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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
DESERTED THE ARMY.

Geo. Tillotson, of Saginaw, Mich,
was arrested in Wausau, Tuesday even
ing last, at the instance of companion,
John Mcconnell. Mcconnell informed
the police that Tillotson was deserter
from the army and that by furnishing
the information leading to the latter's
arrest he was entitled to a reward of
$50 from the government. After Tillot-
son had been placed behind the bars
the recruiting station in Marinette was
communicated with, and word was re-
ceived TO hold the man. Sunday an
officer, @. M. Sergt. Edward Vestel, of
Fl Sheridan, Ill, arrived here and
took the man in charge, and yesterday
morning departed for Chicago with his
prisoner.
1t appears that Tillotson enlisted in
the infantry service in Duluth, Mimi,
early in 1904 and was assigned to the
Nineteenth Regt., then stationed in
Columbus Barracks, o. Later he was
transferred to the Fourteenth and was
sent to Monterey, Cal, where he de-
serted last March. Since then he has
successfully eluded the army officials,
but, as he stated, has enjoyed no peace
of mind since and has felt like hunted
criminal. He felt no chagrin at his
arrest, but seemed rather relieved of a
mind burden. At Fl Sheridan he will
be court martialed and what the conse-
quences will be, cannot be foretold. He
may be imprisoned in Fl Leavenworth,
Kas., for term of years, dishonorably
discharged and citizenship rights for
ever taken away from him, or he may
be sentenced to do mental labor about
Fl. Sheridan for time and later sent
back to his regiment, if he shows dis
position to be soldier.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
LINCOLN SCHOOL NOTES.

Eta Herman was absent from room
u last week, on account of illness.
Monday was general repair day and
as consequence the swings and
trapeze are now as good as new.
Edwin Kragen brink, while passing
the small swing, was struck by the
swing board which cut his upper lin
quite badly.
Mildred Hamond of the 2nd grade,
who fell from the teeter-totter and
sprained her ankle last Tuesday, has
returned to school,
Mr.. and Mrs. johnson attended the
meeting of the Northeastern Wisconsin
Teachers association meeting held at
Appleton, Oct. 10 and 20.
The basket ball has changed hands
again. The girls now play in the after
noon and the boys in the morning
This will be reversed next week.
Spelling matches seemed to be the
feature of the day last Friday, room ID
had one of its own in which Nina Zahn
was the victor. The one between
rooms A and B resulted in tie.
The trapeze was broken Thursday
while two boys were swinging. One
boy, besides being covered with mud.
slightly injured his finger. The other
BOY was more fortunate and escape d
nnininred
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
RAISED THE FIGURES.

The commission appointed to pass
upon the re-assessment of the town of
Cleveland is at present in session and
is being attended by w. Waterhouse, of
this city, supervisor of assessment. The
commission will undoubtedly be in
session all week, for there is very apt to
be circumstances on the part of num-
Der of tax payers. Mr.. Kregeps assess
ment, as a whole, is much higher than
was the former, being 1920, DIG as against
1859, GAG. The increase for personal
property is S97 ,260, and for real estate
1868, 1000. In going over the town he
found many irregularities in assess
ment, as he considered them, both in
improved and unimproved real estate
and in personal property. He also
found, he says, that much of the latter
had not been assessed at all. He equal
lied the whole to the best Of his ability
and will let the matter rest with the
commission for approval. The petit
TONERS for re-assessment claimed that
the timber lands of a corporation doing
business in the town had been assessed
too low and Mr.. Kregel found this to
be the case with nearly all timber lands
in the town, so that it is quite probable
that said corporation will vigorously
protest the assessment.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
CASE AGAIN IN COURT.

