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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-09
EXHONORATED FROM BLAME.

The special committee appointed by
the county board to investigate the acts
of the ex-sheriffs, reported Thurs
day. It's report, which is certainly a
fair and business-like statement of the
situation, and which does the committee
credit, is as follows:
To the Honorable, the County Board
of Marathon County:
Gentlemen:-
Your special committee to whom was
referred the investigation of the acts of
the ex-sheriffs of this county, and whose
report, made at the November meeting
of the board, was re-referred to it for
further proceedings thereon, beg leave
to submit the following report.
Your committee fixed time and
place and invited the ex-sheriffs to ap-
pear and present their side of the case.
This meeting was held at the Court
House on December 9th, 1905, at 2
o'clock P. NJ
After full hearing thereon and after
consultation with the District Attorney
your committee finds:
/. That while the statute, as con-
strued by the Supreme Court, provides
that the services of the sheriff should
be paid for upon per diem basis, yet
it appears that the rate heretofore
charged therefor has been in force III
this county for nearly forty years and
has become the legal rate by usage and
memorial custom. We believe that a
per diem basis is the correct and legal
basis but the establishment of said rate
on a mileage basis is a mere irregular
ity and that the county cannot now
complain in regard thereto.
2. That the charges made for trans
ferrlng patients to the Northern Hospi-
tai for the Insane at Oshkosh were
made on per diem basis and are not
subject to further review. We recon-
mend, however, that committees to
whom these accounts are referred in
the future should scrutinize the same
more carefully, as it appears to your
committee from an examination of said
accounts that items have been allowed
improperly.
3. We find that Chapter 32S of the
laws Of 1887, provides that the sheriff
shall receive the sum of $500 per day
and no more for transporting inmates
to the various industrial schools, and in
addition his actual expenses These
services have been paid for upon a
mileage basis and your committee is of
the opinion that a greater sum has been
paid to the ex-sheriffs than they were
legally entitled to and that the county
can recover back such excess.
The ex-sheriffs have offered to re-
state the accounts for services in trans
ferring inmates to the Industrial schools
and offer to pay any sum found due to
the county on such re-statement, to be
made to the committee on sheriffs and
justice accounts before the next meet
ing of the county board, on condition
that the county pay any sum found
owing to the ex-sheriffs from the county
upon such re-statement. We refer
their offer herewith to the full board
for further action thereon.
Dated Wausau, Wisconsin, December
27th, 1905. Jos BRAUN, Chairman.
p. o MEANS.
CHRIST VoLKMAN.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-09
A NEW COM MPANY.

A new lumber company, the Wheeler,
Holmes & Timlin Co., recently organ
lied in this city, bids fair to become one
of the leading firms in this section. 1t
is made up of Messrs. l.. H. Wheeler,
E. P. Holmes and F. d, Timlin.
Mr.. Wheeler has for the past eight
years been associated with the Yawkey
Lumber Co., the well known manu-
facturers of Hazelhurst, Wis, in the
capacity of general Office man, and has
gained general acquaintance with the
retail and manufacturing lumber trade
throughout Wisconsin, Illinois and
Indiana.
Mr.. Holmes has been engaged in the
lumber business since 1888, and has
gained a thorough knowledge of all its
branches, from the tree to the car.
For the past seven years he has filled
the position of purchasing agent for
Curtis & Yale Co. Mr. Holmes has a
wide acquaintance with the lumber
manufacturers in the Northwest, as
well as in the South and West, and is
thoroughly familiar with hardwood
lumber of all kinds as well as hemlock
and pine
Mr.. Timl5n has been associated with
the Yawkey Lumber Co. at Hazelhurst,
Wis, in the capacity of sales manager
since October 1st, 1903, and for three
years prior to that time was employed
as travelling salesman for the same com
pany, in Wisconsin, Illinois and In
diana. He has. therefore, an extensive
personal acquaintance among the
lumbermen and is thoroughly familiar
with the requirements of the retail and
factory trade.
The firm will handle white pine,
Norway, hardwood, hemlock and
cedar.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-09
Y. M. C. A. NOTES.

