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DECREASE IN EARNINGS

An interesting comparison of the
gross and net earnings and funded
debts of four transcontinental rail-
road systems for the last four years
is furnished in a pamphlet showing
the necessity for higher rates. just
issued by Henry & West. bankers of
Philadelphia OF these four railroads
the capital stock of the Southern
Pacific increased s138.607 in three
years. that of the Santa Fe system
increased s48.570,000. the Urion Pa
cific capital increased $17.319, $50.
while there was no change.fn that of
the Northern Pacific. In each case a
decrease is shown in net revenue.
The other figures follow.
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TRUNKS AND SUITCASES

SECOND HAND trunks bought, sold. repaired
and exchanged LEWIS TRUNK FAC
TORY, 707 Mission ST.. cor. 3D., telephone
Douglas 1892.
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N. Y. Curb Market

Am Marconi sG AZ
Anglo Oil. % 23H
Braden Cop. 69s 6H
Do 6s. .135 1R
Do rs. .135 145
Br Am Tob 23M 23
Br Col Cop 21s "a
Brown Shoe 4S -
Do pfd. s.. SO 92
Can Marconi 2 IA
cigar Stores SSE 50
DO pfd. .107 115
Crown Res. rs In
Cluett Pea. IS 62
Do pfd. Z. 95 9s
Emerson b.. ~ @
DO pfd. IS S3
Eng Marconi ID IL
Do pfd. 13 16
In Con Rub 8 II
Z v Coal .175 100
Man Short. 40 30
DO pfd =. % 10z
Man Trans. IL ]
Tob Pro pfd S2H SO
Tri- Bullion. 1-16
TsooJr,nna NJ E
West Pac IS rs T6
WHY'S Over 80 81
Do pfd.. 50 90
Il S Co.. *
Con Ariz. u
Con S s Rec 10 ~
Davis DAILY. x 1M
Ely Cones 3 o
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LOCAL AND GENERAL FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
'BARNES0N REPORT
GIVEN ON FRIDAY
General Petroleum Directors
Will Hear Then About Big
English Deal

Details of the deal whereby control
of the General Petroleum company
passes to the Weir syndicate of En-
glish capitalists are expected to be
given out here before the close of
this week. Captain John Barneson,
vice president and general manager
OF the company, is due here from New
York and London on Thursday. He
Will report to the directors OF the
company on Friday. after which
public statement will be made. II. j.
pany,. who arrived in New York Satur-
day from London, will leave the for
mer city tomorrow for San Francisco.
In view of the Forthcoming an
nouncement. the securities of the com-
pany were unexplainably weak on the
local market this morning. There
were no bids for either stocks or
bonds and the asking price of the
latter dropped two points to $52.
According to figures given out Dy
the General Petroleum company, the
oil production of that concern is now
running approximately 5,50O,000 bar
rels per year. Based on the United
States governments statistics Of pro-
duction for 1912, the General Petro-
leum company is producing 6 per cent
Of the entire output of California. It's
production is 10 per cent that of Okla
homa, nearly half that of West Vir-
ginia, more than half that of Texas,
about Is per cent that of Pennsylya-
MIA and more than the aggregate pro-
duction of Kansas. Wyoming, Indiana,
New York, Kentucky and Colorado.
producing about one-third as much
petroleum as Mexico produced in 1917,
nearly half as much as Roumanla, -
per cent as much as India, more tnan
half as much as the Dutch East IN
dies and II per cent of the entire
worlds OUTPUT
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WEATHER REPORT

SAN FRANCISCO. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER ..
SPECIAL CALIFORNIA REPORTS
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BANKERS AND CURRENCY BILL

In its November financial letter,
issued today, the American National
Bank Of San Francisco refers to the
currency bill as follows.
The entire country is In way,
marking time, awaiting the Develop
ments of the Mexican situation. the
effects of the new tariff and income
tax and the final outcome of the cur
rency legislation. The senate is still
considering the Owen-Glass bill, and
has made several changes, mainly of
a minor character. but 1t is more and
more doubtful whether the bill Will
become a law at this session of con-
gress Few bankers can be found
who approve of the measure as It so
far has been presented The more
optimistic who are not in active OPP
position content themselves with the
belief that congress Will be wise
enough to change the bill and put
it in acceptable shape before its final
passage"
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For the third week of November
the gross earnings of the Western
Pacific Railway show an increase of
$4,000 over the corresponding week
last year. From July l the increase
was $252.50o
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SANTA FE,s OCTOBER

