Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-07-07

Local news published in Wausau,
Sept. 10th, 1857: The editor had taken a
trip to Jenny Bull Falls (now MerrilD
the week previous, and, in brief, said
That Jenny Bull Falls is situated on the
Wisconsin river, in the northeasterly
part OF town 81, range 6, distance of
about e2 miles by the present road; that
the fall in the river there is 10 it. in
distance OF about I of a mile, which
makes 1t valuable water power, which
is principally owned by B. 4. Cooper;
that saw mill was built there in 1S48,
which consists of one saw and two
span; that Mr.. Cooper manufactures
1900 feet of lumber per week and
there is now in pile 100000 ft, ready
for rafting in the spring; that the aver
age is t clear; that village has been
laid out by Messrs. Cooper & Smith,
and several lots have been sold; that
Mr.. Cooper is building house 66x2S
IT,, designed for boarding house; that
Cyrus Strobridge is building a hotel
and will have it ready by the commence
ment OF winter; that the site for town
is dry, and pleasantly located and the
scenery around is wild and beautiful;
that near the river the timber is pine
and hemlock, but short distance from
the river are hardwood ridges, where
farms are now being improved and
soon will produce enough to supply the
ium bermen in that vicinity; considering
all this. Jenny possesses advantages
that are sure to make it place of
no little Importance; that the Mil. and
Horizon r. r. Co. has an interest in
Jenny and no doubt will make it an
important point up the Wisconsin val
ley; that school, the first there, is
being taught by Miss Katy E. Goodrich;
that the enterprising citizens should
build school house without delay
about 30x24 feet, which would cost
about 5000 or $500 which, for few
years, would answer the additional
purpose of a church and be convenient
for all public meetings; that at present
this settlement is included in the town
organization of Wausau; that Jenny
needs very much a town organization
of its own; that it mas no grog-shop nor
post office; that the road in some places
is bad; that we look for the organiza-
tion of a new county north of us within
few years and perhaps Jenny will be
the county seat. Who knows ?
Under Religious Exercises" the fol-
lowing announcements were made:
That Catholic services would be held
Sunday, Oct. II, 1857, at 10 o. clock a. M,
in the store room of W. ID. McIndoe.
Rev. Sickle, of Stevens Point, would
preach; that there would be Episcopal
services in Forest hall, by Rev. Thos.
Greene on the same date; that Rev. M.
I'll. Barnum would preach in "Sons
Hall'' at his usual hours; that the dis
trict board has rented suitable room
for school until the new school house is
completed; that Miss Cowies had COM
menced teaching in the same; that the
select school of Miss Briggs is we'll at
tended; that "Jack Frost made his
first appearance this fall on Sept. 30th;
that M. d. Corey had left at the Office
II large potatoes, weighing IL pounds,
all from one hill in his garden; that on
Monday, Oct. 9th, Anna Coulthurst,
aged 81 years was drowned at Thos.
Grundy's place at Pine River; that the
little girl was induced to go fishing by
a little boy and her body was found in
ter of Malena Coulthurst and grand
daughter of John LeMessurier; that the
Blair tavern, at Fall City, has been
rented by George W.. Kollock; that the