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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-05-23

dispose Of this elegant SIS 900 stock The chances life
time now stares you in the face. Herald the good
its wonderful This is original direct appeal to the
economical instincts Of thinking people, to whom the saving
of dollar is equivalent to dollar earned The famous
Special Sales Company knoon from to the
Worlds Greatest Bargain Gyers will positively distribute
this merchandise stock the homes Of the peopein ~ days
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-05-23

Who Are We? g ss5 sso AZ. sss ss .sss s
merchandise brokers in America. When $15
600 stock placed in hands for 10 days don't hest
tate but plunge in with big knife and cut both ways
The original of merchandise secondary considera
ton with We have put price this merchandise that
must move and do quickly for have only 10 days to
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
PERSONAL MENTION.

Wynn Thorn of Madison, Wis, is
in this city visiting relatives.
Miss Irene johnson has gone to
Rudolph, Wis, where she will teach
school.
w. H. Mylrea returned from a
trip in the northern part of the state
on Saturday.
Miss Winkley departed Saturday
for Fox Lake, Wis, where she will
teach school, the coming year.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Gilbert and
children arrived home from their
outing at Star Lake Friday evening.
Miss Helen Riley of Appleton, ar
rived in the city Saturday and is the
guest o, her sister, Mrs. w. A. Lad
wig.
Miss Mary Marson departed for
La Crosse on Sunday evening, in
which city she will teach the coming
year.
Mr. and Mrs. t. H. Ryan of Mer-
rill, came down Saturday evening to
spend Sunday with relatives and
friends.
Miss Hazel Menier and Miss Lena
Mohr left for the Stevens Point Nor
NAL school Saturday, to resume their
studies.
Mrs. A. II. Reid and Miss Jean
nette, arrived home from the Reid
summer home at Hazelhurst on Sat
urday evening.
Miss Ethel McNaughton of Toma-
hawk, spent the week end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. McNaugh-
ton, in this city.
Miss Marie Book departed Sunday
evening for Morganton, N. c., where
she has accepted position as teacher
in the state school for the deaf.
e. G. O'Rourk of Reedsviile,
cashier of bank in that city, is in
Wausau visiting old-time friends.
Mr. O'Rourk was at one time a resi-
dent of this city, being yardmaster
for the Northwestern Railroad Co.
He still has a fellow feeling for this
place and notes many marked i'm
provements here since his departure
and says there is no place so dear TO
him as WauSau
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
MODERN W0ODMEN.

The Northern Wisconsin assembly
of Modern Woodmen of America met
in the city on Friday and had very
large attendance and an enthusiastic
meeting. ]. L. Sandean was the
principal speaker OF the occasion.
His address was along the readjust-
ing of rates. Resolutions were passed
asking that the governor of Wiscon-
sin institute an investigation con-
corning the course pursued by the
state insurance commissioner and
that if it is found that statements
made against him are true, that he be
Immediately removed. w. H. Smale
called the meeting to order and j. K.
Hauser or Eau Claire was chosen
temporary chairman and d. E.
Thompson of Ashland, Wis, secre-
tary.
1t was strongly urged that the
executive committee of Wisconsin
remove its headquarters to Wausau
from Lacrosse.
The following permanent officers
were elected:
Chairman-E. G.. Herrell, Augusta.
Vice CHM w. Playman, Stew
ems Point.
Sec'y-W. II. Smale, secretary.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
A MIDNIGHT WRECK.

A serious wreck occurred on the
Northwestern road early Sunday
morning when the southbound pas
senger ran into washout, caused by
the storm. The train which was go
ing at high rate of speed was badly
wrecked and several fatalities resulted.
Six of the train crew and one pas
senger were killed and many others
severely injured.
The Wausau base ball team was
also on the train, enroute to Green
Bay, and three of the players were
badly injured. The players injured
were Dayey, Kerwin and Demmer,
who were brought back to the city and
then to st. Mary's hospital. Brown
also was slightly injured and returned
home. 1t is reported that Davey will
lose his arm. and that Kerwin is in a
critical condition.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
KINGS WAR ROBE ON VIEW
At the Museum In Few York City
You May See the Feathers
Kamehameha III. Wore.

