Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-03-12
News Of the
Badger State


| Merrill = Battery F. One Hundred
| Twentieth Field Artillery, will prob
ably return to this country in May
| Battery f is composed of Merrill anC
| Lake Geneva men, commanded By
| Capt. A. H. Smith, this city. The bat
terry left for France last March on the
Fatherland, with Secretary of Wal
Baker They were used as an instruc
| ton battery at the artillery school at
Samaur, and remained there until the
first of February, this year They
have rejoined the Thirty-second diyi-
sion.
Kenosha - Harry L. Goldberg,
wealthy real estate dealer of Kenosha,
was named as defendant in a suit
brought for $4,000 damages in the
Circuit court here by Joseph Goldstein
who alleges that Goldberg, by false
prosecution, damaged his good name
to that extent. The case is the out
growth of welfare work among the
Jewish people in Kenosha, and senSa-
tional developments are promised to
be disclosed at the trial.
eboygan-Regular routine will be
| resumed at the plant of the Nichols
Harness Co., which since Aug. 2, 1917,
has turned out 1891 900 worth of gov
eminent orders. The total amount of
contracts received by the company
was $4,000, of which $135,OOO was
cancelled. J. c. Nichols, president, ex-
planned that the greatest difficulty lies
in getting skilled operators Mr. Mich
OILS is planning on building another
factory in Canada.
Oconomowoc-V. C. Buell., secretary
Of the Wisconsin Game and Fish Pro
tective association, addressed a large
meeting at Oconomowoc in the inter
ests of this statewide plan to protect
the game and fish of the state Rec
concentrations of several laws to fur
Their this project were adopted. One
hundred Oconomowoc citizens have
branch.
Oshkosh-An estate of only $4,000
in personal property and the home
stead was left by Congressman James
H. Davidson, who died in Washington
last August. This was revealed when
the widow, Mrs. Niva Davidson, filed
in, 4
ministering of the property, and ask
ing that her son, Kenneth W. David
son, be named as administrator.
Manitowoc-Mayor John Schroeder
is to make the run for reelection Oh
his record as a mayor Schroeder viii
be opposed by Martin Georgenson,
Socialist All of the present alder
men, with one exception, will try fo1
their seats again. The Socialists will
have complete ticket in every ware
and will also have candidates in the
field for all city offices.
Grand Rapids A movement has
been started by the Wisconsin PrisoI
Reform league to grant Mortimer VII
son, this city, serving a life sentenc
at Waupun for murder, pardon H
killed Grant Beardsley, a prominen
local merchant, while attempting t,
hold him up in 1912 At Waupur
Wilson has been confined to the tubel
cular ward.
Racine-By way of furnishing ell
ployment to returning soldiers, cit
officials of Racine outlined plans in II
construction work TO cost $424,335 &c
public improvements. The committt
felt that this sum should be eXpende
as practically all such work was elin
mated last year on account of the wa
SuperiOr-NIilk went down from j
to IA cents. The milk dealers pric
to dairymen will be cut from 1920
$3.50 per 100 pounds. Cream price
also decreased / cent per one-ha
pint. At the cooperative cash al
carry stores, the price now is IL CEN
per quart.
Rhinelander-In recent bulletin
the department of agriculture of t
Unlyel SHY Oh Wisconsin a list of tn
certified seed potato growers is giyel
Oneida county leads all counties il
number Of growers, sixteen havin
been listed while Barron, second, ha
only eleven.
Janesville-Janesville will have n
urinary election this spring owing t
the fact that all Office seekers hay
flied their papers on the nonpartisa
ticket. Aid. Thomas Welsh is the onl
candidate for mayor, and Victor /
Hemming has no opposition for cit.
clerk