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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-30
A MYSTERY.

Wednesday morning last the steam
road roller set out on a jaunt while the
engineer was at home devouring his
pan cakes. At an early hour that
morning the engineer went to the shed
wherein the roller is kept at night, and
after building fire under the boiler
and putting in a good supply of coal,
went home to breakfast While he was
absent enough steam was raised to
drive it forward and suddenly it started
out of the shed and across the market
square and bumped into the merry-gO-
round that has been in operation there
for some weeks. Consid cradle damage
was done to the revolving machine of
amusement and it is hard telling where
the roller would have wound up at had
it not been noticed by the firemen at
the engine house near by that no one was
in charge of the engine. One of them
run over and shut off the steam. The
engineer is puzzled as to how the roller
got started. He is certain he left the
steam valve closed when he went home
the night before and the shed was locked
over plight and no one entered the
building while he was gone to break
fast The cause is therefore as puz-
cling as the solution of the problem,
"Who struck Billy Patterson?n
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-30
WHOSE BONES ARE THEY !?

According to the Athens Record, Mrs.
August Ludwig on Thursday, May 18th,
found the skeleton of human being in
the woods near that village, and still
didn't find any, for up to the present
time no one else has seen the bones
The woman lives about three miles
from the village, and on the day men
toned went into the woods to look for
her cows, and while standing on a log
saw the bones, partly concealed by a
brush heap. She stood meditating for
a while, when she spied that part of the
anatomy which Hamlet held when he
said ALAS" upon viewing all that was
left of his deceased friend, poor YOrick.
At the sight of the grinning skull she
took to the tall timber, and like the
lady mentioned in the scriptures, did
not turn to rubber" consequently did
not turn into pillar of that which
made Bay City famous. AS soon as she
gets over her nervous shock an attempt
will be made to have her lead a party
of searchers into the woods and locate
the bones, if any there are.
1t is said that about five years ago a
young man, aged nineteen years, living
with his father in that locality, mysterl-
ously disappeared. He intended going
to Rhinelander, but it was afterwards
ascertained that he did not go there
and has never since been seen. When
the father was asked what had become
of his son he replied that he did not
know; perhaps he was dead. The
father short time after moved onto a
farm near Merrill and from there to
some other locality, his present location
not being known. Some people are of
the opinion that the young man was
murdered and his body concealed in
the woods, and that it was his skeleton
which Mrs. Ludwig saw or thought she
SAW
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-30

Children's day will be observed or
JuLe 18th at the Presbyterian church.
A daughter was born unto Mr.. and
Mrs. William Gamble, at Edgar, Sun
day.
The second advertising car of the
Forepaugh-Sells Bros circus was il
the city Saturday with crew of about
10 men.
Local fishermen received % cans Of
pin ry from the Minocqua hatchery
on Saturday evening. The cans were
emptled into Rib river.
w. H. Trumbull, editor of the Rhine
lander indicator, was in Wausau Fri
| day arranging for an electric motor
with which to operate his presses.
The classes of 1906, of the Wausau
hlg h school, are arranging an inform
OF 1905, at the Wausau club house on
Friday evening, June 9th.
Callies' door and window screen
paints dry quickly, produce gloss
finish and withstand the weather. One
25c can will cover 3 doors and 6 win
dows. Sold Saturday only for 18c per
can.
Rev. Knud Knudson, who has had
charge of several of the Presbyterian
missions in this county for several
years past, has been engaged to
preach at Sherry, Wood county the
coming year. He will visit that pla ce
every two weeks.
+. w. Kickbusch, Jr., received a let
ter yesterday morning from his father
In Germany saying that his condition
was very much improved since he left,
but that it was not so with Mr. Delaney.
That the treatment did not agree with
Mr.. Delaney and that he had started on
his return trip home.
Michael Holkowitz, of Edgar, boy
thirteen years of age, is patient at the
Riverside hospital, being brought here
Saturday. On Monday, May 22d, the
boy was bitten by a dog and his right
leg above the knee was torn and
lacerated by the dogs tushes. While
the boy is very lame at present nc
serious results are anticipated.
M. G. Elliott, who spent several DAYS
in Mosinee last week taking orders fol
gloves, and who was arrested on 3
charge of having obtained money under
false pretenses, escaped from the village
callaboOse on Friday night. Elliott
who is said to live at Almond, Portage
county, drew sum of money from the
Mosinee bank on worthless draft. In
making his escape he was assisted by
someone from the outside, presumably
a Mosinee person.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-30
HICKS AND THE WEATHER.

