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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12

Margaret, wife of Aug Thielke, of
Nlayville, died late Tuesday afternoon
in this city at the home of her daughter,
Mrs Otto Mueller on First street. She
came here about three weeks ago for a
visit with her children, Mrs. Mueller
and DR.. G.. 0. ThieiKe. Shortly after
she arrived she suffered stroke of
paralysis and nervous prostration. Her
husband was summoned and despite the
best of medical service she continued
to fail until the end came. June 25th
was the sixty-fourth anniversary of her
birth, and that day her husband, chill
dren and brothers and sisters spent
with her. Deceased was born in the
province of Wuertzburg, Ger, June
25th, 1910, and emigrated to this country
when quite young. For great many
years she and her husband have resided
at Mayyille. She was the mother of
nine children all of whom survive her.
The remains were taken to Mayville
Wednesday morning for interment, the
funeral being held Friday afternoon.
One of the queer things among Do
nestle fowls happened at the home of
Fred Nollmar last week. In the rear
of his residence he has barn, the low
er part of which is converted into a
hennery and the loft into a dove cote,
with an opening in the cable end. For
several days they heard the piping of a
small chicken but were unable to locate
J It's whereabouts. Finally to their sur
prise there appeared outside the en-
trance to the cote little woolly speci-
ment of chickenhood and at the same
time the old mother dove frantically
endeavoring to quiet the youngster and
lead it back to its happy home. Upon
investigation it was found that hen
| had gotten into the cote through a
small opening in the rear and deposited
an egg in the doves nest and that il
had been brought to life by the un.
suspecting mother dove.-Marshiield
News.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12
Do It To-Day

The time-worn functions, Never put
eff til tomorrow what you can do to-
day" is now generally presented in this
form: "Do it todayr' This is the terse
advice we want to give you about that
hacking cough or rdemoralizing cold with
which you have been struggling for sew
eral days, perhaps weeks. Take some
reliable remedy for it todaY-and let
that remedy be DR.. Boschees German
Syrup, which has been in use for over
thirty-fve years. A few doses of it will
undoubtedly relieve your cough or cold,
and its continued use for a few days
will cure you completely. No matter
how deep-seated your cough, even If
dread consumption has attacked your
lungs, German Syrup will surely effect
cure-as it has done before in thou
sands of apparently hopeless cases of
lung trouble New trial bottles, 25c;
regular size, 75c. For sale by all drug
gists.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12
MAcADAMIzSO STREETS.
The City Will Have Total of Five
Miles at the End of Summer.

Up to late, eight blocks of macadam
have been laid this summer with work
on seventeen more to be completed be-
fore fall, or total of Z 800 feet. This,
it is thought. will be sufficient to keep
the street cre% busy until fall, and it is
hardly likely that any more macadam
izing will be attempted this season even
though new petitions be presented to the
council. If any more are granted they
viii no doaht be filed away in box la
beled Business for 1905" At the fall
of snow last year there had been con
structed a total of 81 ,205 feet of macad-
amized streets or nearly seyentv-one
blocks, which, added to that of this
year, will make %, 705 feet or nearly five
and one half miles of splendid, dura-
bic and tax-saying streets. A majority
of the main travelled thoroughfares in
the center of town have been improved,
and hereafter more attention can be
given to the side streets and those of
the west side. Third Ave. and some
other streets on that side of the river
will be macadamized While a few of
the older streets may need repairing in
the years to come, as was the case with
Grand Ave. last year, still the progress
made in improving ali thoroughfares
will be as fast as it has been in the past
unless the city gets head and heels in
debt, which is not likely. The only
thing that is worrying the board of pub
lie works at the present time is the fact
that the stone pile on Clarke's island is
getting smaller each day, but it is
thought that after the haying season is
over farmers can be induced to haul in
more rock. The city bought |, 100 cords
last winter, which will not be near suf-
fcient for the work laid out for the sum-
mer. This rock is principally "hard
heads picked up off farms, and great
deal better for street purposes than the
rotten granite heretofore used.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12
MASONIC TEMPLE AT ATHENS,

