Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-12-07
watertown-1n a fight to prevent


the Use of officers outside of sheriffs
and police in the campaign to eradi-
cate moonshiners from Jefferson
county, Supervisor F. w. Lehman,
Watertown, succeeded in getting the
county board to pass resolution re-
fusing to pay such bills in the future
Ray c. Twining, retiring district at
torney of Jefferson county, hired a
Milwaukee detective agency to help
him, charging necessity because of
lack of assistance from police officers
of the county. So far, the county
board has refused to allow the Mil
waukee agency's bill.
Madison-The Smiths have beaten
the Johnsons in the student body of
| the University of Wisconsin, accord
| ing to the new student directory. The
Smiths number IS, while the Johnsons,
who up to last year had usually held
first place, number 81. The Ander-
sons, with A, capture third place.
Other runners-up for the title are the
Jones, 80; Browns, 20; Nelson's, %;
and the Hansons and Hansens, 26.
The Millers, with 20, are just one
ahead of the Schmidts. Taylors num-
Der 16, and the Gsons and Olsens
total Is.
Fond du Lac Construction of a rail
road at cost of approximately $780,
900 from Madison to Sturgeon Bay,
and running through Fond du Lac,
Kiel, Manitowoc and lake shore points,
will start next spring, it was an
nounced in Fond du Lac by G. d..
Smith, president of the Wisconsin
Southern Railroad Co., 100000
corporation. The railroad, the first
to give this district direct connections
with Madison, will serve number of
smaller towns in the eastern part of
the state and will facilitate travelling
and shipping to parts of this section
that are now difficult to reach by rail-
Madison-Jacob L. Erickson, head
of the Erickson Brewing Co., of La
Crosse, arrested recently on an in
dictment charging violation of the
Volstead prohibition enforcement act,
will be called to answer the indict-
ment in court at Madison, it was an
nounced. A previous report that Mr..
Erickson had been arranged and
pleaded not guilty was in error. He
was released when bond was provided
before a court commissioner in La
Crosse.
Madison-The eradication of tuber-
culosis from dairy cattle herds in Wis
consin will cost the estate $2,10S,000
during the next two years, if the legis-
lature approves budgets submitted
to the state board of public affairs by
c. p. Norgord, commissioner of agri-
culture. An expenditure of 100000
was made in the last biennium The
request for trebled appropriation is
made, Mr.. Norgord said, because of
the inability of his department on
present funds to meet demands of
counties for tuberculosis eradication
| among their cattle.
Monroe-The Green county board of
supervisors in annual session in Mon
roe unanimously adopted county
highway budget of 100000 bonds for
Improvements on Green county high
ways. This program for 1928, while
tentative, includes twelve and one
half miles to be covered by $250,O00,
concrete construction. The remainder,
$250,000 is to be used on highway No
! 20 as far as the appropriation will
allow.
| Maiden Rock-At the session of the
Pierce county board of supervisors
just closed, an appropriation of $1,000
was voted for salary of county
nurse, with $500 for expenses. 1t was
also voted to buy car for the nurses
use. The board voted a $1,000 salary
appropriation last year, but the COM
mittee in charge could not secure a
nurse for that salary.
Barron-The county board of Bar
ron county voted to assume the liza
bility for the death of Milo Gordon,
Chetek, who was killed by a cave-in
on a portion of the highway on which
he was working. The compensation
granted was $4,000. Mrs. Gordon was
left with family of small children to
support.
| Tomah-Wolf hunters between To
nah and Oakdale have been success
full in getting couple of these ami
mails and say that more are roaming
through the country. Tomah Boy
Scouts, who have been visiting their
lodge southeast of this city, report
that a big bear has been seen in the
vicinity.
ELLSWORTH. F. Doolittle, for 40