Marshfield Co. A. basket ball team
plays the local team at Castle hall or
the evening of Friday next and red
hot game is promised There will be q
preliminary game between the Inter.
mediate and the second team
Thursday night the boys cabinet met
and organized for the work of the sea.
son. w. H. Norman was elected chair
man of the whole, and Stewart McCon,
nell, secretary, and the following com
mittees were selected:
Religious Work-Sam. Wells. Chm.
Franklin Pardee, Herbert Schneider.
Membership-Stephen Quaw, Chm;
Raymond Jones, Norman Stone.
Gymnasium = Lawrence johnson,
Chm Frank Mumm, Stewart McCon-
nell.
Social-Orrie Sipes, Chm; Herbert
Smith, Kundson
The motto selected for the month is
"Get Busy" Luncheon was served.
The basket ball league of the Juniors
and Senior-Juniors has been organized
and games will be started this week.
A tumbIing class has been organized
under the direction of j. Kohle. Any
wishing to join should hand in their
names to Mr. Norman
The Senior basket ball league will be
recognized, the teams pooled and a
fresh start taken
The Brsiness Mems class of basket
ball games have been started
The Senior basket ball team has eight
games scheduled, five at home and
three away from home. New jersies,
purple and white, have arrived and will
be worn by the team for the first time
in the game of Friday night.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-09

The secretary of the Soldiers Relief
commission, who formerly received
only fees, will receive $50 annually.
On Friday morning the board done
an unheard of thing-it went into ses-
sion before 900 o'clock. The latter of
building a dormitory for the county
school building was taken up. The
board of trustees and others spoke on
the needs of such building and some
discussion followed. A resolution was
adopted authorizing the trustees to Sc
cure plans and estimated cost and report
at the next meeting of the board,
which will be held in the spring.
Adjournment was then taken.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-09
UNIQUE EXPERIENCE.

Although two towns are in the same
degree of longitude the big bell in the
city hall here began tolling the end of
the old year five minutes before the
New Year was ushered in at Wausau," !"
said Everett Smith, the day clerk at the
Kirby house. New Years eve | made
arrangements with long distance to
call up friend at Wausau and wish
him happy new year. l succeeded in
getting him just as the bell in the city
hall began striking twelve. OF course,
the first thing l did was to wish him a
happy new year.
:" Well, you had better wait a
couple of minutes said my friend
why?
"Well, the clock in the court house
tower here hasn't started striking
twelve, he responded.
Milwaukee must be ahead of time.
'After waiting few seconds for the
Wausau clock to get busy, my friend
said Happy new year, old man. Can
you hear the clock striking?
''He was talking from a phone near
the court house at Wausau and | could
hear the clock in the northern city
tolling the end of the old year tolled out
by town clock in two different cities."-
Milwaukee Sentinel
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-09
WEEK OF PRAYER.

The week of prayer is being observed
in the Presbyterian church. The SER
vices commenced last evening The
subjects of the week are as follows:
Monday" Believes Purified and
Quickened."
Tuesday-"The Church Wholly Re-
newed in the Love and Life of Christ. !"
Wednesday-"The Unmoved Aroused
to Seek Salvation"
Thursday Society Evangelical.
Friday" Missions Reinspired and
Reinforced
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-09
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO, / &c

STATE OF OHIO, CIT1 OF TOLEDO, &C
Lucas COUNTY. So
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior
psrtner of the firm of F. j. Cheney & Co., doing
business in the city of Toledo county and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case of eatarrh that cennot be cured by the use
of Halls Catarrh Cure FRANK J. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. D. 1886.
lSeaD A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Casarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Send for testimonials free.
F. j. CHENEY d Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-09
TELEPHONE MEETING.