The Dancy drainage case is being
heard today in circuit court before
Judge Chester A. Fowler, of Portage.
The original application was killed by
decision in the supreme court, but
has beer brought up again after several
changes have been made in details of
plan. The territory it is proposed to
drain lies tributary to the Little Eau
Pleine river in the town of Bergen
The issue before was whether or not
the drains it was proposed to build
would destroy the navigability of the
Eau Pleine river and Rice lake and
impair their usefulness for commercial
purposes. Brown, Pradt & Genrich, of
this city; Park & Carpenter, of Stevens
Point and G. l.. Williams, of Milwau-
kee are the attorneys for the protest
ants and respondents, while those seek
ing the organization and establishment
of the district are having their case
prosecuted by Kreutzer, Bird Il Rosen-
berry, of Wausau. 1t was intended to
have Judge ONeill of Neillsville, sit
on the case, but he could not come.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
MARRIED

Silas B. Stoddard was united in mar
rage, yesterday, Monday, October 22d,
1906, at 8 O'Clock A. NJ. to Miss Marcia
3. Smith. The ceremony took place at
Marathon City, in the Catholic church,
Rev. Father Daniels performing the
same, in the presence of relatives and
friends.
The groom is q son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. 3. Stoddard of this city, and was
born and raised in Wausau. He is a
young man who has the esteem OF all
who know him and by close attention
to business, and having the requisite
ability, be has gained an enviable place
in railroad work. He now holds a
responsible position in the offices of the
St Paul Ry- Co. in Milwaukee
His bride is a young lady of EIand
junction, who is very popular in Wau-
sau as well as in her home town. They
!, will.reside in Milwaukee
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
Y. M. C. A. NOTES.

The annual meeting of employed
officers will be held in Milwaukee
today and tomorrow. Sec'y Campbell
will be present and lead two meetings,
one at nine o'clock Wednesday morn
ing, the other in the G. M. q st. P. R'y.
shops Thursday.
Rev. A. E, Patch, of the Baptist
church, delivered his last afternoon adj
dress to men on Sunday last. About
forty were in attendance. The subject
was Experimenting With Sin, or
Laboratory Methods Applied to Sin, !"
and the address was a practical ard
helpful one.
Two bible classes were organized
Sunday afternoon, one class taking up
life subjects, between the hours of three
and four. The other was organized as
drop-in class for members attending
the mems meetings, and both were led
by Secretary Campbell.
The Seniors are practicing hard for
their game of base ball with the Bust
ness Men on Halloween night.
The Senior-Junior basket ball league
will begin games next Thursday at 400
p. m.
A punching bag has been hung up in
the gymnasium and is in continual use.
The Business Men and Ithe Business
Mems second team are having prac-
tice game this afternoon.
The social committee has prepared a
very fine program for Halloween night
which will be opened by game of base
ball by the Business Men and Seniors
at $50 O'clock This viii be followed
by vocal and instrumental music up on
the second floor which will be rendered
by some Of Wausau's best talent. The
high school orchestra will also furnish
music. This will be the formal opening
OF the seasons work aud the public
generally is invited
A Senior leader corps has been or
ganized with the following members
ii. Van Adestine, B. Nitchie, Clyde
Weik, P Beneditz, s. KischeI. As 9th
ers become proficient in gymnasium
leadership they will be admitted as
members of the corps.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
TRIBUTE TO A BULL DOG.
He Was Disfigured with Scars, But a
Faithful Brute.

/ would very much like to add a
few remarks upon the loneliness OF
that horrid bulldog, says a writer in
the New York Times. Ny dog was
yellow and white coated animal, with
the wet, pink mouth, with little black
spots upon the pink. He was the
most faithful brute I ever knew;
ugly as could be to his own kind;
was disigured with scars from fierce
battles. To me he was gentleman.
He had the misfortune to have one OF
his toes nearly severed from one OF
his hind paws from coming too close
to a moving machine. / covered 1t
with an ointment and sewed the paw
up in an old kid glove. Every other
day l would remove the bandage and
place the foot in a dish of warm bi-
carbonate of soda water.
When cleansed and taken out OF the
water / would rebandage IL again.
He would turn, as wise as he could
be, look at it and put his wet mouth
up to my cheek and lick my face ana
hand. Gratitude was in his great eyes.
He would guard me all day long
When night came ! would invite MIN
into the cottage and make bed OF
straw-filled pillows upon the moor
and after rubbing his chewed-up ears
he would lick my hand and cheek
and we would part for the night How
safe felt in that lonely spot, WHICH
was only byroad in an Indian res
eryation section Of country.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
SERIOUSLY STABBED.

