The Gazette from Stevens Point, Wisconsin • Page 11

Wednesday, JIUM 20, 1117 THE GAZETTE. STEVEN" 1'OINT, WISCONSIN A WOMANJNCENDIARY Mrs. John Klarkowakl Confeaaea To Setting Fire to HOMO--la Placed On Parole The mystery surrounding the fire at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Klarkowski at the corner of Ellis street and Illinois avenue on May 28, was cleared up on Wednesday of last week, when Mrs.

Klarkowski, who had moved to Menasha with her family, made a written confession that she had aet fire to her home. Mrs. Klarkowski was brought to Stevens Point Thursday morning and was arraigned before Justice G. L. Park.

She pleaded guilty and in the afternoon waa brought before Judge Park in circuit court at Waupaca, where she was sentenced to three years in the state prison. Sentence was suspended, however, and Mrs. Klarkowski, who is the mother of eight children, placed on parole. The Klarkowski fire, which caused damages of about $150 to the house and $25 to the contents, was suspicious from the first and an investigation was quietly begun immediately afterward. On Monday of last week, the case having been worked up locally, L.

M. Shearer, deputy state fire marshal, arrived in Stevens Point and obtained a warrant for the arrest of John Klarkowski, who was believed to have been the incendiary. The family had moved to Menasha on Monday of the preceding week, so Mr. Shearer and Undersheriff Frank Ku- "bisiak went to that city Wednesday. The husband's statements turned their suspicions toward the wife, who subsequently confessed.

She pleaded for leniency on the grounds that the family, with its small income, had contracted heavy indebtedness, including a mortgage of $1,049 on the residence property. She said she poured kerosene on rubbish in the attic and set fire to this. The Klarkowski home waa to have "been sold under foreclosure proceedings on June 2, but was ijisposed of at private sale recently to John Kalke for the amount of the mortgage and costs. District Attorney Pfiffner, Deputy "Sheriff John Leahy and Fire Warden 'Shearer accompanied Mrs. Klarkow- ske to Waupaca.

The woman's husband was also with them. FIX UP CLUB ROOMS The club rooms in the Kingsbury block on Main street, which have been leased by the Elks lodge, will be made ready for occupancy as soon as possible. The roof will be renovated, the front windows lowered, the rooms redecorated and a separate steam heating plant installed. When the work is finished the Elks will have a cozy suite of rooms and a fine lodge and hall. ORGANIZE TENNIS CLUB A tennis association will be organized thia week at the local Normal, to be made up entirely of students who are attending the present summer session.

Three courts are available at the local school, one having been built this spring. Officers will be elected, although it is likely that the association wUl be conducted under the athletic association of the Normal. It is planned to hold a tournament during the latter part of the summer session if enough'interest in the game has been shown to warrant a contest to decide the supremacy of the school. MANY VISITORS I HERE County Graduation Exercises and Contests Attended By Many Interested Peraona Visitors from all parta of the county were in Point last Saturday for the annual commencement exercises of the rural and graded schools of Portage county and the various contests which have become a regular feature of graduation day. Miss Frances C.

Bannach, county superintendent, was in general charge of the program, which took place at the Normal school. The contests were conducted in the morning and were creative of much interest Earl Kjer of Amherst Junction won first place in the spelling, arithmetic and penmanship contest and as a result will get a free trip to the State Fair at Milwaukee in September, when he will strive to duplicate the feat of Mias Norma Fewing of Plover in 1916, who won first place in spelling for Portage county in competition with representatives of nearly every county of the state. Second place in the countv contest was awarded to Evelyn Smith of Buena Vista, who received a large Perrv flag. Miss Tessie Soik of Stockton took third honors. In the bread baking contest for schools.

Pearl Rustad of New Hope district No. 1 was awarded first nlace and Eva Ivener of Stockton district No. 10 second. In the bakiner contest for graded Florence Leklem and Irene Hite. both of Rosholt.

won first and second places, respectively. For nroficiewcy in the making of button holes. Eva Ivener of Stockton was awarded the rural students. Gliszinski of Stockton district Jt. 2 second and Sophia Meronek of Stockton third.

Sophia Meronek of Stockton was found superior in the art of patching, in which Susan Gliszinaki won second honors. The Amherst Junction school was the winner of the singing contest for graded schools and Nelsonville second, while in the singing contest for rural schools Stockton Jt. 12 and Alban No. 3 won first and second. The winners of first places in the various contests were awarded blue ribbons and winners of second place Catarrhal Deaf oeu Cannot Cured br cmttmot reach portion of There Local Notes.