There was quite gathering of tele-
phone people in our city last Friday.
The Wisconsin company, whose head
quarters are in Milwaukee,-when it
found it could not operate exchanges In
wisconsin river valley against the co
operative companies, gracefully with
drew but continued to operate its toll
lines, which were the only ones that
could give us connection with the
principal cities of the state. For five
or six years, no connection was asked
from or offered by the Wisconsin
people, but there was finally mutual
understanding arrived at and the Wis
consin Co., was connected with the
Wausau, Merrill, Rhinelander and
Tomahawk exchanges.
The company is not only endeavor-
ing to give the very best service
possible, but it is also giving very
reasonable rates. The meeting was
called by the Wisconsin company; three
similar meetings had been held in other
parts of the state and the object was TO
get better acquainted, to exchange
ideas and to see if there was anything
that could be made more satisfactory
to the people in the valley. There were
present representing the Wisconsin
company:
President-A. Burt.
Gen. Manager-E. b. Cottrell
Engineer-C. w. Burkett.
Traffic Manager-F H Lincoln.
Special Agent-H. o. Seymour.
Dist. Manager. T. Quinlan.
p. j. Skolsky.
r. w. Crawford
From the various exchanges:
Antigo-E. L Cleary
Marshheld-W. l.. Smith.
Merrill-Julius Tnielman and H. r.
Fehland.
Tomahawk-V. ID. Extrom.
Rhinelander-B. r. Lewis, F. E.
Parker, c. z. Langley.
Wausau-N. Heinemann, Jas. Mont
gomery, w. w. Albers, E. B. Thayer,
F. P. Stone, III. j. Crawford and w III.
Smale.
A dinner was served at the Hotel
Bells at noon at which all of the above
were present, and at 1:30 P. NJ. the
meeting was called to order by Mr..
Burt, who stated its object. Remarks
were made by nearly all present The
experts from the Wisconsin Co. brought
with them diagrams showing the cor
rect way to construct exchanges, and
rural lines; how to figure for future
increase; how to standardize every
thing; how to operate exchanges so as
to have the least possible friction, etc.
and in their remarks, explanations
were very minute and the discussions
which followed were very instructive.
1t was learned that system was being
worked out by the Wisconsin company
whereby cities along the valley are to
be given very much better service. A
through line is going, to be run
direct from Stevens Point to Milwau-
kee and there will be several NOR
copper circuits constructed from Rhine
lander down between the cities that
are in need of them.
Mr.. Burt said it was the intention of
the Wisconsin company to do all it
could, possibly, to assist the indepen-
dent lines with which it was connected
for their prosperity meant, to certain
extent, the Wisconsin's prosperity also.
He said the Wisconsin company had
no disposition to enter into competition
with any of the Independent companies
but would do everything possible to
render assistance whenever needed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-09

Attorney M. B. Rosenberg, in
behalf of the eX-sheriffs, addressed the
board and pointed out that the county
had been paying the sheriffs upon the
same basis for practically forty years
and that the bills rendered for trans
ferring patients to the asylum at
Oshkosh were rendered on the statu-
tory basis and that while the bills for
taking boys and girls to the industrial
schools were computed upon a mileage
instead of per diem basis, that no
injustice was done and that if there was
any discrepancy, it was due to the
mutual mistake of the parties and not
any desire either on the part of the
sheriffs or of the former boards to
wrongfully take money from the
public treasury.
Thereupon. the following resolution
was introduced and its adoption moved.
The resolution as first introduced was
amended by striking out the words
unjust and exorbitant," and by add
ing the words "and that the report
except as above be adopted" or
language of similar import, The
resolution as amended is as follows:
BE 1T RESOLVED, That whereas, the
special committee appointed to investi
gate the acts of the ex-sheriffs has
reported, and upon their report apd
upon the facts as they exist that it is
the opinion and judgment of this board
that said report should be filed and
that there is not sufficient grounds for
a re-statement of the accounts of the
said ex-sheriffs, it appearing that the
bills allowed by the board were merely
calculated upon wrong basis and that
in filing said bills and accepting the
amount allowed thereon by the board
the sheriffs acted upon what they be-
lieved to be their legal rights and that
in allowing same the board acted in
good faith and that whatever differ
ence, if any there be, is the result of
mutual mistake and that neither party
should be charged with wrong doing in
respect thereon, and that otherwise the
report of the committee be adopted.
The ayes and noes were called for
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-09
COUNTY BOARD.

