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La Junta tribune., 1909-11-13

A young man from Ia Junta. whose
name we are compelled To omit. 70.
Gently made . pleasure trip 10 Swsnk.
He returned to his home about mid.
nixht In q Leah avcnussr drink
state. His home. BY the way. boasts
Of one lone cottonwood tree which
rises majcs,iesily from the lawn
near the front walk. This being the
only trcc In tho block tho younx
man OF course me, II head on. boune'
Ing back . few feet from the Nm
pact. A second attempt brought .
result the same as the first. and =
third and fourth likewise. Such In
ccssant bombardins Of the poor cot
touwood reused the young mans
room mate, who. upon looking from
his window. saw his chum lying on
the grass chanting In . voice brok'
en- With sobs. Lost. hops'sssly Sest
in m impene,rabis forest"
La Junta tribune., 1909-11-13

Mrs. W. P. Scheets writes from
Corvallis. Ore, to change the address
OF the Tribune to Forest Grove. Ore.
'as | expect to spend the winter at
this suburban town and in Portland"
Mrs. Scheets also promises a letter
for our reminiscent edition." wish
ing US much successs In the under.
taking and that We may hear from
many old friends" Old timers who
have received circular letter Of re.
quest will please make note OF
this hope and expectation and &C,
accordingly.
La Junta tribune., 1909-11-13

II will not accept the position OF
governor OF New Mexico. l am q
newspaper man and would rather
work on q newspaper than be presi.
dent OF the United States" In this
vigorous statement did VIII Robinson,
editor OF the Roswell Registcr.Tri'
bune, refuse the offer OF the gov
ernorship Of New Mexico. Now
there's man after our own heart
Same here. brother. There is moth
Ing like being In love with your
daily stunt and emincntly sstiSfied
with your particular sphere In life.
with no ambition TO rattle around In
some Job for which you have no In
clination and know that you are In
competent to I'LL.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-12
LOCOMOTIVES CRASH.

Three engines, a caboose and Il freight
train figured in a wreck in the St Paul
yards this morning The accident
happened at about the hour of five and
was due either to carelessness or inn
proper use of signals. A freight train
coming from the south got stalled near
Wausau Jet on account of break in
the hose which operates the air brakes
While the train was standing on the
track two lone engines arrived from
the south The engineers saw the train
aud stopped. A little later another
engine and caboose arrived, but for
some reason it was not noted the track
ahead was not clear and this engine
bumped into the two locomotives
ahead and they were damned into the
freighttrain. The result was THAI three
engines and a caboose were so badly
damaged they must be overhauled at
the company S shops. Fortunately no
one was hurt. The three extra locomo-
tives were being brought here to take
care of part of the rush of business
which has commenced since logging
trains have been put on. Eight more
locomotives are expected to arrive in
the next few days. This will be one of
the busiest winters for this division of
the road that the company has ever ex-
perienced. This is Que mostly to the
g, h, ,,.,t
be cut and shipped to the mills.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-12
ANNUAL MEETING.

The. Marathon County Agricultural
society held its annual meeting Thurs
day evening in the supervisors room
of the court house. There was no bust
ness transacted aside from listening to
the secretary's report and electing
officers. The new officers are as fol-
lows:
President-Aug F Marquardr.
Yice-Pres. VIM Lemke.
Secretary-M Ii Duncan
Treasurer-E. c. Zimmerman
Executive committee-A. j Plow-
man. town of Elderon; Frank Deichsel
and Fred INN, town of Maine; Frank
Reinecke, town of Hamburg; Geo. Rick
and Dr. G. A. Mills, city.
Pat German was fornerly president
and ID. o. Thompson vice president.
la the executive board S NJ Quaw, II.
G. Head, VIM. Lemke and Aug. Mar
quardt drop out. The seeretary's re-
port shows that the total receipts last
year were Sl2, GA IS and the disburse-
meuts 81 $40 06 From these figures it
would seem that the society cleared
S795 II, but there is an old Indebtedness
of about $4,000
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-12
DIES SUDDENLY.

