Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-31
CITY NOTES.

DIR Turbin, the eminent German
specialist and surgeon, will be at the
Bells House, April 21st.
A young woman, working in the in
terests of the Salvation army, was in
the city last week soliciting financial
aid.
Wausau Camp No. 1864, NJ. w. A.,
will give dance at Gensman's hall on
the evening of April 10th for the benefit
of Columbine Camp of Royal Neighbors.
Down in Mississippi where Messrs.
Ross, Bissell and others have purchased
large tract of pine timber, there is
going to be another Wausau at the
place where the mills are to be built
1t has been d"eided to call it after this
city.
Upon complaint of Albert Brown, of
the town of Weston, Bertha, Carl and
August Dopke, neighbors. were arrested
Thursday charged with assault and
battery. For some reason Brown had
for some time past been driving over
land owned by the Dopkes On Wednes-
day last he again went over the land,
taking down some fences athe Dopkes
had erected as barriers, so it is alleged,
when he was attacked by the family
and felled with a club He sought
redress in court.
A clerk and carrier examination will
be held in this city on May I'd, for posi-
tions in the federal service. Applicants
must be betm cen til age of IS aud 20
years, and must be at least five feet four
inches in height and weigh not less
than 125 pounds and shall undergo a
medical examination. Those desiring
to take the examination will call on Ed
ward B. Ringle, secretary of postal
board, prior to April 18th for instruc-
tions aud Information relative to duties,
sala es a;lace of examination, etc.
Articles of incorporation were filed
with the secretary of state last week
for what is known as the S G. Knox
Co, lumber manufacturers The capital
stock is 100000 divided into 1000
shares, and the incorporators are S. g
Knox, Duluth, Mimi, Senator A. L
Kreutzer, Wausau. and w. G.. Winton
Duluth. The company is incorporated
under the Wisconsin statutes but will
operate in Louisiana, where these
gentleman have lately secured large
holdings of timber land. A mill will
perhaps be erected in the near future
and the lands logged off and timber
manufactured.
Those who were instrumental in
raising subscriptions for the purchase
of lots for the site of the agricultural
school held a meeting Wednesday
evening and wound up all financial
affairs The lots Durchased cost 81 $40
To meet this there was raised by sub
scrption about 81, 200 and about $500
was cleared on masquerade ball. With
all expenses paid there is a balance of
1913 which will be turned over to the
school to be used for any purpose
needed The committee has purchased
several hundred lithographs of the
school l6x20 inches in size and one of
these will be given to each subscriber
to the fund.
JAS Harris, the tramp who was given
a ten days sentence in the county Jail,
week ago to subsiSt on bread and
water diet, don't like the place. The
sheriff has strictly adhered to the latter
part of the instructions and has given
Mr. Tramp nothing but dry bread, with
plenty of water to wash it down. At
first the fellow demanded broiled
chicken and mice pie, and refused to
eat the bread For three days he alb
stained from food, in the hopes that his
wishes would be gratified, but when he
found that fried oysters and angel food
were not forthcoming he decided 70
make the best of it, and now takes his
daily meals as prescribed by the SEN
tence.