The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-02-18
Badger News
Briefly Told

alleged to have caused injuries to
three persons in claims filed with City
Clerk Kerr.
Neenah.-Little hope is entertained
for the recovery of Mrs. Charles Paep-
Ike of this city, who was run over by an
automobile in Chicago. Mrs. Paepke
was dragged SO feet.
Grand Rapids - The common
council of Marshfield have decid-
ed to bond that city to the extent OF
$4,000 to raise money for installing a
new sewage disposal plant.
La Crosse.-Returning home after
digging a grave in Evergreen GENE
terry, John Spaulding, for number Of
years sexton of the cemetery, dropped
dead from apoplexy.
Neenah. - Rural roads in this
section are almost impossible to
automobiles because of the deep snow.
In many places the drifts are three
feet in height.
Commonwealth new Edgemoor
sanatorium, which occupies the former
John Duppe summer residence prop
erty on Lac La Belle at OconOmOwoc,
has been opened.
Madison.-The Wisconsin commits
sion issued an order requiring the
Hillsboro Light and Power COM
pany to reduce it's rates for electric
light service about ten per cent.
Stevens Point-Joseph Baron, nine
ty-six, died at the home of his
daughter, town of Sharon. He was
born in German Poland and has lived
in America forty-fve years. His fam
lily includes Observation-Disclosures.
Green Bodybuilding material deal
ers propose to form state associa-
ton. A meeting held at the Beaumont
hotel was attended by nearly one hun
dred dealers from this part of the
state.
Grand Rapids.-Marshfield will soon
nurse, the Lincoln and Washing
| ton Teachers-P Parents association now
conducting a series of chain parties
for the purpose of raising the neces-
sary funds.
Neenah. - The question Of pur-
chasing a $4,000 motor truck to be
used by the fire department will be
submitted to referendum vote at the
municipal election here this spring.
Improving Nicolet avenue may also
be submitted to vote.
| Washington. - The civil service
commission announces an open
competitive examination for lumber
computing clerk to fill a vacancy in
the forest service. Examinations will
be held at Appleton, Ashland, Chippe-
wa Falls, Wausau, La Crosse, Madi-
son, Marinette, Milwaukee and Su.
perior on March %.
Chippewa Falls. J. A. jerks,
alias John tombstone, was SEN
fenced to three years at the reforma.
| tory at Green Bay on a charge of big.
amy. jerks, with a family living at
Eau Claire, married a young Chippewa
Falls girl on February 1 under an as
sumed name. He was arrested the fol
lowing day.
| bCIOlI.-oW IuS W tnC lila CdLC1CN
floods the city council is consid
ering a resolution for a dixie on the
west bank of Turtle creek. If the cold
weather continues few days danger
from the ice gorge in Rock river will
be removed. The village of Alton
seven miles north of Beloit, still is In
darkness.
Stevens Point. - Wisconsin dele
gates to the Democratic national
convention in ST. Louis in June are
discussing plan to enlist the Mime
sofa delegation and charter a steamer
to make an excursion down the Mis-
sippi river to ST. Louis for the conven
ton.
Madison.-State Bank Commission
err Kuolt approved articles of in
corporation of the State Bank Of
Hudson. The capital stock of the new
bank is $4,000. Incorporators are:
w. E. Webster, Assemblyman w. G
Bradley, E. B. Steesland, William Had
dow. William B. Webster, John G
Hagestad, William Bounce and H. F
Matteson.
Madison.-The annual convention
of the Southern Wisconsin Teach
ers' association was held in the
high school auditorium, with an at
tendance of 1900. State Superintend
ent c. P. Cary gave 40 address on the
emotional element in education. The
superintendent advocated the develop
ment of natural emotion of the schoo
child together with the other menta
faculties. In the absence of J. l.. Nc
Brien of Washington, D. c., rura
school expert of the national depart
ment of education, Prof. j. Volker O.
the extension department of the Wis
consin university gave an address OF
the chautauqua work being done b.
the Wisconsin department. Superin
tendent e. G. Doudna of Richland Cen
ter. president of the association, pre-
sided.
Amigo. = John NJ. Brown, fifty
two years old, a farmer who lived
near Elton. died as result of bull
let wound in his abdomen received