AS an example of the past royalty
of Hawaiian kings, a remarkable
feathered war robe, once the property
CT Kanlehameha III, and said to be
the equal in value of diamond orna-
ments in several of the European re-
gala, is displayed In the hall of South
Sea Islands at the American Museum
of Natural History This emblem of
Hawaiian royalty was presented by
the king of the islands to Commodore
Lawrence Kearney, U. S. N, in 1843.
1t is a war cape with history and.
according tc DIR. Brigham, an author
ity on Hawaiian feather work, a SIM
liar cloak, completed in the reign OF
one of the kings of the islands, was
In process of fabrication through eight
previous eras.
The Kamehameha royal cape is
made of innumerable feathers Oh the
Iiwi and 90 birds, which were hunted
in the ravines and wooded slopes OF
the mountains of Hawaii for the dec
Grafton of these robes of rank. The
royal cape, which is crescent-shape,
consists entirely of small red and yell
low feathers, which are interviewer
upon fiber network made from the
bark of the Olona plant. Contrary to
the custom of the Peruvians, who first
made the feathers fast to cord and
then knotted the cord to cloth, the
Hawaiians attached the feathers sep
arately to the netting.
Although a fortune in labor Is rep
resented, the feathered war robe only
weighs six pounds. 1t was presented
to the museum by George 8. Bowdoins
and is mounted fat between two
plates of glass. as Lis another speci-
men, which is said to have been used
by q former owner as a sleigh RODE
in ignorance Of its great value.
Among the noted collections con-
tanning specimens of this craft are
those at Windsor castle, which IN
cludes examples given by Queen VIC
toria, and Lord Brassy's, whose
trophies includes a rope brought tc'
England by Captain Cook. In the
archives of the Hawaiian islands a.
history Of each cloak made has been.
inscribed. The capesI are sometimes
worn at ceremonials in the islands 70
denote the rank OF the wearer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
BIRTHDAY PARTY.

On Thursday evening a seven
O'clock dinner was given to number
Of lady and gentlemen friends by Mr..
and Mrs. G. G. Yawkey and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. l.. Kreutzer at the home of
the latter The occasion was the 50th
birthday of Messrs. Kreutzer and
Yawkey. All sat down to one long.
table, beautiful in its decorations and
arranged lengthwise of the large
parlor. Its center piece was a birth
day cake of large dimensions, pyra-
mid shape, adorned with lighted can
dies. Between courses, handsome
souvenirs, were distributed and one
package contained, with other things,
paper caps, which were Immediately
donned and the multiplicity of colors
and the gTotesque shapes of the caps,
presented scene which afforded much
amusement during the dinner hour.
The invitations sent out were in
verse and SO were the replies, and
these were read by G. B. Bird. There
were many presents, useful, ornamen-
tai and otherwise, accompanied by
touching sentiments in verse read by
Mr.. Yawkey and Mr.. Kreutzer, re-
spectively, and then Mr.. Rosenberg,
self-appointed POSTMASTER. called up
on certain ones for remarks, all of
which added greatly to the amuse-
ment of the occasion.
After dinner all repaired to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Yawkey where
whist was played, the honors for high
est scores being awarded to Mrs. G.
V. Bardeen of Madison and B. F.
Wilson. 1t was delightful event.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
BASE BALL NOTES.

During the last week our baseball
aggregation has taken slump.
Three out OF four games lost makes
it look bad. The game yesterday was
a close game, but nobody expected us
to win after having six of our men
not able to play.
Rowley pitched remarkable game
last Wednesday. He was credited
with fifteen strikeouts with only five
hits gathered off his delivery.
Brenton pitched fine game also
last Tuesday. Though he let the OPP
posing club down with three hits he
lost the game through errors on our
side.
The standing of the clubs are as
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
ANNUAL SCHUETZENFEST.

The annual shoot of the Wausau
Sharpshooters was held at the Shoot
ing park Sunday. 1t was largely at
tended and successful event.
Paul M. Weinkauf won on the
Kings Target by a score of 229 and
was crowned king.
A. Lipinski won on the Union
Target by score of 68.
Frank Mathie was the winner of
the Man Target by a score of so.
Otto Mueller won the Peoples
Target by a score of u.
In the Krempel shoot, which was
only open to outsiders, Albert Kahn
took first prize with score of 81 out
of a possible of Is.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
BARNS BURNED.