The county board was in session from
Wednesday morning, until Friday
noon.
The first days sessions were taken
up mostly in passing upon different
bills against the county.
Thursday morning the report of the
special committee on ex-sheriff's &C
counts was taken up and acted upon,
more extended notice of which is given
elsewhere in these columns.
The afternoon of that day was spent
in making an inspection of the county
asylum and supper was served to the
members at that institution
A session was held in the evening, at
which the office of assistant district
attorney was created, at the suggestion
of the Dist. Atty. Bump, who stated
that the duties of the office of district
attorney were more than one man can
handle.
Salaries of county officers were fixed
for tho vaarS 1Q07- -,OQ &c follomS.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-09
WAUSAU PAPER MILLS CO.

The annual meeting of the Wausau
Paper Mills Co. was held in Brokaw on
Friday and elected the following direc-
tors: Alexander Stewart, Walter Alex
ander, w. L. Edmonds, of this city, and
E. A. Edmonds, of Rhinelander, and r.
G. Merryman, of Marinette. The stock
holders later elected the following
officers:
President-Walter Alexander.
Observation-Disclosures Stewart
Sec and Gen'l Man.-W l.. Edmonds.
Treasurer-E. A. Edmonds.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-09
ANNUAL MEETING.

The secretary of the Marathon county
Telephone Co. has sent out the following
notice to the stockholders:
WAUsAU, Wis, Jan'y 4, 1906
Notice is hereby given that the
annual meeting of the Marathon County
Telephone company will be held in
Wausau, Wis, Jan'y 10, 1906, at the
county court house-time, 2 O'clock p.
m.
A board of directors will be chosen
and reports given.
CHAs s. GILBERT, Sec'y.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-09

Last Wednesday evening the follow
ing named took sleighride out to Hoff-
mans in the town of Maine where they
had dance and greatly enjoyed the
evening: Messrs. and Mesdames H A.
Schmidt, Henry Ruder, Paul Ii. Peters,
Tony Marx, j. P Werle. w. II. Smaie,
Geo. Halder, W. w. Kleckner, G. f.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-09
WAN 7 Ed.

Four-foot hemlock bolts. Enquire at
Barker q Stewart Lumber Co.'s office,
sland mill, Wausau, Wis. MI w13
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-09
LOOK AT THIS NOW.

We have bought large stock of shin
giles which we can now sell at these low
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-09
Henry B. Huntington,
Law Real Estate and Fire Insurance
Scott ST., Opp. Court House, Wausau, Wis
Over 1900 Acres
MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE SECURITY.

3towns sndn1 kofs
and s14 of
town
n1S SOrang
section e9apde
80 of
ran n sw4 4sctio10 owl S0ange10 1
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-09

For
OTIS and lands, apply Office, Henry B. Huntington
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24

nation for the common good OF all it's
citizens. 1t is the first time that the
mind of man has ever been directed to-
ward the conscion, organization OF
society.
Social Democracy means that tn,
workers ma, seiz, every possible ad'
vantage that may strengthen them 10
gain complete control of the powers OF
government, and therby the sooner
establish the 20 operative common
wealth. The Social Democratic party
pledges itself to watch and work in both
the economic and political struggle for
such successive immediate interest of
the working clas-, for shorter days Of
labor and increases OF wages in mine
and chop; for insurance OF the workers
against accident life and fire, for
p p.ns,ons for aged and exhausted
workers, for the public ownership of the
means OF transportation communication
and exchange; for the graduated taxa
ton of incomes inheritance, and OF
franchise and land values. the proceeds
to be applied to the public employment
and bettering the conditions of the
workers and children and their freedom
from the work shop; for the eqnil
sntfrag, of men and women For the
free administration "f jnstc, for popular
government, including initiative. ref
endum, proportional representation.
and the recall OF officers by their con-
s,i;uan,s and for every gain or advan:-
age for the workers that may be wasted
from the capitalist system. and that NAV
relieve the ,uff.ring an strengthen the
hands OF fabor.
We lay upon everv man elected to
any executive or legislative office the
first duty of striving to procure what
ever is for the WORKERS most Immediate
interest, AM for whatever will less en-
the economic and political powers OF
the workers, copied from commissioner
Of labores rerort for January.
The government cent F. ID. Howe to
Europe to etudy the public Ownership
and made Q report and D3s only en-
do-s,s public ownersh;p p. but says this
country is far behind in public owner
ship. Howe sums up the matter thus:
/. Public ownership stimulate public
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
Whv Don't Homeseekers Come To Morrow
County?
County,?

