Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-02-17
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| STATE NEWS


Ma6ison-More than million and
half dollars ravage was done in Wis.
consin during 1920 by forest fires, ac-
Cording to report of c. J.. Harrington,
state conservation commissioner de-
livered before the finance committee.
During the bad forest fires in this state
last year more than 404,059 acres of
land were burned over, he stated. To
Offset this the state spent some $780,
900. with an additional S2,813 spent by
the federal government.
Madison-Plumbers desiring licenses
will be examined Feb. % at Milwau-
kee and Eau Claire, the state board of
health announces. Candidates have a
choice of either city for their test.
The Milwaukee examination will be
neld al the School of Trades, 331 Vir.
ginia street. and the Eau Claire ex.
animation at the city hall Licenses
for plumbers are required in all mu.
inequalities above 5000 population.
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referendum of voters on the question
of abandoning the present commission
plan of city government which has
been in force here since 1916, for a
mayor and ten councilmen, one from
each ward were filed with the city
clerk. Seventy-one more names were
signed to the petitions than required
| kx,l To- in oil 80 4,
change. ...'
Rhinelander Owing to the low
price of potatoes many Oneida county
farmers are reported to be feeding
their potatoes to the hogs. There are
thousands of bushels of excellent
tubers NOW in storage in the county,
growers having refused to sell last fall
when the market was much more salts
factory. Potato dealers express the
opinion that there will be no notable
4 advance in the market this spring.
Merrill-H. III. Kuehling, county
highway commissioner, announces
that the price of cement now is S1.65.
as compared with $3.50 and $40 last
fall, and that Lincoln county will pur-
chase three or four carloads for cul-
vert and small bridge use. Steel for
reinforcing is also being offered at $40
less ton than last summer. Lumber
for forms which sold for 500 to $40
last summer, has dropped to SAC.
| Wausau---Chief of Police Thomas
Malone ard Dist. Atty. G. j. Leicht
have begun campaign against the
sale of intoxicating liquors and gam
bling. Five gambling machines have
been confiscated and operators fined.
Mike Wojtosik, Bevent, paid a $50 fine
for operating gambling device, and
William Hoppe, William Kamrath and
X. II. Simpler each paid 5000 fines for
selling liquor.
Antigo-Found guilty on the second
count. that of receiving stolen prop
erty, Ida King, May Rogers and Evelyn
Turner were sentenced to five years
at Waupun by Judge Alfred The jury
was out three and one half hours. The
women claimed to be the wives of the
three Oshkosh bank robbers who were
recently sentenced for 20 years. They
were also charged with robbing the
4 Goldberg store here.
Stevens Point-In circuit court be-
fore Judge Byron B. Park, fine OF
4 81 900 was imposed on the c. f. Blod-
gett e. Sons Co, Marshfield, after a
plea of guilty had been entered to 40
of 176 counts in an information filed
by the state. The counts were based
on storage of eggs, which, the author
tiles claimed, were not properly
marked.
\ Racine-Because of inability to OBJ
tain the service Of competent per-
son as county superintendent OF
schools at a salary of $4,000 year
the Racine county board increased the
salary to $500 and will provide office
rent and travel expenses. There has
been vacancy of two months, since
the resignation of Miss Isabelle Swantz
of Union Grove.
Fond du Lac-The second cut in the
working schedule of the 500 line
shops, North Fond du Lac, since Jan.
/, has been made. The new schedule
calls for a four-day week. The loco
motive and coach departments will be
affected, but the freight car depart
ment will continue the five-day sched'
ule. Between 400 and 500 employees
are affected by the new arrangement.
Ashland-This city has taken hand
in the movement for cleaner moving
pictures. A committee OF three alder
men has been appointed to act with
societies leading the campaign. The
city council decided not to attempt the
passage of censorship ordinance.
prefering to have the state Legislature
act.