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CHctrff a- Toledo, a PAID FINE TRIBUTE Late Mrs. Arthur R. ByingUm Highly Spoken of by Chicago Weekly Newspaper The Jeffersonian, a weekly newspaper of Chicago, devoted nearly a column to an obituary of Mrs. Arthur R. Byington, whose death occurred at her farm home in the town of Hull, this county, on May 16 and who waa buried at Chicago.

"Louise Reynolds Martin was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Martin of Des Moines, and at the time of her death was less than nineteen years old," the article relates. "She came of a prominent family in Chicago.

Her grandfather was at one time a well known member of the board of trade. She had an excellent education and specialized in domestic science and red ribbons. The graduation exercises, including the awarding of eighth grade diplomas, took place in the afternoon. The program was the same as published, with the addition of the singing of "The Star Spangled Banner" by Luella Kankrud of Amherst Junction and a pantomime by Anna Nelson, Edith Nelson and Laura Eos- tuch of Amherst Junction. BIG TRUST DEED FILED What is nominally the biggest transaction recorded in the office of the register of deeds here in years is a trust deed of $15,000,000, filed last week.

The deed represents property owned or to be acquired by the Wisconsin Valley Electric which many of the important waterpowers on the Wisconsin river as well as the electric light and gas utilities in this city, Wausau and Mas rill and the street railway lines at Merrill and Wausau. The trust deed is for twenty-five years and the Wisconsin Valley Trust Co. of Wausau is the trustee. Gazette advertising pr.ys. PLOVER AFTER SPEEDERS The authorities of the village of Plover don't consider the road through the village aa a part of a speedway and consequently don't intend to permit automobile drivers to go through at a rate of speed that endangers life and limb.

They're after the speed demons and have already landed several, including two or three from Stevens Point. Incidentally the fines collected are helping to keep the village treasury in sound condition. SELL RED CROSS COLT The colt recently given to the Portage county chapter of the Red Cross by Mrs. William T. Woodley of Chicago may be purchased from Alderman Lon Myers for the sum of $1.

It has been decided to sell 500 tickets on the animal at $1 each, and on July 1 a drawing will take place, when the winner will be announced. The disposal of the colt has been placed in the hands of Mr. Myers and the tickets will be offered for sale this week. "Her marriage to Arthur R. Byington on July 6, 1915, the only child of an old and well known prominent family of Irving Park, was an ideal one.

Both were musical, fond of athletics and had congenial and excellent literary tastes. Fate seems to have blessed them with a careful equipment for a happy and useful journey through life. They were also keenly interested in scientific ing and it had been a source of great satisfaction to them that they were able to purchase a finely located farm less than a year ago near Stevens Point, where they might have the privileges of the country and yet take advantage of the social life of the city. Only that morning Mrs. Byington, had received a long and enthusiastic letter from her beloved daughter-in-law outlining their plans for the coming summer's work and pleasure." The details of the funeral, which was from the home of the young husband's parents, with the Episcopal rites, were also given.

Interment was at Rosehill cemetery. Mr. Byington returned to Stevens Point last week and made arrangements for the shipment- of his household goods to Chicago, where he will make his future home. STEWART LIKES NORFOLK There's nothing the matter with the "grub" Uncle Sam dishes up to his fighting men, according to Walter J. Stewart, Stevens Point boy, who has just entered the United States naval training station at Norfolk, aa landsman for musician.

In a letter to 12 PRETTY POST CARDS Including Stevens Point views sent postpaid for SCHUWQLER'S stm Relke Huiftctiriig Ctapuy Stairwork. Porch work. Imxle Ontxidc Fin- for CuMom Milling TtLffHOHC 247 MOffTM SCCOWO STItCCT i A Patriotic Post Cards 1 teoltr 50c Valve Wiscmii 17 Afeicy Dr. J. FRANKLIN FIAIEI OTtOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Block.

4M Mtia Street Phones, Office Red 1.14 Black SftfftMiiisisi his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Stewart, "Walt" mentions a few of the dishes included in his first mesa at the station, including chicken stew and ice cream.

He said the station waa a iir.e place, clean and orderly, and that the young fellows in training are of the right stuff. He mentioned the fact that three other Stevens Point boya, Andy Shumway. Harold Bergholte and George Holman, are at the station, and that he- had seen Holman and Shumway. GOES TO ILLINOIS Rev. A.