Albert Kennel, resident of the town
of Texas, is lying at St. Mary's hospital
dangerously wounded, while Herman
Sam, his assailant, also of the same
town, was arrested this afternoon,
charged with assault with attempt to
murder. Sam, it appears, visited Wau-
sau yesterday and when returning
home stopped at saloon north of the
city. 1t is said he tarried long at the
bowl-so long that his horses got
ashamed of him and decided to 90 home
without him. When the team reached
the Powers placed it was stopped by
several men and taken charge of by
Mr.. Kennel, who formerly worked for
Sam and who recognized the team.
Kennel drove the team home. When
he reached the barn yard, so Kennel
says, Mrs. Sam came out of the house
and inquired about her husband.
While engaged in stabling the horses,
he says, Sam came up, attacked him,
first with his fists and then with knife.
He received several wounds in the back,
one of them extending under the shout
der blade and might result seriously.
One of the fingers of the right hand is
nearly severed. Kennel went to the
house of VIM. Sam and a physicians
services were sought. Before receiving
the care of surgeon he suffered
great loss of blood and is very weak to-
day. This morning Sam came to the
city and was arrested on the charge
above stated.
Kennel, as stated, formerly worked
for Sam and claims the latter is owing
him money which has caused enmity to
exist between them. Sam, though, tells
a different story and gives another
cause for his attacking Kennel. Their
troubles will be aired in court as soon
as Kennels condition will permit his
appearing.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
FAD CLAIRE NEIGHBoRHoop

EAU CLAIRE NEIGHBoRHooD.
Ed. Bently has moved back into bis
own house.
j. Is. Titus and family were Kelly
visitors, Sunday
Mr.. Towle, of Birnamwood, was in
the neighborhood, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs j b. Titus attended the
F. r. A. dance at Wausau, Friday even
ing.
Miss Clara Ingersoll went to Port
Washington, Monday, to visit her sister
Mrs. John Gibson.
Ed Bentley had the misfortune to
run rusty nail into his foot last Mon
day and has been laid up with it since.
Remember there viii be preaching at
the chapel next Sunday morning at 10
O'Clock, and Sunday school at II. All
are welcome.
Misses Zeeveld and Hiene, who have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John Velde-
horsts, returned to their home in Cedar
Grove, Monday
Rev. S. N. Wilson, of Wausau,
preached an excellent sermon to a
small audience at the chapel last Tues
day evening. 1t is to be regretted that
when people have a chance to hear
such man as DIR. Wilson that they do
not come out.
Frank Butt made his last trip on the
mail route last Monday and has now
gone back to farming. Mr.. Butt said
that he liked the position but he could
not carry mail and make farm and he
preferred to do the latter. We are
pleased to see that he is succeeded by
Win Bishop who we are sure is the
right man for the place and will do his
part to please the people along the
route.
William, the six year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Morneau, had a narrow
escape from being seriously injured.
Last Monday morning, when the team
was returning from the cheese factory,
the little fellow, along with a number of
other children, climbed on the wagon
to get ride. In some way the little
fellow lost his balance and fell in the
wheel and was carried around, it pass
ing over the upper part of his legs,
fortunately the team was stopped quick
and the little fellow taken out, badly
bruised, but not seriously hurt. He is
getting along nicely.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
Snrinklinp Notine

Hearing BY the Board Of Public Works:
The Board Of Public Works has filed and de-
posted with the city clerk Of the city Of Wan
sau an abstract of and copy Of its fun report
showing the expense of and its assessments
thereof Of the lots; land and property abutting
70 and benefited by the spnnklfng Of the fol-
lowing streets viz: Washington street Jat,k
son street, Forest street. Grand avenue First
street, Second street. Third street Fourth street.
Fifth street, Sixth street Jefferson street. Scott
street. Greenwich street LaSalle street PRANK
lin street. Warren street. Grant street MefleTIar,
street, clinton street, First avenue Harrison
boulevard, Porter street, Third avenue, Clarke
street, Gallon street and Second avenue in the
city of Wausau. Amy and all persons Interested
in lots, laid and property affected by said
assessment, and having objection thereto must
file said objection In writing and under oath
with the said board within f20) DAYS after the
nrst publication OF this notice
The said board viii meet TO consider any and
all objections November ~, 1905, In the Office OF
the Board Of Public Works of the city of Wan
san; from o'clock a. m. until O'Clock p. IN. of
said day.
Dated this 2sd day Of Oct, A. D. 1905.
oZ35il NJ. ii. DUNCAN,
G. A. NUTTKR
II. E. MARQuARDr.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
Journal of the Deceased.

