Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-01-20
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Mostly in the Valley OF the Wisconsin
River.

Mostly in the Valley OF the Wisconsin
River
The fuel and the ice men are hay
ing their grievances again this season.
The Chippewa Indians at Couderay
report trapping conditions the best in
several years.
Chippewa Falls has landed factory
for the manufacture of cement
blocks and is TO be capitalized for
$4,000.
Petitions are being circulated in
Rhinelander, calling special election
on the question of having the corr
mission form of government.
In Neillsvile five out of six pau
bearers filed bills of $50 each against
dead mans estate. Those D. bis
must have been hard up for pelf.
A nineteen year old lad was buried
for two hours under two tons of
sawdust at Marinette a few DAYS
ago, but managed to dig himself out
alive.
The Heinemann saw mill at Merrill
started up Wednesday night and will
continue TO operate continuous shifts
until the present press of business is
over.
Indian Agent Everest is planning
to buy cattle to be fattened on the
Bad River Reservation near Ashland
next spring. Each Indians indiyid-
ual money will be used.
New London is to vote on February
9Th, on the proposition TO adopt the
commission form of government
That city once before voted on the
proposition and it was rejected.
The winter thus far has been
great drawback in logging circles, on
account OF no snow and no ice roads
The outlook at present forebodes an
extreme short crop and the GRIPPING
of many jobbers.
The will Of Mrs. Agusta Bachmann,
probated in st. Paul, leaves the sum
of two cents to her son. Ben Stack.
who is~a resident of Athens. in this
county. Two daughters of the deceasd
are left $500 each.
The County Board of Oneida county
the appointment of S. S Miller, to
fill the vacancy created in the NUM-
clpal Judgeship caused by the recent
death of d. H. Walker
A resident of Portage county for
forty-one years is the father OF TWEEN
| ty-seven children Eleven sons and
eleven daughters are living. The said
| old resident is only sc years of age
and has had only three wives.
Up to date, Jan. 18th, not a single
| application for license to marry has
been made in Oneida county since
the new eugenic law went into effect
Say "Shep, are unmarriageable young
men of that county unable to pass
the examination
At Amigo a special call has been
| issued for a special election to be held
| February Sd at which a vote will be
taken on the adoption of the commits
! sion form of government. The project
was defeated by a close vote two
years ago. The next effort promises
| success.
Harry Edwin, who recently blew
into Crandon, is in the county Jail
| there, charged with the robbery of a
| lumber-j jack at lumber camp. Off
| GERS got after him and found him in
| Rhinelander, mobbed him and took
| him back to Crandon, His hearing is
set for Jan. Goth.
The express companies have COM
menced to advertise in the large city
dailies, alleging that they are feeling
| the effects of the parcel post rates
and claim that being forced into
competitive rates will drive them in
| to bankruptcy. The public has nc
sympathy for those plethoric extor'
TONERS.
Col. B. +. Bryant, commandment OF
the Wis. Veterans Home at Waupaca
since the death of Col. j. w. Wood.
north, in 1910, has rendered his resig.
nation to the board of trustees and it
was accepted. Captain Henry, a
| former resident of Wausau, now OF
Eau Claire, is one of the trustees of
the Home and can have the place if
| he would accept it. He certainly
would be good man for the position,
being well fitted and deserving in
many ways for the responsible posi-
| ton.
Charles Britton of Oconto, walked
| into three clothing stores in Rhine
lander and walked out again, each
time carrying off mackinaw. The
deft way he had in making his get
away with the goods, was by simply
throwing his oyercoat on mackinaw
each time and then leaving the store
with one in his possession. Britton
was soon arrested and brought into
court on a charge of petty larceny
He plead guilty and was fined $1,000
and costs, and to return the money
which he received for the goods. The
dealers thereafter recovered their
| property.