Mrs. Clara Garner, residing at 507
Seymour street, was stricken with heart
failure Sunday and expired before
medical assistance could be summoned.
She arose, feeling as well as usual that
morning, made call on a neighbor
and when she came home she started
for the woodshed to get an armful of
wood. She fell on the porch and her
mother, Mrs. Geo. Ruder, hearing the
noise, went out to her assistance. Mrs.
Ruder summoned her grand daughter,
Maggie RIDER, and they succeeded in
getting her into the house. She was
then dead and death had apparently
come within a few seconds after she
fell.
Clara Ruder, as she was known be-
fore her marriage, was born in Wausau
Nov %, 1864 She was married TO
Louis Garner in 1884 and two children
survive her, Mrs. Rudolph Arensee and
Fred Garner. She also leaves her
mother, forr brothers and one sister,
Herman, Edward and Henry Ruder of
this city, William of Merrill, and Mrs.
Emma Momburg of Bay City, Mich.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
from the family residence. Rev. f.
Schaer will conduct the services.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-12
TO CONSIDER THE GAME LAWS.
A Meeting Called at the Court House
on Wednesday Evening.

j. w. Foster, the game warden of
Marathon county, called'a meeting of
those interested in hunting and fishing,
at the court house on Wednesday even
ing to talk over proposed amendments
TO the game laws. 1t was a very cold
evening and only about thirty attended
In addition, Mr. Robrecht, of Lang
lade county, and Mr.. Hull, of Shawano,
game wardens of their respective coun-
ties, were present The meeting was
organized with j. w Foster as chair
man and L. X Wright secretary.
The chairman stated the objects of
meeting and called on John Schwister.
to read the article of 'Nimrod" Unpublished
in the last issue of WAUsAU PmoT.
A general discussion followed
An idea, which found general favor,
was TO shorten the season and allow the
use of dogs, it being argued that in this
way fewer deer would be killed as all
the shots would be running shots. 1t
was finally decided not 10 mention this
matter IN the resolutions, as it was felt
that the prejudice against the use of
dogs was great; that the legislature
would not consider legalizing their use
The question of allowing only one
deer to be killed by any one hunter,
aroused lively discussion. Warden
Foster and others favored this, argu-
ing that it was general practice, in
certain sections of the state, for guides
and hunters, TO kill deer in advance of
the season, and sell them to outside
hunters, and that a great many deer
were killed for this purpose and that
the only way to stop it was TO limit the
number of deer a hunter might take
out The opponents of this proposition
urged that where a party went out for
a weeks deer hunting they went out
principally for the vacation; that if one
of the party killed a deer the first day,
he would have no more legal right to
hunt deer aud that after one or two
deer had been killed the party would
have to break up, provided the law was
observed; That if this provision was
adopted it would result in hunters
hiding their deer in the woods until
such time as their vacation was over or
the party had got the limit of deer
allowed by the law; that, as a matter of
fact very few parties, nowadays,
killed more than one deer apiece on the
, average
The follow ing resolutions were finally
adopted:
First That the month of November
be a closed season for the use of dogs
in hunting
Second-That the first ten days of
November be closed season for all
kinds of game
Third That the use of the steel pointed
bullet in hunting be prohibited.
Fourih-Fhat in all other respects the
game laws as relating 70 deer be left as
at present
Fifth That the game laws regarding
fishing be left as at present.
Sixth-That the law prohibiting the
dumping of mill refuse in the inland
waters OF the state be extended TO apply
to the Wisconsin river.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-12
B. B. NOTES.


The annual meeting of the WI.
league directors will be held in Mil
waukee next Sunday. W. r. Bryan
and possibly others will represent the
Wausau team at the meeting.
President Moll has received sigued
contract from Umpire Guthrie for the
1909 season. He is an American asso-
citation utility man.
The national commission has decided
that Ward Miller, sold by Wausau to
Toledo and later drafted by the Chi
eago Cubs, belongs to the Cubs
The 1909 season of the Wisconsin-Illi-
nois league will open on May and will
close on Sept -. according to draft
of the schedule now being arranged by
President Charles f. Mol. La all prob
ability l2S games will be played, two
more than last season. The northern
teams will open in the south. Opening
assignments have not been arranged as
yet, but the start off may look some
thing like this
Wausau at Lacrosse.
Fond du Lac at Madison
Green Bay at Rockford.
Oshkosh at Freeport.
The schedule will be submitted at a
meeting of league directors Jan Il.
It is impossible to say at this time
whether a post-season series will be ar
ranged with the champions of the Cen
trail league President Mol is averse
to such series unless the winning clubs
are in towns near TO each other.
at northern club should win IN our
league and southern club capture the
pennant in the Central league post
season series between the leagues prob
ably would not be arranged because of
the great expense in railroad transpor-
tatien, says Mr. Mol. IF the nearby
towns win out, however, it is almost a
certainty that championship contests
will be held The schedule proposed
for 1909 "a the state league will be ready
in Il few days
Bond, captain of the Lacrosse team
for three seasons, has signed his name
to contract making him manager OF
the team.
W. c. Reinig. owner of the Fond du-
Lac team, now says ms franchise is not
for sale, as had been stated. He says
all he lacks to start the 1860 season is a
new manager.
The talk of ousting LACROSSE and
Wausau from the league IS dying out
and no chsngesin the league are looked
for
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-12
FOUR PERISH IN FIRE.