"a young man in Paris" said the
man who knows everything worth
while, has conceived the idea OF
founding daily newspaper there, to
be called the Journal of the Deceased
This paper, as l understand it,
will publish the names of all the peo-
pie who die in Paris, with suitable re-
marks, but to these will be added
and that is the novel point-the
names of the physicians who have
treated them. The necrologues will
be sent in proof form to the physi-
clans in question, and if they pay an
amount in proportion to their wealth
as estimated by the honorable editor,
the announcement concerning the doc
tor in the case will not be published"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23

An attempt will be made to catch and
prosecute several boys who have been
in the habit of late of throwing stones
at house occupied by Mrs. Caroline
ombrowski. a widow living on
property belonging to the Wausau
Cemetery association. The woman is
nearly 80 years of age and almost blind
and is receiving aid from the city. On
one occasion recently a stone was
thrown through a window and lodged
in bed on which the old lady was
sleeping She is alone and almost help
less and the boys guilty of these acts
| should be severely dealt with.
The street railway company has had
crew of men al work the past week
building line of road south from the
city toward Schofeld Work was start
ed last week in constructing line
across from Third to Sixth street along
Franklin. A protest arose from some
of the property holders on that street
and work was abandoned until SatIr
was held and plans were changed. 1t
was decided to extend the line up Third
street to Bridge and cross over to Sixth
on that street The work is progress
ing very fast and it looks as if large
part of the line in the city will be built
this season and possibly the extension
made to Schofeld this fall. As soon as
the higher rails for the block pavement
on Third street arrives, work will be
commenced on that street.
Last week stranger, who claimed to
represent the Brennan Lbr. Co. of
Minneapolis, secured board for short
time at the Crystle cafe. When ready
to leave town he asked Mr.. Gender to
accompany him to one of the banks
that he might get check cashed upon
the latter's Identification. Mr.. Gender
is a very accommodating man and
complied with the request. He endorsed
the check and went away thinking
nothing more Of the matter until yester-
day morning, when he was notified that
the check had been returned, with the
information that there is no company
of the name of the Brennan Lbr Co. do
ing business in Minneapolis. The
stranger is evidently travelling about
the country following the methods of
Harry Van Aukin, who during the
summer duped the Bells House manage
ment in a similar manner.
S. d. Carpenter, Familiarity known
throughout Wisconsin as Pump Car
penter, died at the home of his sister in
Carthage, Mo-, last Saturday, aged 81
years. He was known to all the most
influential people of the state in an
early day and was one of Wisconsin's
pioneer editors. He was a unique
character because of his inventive bent
of mind. He is reputed to be the
original inventor of the self binder and
of the knot tying appliance of the self
binder. He also invented type set
ting machine and voting machine,
but all his inventions brought him
nothing but notoriety and he died
poor man. Mr.. Carpenters acquaint-
ance was made by nearly every senator
and assemblyman representing this
section in past years, through his being
present at each session of the legisla-
ture to force the passage of bill pro-
viding for the payment of claim due
him on state printing contract ex-
ecuted in 1858. He visited Wausau on
several occasions, the last time being
about eight or ten years ago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
WAUSAU MAN Is ELECTED,
j. N. Manson Vice-President of Local
Fire Insurance Men.

j. N. Manson of this city was elected
vice president by the local fire insur-
ance agents association in indianapolis
last Saturday. Charles +. Wilson of
Denver, succeeds E. j. Tapping of Mil
waukee, as president.
The resolutions adopted declare that
the reinsurance reserve should be held
for protection of the policy holders and
that companies cooperating against
nonresident brokers and over head
writing should be given the preference
by agents. Uniform commission basis
and anti.rebate paragraphs were adopt
ed. 1t is added
1--WE urge and recommend that in the
formulation of all rates the schedule
system and the classified experience of
the companies be used in order that the
charges for different classes OF property
may be eqHitably fixed'
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
TRAINING SCHOOL NOTES.

