Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30
OCCURRENCES OF LONG AGO.
ITEMS OF INTEREST WHICH WERE PYBI ISHED
IN WAUSAU OVER FIFTY YEARS ACC.

| Local news, Aug. 9th, 1857: Efforts,
are being made to open a road to
Ontonagon; the editor visited Ste
vens Point and said, this enterprising
town is situated 40 miles below and is
improving fast. Among the improve
ments is large and splendid hotel
now being built on the northeast
corner OF the public square; that the
post office department has changed the
name Of the post Office known as Little
Bull Falls to Mosinee, and Henry Cate
+ Is postmaster. In this Issue is given
an account of the killing of VIM. s.
Rcynoids by John Baptist DuBay, a
half breed; Reynolds, 90 years old, had
q quit-claim deed on a piece of land
of which DuBay claimed to be the
owner, near Fort Winnebago, and
lcommenced building house on the
same. DuBay threatened to burn the
house if it was put up, and also to
shoot Reynolds. When the frame of
the house was raised and the carpenters
had stopped work for the day, DuBay
went there and commenced to chop it
down. Reynolds heard of it and
fastened down and called DuBay
scoundrel, upon which the half breed
picked up double-barreled shot gun
and ordered Reynolds to leave or he
would shoot him, this he refused and
DuBay hred the charge passing through
the left breast, just below the heart,
Reynolds dying almost instantly. Du-
Bay then cooked the lock of the other
barrel and drove away other men who
were on the grounds
A news item in this issue says that
Mrs. Clay, wife of the great American
statesman, is rs years of age. She
growing feeble and the time is not re-
mote when she will be laid in the tomb
beside the remains of her husband
La the issue of Sept 4th, 1857, is noted
that the circuit court for Marathon
county was in session, Judge Cate, of
Portage county presiding; also that the
annual meeting of the Marathon County
Agricultural society would be held at
the Forest House on the 2nd Wednesday
in October.
Local news of Sept. 10th, 1857: That
there is large amount of lumber in
the pile for spring trade. The mills are
saving out 100000 per week; that Judge
Kennedy has field of corn that will
yield go bushels to the acre; Valentine
Harding and VIM j. Miller have
brought in specimens of oats and pota-
toes that are very fine; that Wausau
should have a daily mail. as it is now,
only tri-weekly mails come in.
Local news of Sept. Is, 1857: That
'Sshere is in pile now in this city A, SOC, 900
feet of lumber, which is worth $54, 600;
1T no place in Wisconsin is numbering
carried on so extensively and success
fully as in Wausau; that Wausau will
be represented at the state fair; that
VIM. Euen, of Stevens Point, will take
charge of articles from Marathon Co,
designed for exhibition at the state
fair; that an Episcopalian society was
organized in the city on Sept. 18th,
1857, at the conclusion of the services
held by Rev. Greene, of Stevens Point;
that the residence of VIM. Kennedy, on
Forest street (this was the residence
owned bye. Strobridge) is nearly COM
pleted. No better building can be
found in Wisconsin north of Portage
city; it looks as if Mr.. Kennedy were
going to cast off the robes of bachelor