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Damaged BY ClOrdburst,

READING, Pa. Aug. 3.-A terri bic
cloudburst struck the borough of
Ham burg, this county, late today. A
lO-toot food swept through the main
portion of the town. leaving in its
wake ruin and devastation. There
are washouts in the streets to the
depth of ten feet. Allan J. Romip.
who was working in a tinshop, was
drowned. The shop was swept away.
More than SO dwelling houses were
destroyed. Many persons escaped
drowning by rushing to the upper
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-08
An Endless Prayer.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2.-Postoft!ce
inspectors are trying to find the writer
of series OF ''endless chain" letters
which are now flooding the city. The
letters contain prayer which the re.
cipient is instructed to write on nine
successive days, sending them to nine
friends. A great calamity is threat.
ened to those who fail to write the
prayer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-08

LEw1sTowN, Aug. 3.-During the
past week, Is pieces of ranch property
in this county were sold, some OF the
transactions being very large ones.
David Hilger sold his old ranch on
Dog creek, consisting of about 1900
acres. to Fergus Bros. for over sl7..
600, and w. E. Bean disposed of his
Elk creek properly, 1850 acres. to
Henry Siebers for 50, 400.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-08

floors OF their residences. The total
loss VII! amount to more than $50, 900.
The great rush of water through the
town was caused by the collapse Of
the dam at the Union -four mill.
There were many thrilling rescues
and narrow escapes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-05
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Mr.. Howard visited the Senior play
rehearsal last Saturday night and very
kindly made some helpful suggesi ions.
The Senior class pins have arrived
The pin is in the shape of swastika, a
good luck symbol, with w. ii. 5. and
'06 upon it in raised letters.
Principal and Mrs. C. G. Parlin will
leave Wausau Friday night for New
York City, from where they will sail
the following Thursday for Europe.
A twenty inch pony planer has
been received from Grand Rapids,
Mich, by the manual training depart
ment, and it is expected that next year
most OF the planning will be done in the
school.
The commencement exercises will
take place Wednesday and Thursday
evenings-the play being the principle
feature tomorrow evening and the de-
bate and prophecy Thursday evening.
The price of admission is 25 cents for
one night or 81 cents for both nights.
The judges for debate at the CON-
mencement exercises Thursday night
have been chosen and are as follows
Neal Brown, A. l.. Kreutzer, Louis
Marchetti, o. E Wells and j. f.
Lamont. The debaters have spent a
good deal of work on their parts and it
promises to be very interesting.
1.-The Cricket on the Hearth" the
play which the Senior class of the
Wausau high school will present at its
graduation exercises tomorrow even
ing, has been chosen by the Senior
class of the Milwaukee east division
high school as its annual play, TO be
presented at Eozart hall, Friday even
ing.
Next Friday evening the classes OF
1907 will give reception and dance at
the Wausau club house in honor of the
class of 1906. The Seniors parents and
all of the alumni are invited to be pres
ent. A reception and concert will be
held from eight O'Clock until half past
nine, and the rest of the evening will be
spent in dancing. Light refreshments
| will be served.
The year, 1905, has witnessed more
| victories and honors for the WausaU
high school than any preceding year
There has been four state contests
the interacademic literary contest al
Appleton, the state declamatory con
| test, the state oratorical contest, and
| thu state interscholastic athletic meet
at Madison-and Wausau won places in
al of them except the athletic meet, in
which it's representatives made Z
good scoring, and won first place in
one or them. Wausau is the only schoo
| in the state that has won a place III
more than two of these contests.
Opposite the tablet on the west wal
of the assembly room, Will be placed {
similar tablet to be constructed in the
manual training department. The
tablet will contain the names anC
photographs of those students who have
won places in the state contests thi:
year. The students to be so honoreC
are: Elsie Dupre, Frieda Kuckuck
Deulah Mumm, Frank Okoneski. Elmer
Young, Abel Bugbee, Hugh Durkee
Orrie Peterson and Meinhart Koenig
Would that we might erect such table
every year
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-05
LINCOLN SCHOOL NOTES.

