Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-02-10

r. A. Goodrich lost his dog, Jack,
this morning, the dog getting on the
tracks of the Northwestern R'y. Co. in
the vicinity of the Wisconsin Box and
Lb'r. Co.'s plant and was struck by a
| passing locomotive and instantly
killed. He was a neighborhood pet.
The Mendelsshon Quartette Co. gave
the fifth entertainment of the Y. M. C..
A. course in this city, last Saturday
evening and it was the equal of any
| thing that had been given. The quar-
tette was especially fine and it was
repeatedly recalled. Helen Faye. So
prano, and accompanist gave excellent
satisfaction. 1t remained for Miss Mar
guerite Smith to furnish the greatest
treat of the evening; as delineator of
child character, she is the very best ever
heard in this city. All in all it was
delightful evenings entertainment.
The last of the series will be on March
18th, lecture BY Ex-Gov. Bob Taylor, of
Tennessee.
Yesterday, just before the noon hour,
Louis Schmieden's son, Arnold, OF the
town of Maine, was driving across the
Wisconsin river with a load OF rock,
the same was to be delivered 10 the
Wausau Paper Mills company, at
Brokaw. When nearine, the east shore
the team and load broke through the
ice, in about six feet of water. Luckily
there was no current at that point and
the boy managed to keep the horses
heads above water until help arrived
from the mills The horses were got
ten out after twenty minutes of hard
labor. The sleigh was gotten out later
in the day. 1t was close call.
Speaking of new line of railroad to
be built leading out of this county the
Stevens Point Gazette says. The line,
which is now being Surveyed, will be
built by the North Western company,
and will run south from Eldron, in the
southeastern part of Marathon county,
to Rosholt The main object of the
extension is to get the business of the
Kosnolt saw mill, the same as when
the line, known as the Ingersoll log
ging road, was built from Eland
Junction TO Eldron, several years ago.
Eventually, however, it may be ex
tended south through Portage county.
connecting with its line at Wild Rose
or some other point.
The Training school had partly ar
ranged for course of six lectures to be
delivered in the high school auditorium
on Thursdays of each week, the same to
be given by DR.. j H Raymond, of the
Chicago university, but owing 10 the
Crazy lectures coming the week follow
ing the first number, the idea has been
abandoned The action is regretted,
but was made necessary Dr. Ray
mond's talks were to have been on
European cities and the conditions
they present, the cities of London, Paris
St. Petersburg, Vienna, Berlin and Con-
stantinople having been selected He
has travelled extensively and is said to
be brilliant speaker
Lamar Sexmith is this winter nperat-
ing three camps on the Eau Claire
river and is banking an immense
amount of logs One camp hauls to
the high rollway near the old Kelly
mill, another to landing few miles
up the river, while another banks its
logs near the dells. II has been said
and often repeated that all the pine has
been cut in this coanty, but strange to
say the work being done at two of these
camps is a contradiction to this claim.
for they are cutting nearly all pine and
the body is so large that some will be
left over for at least two winters more
Difficulty has been experienced nearly
all winter in securing labor. and just at
present sawyers are badly needed One
Of the foremen was in town yesterday
endeavoring to hire men, but could
secure none.
Morocco dll.l Courier. When you
r port yourself as being on the sick list
a late 10 the week as Thursday or
Friday morning. you should. in justice /
TO the editor. remain sick at least until |
the papers are in the post Office. Ii is
t 'rribie embarrassing to say that Nr. |
or Mrs. Featheringill is dangerously |
sick as we GO to press and then, while I
tagging the papers to the post Office,
meet the said party on the street look
ing quite cheerful and with every indi- /
cation Of possessing brand of health, /
which under fair treatment, might be l
made TO lap over. into the next century
II is such little inaccuracies as the
above that eventually skaters a news
reputation for truth and
verseify.
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