G. Zietlow's barn, at the east end
of Lincoln avenue, on Twelfth ssreet,
was struck by lightning at about IL
O'Clock during the electric and heavy
rain storm Saturday night, and, TO-
gether with contents, was completely
destroyed The fire department. re-
sponded, but was unable to reach it
on account of the barns distance
from water hydrant. At about the
same time barn belonging to Otto
Hoffman on North First avenue, near
Oak street, was struck by lightning
but was soon extinguished by the west
side fire department. The loss was
Slight.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

The Edgar fair last week was very
much of a success.
The post office, banks, public library
and many of our institutions are
closed this Monday, Labor Day.
DIR. w. A. Ladwig and family are
now located in the Kiefer fat
on Third street which was former
ly occupied by Dr. and Mrs. A. W.
Trevitt. They moved in last Satur-
day.
The fishing season for trout closed
Saturday and with the closing of that
season the duck season opened and
continues until May 1st, which season
will afford fine sport for the hunters
for some time to come.
A regular meeting of the local
branch of the Knights of Columbus
will be held at Castle hall Wednes-
day evening. Among the matters of
Importance to be considered is the
celebration of Columbus day, which
TAILS on september 18th.
The Marathon County Fair will be
held this week and the ladies of the
June and Sept. Aid society commit
tees of the First Presbyterian church
have arranged for rest tent and will
serve lunches each day. Remember
the location, between the north and
east entrances of the main building.
A large patronage is hoped for.
The trees about the First Presby-
terrain church were trimmed up the
past week to a height of twenty feet
from the ground. 1t is great i'm
provement and should be followed by
all property owners in the city. 1t
will give more sunshine to lawns;
makes conditions healthier and vastly
improves the looks of residence
grounds.
Judge Alexander H. Reid of this
city, president of the Wisconsin
branch of the American Institute of
Criminal Law and Criminalogy, de-
livered very able address on Friday
morning at the annual meeting held
in Milwaukee. g. B. Bird read al
special report on the office of district
attorney prepared by M. B. Rosen-
berry of this city. Mr. Bird also
made report of committee A of |
which he is chairman.
rally Day. for all the Sabbath |
Schools of the First Presbyterian
church will be observed on the 10Th
of September, all meeting in the
home church that afternoon when
program will be rendered. The school
having the best record of attendance
for the entire month of September
will be recognized in an appropriate
way. The contest" will include
singing by the several schools.
Few, if any, medicines, have met
with the uniform success that has 1T
tended the use of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The
cures of collie and diarrhoea
which it has effected in almost every
neighborhood have given it wide
reputation. For sale by all dealers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
NEW MANAGER.

Owing to The fact that E. A. FitZ-
gerald had accepted a position in
Milwaukee, he resigned as manager of
the Sun Publishing Co. to take effect
Saturday. He succeeded by Herman
Roemer an able printer and writer.
1t is understood, that Messrs. @. A.
Barwig, E. G. Kretlow, Henry Ruder
and others, who are the prime movers
of the enterprise, are hoping to start
a daily Mr.. Roemer is very capable
man ana in every way fitted to take
charge of vigorous daily paper.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
Prices to Suit Every One

Miss Mary Corwith has returned
te the Oshkosh Normal school to con-
tinue her studies.
Mrs. Frank Gere Of Jackson,
Washington county, who has been
visiting with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
George Ziegler, returned to her home
the past week.
Il. G. Schneider. who has been
teacher in our city schools for several
years, departed for Stevens Point
Saturday in which city he will teach
the corning year.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. P. German ar
rived home Friday morning from
their honeymoon trip, and will be sat
home" for the reception of friends at
! All Jackson street.
Mrs. George Smith of Whitewa-
ter, will arrive in the city this even
ing and will be guest for two or
three weeks at the home of her son
DIR. S. NJ. B. Smith.
Miss Mary Harger went to Stew
ems Point on Saturday, where she
sang at recital, which took place in
that city on Saturday evening. Miss
Harger returned home Sunday.
George Stuhlfauth, Jr., who has
been visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Stuhlfalth, Sr., in this
city, expects to depart for his home
in Chicago at the close of the week.
Miss Mary Harger, who has been
spending a month with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Harger will de-
part for Boston on Wednesday eve
ming, where she will resume her work
in music.
Miss Minnie Gooding and Miss
Mary Louise Hoefer of Kansas City,
Mo-, will arrive in this city this even
ing to visit Miss Margaret Scholfield.
They have been at Plum lake the
past summer on an outing.
r.. II. Johnson. Jr., of Los Ange-
les, Cal, will arrive in Wausau Sat-
urday on visit to his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. r. II. Johnson, ST., and other
members of the family. This Will be
his first visit home in five years.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
DROWNED THIS MORNING.

