Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-04-07
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Mostly in the Valley OF the Wisconsin
River

1t costs 10 cents now to get shave
in Marshfield. That's nothing. It
has cost that sum in Wausau, 10
these many months.
Potatoes are up in price in various
points in the state from ten to twenty
cents per bushel and a rise may be
looked for round about here.
The state fish and game department
are preparing to tear out the numer-
Gus old dams on the Big and Little
Tamarack rivers north of Conoyer.
The trout season opens April 10
and rod and line sportsmen will be
found on the numerous spots, where
the speckled beauties doeth abound
for their entertainment.
A man at Manawa is the owner of a
hen that recently laid an egg weigh
ing more than quarter of pound
and measuring 81 inches. What a
likely story.
The new branch of the Omaha rail
road which connects Park Falls with
the main line is now in operation.
The new road means big boost for
Rhinelander along commercial and
industrial lines.
The balsam fir, tree which few
years ago was considered of little
value, is now in demand for pulp
wood, is the statement made by the
department of agriculture in bull
letin lately issued on that subject.
Gustave Behnke of Colby, lost three
fingers in wood saw a few mornings
ago, and later in the day was caught
in a belt and whirled around until he
had an arm broken and skull frac.
tured. He certainly got more than
was coming to him.
At special election held in Merrill
last Tuesday it was voted to bond
the city for $4,000, to help build the
Minneapolis, Merrill and Marinette
railway. The vote was 1897 for and
- against the bond issue. Good for
Merrill And now for the new inlet
and outlet.
Lumber dealers do not concur in
the belief that is being expressed
about the state, that there will be a
big jump in the price of lumber next
summer. They would like to see
prices stiffen up bit all right, but
they don't expect a material advance
will develop.
The state railroad commission has
ordered a refund of 1885 to the
Brown Brothers Lumber company of
Rhinelander against the 500 railroad
for overcharges on shipments of car
stakes. The decision states that no
charge whatever should have been
made for the service.
In aid of his campaign to colonize
northern Wisconsin, Bishop Koudelka
will make use of several copies of a
special edition of Opportunities for
Profitable Farming in Northern Wis
consin," Wisconsin agricultural col
lege bulletin which is being translated
into Polish and Bohemian.
Two small boys found the body of
man of middle age hanging to a
tree in Marshfeld a few days ago,
The body was identified as that of
John Hlavac, a prosperous farmer of
Big Flats, Adams county. The act
seems to have been case of suicide.
The man it would seem came long
distance to end his existence.
It's different now. Trainmen, ac-
cording to bulletin, issued by the
Northwestern railway company, are
instructed to re-arrange oyercoats and
baggage found in seats, so that they
will be ready for immediate use, if
required. This will prevent passen-
gers riding in the smoker and at the
same time hold possession of a seat
in another coach.
The Wisconsin Advancement ascot
alton announces that it will continue
its campaign for keeping Wisconsin's
good cows in Wisconsin. On no score
can we afford to let them go--they are
worth more to us in Wisconsin than
they are to any one else anywhere,
and we have the means to keep them.
Let the various communities all over
the state organize to assist the farm
ers in buying those that are for sale
and keep them in the state.
The state law which forbids intoxi-
Gated persons admission on passenger
trains, is being enforced by trainmen
to the great discomfort of numerous
lumberjacks. In former years it has
been the general practice for many
of these to "tank up literally before
buying ticket for the next town
they wished to visit, and then often
make a disturbance on the train en-
route. The new law leaves it to the
judgment of the trainmen whether
they are.admitted to the train or not
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