Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-07
SEEN AND HEARD
In WISCONSIN


ing the guilt upon two men who COM
mitted a brutal assault upon A. f.
Richardson, proprietor of the North
western restaurant, North Fond du
Lac. Two men entered the restaurant
and ordered lunch. When Richardson
started to serve them, they felled MIN
with an iron bar and began to rife his
clothing. Calls for assistance brought
attendants from the kitchen. The
men escaped, leaving the bar and a
hat Two men were arrested, one
hatIess, as they reached the city on a
freight train. Richardson is in seri-
Gus condition
Madison. The first session of
the national conference of maya
zine and newspaper writer's and other
educators on the subject of whether
press writer's are free to tell the
truth" was held in the gymnasium Oh
the University of Wisconsin and was
attended by a large number OF we'll
known persons of Wisconsin and
other states
uS COuICl 6nC6 W do CCatlCN
the auspices of the extension depart
ment of the university and Dean Louis
e. Reber of that department presided
He made short Introductory address
explaining the reasons why the uni
versity stood sponsor for the gather
ing.
Madison.-Judg Stevens granted
"a divorce to Mrs. Roberta E.
Pritchard, wife of Fred F. Pritchard,
formerly an instructor in the college
of agriculture of the university.
Pritchard filed a cross bill to her suit,
alleging improper conduct. Judge
Stevens said Mrs. Pritchard was not
guilty of improper conduct. Pritchard
recently sued another university in
structor for damages for alleged
alienation of his wife's affections, but
the jury found for the defendant
Beloit.-Plans have been perfect
ed whereby the United States
Linen company will build factory in
this city to cost 5000, soon. The
company has headquarters in the east
and this is the first Of the manufacture
ing enterprises where they will pre-
pare the fiber from fax straw and
make product not now produced in
America
Waupaca.-Carroll college of Wau-
kesha figures prominently on
the program OF the Camp Cleghorn as
sembly. The opening of the assembly
was the grand lodge session of the
Good Templars, and following the
! ceilings Of the lodge the regular
hautauqua program will begin
Suring-A wild man is report
ed to have been seen in the vicin-
ity OF Swedetown. 1t is said that he
goes about only at night, obtaining
his food from poultry yards
Kenosha.-An ordinance will be
presented to the council pro.
viding for the inspection of all diaries
supplying milk for sale in the city.
Beloit.-Harry Marshall, colored,
was fined $50 and costs, amount
ing to $25, for operating a gam
bling room. A white man complained
that he had lost money at MarshalIs
place. The complaining witness was
sent to jail for three months for gam
bling and Marshall was fined
Grand Rapids.-Ot&o F,rdman,
Wood county farmer, when his
wife was to be operated upon Tor tu-
berculosis and her condition was such
that the doctor feared she would be
unable to survive the necessary opera
ton. insisted that the surgeons trans
fuse strong blood from him to his
wife. This was done and she passed
through the operation
Superior-Two hundred and fifty
freight handlers at the Great
Northern flour docks have gone on
strike. They ask IS cents an hour for
straight work and 40 cents an hour
for handling cement. They followed
the lead Of Duluth steFedores who
went on strike several days ago An
nouncement that boat would be taken
to this city to be unloaded should the
strike in Duluth be prolonged w&s
greeted by a walkout of the Superioo
freight handlers They threaten to
.ause suspension of freight handling
work. on all lake ports.
Wausau.+Agitation for a $4,000
packing house for Wausau has
/ been started. The promoters have
done a little preliminary canvassing
and have found the attitude tolerably
favorable. 1t is said that local meat
men are in favor of the proposition
and that they are willing to subscribe
for stock in the new company.
Portage.-Clarenc Lynch, a stone
cutter, was arrested at La Crosse and
brought to Portage, charged with at
tempting to take the life Of his wife