Last Friday rooms A and B went to
Brokaw for a farewell picnic for the
two grades which are finishing their
last year at the Lincoln school. We
all took lunch with us and stayed all
day; some went up on the train; others
walked. After lunch room A went
through the paper mill and then room
B. We were glad of chance to learn
something about how paper is made.
After that we went back to the hill
again and played games and ate our
supper, then took the six O'Clock train
for nome.
Very many pupils are out of school
on account of having the measles them
selves or because someone in the family
las them.
The Memorial exercises on Tuesda7
afternoon were a change from the usual
programs on such occasions. The
children furnished part of each pro-
gram, but there were speakers--real
soldiers-who talked to all the pupils as
they were grouped in the different
rooms. Both Mr. Briggs and Grand
pa' James spoke to the pupils of A. b.
and G. and the migrated room. Mr..
Briggs told some interesting stories
about the late civil war. One of his
topics was the friendliness of the Blue
and the Gray when not in line of battle.
Mr.. Briggs said that the civil war was
especially sad, for the conditions were
such that brother was often against
brother or father against son. He told
us what pontoon bridges were and now
they were made, ana how-wher the
flag was in danger, the stars and stripes
would be torn from the staff and put
away safely inside a coat. Many of the
southern men are buried in the North
an many of the northern men are
buried in the South, but that makes no
difference now. On Memorial day their
graves are decorated allie, whether
north or south. This day should be
kept as Sabbath and in tender men,
cries and not as day of sports and
games. Grandpa" James subject
was Lincoln" de had seen him two
different times He told about Lincoln
taking the oath of Office in '65-about
how closely heN was watched by the
guards because they feared assassina-
ton, and what a crowd there was TO see
him ride up to the capitol. Then how,
so soon alter, they got the signal thai
Lincoln was shot and the second signal
that he was dead. AS he told the story
we could realize littlo of the sorrow
and loss that the nation felt. IN room
i, Mr.. Maxon told many interesting
stories of the war, some of which
brought tears to the eyes of the listeners
Mr.. Maxon also sang song to the tune
of Marching Through Georgia" whicl.
was greatly enjoyed by all. Another
very enjoyable feature in this room was
the reading which included snatches of
patriotic songs. "Grandpa" James also
addressed the children of rooms q, III
and in Miss Haskins' room. He gave
the children very fair picture of the
horrors of war and what it means TO
country. His remin sciences appealed
to the boys and girls very strongly and
theySwere made to feel something of
the Importance attached to Decor;-
ton day program from an old soldiers
standpoint. He concluded by singing,
very effectively, one of the songs the
boys" used to sing around the camp
fire. The whole program was very i'm
pressive and will be long remembered
by the Children
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-05
TOWN SAVED BY FOREST
There Have Been Instances Wherein
Planting of Trees Has Done
the Work.

Baby forests are some of Uncle
Sans pets. Successful forest planting
has been done for some time IL Nebras-
ka, and now new nursery is being
planted in California near Santa Bar
bara Seeds of trees suited to the eli
mate there viii be grown and in about
two years the seedlings will be ready
to be transplanted to their permanent
locations. The upper water shed of
the Santa Ynez river now is quite bare
or sparsely covered with chaparral
This is the water shed which supplies
the town Of Santa Barbara with water,
and 1t will be the first scene Of attempt
at reforesting. Good forest growth is
essential both to preserve the water
and to avoid the washing down Of slit
II unchecked this would ruin the res
ervoir. The enterprise is one phase CT
the national endeavor to induce and to
conserve the rainfall as well as to dis
tribute the resulting water by the irri-
CATION work. Italian irrigation has
been termed the most economical in
utilizing water supply, and the most
highly developed system of admins
trative control midas system is said
to illustrate examples Of irrigation on
the largest scale, and Americas yields
the most rapid development.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-05
Trouble Makers.

