Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-02-03

For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo,
N. Y, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-DOAN'S- and
take no substitute.
That the farmer of Northern Wiscon-
sin is king compared with his less
fortunate brothers of the southern
counties of this and adjoining states, is
illustrated by the following, which we
clip from an exchange, and which we
believe well illustrates the true condi-
ton of affairs: "rhe present winter is
proving a bonanza for the farmers who
have logs or lumber to sell The logs
are bringing fancy prices, and so far
the hauling has been very fine. There
are many farmers who with the help
of one man or a boy are making from
! S25 to SO week marketing logs,
lumber pulp wood, hub timber and
stove wood. Though Northern Wis
consin is not suffering from the short
age in coal, the price of wood is pretty
high, about Sc per cord. The demand
for logs an1 lumber has raised the price
of wood. Tie country mills are being
crowded to their utmost capacity Not
for many years has such activity been
displayed as this winter, showing that
the timber is disappearing, creating
great demand for timber thought
worthless a few years ago"
The Mosinee Times gives its opinion
to those who are looking after farming
lands, as follows:
"The Times does not wish to say any
thing to the disparagement of the many
advantages held out to the settler in
western Canada, but in its humble
opinion there are more and better adj
vantages held out to the settler in
Northern Wisconsin, and to the home
seeker who is DESTROYS of securing a
comfortable home at little cost, come
to the Wisconsin river valley where
| good farming lands are plenty and can
| be secured at nominal cost. Where
| pure water can be secured; where the
climate is mild and temperate and all
the products of a semi-tropical cline
can be raised by the tiller of the soil
Therefore we say, North Wisconsin
first, last and all the time is the only
country for the home-seeker in moder-
ate circumstances"
Though the c. M & st. P. Ry. COM
pany made all possible preparation last
fall to take care of the expected increase
in the demand for logging cars by
having all their log cars hauled into
the shops and repaired, and many new
ones built, the demand has exceeded
Pthe expectations of the railroad officials,
and the loggers have experienced some
| difficulty in securing cars enough.
| From fifteen to twenty-five log trains
are run over the valley division between
Star Lake and Tomah The log traffic
added to the regular business of the
road makes things lively for the railroad
men Mississippi Valley Lumbermen
The sheriff was called Friday night
to look up certain resident of the
town of Stettin living near the city
limits and well known in the city who
is demented. The man secured an ak
and a saw. and started out towards
! Marathon City but later turned back
and was found that night on Third Ave
| His wife would not consent to have
him examined by physicians and so he
was returned home His dementia has
been growing for some time and it is
| only question of short while when
the authorities will have to intercede
and take him to Oshkosh.
Fred Rietbrock will petition the viii
| lage board of Athens TO grant him a
franchise for the construction of an
electric light plant in that village and
if the petition is granted, work on the
/ buildings will commence Immediately,
and an effort made to have the village
electrically lighted in few months.
Individually the members of the board
are in favor of granting the franchise
and il is almost certain that when a
vote is taken apon the matter. MIR.
Rietbrock's petition will be favorably
acted upon.
Mr.. and Mrs Mark H Barnum and
daughter, Bessie, of Lake Shishe-
bogeem, visited with Mr.. and Mrs. A.
v Gearhart last week, Mrs Barnum
and daughter lately returning from
Washington, ID. G. Mr.. and Mrs. Bar
mum appeared before the U s. Land
office and proved up on land claims,
the former on homestead of 100 acres
aud 40 acres of a timber and stone
claim and the later or so acres of tim
Der and stone land.
In the skat tournament held Wednes-
day night at the Casino prizes were
awarded as follows ~ Heinemann,
first, 4l0 points; NJ. Hecker, second, 377
points; VIM Neuling. third. 353 points;
Philip Stsdler, fourth, 34s points; VIM.
Baerwald, fifth, 293 points. For sixth
prize, Mic Gender and r. Jawort were
tied and divided thu axe G. ID. Bartz
won the consolation prize.
The total sales Of lumber in the Wis
consin river valley for the year 1902 was /
559, $50, 900 or a decrease from sales of /
the year previous of SO, CSC. 900. The /
cause given for the decrease is that the /
stocks of the different dealers has been
sssort so far as assortment was concern +
I'D and purchasers placed there orders
elsewhere.
Miss Anna Schsfer. state inspector
of schools for the deaf. visited the Wau- !
sau school on Wednesday and Thurs
day