The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-01-29
State
Happenings

hold it's annual state convention IN
this city August % to 25.
Kenosha.-Kenosha is going to have
MADE in Kenosha County exhibit
at the Coliseum here for four days in
the early part of March.
Wausau-Dr. R. W. Jones has been
elected president and DR.. R. M. Fraw-
ley vice-president of the Marathon
County Medical society.
Wausau.-The Federated Charities
of Wausau are preparing to establish
loan department in connection with
the federation.
Manitowoc. = Theodore Thompson,
who for many years was employed Dy
the Goodrich Transit company as pur-
chasing agent, is dead after long ILL
ness.
Kenosha.-Charles Steinbach, form
er superintendent of the street de-
partment of Kenosha is dead at his
home here. He was once member
of the fire department in Milwaukee.
SUPERIOR. ]. Colt, Superior lodg-
ing housekeeper, paid $3.50 fine in
Superior court after pleading guilty to
charge of illegal voting at the recall
primary election last spring.
Manitowoc.--George ROwray, a fug1-
tive for more than year, was arrest
ed on his return to this city and is
held under bail.
Racine.-Dan O'Leary, seventy-two
years old, veteran pedestrian, is in the
city visiting friends and narratlng
tales of his prowess as long distance
mixer"
Sheboygan.-The city council has
instructed City Attorney Voigt to draft
a resolution for a $15O,000 bond issue
for the construction of new high
school building.
Beloit.-Phil Reed and Mrs. Nan
Brown of South Beloit were indicted
by the grand jury at Rockford. ILL.,. on
the charge of burning the residence OF
Mrs. Brown to obtain the insurance.
Wausau.-Joseph L. Beste has been
arrested on warrant charging embez-
element of $1,000 from Martin Shara
of Oshkosh, by whom he has been en-
ployed. He is out on $500 bond.
Rhinelander.-Harry Jenkinson of
Minocqua, who was rushed here on a
special train few weeks ago with a
bullet hole in his back, returned home.
He is partially paralyzed.
Baldwin.-After having five sur
another, Jens Hedmark, former resi-
dent of this village, shot and killed
himself at Bismarck, N. D.
Neenah.-The biggest sturgeon land
ed in Lake Winnebago this season was
speared off Brighton beach near this
city by Joseph Reimer. 1t weighed
los pounds.
Ashland-The annual inspection Of
Company D will take place on March
%, according to official notice received
by Captain Tompkins. Capt. Lorain
A. Richardson, U. S. A., will be the in
specting officer.
Baraboo.-Joseph Doppler, veteran
of the Civil war and we'll known in
Grand Army circles, is dead here, aged
seventy-four years. Deceased served
one term as city treasurer and alder
man of Baraboo.
Janesville.-Three hundred mem
bers of one of the GAINESVILLE Odd Eel
low lodges held their annual roll call
here. Mayor James A. Fathers pre-
sided as postmaster. Letters were
read from members in ii states.
Madison.-After the district attorney
and chief of police had been closeted
for two hours in an attempt to gain
a confession from him, James Murphy
suddenly admitted that he shot M. L.
Shelter, a university student, here re-
Gently. The charge against him is I'm
tent to rob while armed with a dan
gerous weapon" Murphy will be SEN
fenced Monday. The penalty is from
one to thirty years in states prison.
La Crosse.-A. J. Phillip, La Crosse
county farmer, who was given GER
tificate of recognition by the college
of agriculture, University of Wiscon-
sin, is a life member of the State Hor-
ticultural society. His home orchard
at West Salem, IL miles from here.
was InC III SC OluCldl II1dl OTClldlQ ".
the state. He made an exhibit of Wis
consin apples at the Philadelphia ex-
position in 1875. At one time he was
employed by the government as an
apple expert.
Waterford.-A searching party from
Waterford found the frozen body Of
Thomas Finnegan, the farmland who |
was last seen alive Christmas eve at
Honey Creek station on the 500 line.
1t appears he had attempted to walk |
across lots to the home of his en-
ployer, Frank Dallon, two miles away. |
The body was laying face downward |
in the snow. The late thaw made pos |
sible the discovery after many vain |
searches. The weather on Christmas |
eve was 20 degrees below zero. Mr.. |
Finnegan was about fifty-one years old |
and came to this locality some eight |
years ago from 4Iendcn, Monroe coun- |
ty, New York. He was single and has |