Wagner, Pastor of Evaa- gelkal Lutheran Church In Ean Pkine, Leaves Sean. Rev. A. Wagner, pastor of St Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church in the town of Eau Pleine, three miles north of Junction City, has accepted a call from Zion Evangelical Lutheran church near Altamont, 111., and pecta to leave for that place two weeks from Monday, with his wife and son, Alexander. Mr.

Wagner came to this county a half yeara ago, and since AN AUTO ACCIDENT Howard, the years old son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Engstrom, waa hurt by their automobile a week ago Sunday and has since been unable to walk. The little fellow was standing on the running board when the car was being backed up and presumably fell under the rear wheel, which ran over the "calf" of his leg, bruising the member quite badly but breaking no bones.

A slight improvement has been noted within the past few days. MOVING TO MANAWA Mr. and Mrs. Julius Pidde, daughter and son drove over from Amherst Junction Saturday morning to attend the county graduation exercises at the Normal. Robert Pidde received a diploma from the eighth grade of the Amherst Junction school.

The family left on Monday for Manawa to spend the summer and possibly remain there permanently. Mr. Pidde recently sold his general merchandise business and real estate and expects to retire for a time. D. Mrlntosh Tuesday in Chippowa Falls visiting friends.

Mrs. M. J. Mersch is spending the week at the Nick Simonis home near Nelsonville. Miss Florence Nelson of Waupaca the first of the week in this crty visiting friends.

Miss Helen Joerns of Sheboygan the first of the week in this city, a guest of C. A. Joerns. L. Keenan and two children visited at Bancroft Saturday, guests of Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Gustin. nM w. and xT 5 Sater nd Mr and Mrs. Hagen spent Tuesday at Gills Landing on a fishing trip.

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Culver of Chi- 8 a the home hu this city, PIattne returned Sat- trt A OI a 8Cveral visit with friends and relatives Kewaunee and Green Bay. Mr. and Mrs.

C. J. Hjetberg of Neenan spent Monday this city visiting friends while enroute from Chippewa Falls to their home. Mrs. Anna E.

Clark left yesterday morning for Kenosha where she attending the G. A. R. and W. R.

convention today and tomorrow. Mrs. Jos. Karr has gone to Two Harbors, for a six weeks' visit among relatives there, atEleveth and places. Miss Marguerite Harshaw, who has been teaching in the Glencoe school near Chicago, arrived yesterday and will spend a month in thia city.

Miss Ada Skeel, who had visited since Friday at the home of her aunt, Mrs. George Gustin in this city, returned to her home in Bancroft yesterday. Carl W. Mason, who was a member of the Journal editorial staff for about 18 months, severed his connection with that paper last week and left Saturday for Chicago. Miss Ethel Coye, who recently completed her year's work as teacher in the high school at Mt Horeb, has taken a position for next year as history teacher and supervisor of music in the Medford High school.

Miss Margaret Grnber of Plainfield, who attended the local Normal the past year and who had been a guest of Miss Mabel Kittleson since the close of school, returned to her home yesterday morning Miss Esther Deutsch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Deutsch of Wausau and who has numerous friends and elatives in Stevens Point, is a member of this year's graduating class of Northwestern University, Evanston, I'uvid Hay of Chicago spent a cuu pU? of in the city last week and LEASE MODERN HOME C.

A. Joerns, one of the new managers of the Coye Furniture has leased M. H. Ward's house at 806 Clark street and the family will take possession within another month or six weeks Mr. and Mrs.

Joerns have three children, two of whom are of school age. Mr. Ward, who is a beater engineer for the Wausau Paper and Sulphate Co. at Mosinee, is building a modern new home in that village and his wife will go there early in the fall. The Clark street property is among the boat in this city an I the new tenants are fortunate in securing it.

111. The scarlet fever quarantine was lifted. Sunday from the home of Rev. G. M.

Calhoun. Granville. the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun, who had been ill for about three weeks, has recovered and is again able to be around.

Karl Kelsey left on Friday of last week for Washbnrn to take employment in the Du Pont Powder plant there. Joseph Pope of Wausau, who had been attendee the Normal, left on Saturday for Washburn to be similarly employed. Miss Anne Duneean left Mondav afternoon for Chicago, where she will attend the summer session of the Kindergarten collee-e and also do instructing at the school. Miss Dunefan is suoervisor of kinderearten work in the Lincoln public school. ME HARRISON'S.