Monday morning Mr.. Wells gave an
account of the meeting of the N E.
Wis. Teachers association.
Among the special features of the
general program were an address in
the forenoon by Jenkin Lloyd Jones of
Chicago on Boys" and in the evening
on THE Three References"
The boys needing most attention,
he said, were not the boys of the labor
ing classes whose time is usually fully
occupied, but the boys of those in good
circumstances-the good boys, those
who are their mothers pride, the 'Wil-
lie'' boys who have, in the adolescent
period, at best two or three hours each
day without definite tasks. This is the
danger period when they are develop
ing and coarsening and their ideals and
standards of living are changing when
they begin to shun their mothers and
seek other companionships. In this
period they form habits which may
make or mar their future. This is the
time when they should be provided
with work and wholesome recreation
that will fully fill all their time. Moth
ing must be left to chance. Parents
and teachers need to exercise the
utmost patience, cheerfulness and SYM
pathy. 1t is not the working boy but
the boy with leisure that is to be pitied
and helped.
The Three References were: The
Above-the Divine; The Below or Nat
ure; and that which is about one-man-
kind. All of which were happily and
eloquently presented. He has kindly,
human philosophy which is worth hav-
ing and considering.
State Supt. Carey, President Plant7,
of Lawrence University, Frank Hutch
ms, representing the New University
Extension, Prof. O'Shea on Lessons
from European Schools" made thought
full and suggestive presentations.
With four simultaneous sectional pro-
grams one must chose and MIR. Wells
chose the rural school section. Topics
OF special interest were Organization
of the Rural School Program" and
"Irregularity of Attendance-Cond
tion-Cause-Remedy."
The presentation and discussion of
the first disclosed the fact of a great
and needless waste of time through the
thoughtless multiplication of classes.
A carefully worked-out program pro-
viding for a sufficient number of classes
(22) in all the branches taught in the
county schools was presented but did
not receive unanimous approval. Our
County Supt. said he had seen a school
of 8 pupils in which there were IS classes,
but absurdities like this were not suffi-
cient to convince old timers of the
necessity of a radical change.
For the discussion of irregularity of
attendance Prin jackson of the Wood
County Training school obtained re-
ports from 10 County Superintendent
which showed that somewhat less than
20 per cent. of the children of school age
we're enrolled in the country schools
and that only about so per cent. of these
were in regular attendance. In other
words, but little more than one-third of
those who should attend regularly are
doing so. If these figures are even
approximately correct the outlook for
an intelligent citizenship is not promis-
ing.
About 600 teachers attended the meet
ings, the social and professional spirit
was good, and the entertainment af
forded by the city was excellent.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
travels Much With Gems

Miss Grace M. Varcoe, who is now
in New York, has crossed the Atlantic
81 times as the agent of an English
diamond concern, and on each trip she
has carried with her gems valued at
$150,O00 to 100000. Miss Varcoe is
said to be an expert lapidarist. She
has travelled in all the principal cities
of this country, Canada and Europe as
the representative of her firm. She
speaks four languages and incidentally
carries a revolver, which, should &C.
casion require, could also Speak"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
The Famous Baron Roederer.

A New York wine agent is com
piling volume of anecdotes of the ia
nous wine dealers of the past.
OF the late Baron Roederer he said
the other day:
"Roederer once received a letter
that read:
"'Sir-I have not centime to my
name, but l adore champagne. Be
good enough to send me case of your
delicious nectar. With its help l hope
to forget my wretched poverty"
Roederer replied by return mail:
'Sir-The means wherewith you
propose to forget your poverty will not
avail. The incessant and persistent
presentation of my account would re-
mind you every moment of your sad
condition
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
Sewer Notice.

Hearing by the Board of Public Works:
The Board of Public Works has filed and de.
sau an abstract of and copy of its full report.
showing the expense of and its assessments
thereof upon the lots, land and property abut-
ting to and benefited by the construction of the
sewer main on Henrietta street in the city Of
Wausau. Any and all persons interested in
lots, land and property affected by said assess
ment and having objection thereto, must file
said objection in writing and under oath with
the said board within twenty (2Ol DAYS after the
first publication of this notice.
The said board will meet to consider any and
the Beard of Public WORKS of the city Of Wan
sau, from O'Clock a. IN. until O'Clock p. m. Of
said day.
Dated this 23d day of Oct, A. D. 1906.
lo233t NJ ii. DUNCAN.
G. A. NUTTER.
II. f. MARQuARDT.