-Four children of Christian Lee, far
mer living six miles from Rice Lake,
Wis, were cremated in a fire which to-
tally destroyed the farm dwelling last
Wednesday. The dead children ranged
in age from 8 to 16 years. Lee, to-
gether with his wife and three younger
children, escaped the ravases Of the
flames, only to face a six-mie walk to
shelter with the thermometer register
ing % degrees below zero.
The mother was awakened by the
roar of the flames, and grabbing the
three youngest children rushed from
the house. The four boys who were
sleeping upstairs were cut off from es-
cape. When the parents realized that
their four children had been burned to
death and that certain death awaited
the survivors if they remained without
shelter, the father and mother started
on the six-mile tramp across country 10
Rlce Lake. The mother, who was
carrying the two youngest children, be-
came exhausted and Lee was forced to
carry his wife and the two children for
a distance of over quarter of mile to
place of safety.
The third child, who walked, froze
both his feet, and it is feared that he
will die as a result of the exposure to
the cold. Fears are expressed for the
lives of the other two children.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-12
NEARLY READY.

The Northwestern Dyeing and Clean
ing works, which is an Incorporated
company in which j Alexander, L..
II Wheeler, F d. Timlin, w II Nablo
and g. w. Sexmith, are interested will
be in readiness TO commence operations
be- Feb. Ist. Their building is on the
west side, 100 7129 Clinton street, next 10
|. 4 LaCerte's studio It is built of
concerto blocks aud is Just about COM
pleted The machinery is all here and
it viii be the best equipped dyeing and
cleaning plantin Wisconsin. Tue COM
pany will guarantee It's work which is
done by no other institution of its kind
in the United States. An expert man,
who has had long experience in the
business, has been engaged and he
comes right from Beeker's Dyeing and
Cleaning establishment of Chicsgo.
Mark SehoIfieid has accepted posi-
ton with the company as manager of
out oS town agencies.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-12
LIFE CRUSHED OUT.
Jacob Gensman Jr.. Meets With Fatal
Accident.

News was brought to the city Wednes-
day afternonn of the death of Jacob
| Gensman, 3r., who was killed that
| afternoon in an accident which occurred
on Rib hill The news of the death
| Frustrated his parents and was sad
blow to the many friends Of deceased
and the family.
The story of the accident, as near as
can be learned. is about as follows:
Jacob Gensman Sr, owns some timber
land on Rib hill near its crest, some of
the timber having been injured by fire
during the summer He has been cut
ting it this fall and winter and the work
was being directed by his son. 1t is
impossible to haul the timber off the
land, because of the precipitous slope
of the hill and the large rocks that are
encountered. To get the logs out of
the woods an iced chute was constructed
between fifty and seventy five rods in
length. into this the logs were dumped
and, sliding to the bottom of the chute,
they were loaded onto sleighs and
hauled to the mill
On the afternoon of Wednesday the
men working at the top OF the hill saw
that some of the logs had stuck in the
chute and were holding others back,
causing jam. Mr. Gensman went
down the side of the hill toloosen them
The men working at the top of the
hill did not watch him. but kept on
with their work, only noticing that the
jam had been broken Consequently
no one is able to giye-a correct story of
the accident-only a theory. A short
time later log slid to the foot of the
chute which attracted the attention of
ne men below. 1t was covered with
blood, denoting that some accident had
happened. They started M the hill
ard found Mr. Gensmann's body lying
in the chute. He was lifeless and it
was quite apparent that ne had been
killed outright
Relatives were notified and the re-
mains We're removed to the city. The
funeral was held Saturday from the
home. croner Seymour and Plumer Sts.,
Rev. f. H Brigham, pastor of the NJ
E church, conducting the services,
Deceased was born 10 this city Nov
Is, 1868 He attended the public schools
of this city, the Spencerian Business
college of Milwaukee and grew to man
hood in Wausau He had keen in.
sight into business methods and at an
early age began assisting his father in
conducting numbering operations. For
several years past he had cut timber
near the city, spending most of the
time in the camps and personally super
vising the work
Tie was of a quiet, retiring disposition,
but Notwithstanding this characteristic
be had numberless friends who had
known him since boyhood and to these
the shock occasioned by the news of his
death was heavy.
Three years ago he was united in
marriage to Miss Kate Hussong. All of
the friends and neighbors of the
the family express their warmest sym
patty for those nearest to deceased
Besides his parents and wife he is sur
vived by foar brothers and three sisters
William, town of Maine; Mrs. Paul
Gebert and Leo, of Merrill; Henry, Til
lie and Lydia of this city.
Deceased was charter member of
Boynton Tent No %, K o. I M. and
and members of that society attended
his funeral
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-12
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
EDUCATION.