noduces other county
~ ~ Of Our lines miles in length o
with enough population tor go
sizsl country village Only in the county
bushels Of wheat THIS "o" aoo
s,oc0n ,. .. axe, ooo t.r shea,inv
for S36O Then there horses anu
catte at ta a million moe
~,ose a,e the main ems ia The wealth producers
look lse figures to come 10 e
We
climate md goods to make gooj
Morrow ima pleasant and hea'th!u'
Morrow county have money
uo National IN puos"
dollars up DOW
h;v busness deposits any
bs remembered that Lexington m es
and ne banks doing good business
This Looks like Morrow people have money 49,.
~, M here almost half reside the
aud 4OO people in territory 10 es "
think there tor more peop
begging from +oo ~
fos section r,..
20 and 500 acre. 1oday
the ho est s some times bringing
wondering why they dd not take aoSaas
o mi, cheap land dhav barrel OF money
Um wheat lands today are worm "
$40 70 s75 an acre. Sherman with wheat and
, ana Al o PEI
e Our lands 10 few the people here Will
Slo Inc
ia the same now as Last year
bought whe an and PAID i'r ~
will
Morrowc
Following few samples of what We have Tor sale:
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24

right and just. When the msjority Of
the people sees the ne+d ct the change,
it will he brought abpnt; and l believe
by a peaceable method.
Tue socialists of Morrow county will
he represented on the ha!l>t in June,
and you will have a chance to express
by your vote whether or not yon have
any gret degree of svmp .thy for the
socialist solution frr the bettermont Of
the conditions under which man ia com
PEELED to gain his livihood. Be sure
that yon don't take any one amAn's
opinion nf what socialism is. To many
people are inclined to do that, and y o.
nOnnce Judgment before they have in
vestigate'i the snhj, t. That il why
a few years ago that 40 MANY people
confonnd-d socialism with anarchism
II yon will give socialism u fair hearing
will not worry as to your decision.
A s. AkERS.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-24
Study the Theory.

l with t, SIX the voters OF Morrow
Co., t, study the theory OF socialism:
1t is your duty whether it is right er
wrong t, study this world wide move.
uasut. II it's p,iacipies arc wrong. II il
your duty to fin it out and prove 10 it's
adherents wherein they are wrong. Ii
it's principles are right 1t is your duty to
find it ut nn II with untiring effort help
to spread the gospel of socialism to the
uttermo.t paris T he earth. Its doc
trine has come 20 stav and should be
considered by every thiRking individual.
And # Mark Hannah's prophesy proves
to be true the fight will soon be between
the republican and socialists parties. l
have thoroughly studied the principles
of socialism and have come to the con-
clusion that it is not only the on'y
righteous course out the only course to
persue bv which to all vate the present
evils and man attain the highest state
of perfection. If yon do not willingly
acce pt it's teachings, in time you will be
forced to in order to protect yourself
from the av ,riciou. Jaws CT capitalism.
| will continue to advocate the socialist
principles until some one presents some
moral right bv which one man can own
another bv owning the means which
make lie possible.
Until | am convinced of the justifica-
ton of one set of human heings pro-
dnc,rny the wealth # the w'ld and
ano.her set consuming it Until l can
find in Christs teachings authority Tor
extracting from my f-lluwmel the pro-
duct of his labor through the medium
of profit interest and rent.
Socialism won'd bring ont ones trne
individuality in place OF smotheFing u
as some would have you believe. 1t Us
plain 10 b. seen that ones individuality
or natural ability lie being greatly i'm
peded by MT having the tim, and
means to develop il. Manv are Obliged
to work at occupations distasteful TO
their natures, thu, SION wearing away
their miserable lives and msking the
world n, better but probably worse by
e. EN- having lived urge you to pro-
cure and read all the socialist literature
that you can get. and you can get oil
You want for the asking. One should
not any longe- remain ignorant OF the
featurers of movement which seems to
be inevitable.
The question 10 not how are Ne going
70 bring about the change, but 10 It