For some time there have been persis
tant rumors afloat of a new Masonic
temple that is TO be erected in Athens.
There are quite number of Masons in
this village who are desirous of organic
ing local lodge and it is understood
that plans are well under way for the
organization of the lodge in a short
time. Information as to the reliability
of the report is sparse, but from various
sources it is understood that building
will be erected at cost of about 5000,
and will be used as a lodge room for
the chapter which is to be organized
Options have been secured on a couple
of suitable locations and it is probable
that the building will be started this
summer some time That the edifice,
when completed, will be fine one goes
without saying, as permission to estab-
lish lodge can only be secured from
the grand chapter after suitable lodge
rooms are erected.-Athens Record.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12

Uniforms for the rural carriers may
be feature of the service in the future
and while the government makes no
such demands it is not so improbable
that in Wisconsin at least, carriers may
be clothed the same as their brothers
in the city service Even now some
of the carriers on the rural routes lead
ing out from Wausau are clothed in
blush grey uniforms. Canvass is being
made by New York firm which seeks
to have the carriers adopt uniforms. A
good deal of success is reported by
agents of the firm, the carriers as rule
take kindly to the matter. One good
thing in connection is the fact that
carriers in uniform will be readily dis
tinguishable from ordinary travellers of
the country roads and insures for them
right-of- way at all times, a concession
which is not generally granted for the
reason that some of the rigs used by
carriers do not designate the service in
the Uncle Sans employ.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12
ANOTHER PIONEER CALLED.
Had Reached Ripe Old Age When
the Summons Game.

| John Merklein, Sr., was visited by
death Wednesday morning after long
period of i'll health. lie had been ailing
more or less all the past winter, though
able to be about the house most of the
time and occasionally would go up town
Ten days previous to his de .th he was
seized with an attack of asthma and
heart trouble, which together with his
old age infirmities, made recovery i'm
| possible, and relatives and friends per-
ceived that the end was not far distant.
At times he appeared to rally some
what, but the appearances were decep-
tive, for he was gradually nearing the
end ef iife's journey.
Deceased was born in the province of
Bavaria, Ger, April IL, 1929, and he
was therefore past seventy-fve years of
age. In his youth he was an appren-
tice to butcher and learned the trade
before coming to this country. At the
age of eighteen he emigrated to the
United States, landing in New York in
which city he conducted a meat market
for a number of years. Later he came
west to Chicago, alternating being Mil
waukee and Chicago at intervals of sew
eral years for period, being engaged
in the meat business in both cities. Ia
1866 he moved to Wausau, the Wiscon-
sin river valley being then new, and an
excellent opportunity afforded him for
opening a meat market which he did.
He started in business on Jackson street
and continued in business in the same
place until 1897, when his advancing
years made it necessary for. him to
give up the activities of business and
turn the shop over to other hands his
sons, John and Carl buying him out.
Mr.. Merklein enjoyed good trade and
prospered. His shop was patronized
because it was well kept, and people
liked its proprietor. During all the
years he resided in Wausau he was
known as man of honorable dealings,
always courteous, a genial, jovial,
whole-souled gentleman, and was one
of the best known men in the city In
recent years, because of infirmities, he
had led a retired life.
He was joined in marriage in the city
of Chicago in 1914 to Miss Caroline
Meyer, who strvives him, as do also six
children: William, George, John, Carl,
Lena, Mrs. Wm. Engfer) and Henry.
All live here except George and Mrs.
Engfer, the former residing at Brokaw,
the latter at Calumet, Mich.
The funeral was held from the family
residence, 507 Jackson street, Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, services being
conducted by the Rev. E. A. Fuenfstueck
pastor of the German Reformed church.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12
RELIABLE FOODS.

