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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
PLENTY OF WATER.

The water commission will let to the
lowest bidder the work of digging
trenches and laying pipes for connect
ing the drive well system with the
pumping station. Bids will be opened
next Thursday. The trenches are to be
five feet wide and seventeen feet deep.
As this depth is below the water line it
will be difficult work. Advancing cold
weather will also make the work un-
pleasant The intention is to nave all
the connections made before winter sets
in so as to give our people an early ad-
vantage of the good water which it is
expected will come from tnese wells.
1t is possible that this water, being
almost free from iron, viii loosen up
the growth in the pipes as did the river
water two years ago, and cause some
dissatisfaction for time, but N the
end, it is hoped, it win clear the mains
of the growth and give the people a
pure, oderless and colorless supply.
Each of the thirty wells, determined
from recent test, will be able to sup
ply nearly 200, 600 gallons of water daily
without any strsin or 100000 gallons
for the entire system. This is in excess
OF nearly 1000, ,0O0 gallons of what is be-
ing pumped at present on daily aver
age
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
PAID S96.86 FOR VENISON.

A young farmer of the town OF
Hewitt, of the name of VIM. Kahn, was
arrested last Tuesday and brought into
court Wednesday charged with killing
deer out of season. John Foster, dep
uty game warden, and an officer visited
Kahn's place and provided with q
search warrant they made an examina-
ton of his premises with the result that
they found half of the carcas of a deer
hidden in a root cellar This they con-
fiscated and arrested Kahn and brought
him to the city. Kahn at first claimed
that a party of three hunters, two from
the city and one living north of town,
had killed two deer and gave him the
half carcas found in his possession.
When he got into court he told another
story and shouldered the blame him
self. While giving testimony he admit
ted that he hunted without a license
and so he was prosecuted on two
charges. For killing the deer he was
fined S25 and costs and for hunting
without a license he was assessed $50
and costs, or total of $685. Kahn
paid the money and went home. In
the future he will perhaps wait until
the open season begins and then buy
hunting license. It's cheaper.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
SERIOUS OFFENSE.

An officer went to Grand Rapids
Wednesday evening and arrested Jas.
Miller and Mrs. Anna Russell, both of
this city, on charge of adultery. The
complaint was made by Miller's wife,
VINO with her seven children has been
having hard struggle for existence
since her husband left her. Miller has
been resident of Wausau for five or
six years. He came here as an agent
for the Singer Mfg. Co., but the last
work he did here was driving a bus
for Green Bros. Mrs. Russell, who is a
grass widow, conducted dress making
shop on jefferson street between
Second and Third She left Wausau
two months ago for Grand Rapids and
two weeks later Miller also went to
that town, and when arrested was
engaged in selling sewing machines for
the Singer Co.'s agency in that city.
He was boarding with Mrs. Russell-at
least he said he was. Miller is the
father of seven children, the oldest of
whom is not more than twelve years of
age, and Mrs Russell has one child, a
little girl of eight years. The woman, it
is said, has been twice divorced. When
arraigned in Justice Larner's court
each pleaded not guilty and their ex-
animation was set for Saturday. In
default of 5000 bail each was held in the
county JAIL
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
TO BUILD FROM BERLIN.

The following dispatch from Milwau-
kee says:
The Chicago, Milwaukee q st. Paul
Ry. company has officially announced
that S5,000,000 of its prospective
s25. .0O0, 900 issue of new stock is to be
used in building branch lines and exten-
sions III Wisconsin, South Dakota,
Minnesota and Illinois. This is taken
here to mean that early next year the
company will begin an extension of Its
cut OFF line from Berlin on the Northern
division to Wausau on the Wisconsin
valley division.
That this extension will be built next
year there is no reasonable doubt. 1t
Is needed more urgently than any other
extension of the system il WISCONSIN
that has been talked of and will prove oi
great advantage to the comp any by pro
viding much shorter line between
Milwaukee and Wisconsin Valley
points. 1t is known that from Star
Lake the company intends to build tc
Lake Superior, at or west of Ontonagan,
Mich. This new cut off will mean 3
saving of forty miles between Milwau
kee and Wansau.
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ATTEMPTED TO HANG SELF.