WHY? SE HAPRISOVS PATNT left Satunluy morning for Gordon he a summer cottage. Mrs. Bt-rt Swaze and little son of Sherry spent the week end in the city guests at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. August Seidler, on Normal avenue.

Mrs. Otto Gebhardt of New Lisbon who had been visiting since Thursday at the home of Mrs. George Bell on Strongs avenue, returned to her home Monday morning. Charles Burns, who recently went to Ladysmith to work for the Soo line, returned last week and left the first of this week for Green Bay where he has taken a position as time keeper for the Wisconsin Telephone Co. The Misses Kathryn Sager and Mary Eiden returned to St.

Frances convent near Milwaukee Monday after having spent a week in this city at the homes of their parents, Mrs. Anna Sager and Mrs. and Mrs. Peter Eiden respectively. Mrs.

William Stevenson of Whiting who had been spending a couple oi weeks at Chicago where she receivec x-ray and electrical treatment at Post Graduate hospital, returned home Sunday. Mrs. Stevenson is much improved in health. Mrs. C.

E. Landt and two children, Doris and Dorathea, of Grant Junction, Colorado, who had been spending the last two months at the home of Mrs. Landt's sister, Arthur Redfield, left Monday morning for Kansas City. where they will spend the summer. By far the best stretch of road between this city and Wausau is a atrip of about two miles starting at Adam Feit's place in Knowlton and extending north.

It gives every evidence ol having been built by experts in highway construction and driving over it is indeed a pleasure. Mr. and Mrs. W. Robinson and son and two daughters left Monday morning on an automobile trip to northern Wisconsin, to be gone most of the week.

They will visit Rhinelander, Antigo and other cities and towns and many of the lake resorts before returning home. Mr. and Mrs. M. Ronrer and son, Emit, left yesterday morning for a two weeks' trip to Manitowoc and Milwaukee.

At Manitowoc Emil will attend the Knights of Pythias convention. During his absence, his place aa local 'baggageman at the Soo depot is being taken by Gordon Lovejoy. Mrs. J. H.

Bellinger, who fills a position as matron on the Crow Creek reservation near Knoll, S. is enjoying a ten days' vacation with her sister, Mrs. Herbert Harvey, and among numerous other relatives and friends in town. Mrs. Bellinger enjoys her work among the red children.

One of the neatest of the many new homes being erected in Stevens Point this season is that for Miss Mary Tack on her lot on Brawley street, between Water and Elk streets. The contract is in charge of Ed. Mayer, who came here from Dale last year to erect Hanford Ross's bungalow on Clark street. Miss Irene Harriman, who recently returned from Brandon, where she had been teaching the paat school year, spent the latter part of last week in Marshfleld, a guest of Miss Inez Jackson. Miss Jackson has been teaching in Marshfleld and returned Mr.

uml Mrs. O. F. Meyer of shult drove down ypnterday boarded afternoon Soo train for on a few days' buiiness trip. Rev.

G. M. Calhoun left Sunday lor Chicago and from there went to the home of his father. Rev. W.

S. Calhoun at Tuscola, 111., where ho will spend two weeks. Eugene Wmslow, a former dent of Buena Vista township who moved to Alberta, Canada, years ago, is reported as physical condition, in fact when last heard from there seemed no chnee for recovery. Mr. Winslow is 78 years of age.

Supt. and Mrs. H. C. Snyder baby left here last Friday for Paton, to spend the summer vacation nt the lady's old home and among Snyder's relatives in that They were accompanied by his and grandmother, Mrs.

Charlotte Snyder and Mrs. S. V. WheatcroflL who had been their guests for sererai weeks. Miss Marie Diver of Amherst Junction spent the week end in this city visiting friends.

She left yesterday for Whitefish, Montana, where she will spend the summer. Miss Diver will remain in the west a year and in September will teach in the Junior High school at Lewiston, Idaho. During the past year she had taught in the schools of Greenwood. The annual Sunday school and church picinc of St. Paul'a M.

E. church will be held tomorrow afternoon and evening at Cashin's "swimming hole" near the Plover river. About 300 picnickers are expected to attend and will be conveyed to the grounds in can. In the afternoon various games will be played and other amusements furnished, followed by a picnic supper. Jos.

Mattice and little daughter, Florence, spent Friday afternoon and part of Saturday in this city while enroute from Wausau, where they visited his brother, Frank Mattice. Joe is now located in Milwaukee, employed as moulder for the Northwestern Malleable Iron one of that city's big concerns. The little girl was recently adopted by his brother- in-law and sister and now bears the name of Florence Potek. She is seven years of age. J.