When you buy groceries you buy the
health of yourself and family. That is,
if you buy the kind with health in them.
Some groceries, you know, haven't
very healthy regulations
Ours never need a always
look and act young.
They cost no more than the poor kind,
and you are getting in return full value
for your money-every cent.
A small trial order will speak wonder
fully in our favor. It'll make you feel
good, too. Yours for health,
Max f. Boehm.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12

In an account of the Fourth of July
doings at Tomahawk the Leader, pub
lished at that place, says:
The address of the Hon. M. A Hurley
of Wausau, was heard by large num-
her at Fourth street park and was well
received. The speech was enllvened
with bits of wit and pertinent anecdotes.
Especially appropriate were his remarks
in regard to the remarkable growth of
Northern Wisconsin, the advancement
of which he has followed from the early
days. He told of a visit TO Tomahawk
during the construction of the Wiscon-
sin river dam and remarked that at
that time he did not even dream that
the forest surrounding would ever be-
come fertile farms and that nearby
would be erected busy, prosperous
city.
An industry which might be worked
with profit in Marathon county, or at
least in this section of Northern Wis
consin is the extraction of the concen-
trated properties of hemlock bark. used
for tanning purposes. In many sec
tions of the South, tan bark is being re-
duced to liquid form and shipped to the
large tanneries of the East, where ibark
is not available The liquid answers
the purpose fully as well as the bark
itself and being in a compact form large
freight bills are saved. This process
can be worked to advantage here IN the
West by tanneries that nave an over
stock of bark. A single retort to pro-
duce the liquid costs about $40, 900 but
the profit from the product is said to be
great. There IS almost an unlimited
supply of hemlock in this region and a
good opportunity for someone to engage
/ ia the business.
We wish to buy hemloek and hard
wood timber lands: any farmer wishing
to sell timber and Keep the land should
come aad see us. We want, more espe.
cially, hemlock timber, and logs thai
win come to Wausau by .ail or water
BARKER STEWART LBR. Co.
ml7 m6 Wausan, Wis
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Total,


While the above figures look big, the
amount of mail handled during the
month is not so large as for any one
month during the winter or cold
weather months. The reason for the
decrease during the summer is perhaps
due to the fact that farmers along the
rural routes are too busy with their
crops to write letters, and the mail
order houses, which send out a great
many circulars are not as active.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12
Cured of Chronic Dlarrhoea After Ten
Years OF Suffering.


Years OF Suffering.
81 wish to say few words in praise
of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy" says Mrs. Matte
Burge, of Martinsville, Va: 81 suf-
fered from chronic diarrhoea for ten
years and during that time tried var
ious medicines without obtaining any
permanent relief. Last summer one of
my children was taken with cholera
morbus, and procured bottle of this
remedy. Only two doses were required
to give her entire relief | then deci-
ded to try the medicine myself, and did
not use all of one bottle before | was
well and | have never since been
troubled with that complaint. One can
not say too much in favor of that won
derful medicine" This remedy is for
sale by ali leading druggists.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12
MANY PIECES OF MAIL.

During the month of June a total OF
II, ,756 pieces of mail were handled by
the carriers on the four rural rout es
leading out of this city. Deliveries.w we're
made as follows:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12
ANOTHER CUT IN SHINGLES.

Ii viii also pay you To get prices on
lumber aud lath, as we can save you
money if you trade with US
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12
Advertised Letters.

List Of letters remaining uncalled foI
i'm the Wausau p o. for the week end
ing July 5, 1904 In calling for same
please say advertised"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12
Henry B. Huntington,
Law Real Estate and Fire Insurance
Over 1900 Acres
of Fine Farming and Hardwood Lands for Sale Marathon Lincoln
and Taylor Counties, Wis
The described
Marathon County
Fine Residence Property Business Property Building Lots
and Acre Property for sale in the CITY,
MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE SECURITY.

town gesand o secuon
l. o
7ndn nwlz
ofse
range
Slranges esande1l of
80 "a
eodo town
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12

OF It's existence; Tor while
mercury and potash seem
to cure and all external
signs disappear, the dis
ease is doing its destruc-
tive work within, or the
patient is constantly
h a al s c d by returning
symptoms and unmistaka-
bic traces of the blood
poison. Th ousands of
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15,447

That the people on these routes do
some letter writing is evidenced by the
number of pieces of mail matter col
lected, which was as follows:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12
After suffering twelve years

After suffering twelve years
from Contagious Blood Poison,
and trying the best physicians
obtaina bic, and all the patent
medicines rrocurable, and stead
lily contiDuing to grow worse, I
gave up All hope Of recovery, and
physiciaus rrol ounced my case
incurable. Hopins against hope,
I tried 8. 8. 8. improved from
the first bottle, and after taking
twelve was cured sound and
well, and for tvs years have had
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12
KILL THE
SERPENT

