Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-26
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS


meet its share Of the federal aid ap-
preparation. which amounts 10 1881
SIS next year. under The bin JUST
signed by President Harding, the
highway commission announced. This
means IN increased federal aid build
ing program, and viii call for equal
expenditures On the part Of the state
and counties II is estimated BY the
state treasurer that s., 600. 00C Of high
way money viii remain in the treas
ury al the end OF the construction
year. This viii be supplemented by
automobile license fees amounting TO
approximately 100000 Counties
are expected 70 provide for bond is
sues amounting 10 approximately So
coo 600. and will be required 10 meet
the federal aid Of sl.894SI5. making
a construction program OF about SIS.
600 900 for the year.
Appleton-Judge z C. Smith Of
Seymour remains a judge without q
court as 4 result OF a decision by the
81 ~ enc AgA4 AAAAL AAAE E0A4EA4s 9eGa4 y
of Octagamie COMFY was acting with
in its powers w1eE It abolished the
Municipal court ~ Seymour of which
Smith was presiding magistrate. The
Municipal court was established BY
the county board in 1917 under spe-
ciaI powers granted b. the legislature
and Smith was elected judge. a few
months later the board decided that
the court was unnecessary and abol
ished il. instructnig the clerk not 70
par the judges salary. Smith started
action in circuit court 10 compel the
county TO pay his salary, but lost his
case. He appealed to the supreme
court and was defeated again.
Madison-With 22I students taking
FIVE hours or more Of law this semes-
ter, the University of Wisconsin Law
school is much larger than usual, &C
cording 10 Dean II. S. Richards The
enrolment at the close of last year
was 176, including students in the
College Of Letters and Science who
were studying law. There have been
245 registrations in the Law school
course but "a these, q are registered
in the College Of Letters and Science
and are carrying less than FIVE hours
Of law work. First year courses have
enrolled 112; second year. 81; and
the third year, IS.
Bodied hair is still in
vogue al the University Of Wisconsin
as shown By a canvass among the
coed rooming houses. Or the 14S
girls at Barnard hall, 10 per cent
have bobbed their hair to the decree
Of Dame Fashion. Nine per cent OF
an even larger number have bobbed
hair at Chadbourne hall and among
the roomtng houses il was found that
fully u per cent had shorn their long
locks. Despite these figures beauty
parlor experts in Madison claim that
the fashion is slowly but surely going
out
Madison-the courts Of Wisconsin
have nearly 1000 cases involving vic
lations of the state prohibition law
to try during the terms just opening,
an estimate made from reports re-
ceived at Madison from number OF
counties. shows Offenders against
the liquor laws are being arrested in
ever increasing numbers, according to
". Stanley Smith. who says that pro
hibition is just getting well under
way in Wisconsin. He is of the opin.
ion that an additional 100000 in fines
viii be collected during the present
court term.
Madison-John Till, Barron county
plaster doctor" was granted an alb.
soIute pardon by Gov Blaine. He was
serving a one-year jail sentence for
practicing as a physician without
state license. Gov. Blaine said that
a report by three doctors testifes that
had the prisoner been held to the end
Of his term, which would have ended
Dec. Is, his health would have been
completely broken. Pardon is given,
he said, on recommendation Of these
doctors.
Wausau-A resolution asking con
gress to enact laws to prevent the
extraction Of butter fat from milk and
replacing It with cocoanut oil and
selling il as condensed milk was
adopted by the Wisconsin Cheese
makers. Butter Makers and Dairy
mems association in convention in
Wausau. r c. Hastings, Marshfeld
was elected president; Mrs. c. L. Dix,
Auburndale, secretary, and C. A
Voight, Uausau, treasurer.
Janesville-eT will call a grand jury
+ whenever the county board viii so
+ direct" said Judge George Grimm of
4 the GAINESVILLE Circuit court at the an
uual dinner of the county board %
/ Rock county The appetite for liquor
+ Il decreasing and viii die out in time
+ Public thought will result in a sober
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