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...years ago Mrs. McLaughlin heard that a Morton Grove farmer named William Schroeder was maltreating his hogs. On behalf of the Illinois Humane Society she inspected his farm several times, finally had him arrested. A police court fined him $10. He appealed, won a reversal in Cook County's Criminal Court. Last week in Waukegan he was suing Mrs. McLaughlin for $10,000 for false arrest, malicious prosecution...
...Farmer Schroeder declared he fed his hogs only high-grade refuse from Northwestern University and fine cafes. Furthermore, he complained, the 110-lb. one-time dancer had "pushed and bruised" him (270-lb.) when he tried to keep her off his farm. He had not, he admitted, used "Bible talk" in remonstrating with her, but neither had she. "She called me names I don't believe proper to mention here...
Five farmers on the jury wanted to punish the defendant for meddling. It took 14 ballots to win them over to acquittal. "Bum break," growled Farmer Schroeder...
...activities and general character of his House, for the benefit of first-year men still undetermined as to their preference. The chairmen are as follows: Adams House, A. B. Gardiner, 3rd '33; Dunster House, S. H. Stackpole '33; Eliot House, B. K. Bachrach '33; Kirkland House, W. A. Schroeder, Jr. '33; Leverett House, W. A. Huppuch '33; Lowell House, B. S. Wood '33; Winthrop House, C. J. Fleming...
There is a foreword by plump Dr. William Schroeder Jr., chairman of the sanitary commission and sponsor of D S. The engineer in charge of sewage disposal writes learnedly of progress on the unfinished new disposal plant. There is a detailed resume of the work of removing last December's snow, which cost the City "approximately $1,367,251.55." Auditor Harry R. Langdon quotes excerpts from musty official records of the appointment of a public scavenger of 1701 at $40 a year. Two pages are devoted to the department's Holy Name Society, two more to routine department...