Sunday noon there arrived in the city,
tramp, who gave the name of Barney
Mcguire, with one leg. He spent the
afternoon and evening fooling around
the city, perhaps trying to secure some
valuables, and indulging in liquor. On
Monday the police took him into their
care. When in jail, under the influence
of liquor, he created quite lot of ex-
element. He took off his wooden leg,
broke all the glass in the windows.
Finally he hung himself to the door
with strap, which he used to keep his
wooden leg on The jail keeper came
and cut the leather, the fellow falling to
the floor, striking on his head, which
woke him up. The next morning the
police fixed him up in other clothing,
as he had torn the former ones into
strips, and bought him ticket to Wau-
sau, where he came from, so as to let
the police of that city enjoy his society
again. News.
This is the same Barney, who was
arrested in this city little over a week
ago charged with stealing a mans
watch.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS.

During the next two months a great
many civil service examinations will be
held in this city, which will be con-
Quoted by Ed. Ringle, unless there are
large classes, in which case he will per-
haps be assisted by someone who will
be sent here by the commission. In
former years these examinations were
held in Stevens Point, but year ago
Wausau was designated as the place
for holding them. One has already
been held this month. The others
! scheduled are as follows:
For interpreter of Assyrian and Greek
languages Immigration service) Nov.
a.
| For electrician in quarter masters
department Ft. ID. A. Russell, Wyo.,
Nov. IA.
For expert lock filter in the mail lock
repair shop, Nov. 2l.
For engineer and carpenter, Oct "a.
For electrotyper's helper (1oor hand)
Oct. "a.
For law clerk, Oct. "a.
For teacher, male Qndian service)
Nov. IA.
For interpreter of Syrian and Ruthen-
ian languages Immigration service)
Nov. IA.
For saddler and carpenter, Nov. 3.
For aid in zoology, national museum,
Nov. IA.
For topographic and photographic
craftsman, Oct. 30-31.
For farmer with knowledge of ir-
rigation Qndian service) Nov. IA.
For topographic craftsman panama
service) Nov. 7-S.
For instrument maker, Nov. 8.
For clerk examiner, male and female,
Oct. 80.
For wagon maker, Nov. 10.
FOR special examiners and special
agents, bureau of corporations, depart
ment of commerce and labor, Nov. l.
For gardener, Oct. 81.
For telephone operator, male, Oct 81.
For clerk-draftsman, Oct. 30-31.
For civil engineer and superintendent
of construction, Oct. 30-31.
For clerk and dispenser panama
service) Oct. 30-3l.
For assistant in Philippine service,
Nov. 30-Dec. /.
For architectural craftsman, junior
architural craftsman, engineers drafts
man, electrical engineers craftsman,
heating and ventllating craftsman, inn
provising architects office, bureau OF
animal industry, Nov. 20-21-22.
Thus it will be seen that there are ex-
aminations for over twenty different
classes of employment. The examina-
tions viii be held in the basement of
the post office, unless there are large
classes, when they will be conducted in
the court house. 1t is quite probable
that there will be applicants for only
about one-third of the different classified
tions.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
OPENING UP NEW TERRITORY

The Chicago and Northwestern Rail
way company is building a network of
roads southeast of Wausau, which will
be of great Importance to our city and,
in fact this whole section of the state,
and it makes Eland Junction a great
distributing point. From Eland one
can now go to Cconto, Marinette, Me-
nominee or north on the main line to
Amigo and other points, or south to
appleton, Oshkosh and Milwaukee.
n The company is now constructing a
line from Eland to Green Bay and
mother from Green Bay to Gillett and
when this is completed one may go
from here to Milwaukee via Green Bay.
This makes Wausau accessible to the
company's three lines which run to the
northern boundry of our state and
beyond into Michigan.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
POPULAR LYCEUM CONCERT.