Ernest Kell, a dairyman located
about miles north of this city,
while coming to the city with load
of milk early this Monday morn
ing, was drowned in Jim Moore
creek. He was accompanied from
home by his son and in nearing the
bridge missed the road and drove into
the creek. The boy swan ashore.
Many are now searching for the body.
The body was recovered a short time
afterwards by +. o. Croker and
Henry Schwister. The horse was
also drowned.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
DANCY.

DANCY.
Too much wet weather for the
farmers good. Potatoes are reported
rotting and also grain in stacks.
II. G. Head of Amigo visited over
Sunday in this village with G. G.
Knoller and family.
Mrs. Henry Kronenwetter spent a
couple of days the past week In
Dancy with relatives.
George Liyernash and wife of
Necedah was in this village Friday,
coming up to see their little niece
Bernice Altenburg, who was severely
injured by falling off a wagon a
week ago, causing conclusion OF the
brain, her condition now being very
critical.
George ]. Knoller vent 10 Grand
Rapids the first of the week where he
is employed as assistant druggist in
the new store Of Johnson, Hill & Co.
All pharmacy students before COM
plotting their course must serve two
years apprenticeship in drug store.
John I. Bagge of Elkhart Indiana,
was in Dancy the first of the week.
Mr.. Bs.gge is interested in drained
lands and came here for information
and also to see crops that were grow
ing on newly drained land. On G. 6.
KnolleT's farm here he saw timothy
ready to cut for hay in another week
that was seeded July 1st, in which he
was much interested.
= Mr.. and Mrs. f. Brown of Tut
weller, Tenn, visited relatives in
this locality the past week, and also
attended the wedding of the lady's
brother Joseph Marched to Rose
Havich which occurred at Junction
City.
w. Won Berg, Jay Bell and Arden
Paranto of Mosinee was in this village
Friday.
Miss Hansen of Grand Rapids was
guest OF the Misses Grace and Gertie
Marched few days recently.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
The Men Who Succeed.

as heads of large enterprises are men
of great energy. Success, to-day, de-
mands health. To all is to fail. Its
utter folly for man to endure a weak,
rundown, half alive condition when
Electric Bitters will put him right on
his feet in short order. 'Four bottles
did me more real good than any other
medicine l ever took" writes Chas.
B. Allen, Sylvania, Ga. "After years
of suffering with rheumatism, liver
trouble, stomach disorders and de-
ranged kidneys, am again, thanks
to Electric Bitters, sound and WE'LL
Try them. Only 80 cents at W. w,
Albers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
LABOR DAY.

This Monday is Labor day and the
prospects are for good weather and a
success. There was a parade Just
after dinner which wendell its way to
the shooting park where picnic is
being held. Addresses by Mayor
Ringle and Mr.. Sandberg of Milwau-
kee are the features of the day. A
very interesting program is to be
carried out.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
FOR SALE.

10 acres of land in city limits on
Wausau Ave. A fine location for a
fruit farm, or for chickens. blocks
from street car. Price low, terms
easy and it is just what you have
been looking for. See as right nor
A saloon property for sale, one-half
mile from Edgar, good location, must
be sold al once, and will go very cheap.
CRoCKER THAYER LAND Co.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
GYPSIES.

A band of Gypsies, driven out of
Rhinelander, arrived here one day last
week, hut we're Immediately ordered
to move on. They did vomoose and
located at St;hofield. The authori-
ties got after them there and by this
time they are somewhere else much
to the annoyance of some other town.
They are a vagabond race, living by
theft, fortune telling, horse jackeying
ETC., and should never be harbored
over night, only in disaster, and then
humanity should come TO the rescue.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
ISSUED ON MONDAY.

