Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-04-20


1921, is down almost to pre-war rates.
The comparisons show that the cost
of concrete roads has decreased from
an average of S34, 346 a mile in 1921
TO $25.3S3 for 1922. Grading costs for
1921 averaged SLIT cubic yard, while
surfacing costs amounted to $2.77 a
square yard. Those for 1922 showing
grading costs at 81 cents a cubic yard
and surfaciDg costs at $2.05 square
yard or &c per cent less than in 1921,
while grading is SO cents or 81 per
cent less.
Juneau-Dodge countys road pre-
gram of 80 miles OF concrete highway IS
for 1922 will be carried out at nearly
! $4,000 a mile less than the contract
price for last years work. The coun,
" highway committee has accepted
construction bids on several pieces o.
work, and the cost averages $24 oct
a mile. Recently road bonds in the
sum of S700,500 were sold at pre-
MUM of more than $4,000. Construc-
ton work will begin at once on the
several roads designated.
Gilman One man, imprisoned for
vagrancy, persisted in his cell when the
Gilman town Jail burned. The pris-
oner hurled himself frantically against
the bars in an effort to escape, but
| the blaze was raging so fiercely when
| discovered that fire fighters could not
approach the building to rescue him.
The origin of the fire is undetermined
The Jail was a small building with
only one cell Gilman, a village of
| 100 population, is about % miles north
east OF Chippewa Falls.
| Couderay- Community clubs OF
Meadow Brook and Ojibway, near Cou-
/ deray. are making preparations for
the planting this spring of 1000 Whit
| pine trees TO be received from the
/ state forestry service. Most of the
trees will be planted in parks at these
two places. The trees are distributed
/ free OF charge by the state and appli-
/ cations for trees must be placed early.
| The state forestry department has
| large nursery at Trout lake; Villas
county.
La Crosse-Suit has been filed by
Rudolph Wilder, Chicago, against
] Sheriff Edward Miller and Leonard
Kleeber, clerk of the circuit court, La
Crosse, to recover 1915, the proceeds
of the sale of car, sold by the sher-
| iff after it had been seized with
cargo of whiskey, in La Crosse gar
age. The plaintiff asserts he had a
mortgage on the car and it was sold
by the sheriff without any action in
court.
Ladysmith Flood waters in Flan-
beau river undermined the foundation
walls of the machine room OF the
Great Western Paper company Of
| Ladysmith, causing the north wall of
the building to fall into the river and
the roof to cave in. No one was in
jured, the employees being warned of
the impending danger. The loss will
amount TO many thousand dollars.
Shawano-At a meeting of the
Shawano county board a resolution
was introduced asking congress to re-
peal the Volstead amendment, so light
wines and beer could be sold. Super
visor Van Doren made motion to
indefinitely postpone the resolution
and it was carried by vote of 20 to
IA.
Appleton-For the first time since
early in 1921 employment agencies at
Appleton are reporting more jobs than
men. The American Legion and Y NJ
months ago TO find jobs for idle men,
are unable TO fill vacant positions.
This condition is due to revival of
construction and farm work, it is said.
Marinette-What is believed to be
the time record in liquor raids in the
state was made in Marinette when
within IL minutes Dist. Atty. A MUIR
ply received information, caused
search warrant to be issued and two
officers confscated one still, some
moonshine and mash, and one arrest
was made.
Fennimore-George Needham dis.
covered den of foxes on his farm,
Fennimore. He made raid and cap
tured eight little foxes, the mother es-
Gaping. They were taken to County
Clerk J. 7. Webb, who paid Needham
the usual bounty, amounting in all to
$32. The animals were only few
days old and all were exterminated.
Madison-Solomon Leyitan, Madison
banker, twice candidate for state
treasurer in opposition to Henry John
son, who has held the office for FIVE