The first of the series of entertain
ments and lectures to be given under
the auspices of the popular lyceum
committee at the First Methodist Epis-
copal church, will be given Friday
evening of this week. The committee
has secured The Canadian Colored
Jubilee Concert company which it
have every reason to believe is one of
the strongest, if not the strongest of the
jubilee companies now on the road,
and which has no superiors in render
ing the old-time negro and campmeet-
ing melodies for which the negro race
is famous. Seats may be reserved
without extra charge, one with every
twenty-five cent ticket, at Wilson's
book store, Wednesday and Thursday.
No seats will be reserved on the day of
the entertainment. This is part of
the regular policy which the committee
has adopted. The following are few
press notices concerning the company ::
The Canadian Colored Jubilee Con-
cert company gave an entertainment
here last night. The audience was well
pleased, every number receiving an en-
core. They have the happy faculty of
pleasing the people.-B. Barrett Evans,
Pastor, Kankakee, Ill.
The Spring Festival course was
opened Tuesday evening at the Baptist
church. 1t is seldom in the north that
refined audience has had the oppor-
tunity to. see cultured colored people at
such an advantage as at the Jubilee
concert. The ten people who consti-
tute the Canadian Colored Jubilee Con-
cert company are of the Booker L.
Washington or Dubois type. In addi-
ton, they know how to entertain.
With each member of the company an
artist, the combined effect was whole
some and refreshingly entertaining
Madison Democrat.
Admission 20 and 10 cents Seats re-
served without extra charge at Wilson's
book store, Wednesday and Thursday.
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Walter Shymanski went down to Ne
koosa yesterday to attend dance.
The third talk on European travel
was given to us by Mr.. Parlin last
Thursday. These talks are very inter-
esting and give one an idea of European
ways.
The downstair room, which is the
schools Waupun, is beginning to fill
up very rapidly.
Miss Culvertson, Mr. ParliE and Mr..
johnson attended the teachers con-
vention at Appleton last Friday and
Saturday. One of the things that the
convention decided on was to use SIM
plified spelling as far as it is practical.
State Superintendent Cary took the
wrong train and so did not get to the
convention until late.
Some of the younger boys and girls
in the school have organized club for
social purposes; it is called the Band S.
club. Last Friday night the club met
at Herbert Schneider's. Following are
the names of the members Herbert
Schneider, Harvey Kiefer, Emmett
Waterhouse, Adle Peth. Fred Leven-
h1gen, Florence Thomas, Ethel Thomas,
Wilma Merklein, Caroline Andrews and
Weeks.
There was no lyceum last Friday on
account of lack of preparation. Miss
Rogers promises that we will have one
next Friday.
The first foot ball team beat the
second team by a score of IL to 0 las
Saturday. The team showed up the
best that it ever has. One peculiar
thing about Saturdays game was tha
all possible ways of scoring was done
They made two touchdowns, safety, ;
field goal and drop kick.
Next Saturday, Wausau will line NJ
against Grand Rapids in this city. Th'
probable changes in the lineup will b,
Jones at end, LaMotte at quarter
Scholfield and Kuhlman at halves.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
OFFICERS ELECTED.

Prof. Charles w. Treat, of Lawrence
university, was elected president of the
Northeastern Wisconsin Teachers
association in Appleton last Saturday
His opponent was Prof. John Callahan
of Menasha.
The other officers are: Vice-presi.
dent, q. E. Landgraf of Marinette
secretary, Miss Nellie B. Jones of Osh.
kosh; treasurer, ID. C. Giles of Marsh
field
The convention adopted resolutions
approving of tie simplified form OF
spelling recommended by President
Roosevelt.
The Northwestern Wisconsin Teach.
ers' association electedthese Officers in
Eau Claire last Saturday: President
G. T. Brewer, New Richmond; first
vice-president, F. K. Sechrist, Stevens
Point; second vice-president, Mrs. Nj.
d. Bradford, Menomonie, Wis, secre.
tary, j. r. Murphy, Chippewa Falls
treasurer, George W. Welden, Pierce
county.
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Finance committee.


Alderman Ewing refused to sign the
statement attached to the report be-
cause, as he said, it contained some
things causing reflections on other adj
minjstrations which he thought were i'll
advised. The estimated expenses this
year for the different departments is
s77, 500. Last year it was SS1, 900. The
estimated receipts this year is $50, 700,
while last year the amount as given in
the report was 500, ,406.84, but which,
correctly, should have been put at S45,
150. Under the head of receipts that
year we find this item School board
loan, S1S,25684. This was not an asset
and this year has beer wiped off that
column and provision made for its pay
ment. Instead of receipt it has this
year been made a debt and provision,
the committee thinks, has been made
for part payment of it.
AS long as public Improvements are
made in a city taxes must be raised.
When Improvements cease, the town
goes backward.
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to permanent improvements the largest
possible amounts, leaving to current
expenditures and tempory repairs only
that which is absolutely required, in
this respect continuing the policy OF
former councils, which has resulted In
giving the city large amount of excel
lent streets and this policy, if continu-
ed, will restore the efficiency of the
water works and put the business of
the city upon business basis. While
it might be possible to make lower tax
rate for the present levy and still get
though, we believe it is the better policy
for the city to pay at least a consider
able part of the money which is being
spent in improvements as they go along.
1t should also be taken into considera-
ton that we are Wei up towards the
limit of bond Indebtedness and it will
not be longer possible to mortgage the
future, and therefore as financial pol
icy, we should pay more as we go.
Respectfully submitted,
F. A. HECKER,
EMIL PLATTER,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23

