The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-06-25
State
Happenings

miles from here, went on a strike.
They demanded an increase of wages
and the return of a superintendent
transferred to another point.
Janesville.-Walter Myer, twelve
years old, holds the record thus
far in the swat the fly" cam
paign, having grand total of 1880
dead ones" counted and paid for by
the special committee of the Civic
club.
Oshkosh. Miss Carrie Brown, sew.
enty-six years old, was killed when
struck by freight train. She
was going to see the circus pa.
rade and on her way crossed the track
in front Of freight. No known rela-
tives reside here, but Mrs. G. w. Pratt,
Is Scott street, Chicago, was asked
to be notified in case of death.
Reedsburg-A cyclone which struck
this city killed one man, de.
stroyed six residences and threw
the city into darkness. William
Schoeman, an engineer for the Valecia
Condensed Milk company, was killed
when the house in which he lived near
the plant, was blown down. His wife
and child were rescued uninjured.
Much other damage is reported to
have been done in the county about
this city and in Elroy.
'Cumberland.-J. M. Krans bought
four pounds of dynamite, together
with caps and matches, and placed
his purchase in the oat bin fol
safe keeping. The dynamite was to
be used in blowing out stumps, but
the mice, it is surmised, got into the
oat bin and sampled the matches ana
dynamite The granary was blown
into, kindling wood, lao bushels of
oats sown over the landscape and the
Krans touring car wrecked.
Madison.-With a total of sew
enty-eight medals on grains, forage
crops and miscellaneous farm prod
ucts, Wisconsin has made the great
est winning in her history at the Pan
ama-Pacific exposition at San Fran
cisco, according to a telegram to l..
f. GRADER, college of agriculture De-
tails have not been sent as yet, but
it is known that the state has cap
tured ten gold medals, forty-one silver
medals, twenty-seven bronze medals
and an honorable mention.
Epworth League, closed it's annu-
al convention at the local Metho-
dist church. The principal speakers
were Rev. w. F.. Sheridan, Chicago,
general secretary; Emma Robinson,
Chicago, general secretary of the
Junior league; Rev. J. G.. Vaughan,
Lawrence college; Rev. !. F. Roach,
Madison, and Rev. Perry Millar, dis
trict superintendent of GAINESVILLE dis
trict. One hundred and twenty-five
delegates were in attendance. The
sessions were held in the remodeled
church.
Madison.-Beginning one of the
longest tours ever undertaken by
a college organization, the university
regimental band left Madison for
the coast where it will play at both
expositions. Thirty-five concerts will
be given in seventeen cities of the
Northwest before The fairs are
reached. The tour will end August
1 at San Diego, Cal. Maj. Charles A..
Mann, formerly of Milwaukee, is con-
ductor, and Capt. ]. p. Saugstad is
manager. Sixty students will make
the trip, two-thirds of them being pro-
fessional musicians, working their way
through college by their musical abil-
ity.
Waukesha. - There were eighty
present at the annual banquet at
Resthaven of the Waukesha High
School Alumni association, T. p Buck
ley, presiding A. S. Jutney, Jr., well
coined the class of 1915 and this was
responded by Elmer Mann, president
of the, incoming class. Miss Grace
Evans gave reading and Supt. G. F.
LOOMS and Walter Haight of Racine
responded with toasts, the latter's sub
ject being, stone Age Stuff Sew
eral out of town members were pres
ent. Earl Hardy was elected presi-
dent; Claude Kennedy, vicepresident;
Katherine Davies, secretary, and Or
ley Holt, treasurer All of the Off
GERS are members of the class of 1915.
Wausau.-Mrs. Della Larson of
Madison was elected commander of
the Daughters of the G. A. R.,
department of Wisconsin, at the an
nual encampment held in conjunction
with the Grand Army encampment.
The other officers are: Senior vice
commander, Eline Wade, Kenosha;
junior vice-commander, Mrs. A. Woul-
Ike, Racine; chaplain, Nette Watts,
Manitowoc; Quartermaster, Regina
Klaina, Racine; adjutant. .Jellie Doyle,
Madison; sentinel, o. Leichweichs, Ra-
cine; first trustee, Ada Rhodes, Madi-
son; second trustee, Elsie Mae Wade,
Kenosha; third trustee, Miss M. Nor
ris, Racine; auditor, Sarah Shaw, Ra-
cine; patriotic instructor, Miss S.~Max-
ted, Racine; officer of the day, Mile
Cook, Kenosha; counselor. Cora Lane.
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