Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-11-24
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES viii be able to
met its share of the federal aid ap-
plprlation, which amounts to 1884
~ next year, under the bill Just
sined by President Harding, the
khway commission announced. This
eans an increased federal aid build
ig program, and will cali for equal
expenditures on the part of the state
nd counties. 1t is estimated by the
tate treasurer that $2,00O,O0O of high
way money will remain in the treas
lnry at the end of the construction
year. This will be supplemented by
automobile license fees amounting to
approximately s4,O0O,000 Counties
are expected to provide for bond is.
sues amounting to approximately So
I0O0, 1000, and will be required to meet
the federal aid of s1.S94,S15. making
construction program of about $15,.
100000 for the year.
Appleton--Judge E. G. Smith of
Seymour remains judge without a
court as result of a decision by the
supreme court that the county board
Of Outagamie county was acting with.
in its powers when it abolished the
Municipal court at Seymour of which
Smith was presiding magistrate. The
Municipal court was established by
the county board in 1917 under spe.
cial powers granted by the legislature
and Smith was elected judge. A few
months later the board decided that
the court was unnecessary and abol
ished it, instructnig the clerk not to
pay the judges salary. Smith started
action in circuit court to compel the
county to pay his salary, but lost his
case. He appealed to the supreme
court and was defeated again.
Madison--With 221 students taking
i've hours or more of law this semes-
ter, the University of Wisconsin Law
school is much larger than usual, ac-
cording t Dean H. S. Richards. The
enrollmel at the close of last year
was 176, including students in the
College of Letters and Science who
we're studying law. There have been
M5 registrations in the Law school
course but, of these, "a are registered
"a the College of Letters and Science
and are carrying less than five hours
q Of law work. First year courses have
enrolled liz; second year, 81; and
the third year, 55.
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Madison-Bobbed hair is still in
vogue at the University of Wisconsin
as shown by a canvass among the
coed rooming houses. Of 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 rooming houses it was found that
fully IL 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
w. 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
will be collected during the present
court term.
Madison-John Till, Barron county
"plaster doctor" was granted an ab.
solute pardon by Gov. Blaine. He was
serving a one-year Jail sentence for
practicing as a physician without a
state license. Gov. Blaine said that
a report by three doctors testifies that
had the prisoner been held to the end
of his term, which would have ended
Dec. 10, 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 it as condensed milk was
adopted by the Wisconsin Cheese
makers, Butter Makers and Dairy
mems association in convention in
Wausau. r. c. Hastings, Marshfield.
was elected president; Mrs. G. l.. Dix,
Auburndale. secretary, and c. A.
voight, Wausau, treasurer.
Janesville-T will call a grand jury
whenever the county board will so
direct" said Judge George Grimm of
the GAINESVILLE Circuit court at the an
nual dinner of the county board of
Rock county. "The appetite for liquor
is decreasing and will die out in time.
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