October earnings of the Santa Fe
system show gross decrease of $780,
252 and a net decrease of $356,262.
For four months the gross decrease
was $994,96S, and the net decrease
was $637,5S0.
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FORECAST TILL p. NJ. PACIFIC TIMI
WEDNESDAY
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PRov1s1oN PRODUCTS

1e4, roo Total shares sold.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-25

the Nevada, California and Oregon
railroad, based on reports to the in
taratafa comruarca cnrnmiSSion<
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-25

crease e, ,O36, 500 Il 075,534 ~. coo
The Northern Pacific Is the only one that
has not in the period increased materially
either the bonded debt or capital stock.
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Unlisted Securities

SALES NOVEMBER 25
Morning Session
SlV,Vv0 San Joaquin Val 5s. .lo6. 90
$l,vv0 General Petroleum 6s. ..-.... 30. 90
MORNING QUOTATIONS
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PACIFIC EARNINGS

San Francisco bank clearings today
We're $12,166,93132 One week ago
they were $9.175,532.04
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC
Net Income

crease :. 13.4S6. 643 +7J1,750 81 .426. 1e5
Here the decreased net. $757, $50. shows not
only return. but an actual loss. on account
Of the large increase In Capitalization.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
DOUBLE TRAGEDY ON TRAIN
Demented Man Murders Attendant and
Commits Suicide in Smoking Car
Near Milwaukee City Limits.

Milwaukee. I'm the smoking car
of a Northwestern passenger train en-
route to this city from Madison, Alex
j. Schultz, aged IS, shot and instant
ly killed Joseph Budde, aged 40, and
then committed suicide by firing a
bullet in his own heart The tragedy
took place as the train was pulling
into West Allis, few miles west of
this city, Schultz, mail carrier, re-
siding at Mankato. Mimi, has been
mentally deranged for some time and
Wa- being taken TO sanitarium here
By Budde, a member of the Mankato
police force. The officer had taken a
seat in front of his charge soon after
the train left Madison and appeared
to be doing, according to other occu-
pants OF the car. A panic among the
passengers ensued when the first shot
rang out and Budde was seen to
crumple lifeless into his seat with
bullet in his temple He died almost
instantly Schultz fired three shots
into his own body and was dead with
in few minutes Schultz was
single man. Budde is survived by
wife and seven children. How the
former caate into possession of the
revolver is not known.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
SUFFRAGIS1 HEAD RESIGNS
Miss Lutte Stearns Retires from Presi-
dency of Sts.e Association When
Merger Pan Is Abandoned.

MISUNDERSTANDING of fail re to
bring about a merger between the
Wisconsin Woman Suffrage associa-
ton and the Political Equality
league, Miss Lutte E. Stearns of this
city has resigned the presidency of
the former body The vacancy will
be filled by the executive board,
which will probably meet during the
present month. Under the constitu-
ton of the organization the first vice
president is acting president. Miss
Zona Gale of Portage now holds that
office. Miss Stearns, who is con-
nected with the state library commits
sion as travelling librarian, accepted
the presidency of the suffrage associa-
tion last fall upon the condition that
the Organization unite with the Po-
litical Equality league. All hope for
such union seems to have been
abandoned.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
CANNOT ESCAPE THE RECALL
More Petitions Are Out for Dismissal
of GAINESVILLE Ma or and Coun-
cilmen from Office.

anesville.-That the present city
officials will not be able TO escape
from the threatened recall despite the
fact the petitions filed four weeks
ago were thrown out as illegal. de-
veloped when new petitions were filed
containing 915 new names, recalling
Councilman Roy Cummings Mayor
James Fathers and Clancy Miltimore
will be recalled in petitions to be fled
in few days. This number of names
is practically two-thirds of the last
vote at a regular prescribed election.
as prescribed under the thrty-three
and third per cent law applying to
recalls of city officials No specific
charges are named against the pres
ent officials beyond a general COM
plant that they have not done their
duty. John c. Nichols, former Mayor
Peter j. Mouat and d. B. Clark are
the candidates of the recallists.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
PRACTICE ACT HELD INVALID
Judge Park in Circuit Court at Stevens
Point Declares Don c. Hall May
Retain Assembly Seat.