The Rev. Irl Hicks, weather prevari-
Gator or prognOstigatOr, has dished out
the following for June
From the Sd to 9TH will be central
reactionary storms. From the 18th to
18th general and severe weather dis
turbances will take place. During this
period there will be considerable cleo
trical and magnetic excitement-may
be. From the 18th to 18th, there will
be thunder storms every afternoon and
evening The Rev gentleman admon-
shes farmers not to cut hay at this
period. The Vulcan storm period be-
gins on fine Goth and extends to the Gath
and relative to this the preacher wealth
er man says: Thunder clouds and
squalls at this time have a surprising
way of doubling back and slipping up
from easterly directions, striking the
unwary on the blind side and coming
in at the back door generally" For the
balance of the month the citizens of this
republic will be favored with an cleo
trical storm each day. From the above
forecast it is hard to see where we are
to get any pleasant weather during the
month. But then Hicks, the infallible,
has decreed that we shall carry UNI
brellas and wear rubbers, and so all we
can do is to grin and bear it.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-30
FRATERNAL BODIES TO CELE-
bRATE,

Meetings were held at court house
last Tuesday and Friday evenings by
representatives of fraternal orders for
the purpose of arranging for a cele-
bration of July 4th, in which all lodges
in the city are invited to participate.
AT the meeting Tuesday night a COM
mittee was appointed to arrange a
program for that day to be submitted
at the meeting Friday night. On the
latter evening the committee made its
report and the following program was
adopted, subject to some changes:
5O0-Firing of cannon and blowing
of mill whistles
900-Lodges will form in marching
order on Fourth street, between Jetfer-
son and Scott streets.
9:30-March taken up to fair grounds
via. Fourth, Grant, Third and Wash
ington streets.
10:30-Patriotic exercises, reading of
Declaration of Independence, discharge
of arms by Co. q, Grafton.
12:00-Dinner
1:30-Games, races and other forms
of amusement.
4N0-Sham battle between Co G and
the Krieger Verein.
8:0O-Pyrotechnic display on east
hill.
AS planned at present, two bands will
be engaged for the parade and to
furnish concert music on the fair
grounds.
Hon. Neal Brown will be the orator
of the day, providing the committee
CT prevail upon him to accept.
The members of Cutler Post will be
given place at the head of the parade
and will ride on floats with Co. q act
ing as body guard The mayor, city
officials and council members will fol-
low; then will come the Sons of Veter-
ans and the various lodge bodies.
Another meeting will be held to-
morrow evening, at which more definite
arrangements will be made. 1t is esti-
mated that at least $500 will be required
to meet the expense, about $500 OF
which will be used for fireworks and
$50 for prizes in competitive races.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-30