Remember that not all who cry true
democracy are democrats themselves.
Daily Bulletin.
This is a true saying and no one is
better qualified to know it than The
Bulletin. With the foregoing state
ment The Bulletin closes an editorial in
which it urges the democrats of Fond
du Lac county to refuse to participate
in the state Platform convention ca. led
by the Democratic State Central com
mittee. just what qualifications The
Bulletin has to participate in demo
cratic councils is not clear. 1t is not
democratic paper and does not sub
scribe to the doctrines of the party.
As an avowed independent With La
Toilette republican leanings, The Bull
letin has right to hold aud express
such opinions as it pleaSeS but 1t dis
plays great dea! of assurance when it
assumes to tell democrats of Fond du-
Lac county what is and what IS rot
democratic. As a matter Of fact The
Bulletin is only carrying out Its orders
from republican headquarters and in
stead of offering the democrats advice
for the good of the democratic party it
is attempting to stir up strife and dis
sension among them for the benefit of
the LaEollette faction OF the republican
party. That trick an old one and
worn out. 1t was successful at
first but the democrats are no long
er asleep. They have q Scovered
that the only people who benefit
when the democrats quarrel are the
republicans and that every time the
democrats have taken the advice of
LaFollette and bis friends thev have
raked the chestaats out of the ire for
faction of the republican PAL ".
Fond du Lac democrats WI not be
deceived by The pc pable attempt of
the Bulletin TO get them into quar-
rel for the benefit of their enem es.
The decision of the state central COM
mittee to call a platform convention
was made after a Iull disCuS sion, 1T
3 meeting which was attended by
representative democrats from all
over the state. Those who opposed
the convention at this NEE cg were
so few that the decision was almost
unanimous. This opposing minority
were true democrats, SO true that from
the moment the decision wCs rendered
they have accepted it and have not
raised voice against the convention
plan. Not SO with the La Toilette
faction of the republican party. 1t
has been bending every effort to
stir up strife aud cause dissension
among the democrats. The motive
is so apparent that it is almost
supertiuous to warn democrats
against their being deceived. The
opposition to the convention does not
come from democrats at all but from
republicans who see and fear the
strength such move will give the
democratic party in the state campaign
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-05
Give the Doctors a Chance.

DIR. w. A Gordon, superintendent of
the Northern state hospital for the in
sane, has recently been spoken of for
governor of Wisconsin. He was inter-
viewed regarding the matter and said
it was about time that the medical pro-
fession was recognized in political mat
tiers. "The lawyers" he said, "have
always run this country and they have
virtually run it into the ground. The
doctors are the wise ones of the earth.
| think | would make good governor.
My experience in the northern hospital
for the last eleven years would espec-
tally qualify me TO manage an average
legislature. | have always advocated
the entry of the medical profession
into politics. In fact if the people Of
this state really knew who are their
real friends, they would send a solid
medical delegation to congress and
would elect legislature the majority
of whom were physicians"
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and naturally they are bending every
effort to counterfeit it. The effort to
make trouble in Fond du Lac county
will fail. for the democrats are united
and harmonious. They do their own
thinking and viii not be led
sstray by the efforts of trouble
makers. The Reporter believes the
platform convention is a wise move
and this belief is strengthened by the
opposition to the plan from the republi-
cans. If the opposing party really be-
lieved platform convention would
weaken the democratic chances for
success they wouldn't be so eager to
get the democrats into quarrel over
it. Being astute enough to see the
advantage the democrats are sure to
gain from such move, they are bend
ing every effort to stir up strife. Let
the democrats attend to their own
affairs quietly and in order and the
next governor of Wisconsin will be a
democrat.-Fond du Lac Reporter.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-05
The Northern Man in Texas.

As the northerner listens and looks
in Texas all the illusions he brought
with him are dispelled. Instead of the
embattled hip pocket there Is tele-
phone consultation with ones at
torney. Instead of shooting ARRAY
there is a lawsuit. In lieu of the red
shirt there is boiled and bosomed linen
and the bandana is replaced by a col
lar from Troy. Where one expected
to find leather-trousered cowboys there
are store-clothed hackmen, including.
at San Antonio, the second SON of a
British nobleman who went broke and
is now earning his living by driving
visitors about the city. AS for law and
order in Texas, a man with concealed
six-shooter in New York is safer from
arrest than the man with a concealed
toy pistol in Texas.-Sunset Magazine.
-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-05
j5-w3

The house of VIM. Sommerfeldt, at
No. 500 n. Fifth Ave, was wrecked
Thursday afternoon during high wind.
The house had been raised upon blocks
while crew of stone masons were
building foundation under it. With
out any warning the house slid to one
side and rested on the newly made wall
which had dried scarcely enough to
hold it. Four masons were working
under the building and they were in
great peril of having their lives crushed
out. When the house slid off the
blocks, the men dropped to the ground
and then crawled out from under the
building. 1t was found that the struc-
ture was so wrenched and twisted that
it cannot be repaired without tearing it
down. The Sommerfeldt family was
living in the house and lost nearly all
its dishes and other breakable house
hold goods, but no one was hurt The
loss falls heavily on MIR, Sommerreldt,
who is a laborer.
Have you seen any of the walls dec
GRATED with Callies' wall finish I? 1t is
the finest thing on the market and
something entirely new.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-05
BIG SNAKES.

