The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-04-23
State ;.
Happenings


resident of Menasha, has brought
suit against this city to recover $780,
900 damages for injuries, alleged to
have been sustained in a fall on a
defective sidewalk.
Antigo.-Robbers broke into the
saloons of Lawrence Walk and
Vanooyen Bros. and stole SIG in
change from the cash registers. They
failed to open the safe containing
$500.
Antigo.-Frank Congleton was ac-
quilted of the murder of William
Labelle, an Indian. The verdict of
the jury was directed by the judge
ON request of counsel. James Poler,
Jr., an Indian witness, was arrested
Marin Mother, please rock
me to sleep" This was the plea OF
little Hazel Bernice Johnson, of her
mother. The mother complied, and
left the cradle. She returned few
minutes later to find the child dead
Beloit.-Gustave Peribe. a former
resident of Beloit and employee
of the Berlin Machine works
was among those slain in battle
during the winter, it has just been
learned. He was cavalryman in the
German army.
Wausau.-The semiannual meeting
of the Central Wisconsin Dental
society was held in Wausau. Tween
ty-five visitors were present and a
number of interesting papers were
read. A banquet was served at the
Wausau club.
Junction City-Charles and James
Beth, arrested here on suspicion
OF having been implicated IN the
robbery Of the Kujuwa & Viii.
kins store at Rudolph, plead guilty
before District Attorney Roberts and
Sheriff Bluett of Wood county.
Madison. - The state university
sixty-piece brass band, which will
soon make trip to the Panama
Pacific exposition at San Francisco,
gave concert before crowd of 5000
people in the assembly chamber OF
the capitol.
Sheboygan.-John Schwartz, aged
seventy-eight, arrested for whip
ping his fifty-year-old son, Hans,
spent day in Jail and was
fined So. His son then declared he
deserved the whipping and paid the
old mans fine. He gave his father IS
more for his day in Jail, and they went
home arm in arm.
Fond du Lac.-Fond du Lac will
celebrate the advent of it's six
ty-third year as municipality by
decking itself out in commission form
of government, at which time Robert
Haentze will assume the reins as
mayor and Rev. Louis P. Peke and
John J. Breister will become the two
councilmen.
Grand Rapids.-At the annual meet
ing of the local lodge of Elks, held at
the Elks' club, the following officers
were elected: Exalted ruler,%C G. A.
Normington; esteemed loyal knight,
e. M. Hill; esteemed loyal knight,
F. D. Abel; esteemed lecturing knight.
DR.. c. T. Foote; secretary, James P.
Glennon; treasurer, R. L. Nash; tyler,
B. Schwebke; trustee, E. E. Smith.
Madison.-Foreign students attend
ing the University of Wisconsin are
not eligible to civil service in Wiscon-
sin, according to an opinion given out
by Attorney Walter c. Owen
to John Hazelwood, chairman of the
civil service commission. Mr.. Owen
ruled that only persons who are full
citizens of the United States and the
state are eligible to positions under
civil service.
Beloit.-Delegates to the annual
First district convention were chosen
by the executive board of the Beloit
Federation of Women as follows: Mrs.
w. c. Loar, Miss Kitty North, Mrs. w.
M. Ramsey, Mrs. H. L. Hulburt, Mrs.
F. E. Converse. Alternates are: Mrs.
P. L. Murkland, Mrs. F. R. Cheney,
Mrs. J. G. Rood, Miss Clara Wright,
Mrs. A. Schellenger. The convention
will be held here April ~ and %.
Wausau.-Frank Martell of Man
f1llO WoS hO1o AOA II AdA oS eAAS
next term of the Marathon county
circuit court On a charge of murder.
He was not admitted to bail. 1t is
charged Martell killed his son-in-law,
Charles Schroeder, following family
quarrel. Schroeder is said to have
visited the house seeking an interview
with his wife, from whom he was
separated, when the alteration took
place. The case will come up on
April 20.
Milwaukee.-The Travellers Protec-
tive association now has a mem
bership of $4,000, the goal set by
National President V. j. Schoenecker,
Jr., when he assumed Office last June.
Mr.. Schoenecker received the an
nouncement from national headquar-
tiers. Indications are that the mem
bership will reach $4,000 before the
expiration of his term. There were
1,773 new members taken in during
the first fifteen days of April. The
annual session of the Wisconsin divi-
sion will be held at Sheboygan, April
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