The board of education met in regu-
lar session last evening at the Office of
Hurley Il Jones. Among the items of
business transacted, was the following
1t was decided to purchase a type
writer for the commercial department
which will be the 10th now in use there.
The committee on building was au-
thorized to investigate the condition of
the gasoline engine in the Lincoln
school aud take such action relative to
the repair or exchange of the engine, as
is deemed wise
1t was also authorized to purchase
storm windows for few OF the win
dows of the Franklin school.
The committee on supplies was au-
thorized TO purchase an additional mat
for the gymnasium
Lindval and Kelly's Zoology was
adopted for use in the Zoology classes
The usual bills were allowed and or.
dered paid.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-12
THlRTY-F0URTH ANNUAL STATE
CONVENTION OF Y. M C. A..

The tnir,y-fourth annual state con
vention Of the Y NJ. c. A. will be held
in wausau this week from January
l4th TO the 11th. 1t viii be an
event Of great importance. Many of
Wausau homes have been thrown open
for the entertaining of delegates The
program will open on Friday morning
in the Methodist church. At $50 in the
evening a banquet for delegates and
invited guests viii be held in the Y. n.
c. A building Saturday morning and
afternoon the program will be contin-
usd in the NJ f. church There will
also be conference of physical direc
tors in the Y NJ c. A in the afternoon
at the Y. NJ. G A. building. In tie
evening there will be soEg service in
the NJ E church. The annual athletic
and gymnastic meet will take place in
the Y. NC. A. on r-iday evening
See particulars of this nees in another
column.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-12
CHORAL SOCIETY OPERA.

The opera "Ermiaie' will be given
by the Choral society in this city during
the first week in February. The cast
is as follows
Erminie Mrs. E. H. Boehm.
Marie-Mrs George Hart.
Cerise-Mrs. Frank Barden.
The Princess Granpe seau-Mrs P L.
Sisson.
Gavotte-M Miss Hermione Silverthorn.
The Marquis a Rowley.
The Chevalier-A Y Gearhart.
Ravenes-J ID Taylor, Jr
Cadeau-C. II Ingraham
Eugene-WiIl LaCerte.
Ernest de Brissac-Frank Oxoueski.
Arthur Speer.
Dufois gIsn keeper George B0ro-
witg
Simon-Dr J l. Mathews
Other characters BY Miss Emma Par
dee, Miss Bonita Shatto, Mrs. c. Ii.
Annes, end Flower Boy. Master Hilton
Dressler.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-12
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

The following marriage licenses were
granted the past week by the county
clerk
Herman Meyer, to Sadie Hole, both
of city.
Aug. Broecker, Schofield, TO Mary
Fackler, town of Weston.
Edward Entriken, Winona, Mimi, to
Jane IL. Casey, city.
Bernard Fay to Annette LaFountain,
both of city.
Frank Morton, to Martha Kichbusch,
both of city.
Julius Kraft, t. lille Hoffman, both
of Rib Falls.
George Deppert, TO Rhoda Breisath,
both Of Stratford.
Guido Faber, Eau Claire, to Christine
Girdwood, city.
Aug. Halberg, to Lillian Davis, both
of Mosinee.
Geo. Albrecht, town Of Halsey 10
Tressie Andre, town Of Rietbrock
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-12

