Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-04-12

1urg service stains the mlnu OF ChdI-
acter OF a woman is all wrong, ac-
cording to Attorney NJ. l.. Davis. who
talked before members OF the Green
Bay Y. w. c. A. The speaker said
that If a woman is good the hearing
OF sensational evidence would not al
feet her in the least. He also said
the presence of women on juries add
ed TO the atmosphere of a court room
and lessened vulgaTity. Mr.. Davis
held that recent disagreements by Cal
ifornia mixed juries We're due TO cir
cumstantial evidence and not TO the
fact there were women on the Juries.
Nadison-The state board of health
during March received reports OF 2.S4S
cases OF influenza. as compared with
237 for February. Thousands more
have occurred, IL is believed, but. not
having been diagnosed as influenza,
have gone unreported and in most
cases precautions against contact in
lection ignored. Nearly all sections
OF the state are affected. The disease
prevailing is not OF the deadly type
reports indicate, a fact tending TO
lower the barriers against its spread.
The state board OF health urges the
same precautions as were widely OBJ
served during prior epidemics.
Madison-The Industrial commits
sion in a statement calls attention TO
motorists TO the state headlight law,
which requires that all automobiles be
equipped with lights that enable the
driver 20 distinguish a person 200
feet, and at the same time avoid dan
gerous glare. Failure to comply with
this standard is said 10 be prima facie
evidence of unsafe use of the high.
ways. in case of an accident police
officers and not the industrial com
mission are charged with enforce.
ment OF the headlight law.
Marinette-Work has started upon
the remodeling of the Marinette court
house 10 accommodate the women jur-
ors for the next term of circuit court.
Il will be the first time women voters
will be called upon 10 serve on a
Jury. The names OF $50 women were
placed in the box at the recent meet
ing OF the jury commissioners. There
will be a large room especially for
the women jurors, provided for their
comfort.
Shawano-A Holstein COW owned
BY Walter Olson OF the town of Green
Valley. Shawano county. has just
made a record which has added sew
eral thousand dollars to it's value. In
stead of $3.50, the price which Olson
paid for the animal. the value is now
set al $4,000 by an official tester. In
a seyen-day test the COW produced
thirty-three pounds of butterfat
Madison-Charles II. Crownhart, re-
wiser OF statutes and political advisor
20 Gov. Blaine. was appointed by the
governor a justice of the state SUI
preme court to al the vacancy caused
by the death of Chief Justice r. G.
siebecker. Mr.. Crownhart was chair
man of the industrial commission
from 1911 10 1915. He will stand for
reelection in April, 1923.
Neenah-Several groups of paper
mill workers at Neenah and Menasha
have walked out in protest TO wage
cuts forced on them by employers.
one large mill in Menasha was shut
down completely and a mill at Neenah
is operating in all departments, but
with reduced forces. The workers on
strike are not unionized ano there has
been no formal call for a strike.
Merrill-T. ]. Flippin, graduate of
the farm mechanics department of
the Oregon agricultural college six
years ago. and for two years county
agent OF Columbia county. Ore. has
been engaged as land clearing man
ager for southern Lincoln county in
1922.
Madison-Maple syrup makers OF
western Wisconsin report they expert.
enced the best season in years. Some
declared there was so much sap their
equipment was not equal to handling
81. The price OF syrup has dropped
loo per cent to 81 gallon.
Tomah-The Radio club OF the To
nah high school has erected the an.
tennal OF its wireless outfit from the
top OF the city water tower to the
high school belfry. height Of about
iss feet.