We have always had an idea that
there we're no large snakes in Northern
Wisconsin, but there are, just the same.
q. ii. Tank, who lives in the town of
Stettin, was in the city last Thursday
and told the Pilot reporter few snake
stories that made his nair stand on end
The first snake experience Mr.. Tank
had was two summers ago. He had
missed some young chicks and so he
concluded to keep y close watch.
Shortly after this he spied something
going through the grass and from the
disturbance thought it MIGHT be a
muskrat; following it up quickly, what
was his establishment to see a snakes
body passing over small log. 1t
seemed to HIM to be a foot through
more or less. He saw it disappear in =,
the roots of large pine stump. He
ran to his house and secured large fish
spear and called upon a young man
there to come and help him. Mr.. Tank
got upon the stump and poked around
Its roots and the snake ran its body out
about a foot or more when it was
pinned to the earth by the spear 1t
took sometime 10 dispatch him but il
was finally done. 1t measured nearly
eight feet long and three inches in
diameter and nine inches in cir cum
ference. 1t was cut open and contained
thirt zen eggs, each as large as hens
egg. Two weeks ago today, Ms. Tank
was out near one of the old buildings
when she saw large snake coiled up.
She called her husband, and with
club he managed to kill the snake which
measured nearly six feet. They weie
what are called pine snakes and are not
poisonous, though they grow to a very
large size. One was Killed near Osh-
kosh several years 400 which measured
twelve feet long. 1t had been seen
several times and had created much
CONSERVATION in the neighborhood as
the usual ''sea monster" does at sum-
mer resort. Mr.. Tank said that there
seemed to be good many of these
snakes in his part of the County; whila
ago he was cutting out a large pine
stump when he found twenty-three of
them squirming IN one hollow place in
the roots; all were small. But it is dead
certain that Marathon county has few
snakes that are as large as can be found
anywhere, but they are harmless.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-05

M. B. Rosenberg is in Milwaukee
on business.
Il. P. Gilman, of Oshkosh, was in the
city yesterday.
C. ID. Jones went to Hurley last
evening on business.
John Andrews was in Madison Sat
urday on legal business.
Pat German went up to Merrill
this morning to transact business.
Bentley Vaughan, of Star Lake,
spent Sunday with his parents in this
city.
Mrs. Henry Miller and daughter,
Amy, went to Milwaukee Friday for a
visit.
e A. Gooding departed for Cassian
this morning to attend to business
matters.
-Chas. j. Winton, who has been ur
at Prince Albert, Canada, returned
home on Saturday.
Geo. Sutor, Frank Chesak, Peter
Schmidt and Frank Blecha were over
from Athens today.
Mrs. S. l.. Mahard and son. Delmar,
of Amigo, spent part of last Wednesday
in the city visiting relatives.
-Chas. Helke and son. Carl, left last
night for a visit in kilboune City,
Portage, Milwaukee and Oshkosh
Miss Leigh Yawkey will depart
soon for New York and viii sail from
that city June l2ih for a tour of Europe.
Herbert Warner, of Plum Lake.
spent the day in Wausau. Mr.. Warner
is proprietor of a summer resort on
Plum lake.
JAS. Ryan, son of Mr. and Mrs. L.
e. Ryan, is down from Merrill to at
tend the commencement exercises of
the high school.
Miss Anna Peters, of Trinidad, Col,
is visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. o. Means and will remain here dur
ing the summer
Byron Park, of Stevens Point,
came tothe city on Friday, and Saiur-
day went out on Plover river with Neal
Brown trout fishing.
james Montgomery was in Milwau-
kee and Chicago last week on business.
He visited with his sons at Carroll col
lege. Waukesha, Friday.
Arthur Kiefer will leave Saturday
night for Waukesha to be present at
the graduation of his brother, Walter.
from the Carroll College academy.
Miss Harriet MaTtbey, who has
spent the past winter in the West. is
expected to arrive home from Spokane.
Wash, the latter part of the week.
DIR. Frank Kickbusch went ND to-
Tomahawk Friday for the purpose of
making test of several herds of cattle,
to determine whether or not they were
afflicted with tuberculosis.
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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-05