Stevens Point.-In the case of the
State ex rel Walter A. Watson VS..
Don G. Hall, Judge Byron B. Park of
this circuir handed down decision
in which he holds that chapter $50
of the laws of 1911, commonly known
as the corrupt practices act, is I'M
constitutional.
AT the September primary Mr.. Hall
won the republican nomination for
member of assembly over Watson,
the progressive candidate, by small
majority. Upon the complaint of the
latter suit was brought in which it
was charged that Hall had made nu4
merous illegal expenditures in his
campaign and had considerably ex-
ceeded the total expenditure allowed
by the law.
Judge Park holds that the provi-
sion of the law directing the circuit
court to take testimony and certify
its findings to this legislature is un-
c. Institutional, and also holds that,
sc long as Halls name remained on
the ballot, he cannot be deprived of
his seat in the legislature
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
FINE MATCH COMPANY So. 600
Oshkosh Firm Loses Contest With
State Industrial Commission Over
the Child Labor Law.

Oshkosh-The Diamond Match
company has lost it's contest with the
state industrial commission over the
child labor law, and must pay fine
of $4,000. The state brought suit
on 224 separate counts but as result
of conferences with state officials, an
adjustment was reached whereby the
defendants pay the minimum fine of
SIS on each count, instead of the
maximum which is much higher, The
attorney for the match company says
that the company will pay the fine
agreed upon, but the he does not
concede that the company is guilty
of any violation of the law.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
Green Bay p. O. Ranks Sixth.

Green Bay.-During 1912 a rec
ord amount of money was handled
at the Green Bay postoffice The
remittances from postoffices in this
city amounted to $346,S31, making
the total amount of money handled,
exclusive of the savings deposits,
S703,914.57. The total receipts of
the postoffice were $S6,428.66, an in
crease of $5,455.04 in year, Green
Bay stands sixth in point CT gross
receipts of the Wisconsin postoffices,
being led by Milwaukee, Racine,
Madison, La Crosse and Oshkosh
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
CLAIM IS NOT iNvALEDATED
State Industrial Commission Awards
Compensation to Widow of Man
Xii ed While Intoxicated.

Madison.--That intoxication does
not constitute wilful misconduct on
the part of an employe, within the
meaning of the workmen's compensa-
ton law was held by the industrial
commission when it awarded to Mil
lie Smith, widow of Pat Smith, COM
pensation in the sum of 5000 to be
paid in weekly installments, by the
Nekoosa- Edwards Paper company
of Grand Rapids. The evidence is
conclusive, says the commission, that
Smith was intoxicated and it found
that but for the intoxication the acct
dent which caused the death of
Smith would not have happened.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
Florence Mine to Omen.

Florence.--The Florence mine,
whose engine house was destroyed
by fire on Jan. IT, will resume ac-
tive mining operations within ten
days All the machinery used from
now on will be run by electricity,
the power being obtained from Twin
Falls. The new engine house is be-
ing rushed to completion, big force
of carpenters being employed. The
new building will be freproof.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
Work for Librart Students.

Madison.-ThirtyfiMe library stu
dents, fresh from technical instruc-
ticn in the Wisconsin library school,
will spend February and March as Ii
brarians in various libraries of the
state. In past years it has been
found the services of these students
during two months of the year is of
substantial value to the Libraries of
the state, and it is estimated by Sec
rotary NJ. S. Dudgeon of the Wiscon-
sin free library commission that the
technical work TO be performed this
winter Will have monetary value of
IS. 600.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
Killed by 500 Freight.

Waukesha.-R. j. Ernisse of Hine-
man, Sheboygan county, was struck
and almost instantly killed by a
southbound 500 line freight train in
this city 1t is said that Ernisse de-
liberately walked in front of the en-
CINE and there is a theory that the
act was suicidal. Mrs. Ernisse is
critically i'll at the home of relatives
in this city, and her husband is said
to have been respondent on that ac-
count
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
Special Counsel Appointed.