The worst disease the world has ever known, and
the greatest scourge to the human race Contagious
Blood Poison. One drop of the virus of this most
horrible of all diseases will polute and vitiate the
pures healthiest blood, and within short time after
the first little sore appears the system filled with the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12


the glands of SWELL
the hair and eyebrows drop and
poche
Blood
You your
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12

physical wrec K S and
chronic invalids from tt
tainty of the mercury and
kill the serpent. AS long
in its fangs; and while
ton. Safety lies only in
and killing the serpent.
an antidote for Blood p,
vegetable ingredients, an,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12

e effects of Blood Poison know the uncer-
potash treatment-that it stiles but does not
as there is life in the serpent there is danger
7our blood is tainted there is danger of infec-
crushing out the life of the loathsome disease
For many years S. S. S. has been known as
'ison. 1t is remedy composed entirely of
we offer 81 600 for r,roof that II contains
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no return OF symptom ofth0viIe disease.
Warsaw N. c.. H. M. REGISTER.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-04
PART vi. .
The Black Killer.
CHAPTER XxvI.
RETo-ILANDED.

The sun was hiding behind the Pike.
Over the lowlands the feathery breath OF
night lowered still. And the hillside was
shivel1ng IN the chillness of dawn h; !,
Down on the slvery sward beside the
Stony Bottom there lay the RULED body
of a dead sheep, All about the victim
the DENY ground was dark and patchy
like disheyelled velvet: bracken trampled
down; stones displaced ass5though by
thriving feet; and The whole spotted witt,
the all-peryading red.{ Y I'll
A score yards IN he hill, In a writhIng
confusion Of red and gray, two dogs at
death-grps. While yet higher, n pack of
Wild-eyed hill-sheep watched. fascinated.
tho bloody drama,
The fghteraged RED and gray, blood
spa tered, murderous-eyed; the crimson
froth dripping from their Jaws nov rear,
Ing high With alching crests and 3wres,-
ling paws; now rolling over IN tlil,b-
ling, tossing, worrying disorder-the two
fought out their blood-feud.
Above the close-packcd flock huddled
and stamped, ever edging nearer Ia watch
this issue, Inst 80 must the women Of
Rome have craned round the arenas Ia
see Two men striving In dcatl-struggle.
The first cold flicker OF dawn stole
across tho green Tho red eye Of the
morning peered aghast- over the shoulder
OF the Pike And from the sleeping da le
there arose the yodling ola man driving
his cattle home
DAY was upon them
James Moore was walked by q little
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-04

- .l-.E
Promenade band concert by John Re bin.
son combined band Of sixty fnu sician ~
p MI Grand King Solomon Spectae!e
and reEul lar circus programme ~. S ny,
ll1o llr TO View the IN ena Eerie aft the pis
Ais =. Ms--Tf,e specially. concert after .t.r
the big show when Chief Little C .lt,1l.l
ana his genuire band OF Sioux warriors
from the Pine Ridge South Dakota PAX res res
az 'v VA na IL appear In war
4:s0 =. NJ. Mile Aimee performs ana itl
r. eds The big lions In a massive Den ~ ~
the annex III 3 81
NJ Opening of the main entrance
to the stilehagelsa and big show 4 or tn ~
III bitioil. One hour 70 We ~
i5E IN The night show begins. TIE !, y,
Queen Of sheba' S Visit TO- King solo
inoli'' enhanced by Inc elsstrie lights e
and colored by fire display adding e. more re-
vivid and realistic hue 70 the gorG;e.ou,ss
.torlnamentalNp ngcart The long circus
prog ranfne commences with N cpnlssttO .
daring aci, III Looping the Loop I. 1,
The outside stands on me II Eroun l.i
selling carly admission tickets Tor con- n.
tcnience III avoiding the crowds n IN,
ticket wa gon, charge ten cents 81 extra.
Tile regular ticket wagon Office opens
promptly the advertised hour. IS
II Two sfo WE a nd the grand naraoe are
given, rain or, shine, and IN ca Sc 81 81
Indictment weather. the waterproof rents
Insure perfect protection and com fort.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-04
"A R1CHMONDER'S RISE. v
Interesting Career Of General
Passenger Agent WILT ayloe. II