creditable9record in the past two weeks
by winning games. This fact is quite
relief to local patrons of the game,
for they got discouraged with the team s
early showing. There are still a few
weak places on the team which need
strengthening and then Wausau will
have pennant winning team. The
greatest trouble of late appears to be
IN the umpires. Two of them appeared
to know as much about umpiring as
tramp knows about work. President
Powers saw the work of one last Fri
day and laid him off after the game.
Danny Bolen, who last year gave the
best satisfaction of any umpire, has
been re-engaged and will officiate in
games the balance of the season. Free
port is giving the leaders, the Lacrosse
team, a run for their money; Eau
Claire is strengthening up, and pros
poets for more even contest are now
looming up.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-05
O.. 4 ST. P. RAILWAY.

For Chicago, Milwaukee and west, daily sos .. m
For Chicago, Milwaukee and west, daily
except Sunday ......lO;4O a. m
For the north, daily. except Sunday. 9:l0 a. m
For the north, Sundays only 1l5 D. m
For Tomahawk, daily, except Sunday. 1880 .. I'm
Close connections are made with 10:40 a. m
train for all points in Southern Wisconsin an6
MORT bern Illinois.
Tickets on sale and baggage checked to desti
nation. NJ. f. GOLDEN, Agent.
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MAY BE PROSECUTED.

Three residents of the city who were
candidates for Office at the last munic-
ipal election, failed to file a report OF
their campaign expenses, as provided
by Chap. SOP statutes of 1905. The city
clerk has importuned these men at
various times to file their reports, but
they failed to comply, one stating that
ut is nobody's business how much /
spent" The clerk is therefore, by law,
Obliged to give the names of these
parties to the district attorney and the
county clerk. The county clerk must
have the names published in a news
paper within the county. Prosecutions
which may follow, if certain requil e.
ments are not made, viii result in a
fine of from G25 to $500 and costs being
imposed, the statutes providing that
penalty.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-05

Proxies VIII only be recognized when pre-
sented by actual residents Of the same county
as the duly elected delegate represented.
The credentials of all delegates to said con-
the state central committee by the chairmen of
the respective county committees and forward
ed to the chairman of the democratic state cen
trail committee at Milwaukee, Immediately
upon being signed by the county chairman and
secretary, or the chairman and secreta J of the
convention at which they were chosen.
By order OF the democratic state central COM
mittee.
GEO w. LEWIS, H. H. MANSON,
Secretary. Chairman.
Wausau Wis Nav % 1905
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Call for Democratic State Convention.

BY direction of the Democratic State Central
committee, a delegate convention nf tAe dem
ocratic electors of the state of Wisconsin IS
hereby called to be held in the city of Milwaukee
WEDNESDAY, JUNE q, / O'CLOCK P. M.
for the purpose of perfecting the party organi-
zation In the state and formulating platform
setting forth the principles and policies for
which the democratic party of Wisconsin
stands thereby giving aid and counsel to the
candidates of said party, whose legal duty it is
to formulate the party platform and who will
be chosen at the September primaries.
All voters OF Wisconsin, irrespective of past
party affiliations, who believe in democratic
principles, are urged TO cooperate in electing
delegates to this convention.
The representation to which each county is
entitled Is designated below, the apportionment
being made on the basis of one delegate to
every $50 votes or fraction thereof, cast for
the democratic gubernatorial candidate in
IO0l.
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TO WAUSAU HIGH SCHOOL
SCHOLARS:

Services required for special adver-
Using work during June, July aud
August. Must furnish references from
CITY superintendent and horne bank.
High School Scholars Cooperative
Certificate club.
800 Commercial Blodg.
j5-w3 Minneapolis, MINI.