Madison.-Gov.M cGovern has ap-
pointed Attorney II. l.. Butler of
Madison as special counsel to repre-
sent the state in the injunction pro-
ceedings brought by Herman L.
Ekern, discharged state insurance
commissioner. Attorney Butler is to
receive $50 day for time actually
devoted to the case.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
Want Normal Schools

Madison.-Bills for normal schools
have already made their appearance.
Measures are in asking for schools
at Green Bay and Shawano From
the present outlook the only increase
in Iormals that will be provided this
session will be the new school at Eau
Claire.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04

Mrs. Helen Longstreet, widow of
the famous Confederate general, came
to the aid of her husbands Civil war
foe, Gen. Daniel e. Sickles, who was
arrested in New York, with an offer
to raise $23,476 among the ragged
and manned followers of Lee" to pay
Siekles' alleged debt to the state of
New York
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04

The body of John Paul Jones, the
father of the American navy" after
resting for more than a century in a
foreign country. was consigned to it's
final resting place in the crypt of the
Naval academy at Annapolis. Md.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04

The evil or enormous contributions
to federal campaigns will be removed
II the house agrees TO the Culberson
bill passed by the United States sen
ate. This important measure was
passed without a dissenting vote.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
Want Accurate TRAIN suIIetins.

Madison.-A bill was introduced in
the senate that would amend the
present law requiring railroads to
bulletin the arrival of trains by pro-
viding that the bulletins must be
kept up to date and changed from
time to time to conform to the actual
facts
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04

Thirty-two bills in the interest OF
men and women workers will be rec
commended for passage in the New
York legislature by the state factory
investigating commission. One recon-
mendation will be that working hours
OF women in canneries be limited to 60
hours week The commission pro-
posed also to prohibit manufacture of
food, dolls or dolls clothing in tene-
ment houses as factories.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
Domestic

The National Civic federation met
in New York to consider a number of
bills that have been drafted for sub
mission TO congress or to the legisla-
lures of the states. The most i'm
portant of the bills were those con-
corning industrial mediation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
Racine Wants Re-Assessment

Racine.-Two appeals to state
commissions have been ordered taken
by the council, one to the tax COM
mission Tor a reassessment of all
property in the county outside the
city of Racine and the other to the
railroad commission for better street
railway service and six tickets for rs
cents.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04

Charles R. Heike, former secretary
of the American Sugar Refining COM
pany, must serve a sentence of eight
months Imprisonment and pay fine
of $4,000. The verdict OF the lower
court was sustained by the United
States Supreme court.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
Invent tiax Press Device.

Marshfield.-Fred Seehafer aad
William Prahi of this city have in
vented hay press contrivance which
promises TO bring revolution in
automatic binding and tying. A local
manufacturing company is proposed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04

Nazim Pasha, the former war minis
ter and commander of the Turkish
army, was shot dead during demon
STATIONS in Constantinople, which
preceded the resignation of the cabi-
net The ministry resigned "a the be-
hest O. the war party, which was flu
rious at the terms of peace agreed on
by the government.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
NEAL BROWN l. A. PRADT {. s. CILBERy
ABSTRACTS

We have the only abstract Of M.r-a,os
county. We have thoroughly qualified
abstractOr. and raake abstracts at reason.
able prices. We are responsible for all
abstracts made by us and guarantee that
they show the condition Of the title proper
ly as il appears on record.
An abstract Of sitle is useful il you de.
sire 10 sell or mortgage your property. and
is very valuable in sscertaining detects in
yeur title that can be easily rcmedi.d. and
YET might be sufficient to spoil sale Il
you desire an abstract Of the 6ile 10 yOo
property. call and see US
Wausau Law & Land Association
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
Infant Burns to Death.

Playing with matches
in it's mothers absence the 2-year-old
son of Wenzel Mlezvia set fire to his
clothing and sustained burns from
which he died
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04

Harry O'Brien, fourteen-year-old
orphan from st. Louis, tumbled from
the blind baggage of train running
at 30-nile-an-hour clip at Strong
City, Kan. Charles Beach, city mar
shall, picked O'Brien up, bruised and
bleeding, and took him to his house to
give him care. So attached did Beach
and his wife become to the boy that
they decided to keep him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04

President Taft, speaking at the an
nual banquet of the Merchants and
Manufacturers association in Balti-
more, defended the administration s
attitude il the Panama canal disagree
ment with England, declared it's posi-
ton was not unpatriotic or dishonora-
BILE and said there was no reason for
anyone to oppose the proposal for ar
bitration by an impartial tribunal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
Wounded BY Bullet in Coal.

