Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-21
OCCURRENCES OF LONG AGO.
ITEMS OF NEWS BOILED DOWN FROM THE
PILOT NEARLY FIFTY YEARS AGO


| Speakers.
! Soldiers.
/ Citizens.
| Under the guidance of Aug. Kick.
busch and his assistants, they marched
north on south line road to Forest St.,
on Forest to Third; on Third to Jack
son; Jackson to Main; Main to Wash
ington; Washington to Third, thence
to the court house square. During
the march the sky was streaming
] with rockets, and large bon-fires were
blazing in front of the court house.
The procession formed a hollow
square at the court house and after the
Star Spangled Banner was played
by the band, Hon. L. r. Hudd was
introduced to the audience by Presi-
dent M. I'll. Barnum, and he made a
most eloquent address. He was fol-
lowed by Hon. g. L. Park. At the
close the band played Hail to the
Chief" when all dispersed to their
homes. 1t was great day for Mara
thon county.
SATURDAY, AUG. 20, 1868.
The annual payment to the Lac du-
Flambeau bands of Indians of the
Chippewa tribe will be made at Wau-
sau some tinle this fall.
The PILOT publishes today the
premium list for the first county fair
of the Marathon County Agricultural
society, which will be held at the new
fair grounds ON the 24th and 25th
days of Sept, 1868. There is nothing
to prevent our having fair that will
do credit to our young and growing
county.
The PILOT was presented yesterday,
by Miss Letitia Greene, niece of Rev.
Thos. Greene, with a splendid bou-
quet, made up of choice variety of
fragrant flowers raised in the we'll
cultivated garden of Thomas Youles,
Esq. These flowers were cultivated
by Rev. Greene and his niece and
shows them to be good florists. (Mr.
Youles' home and grounds were at
the south end of Third street, on the
site for the new city hail..
S. E. Stoddard is taking the census
of our village and have the same
ready for publication by Oct. lst.
John Heron, boot and shoe mer-
chant of Stevens.Point, land a true dis
oiple of st. Crispin, dropped in TO see
us on Thursday. 1t is his first visit
to our live pinery town.
SATURDAY, SEPT 9TH, 1868.
Conrad Dern has opened shop for
the manufacture and sale of boots
and shoes, in c. Athens old store,
one door west of the PILOT Office.
This was in the building which
occupied the site of the Lemke store,
on Jackson street,
Our old friend and fellow towns
man Jack" Winkley, who left here
last April to.visit his native land-Old
England returned last Sunday, Aug
Both, 1868. He is looking well, show
ing that the good old "Henglish Hale
and HAIR" we're good for the system.
He was accompanied by his sister who
is about % years of age, who expresses
herself well pleased with the wilds of
America.
The school meeting of the school
board of the village of Wausau was
held on Monday evening. The
finances on hand were 81 500 which
warranted a motion being passed
to have ten months of school during
the year. r. HI. Walrod was elected
clerk.
CARELESS. On Tuesday, Sept. lst,
1868, just before 10 O'Clock, some one
fired through the front window of
Jacob Kolter's variety store corner of
Third and Washington streets on the
site where the Livingston store
SOd1OOt llOll bi4C OPPOolOC oAdC VI SAtC
street. Mr.. Kolter was absent at a
band practice and Mrs. Kolter was in
charge. Customers having left, the
lamp was turned down and Mrs.
Kolter sat outside of the door waiting
her husbands return. Drowsiness
crept over her from which she was
aroused by the report of a gun.
I Springing to her feet, she looked and
saw man standing on the opposite
side of the street who Immediately
moved off Mr.. Kolter said ''the fellow
was probably shooting at dogs" with
which explanation the matter dropped,
until the next morning, when a bullet
hole was found in the glass about two
feet above Mrs. Kolter's head. The
bullet was found imbedded in tfle
wall. 1t is thought to have been an
accidental discharge of the firearm,
as Mr.. and Mrs. Kolter know of nc
one who owes them grudge.