The PILOT is issued on Monday this
week on account of the primary cleo
ton. 1t wishes to impress upon the
voters the necessity of voting for
Judge j. Z. Karel. He is outspoken
against the republican income tax
Jaw, which is an insurmontable OBJ
struction to the progress of every
community in the state.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
Rain Of Saturday Afternoon and Night Raises
the River to Dangerous Height and
Much Damage Is Done.
The Third High Water Within Five Weeks.
Twenty Inches Of Rain Has Fallen
Since July 23d.
No Such Succession Of Floods Was Ever Known
In the History Of Our City.

rooms and pumping resumed much to
the delight Of our people.
Just to show conditions since the
great storm Of Saturday night: Wal
ter Thorn was at the country club in
his auto Sunday afternoon, when he
came back he found the bridge at Scho-
| field had been carried out. He went
to Kelly, found the bridge out there,
also at Gallon, also at Sandy, the lat
ter only the planking had been taken
off. He stayed all night at one of the
farm homes and this morning man.
aged to reach the city by putting
planks, boards, logs and everything
he could find on the bridge, then
he led his machine across. Mr..
Thorn says there is water everywhere
and it is almost impossible toN get
anywhere.
The HI. e. McEachron Co.. IS and the
Northern Milling Co.'s mills suffered
some loss from the second flooding of
their properti es, but are still in bust
ness as usual. These properties are
built on solid rock foundations and
are as indestructible as adamante.
The rain fall during the month was
1856 inches Saturday night it was
PAP inches. At about 500 O'Clock the
rise was nine feet above normal and
within three feet as high as that of
July oath.
Frank Kurth's warehouse and barn
at the foot Of Franklin street, and G.
e. Wegner's warehouses near by were
badly inundated for the second time
but escaped the loss of property this
time.
The street railroad track is again
under water at Schofeld. The temp
orary foot and wagon bridge crossing
the Eau Claire river was also carried
away.
The Northwestern road has been
engaged for 30 days in restoring
Shingle street, thousands of Car of
gravel being dumped on those prem
ises. 1t has again been partially des-
troyed.
The Barker & Stewart Lumber Co.
lost about $4,000 feet of logs, by the
dynamiting of the lateley erected tenn
porary railroad bridge across the Wis
conSin river.
The west end of the old guard lock
filling has again been washed out and
two heave torrents are passing over
it, endangering the railroad bridge on
Shingle street.
The picture men" were out in full
force Sunday and Monday taking snap
shots of tbs food and the destruction
wrought.
Thousands of our people were at
the river all day Sunday watching
the river.
Sunday after the rain the sky was
without a cloud end it remained so
all day, and it was one of the warm
est days of summer.
One thing which we can congratu-
late ourselves is that during the
three floods only one life has been
lost.
Rain seems to have fallen through
out northern Wisconsin. All streams
are full and the river will go down
slowly.
There are many washouts on the
St. Paul road and there were no trains
running above Wausau Sunday or
Monday.
The water has been going down
since about midnight last night and
up to this Monday evening has fallen
Il foot or more.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
Uncle Ezra Says

sit don't take more'n gill Nv effort
to git folks into peck of trouble"
and a little neglect of constipation,
biliousness, indigestion or other liver
arrangement will do the same. If
ailing, take Dr. Kings New Life Pills
for quick results. Easy, safe, sure,
and only Is cents at w. w. Albers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
GUERNSEY CATTLE
AT THE FAIR

There will be eight herds of Guernsey
cattle at the county fair and B. +.
Wilson, President of the Guernsey
association for this county, informs
us that judging will commence at 8
a. m. Thursday, Mr.. Ooesterhaus of
Madison will be the judge.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
ARRESTED.

A man passing under the name of
Joe Vitera was arrested in Wausau
Saturday evening by Chief Malone
for obtaining $350.OO drawn on a
bank in Deep River, la. A dispatch
saws that Joe Vitera was at his home
i'm that town and the mans arrest
was ordered.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
ATTACHED BY SHERIFF.

The Hall-Miller Co.'s plant located
in the Hall auto garage building, was
attached by Sheriff O'Connor, SaOur-
day, the First National bank issuing
the writ for attachment of $4,000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
FOOT TAKEN OFF.
Carl kronenwetter Of Mosinee, Meets
With Sad Accident This Morning.

Carl Kronenwetter of Mosinee, who
is candidate for Sheriff, while at
tempting to get aboard locomotive
in motion at the St. Paul depot at 9
O'Clock this Monday morning, got his
right foot under the wheels and it
was taken off at the instep. He
was taken to st. Mary's hospital
where an operation was NECESSARY.
The Pilot goes to press too early
today to give further particulars.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
TREE TRIMMER.

Alfred Dechaine, 1873 Gowen street,
has made a business of tree doctoring
for many years. He will attend to all
work along this line. Address as
above or telephone III. w. Wright's
jewelry store. If