Burlington.-Mrs Roettinger was
shot through the left shoulder and
painfully wounded by a rife car
fridge which in some manner had got
into the coal pail. 1t exploded when
she filed the stove.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04

Officials of the pure food board in
Washington hold they have no au-
thority to place government inspec-
tors in Pacific coast packing houses
to inspect citrus fruits before ship
ment, as requested by fruit men after
prohibition of the sale of frozen citrus
fruits
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
Changes in Fish Hatcheries.

Madison-The state fish commits
sion has ordered the hatchery build
ings at Oshkosh removed to another
location on Lake Winnebago 1t also
decided TO make improvements on
the hatchery at Minocqua.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04

Hearing of the case Of a firm
against % transcontinental railroads,
asking equalization of freight rates SO
articles packed in pasteboard or fiber
boxes may be shipped as cheaply as
those packed in wooden containers,
was begun before LsJ. Flynn, special
examiner for the commerce commits
sion in Los Angeles, Cal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
Finds Parents Are Dead.

Kewaunee.-After an absence
from this city of twenty-eight years
Wenzle Pospechel arrived here from
Australia to make a visit to his pa
rents and learned that they have
been dead eight or ten years.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04

A bill prohibiting the intermarriage
of negroes and whites, Caucasians and
Mongolians and Mongolians and ne
groes in Kansas was passed by the
house of representatives at Topeka.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
TO Decrease Fatalities.

Senator Timothy Burke of Green
Bay has announced that he will in.
troduce at this session of the legisla.
ture bill which will make it law
full to kill only male deer during the
open season In explaining the pro-
visions of the measure the senator
states that hunter would, if his bill
passes, be able to shoot only those
animals with antlers In this way ne
also points out the hunter, upoT
hearing a noise, would be forced tC
watch for the appearance of the ant.
lers and as a result a decided de.
crease would be shown in the mum
Der of hunting fatalities.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04

A wireless message received at Ma
Mia from Zamboanga confirms the re-
port of the Staying in Sulu Of Capt
Patrick McNally of the Philippine
scouts, and ten others of his command
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
convevor Chain Kills Man.

Administrators Vaneski was in
stantly killed at the Odanah mill of
the Stearns Lumber company. His
clothing caught in the conveyor
chain and he was crushed to death.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04

The lost link in chain Of evidence
on wlich to base a suit for a $4,000
600 tract now occupied by a part of
the city OF New Orleans is said to
have been found in the discovery of
the baptismal record of Joseph Val
liere, an early French adVenturer
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
Money for Farming Schools.

Senator Teasdale has introduced a
bill providing that county training
schools for teachers shall receive
from the state, under proper vertical
ton, an amount equal to the sum ex-
pended by the county for teachers
wages, but not more than $4,000
where two teachers are employed,
nor more than $500 where three
are employed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04

In dispute over a business deal at
Cynthiana, KY, Harry L. Bailey, Re-
publican nominee for congress from
the Ninth district last fall, was shot
and killed by Newton Arnold, Bailey
is well known as a newspaper man
in Kentucky.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04

Attorney General Wickersham has
informed congress that it will cost
the government $4,000 to investigate
the condition of the Crow Indians in
Montana, as proposed in resolution
adopted by the senate few days ago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
Twenty Bills by Hansen.

n.-Assemblyinan Hansen
of Manitowoc appears to hold the
record up to date for the number OF
bills introduced. He has handed in
about twenty SO far and is still active
and vigorous.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
Old S are Line D scontin,Ied,

Baraboo.-T old stage line be-
tween Baraboo and Prairie du Sac
has been discontinued and replaced
by the automobile. The first stage
into Prairie du Sac was in 1916.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-04
Isae,1e TO protect Game

AshlaEd.-The North Wisconsin
Sportsnlen's league has been organ
lied by sportsmen of this region for
the purpose of protecting the fish
and game in this part of the state.