Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-30
OCCURRENCES OF LONG AGO.
ITEMS OF NEWS BOILED DOWN FROM THE
PILOT FORTY YEARS AGO
SATURDAY. APRIL q, 1872.

SATURDAY, APRIL 81, 1872.
1t is estimated that over one-hun.
dred German families will emigrate
to Marathon county direct from the
old country this season.
VIM. Gouldsbury, one of our old
pioneer settlers, has purchased two
lots near the Uniyersalist church,
and will put up handsome residence
the coming summer.
We expect to find Frost in the
Kolter building the whole year round.
However, the said Frost is medicated
and won't bite.
/. E. Thayer, NJ D., will be at the
Forest House April 29th and 30th.
1t is reported that piece of lum-
Der in passing the Little Bull last
week, struck the ''Kelly Rock" break
ing into cribs, and the crew, eight in
number, al managed to escape on
the floating pieces, except VIM. Cuer
who was on the rock bound crib, and
had to remain during the livelong
night. Guess it was long night,
and the entertainment not of the
most inviting character. How is
that might watch" Bill9 Don't pay,
we reckon.
We have been informed that ID. B.
Willard, Esq, recently having the
management of the old Schofield mill
on the Eau Claire, proposes to erect a
hotel on the Shutter block north of
the Bank of the Interior. We hope
the information is correct.
We regret to announce the death
of VIM. Gilbert, Esq, the postmaster
at Mosinee, by drowning, while run
ming the falls at that place, on Fri
day of last week. Mr.. Gilbert was
one of our old and experienced pilots.
1t seems that he had piloted rap
ids piece through the laws" and
in striking the eddy below, lost his
oar stem, and endeavoring to regain
it lost his balance and fell into the
water. He struck out boldly for the
shore, and the supposition is, that he
was taken with cramp or became
chilled, which prevented his reaching
it.
The most of the lumber above here,
amounting to millions, has already
passed over the falls, the most of it
in handsome shape. Among our pilots
we notice new one, Alfred Bradford,
eighteen years of age, son of VIM.
Bradford of this town, who on Tues
day ara Wednesday last, piloted over
a feet belonging to Dan McGinnis,
taking the whole over in good shape
without losing a board. Good for
Alfred-he promises to be one of the
best pilots on the river.
James McCrossen is making prepar-
ations to erect a large residence on
the corner of Fourth and Franklin
streets. Our town is enlarging, spread
ing, sprawling and will be "big bug"
one of these days.
Jas. McCrossen has moved his feed
store from Mrs. Hinton's lot on Jack
son streeU to Third street.
The Trappe mill has cut the past
winter two million and seven hundred
thousand feet of lumber as fine as
ever left these pinerieS. 1t mostly
belongs to Alexander Stewart.
Our little sick girl received a beau
tiful bouquet of flowers from Miss
Rosa Durkee of Weston the other
day. She sends Thousand thanks.
The first proceedings of the new
city council of the city of Wausau
was published in this issue of the
Pilot on April 9th, 1872.
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1872.
On May day we we're favored with
handsome snow storm. We didn't
see any May queens.
There are continuously deaths from
spinal fever. Peter Gifford's boy who
has been sick for six weeks is fairly
on the way to recovery.
Peter Hunt has manufactured thir-
ty-five skiffs this spring for the river
men. He also built one for Jacob