General Passe1, ger Agent w. HI Tayloe,e.
southerr Railway w " cen M.
s,cceeded M. e. HardWle e. 1 Pre- 3
one OF the lost popular OF. the younger
men In the railway service, and one q q
the most L capable. He began ms service .,,
auditors once q the chesapeake an. and
Ohjo lin the eighties, and has been I. con-
tinuously connected with lines IN various
talked Interestingly of his career. 1T rs
strange how small q oirculns stance W y
change the wholcFco,lrse of a man g life
SKID lie. started out ASH clerk in /, the i.
traffic department, and went from itcll-
slnord to- Greensboro to work for the Cape
Tear and dkin Valley. From e there y
time there n decided that | would Z IKE
to got M w9 ork = wasSa pretty good
stenograph er, and stenographers were i.s
a ) stenographerg with a rallwayEin New
ust was bout TO go.iieo 2, Itn l,aa
East Tennessee, N Virginia and 3G eorsia,t
al nd told him 4 was going to N CIV q ork:
IL q remarked tia ne had IA man in his.
desired to 3 t t. N fo
asked s4 "A told bin had not though Of q
meas =, auer
took tie position with Mr.. Ha rdwic Ok. |,
ID The rest off, the story Is soon told.
Entering the pass eng ger department. y Win I,
Mr., Hardwick then IN tennessee ,El = " s.
iIayloe has remained with him ever SINCE.
steadily rising IN the business. Recen ~
,heI was passenger agent at ATLANTA, while
Mr. Hard wick 4&was general PASSENGER
sengers trafficSs manager Mr.. II ard wick
vas Vas promoter stoSthat position, and Mr..
i1'ayloel was made general pa senger "a gent
or CENTRE Sout hern Railway, sy tem..5ss
marked q that u he would mot mind wing.
m Richmond again, an expression iWnl l't n
his hearers NechOed. ~ y " Isgss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-04
CHAPTER xxv-continued.

well done, James! we'll done, indeed!
Knew you'd win! told you so-ch. chi"
Then facetiously to OVID Bob; knew
you would, Robert. old man! Ought to-
Robert the Dcv--mustn't be naughty
boy-eh, chi" 5 q X
1.-THE first time ever the Dale Cups
been won outright" said the Parson, "and
j daresay 1t never will again. And l
think kenmur's the very fittest place for
It's final home. and n Gray DOG OF Ken
muir for It's winner. II
"Oh, by the by!n burst In the squire
1--WE fixed the Manor dinner for to-day
fortnight. James. Tell Saundcrson and
Topper will you? Want all tho tenants
there He disappeared into the crowd
but in minute had fought his way
back. I'D forgotten something. he
shouted. Tell your Maggie perhaps
you'll have news for her after Itch! eh!'
and lie was gone again.
Last OF all. James Moore was aware OF
a white. blolchy, grlnnlng face at his
elbow. fg
u maun congratulate ye, Mr. Moore.
Ye'ye beat usyou and the gentlemen,
judges.i
other answered.. can 20 made gram
;fght. In ma life nlyer, saw a Amer turn
than yours by the two flags yonder. J
homo 70 bear no malice
Malice! Meg II is likely? Ma, ma, 10
| onto livery man as he does onto you-~and
sometbin' over that's my motter. owe
70 Inofy good turn, which III pay ye
YET. Ma ma: THERE'S nae good fftchin
again fate-.and tho judges. Weel, ! Husil
you well o yer victory. Aiblins 'twill be
DOR turn next
/ Then a rush. beaded by Sam'll roughly
/ hustled The one away and bore no other
off on IT'S shoulders In boisterous ri
lumph
4 In giving the Cup away, Lady Eleanour
4 made pre,iiee speech than ever Yet
/ all The while she was haunted BY q white
4 miserable face; and all the whils she was
j conscious of two black moving dots in the
Murk Muir PasS opposite her.-solitary.