H. Q. Head, superintendent of the
Wausau Canning Co.'S interests, is en-
gagged these days in making land con-
traits with farmers for land on which to
raise peas next summer for the cannery.
He has already contracted for several
hundred acres and will, altogether,
secure leases on between 800 and 900
acres, or about the same as last year.
The peas grown on this amount of acre
age, with an ordinary yield, is about all
the cannery can handle, with its pres
ent capacity. If more peas are raised
some of them are liable to harden before
the vines can be cut, as was the cas- e
last year. The company has a large
amount of seed which was collected in
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
TAX LEVY.
The Total Amount to Be Raised Is
$131,467 .5O-Rate a Little
higher Than Last Year.

At an adjourned meeting of the city
council, held Wednesday evening, the
finance committee presented the report
given below, which makes recommen-
dations for the tax levy for the year.
The total amount to be raised is higher
than last year, and the rate per 800
has increased, but when one analyzes
the figures he can readily see the cause.
The total amount to be raised by taxa
tion this year is Sl31, ,467 So Last year
the amount was S1O4, ,296 66, making a
difference of 1927, ,170S4. Here is the
committees report, which was unani-
mouslY adopted
WAUsAU, WIS, Oct. II, 1906,
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the City Of Wausau, Wiscon-
sin.
Your committee on finance hereby
submits for your consideration the fol-
lowing estimate of the funds necessary
to meet tue expenses of our city govern
ment for the ensuing year:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
SCHOOL CLERKS WILL MEET,

Pursuant to chapter 105 of the laws of
1905, the county superintendent of
schools has called meeting of town
school boards, to convene in this city
Friday, Oct. 26. The following is the
program for the meeting;
A Business Proposition for the
DOyS......s.. ........ ...........O. II. w ellis
The School Board and the Teachers
........".........,............. w. w OOQ
Limited and Irregular Attendance
Condition, Cause. Remedy.
................".....MisS Rosalia Bohrer
What Schools Should do for our
Boys and Girls...A. l.. Kreutzer
The Financial Side of the Rural
School Problem. w. Wood
The Importance of Agricultural
Training to Farmers Children.
.''- ..''.''...'..,....... .........R. Is. johns
The law requires that each school
clerk shall attend these annual meet
ings and provides that they shall be
paid 81 in addition to cents mileage
each way.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
CHURCH SOCIETIES UNITE.

About twenty-five members of the
Young Peoples society, of the Zion
Lutheran church, of Wausau, were pres
ent upon the invitation of the Young
Peoples societies of the ST. Johns and
Trinity churches at the Trinity school
house to enjoy an informal reception
and also to perfect an organization,
which would control the societies of
Merrill and Wausau of the Lutheran
faith. The league has decided on a
committee of six members, two from
each society was appointed to draft a
constitution and by-laws.-Merrill
News.
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S131467.50
Respectfully submitted,
f. A. HECKER,
M. g. EWING,
EMIL FLATTER,

