-
! clared his position on national de-
Tense. He said: Il am in favor of ma
tional preparedness, but l am not III
! favor of waste. Ny plan is to have a
| large navy, with many submarines and
scout boats. l think army officers
! should speak at high schools and uni
versities to teach students the rudi-
ments of military training. 1 think
a standing army of 10000 men is
enough"
Madison.-The grand encampment
of the l. o. o. F. closed with
the election of officers. The fol-
lowing delegates were chosen to rep
resent the grand encampment for the
| coming year: Fred Williams, Milwau-
kee, grand patriarch; George Gerlach,
| Viola, grand high priest; W. c. Reilly,
| Osceola, grand senior warden; J. NJ.
| Ostrander, Mineral Point, junior war
den; G. w. Rhodes, Madison, grand
marshal; J. H. c. Baumann, Milwau-
kee, grand sentinel; j. W. Christen-
sen, Berlin, grand outside sentinel;
James Fathers, GAINESVILLE, grand
scribe; ]. w. Salter, Unity, grand
treasurer; ]. c. Oates, Darlington,
| trustee.
Madison. - Applications for par
dons were heard by Governor Phil
ipp as follows: Charles Johnson, Mid
dletown, sentenced to Waupun for Is
years; Elida NAHUM, Eau Claire, SEN
! fenced in April, 1913, as incorrigible,
| to the Industrial School for Girls until
| twenty-one years of age; Thomas Val
| lier, Milwaukee, sentenced in Janu-
airy, 1907, for % years; Jesse Houge,
| oSubSlISCu III Oduudl " lJlOt HUH
| TrempeaIeau county for ten years; l.
| o. Showalter, sentenced October, 1910,
| for IA years from Grant county; A. Oh
| son, Stoughton, sentenced for one
| year; William Smith, Marathon coun-
| ty, sentenced in February, 1914, for IA
years on a conviction of second de-
gree murder; G. Siegel, Columbia coun-
| ty, sentenced to three years for resist
ing an officer.
Green Bay.-MiIwaukee men were
elected to the highest Offices in
the Wisconsin Baptists' association at
the closing business session of the
convention here. The list includes:
Honorary president, E. ]. Lindsay,
Milwaukee; president, F. H. Lindsay,
Milwaukee; vice-presidents, F. R. Bar
Der, Warrens, and John Wiecher, Ra-
cine; recording secretary, G. G. Al
born, Milwaukee; assistant recording
secretary, ]. l. Malott, River Falls;
treasurer, H. w. Bardenwerper, Mil
waukee; auditor, E. w. Bond, Mil
waukee; auditor, G. c.. Hosmer; his
torian, E. D. Edmunds, La Crosse. E.
J. Lindsay has been president for 22
years and his son now replaces him.
Members elected on the ordination
committee are: w. T. Dorward, Mil
waukee; S. w. Phelps, Green Bay; r.
Mayo, Honey Creek; E. P. Brown,
Beaver Dam; D. D. MacLaurin, Madi-
son; F. w. Kamm, Milwaukee. To
III,
recommended five-year program of
aggressive spiritual activity with these
practical goals: Million additions to
churches; missionary force of 5000
men and women in America and the
non-Christian world; 100000 of en-
dowment for ministers and mission
airy benefit board; 100000 for addi-
tional educational endowments and
equipment a: home and abroad; an
nual income of 100000 for missions
and beneVolence.
Kenosha.-George Koscak, defend
ant in the famous dynamite" case,
was discharged in circuit court
here. Koscak was arrested two years
ago charged with having transported
dynamite from Racine to Kenosha
With plan for destroying the home
of J. w. DeCou, factory foreman for
the Thomas B. Jeffefy company. In
dismissing the action Judge E. B.
BeIden declared that even were Kos
oak to be convicted on a second trial
it was doubtful if any further punish
ment would be imposed on account
Of the fact that he had spent more
than a year and half in prison
Fond du Lac.-The cornerstone of
the new First Presbyterian church
was laid with appropriate services
Monday afternoon.
Port Misunderstanding William
A. Tholen, seventy-three years old,
long practicing attorney, justice of
the peace and formerly city clerk
of Port Washington, died at his
home. He was born in Amsterdam,
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