J. Orrick, for many years an engineer on the Soo line running between Marshfield and Nekoosa, was town the first of the week on a msiness trip. While doing some work on engine in the flarshfield yards, Feb. 2nd last, Mr. )rrick slipped and fell to the ground, nreaking a bone in his left foot and badly spraining the ankle.

He has ince been off duty but hopes to re- ume his position within a few days. COVFRS RFT- TFR A COHfl? ET TTS FTCTTRF ON VOTTTl AND WARN, v. THE POSTOFFICE. of Stouehton. a this var's eraduatine -lass lval Normal, who at the home of Marv a Ronholt and at the of H.

-T. citv since left Monday morning A. RHner Neenah. on of iw- to husi- W. PROFS.

ARE FARMERS then' has had continuous charge the Eau Pltine church. He also of pastor of the mission church at Dancy. There are about fifty families in the two congregations and Mr. Wagner's work has been fruitful in both a spiritual and material sense. A call has been extended to Rev.

F. Luepk of Superior aa his successor. The new charge Mr. Wagner is about to assume includes about fifty families and the church is located six miles from Altamont, a thriving city of 4.000 people in the midst of a fine farming and fruit raising rejrkrn. Mr.

Wagner came to this county from New Decatur, Alabama, and a to return to a milder climate is his main reason for aeeeptins; the emO from Illinois. Members ef Local Normal Faculty Pat the Plow to Block of Land Near Fair Grovads Several members of the local Normal faculty have heartily joined in the movement to increase the food production in the country during the coming year, and to show their earnestness have begun miniature farms on the east end of Main street near the fair grounds. Profs. R. W.

Fail-child, Jamos E. Delrell. C. F. Watson, T.

A. Koffers and D. A. Swartz are the five men most active in this work and they have planted extensive crops on eight tots of more than half a block on the land west of the fair rrounds and back of the Watson and Delzell homes. Vegetables of every description are premised from the tracts of land this summer by the teachers.

The shortening of the rammer session to six weeks gives the men more time to work on their "farms." although no afternoon sessions are held at the Normal. vegetables planted by the agriculture classes under th? supervision of Prof. A. R. Pott on the Pomeroy land went of the Anderson residence will be cared for by the members of the agriculture clause; during the summer session, which beran on Monday of this week.

The garden is dome nicely and a good crop of vegetables is predicted. IP i Wotes the summer line. F. H. Schneider of Wausau.

whose wife was Miss Daisy Wakefield of this city, had his right arm broken inst above the wrist joint last Friday morninsr while cranking his automobile. It is a coincidence that Mrs. Schneider's mother. Mrs. George Wakefield of this city, had her arm broken in a fall several weeks aeo.

David Harlowe of Milwaukee, a former member of the state railroad commission, will visit Crusade Com- manoVry tomorrow evening- and con- O'-drr of the Temple unon narrrirp Soarlos of Grand Rapids. Mr. Harlowe rrand commander for Kn eht Temnlar in Saturday to spend her vacation at her home in this city. Oscar Cook, an employe of The Gazette a few years ago but who now lives at Waupaca, is spending a couple of weeks at the home of his brother, W. P.

Cook. Oscar suffered a nervous breakdown some months ago and has since been a gentleman of leisure. He expects to go to Rochester, for a consultation with Drs. Mayo. Get the Bugs Before they get the Potatoes Sherwin-Williams PARIS GREEN Fresh ui UuMtentei fey Row-It's Up N.

Urbanovskl 106 S. E. Public Squw Dinrer bo at and de- work jttarted at ft o'clock. Lanre oxtwted from Wau- and Grand Rapids. W.

Faprhor. a former of the towns of StocVton and drove down from Clark countv with his family last Friday and are spervl- a among relatives and in tnis vicinity. Mr. Fancher owns a farm about eirtt miles below Colby and almost an eoual from The soil in that virinitr is of clay and wwiallv adapted for raisin? fodder rattle, of whirh Mr. Fancher is de- a larw herd.

Rev. J. J. Brennan. for the past thirteen years pastor of St JamrV congregation at Wausan.

and through whose energies a large and handsome church has been erected, is about to be transferred to Ellsworth. Pierce county, and will be succeeded at Wausau by Rev. OToole, who is now lo- catH in western Wisconsin. The proposed departure of Father Rrennan is occasioning deep resret to the noople of Wausau. where he is highly regarded by the entire populace.

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