Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-13
Brief state Hanneninn..


The store of the Wisconsin Land and
Lumber Company at Hermansville was
entered by thieves and So. 90 was
stolen.
August Barrow of Superior Junction
while acting as fiagman. was instantly
killed 1t is supposed that he became
tired, sat down ON rail and went to
sleep.
The Davis & Stitt Lumber Company
of Marinette has purchased 100,000,000
feet of pine timber in western Idaho.
The company expects ts, erect mill in
few years.
Ashton Kimball, a woodsman employ
ed at Lindo Brothers camp, about TWEEN
ty miles west of Wausaukee. was found
dead in his bunk He is supposed to have
died of heart failure.
John II. Coulter, president of the Wis
consin Power Company, has offered the
500 line a large strip of land for a de-
pot and side tracks at Rice Lake. 1t is
expected the 500 road will expend 500
900 in buildings and improvements.
A schooner rugged yacht with a party
Of six men aboard has sailed from RAJ
cine to Chicago, then by way of the
Illinois river and drainage canal to the
Mississippi river and TO the Gulf of
Mexico, where the party will remain
until spring.
Mrs. Della Wainwright of WATERFOWL
celebrated her one hundredth birthday.
She was born at Middleburg, VT, and at
the age of 20 years was married to AL
fred Wainwright of Montpelier, who died
in 1852. The widow came to Water
town then and ever since has lived in
the same house. She is in excellent
health and deafness is her one affection.
She has three children and six grand
children. Mrs Wainwright takes an ac-
tive interest in general affairs.
G.. f. Nelson OF La Crosse has pc
culiar case of eye trouble which il baf-
fling the eye specialists A few days
ago he was working at his office when
a portion of an indelible pencil broke off
and entered his eye. A surgeon remoy-
ed the piece Of pencil but could not
wash off the blue color that had spread
over his eve. partly hindering the sight.
Several specialists have been consulted,
but none have suggested remedy, the
case being so novel that they do not care
to experiment.
There was n severe frost at Askeaton,
killing all garden truck and running the
corn crop, which would not have matur-
ed for two weeks.
The State fair wac a financial success
notwithstanding the bad weather encoun-
tered. and left the State Agricultural So
u 4. -, = 1.
ever known at this time Of year.
John Callahan of Mosinee received in
iuries in wreck, of which he died
few hours later. Mr. Callahan left Most
nee some weeks ago for Iowa. He was
working at Hilton when the accident
happened.
One Of the finest farms in Rock Coun-
ty, formerly belonging TO p. Rudolph Of
GAINESVILLE, has been purchased for $32,-
900 by F. III. Funk, prominent farmer
of Columbia County and the head Of a
large cooperative creamery. The estate.
which is in the town of La Prairie, will
be run as an immense stock farm.
According to a recent statement issued
By the register Of deeds there were 342
village lots sold in Bayfield, County dur
ing the past year, the consideration be-
ing $S1. 66So4. There were also $500
acres Of lands changed h1ds, the con
slderation being $685., 1924. TIE aver
age selling price per acre amounted to
S5.42
II. Il. Cook Of Columbus, president of
the Madison and Northeastern Electric
Railway. has been securing right Of way
from the farmers for the new line Mr..
Cook says the line from Fond du Lac
to Waupun viii be in operation inside Of
a year.
The Fond du Lac street railway and
light company. the gas company and the
iaterurban company operating the line
between that place and Oshkosh, have
been combined into one company under
the title of the Eastern Wisconsin Rail
way and Light Company. The company
Is capitalized at $4,000 and Manager T.
f. Gr.ver IF the interurban line viii be
manager Of the new company.