The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-03-05
Badger News
Briefly Told

Beloit.-The English Lutheran CON
ference of the United Lutheran church
passed resolutions urging propaganda
in behalf of the English language.
anesville.-Michael Hayes, wealthy
contractor who built the Belle Fourche
dam in South Dakota, is expected to
die He also built the power house
at Lockport on the Chicago drainage
canal.
Kenosha.-Tony Valentine, wanted
in Kenosha on charge OF murder
ing his wife, Lena Valentine, at
their home here on April rs, is de-
clared to be in Jail at Arcadia. Fla.
He was arrested there on the farm
of Sam Rinnelli, a former Kenosha
Italian, and is being held pending the
coming of the Kenosha officials.
Racine-Ernest Keep, Rochester;
Elmer Woodward, Black River
Falls, and George Junco, Racine,
were arrested here and will be
returned to the Waukesha Industrial
school, from which they escaped. Jun
co.'s feet were so badly swollen from
exposure that he had to be carried
to the police station. The boys SUI
fered from hunger and cold.
Racine.-In the presence of near
ly one thousand persons, work was
started on Racine's new Y. NJ.
C. A. building for which $175,O0O was
collected by public subscription. Judge
E. B. Belden, president of the asso-
citation, with a silver plated spade
broke the ground for the foundation
and crews of men and teams then
began excavating.
Prairie du Chien,ORt. Rev. James
Schwebach, bishop of La Crosse,
was in Prairie du Chen to take
part in the celebration of the
forty-fourth anniversary of the found
ing of st. Mary's College for Girls.
f2t. Rev. Msgr P M. Abbelan of Mil
waukee celebrated solemn high mass.
ST. Mary's is just completing an adj
dition to cost $4,000.
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warmer, fire endangered the lives
of forty-six girls sleeping in Pea
body hall, new dormitory at Lawrence
college. Owing to presence of mind dis
played by Miss Eva Vanderlip, Me-
nominee, Mich, and timely use OF
newly installed fire extinguisher, loss
was small. Electric pad belonging to
Miss Lorain Taylor of Waupun be-
came overheated.
Stevens Point.-The Episcopal
Church of the Intercession was
extensively damaged by fire. Smoke
was discovered coming from the base
ment by women cleaning the building.
The exact location could not be as
certained for some time and finally
blaze began running up inside OF the
walls in many places The building
was insured for $500 and indications
are that the loss will exceed that
amount considerably.
Ripon.-Hearings in the following
cases were held by the Wiscon
sin industrial commission in Ripon:
Phillip Cassidy of Berlin VS.. Victor
F. Lawson of Green Lake; Gustav
Shilke of Red Granite VS.. Victor F.
Lawson; Edward Hibiki VS.. the Wis.
consin Granite company of Berlin;
B. Johnson VS.. the Wisconsin Granite
company, Julius Selchow VS.. F. H
Heivelin and C. R. Jones VS.. the
Schaeffer Manufacturing company
The hearings were conducted by F
M. Wilcox of the commission.
Waukesha.-Charle w. Gates, aget
seventy-two, a resident of this city
for more than fifty years. was
hurled from a ladder while trim
ming trees and instantly killed, &
broken back causing his death. Ar
overhanging limb which suddenly
broke threw him to the sidewalk. Mr.
Gates was a native of Germany. A
widow and five children survive him:
Mrs Emma Armstrong and William
Gates, Chicago; Mrs. J. j. Casey ane
Mrs. G.. w. Barney, Waukesha, ane
Albert Gates of Lannon.
Beloit.-The English conference O
the United Lutheran church, rep
resenting many states, has elected
Rev H. B. Kildahl of Milwaukee
| president. Other officers are: Sec
rotary, Rev. CLAUS Qualen, Ottawa
| ILL.,; resolutions committee, Rev. H.
Holman, Chicago; Rev. F. Robin
Roselane, Wis; correspondence, Rev
H. B. Kildahl, Rev. o. Qualen ant
Rev. H. Maitland, Merrill. In hi
convention sermon Rev. T. V. Thong
son. Chicago, declared that Englisl
must be used in the Lutheran churcl
to prevent loss of members.
Madison-Selma Johnson Gale
on Gov. E. L. Philip to ask
pardon for her father, John A. John
son, who was sentenced to life in
prisonment in Waupun for the murde
of Annie Lemburger, eight years ole
four years ago. Johnson in all OF hi
letters to relatives and friends i
Madison has insisted that he confesse
to the crime because he feared tn