Finance committee.
Your committee desires to call atten-
ton to the estimate in regard to the
water works. 1t will be noted that
there is only provided for this fund the
sum of $7500.00, which is for operating
expenses only. Your committee, after
due consideration, were of the opinion
that the present rate of income from
the water department would be suf-
ficient to pay off the total expenses of a
new installation, taking into account
the amount already in the water fund,
thereby enabling us to reduce the tax
levy about $4,000.
Your committee also desires to state
that the city is owing to the banks of
the city about $40, 10000. This is caused
| by an insufficient tax levy in former
years. When the members of this
council took their seats the general
fund was overdrawn about S71400, and
the city owed bills left over from the
lprior administration amounting to
S2490 81. We have been obliged to
carry on the work in hand to mouth
manner by transferring the S25O00.00
from the city hall fund to the general
fund, and by borrowing 100000, as
command so far to meet the operating
Expenses of the city has been about S54-,
10000. In order to leave the city hall
fund intact there should be levied for
the general fund 81, 10000, instead OF
S56, 800, as recommended by the com
mittee Were this additional amount
of So, 10000 raised, all the funds would
be replaced, except the school fund.
Inasmuch as the time of the building
of the city hall has not yet been definitely
determined, your committee is of the
opinion that it would be the part OF
wisdom to transfer $4,000 of the city
hall fund to the general fund during the
next current year, instead of raising
the whole amount at this time by the
tax levy Should the council decide to
commence the construction of the city
hall during the coming year the s15,
600 to be raised in the present levy will
pay for the preliminary construction
work and carry it on until well toward
the close of the season, thereby enabling
the city to make temporary loan by
the payment of interest fer q few
months which your committee thinks
would be wiser policy than TO hav,
the whole amount lying idle in th,
treasury during the entire fiscal year
The city should get no revenue from
this fund which would be idle and th'
/ building of the city hall will be in M
way retarded and the tax burden vii
,, be more equitably distributed.
! 1t is thought that the present lev.
viii about restore the overdraft of tn
school fund so that at the end of tn
next year the school fund ought to b
not more than 5000 or 5000 over
2 4 drawn.
81 We recommend that the expenditure
5 for the several funds be kept within tn
amounts provided 1t has been th
general policy of the council to put in
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
Rib MOUNTAIN.

lisa. LII: z. How beautiful upon the noun
taine."
Rib mountain rears his seraggy head
storm SCARED, cloud -wreathed, above the bed
OF rock-sown gorge, of cliff and ledge;
Stern and worshipful in his might,
Disdainful of the earth's low edge,
Speaking challenge to scale yon height.
Col Climb the dizzy, towering peak,
The stubborn hills, the strong will seek,
No rock-ribbed summit awes earths child;
No peril daunts, nor frightening view;
'Tis given to man to tame the wild,
And pluck the rose where brier grew.
Adventurer gol Climb today,
The wind-swept mountains toTtuous way!
See! Shafts of gold DER precipice,
Turreted ridge and wooded hill,
Break radiant; while heavens Kiss
Sparkles on jewelled pinnacle
oh life, thou art mountain road
Up which carry a heavy load;
And must, DER wastes of trouble climb,
Before reach the Lights of Bliss
Beyond the rugged track OF time
That glow with everlastingness.
| will not falter nor turn back,
Though pain and grief my spirit rack
One lives whose call rings far and near
Whose arms outreaeh with ''Welcome Home"
And all the world will pause to hear
The Masters invitation, Gomez
B. b. GIBBs.
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wounds. Bruises and Burns,

By applying an antiseptic dressing to
wounds, bruises, burns and like injuries
before Inflammation sets in. they may be
healed without maturStion and in about
one-third the time required by the old
treatment This is the greatest dis
covery and triumph of modern surgery.
Chamberlain Pain Balm acts on this
same principle. 1t is an antiseptic and
when applied to such injuries, causes
them to heal very quickly IL also
-allays the pain and soreness and pre-
vents any danger of blood poisoning
Keep q bottle of Pain Balm in your
home and il will save you time and
money, not to mention the inconven-
fence and suffering such injuries entail.
For sale by w. W. Albers.
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BEAUTIFUL VASSAR.

One of our young ladies W no is at
tending Vassar college, writes home as
follows:
"Nassar is beautiful place and we
girls have wished again and ag ain that
all of our Wausau friends could see 1t,
for we can't begin to describe it TO
them. We are kept pretty busy so do
not find much time in which TO be
homeSick.s
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-23
JUDGE OGDEN DEAD.

Judge Caleb S. Ogden, 81 years of
age, a resident of Waupaca since 1854,
died last Friday. The village of Ogdens-
burg was named for him. He was
county Judge of Waupaca county for
twenty-eight years and district attorney
four years He is brother of Frank
Ogden, the Madison millionaire. The
Judge was well known to many of our
people