Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-04-13

Thos. Laughlin, alias Thos. Williams,
was arrested in this city last Tuesday
night, upon the request of the sheriff of
Brown county. The sheriff arrived
later and took the prisoner to Green
Bay
REWARD OFFERED.-A volume of the
RIVER PILoT. containing the
issues of the years 1873 and 1874. has
been lost track Of Any information
leading to its recovery left at 407 Grand
avenue, will be rewarded. If
About 10000, 600 feet of logs will be
driven down the river this spring by
the Alexander Stewart Lumber Co.
These logs are mostly hemlock. The
is still hauling logs by raj!
and dumping them in the river north of
the pumping station.
A two year old child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Miller, who reside near Athens,
died last Tuesday of morphine poison
ing. The child got hold of a box of
tablets containing morphine and ate a
number of them. 1t fell into a stupor
from which it never awakened
The Jacob Mortenson Lumber Co.
has the largest supply o. logs on hand
at present it has had at any one time in
its history. To one who visits the mill
and dumping grounds, the sight re.
minds him of early days, when logs
were as plentiful as fleas on dog
Hugo Beltz, resident of Athens, has
received one of those Spanish letters
which have been the cause of separat-
ing many an American from his cash.
1t is dated at Madrid, and like all the
rest is supposed to be from man in
prison who has large fortune which
is promised to the one fulfilling a GER
tain request. Several Wausau people
have got similar letters in the past.
In case wherein Oscar Swanson of
the town of Stettin sued his father,
Swan Swanson TO recover 1867 81 which
he claimed was due him in wages, tried
in circuit court Thursday, the jury
awarded the complainant judgment in
the sum of 5000 and costs of action.
The defendant set up the claim that his
son owed him an amount equal to the
first mentioned sum for board
Miss Ellen Mcdonald who was en-
gagged last fall by the training school
board, as an assistant to Mr. Wells and
Miss Bohrer in the management of the
school, will leave the city at the expira-
ton of the present term. At the cleo
ton held last Tuesday, Miss Mcdonald
was elected superintendent of schools
of her home county, Oconto She
proved to be very efficient teacher
and the local school board does not like
to see her leave.
All street car service was blocked
night shortly after ten
o'clock, on account of ice getting into
the turbines at the power house. 1t
was necessary to steam up boilers and
this consumed several hours time
Cars got stalled all along the line and
were unable to move until the engines
in the plant had developed sufficient
power A number of Schofield people
were in the city that night and they
together and hired livery rigs
to take them home.
Robt. FitZke of the town of Stettin,
who operates saw mill on Little Rib,
was arrested and appeared before
Justice r. N. Larner Friday to answer
TO charge of violating the state game
laws. The complaint was made by
John Foster, deputy game warden, who,
in his complaint, made affidavit to the
effect that Mr.. Fitzke was guilty of
dumping sawdust in the river, contrary
20 the game laws. Mr.. Fitzke pleaded
guilty to the charge and was fined $25
md costs, which he paid
At meeting held in the town hall in
he town of Texas on election day, il
vas decided to extend the macadam
'oad built last year mile north of the
,ity limits to the foot of Marshal hill,
md also TO macadamize a strip of road
the Jas. Kennedy farm and
Little Trappe river. The town has
about $500 on hand at the present time
% carry on the work and for every cent
like amount will be received
rom the county. Last year Wausau
business men contributed towards the
building of the strip north of the city
limits and will perhaps do so this year.
A request will be made for the use of
he city's morse roller.
John Boraski, whose home is in
Three Lakes, but who has been work
ng in Tomahawk of late, came here
Wednesday, having as chaperones the
sheriff and district attorney of Lincoln
He appeared in circuit court,
before Judge Reid, and admitted that
he knew the cashier of the Bradley
bank in Tomahawk. He further ad-
mitted that he took possession of the
cashiers trousers. For this intimacy
ne was advised that the state of Wis
,ogsin would furnish him free trans
portation to Green Bay, give him light
work and free board in nice, big
stone building for term of one year.
At the same time he will 0et his cloth
ng free. He will also be instructed
hat if one is to be a thief it pays to be
4 big one.