The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-02-04
Badger News
Briefly Told

Oshkosh.-G. G.. Mcconnell, aged
eighty-five, died here of kidney trou-
BILE.
Rio.-A midwinter fair will be held
here on February 16, II and Is. Many
noted speakers have been engaged.
Stevens Point-A remarkable de-
mand for trained teachers is-reported
by the Stevens Point Normal school.
Oconomowoc.-Bache club will
give it's twenty-fourth annual banquet
February at the Majestic. Attorney
T. T. CrOnin will act as POSTMASTER.
Grantsburg. = Miss Jessie Widin,
county superintendent of schools, has
resigned. She will go to Columbia
university to complete her education.
Grand Rapids.--James Gaynor, one
of the prominent cranberry men of
the state, sustained an attack of par
alysis and is in critical condition.
Grantsburg. - Jacob S. Williams,
eighty years old, a resident of
this county for the last thirty years.
died at his farm after a short illness.
Madison.-Fifteen teams will enter
the state live stock judging con-
test to be held during the Wisconsin
farm and home week, February to
IL, at the College of Agriculture. Mad
Oshkosh-W What is thought to be
the largest haul of fish ever
caught in this state was made at Win
neconne, 10000 pounds being hauled
out of Lake Poygan. The fish were
shipped to Philadelphia
Eau Claire-M Morand, thirty, son
of Martin Morand, this city, was killed
in a railroad accident at Moose Jaw,
Canada.
Antigo-Miss Margaret Friedman,
daughter of Register of Deeds II. A.
Friedman, and Peter H. Kleman of
this city were married here.
La Crosse-A dividend of S.
per cent was declared by the directors
of the Farmers Cooperative Market
ing company at their annual meeting.
The Cooperative company is one year
old
Stevens Point.-A scratch on
finger, received on cook stove,
has caused the death of Mrs. Peter
Jungck, aunt of Mrs. M. E. Diamond
and Miss Caroline Jungck of this city,
at Menomonie.
Neenah.-R. j. Schaefer of Apple
ton was reelected president of the
Fox River Valley Holstein Breed
ers' association at the annual meet
ing here E. 0. Mueller of Appleton
was reelected secretary and treasurer.
Barron.-Wenzel Beranek, who has
been confined in jail here since the
fatal shooting of Sheriff Matt Olson on
Beranek's farm last Tuesday, was ar
raigned and bound over to the May
term of the circuit court.
Stevens Point.-While butchering
cattle in the town Of Almond,
Vernon Adams suffered a broken
nose and other injuries to his face
when an animal that was being hoisted
by block and tackle fed on him.
WautOma - A farmers institute
for Waushara county is being con-
Quoted by John D. Roberts, assisted
by H. W. Ullsperger, Sturgeon Bay. of
the college of agriculture, and j. T.
Donaghey of Madison.
Clayton.-H w. Jones, cashier of
the Citizens State bank of this
place, has resigned his position, eff
fective March l. He plans on going
into the retail lumber business with
his father at Lakefield, MINI.
Waukesha-It was decided, owing
to inclement weather which pre-
vented country canvassing, to con-
tinue the Carroll college campaign for
$4,000 four days longer. The su of
100000 has been subscribed
La Crosse-The parcel-post ter
minal which has been i'll operation
the Dakotas and Minnesota has been
sorted and sacked, will be discontinued
February IA. 1t is understood the mail
will be sorted at Milwaukee.
Oshkosh.-A plan to raise 100000
to assist infant industries of this
city is the outcome of gathering
of Oshkosh's representative business
and professional men. A committee
has been appointed and will report at
a later meeting
Grand Rapids.-B. L. Lynn, who
has been acting as agent for the
Milwaukee road at Pittsville for the
past seven years. has been appointed
agent at Port Edwards to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Mr.. Tim
lin, the former agent
Kenosha.-Robert Derbyshire, aged
sixty-two years and formerly we'll
known resident of Kenosha, died
suddenly at his home in Los
Angeles, Cal. Mr.. Derbyshire was a
member of one of the pioneer families
in Konnrha and Was widaIv known