No freight trains are running on the
Northwestern road today.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A: Hurley will enter
tain friends at whist next Friday
evening.
Emily, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs, VIM.
Radke, 5l3 Forest street, died Saturday
morning and was buried yesterday
from the home.
The road grader and additional street
sprinkler ordered by the city a short
time ago, arrived Saturday and were
put into service at once.
Mrs Alice Dickens, who conducts a
grocery store at 914 Third street, in
vited in number of her friends to a
whist party on Friday in honor of her
birthday.
Gustav Janke, of the firm of Janke &
Weisse, is laid up with a badly mashed
finger, sustained Saturday by being
caught in the gearing of a machine.
If you are going TO build or make any
change in your residence, have your
heating plant put in right and your gas
work and plumbing done up in mod
ern way. We do all kinds of repairing
in these lines. A, B. Wheeler q Son.
GIG Third Street. If.
Frank Kunopatski was arrested at
Stevens Point Saturday, after he had
completed long sentence in the Por-
tage county Jail, and brought here and
locked up. He is accused of being an
accomplish of John Ostrowski, in steal
ing logging tools from Dancy lumber
men last winter.
1t is said that vegetation throughout
the county with the exception of grass
crops, is very backward this spring,
owing no doubt to the long continued
cold, wet weather. Usually at the last
of May the lilac trees have passed their
season of bloom but this spring the
buds are just now shooting forth.
Wausau Lodge No 215, l. o. 0. F., at
its last lodge meeting elected officers as
follows for the coming term:
Noble Grand-C. F. Beck.
Vice Grand-Eenry Ruder.
Treas.-Gustav Muller.
Secy-S. Hodes.
Fin. Sec.-Frank Ross.
Sheriff Damon returned home Satur-
day from Bagley, Grant county, accom-
panied by Otto Gottsc halk and Joseph
Muelschardt, the two boys accused of
robbing the saloons of Louis Gross and
5. Eiserman. They were at work on
the railroad when captured and most
strenuously deny their guilt. They had
a hearing yesterday morning and were
held for examination next Friday and
failed to get bonds of $500.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-30
FINGERS BURNED OFF.

Friday evening a number of small
boys were playing on the top of sheds
and beams at the rear of the residences
of Walter Alexander and Lamar Sex
NTH on McIndoe street. They were
climbing from the roof of one shed to
the other, and had amused themselves
for some time whom an accident oc-
Cured which will no doubt cause them
10 keep off buildings hereafter or at
least cause their parents to make them
do so.
As near as can be learned it was about
the hour of eight when all but one,
Connie Piper, had assembled the roof of
the Alexander barr from shed near
by. Fastened to the end of the barn is
an electrical transformer from which a
number of wires lead into the Alexan-
der residence. The boys, to gain the
roof, had to step on the wires the trans
former being situated about midway
between the roof of the shed and the
roof of the barn. 1t is quite likely that
in climbing up, the other boys loosened
the insulation, for when the Piper boy
caught hold of the wires with his hands
he uttered scream and few seconds
after fell backward unconscious. W. H.
Bissell happened to be going by and
was attracted by the cries of the other
boys. he ran to the boys rescue and
was soon joined by Messrs. Walter and
Jud Alexander. The boy was picked
up and put into The rig of Marion
Briggs, who was passing at the time,
and taken to the home of his parents,
and Drs. Dickens and Rosenberg sum-
moned. During the brief time the boy
had hold of the wires his hands We're
terribly burned. The physicians found
it necessary to amputate the first and
index fingers of the left hand, they
being taken off well up to the thumb.
Also the index finger of the right hand
and while the little finger of that hand
is terribly burned, it is thought it may
be saved. The wire had burned clear
through the bones of the fingers am
putated and they only hung by shred.
The doctors state that in making the
amputations the boy lost scarcely a
drop of blood Even when they cut
into apparently live flesh there was no
blood, the strong electrical current
having dried up the veins carrying
blood to the fingers.
After being taken home it was some
time before the little fellow had passed
out of unconsciousness, enough to be
able to move limb. During the day
following he was unconscious part of
the time but is now resting easily and
gives hope of early recovery. The boy
is not quite thirteen years of age and is
the only son of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Piper, living at 1902 First street. While
he will be disfgured for life, it is
miraculous that he escaped with his
life, and the accident will serve as
warning to parents to make it point
to know where their children are and
keep them out of dangerous places.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-30
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

