Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-09-18
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Superior.-A partial tte-up of the
street car line on the Duluth side
of the bay Is in effect, due to a
strike order issued by the union men
of that city. A few of the Interstate
cars running between Duluth and Su-
perior were also out of service, ttetng
up on reaching the Duluth side, in
sympathy with the men there. SUI
perior was little affected by the strike,
the organization here being nominal
One of the principal grievances of the
strikers is said to be the discharge OF
twelve union men
Fond du Lac.-Five thousand peo-
pie witnessed Louis Disbrow, Bill
Endicott, Joe Nikrent and other
speed kings race at the fair grounds.
The half-mile track prevented sensa-
tional speed, but fast time was made.
Disbrow in a Jay Eye See car made
one mile at mile minute rate, and
drove a Simplex Zip three miles in
9:15. Disbrow driving a White Streak,
won over Nikrent in Case Bullet in
the three-mile race. and was also win
I1C1 III I11C AuSIl cllSth p01oOA AN~NS'
driving Zip car. In the handicap
event Bill Endicott, driving Care
Eagle, won over Disbrow and Nikrent.
Racine = Olga Wittke, seventeen
years old, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs William Wittke, formerly a
telephone operator, attempted suicide
by drowning in the lake. She was res
cued by Clifford w Mcdonald, and is
now at a hospital Her condition is
critical
Fond du Lac-With only bro
knife blade for a clue, w. A.
1ul,ll, a 500 line detective of this city,
has brought about the arrest of Archie
Yanke, nineteen years old, employed
as 500 night operator at Fremont,
charged with robbing the 500 depot
at that place on September 5.
Superior. - Five hundred Great
Northern ore dock workers, who
struck, demanding an increase of 20
cents q day, are still out. The COM
pany has informed the men that they
must report for work or strike-break-
ers will be imported from Milwaukee
and Minneapolis.
Manitowoc-John Warner, a sail
or, thought to be the leader OF
gang that assaulted Captain earle
of the police force when the officers
attempted to stop a saloon fight, was
sentenced to four months in jail on
the charge of carrying concealed
weapons.
Racine-Mrs. Henry Summerton,
wife of a former politician, was
found dead in bed by her sister.
The sister had left the house but a
few minutes previously and Mrs. Sum-
merton was apparently in good health.
Oshkosh = State Game Warden
Scholtz and Oshkosh fishermen are
planning a crusade against the
rough fish in the Fox and Wolf
rivers and Lake Winnebago. Nets
will be used to catch sheepshead,
carp, dogflsh lawyers and other rough
fish
Appleton. = The body of Harold
Schultz. who was drowned with
his mother and neighbor, Mrs.
Frank Diener, when their launch was
carried over the first dam, was found
in the fiume of the Interlake Pulp and
Paper company's pulp mill, more than
0P he onafAAnf
The body had to go over the middle
dam and pass more than twenty-five
fumes of other mills, and it took 1t
sixty hours to do SO, for thirty min
utes before the body was discovered
the racks had been cleaned.
Depere - Mano Nuss, who wah
struck on the head with a large
club in the hands of a footpad while
he was pushing his popcorn cart home.
died from his injuries. While he was
passing tree he was felled by club
in the hands of footpad. Nuss was
dazed, but he began to call for help
and to fight the robber who dealt him
another terrible blow on the head
Passersby frightened the assailant
away before he secured any money, OF
which Nuss had only a small sum.
Grand Rapids.-Mrs. Solomon Mer
rift of Pittsville committed sui.
eide at the Commercial hotel by
takiug a dose Of strychnine concealed
in chocolate drop.
GAINESVILLE. - A school has been
closed for fumigation because OF
the discovery of infantile paralysis
among the students.