Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-06-23
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Mostly in the Valley Of the Wisconsin
River.

Good roads brings the markets near
er your farm and adds materially to
the value of the place whether you
want to sell or live there.
Two Milwaukeeans landed a 81
pound muskellonge from Pelican lake
a few days ago. The 'muskie'' meas
ured fifty inches from head To tail.
Herbert Hassett, of Merrill, was
found dead in a woodshed on Satur-
day morning. His death is ascribed
to alcoholism He was seen very in
toxicated the night before
Every farmer owes it to himself
and his posterity to do a limited
amount of experimenting in crop
production, stock breeding and the
maintenance of soil fertility.
Some people are never happy unless
they can find fault. The ability TO
speak wisely and well is great gift,
but wisely to refrain from sperking is
oftener the evidence of superior
mind
Beware of your homes and business
places when the circus comes to town
Usually there are men of the light
fingered kind who follow The circus
and its men are said to be first class
in every way.
The wealthiest boy in the United
States is still wealthier by few
millions more in recent bequest,
which fully bears out the belief of
the observant old woman that ''him
that has, gifts"
A new attachment for automobiles
is out. 1t is music box and when
the car is driven less than % miles an
hour it plays, 'Home, Sweet Home"
When the car is driven faster than 20
miles an hour it plays Nearer Ny
God to Thee"
An Indian about % years old, by
the name of John Jackson, was found
floating in the Wisconsin river below
Grand Rapids the other day. He was
last seen at Arpin, and was known to
have 800 in his possession. Foul
work is suspected.
Mrs. John Jamien of Merrill, aged
80 years, it is thought, committed
suicide near Bloomville, Lincoln
county and her body was found in
the woods on Saturday. Some sus-
pect foul play as there had been fam
lily trouble for some time.
Too much rain and too much I'M
| favorable weather of late has been in
furious to the growing crops. In
some parts of the county farmers are
replanting their corn. The hay and
grain crops are not what they should
be at this season of the year, owing
to lack of more sunshine and less
of cool nights.
News comes from Rhinelander that
Wisconsin's biggest farm is rapidly
becoming larger. The Stark Potato
Co., cleared 400 acres in 1912, 1000
acres in 1913 and appears bent upon
clearing still larger acreage this
summer. This company has now
seven camps, with 125 men, clearing
land
That professor at the Wisconsin
college of agriculture who asserted
that the farmers of the state could
make $4,000, 900 more each year with
better COWS, started a discussion that
will materially affect the "better
cow" agitation-and in the right
direction. We want the best cows in
Wisconsin.
Since the county board of supervis-
ors of Lincoln county, for the second
time, has turned down the PROPOSE
ton of bonding the county for the
construction of the Minneapolis, Mer-
rill & Marinette railway petitions are
being circulated and literally signed.
asking to have the matter submitted
to the voters of the county Over 90
per cent of the voters are in favor of
the proposition.
The jury in the libel suit brought
by Frank Pecor, alderman, in Rhine
lander, against the News ofthat city,
in which he claimed S12, 900 damages,
brought in verdict Friday in favor
of the defendant and found no cause
for action. Pecor should now go
away back somewhere and take a
good long sit down and think of his
folly and Payne in the matter.
While working on the new Cassian
| road at point near Harshaw, Roy
Loomis, young man residing at chat
place was killed, on Monday of last
| week, by the explosion of forty pounds
of dynamite. He was clearing out
stumps and brush from the road with
| the explosive and had used about ten
| pounds from box containing fifty
He was placing cap on one of the
sticks when it exploded, the shock
exploding the remainder of the box.