Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-22

Jas. Mullin, of Amigo, applied at the
u. S. army recruiting station in this
city last week for admission to the
army and was accommodated. He was
sworn into service Friday by Maj. John
c. White, who came from Marinette
specially for that purpose. The young
man chose the infantry branch of the
service and was sent to Columbus co.
barracks for assignment to some
regiment. Private Thos |. Holt, who
has had charge of the local recruiting
| office, has tired of the work and has
made application to be transferred
back into regimental service. Waiting
around hotels for applications for army
service is too slow and monotonous for
him, and he has therefore petitioned
| the department 10 transfer him back to
his old regiment, the 10th Inf. That
regiment is at present stationed at Ft.
M cPherson, near Atlanta, Ga, and Mr..
Holt expects to leave for there soon.
People living around the villages of
Carson and Rudolph, about fifteen
miles south of the Marathon county
line, are losing their heads over the
fact that iron has been discovered in
that locality A diamond drill has been
in operation for several weeks past.
On one farm, near Carson, fine bed of
red hematite was encountered at a
depth of about $50 feet and from that
point the Grill was sunk through solid
ore of paying quality 100 feet thick.
| The drill on another farm near Rudolph
also encountered a bed of ore of pay
Jag quality and quantity but the details
of the find could not be learned. Resi-
dents of that section are becoming
quite confident that there will be some
thing doing in the mining industry in
| their towns soon.
State Forester Lester Griffith spent a
day in this vicinity last week for the
purpose of examining Rib hill The
state forestry commission is making an
effort to secure number of tracts of
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Rib hill had been brought to its notice
and accordingly Mr. Griffith was sent
here. In company with Pat Bowling
he took trip through the woods to its
top, and before leaving stated that he
was very much impressed with it as
state park and will probably recommend
its purchase by the state. The COM
mission will establish forest reserve
in Marinette county and in other
sections and the forestry wardens will
guard these reserves.
The P. o. Means ice house, near the
east end of the high bridge, is being
torn down to make room for refriger-
ator and office building TO be erected
by w. r. Bryan. who has purchased the
site. Mr. Means will erect an ice house
on the site of the old Dunbar mills
which he has purchased. Mr.. Bryan
will build of brick and the structure
will be three stories high, 60x140 feet.
The lower flor will be used as a store
room for fruits, the second for offices
and the third for living rooms. Mr..
Means new ice house will be 90x120
feet in size
The Wausau Gas Co has filed arti-
cles of incorporation with the secretary
of state. The new company succeeds
the Wausau Gas Light and Coke Co.
The capital stock is $780, 900 and the
incorporators, A. E. Smith, j. III. Far
rel and r. w. Moore. The company's
officers intend to extend gas mains until
every part of the city is reached, even
though there is no immediate business
in sight in some localities. The work of
making improvements in the plant will
also be extended.