To RENT-A flat, 6Ol Sd st. Apply to
M, M. Partridge.
George Bird invited few of his little
friends in to help celebrate his birthday
on Monday afternoon.
The Wisconsin Sunday School asso.
cation will hold its annual convention
In Milwaukee, June 9th, 18th and 9Th.
Mrs. Mylrea is entertaining a few
lady friends this afternoon in honor of
her guest, Mrs. Jones, of Houghton,
Mich.
Chief Malone will appoint about half
a dozen extra policemen for duty on
Saturday next, when the circus is in
town.
Mrs. G. A. Barwig entertained the
teachers and scholars of the Grant
school at her home last Tuesday after
noon.
Have your watches and clocks re-
paired by Otto Mueller, jeweler, corner
Third and Washington streets. All
work guaranteed. If
MIR. and Mrs William Rege, Mr.. and
Mrs. Burton BOorman and Miss Lillian
Flyno will go to Wausau this evening
to attend the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen dance.-Tomahawk Leader.
Callies' cement floor paints dry over
night and give the floor nice gloss
finish. Regular prices are S125 per
gal, 65c Der half gal, 35c per quart.
Saturday only the prices will be 81 90
50c-25c
f. j. Rifleman, who was appointed
some time ago to gather industrial
statistics for the government in five
counties, has nearly completed his
work. He expects, however, to be
given additional territory.
Wenzel Pivernetz, principal of the
Athens school, visited at home Sunday.
On the way back to Athens his team
got beyond control, spilled him out and
smashed the rig to splinters. Wenzel
escaped with a few scratches.-Edgar
Press.
The Underwood Veneer Co has in
stalled the electrical equipment ordered
some time ago and is now driving
several gifts machines by electric power.
The power furnished by electricity
proves to be more satisfactory than that
of steam and it is quite probable that
other manufacturing concerns will
adopt it as their needs require addition
al power.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-30
GRADUATE S.

Quite a number of the young people
of Wausau will graduate from various
colleges in June. Among them are
Miss Margaret Dunbar, Vassar college,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y; Miss Hermoine
Silverthorn, Stout Manual Training
school, kindergarten department, Me-
nominee. Wis.
j. D. Mylrea, g. K Gooding, North
western Military academy, Highland
Park, Ill.
Clarence Goodwilie, formerly of this
city, will graduate from Williams col
lege, of Williamstown, Mass.
Lamar Crosby, nephew of Lamar
Sexmith, well known to many in Wau-
sau, graduates from Harvard college
in June.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-30
DEPART FOR EUROPE.

The Misses Nellie Silverthorn, Julia
Hoeiinger and Olga Gebhart, are now
in New York City and from there will
depart for Europe on the steamer
Romantic of the White Star line, Satur.
day, June Sd. Miss Silverthorn had
been visiting the past week with hel
sister, Mrs. Hugh Hadly, in Chicago
Miss Gebhart came on from Colorado
Springs, where she had been teaching
school the past year and Miss Hoefiingel
departed from Wausau on Saturday
and all met in Chicago. They will be
absent until about October 1st. Miss
Antoinette Hoefinger accompanied the
party East and will visit in Boston.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-30
ANOTHER RAILROAD

Yesterday afternoon high officials of
the Northwestern Railway Co., arrived
in Shawano and commenced securing
options on property in the city for the
road which is now being built from
Manitowoc to Green Bay. The road
will then be built to Pulaski, Bonduel,
Shawano, and then to Eland, making q
main line to Chicago. The surveyors
were at work on this line last winter,
but it was abandoned and not much
was thought of it. The right-of-way
has been purchased mostly from Pulaski
to GiIlett and it was believed that that
line would be built this year. 1t seems
that change has been made, and now
the right-of-way is being secured from
here to Pulaski.-Shawano Advocate.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-30

There is more Catarrh in this section OF the
country than all other diseases put together.
and until the last few years was supposed to be
incurable. For great many years doctors pro
nounced it local disease and prescribed local
with local treatment, pronounced il ineurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be 9 constitutional
treatment Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
By f. j. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market. 1t is taken
internally in doses from 10 drops to a tea poon-
full. 1t act directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. They offer one hun
bred dollars for any case it fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address: +. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consultation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-30
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the
Very Best.

81 have been using Chamberlain S
Cough Remedy and want to say it is the
best cough medicine have ever TAKEN -
says Geo l.. Chubb, a merchant OF
Harlan, Mich There is no question
about its being the best, as it will cure
a cold in less time than any other treat
ment. 1t should always be kept in the
house ready for instant use, for a cold
can be cured in much less time when
promptly treated. For sale by all
druggists.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-30

Excursion Tickets to Milwaukee, Wis.
Via the North Western Line, will be sold
June 6 to %, inclusive, with favorable
return limits, on account of biennial
meeting of Modern Woodman. Apply
to agents Chicago & North Western R'y
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-30
FOR THE LIBRARY.

