Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-01-26
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

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Monroe-Green county has paid out
$1,000 in litigation expenses to resist
the claim of J. NJ Becker, former
county Judge. who demanded $4,000
and interest, as pay for the time of his
term as judge after he was ousted by
former Gov Philip. Becker was de
prived of office upon conviction of
violation of the espionage act He
later obtained reversal of the con
Yiction on an appeal. His claim for
salary was turned down by the county
board, was held invalid by Judge
George Grimm in a suit in Circuit
court, and this decision has been up
held by the Supreme court.
Beloit--Judge George Grimm of the
Beioit Circuit court granted temper
airy injunction restraining the city Of
Beloit from collecting taxes amount
ing to 1903 on certain real estate own
ed in the city by Beloit college. The
college contends that these parcels
of property are exempt from taxes
under the Wisconsin statutes. The
city will fight the injunction. Mayor
j. A. Janvrin states that the board of
review carefully considered the ques-
tion involving the property in the con-
troversy and decided that the prop
erty is justly assessed.
Madison 49, Slight improvement in
Wisconsin industrial conditions is indi-
Gated by the monthly survey made by
the industrial commission. The num-
Der of employees in factories and
mines in December was seven.tenths
OF ] per cent greater than in Novem
Der, the commission report shows
During that same time total wages
paid increased LIS per cent and aver
age weekly earnings nine-tenths of |
per cent The report Is based on re-
turns of 211 establishments employ
ing bS,219 workers and with pay
roll of 81 ,247 900. the commission says.
Eau Claire-Edward Johnson, 40,
workman at the Dells Paper and Pulp
Co. mill Eau Claire. was killed when
he was caught under a 10-foot pile
of soft wood pulp that jacklSnifed as
he was loading it on truck. Fellow
workmen saw his danger and called, |
but Johnson moved too slowly to
avoid the 700-pound mass. An acct !
dent insurance policy had been de-
livered to him the day before the ac-
cident.
Oshkosh--At the final session OF its |
convention at Oshkosh, the Licensed |
Tugmen's association of America
adopted resolution endorsing the
proposed Great Lakes.St. Lawrence
deep waterway project. Representa-.
uves of eight OF the principal river
and lakes states of the union took |
the action and Legislators in New I
York, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, iii. /
nois. Pennsylvania, Michigan and /
Minnesota will be asked to support
the plan
Madison Hog cholera in Wisconsin
was held to a minimum during the (
last year when outbreaks occurred in I
20 counties affecting 1856 farms, DR. I
J. I. Purcell of the state department !
OF agriculture, says in his annual re. !
port. Outbreaks in Al counties dur
mg 1920, affecting $50 farms. were
reported. Rock county headed the /
list with rs different outbreaks Grant |
county was second with 20, and Dane |
county third with Il.
Tomah-The annual report of the
Tomah Equity and Livestock. associa,
ton for the year 1921 shows pros.
porous condition for it's members. The
total receipts amounted to S71,S40.s5. |
chief OF which was sales of livestock |
OF s6s.7SS Shipping expenses were
$4,47s.61, includin" s2.9692S freight I
Stock checks paid members were s62.
70b.4S. A cash balance of sl.OO7 O3 |
was on hand Jan, |, 1892. This branch
has $50 members good standing.
Park Falls-At the seventh annual
meeting at Park Talls of the Price
County Building and Loan association
the secretary's report showed that tn,
association now has over $4,000 in
mortgage loans and during 1921 over
$4,000 was paid back to stockholders
on matured stock, During the last |
year there was net gain of 500
shares of stock.
Antigo-The largest moonshine still |
found thus far in l.anglade county was
located in the town of Polar. About
one thousand gallons of mash were
destroyed. Only Ave gallons of liquor
were found The owner of the still
has not been apprehended