Last night the local Y held try
out meet to pick a track team to
represent the 7 in the state cham
pionship Thursday night in the local
Y gym, in connection with state
convention of the Y. NJ G. A. open
ing here Thursday for four days.
Some good records we're made in
the high jump, shot put and hop
step and jump, and in the mile
relay around chairs, and half dozen
fast men were picked out, four of
these will run for Wausau.
The gymnastic squad will be led
by B. Nitschie and j. Nutter and
w. Hughes with him will enter all
the gymnastic events. They are in
good shape.
The Basketball team will put in a
final practice tomorrow night in
preparation for the basketball
championship against either Racine
or Green Bay teams.
Fred B. Smith, who is considered
to be the greatest speaker in the
world to men, will speak at the
Presbyterian church on Friday
afternoon and also at the banquet
Friday night, and at big mass
meeting Sunday afternoon. The
banquet is to be given for the visit
ing delegates and a limited number
of local tickets will be sold at 80
cents per plate.
To date there has not been a
sufficient number of our local people
who have sent in their names to the
committee to entertain delegates.
There are many yet to be taken
care of and if there are any who
desire to entertain they will please
notify Neil Campbell or A. H. Clark.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-12
SURPRISE PARTY.

January :, 1909, was the 74th ami
versary of the birth Of Mrs ) Trud-au,
and her old friends to the number of
thirty gave her surprise on that even
ing 1t was an evening of pleasure to
Mrs. Trudean, as well as to those who
who we're present to assist 10 eelebrat-
ing the event. There were refresh
ments served, winding up with large
birthday cake. Mrs. Trudsau was pre-
scented with 8 handsome piece OF silver
She has lived in WaUsau longer than
any other woman. coming here over
sixty years ago. and is one of our most
beloved and highly esteemed citizens
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-12
STATE MEET THURSDAY NIGHT,

The entries for the state \ Nj. Z. A
i athletic and gymnastic meetto be held
here Thursday night the opening nighl
IT the state Y. nj. e. A. convention, are
nearly all in, there are one or two
places to hear from yet and with the
/ entries already received the meet viii
be big success.
The entries to hand are:
Janesville Campbell, Kline, Terry,
| Chase.
Antigo; r p Brown, Condie, w. ID.
Brown, Schablaska, Willard, Dana, Van
Fleet, Drake, Tessar, Kellogg, Cleary,
FalKenhaven, Greisch.
Manitowoc; Barnstein, Lii.
Kenosha; Widdeson.
Kaukauna; Towsley, Shrader, Rouns-
vile, Parks, Fay.
Wausau, Silverthorn, jackson, Weik,
Schneider, Speer, Alexander, Evans,
Torgerson, Hunger, Nitsete, Nutter,
Hughes.
The following associations found it
impossible to send any entries Beloit,
Lacrosse, Lake Geneva, Fond du Lac.
Milwaukee and Oshkosh expect to
have few entries which will probably
be in by tomorrow.
The men appointed by the committee
for officials to handle the meet are as
follows w. H Norman, Wausau, Ref.
cree; F. Z Birch. GAINESVILLE, Clerk; A.
w Walch of Green Bay, Lee L. Earl of
Amigo, e. & Goodsell of Fond du Lac,
Timers; Rev I H. Brigham, Wausau,
Starter; d. r Fogwell and l. II Fox
of Kenosha, j +. Judin of Waukesha,
P. B. Willis of Milwaukee, Geo. b.
Stewart of Green Bay, Judges of all
events.
The committee in charge of the Meet
are C. S. Minter, Milwaukee; +. f.
eirn, Evansville; w. H. Norman, Wan
sau.
The state T. NJ c A. basket ball
championship game win be played
Thursday night also between Wausau
representing the North and either
Racine or Green Bay representing the
South. Racine is to wire W. H. Nor
man today if they will come or not,
and Green Bay is ready TO come if
Racine cannot
There will be game anyway and
both Racine and Green Bay have fast
teams and whichever team comes here
they will make the local team hustle
for the state championship honors.
A handsome trophy has been donated
by the Wausau business men and will
be presented to the association scoring
the highest number of points in all
events, the trophy is to be tried for each
year unit. won by one association three
years when it will be their property.
Badges will be given for first, second
aud third places in each event, and
championship emblems will be pre-
sented to the winning basket ball team.
The complete program for the ath-
letic and gymnas;ic and basket ball is
as follows drill.
l. Free Hand Gymnastic Drill COM
piled and set to music by w H Nor
man, each association entry will go
through the drill, and then all entries
in-mass
2 Fifteen Yard Hurdle Race 81 g.
hurdle.
s. High Jump.
A Hop, Step & Jump, standing start
5. Shot Put.
5. Quarter Mile Relay Race, around
chairs.
T. Horse, gymnastics
8. Parallel Bar, gymnastics.
8 Horizontal Bur, gymnastics.
TO- Basket ball, State Championship.