Next Friday evening a number Of
young people will give musicale at the
Universalist Church the proceeds of
which is to be given to the Free Public
Library fund. The details of this
entertainment have been wholly ar
ranged by those who take part. The
evenings entertainment should be
heard by everybody. The following is
the
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-20
The Preachers Error.

In the early days of Springfield q
preacher bought some sausage for
lunch one Sunday and took it to church
with him. He carried the sausage in
the back pocket of his coat, and dog,
catching the scent, followed him. Ev-
cry few feet. the preacher would kick
backward at the dog without looking
around. Arriving at church, the preach
er began the services. and the dog lay
down behind the altar.
A few minutes later one of the dea-
cons stole quietly up behind the preach
er, intending to hand him sheet of
paper, and pulled his coat tail. With
out glancing back the preacher gave
one vicious kick and sent the deacon
rolling down the altar steps on to the
dog, which set up a terrible bowling.
The preacher, still looking straight
ahead, said:
'My friends, this thieving scoundrel
has been trying to rob me ever since
made purchase at the butcher shop
before coming here
When the preacher discovered what
he had done he dismissed the congre-
cation and went outside to kick the
hog.-Sedalia (Mo.) Democrat.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-20
FATAL MINING DISASTER
May Be Horror, but So Far Only Five
Men Are Known to Have Lost
Their Lives

Decatur. ILL.,, Jan. 17.-Emil Knorr,
August Yagusch and Charles Laschin-
sky, and two other miners are dead. and
a score or more of other miners are
entombed by fire and smoke in 4 600
foot coal mine shaft. Rescuing parties
have gone into the mine, but have
been unable to do anything on account
of the dense smoke. The fire broke
out in the mule stable.
Firemen were called out, and they
took line of hose down the shaft 500
feet, but were unable to suppress the
flames. A mile away is an escapement
shaft. and to this most of the miners
fastened. More than score were cut
off by the ames and held prisoners.
They may be dead.
Later--Charles Laschinski's body
has been taken from the mine. The
rescuers remained at work all night,
and do not think they will reach the
others before some time today.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-20
DISRUPTS THE ASSOCIATION
live Stock Men Are Now Couple OF Or
CARNATIONS Instead of a Sin
One,

Denuyer. Jan. 1.-THE National
Live Stock association was rent in
twain by the adoption of Il new consti-
tuition which admits the packer to
membership and provides an open door
through which the railroads OF the
country may at any time become fac
tors i'll control of the organization.
The cattle men, horse and swine
growers together with representatives
of some of the affiliated industries. re-
fused to agee to the new constitution,
withdrew when they considered it's
adoption probab bic. and formed new
organiza ton under the name of the
American Stock Growers association,
whose aim it will be to WELD dom
inant influence in the interest of the
cattle grower.
Roughly speaking the sheep grow
prs. commission men and the stock
yards interests remained with the Ma
tiOnal Live Stock association, and the
actual growers of all other animals
for the market have gone with the
new association.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-20
INSURANCE MEN
FIGHT PAYMENT
Company Contests $4,000 Policies
on Life of G. B. Mattoon, a
Wisconsin Man

Sheboygan. Wis. Jan. 16.-Paymen.
o. two insurance policies issued by the
National Life Insurance company upon
the life of the late George B. Mattoon
for $4,000 and $4,000, respectively. is
contested by the company on the
ground Of misrepresentation in the ap-
plication. The $4,000 policy is made
payable to Mr.. MattOon's widow.
The other policy was originally made
payable to the estate. but was later
assigned to Miss Jane Wakefield of
Chicago. This assignment is now be-
ing contested by the Mattoon estate.
The insurance company objects to pay
ing the policies at all because Mr.. Mat
toon is said to have incorrectly an
swered several questions regarding
his health at the time the applicat tor
was made